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Select Board Meeting 9/2/2026

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There you go.
>> Good to go.
>> Yep.
>> All right. Welcome to the September 2nd,
2026 select board meeting. We will start
with the pledge of allegiance.
I pledge algiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands. One nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.
>> Thank you everybody for coming. We'll
start with the consent agenda which is
lengthy. Uh profit and loss, balance
sheet, check manifest and payroll for
the last two weeks. MS1
non-public and public minutes from
8/1926
fund balance policy job description
updates fire chief deputy fire chief
fire captain fire engineer firefighter
fire lieutenant code enforcement officer
and town administrator there is also
veterans credit for landowner W in the
amount of $500 veterans credit for land
owners P and A total disability 4,000
elderly exemption landowner B which was
denied.
SEC Moose plate grant letter of support
was in for signatures.
Green site services change order for
Allied tannery project. Green site
services rev contingency authority 01
allied tannery project Sanborn head
weekly summary report August 12th
through August 21st for the Allied
tannery cleanup project. FEMA flood risk
openhouse flyer 92926
underward engineer uh engineers ESR 94
CND landfill
authorized
uh town administrator Phelps to sign
supplemental sewer warrants 183D 34T10
183D 102 and 183 C46
>> mortgages yes mortgage There we go.
Reading that wrong after a redeye
flight. Mortgages notice of sale of
property of real property 84 Water
Street. Were there any corrections to
any minutes?
>> Couple of things. Um line 134 uh reads
is due uh or should read is due instead
of was due because at the time those
minutes were written, it
>> was
>> was to be due,
>> right?
>> So it wasn't past due. And then line 36,
if we delete the word volunteers, I
think that line reads as intended. It
was regarding putting the flags up to to
the voting area so people would know
where
>> Y
>> doesn't have to be done by volunteers.
It could be done by anybody. Yeah,
exactly. As long as people know where to
vote. And if I could make one other
comment regarding the Moose Plate grant
letter of support, there is an
appearance in that letter that I might
be a related party to the um the land
that is being put into conservation. I
am not a related party and I just wanted
to be clear on that. Great.
>> Josh, anything from your side?
>> That look good to me.
>> All right. Do I hear a motion to accept
the consent agenda with the edited
minutes?
>> Second.
>> All right. Roll call. Lori. Yes,
>> Josh.
>> Yes, Matt. Yes.
>> Next up,
>> up is a followup for paying on class 6
Corner Road, says the board.
Excuse me. Um, my son just laid on a job
site and he will not make it until 7 pm.
So, I was wondering if you kind of move
that for the 25 road.
>> Are are you representing Mr. Brazil?
>> Yeah. Okay.
>> And what is your name?
>> Stratton.
>> Suzette Stratton. Okay. Uh we can move
it to the end of the department updates
if we're out of here before 7, which
could potentially be
>> we can reschedu
>> reschedule for the following meeting.
>> All right.
>> All right. So the next up would be I
thought we were doing that another week,
but okay. Followup for the road name
change.
>> Yeah. Isn't that the head input? I think
>> Oh. Oh. Okay. It's not a final decision.
Gotcha. All
right. So, let's roll into that one,
>> I guess. So, I'm assuming this is for
department heads. If you have any input
to the road name change
>> the Can you make sure your mics are on,
please?
>> The potential road change. Road name
change for uh Stirup Iron Road.
>> Yes. To Alisa.
>> Yeah. No, I know what it's for. I'm
trying to think how to word what I want
to say. Uh, I I I I don't I don't
necessarily think it's a good idea to
change road names for for multiple
reasons. Here in town, we might
recognize as emergency responders where
we're going to as a road name change,
but our mutual aid partners are are not
necessarily
going to respond to the same thing. So,
you know, that could cause some delay.
And I also would question that this
needs is more of a 911
um
ask about changing the name on how they
feel about it. I did. You did.
>> I did. And they do not recommend
changing any road names to any surnames.
You avoid family names. You avoid any of
that. We had a similar situation for Red
Oak Way. They wanted to change it to
Lord Lord Boswin. Yes. Correct.
>> And um that was rejected.
>> I saw the packet that they put forth
>> and I'll definitely say it. It's very
well written and well composed, very
complete packet. Um,
but again along the lines of what Chief
said, I think it goes back down to
taking a look at, you know, I mean, does
have a name. This is not like it's a new
development like Eagle Birch or
something like that where we're, you
know, approving the name. It has that
name. It's been known at the as that
name for a very long time and we don't
want to confuse things. If we were to
approve that then you know we would have
to change the name in house. People who
in the area would have to figure out the
new name. 911 Franklin PD Franklin fire
conquered it mail. Yeah it just you know
kind of be
opening a can of work. We don't open.
>> So how does that work with things like
uh you know your driver's license and
whatnot? Would you have to then change
the address on your drivers? You'd have
to because that address no longer
exists.
>> Okay.
>> Yeah. If we change Jackson Street to,
you know, Jeremy Street, there's no such
thing as Jackson Street anymore. You
don't have a one,
>> two, three Jackson Street.
>> And what about mortgage?
>> Because Amazon accounts, everything
would have to have changed
>> when a much bigger issue than that one
road with a couple houses on it. But
when
>> when South Main Street in Pentacook
changed to Village Street, Yes. I know
that created a mess for those people.
