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TOWN OF EATON, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03832
EVANS MEMORIAL BUILDING
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
April 3, 2007
The regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen took place on Tuesday, April 3rd , 2007 at the Evans Memorial Building. Present were: Don Philbrick, Rick Young and Lee Stack. The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m.
The Board of Selectmen reviewed bills and signed checks.
The minutes for the meeting of March 27th were approved as distributed.
Adam Nelson filed a building permit application to construct a new home on property located off Rte 153 (Tax map R3, lot 26C). The application was reviewed, approved and signed by the Board of Selectmen (Building permit #2701). The permit was conditional upon the existing trailer being removed prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
The fee of $268 was paid by check.
All three Selectmen had made independent visits to a property on Conway Lake to see if the cease and desist order on further construction was holding. None of the Selectmen had observed any construction activity.
Rick Young said he had prepared a draft of potential contracts with Arthur Harvey and Ryan Bushnell for managing the blueberry fields on Foss Mt. They will be reviewed by the Conservation Commission next week.
Rick Young said he is still seeking a replacement as the forest fire warden.
Lee Stack, referring to the report from the Department of Revenue Administration on the status of the revaluation, asked how the revaluation numbers were calculated. Phil Bodwell of Commerford-Nieder-Perkins LLC will be contacted for further information.
John Edge had filed a building permit application to construct a farm storage shed on property on Ridge Rd (Tax Map R2, lot 4). The application was reviewed, approved and signed by the Board of Selectmen (Building permit #2702). The fee of $168 was paid by check.
Patrick Wansor had visited Town Hall this morning indicating that the new Reibling building
would be converted into a non habitable one. He had been informed that was not possible with the current Zoning Ordinance.
Mark Griffin discussed with the Selectmen an issue over dog licenses and rabies certification where the local veterinarian did not recommend a rabies shot because it might not be good for the health of the dog. The Selectmen provided a copy of a letter previously sent to the Town, from the State Veterinarian, stating that all dogs had to be licensed and the statutes did not currently provide for exemptions to the rabies certification requirement.
Legislative Bulletin #14 was distributed. It discussed changes in the Right to Know Law and also proposed changes to the size of collective bargaining units.
The North Country Council provided information on a planning workshop to be held April 19th in Franconia Town Hall.
"Municipalis", a newsletter from the law firm of Donahue, Tucker and Ciandella, discussed the hardship test for a use variance, a planning board’s exercise of administrative discretion and tax deeding.
Carol Mayhofer signed checks.
The Coalition Communities were seeking support for a Legislative hearing on a constitutional amendment for education funding.
The Town of Conway had forwarded information on the Recreational Programs.
Mark Griffin and Suzanne Raiche were in attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 9 10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
David V. Maudsley
