Town of Lisbon
Selectmen’s Meeting Minutes
March 7, 2005
7:00 pm Meeting Opened
Selectmen Present: R. Pride, J. Northrop, J. Hite
Clerk: W. Johnson, TA (arrived at 7:15pm from FD meeting.)
Media: None
WJ reported the apparent low bidder on the railroad station rehab project is The Lawton Company of Littleton, NH. Only one additional bid was received on the project and it was significantly higher indicating the bidder might have misread the bid specifications. WJ will contact the higher bidder to discuss their bid details. A recommendation on awarding the contract will be presented next week for Board approval.
WJ presented amendments for town meeting for articles 3, 4 and 7. Article 3 increases the amount of the sidewalk tractor purchase price to a gross amount of $24,600, Article 4 increases the operating budget by $100 to match MS-6 and Article 7 increases the amount of the water system chemical feed project to $24,000 from $15,000 to include the construction engineering cost.
JH questioned the number of apparently abandoned cars in the municipal parking lot and requested Chief Tavernier address the matter immediately. It appears several cars and trucks have not been moved in several weeks.
WJ presented a Notice of Award for signature for the construction of the water system chemical feed system to J & M Donahue Construction of Lincoln, NH. JH moved and JN 2nd to authorize Chair Pride to sign the Notice of Award on behalf of the Board. So voted all.
Chair Pride presented a property abatement application that he received, via mail, at his home this past week from an appraisal firm representing Henry Kober owner of DCI. The application was received on March 3, but was postmarked March 1, 2005 and is accepted.
JH moved and JN 2nd to move to non-public session per RSA 91-A: 3 II © to review and discuss a Buffington Fund application. So voted all.
RESUMED PUBLIC SESSION
Board agreed to notice on next week’s Board meeting agenda time to receive public comment on the proposed new franchise agreement with Adelphia Cable Company. WJ will set a time in the agenda for this purpose.
JH and JN agreed to provide additional input to the discussion on revising some of the leave time benefit policy for Town employees at the next meeting to be discussed in non-public session.
Meeting Adjourned at 8:05 pm.
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