Um, including my wife who got late
notices for payments on things that she
wasn't getting in the mail, they were
getting sent to the wrong town. So, um,
there's a lot to it, but we know the
history of why the road is named what it
is to now be, you know, someone named it
for a certain reason
ago. I don't know necessarily want to
change it again now. So, the reason for
the name I think was put in the packet,
was it? Um yeah, I think it was uh so it
was it stirrup. It's named for stirrup
uh iron brook.
>> Yeah.
>> Um and someone was crossing the river
for river I think and lost one of their
stirrup irons in the brook and that's
why it was named stirrup broke. Yeah.
>> Okay. So your uh input would be
>> not for it.
>> Not for it. and your input would be
>> be not forward. I definitely appreciate
the application and again I think it's
very well composed and put together but
I think you know taking all things into
account we don't need to change the road
>> from the public works uh perspective
>> um I agree with them I mean very well
put together but I mean it doesn't have
any effect on what I have to do so
>> Chief Brexel
I don't think I'll add anything
earthshattering. If 911's
recommendation, who labels that
addresses says no, then I think the
logical thing would be to agree with
that. And for 30 years, we've always
known, at least for me, 30 years it's
been stirron road.
>> All right.
>> Going to have a hard time changing that.
But
thank you. I don't know if it's
possible, but to add into part of this
as a alternative, if it's still
possible, you know, I think she has done
a lot for maybe not Boston, but the
county and everything, her service and
everything like that, but maybe a bench
would be a way to honor her, something
like that.
>> And that the county facility is a good
place for a very public place for a
bench.
>> I'm not against honoring her and all
she's done. It's just I don't think
changing the road name is the the right
path. So,
>> right.
>> Yeah.
>> All right. I think we have some
recommendations to look at before the
next meeting. So, at this point, let's
move on to the next.
>> All right. Lori, summer parks and recre
program.
>> Yes. So, um I was at a training uh this
past week regarding children and and
daycare and all those associated issues
and um I was discussing with someone who
asked me regarding if we had a parks
program and I said, "Well, funny you
should mention that we do have a parks
program. However, um our longtime parks
director has stepped down, retired after
27 years, and the individual happened to
be the um head of the Granite YMCA, the
CEO. Uh her name is Michelle Shepard,
and she said, "Did you know that we run
summer parks programs? and if you would
be interested in reaching out to us and
telling us how many kids are in your
program, what sort of facilities you
have. Um, she said, you know, we have
Bosquin is one of our areas that we
would like to help and would be
interested. So, I do have her
information and uh I think it's worth
reaching out to see if they would take
over the program.
any cost.
>> She's she gave me example of another
town that gave a donation towards the
program, but they're in charge of the
program. So, we wouldn't have any of the
sign up issues. They would handle all
that. They would handle the running of
the camp. They're already in Yeah.
Because of what they already do, they're
already certified,
etc. for that sort of purpose. And uh
you know I thought could be worth
looking at and that would be one way to
um control our budget too in terms of
the costs of the camp program although
we have been very fortunate to have very
generous um residents who have
contributed to that program as well as
um foundations.
>> So
>> how' the fees go? Would they charge a
fee? Like if the YMCA is running a
program, will the YMCA charge you X
number?
>> That's a good question to ask them.
>> Yes.
>> Yes. But I think that all of all of
those questions, I mean, we charge a fee
and she did ask what we charged and I
shared that with her. So I think all of
those are good questions. You know,
where would it be located? How would it
be handled, what hours of day? U they of
course know the staffing requirements
because they're state certified. Um, so
all of those questions I think are good
questions to ask.
>> On top of that would also be would local
high schoolers that were looking for
part-time summer jobs still be, you
know, able to potentially work.
>> I'm sure.
>> What about the facility if it has to be
upgraded?
>> Well, that to meet state requirements
because we don't have to meet that as
>> right
>> the way the park program works now. if
it's a state organization or if it's a
>> and they already um at least the Boys
and Girls Club already has a
relationship with um the school. So I
think if you use the school as the home
base essentially.
>> Oh, instead of doorbell.
>> Yeah. And then doorbell is your wreck
area, right? Because that doesn't need
to be up to certain standards if that's
your not not your home center. You know
what I mean? Just like when you go on
field trips, you don't have to have
every place you go to on a field trip
certain, you know, level of facility
because most of the state parks aren't
that level of facility. So, yeah.
>> Certainly with the conversation program
YSA, right?
>> Uh they have the after school program,
but not the summer camp.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
So, um, it would I mean I I think it
would be worth it be I think it would be
worth a collaborative discussion
actually between the school and the town
as well because that is I mean you think
when the program was started I can't
even remember how many years ago I my
old ones were little um we did it
because there were so many kids that
were latch key kids I'll call for one of
a better word and they were causing
trouble and uh the police chief at the
time, you know, brought this up and it
was a select board member at Maloof who
advocated for a free parks program for
the kids and so there it was born and
here it has been ever since. So,
>> do you think they'd be willing to come
in and talk to us maybe?
>> I absolutely I'm sure they would. Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> Yep. I think we just have to ask.
>> All right.
>> You know, and put some time aside and a
list of questions. I think if we could
put together a list of questions ahead
of the conversation just so they could
come ready to answer all your questions.
