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The time being 10:00 a.m.,
>> I now call declare the first session of

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the 2026 town meeting to order.
>> Please stand and join us in reciting the

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pledge of allegiance led by Andy F.

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To the flag of the United States of
America and to the republic for which it

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stands. One nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice

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for all.

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» I would like now to have a moment of
silence in memory of two former town

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employees which we lost this past year.
Paty Tucker, who was the town clerk and

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tax collector for many, many years, and
Tony Rando, who was our police chief for

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at least 10 years.

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Thank you.

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Please be sure your cell phones are off
or muted.

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Also, please be sure you checked in and
have your red voter card.

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Basically, today's meeting will review
and discuss each article on the warrant,

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which will be finally voted on by ballot
on Tuesday, March 10.

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The articles may be amended today with
some restrictions, such as the intent of

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the article cannot be changed.
Votes today are simply to put the

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warrant in final form for the town
voting day.

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Some of our employees and department
heads

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may be the ones best suited to address
questions on certain articles. However,

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they do not live in Ashland.
I would entertain a motion to f to allow

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such individuals to speak if needed to
address any questions on an article.

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» So moved.
>> So moved by David.

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» Second.
>> Second by Michelle. Great.

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Motion was moved by David Rule, seconded
by Michelle Roloff.

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Any discussion?

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Being no discussion, all those in favor
of allowing these individuals to speak

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say I.
>> I.

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» Any oppose? Nay.
Pass.

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Article one to choose by nonpartisan
ballot.

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I will now ask the town clerk to read
the candidates who are running for the

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open offices

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on the ballot. It will read select two
for a three-year term for board of

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selectmen
and Marie Barney, Steven Felton, and

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Charles Bazilla.

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The next one will be a one-year term for
board of selectmen

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choosing one.
Your choices will be Steven Heath and

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Alan Silly.
Trustee of the trust funds, a three-year

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term. Amanda Loud,
Library Trustee, a three-year term.

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Robin Fisk,
budget committee, three-year term, Jim

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Joyce.
The two uh spots for cemetery trustee,

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no one uh put their name on the ballot.
Treasurer, three-year term. Linda Gia,

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supervisor of the checklist, six-year
term. Terry Lindon, supervisor of the

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checklist, two-year term, Elaine Allen.

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» Thank you, Becky.

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» Any registered voter in Ashlin can also
run as a writein candidate for any of

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these open positions or any of the
positions. Is there anyone here today

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that would like to announce their
candidacy for writing?

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Okay, thank you.

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Articles two, three, four, and five have
been submitted by the planning board

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after at least two public hearings as
required by law.

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Therefore, although we can discuss them,
we cannot they cannot be modified or

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amended in any way. I will entertain a
motion to move and the review of

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articles 2, three, four, and five for
purposes of today's meeting only to be

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discussed after article 31.

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Been moved by Linda Barnes.
Have a second.

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I don't know who did that. I think it
was John.

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» Oh, D.

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Any discussion?

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There being no discussion,
all those in favor of allowing moving

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those articles 2, three, four, and five
to after article 31 signify by saying I.

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I.
>> Any oppose? Nay.

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Okay.

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Article six,
water department bond, no tax impact

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to see if the town of Ashlin will vote
to raise and appropriate the sum of

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$500,000
and no sense for the purpose of all work

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needed to identify, engineer, purchase
of materials and replace water system

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services improving compliance with the
federal lead and copper rule.

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such sum to be raised by the issuance of
bonds or notes not to exceed $500,000

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under and in compliance with the
provisions of the municipal finance act

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New Hampshire New Hampshire RSA 33 col1
at seek as amended and to authorize the

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board of selectmen to issue and
negotiate such bonds or notes and to

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determine the date term of payment and
rate of interest thereof.

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Further
to take such act f other actions as may

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be necessary to affect the issuance,
negotiation,

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sale and delivery of such bonds or notes
as should be in the best interest of the

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town of Ashlin, New Hampshire and to
further authorize the board of selectmen

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to apply for accept and expend
unanticipated money from the state,

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federal or other governmental unit or a
private source which becomes available

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ailable pursuant to RSA 31 col 95-B
for the same or similar purposes of this

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article 3-fifth ballot vote will be
required

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recommended by the board of selectment 5
to zero recommended by the budget

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committee 6 to zero.

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Is there is there a motion to move this
to the floor for debate? Motion to to

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move to the floor.
>> Bob

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second.

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» Any second?
>> Second.

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» Oh, Michelle second.

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Is there any discussion on this article?

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There being no discussion on this
article, we will vote to place it on the

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ballot as written. All those in favor? I
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» oppose. N
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» article 7 town budget estimated tax
impact $96.

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Shall the town of Ashlin vote to raise
and appropriate as an operating budget

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not including appropriations by special
warrant articles and other

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appropriations voted separately. The
amount set forth in the budget posted

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with the warrant as amended by vote of
the first session for the purposes as

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set forth therein including or totaling
4,117,26.

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Should this article be defeated, the
default budget shall be 4 million 3,67

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which dollars which is the same as last
year with certain adjustments required

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by provision by previous action of the
town of Ashlin or by law or the

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governing body may hold one special
meeting in accordance with RSA 40 col 13

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10 and 16 to take up the issue of a
revised operating budget Only majority

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vote required recommended by the board
of selectmen 5 to zero recommended by

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the budget committee 5 to one.
Is there a motion to move this article

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to the floor for debate? So move
>> David second.

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» Second.

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» Is there any discussion on this article?
There being no discussion, we will just

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vote to place it on the ballot as
written. All those in favor? I.

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» All those opposed? Nay.

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Article 8, electric department budget,
no tax impact. Should the town of Ashlin

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vote to raise and appropriate as the
Ashlin Electric Department operating

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budget, not including appropriations by
special warrant article and other

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appropriations voted separately. The
amount set forth on the budget posted

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with the warrant is amended by vote of
the first session for the purposes set

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forth therein totaling 4,125,826.

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Should this article be defeated, the
default budget shall be 3,553,636,

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which is the same as last year with
certain adjustments required by previous

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action of the town of Ashlin or by law
or the governing body may hold one

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special meeting in accordance with RSA
40 colon 13 10 and 16 to take up the

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issue of a revised operating budget.
Only majority vote required recommended

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by the board of selectmen 5 to zero.
Recommended by the budget committee 6 to

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zero. Do I have a motion to move this to
the floor for debate?

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» David.
>> I'll second.

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» Any discussion on this article?
There being no discussion,

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I move that we take a vote to place this
on the warrant as written. All those in

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favor? I.
>> Any oppose? Nay.

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Article nine, water department budget.
Should the town of Ashen vote to raise

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and appropriate as the Ashlin Water
Department operating budget, not

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including appropriations for special
warrant articles and other

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appropriations voted separately, the
amount set forth on the budget posted

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with the warrant or as amended by vote
of the first session for the purposes

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set forth therein, including totaling
$48,365.

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Should this article be defeated, the
default default budget shall be

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$399,086,
which is the same as last year with

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certain adjustments required by previous
action of the town of Ashen or by law or

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the governing body may hold one special
meeting in accordance with RSA 40 colon

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13 10 and 16 to take up the issue of a
revised operating budget only majority

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vote. Vote required. Recommended by the
board of selectmen 5 to zero.

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Recommended by the budget committee 6 to
zero. Do I have a motion to move this to

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the floor for debate?
Second.

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» That was Michelle and David.
Is there any discussion on this article?

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There being no discussion, I would we
will vote to place this article on the

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ballot on the warrant as written. Those
in favor I

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» those opposed? Nay.

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Article 10,
sewer department budget, no tax impact.

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Should the town of Ashlin vote to raise
and appropriate is the Ashen Sewer

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Department operating budget not
including appropriations by special

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warrant articles and other
appropriations separately. The amount

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set forth in the budget posted with the
warrant or as amended by vote of the

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first session for the purposes set forth
therein totaling $847,327.

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Should this article be defeated, the
default budget shall be $837

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$83713.

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I meant $837,113,

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which is the same as last year with
certain adjustments required by previous

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action of the town of Ashton or by law
or the governing body may hold one

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special meeting in accordance with RSA
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10 and 16 to take up the issue of a
revised operating budget only. Majority

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vote required. Recommended by the board
of selectmen. 5 to zero. Recommended by

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the budget committee. 6 to zero. Do I
have a motion to move this to the floor

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for debate?
>> Motion.

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» Andy. A second.
>> I'll second.

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» Michelle will second

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article. Any discussion on article 10?

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There being no discussion, we will now
vote to place this on the warrant as

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written. All those in favor? I.
>> All those opposed, nay.

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Article 11, no tax impact. Should the
town of Ashlin vote to approve the cost

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items included in the collective
bargaining agreement reached between the

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Ashland Board of Selectmen and the SEIU
local 1984 union which calls for the

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following increase in salaries and
benefits at the current staffing level.

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Estimated increase over previous year
level 2026

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39 weeks April 1st through December 31st
$49,933.

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2027
52 weeks $25,283.

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2028 52 weeks $26,042.

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2029 13 weeks $8,681
and further to raise and appropriate

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$49,933
for the current fiscal year. Such sum

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representing the additional costs
attribut attributable to the increase in

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salaries and benefits required by the
new agreement over those that would be

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paid at current staffing levels said
some

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to come from the general fund unassigned
fund balance $34,98

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and further to fund the balance of the
appropriation in the amount of $11,269

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from the electric department from the
electric100 878 from water income, 1,878

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from sewer income with no funds to be
raised from property taxes. Majority

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vote required. Recommended by the board
of selectmen 5 to zero. Recommended by

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the budget committee 5 to one. Do I have
a motion to move it to the floor for

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debate?
Andy

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second.
>> I'll second.

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» Any discussion on this article?

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» There being no discussion
vote.

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» I'm sorry.

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» Can anybody clarify what percentage that
is?

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» Here
3%.

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» It's 3%.
>> So on each year Say it again though. So

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that's a
>> My question is if you did the math for

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20 25 27 28 29 on that the denominator
is the actual benefits and salaries of

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those union employees. So just
clarifying that's 3% Yandy

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» I believe. So like that's what it was.
>> Thank you.

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Good job. Good question.
>> Any other questions?

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» Could you get to the mic please and
announce your name and show your voter

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card?

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my red card.
>> Yes.

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» Robin Fisk, I just had a question. What
percentage of the um

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» Can you put it on?

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» Did that work?
>> Press and hold it to the light.

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» I think you have to hold it right under
the

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» There you go.
>> Yeah. Try it now.

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» Can I just yell?
>> Your mic Your mic's on now.

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» Robin Fisk. Um, I just wanted to know
what percentage of the general fund

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unassigned fund balance will be used for
this. Thank you.

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» Well, currently we have 1.4 million.
>> Yeah, I don't know what the percentage

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is.
>> What was the It does say it says how

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much is coming from the fund B. I just
What was the question?

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» What was the percentage of the un the
general fund unassigned balance of which

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$39,98
would be used for this expense?

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» Yeah. So, so currently we have 1.43
million in unassigned fund balance. And

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» can can everybody use a mic because it's
really hard to hear?

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» Sorry. Thank you.
>> I think it's okay. Yep.

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» So, currently we have 1.43 million in
unassigned fund balance according to the

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auditor. And this would be a small
percentage.

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» That that's that's good enough. I didn't
need the exact number, but I just

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» Okay. Okay.
>> Thank you very much.

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» You're welcome.
>> Becky, why don't you keep the mic and

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keep it on?
>> Hold on.

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» Any other questions?

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» Can I have a motion to move the
question?

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» David moved it.
>> A second.

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» Second.
>> All those in favor of ending discussion

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signify by saying I. I.
>> Those opposed, nay.

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We will now vote on placing the article
on the warrant as written. All those in

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favor I.
>> All those opposed, nay.

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» I

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article 12.
to the town of Ashlin. If article 11 is

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defeated, authorize the governing body
to call one special meeting at its

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option to address article 11 cost items
only. Majority vote required.

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Recommended by the board of selectmen 5
to zero. Do I have a motion to move this

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to the floor?
>> I make the motion. Standing.

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» Second.
>> Second. Done.

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» Any questions on article 12?

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There being no questions, we will vote
to place this on the warrant as written.

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All in favor? I.
>> All oppose? Nay.

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Article 13, master plan. Estimated tax
impact 2 cents.

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to see if the town will vote to raise
and appropriate the sum of $10,000

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for the purpose of starting the process
of updating the town of Ashen master

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plan recommended by the board of
selectmen 5 to zero recommended by the

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budget committee 6 to zero. Do I have a
motion to move this to the floor?

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» Jenny
secondy,

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» any discussion on this item?

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There will be being no discussion. We
will vote to place this on the warrant

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as written. All those in favor I.
>> All those opposed? Nay.

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Pass.

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Article 14. Contingency vote contingency
fund no tax impact. to the town of

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Ashlin vote to establish a contingency
fund for the current year for

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unanticipated expenses that may arise
and further to raise and appropriate

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$100,000 to put in the fund. The sum is
to come from the unassigned fund balance

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and no amount shall be to be raised by
taxation.

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Any appropriation left in the
contingency fund at the end of the year

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will lapse to the general fund. Majority
vote required. Recommended by the board

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of selectmen 5 to zero. Recommended by
the budget committee 5 to one. Can I

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have a motion to move it to the floor?
>> Jen second.

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» I'll second.
>> Andy second.

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Any questions on article 14?

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There being no discussion, we'll vote to
move this to the warrant as written. All

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those in favor I
>> I.

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» All those opposed, nay.
Yes.

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Article 15, fire department capital
reserve fund. Estimated tax impact 6

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cents. Should the town of Ashlin vote to
raise and appropriate the sum of 25,000

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to be added to the fire department
capital reserve fund established in 2013

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for the purpose of repairing or
purchasing fire department vehicles.

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Majority vote required. Recommended by
the board of selectmen 5 to zero.

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Recommended by the budget committee 6 to
zero. Do I have a motion to move it to

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the floor?
Second.

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» Second.
>> Michelle,

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any discussion on this article.

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» Oh, go ahead. Could you come to the
microphone, please? Thank you.

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» Hello, Bonnie Bthun. 160 Alpha Growth.
Just had a question. Do these gain

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interest while they're in the capital
reserve fund?

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» Yes.
>> Any idea how much?

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» Pass the mic.
Amanda Low.

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» Hi, thank you. I'm Amanda Loud. I'm
chair of the trustees of the trust

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funds. All capital reserve funds are by
state law invested in money market

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accounts. That's to ensure their
liquidity, fungeability um here at

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Meredith Village Savings Bank and they
are earn earning the current uh interest

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rate there which is fairly minimal if
anybody has everybody's like oh yeah

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yeah yeah okay so that's why um on the
capital reserve funds statement list

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that I provided via Marissa for today's
meeting um I said that you know it's a

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negligible amount in interest you know
depending on how big the fund is it

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could be some dollars every month or it
could be some cents.

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» Thank you, Amanda.
>> But this just ensures when we have them

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invested in this way, that means that we
can, you know, quite literally write a

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check at the drop of a hat. You know,
we're not waiting for anything to settle

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and and also under state law, we are um
uh encumbered to put the funds in a way

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that they cannot lose money. you know,
these are your tax dollars and so we

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could get a lot more money. I I
understand that through Charles Schwab,

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but uh we wouldn't be able to write like
we did for a plow truck. I you know, we

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got a phone call from u Marissa and and
and you know, two of us got together

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that day and wrote a check for a plow
truck that Craig had found at a really

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good deal even though it was a lot of
money. So, um that's how it goes. Thank

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you.
>> Thanks, man.

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Any other questions?

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Do
>> I have a motion to end debate on this

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article?
>> I'll make the motion.

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» Second.
>> Second.

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» Okay.
All in favor of ending discussion on

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this article signify by saying I. I.
>> All those opposed, nay.

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» We'll now vote to put this on the
warrant as written. All those in favor?

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I.
>> I. All those opposed? Nay.

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Article 16, police department car
capital reserve fund estimated tax

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impact 8 cents.
Shall the town of Ashlin vote to raise

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and appropriate the sum of $35,000
to be deposited into the police

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department capital reserve fund
established in 2013

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for the purposes for the purposes of
repairing and purchasing police

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department vehicles. Majority vote
required recommended by the board of

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selectmen 5 to zero. Recommended by the
budget committee 6 to zero. I have a

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motion to push move it to the floor for
debate.

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» Motion passion to move
>> article 16.

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This
>> Alexander

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need a second. Okay, Andy.
>> Any discussion on article 16,

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there being no discussion? I'm sorry.
>> Hi.

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» Yeah, my name is Hugh Healey. I live on
uh 6 Michael's Way. It's just a general

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question for these reserve funds. Um,
you know, you make a statement that this

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is a reserve fund and we're going to add
to it. Does that mean that currently

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there's money in the reserve funds?
>> Yes.

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» I don't know if it would be helpful or
not, but maybe if we state that

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» there's a paper on the back table.
>> Oh, that actually has that in there.

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Okay. Well, thank you. I'll take one.
>> Good question. Yeah. So, the um police

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car line C uh CRF currently is at
$33,1467.

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Any other questions on this article?
>> I have another Sorry.

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» That's okay. Don't be sorry. That's what
this meeting's for.

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» Hi, I'm Hugh Healey again. Uh so you
know when you add all these numbers up

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there's quite a bit of money in here
right and uh and a lady came recently

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and talked about you know where these
funds go and there seem to be sitting

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simple savings accounts and and I get
the whole liquidity thing but you know

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for myself and maybe others too um
there's other places you can put money

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and make a little bit more that's pretty
liquid.

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it seems to me. Um, and maybe that can
be discussed a little bit because it

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looks like we're holding um like a half
a million dollars there maybe. I don't

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know in in in these in these accounts
that um unless you're kind of burning

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through it and then maybe that doesn't
really make a difference. But if you're

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really holding on to it for any, you
know, longer period of time and um and

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and I don't know if they're in like
separate accounts or just one big

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account and they're,
>> you know, how they're portioned. So u I

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don't know how it works technically, but
it just seems to be that well maybe you

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could be making a little bit more money
on it. You know, if you took this and

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the current rates, you could be maybe
making five or six or seven or $8,000.

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It kind of makes a difference. So,
>> Amanda, can you address that?

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» Sure.
>> Thank you.

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» Yeah. Um, uh, no, absolutely. I I I do
agree with with your math. Um, however,

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uh, we are obligated to follow New
Hampshire state law when it comes to how

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uh, municipal funds are are set aside
and invested, if you will. And so we

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where our hands are tied by conquered,
not by anything that we can do here in

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Ashland about that. Uh secondly, um the
the funds don't sit there quite as long

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as you would think. Uh when we bought a
plow truck Oh, mercy. My num the numbers

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in my head. It was over $100,000 that we
spent. Yeah, they got they got the Yeah.

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Thank you so much. um you know I I write
big checks

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and it's pretty exciting. Um and then of
course I get my tax bill it's not quite

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so exciting but um things are not are
not cheap and we're going to put more

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money aside on this police car for
example Capital Reserve and police cars

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are just not what you're going you know
they're not a Subaru you know and um

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they're not what you're going to find on
the lot. So, um, this stuff is a way of

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us not getting hit with extremely large
tax bills every seven years or so or 3

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years or um, but then again, we're
really very limited on what we we can

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and cannot do with the CRF. Um, that's
not the case, for example, with with

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some of the trusts that we fund, which
are or that we manage. We don't fund

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them. Um, which are completely different
than a CRF. CRF is put is a capital

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reserve fund for a specific purpose that
the tax bills pay into that's voted on

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by the town um uh for specific purposes.
Our our trust funds on the other hand

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and we've got uh I think we have five of
those now um that we can actually access

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through are still at legal but um those
are set aside differently. They're for

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funding scholarships, for example. Um,
and so those can be invested better and

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they are. They're at Vanguard and
they're making more money, but but we're

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just very limited by the law laws of the
state of New Hampshire.

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» Thank you, Amanda.
>> Thank you.

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» Any other questions?

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» I don't have a red card, so can I ask a
question?

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» Are you a registered voter?
>> Yeah.

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» Okay. Um, does anyone object to her
speaking? No, no, I'm just I just wanted

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to
>> Could you announce your name though?

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Come to the mic and announce your name,
please.

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» I'm sorry.
>> Lori Mayo, I have a house on River

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Street,
>> right?

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» I didn't realize I didn't vote register
to vote. Um I just was wondering, so the

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the state law um prohibits us from
investing in a high yield savings

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account.
>> Go ahead, Amanda.

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didn't get her name.
>> Honestly, that that I cannot answer

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because I think it would depend upon
what the parameters are of that high

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yield account. So, I do know that at
this point in time, Ashlin does comply

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with state law having them at Meredith
Village in money market accounts. We can

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certainly look as trust fund, you know,
our next meeting is in March and we can

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certainly look into that. That would
just depend upon what the parameters are

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of the high yield account. uh we in
inherited we you know I guess only I

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because um I was a a sole trustee of the
trust funds when I was elected but um we

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inherited you know this at Meredith
Village you know and they were legally

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and and accurately invested and we
didn't look into that we had bigger fish

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to fry um and those that have been in
Ashlin for a while are chuckling and and

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and understand that statement um but
that is definitely something we could

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look too.
>> Yeah,

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» Bob, if you have a question, Bob, you
have a question, please come to the mic.

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» Bobo,
>> Bob Lo,

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» the uh high yield funds have penalty
fees if you have to withdraw them early.

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» Yeah, they they could be again, you
know, that that would be more of a CD. I

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think that would encumber funds in which
we are prohibited um because we have to

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keep our funds um fairly unencumbered
and fungeable. Like I said, Marissa

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called and said, "Can you guys get us a
check by 2:00 p.m.?" I'm like, well,

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we'll work on it. Um, so we have to have
the liquidity of these funds. Um, and

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again, like I I said to answer your
question, it would just depend upon what

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the the parameters and caveats are of
that high yield fund.

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» Yeah. Thank you.

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» Thank you.
>> Any other questions?

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Can
>> I have a motion to end debate?

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» Motion.
>> Second. A second.

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» All those in favor of ending debate say
I.

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» I.
>> Those opposed, nay.

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» We'll now move this article to the
warrant. Vote on moving this article to

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the warrant as written. All those in
favor? I.

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» All those opposed, nay.

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» Article 17,
public works capital reserve fund.

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Estimated tax impact 7 cents. Should the
town of Ashen vote to raise and

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appropriate the sum of $30,000 to be
deposited into the Department of Public

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Works capital reserve fund established
in 2016

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for the purpose of vehicles and
equipment replacement or repairs.

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Majority vote required. Recommended by
the board of selectmen 5 to zero.

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Recommended by the budget committee 6 to
zero. Do I have a motion to move it to

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the floor?
>> Second, Andy.

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» Any discussion on this article?
>> Yes.

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» Clon60 Albrook Road. Just a question on
procedure on how these are spent. I

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guess I had it in my head that we had to
go to the town warrant to spend these

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funds. So, can somebody just explain how
the capital reserve funds can be spent?

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» Yeah. Um,
>> use the mic, please.

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» To spend these funds, um, they need the
BOS board of selectment approval. Um, it

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comes to the board of selectment for
approval upon the town manager's

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recommendation.

