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Selectmen's Meeting May 8, 2017

Written By Tuftonboro on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 | 01:32 AM

 
0:00:00 CALL TO ORDER / Pledge of allegiance 0:00:25 PUBLIC INPUT 0:00:32 Chris Sawyer 0:02:41 DEPARTMENT UPDATES 0:02:45 Jack Parsons / Code & Buildings 0:04:38 Clay Gallagher / Transfer Station 0:39:20 Jim Bean / Bridges (with Peter Holden, Holden Engineering) 1:10:05 Jim Bean / Highway Department 2:26:08 REVIEW & APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2:27:17 SIGNATURE FILE 2:35:49 Discussion about cemetery abandonment (Thomas-Moulton cemetery) public hearing to be held July 24. 2:44:05 CONTINUED BUSINESS 2:44:08 Junkyards 2:50:12 Tax-Deeded Properties 2:50:45 Chip: “To be perfectly honest I’m not interested in watching some video on YouTube.” (He means the video of Town Meeting that proves him wrong.) 2:50:50 Chip: “I’m more interested in the certified minutes, as issued by the town clerk and the moderator, of the town meeting. And that’s what we have in hand” (He has the draft minutes, which are wrong and if he bothered to watch the video he would know the draft minutes are wrong. But beyond that, if he at a minimum actually read the “certified minutes,” that are available on the town site at http://www.tuftonboro.org/town-clerk/links/town-meeting-minutes, he would see that what he’s looking at — the draft minutes — is wrong. 2:51:09 Chip: “This discussion about whether or not [inudible] should only be put out for sealed bid, and not be auctioned, I think the question in my mind is not whether or not the town voted on that, because they didn’t.” (Here is video of the town voting for sealed bids only: . You’ll notice that Chip himself voted in favor.) 3:02:01 Cow Island Project 3:04:21 SELECTMEN’S UPDATES 3:04:25 Bill: Donation to Special Olympics in honor of Steve Honeycutt. Amend previous motion to $75 donation. Passes 3-0. Milfoil control committee to meet. Needs new members. Planning Board meeting looked at zoning changes / GIS maps 3:12:45 Chip: Parks & Rec Conservation Commission/Jack Parson/Sand replacement at beach 3:17:01 CORRESPONDENCE Department head meeting May 12 at 10AM Letter from Carol Steinman Boat ramp stuff 3:22:15 Jack Parsons has sent a letter to property owners in regards to littering on Durgin Road (two couches and a stuffed chair have been at the end of a driveway for at least six weeks) Dump stickers and 19 mile Bay parking stickers 3:32:00 OTHER BUSINESS Jeff Moody / boat ramp 3:32:29 PUBLIC INPUT Elissa Paquette: “The certified minutes that you’re talking about, is that what is online?” Chip: “I have no idea if it’s online.” Karen: “Those are her final minutes. I understand the first draft didn’t have that same decision.” Elissa: “So you were reading the final minutes.” Chip: “I’m reading the minutes that were given to us as final from the town clerk…” Lloyd: “Those are considered…” Elissa: “[inaudible]…it was a draft…” Chip: “I don’t think there was significant change from the draft to the final.” Bill: “Right.” Elissa: “oh, ok.” Chip: “In that respect.” 3:34:45 Elissa: "I spoke to Dan Barnard and he said he and Heather agreed with Max and that they had amended the minutes.” 3:35:24