>> Definitely.
>> Yeah.
>> But I I mean we've we've gone through
this with our welfare position and I
think there's an opportunity for our
summer parks program as well.
>> Yeah. Let's put together a list and put
out an invite.
Right.
>> Next contract
shift Kelly.
There is
Did it go through? Did everyone see it?
>> Everybody see it? I don't know.
>> It's the final um contract for town park
improvement for Peekom. It shows the 9%
>> donation.
I think you had previously approved.
Um, last
it was last week.
>> I thought the last meeting if it was
just to move forward with a contract.
>> I think that's what it was and then they
put a contract together.
>> So, I don't think anybody's been given
authority to sign.
>> Beautiful.
>> Were you able to
look through it?
>> Yeah.
on there.
Has anybody listed or
>> um I don't they haven't I don't I think
you had me sign.
>> Yeah, I think they did because it's the
parks project. Yeah.
>> So, you're looking for a motion to
approve that contract and give you
authority to sign it.
So, do I hear a motion to approve the
contract with Pekkma for the town of
Boswin's park improvement program or
project?
>> Project. Yes. And um authorize the
community planning and development
director to sign on behalf of the board.
>> Yes,
>> I would make that motion. Do
>> I hear a second?
>> I'll second. All in favor?
>> I.
>> Along with that, we um postponed the
motion for the purchasing policy as
well. So then
>> probably should have done it the other
way around.
>> Probably.
All right. So I make a motion to allow
the town park improvement committee to
use Peekom Industries as the road
resurfacing vendor for the duration of
the town park improvement project. And
so I made the motion. Do I hear a
second?
>> A second.
>> All in favor?
>> I
>> I.
>> All right. Next. Commercial Street
Fighting session. Really?
>> Um that is going to be the visioning
session is for all of Boswin. There was
a survey that went out. They have 166
surveys that have been completed thus
far. involves King Street, Commercial
Street. We need basically all over
Boswin, North Main, um questions. We're
having Central New Hampshire Regional
Planning Commission is coming. Four
staff members will be in attendance.
We're going to have them here. Um kind
of similar to what we did at Win Carter.
We'll have sections probably. Um, I sent
out an email to Barney to see if we can
use the library as overflow in case in
case we get a larger turnout than 49.
So, I just want to let you guys know
about that. We talked about it at
planning last night.
So, that is on a Monday the 21st.
>> All right. You're next again my payment
taxes agreement.
>> That was in there to be signed off of. I
didn't know if you had any questions.
ready to ready to close this one out.
>> All finalized. Yes.
>> Um hazard mitigation. Um Penrook Boston
Water Precinct is having a um a meeting
I think at the police department on
Tuesday morning the 22nd just so you
guys are aware of that. I think the
flyer is in the read folder.
and then update on the board of health.
Uh 109 High Street
um talked to planning board about it
last night. We have some
um conflicting numbers. So they have
requested that the owner come to
planning board in October to discuss how
many are living there.
Um, the understanding was there were
there were 12 living there, but the fire
marshall's office approved 14, but which
is I don't know why there's a
difference.
>> I don't know yet.
>> They had a certification from the um
rooming whatever the overlaying state
agency is. They're certified for 12.
Fire marshall's office has them
certified for 14. The new septic plan is
only for 10. And then with some and it
contradicts everything we asked about
which is weird too. So
>> well that actually
the um building that had the fire
>> the electric bike fire. Yes. Okay.
>> Yep.
>> Okay.
>> So um they've been he's been asked to
come in so I'm reaching out to him on
that. Um
uh 20 221 Water Street. The camper is
still there. Um
Sarah Tracy is working with the family.
>> Okay.
>> I should have more information next
week. I've been back and forth with her
quite a bit. Um and then 14 Gauge
Street. Um the certified letter was sent
out and serviced by the sheriff's
department. You can't serve they will
not serve a vacant lot or a place that
has no um building. So, we had to go
through a huge process. So, it finally
got
uh figured out this week. Service went
out. We'll hear more once I get
confirmation
that the
relative received it. Um that'll start
the 30-day clock and I'll bring a memo
to you guys and then we'll put together
a warrant and then the process will go
to.
>> Okay. So
that's it for me
for board of health. I think that's it
too. Yep.
>> Chief Kenny fire truck discussion.
>> All right. Um this kind of popped up
quickly. Uh
so former select uh person Bill Beavens
had had uh reached out and said
something and some other apparatus
company.
So, I looked into them and um they're
they're from Georgia, which a lot of
places are built, apparatus is built far
away. Um but going through their website
put me into a familiar name that I'd
heard before was Bulldog Apparatus, Fire
Apparatus. And um I thought they had
something more local. Uh well, they're
they're sold out of Pennsylvania. Um, I
when I contact the person, but I went on
their website, they had already um
pre-made trucks that aren't demo trucks
like any other place. They have invested
the money to buy apparatus chassis and
build trucks and then they put them on
their website for sale. So, they're uh a
basic line of fire apparatus. There's
not much on them, just basically what we
use here in Boston. And their prices
were extremely
Good. And the chassis is the same
chassis as our engine one, which the
members love. It's a Spartan chassis.