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Okay. Any other questions?
>> I can just add one more thing.

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» Sure. Go ahead.
>> Boy, I I I have not been This busy is a

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trustee of the trust funds in a town
deliberative session. Um but that's

435
00:37:26,880 --> 00:37:32,880
good. That's good. Um so I just like to
agree with absolutely everything Andy

436
00:37:30,960 --> 00:37:37,200
said. That's correct. However, we
trustees of the trust funds act as kind

437
00:37:35,200 --> 00:37:41,599
of that balance to the board of
selectman spending because um not only

438
00:37:40,320 --> 00:37:46,000
are we the ones that write the checks
and not the board of selectmen, they

439
00:37:43,200 --> 00:37:51,520
just we get uh a big packet with all the
information we need and we write the

440
00:37:47,359 --> 00:37:55,599
checks which we can by the way only hand
to Becky. We are not allowed to hand

441
00:37:53,920 --> 00:38:01,280
this check to Marissa or anybody else in
the office. Uh again that's state law.

442
00:37:57,839 --> 00:38:06,240
Um and then secondly, our second duty as
a trustee in the trust fund is to ensure

443
00:38:03,760 --> 00:38:10,480
that what the board of selectment has
asked to fund, you know, this check to

444
00:38:08,560 --> 00:38:17,680
fund and we'll have a list of that the
receipt that that is indeed what the

445
00:38:13,839 --> 00:38:25,119
funds were voted to do. So, it's usually
a pretty um no-brainer thing, like we

446
00:38:20,720 --> 00:38:30,079
have a CRF called police car CRF, and
here's the receipt for the police car

447
00:38:28,240 --> 00:38:35,599
that they bought. So, we're pretty set
on that. But sometimes it could get

448
00:38:32,320 --> 00:38:42,079
fairly um vague. For example, if we had
a CRF and it's a something to do with um

449
00:38:39,520 --> 00:38:45,839
a a I'm making something up now, you
know, like improvement or whatever, and

450
00:38:44,240 --> 00:38:50,320
we have to look at this and go, well,
did they really use the funds to improve

451
00:38:47,920 --> 00:38:55,119
the whatever, or did they use the funds
to improve the something else? Um, so

452
00:38:52,960 --> 00:39:00,480
that's where we act as a counterbalance
to this to ensure that your funds are

453
00:38:57,119 --> 00:39:06,320
indeed being spent as the ballot box
said they should be spent.

454
00:39:04,160 --> 00:39:09,480
Thank you, Amanda.
Go ahead.

455
00:39:11,359 --> 00:39:17,280
Bonnie Bthoon 160 over wrote, "I just
wanted to thank you. Thank the town and

456
00:39:15,359 --> 00:39:24,240
town's people and the boards and
committees for the CRFs. I would love to

457
00:39:20,560 --> 00:39:28,599
have my personal budget like this."
>> Thank you.

458
00:39:25,200 --> 00:39:28,599
» Talk to Amanda.

459
00:39:29,359 --> 00:39:37,599
Big bucket. Big.
>> Any other questions or discussion?

460
00:39:34,960 --> 00:39:40,160
Can I have a motion to end debate?
>> So move.

461
00:39:39,040 --> 00:39:43,160
» Second.
>> Second.

462
00:39:43,680 --> 00:39:48,640
» All those in favor of ending debate on
this article signify saying I.

463
00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:52,280
» I.
>> Those opposed, nay.

464
00:39:52,320 --> 00:39:59,839
» We will now vote to move this article to
article to the warrant as written. Those

465
00:39:57,280 --> 00:40:04,119
in favor I
>> those opposed? Nay.

466
00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:16,079
Article 18
road and bridge capital reserve fund

467
00:40:11,680 --> 00:40:21,680
fund estimated tax impact 7 cents.
Should the town of Ashlin vote to raise

468
00:40:18,160 --> 00:40:26,720
and appropriate the sum of $30,000
to be deposited into the road and

469
00:40:23,839 --> 00:40:31,680
bridges capital reserve fund established
in 2013.

470
00:40:28,800 --> 00:40:36,720
Majority vote required. Recommended by
the board of selectmen 5 to zero.

471
00:40:34,320 --> 00:40:42,359
Recommended by the budget committee 6 to
z. Do I have a motion to move it to the

472
00:40:39,359 --> 00:40:42,359
floor?

473
00:40:42,960 --> 00:40:51,720
second.
>> Second.

474
00:40:47,200 --> 00:40:51,720
» Any discussion on article 18?

475
00:40:52,320 --> 00:40:55,320
» Yes.

476
00:41:03,200 --> 00:41:11,839
Hey, I'm short.
Um, my name is Kathy Shear. I live on

477
00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:18,000
Spring Street. Our street is awful and
my husband has lived there for

478
00:41:15,040 --> 00:41:22,560
something like 45 years. Never been
fixed. It falling apart. It's falling

479
00:41:20,640 --> 00:41:31,680
into my
um my garden. Um and I want to know how

480
00:41:28,079 --> 00:41:36,880
you figure out what roads to fix with
this money. I don't know if this is

481
00:41:33,599 --> 00:41:42,200
appropriate for this, but um it's very
concerning and I'm sure we're not the

482
00:41:39,040 --> 00:41:42,200
only ones.

483
00:41:56,640 --> 00:42:03,119
Good morning everyone. I'm the public
works director Craig Moore. Um yeah, we

484
00:42:00,560 --> 00:42:07,599
have a a road improvement plan that we
established probably

485
00:42:05,280 --> 00:42:14,240
more than seven years ago. So your
particular road um was planned to be

486
00:42:11,359 --> 00:42:19,920
paved this year. Uh but we put it off
because of the water and sewer condition

487
00:42:16,880 --> 00:42:25,520
on that road. So last year the town
manager told us not to include that road

488
00:42:22,319 --> 00:42:29,920
because of um future upgrades. Now I
know it's really bad. We'll be up there.

489
00:42:27,440 --> 00:42:36,960
We can probably do some repairs on it.
Um but that was scheduled this year.

490
00:42:34,480 --> 00:42:41,440
The our Brook Road was is going to be
paved this year. I don't think that's

491
00:42:38,960 --> 00:42:45,200
going to happen. But um but there is a
road plan and your road was next for

492
00:42:43,359 --> 00:42:49,200
this year actually this coming paving
season but it's been put off because of

493
00:42:46,720 --> 00:42:55,160
the condition of the the water and sewer
on that road. So they want to don't want

494
00:42:51,200 --> 00:42:55,160
to waste money on it.

495
00:43:04,640 --> 00:43:11,920
» Good to know that. But I didn't know
that. I mean, and I live there and I've

496
00:43:08,880 --> 00:43:15,920
been there for 35 years. So, it's nice
when the people who live on the road get

497
00:43:14,400 --> 00:43:19,520
to find out about this.
>> I would say don't hesitate to check with

498
00:43:18,079 --> 00:43:22,000
Craig anytime during the year if you
have any questions.

499
00:43:20,240 --> 00:43:24,400
» How would I know? I mean, that's the
thing.

500
00:43:22,400 --> 00:43:29,680
» He's in charge.
>> Yeah, he's good good to let people know

501
00:43:27,599 --> 00:43:35,839
about this. The other thing is that I
realize town and water is the water and

502
00:43:32,480 --> 00:43:40,480
sewer is not an issue, but our our
basement and the whole side lawn on our

503
00:43:38,960 --> 00:43:50,079
our
um house flood every year at springtime.

504
00:43:45,119 --> 00:43:53,119
I mean flood. It's bad. And um I've been
told I've been told that they were

505
00:43:52,240 --> 00:44:00,560
putting a
>> they meaning who?

506
00:43:55,359 --> 00:44:06,000
uh the town or or the um assisted living
up above us. We are they are literally

507
00:44:03,680 --> 00:44:07,839
above us. They can see our house when
we're there.

508
00:44:06,560 --> 00:44:11,040
» I would say you probably should like
maybe meet with the town manager or with

509
00:44:09,760 --> 00:44:13,599
Craig or both.
>> But this is kind of outside of this

510
00:44:12,560 --> 00:44:16,000
meeting. Okay.
>> But it would be nice to know what's

511
00:44:15,440 --> 00:44:20,319
going on.
>> Just ask anytime.

512
00:44:18,960 --> 00:44:25,960
» Was there another question back there,
Craig? Or everybody's all

513
00:44:22,480 --> 00:44:25,960
» any other questions?

514
00:44:41,680 --> 00:44:52,000
I'm Dick Ogden from uh Ashlin Alber. As
a matter of fact, I'd like to make a

515
00:44:47,680 --> 00:45:00,000
amendment to article 18 to increase the
uh highway budget by 95,000

516
00:44:57,280 --> 00:45:04,960
to bring up to a total of 125.
>> Wait a minute. What? We're talking the

517
00:45:02,240 --> 00:45:08,480
bridge road and bridge capital reserve
fund

518
00:45:06,880 --> 00:45:12,400
» which is 30,000. You want to bring it up
to what?

519
00:45:09,440 --> 00:45:15,280
» To 125 total.
Increase it by 95 which will bring it up

520
00:45:14,400 --> 00:45:17,760
to
Oh, he can hand me that piece of paper

521
00:45:16,880 --> 00:45:18,640
if he has.
>> Okay.

522
00:45:18,319 --> 00:45:21,599
» Okay.
>> Do you have a second to your motion?

523
00:45:20,480 --> 00:45:26,000
» Second.
>> Okay.

524
00:45:22,640 --> 00:45:31,520
» By Alan. Thanks, Dick. Sorry, I didn't
miss. I didn't understand.

525
00:45:29,040 --> 00:45:34,079
» You need his name on
it.

526
00:45:32,720 --> 00:45:39,920
» Yeah.
>> There's an amendment to this article.

527
00:45:38,160 --> 00:45:47,119
Should the town of Ashlin vote to raise
and appropriate the sum of what's 125

528
00:45:45,359 --> 00:45:51,040
» 125,000
>> to be deposited in the road and bridges

529
00:45:49,040 --> 00:45:56,760
capital reserve fund established in
2013. This will require majority vote.

530
00:45:57,359 --> 00:46:02,640
I need a we got a second right?
>> Yeah, we got a second from Okay. Any

531
00:46:01,760 --> 00:46:03,440
discussion?
>> No.

532
00:46:03,040 --> 00:46:07,280
» No.
>> I want I want a question. Can I ask a

533
00:46:06,560 --> 00:46:10,400
question?
>> You want to ask a question?

534
00:46:09,359 --> 00:46:14,800
» You want to ask? Yeah, this is
discussion. You can ask a question, too.

535
00:46:12,480 --> 00:46:19,280
» Shel from Thompson Street. I just want
to know what the purpose of that

536
00:46:16,160 --> 00:46:26,040
$100,000 is. Although we know what the
$30,000 is for. I have no idea what that

537
00:46:22,319 --> 00:46:26,040
100,000 is for.

538
00:46:32,240 --> 00:46:42,319
So since 2013 that has been $125,000
every year. Last year it was 150 but for

539
00:46:40,319 --> 00:46:47,839
some reason the selectment decided to go
to 30 this year. So they just cut it

540
00:46:45,359 --> 00:46:52,680
down to 30. So it's ever since it's been
in inception it's been at least 125,000.

541
00:46:54,880 --> 00:47:01,280
» Any other questions or comments on the
proposed

542
00:46:59,040 --> 00:47:08,359
And just so everybody knows, if it stays
at a 30,000, I can't pave a road this

543
00:47:03,839 --> 00:47:08,359
year. I'd have to put put it off.

544
00:47:11,839 --> 00:47:16,079
» No.
>> Any other questions or comments?

545
00:47:14,960 --> 00:47:19,520
» I have a comment.
>> Go ahead.

546
00:47:17,280 --> 00:47:24,560
» Oh, my microphone.
>> Um, Amanda, go

547
00:47:22,000 --> 00:47:29,040
» ahead.
50,000. I don't know how

548
00:47:26,079 --> 00:47:33,839
» I have a comment. Um I can just say as
the town check writer, uh Craig spends

549
00:47:31,760 --> 00:47:39,280
that money
>> it it it flushes out

550
00:47:36,960 --> 00:47:43,920
» when when when he gets the money, he
doesn't sit on it. It's spent.

551
00:47:42,720 --> 00:47:47,400
» I don't know. I think she means that in
a good way, Craig.

552
00:47:51,280 --> 00:47:54,680
» Come to the mic.

553
00:47:58,079 --> 00:48:07,920
Yeah.
>> Uh Dave Dave to uh Smith Hill Road. Um I

554
00:48:04,000 --> 00:48:13,040
just wanted to say that um I was the one
along with Steve Felton and other people

555
00:48:10,480 --> 00:48:19,920
on the capital improvement plan who
initially set the $125,000

556
00:48:16,880 --> 00:48:26,160
uh amount for the capital reserve for
Rose. And that was quite some time ago

557
00:48:23,359 --> 00:48:32,960
now. We've been putting 125,000 in that
account for years every year. And that

558
00:48:30,160 --> 00:48:36,800
amount should have been increased, not
decreased.

559
00:48:34,480 --> 00:48:43,760
» Um the problem with roads, I think that
most of you know, is um there's a period

560
00:48:39,680 --> 00:48:48,640
of about 10 years where uh where the
road is fine. After that, you need to

561
00:48:46,240 --> 00:48:53,040
think about resurfacing it. If you wait
too much longer than that, you've got to

562
00:48:51,119 --> 00:48:59,920
completely repair the road and the
expense goes up. Your expense for repair

563
00:48:56,240 --> 00:49:04,960
goes up um exponentially.
>> So, we may be saving money in the short

564
00:49:02,559 --> 00:49:09,920
run, but we will not be saving money in
the long run.

565
00:49:07,599 --> 00:49:16,079
» I have a question
>> or statement when it was brought to the

566
00:49:13,599 --> 00:49:19,359
» microphone.
I can yell

567
00:49:22,640 --> 00:49:27,920
So when this was brought to the budget
committee, it was brought to us. I mean,

568
00:49:26,319 --> 00:49:32,800
not the budget committee, sorry, the
board of selectment. It was brought to

569
00:49:29,520 --> 00:49:37,680
us at 30,000. We did not lower it.
>> And my question is, what would that make

570
00:49:35,280 --> 00:49:41,599
the tax impact be?
>> Do we know that?

571
00:49:39,200 --> 00:49:47,400
» Marissa's here. Ask her.
>> Marissa,

572
00:49:44,079 --> 00:49:47,400
where is she?

573
00:49:47,440 --> 00:49:56,720
Is Marissa back there, Craig?
>> Probably 16 cents in the neighborhood

574
00:49:54,720 --> 00:50:01,160
about 25 cents somewhere around there.
Three times three times higher.

575
00:50:05,359 --> 00:50:13,440
» I don't know how that changes.
>> I think it's about 11 or 12 cents

576
00:50:11,839 --> 00:50:18,160
usually,
>> but seven right now at 30. So it'll be

577
00:50:15,839 --> 00:50:23,359
like three times
>> be about 28 cents

578
00:50:19,920 --> 00:50:30,240
» total. But yeah, it's it's Yeah. Okay.
>> And I I I did not enter anything for

579
00:50:26,640 --> 00:50:31,839
30,000. It's I entered it for 125
>> to the budget committee or to the board

580
00:50:31,599 --> 00:50:37,599
of
>> to the board of selectment. I'm not sure

581
00:50:33,920 --> 00:50:43,000
why it get in there at 30. I'm not sure.
>> When it came to us it was 30. I don't

582
00:50:45,680 --> 00:50:53,440
» somebody's honest mistake.
>> I'll take the microphone.

583
00:50:50,880 --> 00:50:59,119
» Sorry. It's okay. So, what was the
amount? 28.

584
00:50:54,960 --> 00:51:01,359
» It's going to move it up to 125.
>> What is the tax impact?

585
00:51:00,480 --> 00:51:04,720
» 28 cents.
>> I have a question first.

586
00:51:02,960 --> 00:51:08,079
» Okay. So, my comment is when we
>> state your name so they know.

587
00:51:05,680 --> 00:51:11,280
» Shall roll off. This is only my second
year on the budget committee, so I'm

588
00:51:09,520 --> 00:51:18,800
still learning and I appreciate all of
these questions. So last year we asked

589
00:51:15,359 --> 00:51:25,359
for 150,000, which was at the time a 33
cent um tax impact for roads and bridges

590
00:51:22,480 --> 00:51:31,280
capital reserve. So this year if we go
back to something like 125,

591
00:51:29,119 --> 00:51:35,359
my comment is that seems reasonable to
me.

592
00:51:31,920 --> 00:51:41,760
» Okay. Thank you. Any
other questions or comments, Bob?

593
00:51:39,680 --> 00:51:47,599
» Uh, thank you. I I appreciate the
information and uh I I understand what

594
00:51:44,960 --> 00:51:55,280
the 100,000 score and if I recall
correctly, uh Craig is is correct. Uh

595
00:51:51,680 --> 00:52:00,480
when we had the uh original
reserve funds for that particular line

596
00:51:57,359 --> 00:52:05,280
item, it was always 125,000. So yes, I
support that because we need to keep

597
00:52:03,359 --> 00:52:09,960
those roads up because if you don't do
them, it gets worse. It costs more.

598
00:52:11,839 --> 00:52:17,040
» Linda Barnes, Thompson Street.
>> Wait till you get there.

599
00:52:15,359 --> 00:52:21,200
» Linda Barnes, Thompson Street. I'm the
one whose dogs went missing a couple of

600
00:52:18,800 --> 00:52:26,559
weeks ago. At least now they all have
GPS trackers on their collars now and

601
00:52:23,119 --> 00:52:32,640
they're grounded for life. Um, I guess
my question, you said, if I understood

602
00:52:29,280 --> 00:52:38,400
correctly, that the request last year
was for 150. And going back to the

603
00:52:36,400 --> 00:52:43,359
comment about how costs go up
continually, I guess I would float the

604
00:52:41,599 --> 00:52:49,040
thought, why would we want to bring it
back down given increased costs and the

605
00:52:47,040 --> 00:52:55,760
need in the town? So I guess I would
propose the friendly amendment that we

606
00:52:51,760 --> 00:53:02,400
keep it at the 150 if the tax cost for
residents was 33 cents.

607
00:52:59,520 --> 00:53:09,040
You know the tradeoff is our roads work
and it gives more to the folks you know

608
00:53:06,079 --> 00:53:13,520
doing the work to do repairs on sewers
and all of that stuff but in the long

609
00:53:10,880 --> 00:53:19,200
run benefits everyone. So I guess that
would be proposing a friendly amendment

610
00:53:15,760 --> 00:53:24,440
to the 125 for 150 going keeping it with
what it was last year.

611
00:53:21,440 --> 00:53:24,440
» Okay.

612
00:53:26,160 --> 00:53:33,040
» Okay. So just to keep this simple, we
have two options. Um we can either vote

613
00:53:31,359 --> 00:53:38,559
on the existing amendment and then you
Linda may do an additional amendment or

614
00:53:35,520 --> 00:53:42,920
Mr. Ogden may withdraw his existing
amendment or amend it.

615
00:53:49,599 --> 00:53:53,680
Yeah,
>> I think everyone wants it in there.

616
00:53:52,559 --> 00:53:55,920
» Just have them amend it.
>> Amend it.

617
00:53:54,400 --> 00:53:59,880
» Do you want to amend it, Dick, or just
leave yours the way it is?

618
00:54:01,200 --> 00:54:05,119
» Do you want to amend your motion to make
it 150,000?

619
00:54:04,480 --> 00:54:09,119
» Yes.
>> Okay. Can he just do that?

620
00:54:07,200 --> 00:54:10,640
» Yes. I'll take care of the pen work over
here.

621
00:54:09,359 --> 00:54:14,000
» Okay.
We'll get you to do it in writing after.

622
00:54:12,720 --> 00:54:18,480
» No, I got it.
>> Okay. Oh, perfect.

623
00:54:17,040 --> 00:54:21,040
» And that's 30%.
>> I need a second on that. I assume

624
00:54:20,160 --> 00:54:25,920
» I'll second.
>> Okay, Michelle. Second it.

625
00:54:24,079 --> 00:54:32,720
Okay. So, now we have amended the
existing amendment to be 150,000 instead

626
00:54:29,760 --> 00:54:35,520
of 125,000. Did I see somebody with a
question?

627
00:54:34,960 --> 00:54:39,720
» Go ahead.
>> What is the updated plan?

628
00:54:43,920 --> 00:54:51,040
Lee Davis, Cottage Street. Um, I just
have a question on the Highland Street

629
00:54:49,760 --> 00:54:57,839
issue we were talking about a little
while ago. Um, now Craig, you had told

630
00:54:54,800 --> 00:55:01,680
me two years ago that Cottage Street was
going to get done and then it got pulled

631
00:54:59,359 --> 00:55:06,160
out. Uh, now you're saying that it was
supposed to be done this year and it's

632
00:55:02,960 --> 00:55:13,599
getting pulled out um due to water and
sewer. um issues. Um I worked for the

633
00:55:11,760 --> 00:55:18,559
town water and sewer quite a few years
ago and then I went to Meredith for 20

634
00:55:15,440 --> 00:55:22,800
years. Um and the infrastructure, just a
little history, the infrastructure was

635
00:55:20,000 --> 00:55:28,720
done over in the town over 70% of it
back around 30 years ago

636
00:55:26,000 --> 00:55:34,640
when they got to Highland Street from
coming up School Street. Uh the decision

637
00:55:32,800 --> 00:55:38,800
was made to upgrade school streets water
main and a hydrant at the bottom of this

638
00:55:36,400 --> 00:55:43,280
driveway which there are probably less
than six of those hydrants in this whole

639
00:55:40,960 --> 00:55:47,359
state. That's a very high capacity main
high-capacity hydrant. So that money

640
00:55:46,000 --> 00:55:51,760
came out of what was going to go into
Highland Street. So at the intersection

641
00:55:49,520 --> 00:55:58,480
of School Street and Highland Street,
everything above that was put on hold

642
00:55:55,440 --> 00:56:04,000
and it's still on hold 28 years later.
We still haven't developed a plan to re

643
00:56:01,599 --> 00:56:09,839
place the water and sewer on High
Street, Cottage Street, Cottage Place,

644
00:56:06,799 --> 00:56:15,920
Summer Street, Spring Street, and we're
still sitting here in this same

645
00:56:12,880 --> 00:56:18,960
form. We haven't done anything.
So, how many more years are we going to

646
00:56:17,680 --> 00:56:24,480
put that off?
>> You're looking at the oldest water man

647
00:56:21,040 --> 00:56:29,520
in the town, 6 in. Some of the streets 2
in water man, some of the streets are 4

648
00:56:26,400 --> 00:56:34,559
inch water man. And with sedimentation,
tuberculation

649
00:56:32,000 --> 00:56:38,400
» in my history of 24 years of doing this,
you I'll bet you you don't have a

650
00:56:36,319 --> 00:56:42,240
two-inch hole in the middle of that pipe
that water goes through. And all it's

651
00:56:40,559 --> 00:56:46,000
going to take is tuberculation to break
it loose from the walls of that pipe.

