TOWN OF SUTTON
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
June 4, 2007 @ 4:30 p.m.
Pillsbury Memorial Hall, 93 Main Street, Sutton Mills
The meeting was called to order at 4:30 p.m. by William Curless, Chair. Present at the meeting were: William Curless, Chair; Philip Buteau, Selectman; Robert Wright, Jr., Selectman; Patrick Tighe, Police Chief; James and Jackie DeAngelis and Elly Phillips, Recording Secretary.
The minutes from May 21, 2007 were approved as written. The Board approved the following manifests:
PAYROLL MANIFEST: $ 11,575.50 5/25/2007
$ 11,590.34 6/1/2007
VENDOR MANIFEST: $215,172.01 5/25/2007
$ 29,580.03 6/1/2007
APPOINTMENTS:
James and Jackie DeAngelis met with the Board regarding traffic concerns on Rowell Hill. Selectman Wright said that he had a call from Mrs. DeAngelis regarding traffic concerns on Rowell Hill Road which was what prompted the meeting. Selectman Curless stated that he had also been made aware of the matter. Mrs. DeAngelis had written a letter to the Board suggesting that Children at Play Signage might be helpful. Selectman Buteau explained that the according to our liability carrier Children at Play signs have proven to be ineffective, evoke a false sense of security and could potentially open the Town up to tort liability claims. Mr. DeAngelis stated that he wanted to meet with the Board to formalize his complaint and look for solutions to the speeding problem on Rowell Hill Road. He said
that Sergeant Sims had been very responsive to his concerns and had been given information on the identities of the speeders. Chief Tighe suggested that a possible solution might be the Town’s acquisition of a mobile trailer unit, similar to New London’s, where you could post the speed limit and do radar checking. He said that speeding was a problem all over town particularly on Newbury, Kearsarge Valley and North Road. He said that the cost for such a unit was about $17,000 and some funding might be available through highway safety. He added that it was not likely for 2007. It was suggested that the equipment could be obtained through a warrant article and perhaps the school district would help. Chief Tighe agreed that the Children at Play signs did not work well. The bulk of the problem was young drivers. He advised that the Department was increasing their presence and doing directed patrols. Mr.
DeAngelis observed that there were new 25 mile an hour signs posted on Rowell Hill and that Paul Parker does an outstanding job maintaining the roads.
Chief Tighe met with the Board to provide an update on police department activities. He displayed a plaque from the American Legion that had recently been presented to him for outstanding community service. He said that he will be attending a domestic violence summit and that Valerie Peters will be attending a CALEA conference in Montreal. He anticipated another CALEA on-site evaluation in September 2008. He discussed other training activities, drills and pending cases. Chief Tighe asked the Board if they were interested in having him organize a defensive driving class for municipal staff members through the Local Government Center.
Chief Tighe informed the Board that he did not like the spirit of the letter that he had recently received from them regarding removal of unused satellite equipment at the Pillsbury Memorial Hall. He took personal exception to the wording and felt that the Board should have discussed the matter with him rather than sending a letter. The Chief said that he had a gazillion other things on his mind. Selectman Wright apologized for the letter and agreed that there could have been a discussion about the issue and that meeting on a regular basis would alleviate future communication problems and be a catalyst for honest exchange.
Selectman Wright asked if there had been any progress in establishing a resource officer for the School District. Chief Tighe said that he would be meeting with the Superintendent and asked if the Select Board was interested in participate in such a meeting. All indicated a willingness to attend. Various funding methods for the position were discussed as well as potential resource officer duties. In other school-related business, Chief Tighe expressed dissatisfaction with a photograph of cars in the tow zone on Mastin Road taken on May 22 by the Road Agent and given to Sergeant Sims. He indicated that the photograph was unnecessary and said that the Department had been actively enforcing against parking violations in that area for public safety purposes and that the enforcement was proving to
be effective.
The Board and Chief Tighe agreed that they would meet on a regularly scheduled basis for Departmental updates.
BUILDING PERMITS:
The Board approved the following building permits:
1. George & Ellen Carter, 02-872-383, Foothills Road, for an addition with the stipulation that the “paper road” was not to be used as access.
2. Karen Snow, 09-210-253 for an enclosed porch
NEW BUSINESS:
1. The Board issued Yield Taxes in the amount $2007.75 as follows:
Shenn 08-152-391 $421.58
Manning, 04-597-495 $861.14
Brown and Sons I-89 $ 45.63
Knight/Lander 02-183-483 $ 28.00
Buker, 06-800-075 $651.40
2. The Board issued the following abatements for 2007 Property Taxes. The cause for abatement was that the properties were deeded to the Town
Map-05-581-382 $ 8.00
Map 06-459-256 $716.00
3. In response to a request from the Road Agent, the Board designated Selectman Wright to inspect the box culverts on Keyser and Penacook Roads along with the Road Agent and report on their condition.
4. The Board received a complaint from the library trustees regarding children going over or around the fenced area at the library. The children are removing rocks and potentially undermining the bank. At the recommendation of the Police Chief, the Selectmen determined that since juveniles were involved that the Sutton Police Department will follow up on the matter.
OLD BUSINESS:
1. The Board executed a contract with Nobis Engineering to prepare a preliminary site design and conduct geotechnical investigation for pricing purposes for a proposed new highway facility. Contract documents with Trumbull-Nelson are currently review by Town Counsel.
REVIEW OF CORRESPONDENCE:
1. Copy of Memo from Treasurer to Bookkeeping regarding Investments
2. LGC Action Bulletin
3. Notification of Change in rates from CNHRPC
4. From NH Fish and Game regarding public access
SELECTMEN’S COMMENTS:
1. Selectman Wright reported that the Harborview subdivision had been approved with conditions and one of them was that engineering fees were to be paid. Planning Board members would be available to meet with Mr. Feins regarding disputed fees. He said that Meadowview Mylars needed to have monuments added to them and they would be ready for signing.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:39 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Elly Phillips
Recording Secretary
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