TOWN OF
BOARD OF
SELECTMEN
MINUTES OF
MEETING
Stephen Kennedy
Meeting was posted on
website and at town office, see attached.
Patrick (Woody) Bowne,
Supervisor of the Transfer Station: Discussed the proposed 2004 budget for the
Transfer Station. Updating of the fees
for dumping was discussed as well as charging commercial haulers an annual fee. It was decided to take the skidsteer out of
the transfer budget and put on the warrant as a separate warrant article
($25,818).
Woody went over items that
still need to be done at the transfer station:
Painting the packer building; plumbing; paving; burn pit, gravel to
finish grading area around building; cement pad for trailer. The selectmen agreed that the paving would
come out of the highway budget and the building maintenance would be budgeted
in general government building maintenance.
It was also decided to sell the loam stockpiled at the site.
Jon Wiggin, Fire Chief and
Emergency Management Director: Discussed budget of $800 for Emergency
Management. Fire Dept. budget items were
discussed. Regarding reimbursing
firefighters for fire calls, the chief stated that a cap of $10,000 would be
established. The Selectmen pointed out
that the chief had not included a budget amount for
Warrant Article: The chief stated that the department would
like to ask for a new fire engine/pumper this year. A five year lease would be the option to go
with which would be payments of $53,966.97 per year. The Selectmen discussed putting a large
amount of surplus toward the purchase to bring down the payments. Surplus has not been determined at this time.
The chief stated that he
would like to have about $1000 put in the building maintenance fund to paint
the trim at the station this year and replace a door opener which houses the
ambulance. The Selectmen agreed.
Jan VandeBogart, Road Agent: The proposed 2004 budget was
discussed. The Selectmen advised adding
$5000 for blasting and $15,000 for crushing.
There is no available crushed gravel at this time and with the money
carried forward from 2003 there will be enough to crush gravel for the next
couple of years. There is a pile at the
transfer station that will also need to be crushed but it may have to be
transported to the pit, depending on the wishes company hired to do the
crushing. Jan pointed out that it is difficult for the operation to move from
one location to another. Jan stated
that trees needed to be cut at the pit before gravel could be crushed and the
board advised that the
The board agreed to set
aside more money to build the salt shed and also asked the Road Agent to do the
site work this year to get ready for the salt shed. The last estimate he received was for
$196,000 but it was hoped to build one for much less.
Paving projects were
discussed: Transfer Station, top coat;
Black Brook Road near the former Faustini property; Gorham Pond Road, near
sharp curve; at the town garage to finish the site work; Twist Hill Road from Goffstown line to where
previously paved. Also there is a
possibility of doing some on
The selectmen discussed and
agreed to add $20,000 to the equipment line in the highway budget for a used
chipper.
Ken Swayze, Building
Inspector and Barbara McCann, Secretary: The secretaries
hours were discussed and agreed to work 22 hrs at the police station and 18
hours for the building department. It
was discussed that the Planning, Zoning and Building Inspection should be put
under one budget because of the work that all goes together. Ken discussed the work that
needs to be done by the Planning Board this year, Build out study, etc. Also fees were discussed and it was agreed
that fees need to be increased to offset the costs of the items before the
boards that take up so much time and work.
Ken will be working on a fee schedule and will need to have a hearing.
Linda Peters, Town Clerk: Linda presented a proposal to
the board to make the position of the Office of Town Clerk a full time
position. She presented a choice of
three ways that this might be done which averaged an annual wage of $35,500,
plus benefits. This would still be an
elected office. After much discussion,
the Board stated that they would let the town make the decision as to whether
or not this position should be made full time with benefits. They stated that they would like to see more
usage of the
The town clerk spoke about
going on line with the state and how that would work. JR stated that he would like to see that
investigated further to make the office more efficient. Linda stated that this would take time that
she did not have.
Jeff Nelson, Police Chief: The board discussed the police
budget with the chief. They chief
presented each line item and stated that he would not be asking for a new
cruiser this year but a new vehicle would be in his long range plan possibly
for 2005.
Meeting was adjourned at
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Charles Graybill, Chairman
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John R. Swindlehurst, III
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Stephen Kennedy
Dunbarton Board of Selectmen
Recorded by: Janice VandeBogart, Town Administrator.