Uh, so if anybody doesn't know, the
chassis is part with the motor, the
beagles that makes truck go down the
road. Um, so I called up and had a
conversation with the person asking
about this. Uh,
great conversation. He brought up some
really good points, um, and why I put
this together and why it's rushed. And I
I've had conversations with with with
Kate about whether it can be done or not
done or or we have to wait until the
fall. But the prices you're looking at
are saving possibly doing it now through
this company with one of these basic
trucks is a cost savings about $250,000.
Estimate of what a truck might be that
we purchase for 2029. I've already
received a rough estimate from the
company I was looking at that to look at
one $1.1 million. Uh, this company
currently has a truck due in August for
uh 700 714,000.
Another one due in October. And this is
the difference already. 714 to 745.
Same exact truck in just two month
period time they got on the line to be
to be manufactured. Um, in that
conversation, the part that was the
scary part was you'll see in bright red
$60,000 there. Um, I didn't know about
this and no and I haven't seen it on the
internet anywhere, but 2027 emissions um
are going to change the way the
companies can build motors. Cummings,
which is a big producer of fire motors,
um, is currently has no idea what
they're doing or how they're going to
meet this standard. Uh, and they're
guessing it could be 20,000, but they're
guessing the motor itself could go
upwards of $60,000 more than it is
currently for the
2006 below emissions.
Um, so this company, the owner of this
company, when he saw this all happening
in conversation with Cummings, another
part of that is
they don't know how big much bigger the
apparatus is going to have to be to
accommodate the airspace that has to be
around the motors. Um, this individual
said you can probably already lose if
you have an EMS cabinet in your cab,
you're probably already going to have to
lose that. There's not going to be
enough room for it in your cab. They're
going to take that space up with the dog
house that houses the motor. He's
guessing the only guess they have is
apparat.
No idea if they go wider. So, trucks are
sold in 94 and 105 or 104. Like, so
their widths like currently they used to
be like 94 inches. Now they're 105 in.
They may be going larger, which causes
problems for people getting them in and
out of their overhead doors, obviously,
if you don't have a modern day station.
I don't know that either of those would
affect us the size, but again, I don't
know. Um, but this company went out and
purchased 24
chassis with the current approved
engines that will still be approved
after 2027 as long as they had them. had
purchased them already and have them on
hand to build. They can they can sell
those engines with they had a thing to
buy another 24 or something like that,
another 30 into the manufacturers if
they can pump them out in time to get
them. Um so that's helping saving that
cost. Um
this pushes up whether whether we can do
it now or if we have to wait until the
fall to get permission or whatever. It's
pushing it up a few years, but you're
saving a a lot of money and unknowns of
what that that couple years will be. Um,
possibly costing um
the now I I put in here the pros and
cons kind of uh right now I've already
overspent my maintenance budget again
this year like quite a bit. Uh the
trucks as they get older obviously
require more work. Um, and our engine 2
has a trade-in value. Um, I don't know
what that is obviously without him
coming to look at it once you go through
the process. There is a trade-in value
obviously that trade in value is worth
more today than it is two years from
now. Um, and those type of things. So,
uh, I want to get this out there whether
it can be done or not done at least get
it started. Um and um we have
approximately $430,000
of uh money put down plus trade in
value.
So we require a loan of you know maybe a
couple hundred,000 or something. I don't
know. That's obviously got to be figured
out which u
would be a lease payment. So if you have
any questions um this is really done
really quick and a quick conversation
with him trying to put this together
just so I could get the information
here. the quarter million dollar end of
>> yeah the potential a million dollar
savings
>> and that's usually where savings come
from is when it's off the cuff and right
off you go out again I don't these are
the numbers the two trucks he has right
now that he knows are coming in on their
website they're already advertised as
they'll be in in August one in August
one in October um this does I have no
idea the difference come March you know
what what there might be u
>> well they're saying um price increases
between 16 to 27% for this the materials
>> and and the current thing going on with
Canada unfortunately involves a lot of
steel so who knows
>> there is a truck exactly like this
already in New Hampshire might be more
than one but I know um Eping the town of
Eping has one of these trucks so there's
someone to talk to and and and get
referral from. Um
but
>> so if we hadn't shorted you $200,000 for
the last two years, you could pay
>> Well, they went out projects. Yes. But
they did go down.
>> Yeah.
>> So um anyways, that that is out there.
The other trucks that this company
sells, uh which is um
their Fouch Trucks, which is a company
that Bill had pointed me towards. Um
they sell them. they are listed at uh
$845,000.
So just between uh this company sells
both um and so just between those two
trucks that they have uh uh there's that
much difference whatever 7 745 and 845.
So
>> can you confirm if the new trucks will
fit in the fire station before we
>> this No, this truck will absolutely fit.
Yeah.
>> Okay. Okay,
>> we have no problem with the truck
fitting. Um, it's the same chassis. Uh,
well, made by the same company. I don't
know if it's that. We have a Metro. I'm
not sure if this is a Spartan Metro, but
it's made by Spartan. Uh, so we know
all, you know, we've had great luck with
that truck.
>> Yeah,
>> it's a great truck. So, we're very
familiar with that chassis. Um, no
problem with the uh that fitting. Uh, I
had concerns on the front end was 18
18,000 GBW.
Been a long time since I've been in the
military to remember all that stuff. But
when I came back and researched the two
of our trucks, we have one that's 16,000
front end axle and one that's 20,000. So
it's right between the two trucks.