652
00:56:44,160 --> 00:56:50,160
Plug it and then you're going to be
doing an excavation and a dig. And then

653
00:56:48,240 --> 00:56:56,640
what are we going to be doing? Bandating
spot to spot to spot for another 28

654
00:56:52,559 --> 00:57:01,119
years. Let's stop putting this off
and start figuring out a way to fix it.

655
00:57:00,559 --> 00:57:07,000
» Thank you.
>> Thanks, Lee.

656
00:57:03,760 --> 00:57:07,000
» Would be.

657
00:57:07,760 --> 00:57:11,880
» Any other questions or discussion?

658
00:57:12,079 --> 00:57:15,760
» Do you have a motion to end debate?
>> Motion.

659
00:57:15,280 --> 00:57:18,760
» Second.
>> Thank

660
00:57:21,119 --> 00:57:28,400
you. will now vote on the amendment as
presented which would change it to

661
00:57:26,160 --> 00:57:32,079
$150,000.
All those in favor of the amendment.

662
00:57:31,359 --> 00:57:35,880
» I.
>> All those opposed? Nay.

663
00:57:38,400 --> 00:57:45,280
We will now vote to place this article
on the warrant as amended. All those in

664
00:57:43,359 --> 00:57:49,160
favor? I.
>> All those opposed? Nay.

665
00:57:56,160 --> 00:58:03,599
Article 19,
building maintenance and and repair

666
00:58:00,480 --> 00:58:08,920
capital reserve fund tax estimated tax
impact 2 cents. Let's put this down

667
00:58:05,920 --> 00:58:08,920
here.

668
00:58:10,480 --> 00:58:18,319
Shall the town of Ashen vote to raise
and appropriate the sum of $10,000 to be

669
00:58:16,480 --> 00:58:24,079
deposited into the building maintenance
and repair capital reserve fund for the

670
00:58:21,200 --> 00:58:29,520
purpose of maintaining and repairing all
town buildings. Majority vote required.

671
00:58:27,200 --> 00:58:34,799
Recommended by the board of selectmen 5
to zero. Recommended by the budget

672
00:58:31,760 --> 00:58:38,960
committee 6 to zero. Do I have a motion
to move it to the floor? Motion. Motion

673
00:58:37,599 --> 00:58:41,520
to move forward.
>> Second.

674
00:58:39,520 --> 00:58:45,640
» Seconded.
>> Any discussion on this article?

675
00:58:48,319 --> 00:58:54,720
» There being no discussion, we will vote
to place this article on the warrant as

676
00:58:52,480 --> 00:58:59,000
written. All those in favor? I
>> I

677
00:58:55,520 --> 00:58:59,000
» oppose. Okay.

678
00:59:01,200 --> 00:59:09,119
Article 20
compensated leave trust fund capital

679
00:59:05,680 --> 00:59:15,680
reserve fund. Estimated tax impact 1
cent. to the town of Ashlin vote to

680
00:59:12,319 --> 00:59:20,960
raise and appropriate the sum of $5,000
to be deposited into the compensated

681
00:59:18,000 --> 00:59:27,440
leave trust fund capital reserve fund
established in 2022 for the purpose of

682
00:59:24,240 --> 00:59:34,319
fully funding employee leave benefits
overtime. Majority vote required.

683
00:59:31,440 --> 00:59:38,799
» Oh, major benefits overtime. Recommended
by the board of selectmen. Five to zero.

684
00:59:36,799 --> 00:59:42,160
Recommended by the budget committee. Six
to zero.

685
00:59:40,640 --> 00:59:46,319
» Do I have someone to move the question
to the floor?

686
00:59:44,880 --> 00:59:48,480
» David.
>> Second. Michelle.

687
00:59:47,760 --> 00:59:54,760
» Second.
>> Michelle.

688
00:59:50,400 --> 00:59:54,760
Any discussion on article 20?

689
00:59:57,760 --> 01:00:07,559
We will vote to move article 20 to the
warrant as written. Those in favor I.

690
01:00:03,920 --> 01:00:07,559
» Those opposed, nay.

691
01:00:10,559 --> 01:00:20,160
Article 21,
lease station capital reserve fund.

692
01:00:15,760 --> 01:00:26,000
Estimated tax impact 44 cents. to see if
the town of Ashen will vote to raise and

693
01:00:22,480 --> 01:00:30,960
appropriate the sum of 200,000 to be
added to the police department police

694
01:00:28,000 --> 01:00:38,079
station capital reserve fund established
in 2024 for the purpose of purchasing or

695
01:00:34,960 --> 01:00:43,359
constructing a police station
recommended by the board of selectmen

696
01:00:40,240 --> 01:00:48,799
4:1 recommended by the budget committee
5 to one do you have a motion to move

697
01:00:46,079 --> 01:00:51,359
the question to the floor
Linda

698
01:00:50,559 --> 01:00:54,799
Second.
>> Second,

699
01:00:51,920 --> 01:00:59,799
» Michelle.
Any questions or discussion on article

700
01:00:56,799 --> 01:00:59,799
21?

701
01:01:00,960 --> 01:01:06,480
You got a question back there? You have
to come up to the mic. There's one back

702
01:01:05,119 --> 01:01:09,839
there, too. Go ahead. And then he can go
behind you.

703
01:01:07,440 --> 01:01:13,680
» Yeah. Hugh again. Hi. So, is that
200,000

704
01:01:11,359 --> 01:01:18,000
going to be is that for the actual
acquisition of a building in a new place

705
01:01:15,440 --> 01:01:21,440
in the police department or because it
doesn't seem like enough.

706
01:01:19,680 --> 01:01:26,160
» No, it's going into the capital reserve
fund

707
01:01:22,319 --> 01:01:30,359
» to start until
>> right

708
01:01:26,559 --> 01:01:30,359
» when they want to use it.

709
01:01:36,400 --> 01:01:44,160
» Thank you. Um so the capital reserve
funds um again are just a way of us not

710
01:01:41,359 --> 01:01:48,400
getting hit with extremely high h tax
bills every three years, two years,

711
01:01:46,319 --> 01:01:52,799
seven years for different projects. So
instead of coming and I agree 200,000

712
01:01:50,880 --> 01:01:59,520
you ain't going to do it. Um but instead
of being hit with a $1 million CRF that

713
01:01:57,920 --> 01:02:05,440
ups our you know that's going to be
something like a $5.50 per thousand you

714
01:02:02,720 --> 01:02:09,680
know hit. Uh we do begin to acrue the
money. Now, having said that, we've

715
01:02:07,839 --> 01:02:15,839
already made I can already say I've
written a few checks from that CRF that

716
01:02:12,720 --> 01:02:20,160
have to do with um that uh oh gosh, one
I think it was an architect to look at

717
01:02:17,680 --> 01:02:25,040
it. Yeah, thank you so much, Ron. Um
could clarify that because I between my

718
01:02:22,480 --> 01:02:29,359
own checks and the town checks and the
church's checks, I just write checks. Um

719
01:02:27,520 --> 01:02:34,480
but uh knowing that the money is there
and it's being used as it was approved

720
01:02:30,799 --> 01:02:38,559
for. Um, but anyway, this not it it may
not be sitting there for quite as long

721
01:02:36,559 --> 01:02:42,720
as you think because unfortunately in
the building world and in the planning

722
01:02:40,079 --> 01:02:46,160
world 200 grand can go fairly quickly or
more quickly than we would like it to.

723
01:02:44,400 --> 01:02:49,599
So,
>> thanks Amanda. Was there a question in

724
01:02:48,400 --> 01:02:53,079
the back?
>> Oh, he's gone.

725
01:02:56,319 --> 01:03:02,240
» Hi, Rick Pere on the road. I just want
to make a comment. First of all, I'm all

726
01:03:00,079 --> 01:03:05,760
about capital reserve putting money away
because just for the simple fact that we

727
01:03:04,160 --> 01:03:09,040
do get hit every once more for a big
one. But we need to be very careful

728
01:03:07,359 --> 01:03:13,040
here. What we're doing is we'll just
take this one, excuse me, just take this

729
01:03:11,119 --> 01:03:16,319
one page that we started out at
$105,000. We just doubled it,

730
01:03:15,760 --> 01:03:19,839
» right?
>> Literally just doubled that amount right

731
01:03:18,160 --> 01:03:24,799
there. And that and that's what happens
at these meetings. All everybody has an

732
01:03:21,599 --> 01:03:29,920
agenda. I'm all about fire safety, etc.,
etc. But, you know, we're we're it

733
01:03:28,240 --> 01:03:34,000
almost appears that we're double dipping
on a couple of these. I'd like to know

734
01:03:32,000 --> 01:03:38,480
the difference between obviously road
improvement is very easy to define, but

735
01:03:36,480 --> 01:03:43,760
you come down here to public works. Do
those two funds intermingle themselves

736
01:03:40,480 --> 01:03:48,079
or is an opportunity to two intermingle
them so that one line isn't larger than

737
01:03:46,240 --> 01:03:52,240
the other? Obviously, we're getting a
little bit out of control here in my

738
01:03:49,599 --> 01:03:58,160
mind. You know, we're forcing a bill on
the This is not a good time to be

739
01:03:54,480 --> 01:04:02,400
banging our residents, our taxpayers for
an additional funds. We need to tighten

740
01:03:59,920 --> 01:04:06,400
the belt just a little. Not not not
wanting to go backwards, but a

741
01:04:04,559 --> 01:04:09,440
controlled forward motion is more of an
appropriate time at this time. Thank

742
01:04:08,640 --> 01:04:14,160
you.
>> Thanks,

743
01:04:11,680 --> 01:04:16,960
man. Did you have an answer for that?
Thank you.

744
01:04:14,720 --> 01:04:21,839
» A bit of an answer.
>> Sure.

745
01:04:18,799 --> 01:04:25,599
» Sure. So, I can just say that um without
having because I did research when I

746
01:04:23,839 --> 01:04:30,240
became a trustee of the trust funds 2020
and I have it on my home computer

747
01:04:27,520 --> 01:04:35,280
naturally. I went through all of the the
town reports going back and I found when

748
01:04:33,280 --> 01:04:39,039
we voted on these things and what the
verbiage was and I cut and pasted it and

749
01:04:37,039 --> 01:04:44,240
I've got it all. So having said that I
can just say from experience that the

750
01:04:40,559 --> 01:04:49,680
DPW for example those funds are used to
buy are usually in my experience in the

751
01:04:47,119 --> 01:04:56,000
past six years have been to um buy
trucks for DPW and things like that. Uh

752
01:04:53,200 --> 01:05:02,160
whereas the road improvement even though
Craig is doing road improvement those

753
01:04:58,880 --> 01:05:07,280
funds for the asphalt and for the
materials needed for stuff like that um

754
01:05:05,200 --> 01:05:12,799
are coming out of a different fund. So,
they're really pretty much apples and

755
01:05:09,680 --> 01:05:19,599
oranges. And again, as even though we
have a lot of funds, um it's in our best

756
01:05:16,880 --> 01:05:25,359
interest to have a lot of funds because
that again puts uh more specific

757
01:05:22,799 --> 01:05:31,280
verbiage on exactly what that money can
be used for. So when you vote as you

758
01:05:28,240 --> 01:05:35,520
know we will uh to either increase or
not increase you know give you know

759
01:05:33,359 --> 01:05:41,359
putting amounts in these different funds
you can rest assured that those funds

760
01:05:37,599 --> 01:05:48,160
can only be used for that purpose unless
revisited by the town on a warrant

761
01:05:44,079 --> 01:05:53,319
article at another election. So
does that help out answer it? Okay,

762
01:05:50,160 --> 01:05:53,319
thank you.

763
01:05:54,559 --> 01:05:58,839
» Uh Bobo again.

764
01:06:01,760 --> 01:06:08,880
» I just I just want to let everybody know
as some of you probably know I was a

765
01:06:06,079 --> 01:06:14,559
selectman here six years ago for three
years and this particular issue was a

766
01:06:11,920 --> 01:06:19,280
high priority for us back then. And when
we were talking about

767
01:06:16,799 --> 01:06:24,319
building a transa energy plant to raise
funds for the town, that was one of the

768
01:06:21,839 --> 01:06:29,520
main reasons is that the infrastructure
in towns is getting corrupted and it's

769
01:06:27,839 --> 01:06:36,640
going to be expensive. We're seeing that
those expenses coming through. Now,

770
01:06:33,440 --> 01:06:41,200
when it comes to the police department,
we've been told by the insurance company

771
01:06:38,799 --> 01:06:47,599
that ensures this town that we are
non-compliant, the state law or any law

772
01:06:45,680 --> 01:06:52,079
in the in the way that police station is
at the town hall. It's completely

773
01:06:50,400 --> 01:06:57,039
unacceptable
and it needs to be taken care of or we

774
01:06:54,480 --> 01:07:05,280
could lose our insurance
at a tremendous liability. tremendous.

775
01:07:01,920 --> 01:07:10,480
We can be sued by people who are
incarcerated there because there is no

776
01:07:07,760 --> 01:07:14,720
no jail cell there. They get chained to
a desk

777
01:07:12,559 --> 01:07:18,079
» that's almost un inhuman
>> handcuffed

778
01:07:15,359 --> 01:07:24,799
» and the safety for the officers
>> is paramount. So when you have violent

779
01:07:22,079 --> 01:07:30,400
criminals chained to a desk in a small
room and you have officers trying to

780
01:07:26,640 --> 01:07:35,839
write reports, you have an issue.
>> Police department needs to be we need to

781
01:07:33,359 --> 01:07:41,200
have a police department. I had
recommended years ago that we would

782
01:07:37,839 --> 01:07:46,480
build the safety center club and put the
police department, town hall and the

783
01:07:44,000 --> 01:07:51,520
fire department all in one building. But
that all got shut down. But just so you

784
01:07:49,119 --> 01:07:56,319
know where we are and why we're there,
it's a lot of money, but it could get a

785
01:07:53,680 --> 01:08:00,480
lot worse. And I'm sorry to have to give
you that bad news, but that's the facts.

786
01:07:58,880 --> 01:08:04,559
Thank you.
>> Thank you, Bob.

787
01:08:02,000 --> 01:08:07,920
» I think it's actually handcuffs, not
>> on the on the Bob.

788
01:08:07,200 --> 01:08:11,359
» Not working.
>> No, on the stand. Squeeze the trigger.

789
01:08:09,839 --> 01:08:15,520
There you go.
>> Linda, did you have a question?

790
01:08:13,359 --> 01:08:21,839
» Yeah. Linda Barnes, stops the street
again. I um I really hear about let's

791
01:08:19,040 --> 01:08:25,600
not keep upping tax bills. On the other
hand, just for a little context, and

792
01:08:23,520 --> 01:08:30,880
this is building on what Bob was saying,
the police department has been operating

793
01:08:28,159 --> 01:08:37,279
within really substandard conditions for
a really long time

794
01:08:33,679 --> 01:08:40,239
and without sort of the money to buy
something. And you know, at least since

795
01:08:38,799 --> 01:08:44,319
I've been in Ashland, there's been
discussion they need a new building.

796
01:08:42,000 --> 01:08:47,359
They need something improved. They need
something that's up to current

797
01:08:45,600 --> 01:08:53,279
standards. And Bob is adding the
variable of insurance. And I guess, you

798
01:08:51,279 --> 01:08:56,799
know, at the risk of being, you know, if
I look at this correctly, and Amanda,

799
01:08:55,040 --> 01:09:01,440
correct me if I'm wrong, the current
department building fund is not quite

800
01:08:59,359 --> 01:09:07,359
$20,000.
>> You can't buy squat for never mind 200.

801
01:09:05,199 --> 01:09:12,880
I guess, you know, to keep asking the
police department to wait year after

802
01:09:09,520 --> 01:09:19,839
year after year after year to provide
them with adequate facilities. I guess I

803
01:09:15,839 --> 01:09:24,880
would float the question for discussion
is 200. You know, clearly we can't ask

804
01:09:22,480 --> 01:09:30,640
to set aside half a million. I get that.
but maybe 300,000

805
01:09:28,000 --> 01:09:34,960
just because, you know, to have to to
have a fund that grows a little more

806
01:09:32,799 --> 01:09:39,759
quickly and to give the message to the
police department that we really do

807
01:09:37,440 --> 01:09:43,440
support getting them adequate facilities
and we're not trying to nickel and dime

808
01:09:41,520 --> 01:09:47,199
them as
>> putting up with substandard facilities.

809
01:09:45,600 --> 01:09:52,719
And I'm going to say I may get accused
of, you know, increased spending. And

810
01:09:49,040 --> 01:09:57,360
yes, I'm a Democrat, but I do in this
case

811
01:09:54,320 --> 01:10:00,080
talking about defunding the police.
>> Linda, are you proposing an amendment to

812
01:09:58,960 --> 01:10:05,199
the article?
>> Uh, sure. I'm going to propose an

813
01:10:02,159 --> 01:10:09,840
amendment that instead of 200,000, we
talked 300,000.

814
01:10:07,920 --> 01:10:13,280
I'm open to amending, you know, anybody
wanting to amend that. But I just think

815
01:10:11,440 --> 01:10:17,280
it's really important to give the police
department as well as the town the

816
01:10:15,360 --> 01:10:20,320
message that we support they're having
what they need to do their work.

817
01:10:18,960 --> 01:10:23,600
» Linda, you need to come up here and do
that in writing, please.

818
01:10:22,000 --> 01:10:26,600
» Do I have a second to her proposed
amendment?

819
01:10:29,520 --> 01:10:36,000
» So second question on that.
>> Wait a minute. Wait, please.

820
01:10:34,239 --> 01:10:41,120
» If there's no second, what happens? No
motion. No motion.

821
01:10:38,159 --> 01:10:46,640
» Okay. Go ahead.
>> Hi, uh Hugh again. Um I'm just trying to

822
01:10:44,159 --> 01:10:51,199
understand something here. Um so if we
want to build another police uh another

823
01:10:49,600 --> 01:10:55,520
building, have another building for the
police department, whatever, and that's

824
01:10:53,679 --> 01:10:59,360
been talked about for a long time. So if
we all think that's a good idea, then

825
01:10:57,120 --> 01:11:05,600
that's a great idea. I'm trying to
understand these capital reserve funds

826
01:11:02,640 --> 01:11:10,159
seem to be in my mind something about
you know the year-to-year operations of

827
01:11:07,520 --> 01:11:14,400
things you know you're anticipating a
cost to do something you know you're

828
01:11:12,640 --> 01:11:19,280
talking about road repair and all that
good stuff but so for police you know

829
01:11:17,199 --> 01:11:23,199
say we want to put up a new police uh
building which I think would be good

830
01:11:21,040 --> 01:11:29,120
thing based on I've never been in the
police station but I I hear that it's

831
01:11:25,360 --> 01:11:34,000
not such a great thing right okay So, if
we want to do that,

832
01:11:31,679 --> 01:11:37,600
I don't understand this thing about, oh,
we're going to fund this capital reserve

833
01:11:35,520 --> 01:11:42,480
thing. It seems like a a plan that's
like, okay, we need to put in a

834
01:11:39,280 --> 01:11:47,840
building. Let's go for it. Um, this is
what you think it's going to cost, you

835
01:11:44,560 --> 01:11:52,239
know, and start um funding for that
because these capital reserves, like the

836
01:11:49,760 --> 01:11:57,440
way this thing is written, it says that
that $200,000 is to put up a new

837
01:11:54,560 --> 01:12:01,360
building and and nothing else, right? Is
that what that's for?

838
01:11:59,600 --> 01:12:03,280
» I mean, can that account comp be used
for anything else with the police

839
01:12:02,640 --> 01:12:11,600
department?
>> It can only be used to to either to look

840
01:12:07,360 --> 01:12:16,080
into getting to building a new one or
buying a an existing building and

841
01:12:14,159 --> 01:12:21,600
turning it into that. It can't be used
to buy a police car. It cannot be used

842
01:12:18,719 --> 01:12:27,520
to fund another police officer. It can
only be used for for what has to do with

843
01:12:25,040 --> 01:12:33,280
if building or getting I don't want to
keep saying building because it has to

844
01:12:29,120 --> 01:12:38,640
do with getting a new police uh uh
station which may or may mean buying an

845
01:12:36,159 --> 01:12:42,640
existing building and having that redone
inside because they don't come with jail

846
01:12:40,400 --> 01:12:45,920
cells and whatnot that they need. But
but it can't be used for anything else.

847
01:12:45,520 --> 01:12:48,880
Okay.
>> Except that.

848
01:12:47,199 --> 01:12:53,520
» All right then. Good. Then
>> does that help? Okay.

849
01:12:50,960 --> 01:12:55,679
But again though, it's a long-term
thing. That's not going to happen

850
01:12:54,640 --> 01:12:58,960
overnight, right?
>> Well, they've been exploring it for

851
01:12:57,120 --> 01:13:02,800
years, and the point is to kind of be
ready when when they finally find the

852
01:13:00,719 --> 01:13:03,679
ideal property that we won't have a huge
hit.

853
01:13:03,360 --> 01:13:05,520
» Okay.
>> Okay. Does that help?

854
01:13:04,880 --> 01:13:08,520
» Sure.
>> Okay.

855
01:13:08,719 --> 01:13:16,400
» I can speak to it if Okay,
>> we'll let him go.

856
01:13:13,040 --> 01:13:21,120
» Dick Carter for Carv. Um, I mean, I I
think we need a new police station. Um

857
01:13:19,199 --> 01:13:26,880
my concern is though if we're not
getting any interest basically on on

858
01:13:24,560 --> 01:13:31,760
this reserve fund
uh we're putting a lot of money in there

859
01:13:29,120 --> 01:13:36,080
that's not acrewing anything.
Um and that you know so what you

860
01:13:34,080 --> 01:13:43,760
expressed that I do you know I do have
that concern. Um so I mean maybe we

861
01:13:39,920 --> 01:13:47,040
should consider or keep in mind you know
we don't want to get a big hit and

862
01:13:45,280 --> 01:13:50,719
everybody you know freaks out when that
happens.

863
01:13:48,239 --> 01:13:57,199
But if it needs to be done, it needs to
be done. And I think to simply put a lot

864
01:13:54,080 --> 01:14:00,719
of money into the reserve fund, these
reserve funds without any interest being

865
01:13:59,520 --> 01:14:05,199
acrewed.
>> Well, there is interest, but it is

866
01:14:02,239 --> 01:14:10,880
minimal. But that's that's again where
we are obligated to follow the laws.

