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TOWN OF EATON, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03832
EVANS MEMORIAL BUILDING
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
March 27, 2007
The regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen took place on Tuesday, March 27th, 2007, at the Evans Memorial Building. Present were: Don Philbrick, Rick Young and Lee Stack. The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m.
The minutes for the meeting of March 20th were approved as amended.
Rick Young recounted a visit he and Lee Stack had made last Friday to a property on Conway Lake where construction was still taking place without a permit even though a cease and desist order had been issued and received by the owner the previous Monday. Lee Stack provided a written summary of the Selectmen’s visit. Six workers were counted on site. Work had been stopped. Thorne Surveys are reestablishing the boundary line and they have indicated a boundary line adjustment will be necessary since the tennis court does not meet setbacks. A discussion with the contractor revealed that a septic tank had been installed but no permit had been issued by the State. Apparently no application had been filed with the State and Thorne Surveys are currently drawing up a septic design. The Selectmen will do random checks to ensure work does not proceed until all permits are in place.
Lee Stack will be attending a Local Government Center workshop for Public Officials on April 26th in Lincoln.
Lee Stack reported that the Planning Board did not have a quorum for the last meeting but were delayed (briefly) from going home immediately by a slide presentation by David Maudsley The Selectmen discussed the issue of board membership and the general shortage of volunteers.
Peggy Westcott met with the Selectmen to discuss putting up a sign advertizing her business. The Selectmen reviewed the Zoning Ordinance for off premise signs which indicated a maximum of 4 sq ft. Peggy Westcott noted the signs at the beach. The Selectmen noted that approvals for installation of signs on Rte 153 or the Brownfield Rd were up to the State.
The Selectmen reviewed the abatement reviews that Phil Bodwell had completed. They agreed with the new values (with the exception of one property) and signed off on the abatement forms.
The Selectmen discussed correspondence from the Department of Motor Vehicles seeking input on an application to operate a dealer transporter on the Brownfield Rd. The Selectmen agreed it was not a permitted use in the Rural Residential District and did not support the application.
Legislative Bulletin #13 from the Local Government Center was distributed. It discussed changes in the Right to Know Law, liability damage caps, wind turbines and zoning, the LCHIP program and collective bargaining.
The New Hampshire Government Finance Officers Association will hold their Annual Meeting in North Conway on May 3/4.
The North Country Council is sponsoring two Planning Board workshops on April 19th and May 17th.
Correspondence was received from Patrick Wansor regarding the construction work on the Reibling property on Conway Lake. .
A report was received from Gary Karp of the Department of Revenue Administration summarizing the status of the DRA’s monitoring of the revaluation.
The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests is holding a conference on "Saving Special Places" in Londonderry on April 14th.
In response to a Department of Revenue Administration requirement, signature items were letters to Bob Bridgham and Barry Varney requesting information on the tax exempt status of the Little White Church and the South Eaton Meeting House, respectively.
The Public Officials Surety Bond was received from the Local Government Center.
An article in the Assessors Exchange discussed the view component of the property appraisal process.
Zoning Practice discussed the changes in composition of American households and local land use regulations.
Mark Griffin and Suzanne Raiche were in attendance.
The meeting adjourned at 9 20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
David V. Maudsley
