CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Present: Chris Giordano-Chairman, Judy Jervis, Sheila Johannesen, and Janet Denison-CC clerk
The meeting opened at 7:30 and was televised.
I. Minutes:
Sheila moved and Judy seconded a motion to accept the non-public November 6, 2008 minutes as amended. The motion passed.
Sheila moved and Judy seconded a motion to accept the December 4, 2008 minutes as written. The motion passed.
Sheila moved and Judy seconded a motion to accept the January 15, 2009 minutes as amended. The motion passed.
Judy moved and Sheila seconded a motion to accept the non-public January 15, 2009 minutes as written. The motion passed.
Sheila moved and Judy seconded a motion to accept the March 5, 2009 minutes as amended. The motion passed.
II. Easement:
Chris Spoke with John Barto, attorney for Audubon. Language is still being reviewed. There is a difference between the traveled way versus the how Tuckertown Road is laid out. Part of the traveled way overlaps the Stafford property. The traveled way will be taken out of the Easement. This needed to be figured out without doing a survey. The center line of the traveled way will be determined, and 25’ on either side will be taken out of the Easement. This should include the original lay-out for Tuckertown Road and the total acreage for this strip of land will be calculated.
There were several portions of the survey that have not been labeled, such as the lot owners for abutting property and the cemetery. These should be corrected.
There was a suggestion to consult with Heritage Commission about the accuracy of certain areas of the survey.
Chris said the attorney fees are $5300. He asked if the other Board members wanted to see the final warrant. It was agreed that Chris would sign the warrant authorizing payment.
There will be a final meeting with other town committees to finalize the Easement. This will be held in conjunction with the public hearing.
The meets and bounds were reviewed. The attorney found some errors which will be corrected.
III. Budget:
The town has gone to a default budget. The Conservation budget for 2009 is $3236. Last year’s budget was $2676. There was a discussion about some discrepancies in the budget. Clerk salary is $1326 and dues are $250.
The projects for this year were prioritized. The amount to use for projects is the clerk salary and dues minus the entire budget. Using last year’s budget, this leaves $1100 for the 2009. The milfoil project will be approximately $800. The next project will be wildlife mapping, and if there is anything left, tree tags can be purchased.
IV. Correspondence:
V. Non-Public:
Since the discussion will involve consideration of land purchase which, if discussed in public, might benefit a party whose interests are adverse to those of the general community RSA 91-A: 32d should warrant nonpublic session, Judy moved and Sheila seconded a motion to go into non-public session per RSA 91-A: 32d. The Commission was polled and the decision was unanimous in the affirmative.
At 8:42 Judy moved and Sheila seconded a motion to adjourn the non-public meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
At 9:16 Judy moved and Sheila seconded a motion to seal the non-public minutes of March 19, 2008. The motion passed unanimously.
VI. Recent Town Votes:
It was mentioned that the deliberative session should be televised in order to get the word out to more people. There was a discussion about how some do not understand the legal language and therefore do not vote in favor of it. Some issues that have no tax impact were voted down, supposedly because the wording is not clear.
Judy moved and Sheila seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously and the meeting adjourned at 8:50 pm.
*****Next Meeting: April 2, 2009****
Minutes are prepared by Janet S. Denison, clerk