>> So it's it's got a heavy enough front
end.
>> Epsilon would be willing to let you come
down and take a look and peruse around
their truck a little bit.
>> Oh, absolutely. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. No.
Yeah. Fire, no problems with that. Fire
departments. Uh, I wanted to get this
out there and then just see where the
feeling was to have more, you know, uh,
conversation and and where to go. I
didn't want to spend a lot of time. This
is like, sorry, Tim, we we definitely
have to wait till March. I can slow down
a little bit. So, um, but
>> I have an email out to NHMA to see if
it's possible to put a down payment and
then do a lease because we don't have
approval for the whole amount. So,
>> but we could we could hold a special
town meeting.
>> We could do that.
>> We've done it before.
>> Yeah,
>> these are all the options. I just want
to laid it out this week and I'm sure
everybody wants to sit and think about
it or whatever. But, um if it's not too
far off the board, then I'll make an
appointment and send the firefighters
down to um I won't keep saying Lee, but
it's not Lee. What can I say? Where was
the angelist again?
>> Eping.
>> Eping. Eping. Epic to look at their
truck,
>> right? So, fix the notes. I set up some
It's epic.
>> Yeah. I mean, I'd be interested in
seeing what they come up with for a
tradein value and see what we wind up
actually coming up to for a final
number.
>> This guy's more than willing to the
salespersons to drive over here from
Vermont and have more discussion about
it. So,
>> right.
>> Yeah. I think it's important u as Matt
pointed out to get those as much
information as we can
>> because it doesn't make any sense to me
to wait any longer because every year we
wait it's costing us more and more
>> again these and these already have a
price on them like I said no idea what
the price will be after coming of the
year so with everything going on but
>> just for reference
>> um Pierce little fire engine uh says The
Cummings issue has been a long time
coming. They're estimating $100,000,
>> not 60.
>> Yep.
>> Um, and for a stock truck, send pictures
of the truck if you want. Um,
stock truck that's already built that
comes off the plant in two weeks, that's
just over $1 million.
>> It's not going to get better.
>> No, no, no.
>> All right, I will uh proceed and get
some more information. All right.
>> Emergency operations plan year two sign
off GP Larry
>> coming year. Um EOP
just a like reaffirmation that still
active accurate. We abide by it.
>> Is it accurate?
>> It's accurate.
I signed it. the chair to sign it and
not finish up by that guy.
>> Fair enough.
>> Have you read it?
>> Of course I have.
>> Yeah, I know.
>> I could have used that on the airplane.
I might have fallen asleep.
>> Um,
>> I don't think so.
>> It's just an update, right?
it it's just uh
>> saying it's still active. I don't
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> I think it's pretty nondescript.
>> Um other stuff.
>> No. Is is the water precinct part of
that emergency plan or is that
>> No, the water precinct has their own
emergency operations plan. Okay.
>> What they do not have is a hazard
mitigation plan.
>> Okay. Um so they were invited um when we
did our hazmat plan to be a part of it
as a stakeholder and at that point in
time we could have you know negotiated
them in you know we could have said hey
you know let's do it together.
>> Yes.
>> Um but they they didn't participate. Um
and it's you know nothing bad against
them. They're you know three people four
people tops. Um they got stuff going on.
Um, and they found out after the fact
when they went to get a new generator
that they can't get the grant for the
generator because they don't have a
plan,
>> right?
>> Um, so they're going through a whole lot
of hoops right now to get the plan going
and they're doing between them and FEMA
and HSM, they're doing stuff that really
doesn't get done before. Um, so they're
doing a good job. Um, Nate, their
operations manager's, you know, on point
for this. Um I'm the rep for the town.
We're not doing a whole lot because the
heavy lifting is on them. They realize
that. Um but we are having a meeting on
the 22nd here next door at the PB just
like any other hazmat plan. Um there's
only going to be four meetings I think
as of right now because
>> I know well they have a much smaller
>> um footprint than we do as a town. I
mean they don't have roads per se. They
don't have
>> they don't have to predict the weather.
>> Yeah. their infrastructure very
specifically to you know water manes and
a couple of structures.
>> Um so it'll be a quick um
>> you know plan
>> but it'll be an addendum to our plan. So
their plan will expire at the same time
ours will even though theirs will only
have been in you know existence for a
couple of years. At that point in time,
we can redo everything
the way it stands like us and them or
they can split off and do their own.
Really won't matter because even if they
do their own, it's the same process just
separate apart,
>> right?
>> Um so this is to get them on board,
check the boxes so they can get that
grant and getting that change out
because it is a needed item.
>> So
>> no choice in that. Um would they be
participating in the cost of the plan
because I know that costs us to do the
has
>> in the next goound.
>> Yeah.
>> Um well it'll be decided then.
>> Yeah. It'll be something that we talk
about then.
>> Uh but this right now what they're doing
is all on them all on their shoulders.
>> Okay. Um so
um this morning um we took possession uh
of a check generously presented to
Boston Police Department by the Franklin
Savings Bank in the amount of $6,149
to fully fund the purchase of an
electric bicycle
designed for rail trail patrol.
>> Very nice.
>> So that's very exciting. And we do have
other generous donations from um other
organizations and individuals as well.
