TOWN OF SUTTON
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
February 4, 2008 @ 4:30 p.m.
Pillsbury Memorial Hall, 93 Main Street, Sutton Mills
The meeting was called to order at 4:30 p.m. Present at the meeting were William Curless, Chair; Robert Wright, Jr., Selectman; and Elly Phillips, Recording Secretary.
The minutes from January 28, 2008 were approved as written. The Board reviewed and approved the following manifests:
PAYROLL MANIFEST: $ 13,983.63
VENDOR MANIFEST: $262,961.14
BUILDING PERMITS:
The Board approved a building permit for Leland Thurber, 08-897-529, Baker Hill Road, for a storage workshop barn
NEW BUSINESS:
1. The Board received the Equalization Ratio for 2007 from the Department of Revenue administration. The mean weighted sales assessment was 93.1%. The median ratio used for assessment equity is 94.1%
2. The Board approved the 2007 Round Room Report.
3. The Board approved a mailing to local property owners regarding the proposed highway facility project.
4. Selectman Curless executed the preliminary Audit Compliance Letter
5. The Board approved the 2007 Management Discussion and Analysis letter.
6. The Board approved a reclassification of Current Use for Roger Hardy, Map 07-732-127, Shaker Street.
7. Pursuant to RSA 32:15-I(b), Selectman Wright made a motion to have Selectman Curless sit as ex-officio member of the budget committee as an alternate who shall, when sitting, have the same authority as the regular member. Selectman Curless seconded the motion, and it passed 2-0.
OLD BUSINESS:
1. The Board reviewed a 20-year bond estimate provided by Sue Hunt of Northway Bank at an interest rate of 3.7%
2. The Board discussed conducting one more public forum regarding the proposed highway facility on either February 23 or March 3, 2008.
3. The Board discussed the 2008 budget and agreed to add $1,500 to the appropriation for the Fire Department’s Equipment Capital Reserve to offset revenue from 2007 for the pumper sale as discussed with Fire Chief Darrel Palmer.
REVIEW OF CORRESPONDENCE:
The Board noted the following item of correspondence: Betsy Forsham regarding wetlands bureau workshops
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Elly Phillips
Recording Secretary
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