TOWN OF SUTTON
Pillsbury Memorial Town Hall
93 Main Street Sutton Mills, NH
Sutton Mills, NH  03221

Board of Selectman

February 12, 2018 at 5:00 p.m.

 

The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. by Robert Wright, Jr., Chair; present at the meeting was Robert Wright, Jr., Chair; William I. Curless, Selectman; Dane Headley, Selectman; Roger Wells, Planning Board Chair; Derek Lick, Zoning Board Chair, Walter Baker, Jr. and Elly Phillips, Town Administrator.

APPOINTMENTS:
The Board met with Roger Wells and Walter Baker to discuss the library ramp project. Mr. Wells will provide a revised agreement for the project for acceptance by the Select Board. Selectman Curless will coordinate engineering services on behalf of the Board. A timeline for the project was also discussed.

The Board met with Roger Wells and Derek Lick regarding the Land Use Coordinator position. Mr. Wells and Mr. Lick identified administrative and support functions required by their respective boards. For the time being the Selectmen’s office will support the administrative functions of the Land Use Boards until further thought is given to the Town’s needs. Planning and Zoning Chairs will participate in the selection process for the land use position.

The minutes from February 5, 2018 were approved as written. The Board reviewed and approved the following manifests:
PAYROLL MANIFEST: $ 11,832.93
VENDOR MANIFEST: $ 37,720.82

BUILDING PERMIT:
The Board approved a building permit for Crown Atlantic – 03-406-095A, for Antenna/Equipment Replacement, no change in height or footprint.

NEW BUSINESS:
The Board received a letter of resignation from Victoria O’Connor, Land Use Coordinator. The Board accepted Ms. O’Connor’s resignation with regret.
The Board approved a recommendation from Linda Ford, Town Clerk/Tax Collector for the Deputy Town Clerk/Tax Collector position subject to Sutton pre-employment requirements.
The Board approved an All Veteran’s Tax Credit for Map 10-159-396, for Thomas Erickson.
The Board approved an Intent to Cut for Robert Preston, Map 06-509-083, Nelson Hill Road.
The Board noted a Wetlands Application for John Michael Rogers, 01-576-410.
The Board reviewed the Independent Auditor’s Report regarding the 2017 audit.

OLD BUSINESS:
The Board received correspondence from the Sutton Ridgerunners requesting snowmobile access to the right-of-way on specific town roads. The letter included a map identifying the section of road right-of-way that is needed to link the trails. The Board noted that a Public Hearing will be required in order to adopt the use and regulation of snowmobiles within the town’s right-of-way. The Board will communicate with the Ridgerunners regarding scheduling the public hearing, preferably after Town Meeting.

The Board noted a response from Eckman Engineering regarding the Hominy Pot culvert. The DES will allow work to be done under NHDES PERMIT #2016-01911 provided the permit is amended and the impact area does not exceed 2,040 SF total. On-going monitoring will likely be conditioned by the DES. Phillips to follow up with Eckman Engineering regarding needed repairs and ongoing monitoring.

The Town reviewed the town meeting draft warrant. The Board agreed to continue their meeting until 4:00 p.m. on 2/14/2018 to sign the final warrant.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:30 p.m. to be continued at 4:00 p.m. on February 14, 2018 in order to sign the 2018 Town Meeting Warrant.

On Wednesday, February 14, 2018, the Board met and signed the 2018 Town Meeting Warrant.

Respectfully submitted,

Elly Phillips
Town Administrator