So not only do we have the cost of the
bike funded um but we can pull from
that those other monies for outfitting
helmets,
>> right?
>> Other gear, things like that. So um
that's great. Very excited about that.
>> Extra lights on those bikes. Oh, this
one extra time.
>> But all the other things that you know
you got to think about after the fact,
but it's good. I'm very excited about
that. So, very nice.
>> Very nice of them. They're a great
community partner.
>> Um, and lastly, I guess, um, you may
have seen in the news that county's been
hit by some sort of, you know, cyber
something or other.
>> Yes.
>> Um, and severely limited their
operations across the board. It's not
just one entity. We deal with the
sheriff's department because that's who
we dispatch through. Um, and in our
cruisers and on our desktops, we all
have have um interfaces with their their
servers. So, I can sit in my car and run
a plate or I can sit at my desk and type
a report. It's all remotely into a ghost
server on their end that holds our
records management system. So, with
whatever happened on their end, I don't
know too much about it, so I can't get
into it. Um, they've lost all ability to
connect with the outside world. They
only got a fax machine back I think
yesterday. Um, and it's not just the
sheriff's department. Like I said, it's
countywide. So, jail, nursing home,
county attorney's office, whole ether
pro probate court that's telling you to
bring in paperwork, they make copies of
it because they can't accept emails
right now.
>> So, I don't know how long it'll get
fixed. No one's giving me a timeline, I
think, because they don't know, but I
get the general idea it'll be a while.
Yeah,
>> it was something based on their Wi-Fi
and Henker, I guess, had something very
similar to this or Hillsboro Hillsboro
County last year and Hillsboro didn't
get services restored for I think five
months.
>> Yeah. And they're still dealing with
more fallout from it still.
>> Yeah. So, I know that because of that,
you know, you learn. Yeah.
>> So, um the people who make those
decisions in Marmac County took a look
at that and said, "Well, let's not do
this, let's do that." and yeah,
>> you know, mix it up a bit. Uh, still
sounds like they get hit hard, but they
were in a better spot than they would
have been otherwise.
>> Again, I mean, anywhere between tomorrow
and late October, I have no idea.
>> Yeah,
>> but it has certainly hampered
everything.
>> Yeah.
>> Technology is what we use. Like,
>> yeah,
>> if I have a criminal case, I have to
eile those complaints. I can't do that
anymore, which, you know, just means the
court's going to do it for me. Um, all
our accident reports
have to be done by hand. Uh, if you ever
seen an accident report, very
entertaining.
>> Um, you actually have a codeex on what
this means because it's so complicated.
Accent reports have to be done by hand.
Um, we have no ability to type anything
other than word documents right now.
>> Yeah. Um, so we can tread water, but
then when services are restored, we're
going to have a whole long list of stuff
we'll have to go and and put back in. So
there's a record.
>> Yeah.
>> If someone requests a report right now,
I have no ability to fulfill that
request because we can't we don't have
access to it.
>> Yep.
>> We can't change our property records.
>> We did years ago to this because it was
better. And I still agree that it is
better. I mean, these things happen. It
could have happened to us. Um, but it's
just,
you know, it is what it is. Technology
is great except for what doesn't work.
>> Right. Right. And we we are not a
self-contained unit because we've got
all of us using our personal devices and
into the system. You know what I mean? I
I worry about that stuff all the time.
>> Yeah. Yeah. But they're doing a great
job of getting it back up and running.
Uh, give them great credit for that. Uh
and hopefully, you know, they're able to
get over the hump because again, all
it's a big big hump to get over.
>> Gary, you have updates?
>> I just got a few things I want to just
share with you. Uh I'll try to be quick.
Uh Liberty
Gas is going up about five to six%.
I have this article here if anybody's
interested in reading it. Just that's
just an FYI. We're working on the
bathroom for Connor for the DPW. We got
the new toilet in there. I've got it
scheduled in a couple of weeks for a
plumber to come in. We're going to have
on demand small water heater. Uh I've
got a new vanity already purchased to
install. We're just going to fix that
bathroom up. I have the pictures of the
old one that you saw the condition
that's in.
>> Yes.
>> I've been meeting with electrical
contractors down at the door down at the
park for all the wiring that's going to
be done for the new project for the
pavilion. Uh we want to go up to 200 amp
and door run it off of there. Uh street
lights being moved, all those different
things. Getting some quotes on that.
Also looking at the to upgrade the doors
at door. We want to that front one's
been banged up a few times. We want to
put a like a keep code on there that we
can give people a code and then
eliminate it. So if people are renting
it or something and we have to discuss
for the backd dooror the ADA what we
need to do for that. I'm working on
that. working on gathering data for the
energy committee. They want to know
uh what's been happening since we put
the LED lights in. Are we saving money
there? What's going on with that? Been
looking at possible uh solar panels.
Some working with them. Uh we've been
prepping for the elections which are
coming up because Monday is a holiday.
We've got to do everything this Friday.
Connor's got a plan to bring stuff in.
I'm I'm working on that. So, they're
going to let you in Friday even though
they're not in school on Friday.
>> They're going to Yeah.
>> Okay.
>> And um
>> I know other other districts are having
a little fight over that.
>> Yeah, I think they're No, they're
willing to let us go in right on on
Friday. We're we're all set there. Uh
we're also already prepping for cruise
night because that we only have like
three days before we do the cruise
night.