867
01:14:08,880 --> 01:14:15,760
» No, no, I do understand that. I
appreciate that. But I still have that

868
01:14:13,760 --> 01:14:19,600
concern that we're putting all this
money into reserve funds and not getting

869
01:14:18,000 --> 01:14:25,760
anything out of it.
>> So unless any station, you know, maybe

870
01:14:22,480 --> 01:14:30,560
we just have to bite the bullet point
>> uh and do what needs to be done. But I,

871
01:14:28,640 --> 01:14:35,040
you know, we have a over a million or
close to a million dollars already in

872
01:14:32,239 --> 01:14:40,480
reserve funds. uh as you hope you can
follow up on you know possibilities

873
01:14:39,280 --> 01:14:44,159
uh
>> accounts savings

874
01:14:42,000 --> 01:14:48,960
» that wasn't for me
>> uh so anyhow for whatever that's worth

875
01:14:48,080 --> 01:14:55,679
my thoughts
>> thank you Bob did you have a question

876
01:14:54,159 --> 01:15:01,120
» yeah I don't want to beat this trust to
death but uh

877
01:14:58,480 --> 01:15:08,159
if she raises the 300,000
there's a a larger chance at won't pass

878
01:15:05,440 --> 01:15:13,040
in March elections. So, I I think it'd
be a risky move to move it up to

879
01:15:09,920 --> 01:15:18,000
300,000. The purpose of the 200,000 is
specific. Uh they need the money to be

880
01:15:15,840 --> 01:15:24,560
able to do engineering and structural
design. Then, as a town, we can go

881
01:15:22,400 --> 01:15:28,480
forward and ask for grants from the
federal government and the state

882
01:15:26,239 --> 01:15:33,280
government to help us build. And then,
at the end, we have to get a bond to

883
01:15:30,960 --> 01:15:36,880
build the police station. It'll be in
the millions. It won't be it won't be

884
01:15:34,960 --> 01:15:41,440
cheap. This 200,000 is just the
beginning, but it has to be done and

885
01:15:39,520 --> 01:15:45,760
you're going to have to build a building
and it's going to have to be bonded and

886
01:15:43,280 --> 01:15:50,480
it'll be over, you know, a 20 or 30 year
period. So, it won't be a huge impact.

887
01:15:48,320 --> 01:15:55,360
But in order to get started, you have to
have seed money. That's what this is.

888
01:15:53,280 --> 01:15:59,840
Hopefully, you understand where I'm
coming from. this the money that they

889
01:15:57,920 --> 01:16:04,960
put in this warrant out was for this
specific purpose and they figured this

890
01:16:02,560 --> 01:16:11,040
is what they needed and I appreciate
your your effort but I think it's a

891
01:16:07,600 --> 01:16:15,920
danger of losing it in the election and
they go in another year with no no

892
01:16:13,920 --> 01:16:19,920
movement on the police station which is
paramount it should be

893
01:16:18,800 --> 01:16:26,239
one of the things I know about
government it has several duties fire

894
01:16:24,000 --> 01:16:30,560
police ambulances
schools. Those are the things we need to

895
01:16:28,560 --> 01:16:36,560
support. This is our community. This is
what we do. Thank you.

896
01:16:34,640 --> 01:16:40,280
» Do I have a second to Linda's motion to
amend this to 300,000?

897
01:16:41,440 --> 01:16:48,400
» You can.
>> Um Bob's explanation has clarified. I

898
01:16:45,760 --> 01:16:53,360
was under the impression that it was 200
this year and then another 200 next

899
01:16:50,719 --> 01:16:57,040
year. Um I'm willing to withdraw the
motion based on the

900
01:16:56,400 --> 01:17:00,480
pardon me.
>> We don't know that yet.

901
01:16:58,320 --> 01:17:06,080
» But but what you're saying is this would
be starter money that we then could

902
01:17:03,520 --> 01:17:10,000
bring in other money for. Based on that,
I'm fine with withdrawing the motion. I

903
01:17:08,560 --> 01:17:12,640
just want to make sure that we're doing
it in a way that allows it really to

904
01:17:11,520 --> 01:17:18,920
move ahead.
>> Thanks on this.

905
01:17:14,640 --> 01:17:18,920
» Any more questions or comments?

906
01:17:22,719 --> 01:17:31,600
Hi, I'm uh Steve Elton from Depot Street
Nation. I just wanted to I used to be on

907
01:17:27,760 --> 01:17:37,360
the select board in the 2014 area and
I'm trying it again. But uh one of the

908
01:17:34,560 --> 01:17:41,520
things I wanted to talk about is just a
little bit on capital reserve since we

909
01:17:38,880 --> 01:17:46,640
talked so much about it. When I was
involved a number of years ago, believe

910
01:17:44,159 --> 01:17:51,040
it or not, there was one capital reserve
account in the entire town and it had

911
01:17:48,640 --> 01:17:56,159
$10,000 in it.
So, we started put putting together the

912
01:17:53,120 --> 01:18:03,920
idea of capital reserves back in about
2012, 2013, excuse me. That's when it

913
01:18:00,320 --> 01:18:08,320
started. And it the purpose of it is, as
everyone said, it's it's designed for

914
01:18:05,920 --> 01:18:13,120
specific reasons and you build it up
over time. Another piece of that that's

915
01:18:10,800 --> 01:18:17,360
very important that I know we had then
and I think we have now as well is

916
01:18:15,280 --> 01:18:22,560
something called the CIP. And that's a
capital improvement program committee.

917
01:18:18,960 --> 01:18:27,920
And what that's supposed to do is as you
look at whether it's roads or police or

918
01:18:25,040 --> 01:18:31,920
whatever, you you literally put together
Excel spreadsheets and determine what

919
01:18:29,920 --> 01:18:36,560
the needs are over a 10 or 15 year
period and you lay that out there so

920
01:18:34,560 --> 01:18:41,760
that you can kind of figure out what do
I need in capital reserves over the over

921
01:18:39,360 --> 01:18:46,159
a period of time so that it evens the
taxes out over a period of time as

922
01:18:44,320 --> 01:18:51,120
opposed to saying, "Hey, guess what? I
need a million dollars for this. So,

923
01:18:48,880 --> 01:18:57,440
this is a combination of the capital
reserves and the CIP

924
01:18:53,440 --> 01:19:03,280
help the town manage the expenses over a
longer period of time. So that's I

925
01:19:00,640 --> 01:19:07,360
that's kind of what is I think being
done now and it's and it's a very

926
01:19:04,880 --> 01:19:11,920
important part of it and I do agree that
if we could get more interest that would

927
01:19:09,120 --> 01:19:17,920
definitely be well but you to the point
made we have to stay within the confines

928
01:19:14,400 --> 01:19:23,120
of what the state will allow but those
two things get married up very closely

929
01:19:20,880 --> 01:19:28,080
capital reserves capital improvement
those two things to go together and

930
01:19:25,120 --> 01:19:32,400
that's how you you know that's how you
project your spending over the next 10

931
01:19:30,400 --> 01:19:37,040
or 20 years. And the last piece I'll say
is another thing that you saw and

932
01:19:34,159 --> 01:19:43,600
mentioned today is the idea of the
master plan. There was an initial master

933
01:19:39,679 --> 01:19:48,560
plan done in 2010. So this is to update
that and the master plan is like the big

934
01:19:46,080 --> 01:19:54,480
umbrella that this is what we want to be
and then you go into capital reserve CIP

935
01:19:51,600 --> 01:19:59,760
and when you do that kind of thing it's
much easier to go to state federal and

936
01:19:56,960 --> 01:20:03,679
regional offices and ask for grants
because they know your town has it

937
01:20:01,440 --> 01:20:09,199
together you got the capital reserve you
got astra plan you get a CIP plan so

938
01:20:07,040 --> 01:20:12,320
they feel comfortable
in giving the more comfortable in giving

939
01:20:11,360 --> 01:20:17,040
the grants
because you displayed that you have a

940
01:20:15,120 --> 01:20:21,920
long-term plan that they think makes
sense. So that's it.

941
01:20:19,520 --> 01:20:26,120
» Thanks.
>> Any other comments or questions?

942
01:20:27,520 --> 01:20:35,920
» Question second.
>> I'm sorry. Do you want question?

943
01:20:33,280 --> 01:20:38,920
» A quick comment.
Um,

944
01:20:39,360 --> 01:20:47,600
uh, Dave To from, uh, Smith wrote, uh,
you may not be getting a lot of interest

945
01:20:44,800 --> 01:20:53,280
on those funds, but when you buy things
for cash and you don't have to take a

946
01:20:50,640 --> 01:20:58,960
loan out, you save the interest payments
on there. And and a lot of that is more

947
01:20:56,960 --> 01:21:06,159
than you would ever get from the bank in
the first place or or an investment. So,

948
01:21:02,400 --> 01:21:07,840
um, it's it's not a complete wash,
>> right?

949
01:21:06,560 --> 01:21:11,159
» Good job.
>> Thanks, D.

950
01:21:11,920 --> 01:21:16,520
Have
>> a second. Bob Luma move the question.

951
01:21:16,640 --> 01:21:20,080
All those in favor of ending debate say
I.

952
01:21:19,440 --> 01:21:25,600
» I.
>> All those opposed, nay.

953
01:21:23,520 --> 01:21:32,480
All those in favor of moving this
warrant article 21 to to the warrant as

954
01:21:30,000 --> 01:21:38,080
written. signify by saying I.
>> I.

955
01:21:33,120 --> 01:21:45,199
» Those opposed, nay. Why is that?
Article 22. Estimated tax impact 11

956
01:21:42,159 --> 01:21:51,840
cents to see if the town of Ashen will
vote to raise and appropriate $100,000

957
01:21:48,960 --> 01:21:59,440
for the purpose purpose of developing a
comprehensive plan to redevelop the town

958
01:21:55,040 --> 01:22:04,960
of Ashen waterfront beach area. $50,000
to come from grant funds. Majority vote

959
01:22:02,400 --> 01:22:10,960
required. Recommended by the board of
selectmen four to one. Recommended by

960
01:22:07,920 --> 01:22:13,920
the budget committee 5 to one.
>> Do I have anyone to move the question to

961
01:22:12,639 --> 01:22:19,840
the floor?
>> Yes.

962
01:22:15,120 --> 01:22:23,960
» David's going to question second. And
>> any discussion on this article?

963
01:22:27,920 --> 01:22:31,400
What's a form?

964
01:22:34,719 --> 01:22:37,920
» Jen, Charlie, somebody want to address
that?

965
01:22:37,600 --> 01:22:41,199
» Oh,
>> who's on the economic conference?

966
01:22:39,120 --> 01:22:45,080
» I can't I Okay. Okay. What?
>> Could you get the mic, please?

967
01:22:50,400 --> 01:23:02,719
» Hi. Um the economic development
um committee was able to get a northern

968
01:22:59,120 --> 01:23:09,840
borders grant to spur economic
development in town to do a

969
01:23:08,000 --> 01:23:17,360
revitalization to start the
revitalization of the town beach. What

970
01:23:13,040 --> 01:23:24,000
this will do is the town is required
through dees to have um an engineer take

971
01:23:20,800 --> 01:23:27,840
a look to tell us what the town can do.
We've gotten, you know, people have told

972
01:23:26,239 --> 01:23:32,880
us they'd like the beach back because
the beach isn't there anymore. It needs

973
01:23:29,679 --> 01:23:36,400
a new bath house. Um but we can't do
anything without getting approval from

974
01:23:34,960 --> 01:23:42,159
the Department of Environmental
Services. And so they said we need to

975
01:23:39,440 --> 01:23:49,199
probably hire a hydraologist and to tell
us and then from that we will get

976
01:23:46,000 --> 01:23:56,960
hopefully an approval from dees to do
certain adjustments to the beach. Um

977
01:23:54,159 --> 01:24:00,320
» Jen just to clarify this is just for a
study. This is not has it doesn't have

978
01:23:58,800 --> 01:24:05,920
anything to do with the actual work.
>> No what the expectation is this is the

979
01:24:02,719 --> 01:24:10,320
study. So a there's been some conceptual
plans but one has not been created

980
01:24:07,840 --> 01:24:17,600
because we have to find out from dees
what we can do and so we'll get the the

981
01:24:15,120 --> 01:24:23,600
restrictions or whatever from dees or
what we can and so then after that there

982
01:24:21,040 --> 01:24:28,639
will be next year probably back here
again with the plan of what we want to

983
01:24:25,840 --> 01:24:34,080
do with the beach. Now, just so
everybody knows, there there it's um

984
01:24:31,520 --> 01:24:36,880
$100,000 grant.
>> $50,000.

985
01:24:35,280 --> 01:24:42,719
» The grant is 50, correct?
>> No. Well, it's $100,000.

986
01:24:39,760 --> 01:24:50,239
Raise and appropriate $100,000.
50,000 is coming would come from the

987
01:24:45,920 --> 01:24:57,280
state as a grant. The other 50,000 needs
to be raised locally through a

988
01:24:53,040 --> 01:25:03,280
combination of inind volunteer services
and funds. So that's what that 11 cents

989
01:25:00,239 --> 01:25:11,199
for is for. But what the committee has
started doing in their hope, their goal

990
01:25:06,719 --> 01:25:19,679
is to raise those funds through
donations. And so far, um, we have 4,000

991
01:25:15,920 --> 01:25:26,639
in pledges and, um, we are hoping to be
able to to get all the funds needed that

992
01:25:23,360 --> 01:25:34,000
way without hitting the, um, tax rate.
But to accept to be able to get the

993
01:25:30,480 --> 01:25:38,480
grant, the town has to guarantee that
the funding will be there. So that's why

994
01:25:36,159 --> 01:25:41,679
there is an 11 cents on there. If we're
not able to raise,

995
01:25:39,920 --> 01:25:45,120
» does the town actually have to expend
50,000 first before you get the 50,000

996
01:25:44,719 --> 01:25:51,360
grant?
>> No. No. We have to approve this warrant

997
01:25:47,760 --> 01:25:55,199
article saying that if there is the need
for the town to provide that match that

998
01:25:53,600 --> 01:25:59,280
they will
>> Okay.

999
01:25:55,679 --> 01:26:02,159
» Does that make sense to people?
>> It's usually the opposite. That's why

1000
01:26:00,639 --> 01:26:05,360
I'm I'm surprised. Usually grant money
is you have to pay your share first,

1001
01:26:03,920 --> 01:26:09,760
then the grant money kicks in. That's
why I'm questioning.

1002
01:26:06,960 --> 01:26:17,679
» Okay. Well, is that the requirements of
the G grant, we can't really raise any

1003
01:26:13,280 --> 01:26:24,400
of that money until we get a a yay vote
on this article. So, we cannot book any

1004
01:26:21,280 --> 01:26:30,800
um volunteer time and we're only asking
for pledges at this point. We cannot

1005
01:26:26,560 --> 01:26:34,159
collect any money until we actually
>> and the money will go into the general

1006
01:26:32,560 --> 01:26:37,679
fund or does the economic council have
it?

1007
01:26:34,400 --> 01:26:41,520
» Ron is managing Ron manages the grant.
>> Ron Ron manages,

1008
01:26:39,520 --> 01:26:46,000
» right? But if we So where would this
fund go though? If we if you get this

1009
01:26:43,840 --> 01:26:49,840
100,000,
>> do does it go into the general fund? Is

1010
01:26:48,159 --> 01:26:53,280
it from the general fund or does the
economic council have its own budget?

1011
01:26:51,600 --> 01:26:57,600
» We do not have a budget. the economic
development come is is we have no we

1012
01:26:55,760 --> 01:27:01,199
have no power whatsoever. So
>> So any pledges that are paid after this

1013
01:26:59,440 --> 01:27:04,800
is approved goes into the general fund
until it's used.

1014
01:27:02,719 --> 01:27:06,320
» Ron has a folder of pledges.
>> Yes.

1015
01:27:05,920 --> 01:27:10,920
» So it's
>> I just want people to know where the

1016
01:27:07,520 --> 01:27:10,920
funds are going.

1017
01:27:14,320 --> 01:27:18,440
» Charlie wants Charlie.

1018
01:27:20,560 --> 01:27:27,679
» Yeah.
Yeah, Carter again. I just uh trying to

1019
01:27:24,560 --> 01:27:32,560
understand so do we have to raise a h
100,000 to get to 50,000 we have to

1020
01:27:30,480 --> 01:27:37,199
raise 50,000 and then we get the
matching

1021
01:27:34,719 --> 01:27:39,920
» yes so
first on

1022
01:27:37,760 --> 01:27:45,920
» in order in order to spend money on this
project if it's approved by the voters

1023
01:27:42,159 --> 01:27:52,239
we have to in the language
be authorized to spend $100,000 but

1024
01:27:49,360 --> 01:27:56,320
50,000 of that is being reimbursed to us
from the grant

1025
01:27:53,920 --> 01:28:01,840
If it was only written for 50,000, we
could only spend 50,000.

1026
01:27:59,040 --> 01:28:05,120
But the grant is for 100,000.
We're going to write checks out of the

1027
01:28:03,280 --> 01:28:12,239
general operating fund to pay the bills.
Then the grant reimbures us. It's a

1028
01:28:07,679 --> 01:28:18,480
50/50 match. So if if we only spend
$50,000 to accomplish the task,

1029
01:28:16,000 --> 01:28:23,440
we would pay 25 and the grant would pay
25. If we spend a hundred,

1030
01:28:20,800 --> 01:28:28,080
» we pay 50. The grant pays 50.
>> Okay.

1031
01:28:25,520 --> 01:28:32,560
» If if I could just uh Charlie Bazelle,
if I could just expand on some of the

1032
01:28:30,000 --> 01:28:38,560
things Jenny said a minute that it's
important to understand that we have a

1033
01:28:35,040 --> 01:28:47,440
hydraulics issue at that beach that um
has been an issue for over a decade and

1034
01:28:42,960 --> 01:28:53,199
that's erosion. The sand in the past has
been washing off the beach and down into

1035
01:28:50,719 --> 01:28:58,800
the river. Double problem. The sand
leaves the beach, clogs the river. The

1036
01:28:56,800 --> 01:29:06,480
perch beach structure that you see there
now um was intended as a a solution to

1037
01:29:02,800 --> 01:29:11,199
that at least to minimize the erosion.
Turns out that you know there's still

1038
01:29:08,239 --> 01:29:16,159
sand going down the river is unrelated
to the beach at this point. Uh also

1039
01:29:14,239 --> 01:29:20,400
there's been improvements to the the
drainage which in the past contributed

1040
01:29:18,159 --> 01:29:25,280
to the problem. Uh the drain the
drainage coming down the hill, you know,

1041
01:29:23,199 --> 01:29:30,719
actually coming across the beach and and
washing the sand away. That's what's

1042
01:29:28,080 --> 01:29:35,440
keeping that beach from being developed
into what I think most people would

1043
01:29:32,800 --> 01:29:42,000
describe as something more attractive,
easier to use. Meaning basically the

1044
01:29:39,280 --> 01:29:47,600
traditional type of sloped sand beach
where um you don't have to worry about

1045
01:29:44,639 --> 01:29:53,440
children falling falling off the wall.
um you know and you could use the full

1046
01:29:50,159 --> 01:29:59,199
waterfront for bathing sun you know
sitting in the sun or whatever uh you

1047
01:29:56,400 --> 01:30:05,280
wanted to enjoy and the the Northern
Borders regional conference that has

1048
01:30:02,320 --> 01:30:11,199
offered us this this grant looked at it
and said you know we're in the business

1049
01:30:07,920 --> 01:30:16,239
of promoting economic development. We
don't just think that this could be a

1050
01:30:13,520 --> 01:30:20,480
nicer beach. we we think it could be an
economic attraction. You know, we we

1051
01:30:18,480 --> 01:30:26,080
think that, you know, that it it could
be a regional uh asset and that it it

1052
01:30:24,080 --> 01:30:32,800
would attract people because those of
you who know the location and have seen

1053
01:30:28,000 --> 01:30:39,679
it u it it's fairly exceptional. It has
the potential of being a beautiful beach

1054
01:30:36,239 --> 01:30:47,280
uh as well as hosting winter activities.
Uh so the the intent here is to make

1055
01:30:43,840 --> 01:30:53,760
something that contributes value to our
town and uh you know it it's not not the

1056
01:30:51,520 --> 01:30:58,800
be all and end all but it's a good start
because I I think that this this this

1057
01:30:56,560 --> 01:31:03,520
beach could be an attractive uh feature
of the town if we get together and

1058
01:31:01,120 --> 01:31:07,120
develop it. As Jenny's pointing out, you
know, already we don't have to raise

1059
01:31:05,199 --> 01:31:12,560
50,000. We have pledges for four. So,
we're down to 46 and and hoping that uh

1060
01:31:10,239 --> 01:31:17,600
we'll do better. And we actually don't
know what the expenditure will be. Um

1061
01:31:15,840 --> 01:31:21,280
you know, we we can spend up to the
100,000. It may turn out that the

1062
01:31:19,520 --> 01:31:26,639
engineering studies and things we need
to satisfy dees before we can move

1063
01:31:24,239 --> 01:31:31,679
anything forward. They they want that
they want the hydraulics problem fixed.

1064
01:31:29,360 --> 01:31:35,760
They they don't want erosion of sand on
the beach. And to the extent that we can

1065
01:31:33,920 --> 01:31:41,280
contribute to stopping the sand going
going down the Squam River, um that

1066
01:31:38,080 --> 01:31:44,639
that's a win for everybody. So I I would
encourage people to consider this

1067
01:31:42,719 --> 01:31:51,120
carefully because I think the town is
going to benefit from this.

1068
01:31:48,320 --> 01:31:55,080
» Any other questions or comments?
>> Go in the background first.

1069
01:32:00,719 --> 01:32:10,080
Hi, my name is Jonathan. I live on Seven
Double Head Road on top off of Le Hill.

1070
01:32:06,800 --> 01:32:17,679
Um, I just want to say something about
the pledge money. Um, we were currently

1071
01:32:14,239 --> 01:32:26,880
at 4,000. We just got another thousand.
>> Oh. So, anytime anyone would care to

1072
01:32:23,040 --> 01:32:33,600
pledge anything, 25 bucks, $10, it would
help. Also, there's grant money

1073
01:32:29,440 --> 01:32:39,360
available once we get to the point of
doing this. So,

1074
01:32:35,920 --> 01:32:44,719
yes, we're the the idea of the committee
is that we don't want to charge we don't

1075
01:32:42,159 --> 01:32:47,920
want to put this on the taxpayers. We
want to come up with the money

1076
01:32:45,920 --> 01:32:53,239
ourselves.
So that's what I have to say.

1077
01:32:50,239 --> 01:32:53,239
» Thanks.

1078
01:32:53,440 --> 01:33:02,719
Just sorry friends. Go ahead Bob.
>> Thank you. Bob Turner Thompson Street

1079
01:33:00,239 --> 01:33:07,520
again. Sorry. Um
>> don't be sorry.

1080
01:33:03,760 --> 01:33:11,440
» To your question. I'll ask where's this
money going to go?

1081
01:33:09,840 --> 01:33:17,360
You have an account for this?
>> We'll set up an account. Well, why

1082
01:33:14,480 --> 01:33:21,679
didn't you why wasn't a capital reserve
fund included in this war article sort

1083
01:33:20,000 --> 01:33:27,440
of that money would go into a place
that's specific for that purpose only?

1084
01:33:24,400 --> 01:33:33,840
Because it'll be a lapsing account. So
once once we've completed the process,

1085
01:33:31,760 --> 01:33:40,000
any of the funds that was raised and
appropriated through taxation, if we

1086
01:33:36,480 --> 01:33:44,480
only spent 40,000, that 10,000 remaining
would go into unreserved fund balance.

1087
01:33:42,239 --> 01:33:48,560
Whereas if you leave it in a CRF, it's
just going to sit there and sit there

1088
01:33:45,679 --> 01:33:50,880
until you till you expend it. We didn't
we didn't

1089
01:33:49,280 --> 01:33:54,480
» assume that this town beach is going to
need some work done.

