TOWN OF BRADFORD
SELECTMEN CONFERENCE CALL
JANUARY 15, 2014
10:00AM
John Pfeifle, Acting Chair, Sonny Harris, Cheryl Behr, Administrator, and Marge Cilley, Secretary met in the Selectmen’s office for a conference call with Harry Wright, Selectman who was out of town at 10:05am.
Warrant Articles:
Discussion ensued regarding upcoming Warrant Articles and included:
Town Hall Restoration Bond amount has been changed from 1.4 million to 1.65 million.
The Warrant Article for $323,000 to repair and rebuild the roads was discussed and agreed upon to remove completely.
Increase Article to repair and shim asphalt roads for $50,000.00 by $35,000 for a total of $85,000. Board concurred.
$8,000.00 BreezyHillBridge – Harry Wright questioned if this is adequate.
Documentation will be complete prior to Town Meeting per John Pfeifle.
$53,000 for Bridge –same
Tanker – same – $150.00 would come out of Capital Reserve this year. (No effect on tax rate this year.)
Fire – same
Community Center – same
Center Meeting House Roadside Grading – Remove completely agreed upon.
$10,800.00 – Herbicide treatment of LakeMassasecum for Milfoil.
John Pfeifle advised Dave Currier came into the Jan. 14, 2014 Selectmen’s meeting who explained this is the same treatment that was done five years ago, on the north end of the lake. John Pfeifle advised about ten people were also at the Selectmen’s meeting with no objection to the treatment. Sonny Harris stated that it was said that the 2-4-D herbicide does not kill any other plants, just the invasive Milfoil, which is not true.
Sonny also suggested talking with Dr. Rice and find out if what the divers have done this year has an effect of gaining ground and also put the netting back up, prior to using herbicides again. Give them a year to see the impact.
Suggestion was to leave the dollar amount in, take out the word herbicide and decide what/how to do it later. All concurred.
CNHRPC – Leave $3,000 as is.
$3,500.00 Meeting House area. Consensus to omit completely.
$95,000.00 – Capital Reserve – Need to resolve.
Same with Ambulance.
Cruiser – Cheryl has the correct wording and will it be put in. This lease arrangement has to be put in the Warrant each year.
.John Pfeifle stated he has been working on numbers and in 2007, the tax rate at $6.19
2013 it was $6.67 and are working very close to being the same this year. Looking out, the amount will be going up. John discussed ways to handle the Town Hall Restoration with Grants, donations etc. A five year spread sheet will be forwarded to Harry.
It was stated that the Budget Committee was against the $323,000 Warrant Article for the repair and rebuild of asphalt roads. Harry Wright concurred. It was stated that the Road Management Cost Base Computer Program should be put to use.
Article Five: To see of the Town will vote to raise and appropriate One Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,400,000.00).
The amount of the Article was changed to $1,650,000.00
John Pheifle discussed the following ways to finance:
One Million Dollars in a 30 year note, $175,000.00 in a 10 year note, and raise $$325,000.00 Grant from the State, $150,000.00 Fund Raising over two years.
Harry questioned the LCHIP Grant as part of the reduction.
It was also stated that if another year goes by, materials and interest will go up.
Article Two: The Article for $323,000.00 for repair and rebuild asphalt roads is
No Longer an Article.
Article Six: Is now the Operating Budget, and is left as is:
Articles Three & Four: are Zoning Amendments:
John Pfeifle read Number Four of the Zoning Amendment as approved by the Planning Board in a 6-0 vote.
“P. Restriction on Certain Vehicles in the Residential-Business District. The following restrictions apply to all lots In the Residential-Business district, whose primary use is residential:
1. No commercial vehicle, recreational vehicle, trailer (excluding manufactured housing), truck over 15,000 gross vehicle weight rating, bus, or boat shall be parked or stored outdoors within 50’ from any street right-of-way or property line.
2. The restrictions set forth in paragraph 1 above shall also apply to any other type of vehicle which remains in the same location, without being operated on the public highways, for a period of 60 days or more, irrespective of whether said vehicle constitutes “junk” under this Ordinance.
3. Notwithstanding Article V of this Ordinance, no existing vehicle, trailer or boat shall be deemed to constitute a nonconforming use, or to be otherwise exempt from the restrictions contained in this section. However, any owner may apply for a variance pursuant to the standards contained in RSA 674:33.”
Article Seven: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $8,000.00 for BreezyHillRoadBridge. All concur.
Article Eight: Purchase Ford Truck for Highway Dept. for $70,956. Leave as is.
Article Nine: To raise and appropriate the sum of $50,000.00 for repair and shim asphalt roads. The wording will be changed to (work on asphalt roads) and change the dollar amount to $85,000.00.
Article Ten: Bridge design and replacement. Leave as is.
Article Eleven: Lease/purchase of Fire Department tanker truck. Leave as is.
Article Twelve: Fire Department Heavy Equipment Capital Reserve. Leave as is.
Article Thirteen: Repair of Community Center window casings and improve drainage
In the amount of $10,000.00. Discussion ensued regarding the roof. Leave as is.
Article Fourteen: The Boat Launch $5,000.00. Leave as is.
Article Fifteen: Lake Massasecum Milfoil Treatment in the amount of $10,800.00.
Article Sixteen: Planning Board request to engage Central New Hampshire Regional
Planning for assisting in CIP information, in the amount of $3,000.00. Leave as is.
Article Seventeen: Road grading at the Center Meeting House in the amount of $3,500.00. Article deleted.
Article Seventeen: (New Number): To fund $70,000,00 for Capital Reserve Funds.
Comment was this needs to be straightened out pretty quick.
Article Eighteen: Lease of Police Cruiser in the amount of $8,770.00. Leave as is.
Article Nineteen: Bradford Newbury Sutton Youth Sports in the amount of $2,750.00.
Leave as is.
Article Twenty: Solar Energy Systems. Leave as is.
Article Twenty One: Accepting Reports. Leave as is.
Discussion ensued regarding if the town hall is not used for what its’ specifications are then the town is in non-compliance and the town offices using the Community Center are actually visitors there . Also the Boundary problem is still being worked on per Sonny Harris.
Discussion ensued regarding putting money in the budget to have heat, electricity, insurance etc. Also the leaky roof was discussed. Sonny and John were going up today and check it out.
It was noted that Perry Teele will not be available the actual day of the July 4th Celebration but will contribute up to then. John Mock wants a committee to work on this. John Pfeifle volunteered his nephews to help with Fireworks.
Harry Wright hung up from Conference Call at 11:00, meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted
Marjorie R. Cilley
Secretary