I'm doing some telephone resolution for
the DPW. We have the new lines in there,
the fiber lines, but his phone is still
not working. I've got a appointment
Friday to have TDS take a look at that.
Um Jason is having trouble with his fax
line. I've got work on that with Nuso.
Um, the
church wants us to move the old home day
stuff out of there. So, I was over there
gathering that together. We're going to
put some of it down in the basement of
the door and the rest is going to go in
this basement. So, I'm coordinating that
with uh my my guy and and Connor.
And the last one is Dr. Jay's
disinfectant wipes. Some somebody
volunteered gave four cases of this to
the uh the kids park program. I have
like a hundred of these and I I've got
to get them out of there before it
freezes. But if anybody needs some for
fire department or your department, I
have buu amounts over a hundred of
these. Considering the condition of the
public works bathroom, maybe you know
public works needs this.
>> So that's it. Other things are going on,
but um that's enough for tonight.
>> All right.
>> Thank you.
>> Okay. Do you have any more?
>> Uh
>> I don't think so. You guys didn't talk
about the MS1 outside of the consent.
>> I was No. Oh, do you have the MS1 down
there?
>> Uh, yeah, I think one. No,
>> no,
>> it's a signed document. Signed document.
Yeah,
>> see right where Lor's hand is. Left hand
right underneath. Maybe
>> that's signed.
>> Ah, it is the purple folder.
So, uh, we signed the MS1 today, which
is the summary of our inventory of
valuation
>> that was submitted to DRRA.
>> And this is submitted to DRA. Yep. And,
uh,
it goes over, you know, if you have any
energy companies,
um, exemptions.
We have, uh, quite a few exemptions.
disabled veterans, assistance of death,
deaf people with disabilities,
uh we don't have any dormitories or
anything, air pollution, these sorts of
things, blinds exemptions, elderly
exemptions, goes through all that stuff.
So, it shows you how much taxable land
you have, uh building values, utilities,
and timber, and then your all your
exemptions, which I think solar is still
our largest. Yeah, solar. We have uh
$85,440
worth of solar exemptions. That's
almost three times our elderly
exemption. So that's by far our largest
exemption.
>> That's the first first part of getting
the tax rate setting.
>> Yep. So here we are. We're beginning
that process again this year.
>> Again,
think so.
Um, I have a donation for the town park
improvement project from David Lynch in
the amount of $500. I'm looking for
approval on
>> I would make a motion to approve
acceptance of the $500 for the parks
program with great things. Yes.
>> Second. All in favor? Hi.
>> Hi.
>> And then we have a request from Riley
Lahan to place a tree stand in the
Bosquin Town Forest for this year's deer
hunting season, September 15th through
December 15th. And then you guys have
approved this for him in the past.
>> Yes, we've done this every year for a
number of years. And have we had any
issues that anybody's aware of?
>> No, we have no I don't know. I assume
year after year that must mean there's
some successful.
>> That's right. It takes me back. Yes.
>> I have no issue with that. Just
following the guidelines that it has to
be out by January 1st.
>> Yeah. And I know we have deer because
I've seen them in my backyard.
So I would make a motion to approve.
>> I would second.
>> All in favor?
>> I.
So I guess you want to jump back to the
paving discussion on corner road.
>> Sure.
>> Yes.
>> Who wants to fire that up?
>> Well, I believe the individual is here.
How are you?
>> Hello.
Can you state your name and address for
the record?
>> Sure. Michael Brazil, 25 Melo Corn Road,
Wasa, New Hampshire.
So, I guess there's been an issue with
Merryill Road got Merryill Road is a
classics road that the town owns but
does not maintain
and it was paved
but it didn't have authorization from
the town to be paved.
And so now we're kind of at this
injunction where the road has been
paved.
Um, and we're kind of not sure what to
do with it because we can't maintain the
road because if we start maintaining the
road as a town, we have to fully
maintain that road all the time.
Um, so it kind of puts us in a little
bit of a pickle.
Um, I'll open with I submitted my
written response and to keep everything
legal, that's where I'm going to leave
everything really. I'm really I just I'm
here to hear what you guys have to say
about it. That's about it.
>> So, we had asked from you a description
of all design and construction work
performed. Do you have that? Um, I do
not have it on me today and
unfortunately I was hung up in Warren
Maine and I jetted back here just to try
and show face. Um,
>> I appreciate that. We also asked uh for
the dates the work was completed because
as you know where you didn't ask for any
authorization. We don't know how long
any of this took other than when the
public works director advised us he went
out there and had to stop um
construction on the road. So we don't
know when those dates were. Perhaps you
have that. We also are looking for the
names of the engineers, contractors or
individuals who performed any design or
work on the road because of course we
have certain standards here in town. Um,
and then copies of any plans, permits,
or approvals you believe um, authorize
the work. So maybe there's something we
don't know about. You got some other
authorization somewhere. We'd like to
see that. And then also any information
regarding changes to drainage, grading,
or roadway width from the resulting
paving.
So was there any drainage structure put
in? You know, gravel at the side of the
road, any of that sort of stuff that we
would need to be aware of. Um, again,
I'm just going to stand by what my
council asserted me to the state and
that is that I submitted my response.