1090
01:33:52,080 --> 01:33:59,360
» Well, yeah, true. But that that's what
was asked of us was to write a warrant

1091
01:33:56,719 --> 01:34:03,679
article for this.
>> I think that, you know, to make

1092
01:34:00,960 --> 01:34:08,719
everybody happy, at least make me happy,
that you have a special account for that

1093
01:34:06,000 --> 01:34:13,600
money only for that specific purpose for
spending. So it can't be dragged through

1094
01:34:10,960 --> 01:34:17,679
other accounts. That's the way you do
everything else. We get

1095
01:34:15,679 --> 01:34:21,679
» Yeah. But the Warren article is specific
and that those funds raised will only be

1096
01:34:20,159 --> 01:34:25,440
spent on that.
>> And what is not spent will go back into

1097
01:34:23,920 --> 01:34:28,719
the unreserved fund balance.
>> But you're going to manage it through

1098
01:34:26,639 --> 01:34:32,400
the general fund
>> as a line in the budget.

1099
01:34:30,800 --> 01:34:34,960
» I don't like that.
>> It's short term too, right? I mean, the

1100
01:34:34,320 --> 01:34:39,000
hope is Yeah.
>> this year. Yeah.

1101
01:34:36,000 --> 01:34:39,000
» Right.

1102
01:34:39,199 --> 01:34:46,440
Oh, not me.
>> Come on, Frank. Come on down.

1103
01:34:47,120 --> 01:34:53,120
» You can do it.
>> Fran Newton Smith Hill Road. I just want

1104
01:34:50,719 --> 01:34:59,199
to emphasize that this is a feasibility
study. There've been been maps out there

1105
01:34:56,080 --> 01:35:04,400
of the new concept at the beach. That is
not the plan. There is no plan. This is

1106
01:35:01,920 --> 01:35:09,679
a feasibility to find out what we can
do. Once we find out what we can do and

1107
01:35:07,040 --> 01:35:12,880
what we can't do, then we can decide to
set up a CRF for beach improvements if

1108
01:35:12,320 --> 01:35:15,840
if
>> correct

1109
01:35:13,280 --> 01:35:19,920
» they need to be done. But there's so
much misinformation and rumors out there

1110
01:35:18,000 --> 01:35:24,560
that you've got to ignore. This is a
feasibility study only and really

1111
01:35:22,719 --> 01:35:27,520
important.
>> Thanks.

1112
01:35:26,080 --> 01:35:33,679
» Amanda, did you have a comment?
>> Yeah. Um, so just really quickly, if

1113
01:35:30,800 --> 01:35:38,880
this were to become a CRF on the ballot
this year, um, that means that as Ron

1114
01:35:36,800 --> 01:35:46,159
pointed out, any funds that we don't
spend, um, would again languish in this

1115
01:35:42,080 --> 01:35:49,920
CRF until we came to a town u
deliberative session again and we had a

1116
01:35:48,239 --> 01:35:54,560
warrant article that said we could now
take the funds that are in here and

1117
01:35:51,520 --> 01:35:59,840
rename it to this and then we would have
to put the verb because because again

1118
01:35:56,320 --> 01:36:03,679
CRFs can only be spent for what they are
voted on and that means that this is

1119
01:36:01,760 --> 01:36:07,040
voted for a feasibility study then you
know you can't do any improvements with

1120
01:36:05,040 --> 01:36:11,760
it. That's it. And so we do have I think
if you notice on the um list property

1121
01:36:09,440 --> 01:36:15,440
tax map I think it's $9.80 or something
like that and maybe it's up to $10 by

1122
01:36:13,440 --> 01:36:20,080
now but that seems like ridiculous but
that's something that will be funded

1123
01:36:17,520 --> 01:36:26,199
again because unfortunately property tax
maps must be revisited.

1124
01:36:22,960 --> 01:36:26,199
» Thank you.

1125
01:36:28,480 --> 01:36:36,080
Uh, Zack Harper, uh, Sandborn Road. So,
I'm hearing that we need a new police

1126
01:36:33,199 --> 01:36:40,320
station, new roads, new pipes. Maybe a
beach isn't a priority right now and

1127
01:36:38,480 --> 01:36:45,280
maybe we could, you know, revisit this
in the future when we have less pressing

1128
01:36:42,560 --> 01:36:50,080
matters. Um, I personally having to make
a lot of cuts at home. I've got a young

1129
01:36:47,280 --> 01:36:54,000
family. It's pretty tough right now. So,
to keep adding more stuff and more stuff

1130
01:36:52,320 --> 01:37:00,960
and Yeah, everybody needs more stuff. I
get it. I'm there with you guys, but I

1131
01:36:57,119 --> 01:37:05,280
don't have time to go to the beach. Um,
maybe it's not a priority right now.

1132
01:37:03,360 --> 01:37:09,920
» And even even getting grant money, that
that's tax money. Grants come from

1133
01:37:07,920 --> 01:37:17,679
taxes. I don't know why everybody thinks
that's free money. It's still out of our

1134
01:37:12,639 --> 01:37:21,679
pockets. So, I mean, not super super
important to me right now. Uh, if we

1135
01:37:20,159 --> 01:37:25,199
want to raise some money and donate,
maybe we start doing that for the police

1136
01:37:23,199 --> 01:37:25,920
station.
Great.

1137
01:37:25,520 --> 01:37:28,920
» Thank you.
>> Thanks.

1138
01:37:34,400 --> 01:37:44,000
» Hi, G. Garren Flores, double head road.
>> Can you say your first name again?

1139
01:37:41,760 --> 01:37:51,040
» Gayla or Gayla.
>> G A L A.

1140
01:37:47,199 --> 01:37:58,080
I guess first to your question
about whether or not this will go into

1141
01:37:53,920 --> 01:38:04,159
the capital reserve fund or not.
I guess respectfully it sounds like

1142
01:38:00,880 --> 01:38:08,080
there's transparency in the process and
we will know at all times what's

1143
01:38:06,880 --> 01:38:10,560
happening to this money.
>> Y

1144
01:38:08,800 --> 01:38:17,199
» So
again, respectfully, I just think that

1145
01:38:13,840 --> 01:38:22,800
that's a nonissue. If your problem or if
your issue is that

1146
01:38:19,679 --> 01:38:27,760
there seems to be non-transparency, I I
don't see an issue with that here. This

1147
01:38:24,880 --> 01:38:33,679
is transparent. Money goes in to a
specific place, there's a line item, you

1148
01:38:30,239 --> 01:38:39,679
know what happens to it. And I guess
second with respect to the most with the

1149
01:38:37,600 --> 01:38:44,159
previous comment about grant money being
tax money

1150
01:38:41,760 --> 01:38:49,920
uh
this isn't a zero- sum game.

1151
01:38:47,199 --> 01:38:53,119
This grant money is available to this
project

1152
01:38:51,520 --> 01:38:58,560
and
yes, I understand that everyone has hard

1153
01:38:56,560 --> 01:39:03,440
times right now and there are other
priorities which in fact are being taken

1154
01:39:01,119 --> 01:39:09,440
care of in all of the other warrant
articles.

1155
01:39:05,600 --> 01:39:14,239
This is also something that people need
even in times of need. What Ashland

1156
01:39:12,080 --> 01:39:19,600
actually needs
is something that attracts

1157
01:39:17,440 --> 01:39:24,960
more opportunity
to this area

1158
01:39:22,320 --> 01:39:30,480
so that in future sessions we're not
talking about raising our taxes for

1159
01:39:28,320 --> 01:39:35,199
everything that we need because there's
more people contributing to the taxes.

1160
01:39:33,280 --> 01:39:42,520
There's more businesses contributing to
the taxes.

1161
01:39:37,199 --> 01:39:42,520
So yes, I understand that

1162
01:39:43,119 --> 01:39:53,280
building back
a beach to maybe what its previous glory

1163
01:39:49,600 --> 01:40:01,040
was or what it can be sounds
like an item that's excessive.

1164
01:39:57,760 --> 01:40:05,600
But if anything, it sounds like
there's a through line here. The through

1165
01:40:03,760 --> 01:40:11,040
line here
is that we haven't been doing long-term

1166
01:40:09,040 --> 01:40:16,000
planning
and we've just been

1167
01:40:14,480 --> 01:40:23,080
reacting
to crisis after crisis. I would

1168
01:40:19,360 --> 01:40:23,080
respectfully submit

1169
01:40:23,119 --> 01:40:33,280
that this is something that Ashlin needs
in the long term.

1170
01:40:29,440 --> 01:40:39,760
This is an insurance policy for Ashland
and it's for everybody.

1171
01:40:36,480 --> 01:40:44,639
And with the grant and with donations
that are now, I think after just a few

1172
01:40:42,159 --> 01:40:50,320
days of having donations being accepted
or pledges being accepted, it's now at

1173
01:40:47,440 --> 01:40:54,239
$5,000.
So,

1174
01:40:51,840 --> 01:40:58,400
I think there's the great possibility
that this wouldn't impact anybody's

1175
01:40:56,960 --> 01:41:05,440
taxes.
at all.

1176
01:41:01,440 --> 01:41:12,880
» So, I just don't see a loss here for any
for anyone. And it seems like a moment

1177
01:41:10,719 --> 01:41:17,679
» to actually look at the long-term
benefits to everyone in Ashland.

1178
01:41:15,679 --> 01:41:22,719
» Thank you,
>> Jen. Charlie, I have one question. If

1179
01:41:20,080 --> 01:41:26,880
the for whatever reason the grant is not
available,

1180
01:41:25,199 --> 01:41:28,480
» I assume the town will still spend
100,000.

1181
01:41:27,760 --> 01:41:30,800
» What?
>> If the grant for some reason is not

1182
01:41:30,239 --> 01:41:32,400
available.
>> It is available.

1183
01:41:31,520 --> 01:41:34,480
» No, we got it already.
>> It's already we already have it for

1184
01:41:34,080 --> 01:41:39,440
sure.
>> Well, we have to My understanding is we

1185
01:41:37,040 --> 01:41:42,719
have to get a vote on the Warren
article.

1186
01:41:41,040 --> 01:41:46,480
» When the Warren article is approved by
the town, we get the money.

1187
01:41:44,159 --> 01:41:49,679
» So, we've we've accepted we've accepted
the grant. So, it's already funded

1188
01:41:48,960 --> 01:41:51,840
» the money.
>> The money The money's been reserved.

1189
01:41:51,520 --> 01:41:54,880
Okay.
>> The grant money has been reserved and

1190
01:41:53,440 --> 01:41:57,920
allocated.
>> Not that we've received it.

1191
01:41:56,719 --> 01:42:02,320
» We're still We need to
>> But it can't be withdrawn at this point.

1192
01:41:59,679 --> 01:42:03,840
» We can't get a notice to proceed until
we get the vote.

1193
01:42:03,440 --> 01:42:09,440
» Okay.
>> Once we get the vote, if it's in the

1194
01:42:05,520 --> 01:42:13,440
affirmative, we will get the U letter to
proceed. That's when we can start the

1195
01:42:12,000 --> 01:42:18,239
project.
If it's a no vote, then we are going to

1196
01:42:16,480 --> 01:42:24,199
withdraw from the grant. Okay? And
they'll put the money back in to

1197
01:42:20,320 --> 01:42:24,199
allocate to somebody else.

1198
01:42:31,760 --> 01:42:41,360
» Dave to again from Smith Road. Um I just
want to make a plug for uh economic

1199
01:42:38,080 --> 01:42:46,400
development. We've already had one. Um,
you can see from all of the warrant

1200
01:42:44,000 --> 01:42:50,960
articles and the taxes in town that we
are facing

1201
01:42:48,080 --> 01:42:56,000
uh uh
an increase in taxes and we will be

1202
01:42:53,600 --> 01:43:00,639
facing increase in taxes for a long time
because as you can see we haven't taken

1203
01:42:59,119 --> 01:43:07,199
care of a lot of the things that we
should have in the past. Now, um

1204
01:43:05,199 --> 01:43:13,040
» I think the select board has done an
excellent job of helping us trying to

1205
01:43:09,280 --> 01:43:19,520
recover from that. All of these capital
reserve funds save us money in the long

1206
01:43:15,920 --> 01:43:26,159
run. And uh basically they pay for what
we use now. So it's a pay as you go plan

1207
01:43:23,040 --> 01:43:34,639
rather than uh rather than putting that
onus on people in the future.

1208
01:43:29,360 --> 01:43:41,199
Uh but economic development um the only
way we get ourselves out of this is

1209
01:43:37,679 --> 01:43:45,040
either increased housing development or
businesses

1210
01:43:42,960 --> 01:43:50,880
attracting businesses to the town,
attracting people to the town. And what

1211
01:43:47,520 --> 01:43:56,159
businesses want and what people want are
amenities.

1212
01:43:52,880 --> 01:44:01,119
We've let our town go, but we have a
number of important assets. One of them

1213
01:43:58,719 --> 01:44:06,480
is the beach. Another one is the
library.

1214
01:44:02,880 --> 01:44:13,280
Those are things that people want that
businesses want to have for their

1215
01:44:10,480 --> 01:44:21,119
employees and that's the reason that
they come to places like Ashlin. There

1216
01:44:16,719 --> 01:44:30,639
are opportunities to redo the mill area.
Okay, that is another important part of

1217
01:44:24,480 --> 01:44:35,520
this process. So maybe investing now u
in something that may not cost us a

1218
01:44:32,560 --> 01:44:41,360
whole lot of money in the long run. Uh
maybe that will help bring people to

1219
01:44:38,800 --> 01:44:45,040
town.
Um making simple improvements to make

1220
01:44:43,520 --> 01:44:55,199
our town more beautiful and more
attractive. Um that's a help too. So

1221
01:44:51,280 --> 01:45:00,320
that's your decision here is
do I want to

1222
01:44:57,440 --> 01:45:04,719
uh do I want to
uh

1223
01:45:02,400 --> 01:45:09,840
promote economic development even though
now it may be a hardship to me in the

1224
01:45:07,840 --> 01:45:15,440
future
that I know that in the future I want to

1225
01:45:12,639 --> 01:45:21,920
lower my taxes
and spread the cost of of operating our

1226
01:45:18,159 --> 01:45:27,880
town over a larger population or do I
want to put that off and continue

1227
01:45:24,320 --> 01:45:27,880
» the way I'm going.

1228
01:45:33,840 --> 01:45:41,520
» Does anybody oppose Lori speaking again?
>> Can I have permission?

1229
01:45:37,920 --> 01:45:44,960
» Lori Mayo, 193 River Street. Um, I just
recently purchased a home in the town

1230
01:45:42,960 --> 01:45:50,080
and one of the drawing factors was the
fact of the Ashlin Town Beach. Um, I

1231
01:45:47,920 --> 01:45:55,520
grew up in this town and one of the
greatest things in my heart is that

1232
01:45:52,400 --> 01:45:59,600
beach. My father and a lot of people um
that are my age, their parents

1233
01:45:57,360 --> 01:46:04,320
contributed to building the campground
and providing the opportunities for the

1234
01:46:01,679 --> 01:46:09,360
young children in this community
um to flourish over the summer and to

1235
01:46:07,040 --> 01:46:13,600
have a place to go um and be part of a
community. And I think our park and

1236
01:46:11,199 --> 01:46:18,400
recck department does a great job at
bringing children into that area and to

1237
01:46:16,400 --> 01:46:24,880
be part of that beach. And I think that
there's a lot that we as a community can

1238
01:46:20,880 --> 01:46:29,679
do to support um creating
more opportunity for kids to be there.

1239
01:46:27,199 --> 01:46:35,040
And I think that this study
>> is asking for the town to contribute

1240
01:46:32,239 --> 01:46:39,199
$50,000 which the people in the economic
development committee have said we we're

1241
01:46:37,520 --> 01:46:42,560
getting pledges and on top of that
people are going to volunteer their

1242
01:46:40,480 --> 01:46:48,960
times and efforts into the study which
is going to be able to be turned into

1243
01:46:45,360 --> 01:46:55,040
dollars that is through time and um
volunteer efforts that reduce that

1244
01:46:51,600 --> 01:47:00,080
$50,000. So in reality, we're talking
about finding out what we can do to

1245
01:46:57,119 --> 01:47:04,639
bring that beach back to life at zero
cost to the taxpayers

1246
01:47:03,040 --> 01:47:09,679
through the efforts of the economic
development committee. And I just can't

1247
01:47:07,119 --> 01:47:15,520
comprehend why we wouldn't do that. And
also, we're never going to be able to do

1248
01:47:12,080 --> 01:47:20,880
it for free if we do it on our own
because we're we're quibbling over

1249
01:47:17,920 --> 01:47:26,080
$50,000 where we can get matching funds.
people aren't going to say, "Hey, let's

1250
01:47:23,119 --> 01:47:29,760
come up with a thing to spend $50,000 to
investigate something that we know is

1251
01:47:27,760 --> 01:47:33,840
going to take a hundred."
Um, I it's I think it's going to end up

1252
01:47:31,840 --> 01:47:38,639
being a free thing and I think it's
going to increase the quality of the

1253
01:47:35,280 --> 01:47:42,880
fabric of this community and um I don't
know. I just I think that there's a lot

1254
01:47:41,040 --> 01:47:48,280
of reasons why it's the best thing we
can do to the town. Thank you.

1255
01:47:44,960 --> 01:47:48,280
» Thanks, Lori.

1256
01:47:54,000 --> 01:48:00,560
Steve Felton again. One just one quick
thing first. I agree with what a lot of

1257
01:47:58,000 --> 01:48:05,280
the people have talked about as far as
why we want to do this for the beach.

1258
01:48:02,239 --> 01:48:10,480
But one other thing to consider is we've
already applied for the grant and we

1259
01:48:07,520 --> 01:48:12,719
were given the grant. If we decide,
well, you know what, we don't want that

1260
01:48:11,920 --> 01:48:16,320
grant.
>> The next time we go to the state or the

1261
01:48:14,560 --> 01:48:18,960
federal government to ask for a grant,
>> that's a good point. they're going to

1262
01:48:17,440 --> 01:48:23,600
say, "Well, honestly, I didn't really
use the last one that we gave you uh

1263
01:48:21,199 --> 01:48:28,320
when you asked for it." So, that's just
another thing to consider. And again, I

1264
01:48:27,040 --> 01:48:32,159
don't want to reiterate the points that
have already been made, but it's pretty

1265
01:48:30,560 --> 01:48:35,400
small money for what we're talking about
looking at.

1266
01:48:36,960 --> 01:48:41,400
» Any other questions or discussion?

1267
01:48:44,000 --> 01:48:51,199
» Go ahead, Rick.
As a resident of this community for the

1268
01:48:48,880 --> 01:48:54,800
last 49 years, I want to say this is the
most transparent water law warrant

1269
01:48:52,960 --> 01:48:58,719
article and and paperwork that's ever
been I don't know who did it, the board

1270
01:48:56,400 --> 01:49:03,040
of selectman, the town manager, but this
the footnotes in here make it a lot

1271
01:49:00,639 --> 01:49:08,159
clearer. Though I still find it a little
confusing. One of my main things is no

1272
01:49:06,239 --> 01:49:12,960
tax impact. Well, anything you spend in
this town is a tax impact somehow. You

1273
01:49:10,639 --> 01:49:17,520
know, I I argued this point last year
with a previous town manager about I was

1274
01:49:15,760 --> 01:49:22,000
told that well, I don't pay for the uh
electric light bills and the signals and

1275
01:49:19,760 --> 01:49:25,360
stuff like that in town. Well, I only I
own the AS1 electric company, so I do

1276
01:49:24,320 --> 01:49:29,679
pay that tax.
>> Regardless, I would like to say I'd like

1277
01:49:27,679 --> 01:49:30,639
to move make a motion to move this
forward.

1278
01:49:30,239 --> 01:49:33,520
» Okay.
>> Thank you.

1279
01:49:31,360 --> 01:49:39,360
» Any discussion?
>> Do I have a second?

1280
01:49:34,880 --> 01:49:43,440
» I'll second. being reported.
Okay, it's a motion to end discussion on

1281
01:49:41,199 --> 01:49:47,800
this article. All those in favor?
>> I.

1282
01:49:43,920 --> 01:49:47,800
» All those opposed? Nay.

1283
01:49:48,400 --> 01:49:58,440
» We will now vote to place this article
on the warrant as written. All those in

1284
01:49:52,560 --> 01:49:58,440
favor? I. All those opposed? Nay.

1285
01:49:59,679 --> 01:50:08,159
Article 23.
to see if the town of Ashland is in

1286
01:50:04,880 --> 01:50:15,760
favor of increasing the veterans special
disabled property tax credit to $4,750

1287
01:50:13,840 --> 01:50:23,199
from $4,000
under the provisions of RSA 7235.

1288
01:50:21,119 --> 01:50:31,040
The purpose of this increase is to
replace the loss of the veterans

1289
01:50:25,760 --> 01:50:36,719
property tax credit RSA 72 col28
of $750 that they are no longer eligible

1290
01:50:34,400 --> 01:50:43,280
for due to a change in the state of New
Hampshire legislative rules. House Bill

1291
01:50:39,760 --> 01:50:47,840
99 majority vote required
recommended by the board of selectmen 5

1292
01:50:45,440 --> 01:50:52,000
to zero. recommended by the budget
committee. Five, zero and one. Does that

1293
01:50:50,320 --> 01:50:55,840
mean one abstain?
>> One abstain.

1294
01:50:54,159 --> 01:50:57,920
» Do I have a motion to move this to the
floor?

1295
01:50:57,280 --> 01:51:00,560
» I do.
>> Michelle moved it to the floor. Second.

1296
01:50:59,760 --> 01:51:06,840
» Second.
>> Oh, J.

1297
01:51:02,639 --> 01:51:06,840
Any discussion on this article,

1298
01:51:09,119 --> 01:51:15,920
there being no discussion, we'll take a
vote to place this article on the

1299
01:51:12,560 --> 01:51:19,639
warrant as written. All in favor? I.
>> Any oppose? Nay.

1300
01:51:23,440 --> 01:51:31,320
Petitioned warrant article 24 library
capital reserve fund.

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01:51:31,520 --> 01:51:42,480
Estimated tax impact 6 cents on this new
reg legislation that any petitioned

1302
01:51:39,199 --> 01:51:47,040
article anyone that has who petitioned
this article may speak first. So Alice,

1303
01:51:45,679 --> 01:51:51,280
would you like to speak first on this
issue?

1304
01:51:48,639 --> 01:51:56,080
» I'll read it too.
Shall the town of Ashlin vote to raise

1305
01:51:53,119 --> 01:52:02,239
and appropriate the sum of 25,000 to be
deposited into the Ashlin Library

1306
01:51:58,159 --> 01:52:07,760
Capital Reserve Fund established in 2015
for the purpose of purchasing, building

1307
01:52:04,560 --> 01:52:13,119
and/or renovating a facility, including
furnishing and equipment for the Ashlin

1308
01:52:10,239 --> 01:52:17,760
Town Library. Majority vote required
recommended by the board of selectmen 3

1309
01:52:15,040 --> 01:52:23,360
to two. Recommended not recommended by
the budget committee. Three to three.

