Selectmen

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting.
3. Selectmen discussed a Poverty Abatement application. It was agreed to grant the abatement, which was then signed. (Executive Session was not required as no one but the selectmen were in the building at the time)  Dodi will submit the abatement to Tax Collector, Annie Tibbetts tomorrow.  
4. Tim Bickford stopped in for an abatement application.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting.
3. Reviewed and signed Warrant # 6.
4. Selectmen voted Dodi Thompson as Chairperson of the board for another year.  There was a discussion of the election and Town Meeting. All the incumbents were reelected. Town meeting went smoothly. The budget was accepted as presented; all articles passed, and the proposed Building Ordinance was adopted.
5. Discussed the theft of town materials from the sand/salt shed property. We have had a town resident take truck loads of sand over the winter; they also took stone/gravel to fix their driveway this spring.   One of the selectmen caught them twice and gave them a warning and explained the salt/sand policy of the Town.  The selectmen continued to explain to them the proof (including photos) he had gathered, as well as reports from other town residents. The selectmen agreed to send an official letter asking for reimbursement to the town for two loads of sand and two loads of gravel. If no payment is received by May 1, 2016, the proper law enforcement authorities will be notified.
6. Jim Craig requested a copy of the new Building Ordinance.
7. Chief Church requested a copy of the warrant to submit for reimbursement from a forestry grant.

There are no minutes available for March 8, 2016

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting.
3. Reviewed and signed Warrant #5 ($85,447.38).
4. Discussed properties that are behind on paying property taxes. There are only two or three at this point that will go to foreclosure if the taxes are not paid by the end of March.
5. Dodi reported that the town reports will be delivered Thursday afternoon, the 3rd. The Selectmen will meet at the Town House at 5:00 to label and sort them for bulk mailing on Friday.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting.
3. Extensive “housecleaning” work session going through files, and records stored in boxes. Pulled out a lot of the ones we no longer have to keep. We go by the State regulations for municipal records. Some files must be kept for one, two, or six years; some for thirty years, and many records, of course, must be kept permanently. As far as dispersing goes, some records can merely be thrown away (recycled) and those of a confidential nature must be destroyed.

1.  Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting.
3. Reviewed and signed Warrant
4. Fire Chief Church reported that the Fire Department received a quote to rebuild the pump on engine 82 - $8,200.   NNPA states that the pump needs to be rebuilt; it is unable to produce volume. It will be retested this spring.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting.
3. Selectmen signed the new P.S.A.P. contract for dispatching services – July 2016 through June 2017.
4. John Archard turned in permit paperwork along with checks for fees.
5. Discussed a sand stock issue. Abuse of the town’s resources by certain residents has been reported. Selectmen discussed possible ways of pursuing the issue and asking the residents to reimburse the town.
6. All the 2015 reports are in. Selectmen signed the final draft of the Warrant for Town Meeting. Dodi, town report editor, will have everything ready and delivered to the printer (Pettengill’s in Leeds) on February 12.
7. Opened bid for Map 6, Lot 90, the land that went out for auction. The town received only one bid for $100.00 (from Chris Smith). When the property was put out to bid in 2015 with a minimum bid required, no bids were received. This time there was no minimum and we only received the one bid. A quit claim deed will be issued.

1. Reviewed and dispersed mail.
2. Read and accepted minutes from the previous meeting.
3. Reviewed and signed Warrant #3.
4. Discussed the Town’s insurance coverage for Town employees and volunteers. Jeff will contact Kyes Insurance, with whom we have the majority of our coverage and MMA, with whom we have Worker’s Comp, in reference to current insurance policies.
5. All gravel roads are being posted this week. This is necessary because of the higher than normal winter temperatures and abnormal weather patterns.
6. Selectmen were notified that the clearing of the cell tower lot is to begin this week. Their plan is to have construction of the tower completed by June of this year.