I mean, the the road's open to the
public. So, okay, if you need to
investigate it.
>> So, this is my perspective and only my
perspective because I've been here a
little while. But um the select board
advised you in 2024 in writing after the
resident view was advised in person by
the director of public works at the
construction site on Mel Corner Road
that no paving is allowed on a class 6
road. The director of public works
stopped the paving operation at that
time and the select board followed up
with a letter to you the resident. Um,
the select board cited the below
referenced state law which was RSA uh
31-21
uh which was repeated in your June 17,
2026 letter select board to the resident
after no action was taken by you the
resident to remedy the illegal road
paving situation. So, we were generous
in giving you a lot of time to remedy
it. And um as far as we know, no
correction has been made to the mistake
that occurred on your road. Although I
believe in your deed, the property does
spell out the fact that it is on a class
6 road with town having no duty to
maintain.
And according to the law, class 6
highways are public highways. are not
maintained by the municipality and are
governed by specific provisions of New
Hampshire law. Under RSA 231 col21,
municipalities, which we are, are
generally not obligated to maintain or
repair class 6 highways. Additionally,
the authority to regulate, alter,
improve, repair, or otherwise manage
public highway rests with the
municipality acting through its
governing body and authorized officials
pursuant to chapter 231.
On June 17th, 2026, the select board
asked you, the resident, for several
items which I just listed related to the
unauthorized paving operation. To date,
to my knowledge, none of those items
have been received. I I believe you just
said you do have some of this
information. The resident who had
already been given two years to remedy
the situation asked us for an additional
extension, which we granted you on July
7th in response to your uh letter. We
graciously offered you additional time
that you requested, understanding that
it may take you some time to gather the
requested materials. We're we're we're
human. We understand this stuff, you
know. Um you were also offered the
opportunity to meet with us to discuss
the matter. But instead of supplying the
information the se select board
requested, you requested additional time
beyond the two years that you already
had been given to remedy the matter.
Then my understanding you responded in a
letter received by the town on August
24th, 2026 that due to statues of
limitation defense and internal personal
conversations among individuals, not
public votes at public meetings or
process of the select board, that you do
not feel obligated to comply with the
law.
This is confusing and that the resident
you uh requested additional time
yourself after the select board followed
up with you regarding previous
correspondence by legals council
regarding action you had taken with no
authority or permit. You chose not to
meet with the select board or provide
the requested documents or to
retroactively ask for the required
authority to do the work that you
illegally did. You took no action to
correct the illegal acts once it was it
identified verbally and in writing by
the town in September of 2023 and in
writing in 2024. This all undermines
your suggestion that the select board
had taken too much time to act. In fact,
under title L III, actions process and
services of process chapter 508, a
construction action, which this is can
take up to eight years to address. No
statutes of limitations has been
breached. The select board has requested
and you have failed to provide what we
requested.
So where do we stand?
Uh, I dispute that any corrective action
is required and ask that the town to
identify its legal and factual basis in
writing.
>> I believe we just did
>> in writing.
We
>> I'll have to have it in writing is what
I'm stating, not vocally here.
>> Oh, we we the letter that we gave you in
writing was very clear about our in fact
I cut and pasted right out of this
document. Unfortunately, it's not.
>> Ken, why did you pave the road to begin
with?
>> I have no comment.
Um
>> because to agree that you pave the road
would be to admit guilt. Correct.
>> Again, you stand by my opening
statement.
>> Okay. So you are making uh no gesture to
even retroactively
try to restore
faith in your actions.
>> I dispute that there's any remedy
needed.
>> You dispute that. Have you looked at
your own deed?
>> Yep.
>> And you know you live on a class 6 road.
>> Yep. And you know that chapter uh RSA
23121
specifically states
>> again I do not concede to anything.
>> If you want to move forward we can go
through litigation.
>> Okay.
>> So you have just admitted guilt to us
tonight.
>> I have not.
>> Thank you.
>> If it had stopped at the end of your
driveway instead of going onto the road
cannot answer anything.
>> This would have been a mute point. And
and is there another issue in terms of
um an additional dwelling unit on site?
>> No,
>> there's no additional unit. Okay. Do you
have a building permit for anything
>> on your property?
>> Um
>> I did. It just expired, which I'm going
to renew.
>> Okay.
>> But it's just for installation.
>> Okay.
>> Okay. Where where are we? Uh,
director of community development and
planning. Where are we at with this in
terms of we have an expired building
permit. Is there anything else?
>> The 12th.
>> Okay. Anything else?
>> Stop until there's a new building permit
issued for my understanding is it's it
needs to finish. I think it's just
gotten the rough done.
>> Okay.
>> Framing rough.
>> Okay.
>> Still needs to finish to get a final
seal.
So, you need no building permit to move
forward and you are not here before us
tonight at all to ask to retroactively
make good on the paving operation you
undertook.
>> No comment.
>> Okay.
>> This leaves this in legal hands. Yep. at
this point
>> moves to legal at this point out of our
hands.
>> Thank you.
>> Great. Public comment.
>> Public.
Any comments from the public this
evening?
Well, hearing none,
I would close this out and we will go
into non-public session
>> under RSA 91A 32C.
>> Roll call. Josh,
>> yes.
>> Lori,
>> yes.
>> Matt, yes.
That's it.