1310
01:52:20,480 --> 01:52:30,400
Alice, this is Alice Staples.
>> Alice Staples, library trustee,

1311
01:52:26,719 --> 01:52:37,520
38 Post Street. Um, I just want to thank
the voters for voting for this capital

1312
01:52:33,280 --> 01:52:44,639
reserve fund in the past. We are now
embarking on a capital campaign to fund

1313
01:52:41,520 --> 01:52:48,719
our renovation and expansion. what we
have in the

1314
01:52:46,800 --> 01:52:54,080
capital reserve fund is going to go a
long way towards that. Um, a couple of

1315
01:52:51,840 --> 01:53:03,520
points that have been brought up
already. Um, the non-compliance issue,

1316
01:52:58,080 --> 01:53:08,639
uh, the library has very poor
accessibility at this point. I have a

1317
01:53:05,520 --> 01:53:14,080
hard time getting in there. Um, so that
is one of the issues. Uh, Bob Lerno

1318
01:53:11,199 --> 01:53:20,320
talked about being sued. We have library
patrons who tell us all the time that

1319
01:53:17,840 --> 01:53:24,000
they can't get to the library and people
need to bring them books. The other

1320
01:53:22,480 --> 01:53:31,040
issue that's been brought up that's
important to having a great library in

1321
01:53:29,119 --> 01:53:36,080
the town is the economic development
issues and people do ask about libraries

1322
01:53:34,239 --> 01:53:41,119
and libraries are important to people
moving to towns. Uh I did a quick

1323
01:53:38,880 --> 01:53:46,400
search. There's a lot of information out
there about public libraries and

1324
01:53:43,119 --> 01:53:54,000
economic development.
So, we are close to halfway to our goal

1325
01:53:51,360 --> 01:53:59,440
for our capital campaign
to begin this process of making the

1326
01:53:56,560 --> 01:54:06,320
Ashlin Farm Library accessible to all
and enlarging spaces within the library

1327
01:54:02,719 --> 01:54:12,360
for all residents of Ashlin from
toddlers to all of us senior citizens.

1328
01:54:16,400 --> 01:54:25,119
I want to thank um the friends. We have
a brochure in the back to tell you about

1329
01:54:23,360 --> 01:54:29,119
all the services that the library
provides. I think you'll be quite amazed

1330
01:54:27,119 --> 01:54:33,840
by that.
And we have I have a couple of brochures

1331
01:54:31,360 --> 01:54:38,719
about our capital campaign and happy to
speak to you more. We're trying to raise

1332
01:54:35,920 --> 01:54:44,080
private funds as well. So if anybody
would like to make pledges or speak to

1333
01:54:41,360 --> 01:54:49,040
me about donations.
I'm happy to talk to you at any time.

1334
01:54:46,719 --> 01:54:53,840
Um, we have a great friends group.
There's a lot of them here today. And if

1335
01:54:51,599 --> 01:55:00,599
you want to join the friends, they're a
wonderful group and they're helping us

1336
01:54:55,760 --> 01:55:00,599
quite a lot with this process.

1337
01:55:02,880 --> 01:55:06,119
Any questions?

1338
01:55:16,159 --> 01:55:25,360
Fran Newton, 54 Smith Hill Road. um an
alternate trustee with the the library

1339
01:55:22,000 --> 01:55:30,960
and I don't think even I had any
appreciation of the what they do for

1340
01:55:28,159 --> 01:55:35,760
this town until I became I had been on
the friends for a while but being a

1341
01:55:32,320 --> 01:55:41,360
trustee and hearing the reports of the
programs that they run for senior

1342
01:55:37,440 --> 01:55:46,000
citizens for school children for for any
citizen there's knitting there's books

1343
01:55:43,119 --> 01:55:50,239
books uh studies and it's just
remarkable and if you haven't taken

1344
01:55:48,320 --> 01:55:55,360
advantage of it. You're really missing
something. As Alice said, the li the

1345
01:55:53,520 --> 01:56:00,000
building is very old. It was never meant
to be a library. It was somebody's home

1346
01:55:57,199 --> 01:56:05,119
years ago that was donated to the town
and we established the library there

1347
01:56:02,239 --> 01:56:09,920
many many years ago. We got an an we we
tried for several years to purchase the

1348
01:56:07,280 --> 01:56:15,119
old school uh to build a library there.
We were even given the money to buy it

1349
01:56:11,679 --> 01:56:20,239
outright and the town andor the select
board turned it down. Uh so they wanted

1350
01:56:18,159 --> 01:56:23,920
us to stay in that building and you know
what it's okay the building is

1351
01:56:21,840 --> 01:56:28,159
beautiful. It's in the center of town.
It's going to be really a showpiece and

1352
01:56:26,239 --> 01:56:33,440
the plans that we have worked out with
the architect will make it uh really

1353
01:56:31,440 --> 01:56:38,400
wonderful. It there'll be an addition
put on. It will be handicapped

1354
01:56:35,840 --> 01:56:44,159
accessible. There'll be a limited access
limited use uh elevator called Alula. Um

1355
01:56:42,400 --> 01:56:48,159
there will be an improved ramp. There
will be parking. So, that's going to

1356
01:56:46,320 --> 01:56:51,440
have a lot of features and as Alice
said, we're in the middle of a campaign

1357
01:56:49,599 --> 01:56:57,119
committee. We've got about half of the
money now. Um, thanks to some generous

1358
01:56:54,239 --> 01:57:02,000
donations. Uh, we're working with some
fundraisers and, you know, trying to get

1359
01:56:59,280 --> 01:57:06,080
get pledges and I can't tell you how
important this will be to the overall

1360
01:57:03,679 --> 01:57:11,280
economic of e economic development of
the town. I find it hard to understand

1361
01:57:08,960 --> 01:57:16,239
that half of the budget committee and
members of the select board could have

1362
01:57:13,280 --> 01:57:22,000
refused this capital reserve request and
in the past the select board has had

1363
01:57:19,040 --> 01:57:27,119
their had it as their or article but
this year they declined to do it and so

1364
01:57:23,920 --> 01:57:33,360
we got the petition. It's $25,000
um a small impact or an enormous uh

1365
01:57:30,480 --> 01:57:37,760
benefit to the town. Uh, again, there's
been a lot of misinformation about about

1366
01:57:35,520 --> 01:57:42,960
the library and about what it needs out
there for years. Um,

1367
01:57:40,560 --> 01:57:46,560
it's I I'm just telling you, you ought
to come in and and check out the

1368
01:57:44,480 --> 01:57:52,000
library. Talk to Sarah, our our
director, and find out how how amazing

1369
01:57:50,080 --> 01:57:56,159
this library is and how much better it
could be.

1370
01:57:53,920 --> 01:58:00,360
» Thank you, friend.
Any other comments or questions?

1371
01:58:03,760 --> 01:58:10,320
down in the background.
>> Excuse me. In the back.

1372
01:58:08,159 --> 01:58:13,880
» Shh.
>> We can hear you.

1373
01:58:14,639 --> 01:58:18,880
» Do I have anyone who want to move the
question to end debate?

1374
01:58:17,840 --> 01:58:20,960
» I'll move it.
>> Michelle moved it. You want to second

1375
01:58:20,480 --> 01:58:23,119
it, David?
>> Sure.

1376
01:58:21,280 --> 01:58:26,320
» David second.
>> All those in favor of ending debate on

1377
01:58:24,880 --> 01:58:30,080
this article, say I.
>> I.

1378
01:58:27,119 --> 01:58:34,320
» All those opposed, nay.
We will now vote on this article to move

1379
01:58:32,159 --> 01:58:40,760
it to the warrant as written. All those
in favor I.

1380
01:58:36,400 --> 01:58:40,760
» All those opposed, nay.

1381
01:58:50,000 --> 01:58:56,000
» Is there anyone here from the Grafton
County Senior Citizens Council who was a

1382
01:58:54,639 --> 01:59:02,880
part of this petition on the next
article that would like to speak?

1383
01:58:58,880 --> 01:59:08,080
No, it's okay. Petition one, article 25.
Estimated tax impact 3 cents.

1384
01:59:06,239 --> 01:59:13,520
We, the registered voters in the town of
Ashen, present this petitioned article

1385
01:59:10,320 --> 01:59:19,760
to be included in the 2026 Town of Ashen
warrant. So, the voters raise and

1386
01:59:16,239 --> 01:59:25,920
appropriate $12,000 to the Grafton
County Senior Citizens Council, Inc. for

1387
01:59:22,639 --> 01:59:32,560
services for Ashlin residents. From July
1st, 2024 to June 30th, 2025, the

1388
01:59:30,480 --> 01:59:38,000
Grafton County Senior Citizens Council,
Inc. provided services for 68 Ashen

1389
01:59:35,599 --> 01:59:42,719
residents and the Aging and Disability
Resource Center resource center,

1390
01:59:40,320 --> 01:59:47,840
formerly known as Service Link, provided
services for 12 residents. These

1391
01:59:45,599 --> 01:59:53,199
services included nutrition,
transportation, outreach, support,

1392
01:59:50,480 --> 01:59:58,040
activities, and more. The cost of
providing these services was $79,6769.

1393
02:00:00,880 --> 02:00:08,960
Recommended by the board of selectmen 5
to z recommended by the budget committee

1394
02:00:06,000 --> 02:00:11,520
6 to zero. Do I have anyone to raise the
question uh move the question to the

1395
02:00:10,560 --> 02:00:15,520
floor?
>> Yes. David,

1396
02:00:13,920 --> 02:00:18,800
you want a second?
>> I'll second.

1397
02:00:16,880 --> 02:00:24,199
» I'll second.
>> Is there any discussion on this article?

1398
02:00:20,960 --> 02:00:24,199
» Got one.

1399
02:00:27,280 --> 02:00:31,760
» There's a guy that just made a point
about taxes going up. I'd like to

1400
02:00:30,239 --> 02:00:36,719
increase this. I'd like to double this
amount. I mean, we have almost 70 people

1401
02:00:34,320 --> 02:00:39,840
that we're supporting here. $70,000.
That's our bill right there. That really

1402
02:00:38,080 --> 02:00:46,239
is our bill. We ought to get closer to
that. So, what I'm uh advocating is that

1403
02:00:42,639 --> 02:00:48,320
we raise this $12,000 to $24,000.
>> You put that in writing.

1404
02:00:47,599 --> 02:00:55,239
» Yeah. Put it.
>> Okay. She's got this one.

1405
02:00:50,480 --> 02:00:55,239
» Do I have a second to his amendment?

1406
02:00:55,920 --> 02:01:00,119
» We'll need a second to it. Rick,

1407
02:01:02,000 --> 02:01:10,639
» second.
>> Oh, Linda. Linda back.

1408
02:01:07,440 --> 02:01:14,639
Thanks, Linda.
Any discussion on the amendment as

1409
02:01:12,400 --> 02:01:20,080
proposed to increase this? Did you say
to 25, Rick?

1410
02:01:16,080 --> 02:01:25,400
» Uh 24 to $24,000 to the Grafton County
Senior Citizens Council for Inc.

1411
02:01:31,760 --> 02:01:39,800
So may we vote on the amendment or do I
need to end discussion first? Do I need

1412
02:01:36,480 --> 02:01:39,800
to end discussion?

1413
02:01:41,920 --> 02:01:44,920
Okay.

1414
02:01:52,719 --> 02:01:56,760
» Okay.
>> Okay.

1415
02:01:58,159 --> 02:02:03,080
Okay.
>> Okay.

1416
02:02:09,520 --> 02:02:15,520
Okay. Do I have a motion to end
discussion on this on the amendment?

1417
02:02:14,080 --> 02:02:19,920
» Can I ask a question?
>> Oh, okay. This is before. Go ahead.

1418
02:02:18,239 --> 02:02:24,199
» Um, thank you.
>> Give her the mic, please.

1419
02:02:28,480 --> 02:02:35,920
And do do we know where the $12,000
amount came from? And because you're

1420
02:02:35,360 --> 02:02:38,800
talking about
>> it came with a petition. Whoever

1421
02:02:37,360 --> 02:02:43,119
petitioned it had it on there.
>> So, but there's nobody here to ask

1422
02:02:40,400 --> 02:02:48,320
questions as to why they're asking for
12,000 when they say they it's costing

1423
02:02:45,679 --> 02:02:52,000
close close to 80,000, but we don't have
any more information. Correct.

1424
02:02:50,239 --> 02:02:55,119
» Right.
>> What was it last year?

1425
02:02:53,679 --> 02:02:59,000
» I think it was a number like that.
>> Do you guys have last year?

1426
02:03:02,960 --> 02:03:13,800
It was 12,000 last year. Uh I believe it
was two years ago. It was raised from

1427
02:03:09,840 --> 02:03:13,800
6,000 to 12,000.

1428
02:03:21,760 --> 02:03:25,199
» Go ahead.
>> Wait a minute. Get get the microphone

1429
02:03:24,320 --> 02:03:31,080
please.
>> It's offered now.

1430
02:03:28,080 --> 02:03:31,080
» Yeah.

1431
02:03:31,760 --> 02:03:38,080
When we voted to keep this as a yes on
the budget committee, we looked at it

1432
02:03:37,360 --> 02:03:41,360
like
>> I got to wait

1433
02:03:39,119 --> 02:03:46,480
» 12,000 before I talk about this.
>> You know, 80 80 people and it it's

1434
02:03:44,400 --> 02:03:50,560
80,000 in total. So we were like, okay,
it's like $1,000 per person of which

1435
02:03:48,800 --> 02:03:54,159
they given us 90% through the charity
and we only have to pay 10%. That's why

1436
02:03:52,320 --> 02:03:58,560
we were like, that sounds good. So my
question is, does anybody in this room

1437
02:03:56,320 --> 02:04:02,159
think we need to have more than 80
people using the services? Is anybody

1438
02:04:00,239 --> 02:04:06,800
not getting the service for some reason?
Is it supposed to be higher? Does our

1439
02:04:03,840 --> 02:04:10,199
community need more? Does anybody know?
I don't know.

1440
02:04:11,679 --> 02:04:16,119
» It's a good question. Nobody has an
answer.

1441
02:04:17,920 --> 02:04:22,119
Any other comments or questions?

1442
02:04:22,960 --> 02:04:28,639
» Who said that?
Who just moved the question? Oh, Linda

1443
02:04:27,360 --> 02:04:31,199
moved the question. Do I have a second
to move the question?

1444
02:04:30,159 --> 02:04:34,199
» I'll second.
>> Okay.

1445
02:04:35,599 --> 02:04:42,000
» Okay. This is a motion to end discussion
on this amendment. All in favor of

1446
02:04:39,599 --> 02:04:47,280
ending discussion say I.
>> All oppose? Nay.

1447
02:04:44,400 --> 02:04:50,960
Okay. Now we will vote on the article as
amended. So instead of 12,000. It's

1448
02:04:49,440 --> 02:04:54,320
going to
>> vote on the amendment.

1449
02:04:53,199 --> 02:04:58,960
» Right. That's what we're voting on. The
a the article is amended. We didn't.

1450
02:04:57,280 --> 02:05:01,440
» We haven't amended it yet.
>> That's what we're doing right now.

1451
02:05:00,480 --> 02:05:06,080
» Okay.
>> How do you want me to word it?

1452
02:05:04,080 --> 02:05:09,679
» It sounded like Okay. We're voting on
the amendment. Is that

1453
02:05:07,360 --> 02:05:11,920
» right? We're voting on amending it to 24
from 12.

1454
02:05:10,400 --> 02:05:16,560
» All right. Very good.
>> Sorry. Didn't mean to be confusing. All

1455
02:05:14,239 --> 02:05:20,960
right. So, we're going to vote on a
whether we want to amend the article

1456
02:05:18,239 --> 02:05:24,560
from 12,000 to 24,000.
All those in favor? I.

1457
02:05:23,280 --> 02:05:31,080
» I.
>> Okay. Let's put up your cards, please.

1458
02:05:26,080 --> 02:05:31,080
All those in favor cards,

1459
02:05:33,520 --> 02:05:38,040
keep your cards up, please, so we can
count.

1460
02:05:40,880 --> 02:05:49,920
Did you get 15? 16.
>> Okay. Yeah.

1461
02:05:46,719 --> 02:05:56,639
All those opposed? Nay.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven,

1462
02:05:53,040 --> 02:06:00,119
eight, nine, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.
Did I get a tie?

1463
02:06:06,000 --> 02:06:11,159
» Are we on the eyes or the
>> This is the naysay.

1464
02:06:11,360 --> 02:06:19,119
» That's how I voted.
>> It did not pass. So, the article will

1465
02:06:15,920 --> 02:06:22,880
not be amended.
Thank you.

1466
02:06:20,159 --> 02:06:28,400
» Is there any further discussion on the
original article for $12,000?

1467
02:06:27,119 --> 02:06:31,840
» Move the question.
>> Okay, Bob moves the question. Have a

1468
02:06:30,560 --> 02:06:37,599
second.
>> Second. M Michelle second.

1469
02:06:35,679 --> 02:06:41,199
» All those in favor of ending discussion
on the original article say I. I.

1470
02:06:40,560 --> 02:06:46,480
» I.
>> Those opposed? Nay.

1471
02:06:43,679 --> 02:06:52,400
All right. We will now vote on whe on on
placing this article on the warrant as

1472
02:06:49,760 --> 02:06:56,840
written. All those in favor? I.
>> I.

1473
02:06:53,040 --> 02:06:56,840
» All those opposed? Nay.

1474
02:06:57,280 --> 02:07:00,760
We got that.

1475
02:07:03,119 --> 02:07:11,280
Is there anyone here from the Pemmy
Baker Hospice and Home Health that would

1476
02:07:07,280 --> 02:07:17,280
like to speak on this article?
Yeah.

1477
02:07:13,679 --> 02:07:22,719
Petition warrant article 26 estimated
tax impact 2 cents to see if the town

1478
02:07:20,639 --> 02:07:26,280
will vote to raise and appropriate the
sum of 9,746

1479
02:07:28,159 --> 02:07:37,040
9 for Pemmy Baker Hospice and Home
Health. As a nonprofit agency, Pemmy

1480
02:07:34,960 --> 02:07:42,000
Baker Hospice and Home Health provides
services without regard to ability to

1481
02:07:39,199 --> 02:07:46,960
pay and serves many uninsured and
underinsured clients. Many of the

1482
02:07:44,639 --> 02:07:51,840
services Pammy Baker Hospice and Home
Health provides are not covered fully by

1483
02:07:49,679 --> 02:07:58,480
insurance.
The requested appropriation amounts to

1484
02:07:54,719 --> 02:08:02,719
less than $5 per year per resident based
on the current census data and requests

1485
02:08:00,800 --> 02:08:08,480
a small fraction of the cost of
providing services to the residents in

1486
02:08:05,520 --> 02:08:14,560
their homes. Pemmy Baker Hospice and
Home Health provides home health,

1487
02:08:11,119 --> 02:08:19,360
hospice, and palative care services in
the Ashlin community as well as

1488
02:08:16,800 --> 02:08:25,199
educational programs, workshops, and
bereavement counseling. These services

1489
02:08:22,400 --> 02:08:29,280
to uninsured or underinsured patients
help the town limit welfare payments for

1490
02:08:27,360 --> 02:08:33,599
medical services.
Recommended by the board of selectment 5

1491
02:08:31,440 --> 02:08:38,719
to zero. Recommended by the budget
committee 6 to z. Do I have a motion to

1492
02:08:36,400 --> 02:08:41,840
move this to the floor?
>> Second.

1493
02:08:39,679 --> 02:08:45,960
» And
any discussion on this article.

1494
02:08:47,679 --> 02:08:55,040
There being no discussion, we will vote
to play now to place this on the warrant

1495
02:08:51,679 --> 02:08:58,840
as written. All those in favor? I.
>> All those opposed? Nay.

1496
02:09:00,960 --> 02:09:06,639
Is there anyone here from the Lakes
Region Mental Health Center?

1497
02:09:08,239 --> 02:09:16,560
Petition to warrant article 27.
Estimated tax impact 1 cent. The town of

1498
02:09:14,320 --> 02:09:23,760
Asham will raise and appropriate funds
totaling $4,980

1499
02:09:19,920 --> 02:09:28,800
for Lakes Region Mental Health Center to
support the delivery of highlevel access

1500
02:09:26,480 --> 02:09:32,719
to mental health care.
Lakes Region Mental Health Center

1501
02:09:30,880 --> 02:09:41,360
provides comprehensive mental health
services, including 247 access

1502
02:09:38,480 --> 02:09:47,040
to emergency services and the Lakes
Region Mental Health Center mobile

1503
02:09:43,840 --> 02:09:52,320
crisis response, which respond reports
to mental health emergency wherever the

1504
02:09:49,199 --> 02:09:58,239
individual is located, whether at home,
work, school, or elsewhere in the

1505
02:09:54,480 --> 02:10:03,599
community. In early 2025, Lakes Region
Mental Health Center opened the doors at

1506
02:10:01,119 --> 02:10:11,040
a place to go in Plymouth, which
officers offers short-term mental health

1507
02:10:07,360 --> 02:10:16,159
stabilization services upon referral.
Services are provided to anyone in need

1508
02:10:13,520 --> 02:10:20,400
regardless of their ability to pay.
Recommended by the board of selectmen 5

1509
02:10:18,239 --> 02:10:26,000
to zero. Recommended by the budget
committee 5 to one. Do have anyone move

1510
02:10:23,760 --> 02:10:28,719
the motion?
David moved it.

1511
02:10:27,679 --> 02:10:34,440
» I'll second.
>> Okay.

1512
02:10:30,239 --> 02:10:34,440
Any discussion on this article?

1513
02:10:35,520 --> 02:10:39,960
» I have a
>> Okay. Go ahead.

1514
02:10:45,920 --> 02:10:54,239
» Michelle Roloff. I have two people in my
family that have um

1515
02:10:52,560 --> 02:10:58,079
had mental illness to the level that
they would need these kind of services.

1516
02:10:55,599 --> 02:11:01,760
They don't happen to live in Ashlin. Uh
they sent a representative to one of our

1517
02:11:00,239 --> 02:11:07,440
last meetings and I'm just looking at
the letter that she brought with her and

1518
02:11:04,639 --> 02:11:13,760
um these numbers are really great. So
they paid 18,000. We pay like 5,000. So

1519
02:11:11,280 --> 02:11:17,199
we only paying like 20% of this. and
they had a whole list of the number of

1520
02:11:15,440 --> 02:11:22,639
people served and the number of service
hours was like 17 kids and 40, you know,

1521
02:11:20,800 --> 02:11:26,880
people that are not um elderly yet and
another 12 elderly. So, I I was amazed.

1522
02:11:24,719 --> 02:11:31,840
I thought it was a great um return on
our tax dollars.

1523
02:11:28,800 --> 02:11:35,320
» Thank you.
>> Any other comments?

1524
02:11:53,199 --> 02:12:01,360
There being no further comments, we will
vote to move this article as written to

1525
02:11:59,040 --> 02:12:06,480
the warrant. All those in favor of
article 27 being moved to the warrant as

1526
02:12:03,760 --> 02:12:10,280
written signify by saying I. I.
>> All those opposed, nay.

1527
02:12:11,760 --> 02:12:17,719
Is there anyone here from the Voices
Against Violence?

