Town of Lisbon
Selectmen’s Meeting Minutes
July 21, 2003
7:00 pm Meeting opened.
Members Present: R. Pride, J. Hite
Clerk: W. Johnson, TA
Media: None
Public: Mike Viani of Casella Waste Management
Public Input: None
Board reviewed the proposals submitted for sand and gravel in response to the Town’s RFP. A proposal for gravel only was received from L. William Presby and one proposal from Presby Construction, Inc. for winter sand only was received. No other proposals were received and July 21, 2003 at 7:00pm was the deadline. The proposal for the gravel will be referred to Kevin Clement for review. One of the prices for the gravel is not clear and needs to be clarified. The proposal for the winter sand included a note that the sand may not meet NHDOT specifications. Board agreed a test of the material to be used to determine the actual specs would be requested to see if it is close enough to accept. WJ will notify Presby Construction on the matter.
Bills and manifests approved for the week.
H. Paquin and Dan Woods of NCC joined the meeting to discuss the future plans for disposing of C&D and MSW. Mike Viani also joined the conversation regarding the current agreement with NCES a subsidiary of Casella Waste. MV presented a proposed extension to the current contract with new disposal rates of $51.00/ton for both MSW and C&D with no property tax surcharge. The cost of transportation will remain the same. It was confirmed during the discussion that the terms of the agreement would be for one year with the option to extend longer under the same terms as the existing agreement that expires in August. MV confirmed that NCES/Casella was committed to serving the North Country even if the Bethlehem landfill closes in the next year or two as a transfer station. The Board informed Mr. Viani they will get back to
him on the proposal soon. MV left the meeting at 7:45 pm. Discussions on the matter continued with HP and Dan Woods. This proposal is well worth considering due to the significant saving over going to Mt Carberry due to the transportation cost. It is believed that Mt. Carberry will continue to accept new Towns in the future if the cost with NCES increases substantially in the future. WJ was instructed to look at the cost difference and present the information next week at the meeting. HP and DW left the meeting at 8:00 pm.
Barbara Clough of Walker Hill Road addressed the Board regarding the property assessments for lots owned by Clint Clough, Clough Construction and Mavis Clough. Ms. Clough presented a letter and package of information that supports her claim that their properties are over assessed and not proportionate with other properties in town. All of the properties have gravel pits operating on them. The Board agreed to forward the information package on to Nyberg and Purvis, the Town contract appraisers, to review the information and report back to the Board. WJ noted he did not know what the time frame would be for getting a response as Nyberg and Purvis are currently doing appraisal work in several towns. WJ will contact them regarding the matter. Ms. Clough is hopeful the matter can be reviewed before the September 1, deadline
for filing with the BTLA. Ms. Clough left the meeting.
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WJ presented updated information regarding police department wages from area communities and the impact to the present Lisbon PD budget if wage adjustments were made as of August 1, 03. After review and discussion the Board concluded that some adjustments are necessary based on the results of the survey if we are to attract new officers to fill current vacancies. JH moved and RP 2nd to approve option #3 of the options prepared by WJ that includes a $40/wk increase to the Chief’s salary, $2.50/hr increase for Sergeant McKinley and $1.87 increase to the base rate for a certified patrolman bringing the base to $15/hr effective first pay period after August 1, 03. So voted all. It was suggested that the overtime policy for the department be reviewed in light of these wage adjustments. WJ noted close budget
management should allow these wages to be covered by the current 03-budget amount. RP noted he had a conversation with Littleton Town Manager Jason Hoch about the possibility of sharing public safety resources such as personnel and the subject should be discussed further and perhaps involve other area communities as well.
WJ reported on a grant application he worked on with Mike Alberts of New England Wire and Bob Butson at LRS to establish a community technical center at NEEW. The center would be used for high school students, adult learners, municipal employees and volunteers for a number of different programs. It would be open afternoons and evenings during the week and possibly Saturdays. The grant is for $500,000 with the bulk of the funding for training and operation expenses. A grant writer is preparing the grant and will be compensated by the school and NEEW if we are successful.
WJ reported he had talked with Mrs. Evans of Northey Hill Rd. regarding the beaver problem on her property today. Mrs. Evans has contacted John Severance of Whitefield to assist in resolving the problem that may ultimately require relocating them.
Water project to start on 7/28 at the corner of Kelsea Av. and Highland Av.
WJ reported on a water main break on Forrest Hills Rd. on Saturday afternoon. Mill Brook Const. was hired to do the excavating on the job as Kevin Clement is on vacation. Todd and Lester handled the problem and did a good job in Kevin’s absence.
JH moved and RP 2nd to move to non-public session per RSA 91-A:3 II © and (d) to discuss a Buffington Fund application and information from Attorney Bates regarding pending litigation. So voted all.
RESUMED PUBLIC SESSION
JH reported he had received two additional calls from individuals interested in serving as Selectman. He will be discussing the matter with them this week.
Adjourned: 10:00 pm.
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