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TOWN OF EATON, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03832
EVANS MEMORIAL BUILDING
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
February 6, 2007
The regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen took place on Tuesday, February 6th, 2007, at the Evans Memorial Building. Present were: Joyce Blue, Don Philbrick and Rick Young. The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m.
The Board of Selectmen reviewed bills and signed checks.
Kenneth McKenzie met with the Selectmen. He submitted a letter to the Town noting the Supreme Court had ruled in his favor in his case against the Zoning Board of Adjustment and put the Town on notice that he was of the opinion that the Burns shed could not be moved anywhere else on the property since accessory buildings could not exist in the absence of a primary building. He also stated in response to the letter from the Selectmen of last week that the client/attorney privilege did not apply to correspondence between Attorney Waugh and the Selectmen since his suite had been against the Zoning Board of Adjustment. The Selectmen subsequently agreed to refer these issues to the attorneys.
The minutes for the meeting of January 30th, 2007 were accepted as distributed.
Don Philbrick said his email was now with roadrunner.com indicating that TimeWarner Cable has started to change over from Adelphia in this area.
Rick Young discussed the problems with radio communications between the forest fire wardens during the Potter Rd fire last year. Don Philbrick said some new radios has been purchased a few years ago but their location or condition was not known. The Selectmen agreed to include a warrant article for $3,000 to cover the replacement or repair of the radios for fire fighting and fire prevention purposes with funds to come out of the General Fund. Rick Young said he was working towards finding someone to replace him as the chief fire warden.
Correspondence was received from Attorney Fay Melendy that the petition for laying out the old Lary Rd was withdrawn.
Colleen McCormack-Lane had a request from Alice van Boven to use the Town Hall parking lot on August 25th for overflow parking from her property on the Brownfield. The Selectmen agreed on the assumption it was not going to clash with a Community Circle event.
It was the closing date for petitions for the Annual Meeting. The Selectmen reviewed those received which included one for the Conway recreation program.
Don Philbrick said the School Committee had held their public hearing on the budget the previous evening. The turn out has been the customary few. The warrant will contain an article for a new trust fund to assist with future tuition costs. Don Philbrick also said there is a surplus that will be used to reduce taxes.
Carol Mayhofer signed checks.
The Department of Environmental Services has issued a permit for septic construction for the Kent property on Ridge Rd (Tax map R3, lot 7).
Conway had submitted a bill ($2,427.33) for the first quarter of the 2006 recreation program (i.e. last year).
The Primex Annual Meeting is on May 23rd and 24th in Meredith.
Signature item was a letter to Gilbert Cass with a property abatement request form.
Legislative Bulletin # 6 was distributed
The New Hampshire Municipal Management Association is hosting a session with Legislative leaders on "Legislative issues of Municipal Interest" in Concord on Friday, February 16th.
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation 10 year road plan is being rereviewed in light of increased costs.
Correspondence was received from Earl Sires, the Conway Town manager, indicating that Eaton’s share of the recreation program for 2007 will be $14,009.
Copies of correspondence from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services to the Reibling Trust requesting an update on the status of the shoreline restoration plan was received.
Colleen McCormack-Lane and Suzanne Raiche were in attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 9 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
David V. Maudsley