1528
02:12:17,760 --> 02:12:27,599
No. Okay. Petition warrant article 28.
Estimated tax impact one cent to see if

1529
02:12:25,920 --> 02:12:31,800
the town will vote to raise and
appropriate the sum of $5,297

1530
02:12:32,480 --> 02:12:43,119
for 2026 to support Voices Against
Violence, a nonprofit crisis center and

1531
02:12:39,520 --> 02:12:48,159
shelter providing emergency shelter,
court, and hospital accompaniment and

1532
02:12:45,679 --> 02:12:53,119
general support to women, men, and
children who are victims of domestic and

1533
02:12:50,880 --> 02:12:58,000
sexual violence. violence, stalking,
human trafficking, and bullying.

1534
02:12:55,840 --> 02:13:03,520
Recommended by the board of selectmen 5
to zero. Recommended by the budget

1535
02:13:00,159 --> 02:13:07,679
committee 6 to zero. Do I have a motion
to move this to the floor?

1536
02:13:06,079 --> 02:13:12,320
» I'll make that motion.
>> Second.

1537
02:13:09,840 --> 02:13:16,440
» Okay.
Any discussion on this article?

1538
02:13:18,320 --> 02:13:27,960
We will vote to move this article to the
warrant as written. All in favor? I.

1539
02:13:24,320 --> 02:13:27,960
» All oppose? Nay.

1540
02:13:31,280 --> 02:13:36,760
Is there anyone here from the Tri County
Action Program?

1541
02:13:36,960 --> 02:13:46,159
» Okay. Would you like to present anything
on this petition be after I read it?

1542
02:13:43,440 --> 02:13:48,320
» Okay. Are you an Ashlin resident?
>> I am.

1543
02:13:46,719 --> 02:13:53,360
» Okay.
Thank you.

1544
02:13:50,639 --> 02:13:58,719
Petition warrant article 29 estimated
tax impact 1 cent to see if the town

1545
02:13:56,400 --> 02:14:04,159
will vote to raise and appropriate the
sum of $3,876

1546
02:14:02,079 --> 02:14:09,760
for the operation of the following Tri
County Community Action Program, Inc.

1547
02:14:06,880 --> 02:14:15,360
services in Ashlin includes fuel and
energy assistance, guardianship, Head

1548
02:14:13,119 --> 02:14:23,760
Start, community action resource
coordinates, coordinators, USDA, TFAP

1549
02:14:21,040 --> 02:14:29,520
food distribution to pantries and free
diaper distribution programs recommended

1550
02:14:26,719 --> 02:14:33,280
by the board of selectmen 5 to zero.
Recommended by the budget committee 6 to

1551
02:14:31,679 --> 02:14:38,239
zero.
Have someone move the question.

1552
02:14:36,719 --> 02:14:41,599
I'll move the question.
>> You do second.

1553
02:14:40,880 --> 02:14:45,280
» I will.
>> Okay.

1554
02:14:43,599 --> 02:14:48,280
Any discussion or questions on this
article?

1555
02:14:50,000 --> 02:14:56,400
There being no discussion, we will vote
on placing this article on the warrant

1556
02:14:54,159 --> 02:15:01,920
as written. All those in favor of
article 29 being posted on the warrant

1557
02:14:58,719 --> 02:15:05,560
as written, signify by saying I. I.
>> All oppose. Nay.

1558
02:15:10,639 --> 02:15:20,159
Anyone here from Transport Central? I
don't even know what this is.

1559
02:15:16,880 --> 02:15:25,760
Petition warrant article 30 estimated
tax impact zero to raise an appropriate

1560
02:15:23,920 --> 02:15:30,960
$1,250
to support transport

1561
02:15:28,239 --> 02:15:34,400
central in providing essential medical
transportation for qualified Ashlin

1562
02:15:33,119 --> 02:15:40,639
residents.
Recommended by the board of selectmen

1563
02:15:37,520 --> 02:15:44,639
401 abstained recommended by the budget
committee 5 to one.

1564
02:15:43,360 --> 02:15:47,199
» Can I move the question?
>> Can I ask a question?

1565
02:15:45,760 --> 02:15:51,639
» We have to move the question to the
floor first.

1566
02:15:48,480 --> 02:15:51,639
» Thank you.

1567
02:15:52,719 --> 02:15:59,520
» Second. Okay.
>> Now you may ask a question but stand up.

1568
02:15:57,360 --> 02:16:04,079
» All right. I see this is for
transportation for medical purposes. Uh,

1569
02:16:02,159 --> 02:16:09,360
we have a brand new ambulance that does
that for us now. Uh, is this still

1570
02:16:07,440 --> 02:16:13,440
something that we need? Is this
something that has been going on for a

1571
02:16:11,760 --> 02:16:18,400
long time, but I know that we had an
older ambulance we're having trouble

1572
02:16:15,280 --> 02:16:22,639
with, but we got a brand new one.
>> This is

1573
02:16:20,639 --> 02:16:25,520
» uh, Transport Central provides
transportation.

1574
02:16:23,760 --> 02:16:32,080
» Any
Sorry. Transport central provides

1575
02:16:28,239 --> 02:16:34,800
transportation to those that need. They
are um

1576
02:16:34,160 --> 02:16:39,519
» doctors
>> folks that don't need an ambulance.

1577
02:16:37,439 --> 02:16:41,519
They're going to doctor's appointments
and such.

1578
02:16:40,399 --> 02:16:45,439
» Okay. Thank you.
>> So non-emergency.

1579
02:16:43,280 --> 02:16:49,280
» Yeah, it's all it's all non-emergency.
>> Okay.

1580
02:16:46,000 --> 02:16:56,920
» They they also have capabilities of um
transporting wheelchair patients. Got

1581
02:16:52,319 --> 02:16:56,920
it. Thank you. Welcome.

1582
02:16:56,960 --> 02:17:02,679
not clear.
>> Any other questions or comments?

1583
02:17:02,800 --> 02:17:08,559
There being no other questions or
comments, we'll take a vote to move this

1584
02:17:06,080 --> 02:17:13,280
article to the warrant as written. All
those in favor of article 30 being moved

1585
02:17:11,120 --> 02:17:14,800
to the warrant as written, signify by
saying I.

1586
02:17:14,160 --> 02:17:18,519
» I.
>> Those opposed, nay.

1587
02:17:20,319 --> 02:17:28,080
» Okay.
Mr.

1588
02:17:24,479 --> 02:17:34,240
Petition born article 31 estimated tax
impact 1 cent to see if the town will

1589
02:17:31,519 --> 02:17:40,080
vote to raise and appropriate to raise
$3,000 to be deposited into the account

1590
02:17:37,280 --> 02:17:44,880
of the Ashlin Historical Society for the
purpose of maintenance and repairs to

1591
02:17:42,719 --> 02:17:50,800
the Whipple House Museum owned by the
town of Ashlin. Recommended by the board

1592
02:17:47,439 --> 02:17:55,200
of selectmen five to zero recommended by
the budget committee 5 Z and one

1593
02:17:53,439 --> 02:17:57,359
abstain.
>> Can I have a motion to move the

1594
02:17:56,559 --> 02:18:00,319
question?
>> Motion

1595
02:17:59,200 --> 02:18:04,719
» second.
>> Second.

1596
02:18:03,040 --> 02:18:07,719
» Any question or discussion on this
article?

1597
02:18:11,760 --> 02:18:14,559
I love the question.

1598
02:18:16,160 --> 02:18:24,160
There being no discussion, we will now
vote on the article.

1599
02:18:21,679 --> 02:18:28,000
» This is a vote for article 31 to be
placed on the warrant as written. All in

1600
02:18:26,639 --> 02:18:32,120
favor? I.
>> I.

1601
02:18:28,559 --> 02:18:32,120
» All oppose? Nay.

1602
02:18:33,280 --> 02:18:38,559
» Before I
>> Anything to comment on that last one?

1603
02:18:36,319 --> 02:18:40,479
» Excuse me. Just a minute. Bob, wait one
moment, please.

1604
02:18:39,040 --> 02:18:43,040
» Oh, okay.
Before I adjourn the meeting, I just

1605
02:18:42,000 --> 02:18:47,280
want to let you know the board of
selectmen will be having a brief meeting

1606
02:18:44,800 --> 02:18:51,880
after this meeting and the public is
invited to wait to to attend.

1607
02:18:53,840 --> 02:18:57,280
» Oh, yeah. I'm sorry. I do need to do
this.

1608
02:18:55,519 --> 02:19:02,080
» Just one second.
>> Yep. I have to

1609
02:19:00,639 --> 02:19:06,559
All right. I forgot about the articles
that we delayed till the end.

1610
02:19:04,399 --> 02:19:10,439
» Sorry about that. We're almost done.
>> Like,

1611
02:19:07,120 --> 02:19:10,439
» I tried.

1612
02:19:13,920 --> 02:19:17,559
So this is a petition

1613
02:19:24,399 --> 02:19:31,160
» need to be amended
say it's not validated.

1614
02:19:35,280 --> 02:19:39,399
» Okay.
>> All right.

1615
02:19:40,960 --> 02:19:44,599
Linda, I need you.

1616
02:19:48,399 --> 02:19:54,479
» I'm going to ask for a motion to reopen
the historical society donation to the

1617
02:19:52,960 --> 02:19:56,800
Whipple House because it just says to
raise and it should say raise and

1618
02:19:56,000 --> 02:20:00,319
appropriate.
>> Oh, okay.

1619
02:19:57,680 --> 02:20:05,560
» So, um I will ask for a motion. You just
say so move.

1620
02:20:01,280 --> 02:20:05,560
» Okay. Okay. Thank you.

1621
02:20:09,040 --> 02:20:15,120
All right, we have a little we have a
little bit of house cleaning to do here.

1622
02:20:12,880 --> 02:20:18,960
The last warrant article that we passed,
article 31 for the Whipple House

1623
02:20:17,200 --> 02:20:26,080
donation to the Ashen Historical
Society. The article really should say

1624
02:20:22,240 --> 02:20:29,439
to raise and appropriate $3,000. So, I'm
looking for a motion to amend.

1625
02:20:28,800 --> 02:20:31,359
» So, move.
>> Okay. In a second,

1626
02:20:30,640 --> 02:20:40,880
» I'll second.
>> Okay. Any discussion on our amendment?

1627
02:20:37,760 --> 02:20:45,680
» Okay. So, we will vote on the amendment.
The amendment is simply to revise it to

1628
02:20:43,359 --> 02:20:50,640
say to see if the town will vote to
raise and appropriate $3,000 to be

1629
02:20:48,880 --> 02:20:56,080
deposited to the account of the Ashen
Historical Society.

1630
02:20:53,920 --> 02:21:00,640
All those in favor of the amendment as
proposed say I.

1631
02:20:58,240 --> 02:21:05,280
» All those opposed, nay.
>> Okay. So now we vote on placing it on.

1632
02:21:02,720 --> 02:21:09,920
Okay. We'll now vote to place this
article on the warrant as amended. All

1633
02:21:08,240 --> 02:21:14,160
those in favor I.
>> I.

1634
02:21:10,560 --> 02:21:17,840
» All those opposed? Nay. Okay. So now we
have to do

1635
02:21:15,920 --> 02:21:24,840
I guess it's just basically does anyone
have any questions on the planning board

1636
02:21:20,640 --> 02:21:24,840
items that have been proposed?

1637
02:21:25,600 --> 02:21:31,800
» We're back to article. We'll do article
two first.

1638
02:21:33,760 --> 02:21:39,080
Okay. Article two was the new compact.
So

1639
02:21:39,439 --> 02:21:44,399
» any questions on that one?
>> Maybe make them aware of these documents

1640
02:21:43,359 --> 02:21:50,280
on the back.
>> Right. There are copies of each of these

1641
02:21:46,640 --> 02:21:50,280
in the back table.

1642
02:21:50,880 --> 02:21:56,720
» Go ahead, Linda.
>> Yeah. Linda Bar Thompson Street. I think

1643
02:21:55,120 --> 02:22:01,840
I'm on the final board. We just want to
make sure people really know what you're

1644
02:21:58,399 --> 02:22:05,600
voting for. Um, a compact zone, I
realized we I was looking through it, it

1645
02:22:03,760 --> 02:22:12,880
doesn't say what a compact zone actually
is. Um, a compact zone refers to how

1646
02:22:10,319 --> 02:22:19,600
many people live or work in a given
area. It's about density. And the issue

1647
02:22:16,160 --> 02:22:24,399
is when you have a lot more population
density, if people are setting off

1648
02:22:21,680 --> 02:22:31,200
fireworks or discharging weapons, the
risk goes up. So in 19 the last time a

1649
02:22:29,040 --> 02:22:38,319
compact zone here in Ashley was defined
was in 1968. It was over 50 years. It

1650
02:22:34,080 --> 02:22:46,000
was over 50 years ago. In 19 in 2024 the
town voted on ordinances related to uh

1651
02:22:42,640 --> 02:22:50,560
noise disturbance disorderly contact
conduct and said it's within the compact

1652
02:22:48,240 --> 02:22:55,280
zone. The police looked at it and said
wait a minute

1653
02:22:52,800 --> 02:23:01,200
what's the current compact zone? the
gold compact zone definition said, well,

1654
02:22:57,840 --> 02:23:04,880
you know, from Mr. So and so's land up
to,

1655
02:23:02,720 --> 02:23:08,960
you know, the such and such family.
Well, some of those properties aren't

1656
02:23:07,040 --> 02:23:12,720
even owned by those people anymore.
People may not remember. It's like if

1657
02:23:10,720 --> 02:23:18,880
you look at the early deeds in town, you
know, from so and so's land to so- and

1658
02:23:14,479 --> 02:23:23,920
so's land. So, what we have done is
redefine the town back zone. First of

1659
02:23:20,720 --> 02:23:28,319
all, putting in lot numbers and maps. So
you actually know, you can look at a map

1660
02:23:25,520 --> 02:23:33,439
and you can see and it works off of
state definitions of population density.

1661
02:23:31,040 --> 02:23:37,600
This is about public safety.
It's just making sure it doesn't say you

1662
02:23:35,439 --> 02:23:41,280
can't own those you can't own fireworks.
It just says where there are high

1663
02:23:38,880 --> 02:23:46,800
concentrations of people
use common sense. You can't set them off

1664
02:23:43,280 --> 02:23:51,680
there. Um, it also raises the fine
somewhat for disorderly conduct and the

1665
02:23:49,040 --> 02:23:56,240
disturbances, but it's basically to make
sure that people in dense population

1666
02:23:54,000 --> 02:24:03,240
areas are safe.
Does that any questions on that?

1667
02:24:00,240 --> 02:24:03,240
Yeah,

1668
02:24:05,120 --> 02:24:13,200
» Robin says high street.
Does it affect if the property have

1669
02:24:10,080 --> 02:24:18,960
butts on it but it is does it affect the
entire parcel or is or does the compact

1670
02:24:16,640 --> 02:24:23,840
zone only extend a certain number of
feet of the street? So for example, I

1671
02:24:20,720 --> 02:24:28,240
have property that the house is set back
and then there's some land behind it.

1672
02:24:26,319 --> 02:24:32,000
Are you saying that that entire piece of
land then becomes part of the compact

1673
02:24:30,319 --> 02:24:35,120
zone?
>> I would have to defer that question. I

1674
02:24:34,479 --> 02:24:38,720
do not
>> No. You mean so you're saying that the

1675
02:24:36,640 --> 02:24:42,800
boundaries of the compact zone sort of
cut across the property but don't

1676
02:24:40,800 --> 02:24:47,200
include the whole property? Am I
understanding your question? The last

1677
02:24:44,160 --> 02:24:50,800
time I read the the regs the I believe
if I understood them correctly the

1678
02:24:48,640 --> 02:24:56,479
boundaries for these zones were a
certain distance from the road. And now

1679
02:24:54,000 --> 02:25:01,600
this seems to apply all properties there
but certain streets. So for example

1680
02:24:58,560 --> 02:25:06,560
again I have a property that includes a
lot of woods and things and so does that

1681
02:25:03,920 --> 02:25:10,479
whole property suddenly you know compact
zone.

1682
02:25:07,439 --> 02:25:14,040
» I do not know the answer to that and I
defer it to council.

1683
02:25:17,200 --> 02:25:22,399
» It's going to depend on what the regs
say specifically and I haven't reviewed

1684
02:25:19,840 --> 02:25:26,560
the records themselves and we and I
think people are aware of this. We can't

1685
02:25:23,600 --> 02:25:30,479
amend zoning articles here today. So, I
think that's probably information that

1686
02:25:27,840 --> 02:25:35,359
could be provided before the actual vote
on them. Um, and I'm not sure if it was

1687
02:25:33,600 --> 02:25:38,720
discussed at the planning board meetings
where these articles were presented or

1688
02:25:37,120 --> 02:25:43,520
not, but it would be in the right.
>> I I think in the planning board

1689
02:25:40,399 --> 02:25:45,439
discussions it was taken as the entire
property,

1690
02:25:44,399 --> 02:25:49,040
» right?
>> That was sort of the assumption.

1691
02:25:47,200 --> 02:25:55,319
» Okay. Yeah. But it was sort of the
entire property rather than so far into

1692
02:25:58,080 --> 02:26:02,960
» Is there any opportunity
for example?

1693
02:26:01,439 --> 02:26:05,600
» Bob, can you get to the microphone so
people can get your question or comment?

1694
02:26:04,560 --> 02:26:11,600
Thank you.
>> My question to the planning board, uh,

1695
02:26:08,479 --> 02:26:16,960
is there opportunity for waiverss or any
chance if somebody has some kind of

1696
02:26:13,840 --> 02:26:22,160
event going on? They have a large
property like you may have and you might

1697
02:26:19,359 --> 02:26:28,000
want to make
changes for

1698
02:26:25,600 --> 02:26:32,560
the town
to be able to offer a waiver permit for

1699
02:26:30,319 --> 02:26:36,560
that one
like we do with the with the cover

1700
02:26:34,399 --> 02:26:42,800
bridge
road. So is those opportunities

1701
02:26:39,439 --> 02:26:46,160
available? Question. So the question is
whether there if you were having an

1702
02:26:44,319 --> 02:26:54,160
event on a property that's within the
compact zone could you get a waiver and

1703
02:26:49,920 --> 02:26:59,040
I for a permit um
>> we did not discuss that because this was

1704
02:26:56,479 --> 02:27:03,920
based on property density following the
state RSA about what constitutes

1705
02:27:01,040 --> 02:27:09,359
density. Um, as far as waiverss to
things like that, I would have to again

1706
02:27:06,800 --> 02:27:14,240
defer to the select board or to the
police as to how that would work. Um,

1707
02:27:12,319 --> 02:27:19,359
because this is simply defining the
area. And I think so we didn't have the

1708
02:27:17,359 --> 02:27:24,240
authority to propose how waiverss to
that would work. But if there are other

1709
02:27:21,840 --> 02:27:28,560
ways to arrive at waiverss, I I think
that would be a question or for the fire

1710
02:27:26,000 --> 02:27:35,439
team. I'm going to mention that to our
groups. Um Robin, just to address your

1711
02:27:31,040 --> 02:27:38,160
question, there will be colored maps um
available. Um hopefully by the time

1712
02:27:37,200 --> 02:27:41,520
we're voting, we're going to have a
larger map so you can see the areas and

1713
02:27:40,160 --> 02:27:43,280
then we have some colored ones up here
that might help you.

1714
02:27:42,720 --> 02:27:49,240
» Okay, thanks.
>> It looks like it's the whole piece of

1715
02:27:44,720 --> 02:27:49,240
property if it's abiding onto the road.

1716
02:27:50,399 --> 02:27:58,000
» Any other questions on article two?
Did we answer? I didn't get an answer.

1717
02:27:56,399 --> 02:28:04,160
» What was your question?
>> If there will be my question maybe legal

1718
02:28:00,800 --> 02:28:09,280
to tell me what I for example we have
4th of July we have fireworks that are

1719
02:28:06,399 --> 02:28:11,920
that are blown off at the school and we
get permits for that. That correct?

1720
02:28:11,200 --> 02:28:18,000
» Yes sir.
>> So would that be possible for private

1721
02:28:15,120 --> 02:28:21,760
citizens having a small event apply for
some sort of a waiver or permit be able

1722
02:28:20,319 --> 02:28:25,920
to do something? I'm not saying it's
gonna happen, but perhaps it they may

1723
02:28:24,080 --> 02:28:29,120
want to know if they could do something
like that.

1724
02:28:27,280 --> 02:28:32,800
» Those questions do come up. And that's
the only reason why I'm bringing it up

1725
02:28:30,640 --> 02:28:36,080
because I know that that that occurs.
You know, people have events on their

1726
02:28:34,160 --> 02:28:40,399
property. People have large trucks
property.

1727
02:28:38,399 --> 02:28:45,359
» I guess we start with policemen.
>> Do we have a fireworks ordinance?

1728
02:28:43,280 --> 02:28:50,319
» We do have a fireworks ordinance.
However, it's

1729
02:28:47,840 --> 02:28:52,640
inefficient at master.
>> Maybe the chief will ought to pipe the

1730
02:28:52,080 --> 02:28:57,319
chief.
>> That was one of the reasons they did the

1731
02:28:54,319 --> 02:28:57,319
comp.

1732
02:29:01,520 --> 02:29:07,439
» I heard a number of questions. What's
the actual question?

1733
02:29:06,240 --> 02:29:09,600
» There's a lot of questions going on
there.

1734
02:29:07,760 --> 02:29:14,240
» You know, the question is pretty
straightforward. The compact zones is

1735
02:29:12,160 --> 02:29:18,399
going to have some restrictions on on
firearms and fireworks, but I'm not

1736
02:29:16,800 --> 02:29:23,120
questioning the firearms because we
understand the safety of that. On the

1737
02:29:20,080 --> 02:29:28,160
fireworks, we we call our fireworks in
the middle of town for July every year.

1738
02:29:25,840 --> 02:29:33,840
So, we have to get permit to do that. Is
this possible for somebody that may have

1739
02:29:30,080 --> 02:29:39,760
an event on their property and apply for
a waiver or a permit from the town to

1740
02:29:36,160 --> 02:29:42,720
have some kind of small demonstration?
That's the question.

1741
02:29:40,880 --> 02:29:47,760
» Yeah. Yeah. Sure. So the the answer
would be yes. Uh so the compact part of

1742
02:29:45,840 --> 02:29:51,439
town and any town ordinance falls under
the selecting. So the selecting can

1743
02:29:49,680 --> 02:29:56,160
override that for a permiting process
and there is specific designations for

1744
02:29:54,399 --> 02:29:59,439
permits for certain types of fireworks
to either be signed off on by the fire

1745
02:29:58,080 --> 02:30:01,920
chief or the
>> correct. Thank you. That answers the

1746
02:30:01,359 --> 02:30:04,479
question. Okay.
>> Good answer. Thank you.

1747
02:30:03,120 --> 02:30:06,640
» And I think that makes a lot of people
happy to know that there are other

1748
02:30:06,240 --> 02:30:09,680
options.
>> Options, right?

1749
02:30:07,680 --> 02:30:12,720
» Thank you. Could be options but no
guarantees.

1750
02:30:12,000 --> 02:30:17,439
» Well, I just want
>> good diplomatic answer.

1751
02:30:15,600 --> 02:30:21,280
» Any other questions or comments on this
article?

1752
02:30:18,720 --> 02:30:26,720
» Okay, so the article two, combat zone
will appear on the warrant as written.

1753
02:30:24,240 --> 02:30:30,000
Article three, mixed use zone. I'm
assuming none of you mind that I'm not

1754
02:30:28,240 --> 02:30:32,479
reading all these. Correct.
>> Right.

1755
02:30:30,800 --> 02:30:35,760
» Okay.
Any questions or comments on the mixed

1756
02:30:34,240 --> 02:30:39,200
use? Linda, you want to start it off?
Now,

1757
02:30:37,520 --> 02:30:44,800
pardon me. I I just like to make sure
people know what they're for. So, mixed

1758
02:30:41,760 --> 02:30:47,760
use right now. How many people remember
all of the debate about you drop in?

1759
02:30:47,439 --> 02:30:51,439
» Yes.
>> Oh, yeah. Oh,

1760
02:30:49,280 --> 02:30:56,880
» part of the problem for the folks trying
to do drop in was that that whole area

1761
02:30:55,280 --> 02:31:00,479
was zoned
>> residential, right?

1762
02:30:58,160 --> 02:31:08,720
» Which meant that they they the zoning
did not allow them to run that business.

1763
02:31:04,240 --> 02:31:12,560
Okay. In reality, that whole corridor
up along Daniel Webster, there are

1764
02:31:11,040 --> 02:31:17,920
existing businesses that were
grandfathered in when the zoning got put

1765
02:31:14,640 --> 02:31:22,800
in. They're also people running small
businesses out of their home. Um, but

1766
02:31:21,200 --> 02:31:27,200
may feel they have to do it under the
radar because with unless they come

1767
02:31:25,040 --> 02:31:31,600
before the planning board and get a home
occupation

1768
02:31:29,200 --> 02:31:35,200
permit, um, there's a lot of business
already happening. So the planning board

1769
02:31:33,439 --> 02:31:40,960
thought why don't we just make it
official that way nobody has to hide

1770
02:31:39,040 --> 02:31:44,479
they can run a small business at the
same time we wanted to do it in a way

1771
02:31:42,800 --> 02:31:49,920
where it wasn't going to turn into strip
malls and huge apartment complexes you

1772
02:31:48,240 --> 02:31:55,840
know how do you keep it so it has the
village character remains attractive

1773
02:31:53,280 --> 02:32:01,520
small scale
so what we're proposing that that that

1774
02:31:58,960 --> 02:32:06,160
whole area and it's laid out the the
addresses are laid out in the warrant

1775
02:32:03,280 --> 02:32:10,240
article that that be redefined as a
mixed use zone.

1776
02:32:08,560 --> 02:32:16,319
» So that would be you could have a
business on the ground floor and an

1777
02:32:12,240 --> 02:32:20,479
apartment above. You could have smaller
restaurants, cafes.

1778
02:32:18,960 --> 02:32:25,200
Um
it is now state law that anybody who

1779
02:32:22,880 --> 02:32:30,479
wants to put in an accessory dwelling
unit like a tiny house or something on

1780
02:32:27,520 --> 02:32:35,280
their land can do so. So somebody might
want to do that and have the added

1781
02:32:32,080 --> 02:32:39,280
income from rental. At the same time, we
wanted to make sure that big developers

1782
02:32:37,280 --> 02:32:44,640
did not come, we've kind of been through
that, and propose, you know, a big

1783
02:32:41,680 --> 02:32:49,920
apartment building. So it is limited.
We're limiting the number of units in a

1784
02:32:46,800 --> 02:32:55,359
given building. The idea is to protect
the village character, you know, of

1785
02:32:52,000 --> 02:32:59,760
Ashley and and to keep it attractive.
And so any parking would have to be set

1786
02:32:57,840 --> 02:33:06,399
back. In other words, it's really to
preserve the the best of the feeling of

1787
02:33:02,800 --> 02:33:13,280
the of the town, but allow more
possibilities for small businesses

1788
02:33:09,680 --> 02:33:19,920
to operate out of people's homes and so
on. Um, any questions on that? So,

1789
02:33:17,439 --> 02:33:26,720
that's what mixed use means. It's
residential and small business owners

1790
02:33:24,080 --> 02:33:31,840
would have to file for permits.
So at this point there are two kinds of

1791
02:33:30,240 --> 02:33:37,600
permission you have to have to run a
business. If the state defines it as a

1792
02:33:35,520 --> 02:33:42,640
business that requires permitting then
you have to deal with the state. If it

1793
02:33:39,920 --> 02:33:48,479
is just like I have a home occupation
I'm a small scale dog breeder. So I came

1794
02:33:46,160 --> 02:33:54,560
to I checked I make made sure that that
within the scale that that the state

1795
02:33:50,560 --> 02:33:59,040
requires I do not meet the demands to be
listed as a kennel. but I have a home

1796
02:33:56,880 --> 02:34:04,240
business. So, I came before the planning
board. I laid out what we're doing,

1797
02:34:01,760 --> 02:34:08,960
answered their questions,
um, and got a what's known as a home

1798
02:34:06,960 --> 02:34:12,399
occupation.
Um, which is not the same thing as

1799
02:34:10,720 --> 02:34:18,560
living in the place. It means like
occupation is in work or business. I got

1800
02:34:14,880 --> 02:34:23,680
a a certificate from the town
free, you know, doesn't cost anything.

1801
02:34:21,439 --> 02:34:29,760
So, it doesn't change. There are no fees
to the town, no overhead for getting

1802
02:34:26,880 --> 02:34:35,200
this, but it just means that the town is
aware that I'm doing it. Okay. So, it's

1803
02:34:33,359 --> 02:34:38,720
just to allow a way, but because the
other thing too is for economic

1804
02:34:36,560 --> 02:34:43,040
development, it's really important that
we have an idea of all the economic

1805
02:34:40,800 --> 02:34:47,280
things going on in the town. This is a
separate topic, but I'm hoping we can

1806
02:34:44,880 --> 02:34:52,479
end up doing an online directory. So,
everybody who has a small business could

1807
02:34:49,359 --> 02:34:55,120
list and have it be, you know, help in
marketing the work that people are

1808
02:34:53,680 --> 02:35:00,000
doing. That's a separate question. It's
not part of this. But by having a

1809
02:34:57,680 --> 02:35:03,520
mixeduse zone, it means that people can
run a small business out of their home

1810
02:35:01,920 --> 02:35:09,280
and not feel they have to do it under
the radar.

1811
02:35:06,479 --> 02:35:14,000
» Pardon me. So that means that do drop in
could in fact

1812
02:35:10,560 --> 02:35:15,359
» if as a mixed use zone do drop in could
have operated.

1813
02:35:14,880 --> 02:35:21,680
» Yes.
>> Good. Okay. And so part of the the that

1814
02:35:19,120 --> 02:35:26,720
was part of what started the discussion
that the zoning board could not

1815
02:35:24,880 --> 02:35:30,399
authorize do drop in. And I know they
took a lot of heat for that but the

1816
02:35:28,479 --> 02:35:35,280
zoning ordinance did not allow them to
do that. And so to avoid that kind of

1817
02:35:32,800 --> 02:35:39,920
issue in the future by making this
adjustment, another do drop in

1818
02:35:38,240 --> 02:35:43,840
initiative
provided it went before the planning

1819
02:35:41,520 --> 02:35:47,439
board and all of that met all the other
requirements and in that case it would

1820
02:35:45,359 --> 02:35:52,359
involve state permitting
could at least hypothetically operate.

1821
02:35:52,720 --> 02:35:57,560
» Any other questions or comments on this
article?

1822
02:35:58,479 --> 02:36:07,760
Seeing none, we will vote. um to place
article three mixeduse zone on the

1823
02:36:04,880 --> 02:36:12,120
warrant as written. All in favor? I.
>> I.

1824
02:36:08,479 --> 02:36:12,120
» All oppose? Nay.

1825
02:36:14,960 --> 02:36:26,000
Article four, blasting ordinance.
Do you want to start this one off?

1826
02:36:23,120 --> 02:36:31,200
» Okay. So, article four about blasting.
This one and the one about excavations

1827
02:36:28,479 --> 02:36:38,720
the planning board put in place because
in the last year or so there have been

1828
02:36:33,040 --> 02:36:45,040
some incidences in town of largecale
blasting and hauling off of stuff and

1829
02:36:41,840 --> 02:36:50,560
the town was not kept informed and
abutters were not happy because it did a

1830
02:36:48,399 --> 02:36:55,280
lot of damage and the abutters had no
recourse and the town had no recourse

1831
02:36:52,640 --> 02:36:58,560
and we realized that the blasting
ordinance

1832
02:36:56,160 --> 02:37:02,640
was really inadequate.
And so what this is an attempt to do,

1833
02:37:00,479 --> 02:37:07,280
and we went through various examples of
blasting ordinances from other towns and

1834
02:37:04,720 --> 02:37:11,280
tried to put together one that really
seemed like best standard of practice.

1835
02:37:10,000 --> 02:37:14,880
It requires if you're going to do
blasting, you have to show that you have

1836
02:37:12,800 --> 02:37:19,600
the right insurance, that you have
certification, you know what you're

1837
02:37:16,240 --> 02:37:23,600
doing. You have to keep the town uh
informed. You can't start at 8 in the

1838
02:37:21,760 --> 02:37:27,920
morning. you know, who wants to live
next to Glasgow that's starting in at 7

1839
02:37:25,840 --> 02:37:34,399
or 8 in the morning. So, it sets the
hours. Um, it also allows the town to

1840
02:37:31,680 --> 02:37:40,560
track what actually is being disturbed,
what actually is being removed because

1841
02:37:36,800 --> 02:37:44,720
the damage done to one section in town
by someone who came in and did a lot of

1842
02:37:42,399 --> 02:37:51,040
blasting and a lot of removal of stuff
cannot be reversed. And so this allows

1843
02:37:48,000 --> 02:37:55,840
the town to step in a lot sooner because
to proceed and it it also means that if

1844
02:37:53,760 --> 02:38:01,359
there's if the state has to be involved
through the Department of Environmental

1845
02:37:57,760 --> 02:38:09,359
Services and so on, it just allows the
town to step in sooner to prevent damage

1846
02:38:04,800 --> 02:38:13,439
that can't be undone. Okay. Um
so it basically the ordinance before was

1847
02:38:11,680 --> 02:38:16,880
insufficient. This is trying to fix
that. Even though we can't undo some of

1848
02:38:15,359 --> 02:38:20,760
the damage that was done, it would allow
us to prevent it going forward.

1849
02:38:21,600 --> 02:38:25,479
» Any questions or comments?

1850
02:38:25,600 --> 02:38:34,640
» Um, and Richard Hill Road. My question
is when you say the town,

1851
02:38:31,280 --> 02:38:40,000
who is the town in that instance? Like
do they people need to apply or let the

1852
02:38:37,439 --> 02:38:42,399
police know or
>> all of the above?

1853
02:38:41,040 --> 02:38:48,000
» Yeah.
So there would be an application

1854
02:38:44,800 --> 02:38:51,760
process. They would do an application to
perform blasting. They get to provide

1855
02:38:49,680 --> 02:38:56,000
their insurance certificate, the scope
of the work that they're trying to

1856
02:38:53,040 --> 02:39:00,800
accomplish. Then the proper notification
to the police department, to the fire

1857
02:38:58,800 --> 02:39:05,600
department, and the residents in the
general area that could be adversely

1858
02:39:03,040 --> 02:39:11,680
affected. Um, currently now there is
none of that notification.

1859
02:39:07,680 --> 02:39:16,560
So I I fully support the notification in
my past life as a fire chief in the town

1860
02:39:14,800 --> 02:39:20,800
that that worked in. I always got
notification in advance and always made

1861
02:39:19,120 --> 02:39:26,000
sure that the residents in the general
vicinity of where the shoot was going to

1862
02:39:22,800 --> 02:39:30,880
be were well aware and if they had
opposition to it. They could voice their

1863
02:39:28,399 --> 02:39:35,520
concerns and then the lasting company
would put out monitoring devices

1864
02:39:33,600 --> 02:39:41,200
so that they could monitor. they would
actually look at your property, do a

1865
02:39:38,800 --> 02:39:46,160
pre-b blast and then a post blast to
make sure they cause no harm to you. So,

1866
02:39:43,680 --> 02:39:53,280
I think you really this would be a good
thing for the town to um put into effect

1867
02:39:50,240 --> 02:39:59,080
and it basically keeps them honest and
keeps them informative and everybody

1868
02:39:55,359 --> 02:39:59,080
knows what's going on.

1869
02:40:00,080 --> 02:40:06,319
» Any other questions or comments?
These people need to be licensed as

1870
02:40:05,680 --> 02:40:09,120
well.
>> That's correct.

1871
02:40:07,520 --> 02:40:12,120
» They have your licensed in good
standing.

1872
02:40:13,600 --> 02:40:20,960
» No further questions or discussion. We
will move to place this article 4

1873
02:40:18,560 --> 02:40:24,160
blasting ordinance on the warrant as
written. All in favor?

1874
02:40:22,800 --> 02:40:27,880
» I.
>> All oppose? Nay.

1875
02:40:29,120 --> 02:40:37,359
Article five, excavation ordinance.
Do I have a motion to place it on the

1876
02:40:35,359 --> 02:40:40,160
warrant or a motion to place it on the
table? Sorry, Michelle. Do you have a

1877
02:40:39,359 --> 02:40:44,800
motion?
>> I'll second it.

1878
02:40:40,880 --> 02:40:49,680
» Okay. Any discussion on article five?
Linda, you want to start?

1879
02:40:47,359 --> 02:40:55,439
» Okay, last one.
Um this too arose the need to define

1880
02:40:52,880 --> 02:41:03,200
this arose because again somebody was
hauling out a lot of truckloads and the

1881
02:40:59,359 --> 02:41:10,160
current ordinance says well some of them
are removing multiple truckloads

1882
02:41:07,359 --> 02:41:16,720
that two or 200
and the vagueness of the language allows

1883
02:41:12,800 --> 02:41:21,840
someone to get away with a lot. So this
um and the other problem is that if you

1884
02:41:19,359 --> 02:41:27,120
abot a property where someone is doing a
lot of excavation in addition to

1885
02:41:24,080 --> 02:41:33,920
blasting, it can have runoff problems
for your land. You know, if they're

1886
02:41:29,760 --> 02:41:37,920
ripping everything down um and you have
no say,

1887
02:41:36,080 --> 02:41:44,399
that's a problem as well. So this is to
protect the butters as well as the town.

1888
02:41:41,680 --> 02:41:49,120
Okay. Um, it allows the town to just
have a better understanding of how much

1889
02:41:46,160 --> 02:41:57,359
is being removed and relocated. The town
also gets paid by the truckload.

1890
02:41:52,000 --> 02:42:02,479
So, it it requires say the developer to
document what they're actually hauling

1891
02:41:59,760 --> 02:42:07,840
out. Um, now I want to be really clear.
This if you want to build a house, this

1892
02:42:04,800 --> 02:42:14,000
will not affect you. The original amount
that you had to account for was 1,000

1893
02:42:09,840 --> 02:42:19,359
cubic yards. We talked to the person who
was the engineer of the town at the time

1894
02:42:17,120 --> 02:42:24,319
and to a number of contractors to make
sure that this was fair to anybody, you

1895
02:42:22,160 --> 02:42:28,640
know, homeowners who want to build. We
don't want to place burdens on them.

1896
02:42:26,000 --> 02:42:32,640
This is for much much larger projects
and it's really to keep developers

1897
02:42:30,399 --> 02:42:38,160
accountable to the town.
Okay. So

1898
02:42:34,880 --> 02:42:43,120
contractors generally agreed that 200
cubic yards was for plenty for a good

1899
02:42:41,760 --> 02:42:47,600
size basement.
>> We put it at 300 cubic yards just to

1900
02:42:45,520 --> 02:42:53,439
make sure that you had plenty of room
for make for digging out a basement. So

1901
02:42:50,960 --> 02:42:56,880
if that's what you're doing, it does not
affect you. If you wanted to do

1902
02:42:55,280 --> 02:43:03,120
something bigger than that, you go to
the building inspector and ask for

1903
02:42:59,760 --> 02:43:08,479
Okay. Um keeping it simple. This is
really for big scale properties where

1904
02:43:06,000 --> 02:43:11,920
someone is pulling out, you know,
truckloads after truckloads after

1905
02:43:10,399 --> 02:43:16,560
truckloads
and to make sure that the town knows

1906
02:43:14,319 --> 02:43:24,399
what they're doing and tracking the
impact on things like, you know, things

1907
02:43:20,960 --> 02:43:28,800
slide, landslide, flooding, and so on.
Cuz let's say someone excavates enough

1908
02:43:26,399 --> 02:43:34,240
and then there's landslide down to the
street, you know, that's a mess. So you

1909
02:43:31,359 --> 02:43:38,560
really want to just for safety and for
preservation

1910
02:43:36,000 --> 02:43:42,560
and accountability. This is just to make
sure people are accountable.

1911
02:43:40,160 --> 02:43:48,680
» Thanks, Linda.
>> Any questions or comments on that? Go

1912
02:43:45,680 --> 02:43:48,680
ahead.

1913
02:43:51,680 --> 02:44:01,120
» Bonnie, 160 Albrook Road. Um, I just
looked at a couple of other towns around

1914
02:43:56,160 --> 02:44:07,359
us and I'm finding nothing but the 1,000
um, minimum. So, I was wondering how did

1915
02:44:04,319 --> 02:44:13,279
the 300 get established
>> as far as the cubic yardage?

1916
02:44:10,560 --> 02:44:17,760
» Point of reference, the um, 300 cubic
yards. You know what a construction

1917
02:44:14,960 --> 02:44:22,880
debris container looks like? That would
be about 10 of those. So, 30 that's not

1918
02:44:20,640 --> 02:44:26,080
a lot of material. So I guess where did
300 come from?

1919
02:44:23,680 --> 02:44:32,160
» Yeah. So so again what we did was we
talked to the then town engineer

1920
02:44:30,080 --> 02:44:37,600
to see what he recommended and then we
also talked to a number of contractors

1921
02:44:34,720 --> 02:44:44,640
as to what would be reasonable to be
able to remove for a goodiz basement.

1922
02:44:41,840 --> 02:44:48,880
They recommended 200. We bumped it up to
300. But that was sort of not that was

1923
02:44:47,200 --> 02:44:53,279
not arbitrary. It was really after
consulting with an engineer and

1924
02:44:51,120 --> 02:44:56,479
contractors to make sure that we were
factoring their experience because we

1925
02:44:54,800 --> 02:44:59,680
didn't want to be unfair to contractors
either.

1926
02:44:57,520 --> 02:45:04,800
» Does that did that answer the question?
>> Yeah, it's just unique. The amount is

1927
02:45:02,240 --> 02:45:05,760
unique about 12 different towns that I
looked at.

1928
02:45:05,359 --> 02:45:11,439
» Yeah.
>> And some of them have no minimum. So I

1929
02:45:09,200 --> 02:45:16,160
assume anybody who does any excavation
has to go again. So

1930
02:45:13,359 --> 02:45:20,640
» that may be and ours was a thousand. Um,
that certainly can be up for discussion.

1931
02:45:17,840 --> 02:45:25,040
I think our big concern was how do we
limit it so that anybody who's doing

1932
02:45:22,720 --> 02:45:28,279
stuff bigger has to be accountable to
the town.

1933
02:45:31,120 --> 02:45:35,319
» Any other comments or questions?

1934
02:45:36,000 --> 02:45:44,640
» Seeing none, we'll take a vote to place
article 5 excavation ordinance on the

1935
02:45:41,760 --> 02:45:48,960
warrant as written. All in favor? I
>> I

1936
02:45:45,760 --> 02:45:51,920
» all oppose. Nay.
>> Again, I just want to let you know the

1937
02:45:50,319 --> 02:45:55,760
board of selectment is having a meeting
after this meeting. Um it's a very brief

1938
02:45:54,160 --> 02:46:02,160
one, but if anyone wants to stay,
they're welcome to stay.

1939
02:45:58,240 --> 02:46:04,240
Um I will entertain a motion to adjourn.
>> Oh, did you have a comment?

1940
02:46:03,760 --> 02:46:06,640
» Yes.
>> Oh, okay.

1941
02:46:05,040 --> 02:46:12,160
» Close up. I had a comment I wanted to
make on the

1942
02:46:09,120 --> 02:46:16,399
distort society.
>> Keep it brief.

1943
02:46:14,000 --> 02:46:21,840
This is not a here or there. Uh this
year as you know is the 250th

1944
02:46:18,399 --> 02:46:28,240
anniversary of the constitution of the
United States and this year the Ashlin

1945
02:46:25,520 --> 02:46:34,479
Historic Society in cooperation working
with the Fourth of July committee is

1946
02:46:31,439 --> 02:46:39,920
planning big events for the 4th of July
this year much bigger than we normally

1947
02:46:36,800 --> 02:46:44,720
have. Uh, I personally have been working
with the archives down in Carman, New

1948
02:46:41,920 --> 02:46:50,319
Hampshire and have copies of our
original constitution and would remain

1949
02:46:47,439 --> 02:46:54,880
our US Constitution.
As you may or may not know, New

1950
02:46:52,880 --> 02:47:00,000
Hampshire was a United States ratified
constitution and they would not ratify

1951
02:46:57,040 --> 02:47:04,880
it until we had a bill of rights. I have
a direct copy from the original that's

1952
02:47:02,479 --> 02:47:09,520
going to be on display. It's autographed
by Bill Gardner, the former Secretary of

1953
02:47:07,120 --> 02:47:14,399
State with a state seal on it and it's
sealed, you know, and has a beautiful

1954
02:47:11,680 --> 02:47:19,600
frame. And I also, while I was at it,
I've got the town founding documents for

1955
02:47:17,600 --> 02:47:24,800
Ashley. So, those are all going to be
displayed in in some point. I'm not sure

1956
02:47:23,439 --> 02:47:29,760
what where we're going to do it yet.
We're still in the study phases here. It

1957
02:47:28,000 --> 02:47:34,960
could be at the Whipple House. It could
be at the at the booster club. We're not

1958
02:47:33,200 --> 02:47:38,080
sure what we're going to do and we're
going to ask the board of selective if

1959
02:47:36,240 --> 02:47:41,760
they put the founding documents of the
board of selective meeting with when

1960
02:47:39,920 --> 02:47:46,160
we're finished with this project to be
there permanently.

1961
02:47:43,600 --> 02:47:50,960
So I just want to let you know that it's
a exciting year. I'm excited about it. I

1962
02:47:49,279 --> 02:47:55,760
hope everybody else is.
>> Thanks Bob.

1963
02:47:53,600 --> 02:48:00,800
» Now entertain a motion to adjourn.
Michelle

1964
02:47:58,080 --> 02:48:02,960
Michelle and second.
>> All in favor of adjourning the meeting

1965
02:48:02,399 --> 02:48:05,920
say I.
>> I.

1966
02:48:03,680 --> 02:48:10,640
» All opposed.
>> Meeting adjourned.

1967
02:48:07,200 --> 02:48:10,640
» Nice job everybody.