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Hello and good evening everybody. How we
doing tonight? Good. Can you hear me?

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» How's it?
>> Sounds better to my ears, too.

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» All right. Hello and welcome to
Canterbury Town Meeting on this awesome

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Friday the 13th. How's everybody? Good.
Everybody have a good week?

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» Awesome. All right. So,
I am Jessica Trenway, your new town

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moderator, stepping into the everlar
shoes of Jim Miller. So,

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and I I am a pharmacist by profession
and I read a joke this morning that I

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decided that I had to share since I read
at the day of town meeting and I felt

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that I should share with everybody. So,
what kind of medical condition causes

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wrinkled clothing?
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wrinkled clothing

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» and iron deficiency?

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» So, there's my there's my one loud dad
joke for the meeting and now we can get

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down to the six.

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» Okay. So, I would like to ask any
veterans, armed forces, or anybody

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active in the military or national guard
to please stand if you can at this time.

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And
then I'm sorry if you could remain

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standing and I'll have everybody join
them and then I'm going to have the

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archer children representing the scouts
organization to come up and lead us in

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the pledge of allegiance.

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pledge

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to stand als

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God indivisible with liberty and justice
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Thank you. Failen Charlotte and Wade
Archer.

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Okay. And now I would like to call
everybody's attention to the recent

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passing of a previous town moderator,
Tedlair. Ted served many roles within

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our community. Several of you may
remember him as the former town

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postmaster general. He was also a
constant presence within and strong

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supporter of the Elvin's Public Library.
So I just wanted to take a moment to

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recognize him. And now, if I could just
ask everybody for a moment of silence

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for all of those that we've lost over
the last year, please.

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» Okay, great. Thank you.
And as we move into the business portion

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of the meeting, some housekeeping to go
over. Most of you, I saw go through the

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table. Just want to make sure everybody
has their red and green cards and you've

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checked in to get those for when it's
time to vote.

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Um, town reports, there are extra copies
at the back table if you need those to

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follow along as we read through award
articles. This year's town report is

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dedicated to Ken and Eileene Stern for
their conservation efforts. Ken is also

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recognized for many years of public
service as a planning board and

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consecutive con conservative committee
member including eight years as chair

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and co-chair of the conservation
committee. So thank you Ken and Eileen

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for your vision, generosity and service

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and then the basic fire exits. make sure
everybody knows where they are and feel

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free to use them should the need arise.
And in the back would like to introduce

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theformational displays we have. We have
the window dressers, the Canterbury

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Farmers Market, Friends of Elkins Public
Library, and then some Girl Scout

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cookies for sale if you choose to
partake.

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And then I
will move into recognizing and thanking

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Tuesday's election team. was my first
election as town moderator. I felt that

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it went pretty smoothly and I was very
grateful for everybody there to help and

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support me survive my first one. Um so
assistant town moderator Katie Archer,

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if everybody could clap for her, please.

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And then Sam Paps, our town clerk, he
was instrumental with his wealth of

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knowledge to help me through what I
didn't know. our select board and town

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police officers, the highway and
department crew for setting up Tuesday

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night and tonight, ballot clerks and
counters. Thank you, thank you, thank

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you for all of your hard work. And then
the supervisors of the checklist, Brenda

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Murray, Denise Soya, and Pam Smarling.
And I specifically want to recognize and

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thank Brenda Murray for serving as a
supervisor of the checklist for 36

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years. She chose not to run again this
year. So, thank you

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And then also thanks to Jim Miller for
his knowledge and support helping me

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through learning what I needed to know.

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And last but not least, thanks to
everybody that came out to stay.

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And then tonight's platform, I will
introduce the folks to my left. We have

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Ken Fold.

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I know. I know. Well, there's my one. I
needed to get it out of the way early.

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So, there's my one. Beth, Blair, Calvin,
Todd, and Scott Dhy on our

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to my right, we have Sam Paps.

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And then without objection, I would like
to grant the right of voice without vote

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for our non-residents, Ken Fulsome,
Justin Crowy, John O' Conor, and Michael

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Gamash in the event they need to answer
any questions related to any warrant

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articles. Are there any objections?
All right, seeing none, I will grant

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that. Thank you. And then final
recognition for the evening, Edgar

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Rivera for recording our meeting for us
so we have it as reference.

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All right. And then rules for speaking.
I ask that everybody be respectful and

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civil at all times during this meeting.
It's important to understand that while

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we are allowed to disagree, we are not
allowed to be disrespectful or

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disagreeable. So, please remember that
if you do come up to speak in regards to

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any of the warrant articles, please
address all comments to me as the

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moderator.
Before speaking, raise your hand and be

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called on by me before you start to
speak, please. You will come to the mic

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in the center of the room. You may form
a line if somebody is already speaking

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and politely waiting your turn, please.
If you are not able to stand and come to

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the mic, if you raise your hand, I will
recognize you and we'll get the

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microphone brought to you.
And I as moderator will recognize those

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who have not yet spoken on an issue
before anyone who has previously spoken.

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Cant residents only may speak unless
granted a separate voice without vote by

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the voting public.

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And please, last thing, if you do come
up to leave a comment, make sure you are

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making your own comment and not just
repeating anything that has been said

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before.
If you wish to call the question for the

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warrant articles, you must raise your
hand and be called upon. Calling the

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question before people have had an
opportunity to present the essentials of

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the warrant article or before people
have had at least some opportunity to

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ask questions or speak to the issue is
in direct opposition of the entire

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purpose of having our town meeting which
is for the town's people to make

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informed decisions on behalf of the
entire community. Calling the question

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motions must be seconded and passed by a
twothirds vote.

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Rules for motions going to follow a
simplified rule of order. Motions must

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be moved and seconded. Please, for all
comments and all motions, state your

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name and where you live clearly so that
Sam can document it for the minutes. And

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the mover will have the first right to
speak after the presenter of each

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warrant article has introduced it.
Any and all amendments made must be

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given in writing to the town clerk and
must be legible, please, before we vote

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on them. There will be one motion and
amendment recognized at a time. Any

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amendments involving money must include
the dollar amount, please. And please be

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aware that we are bound by certain
restrictions from state laws and

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department of revenue administration
when it comes to altering expenditure

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amounts or purposes of the warrant
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All right, I believe that's all I have.
And oh, one more thing. If you believe

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that I, as moderator, have aired on the
terms of procedure, you may request a

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point of order and then call it at to a
vote. A majority vote is required to

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override the moderator.
Any questions or concerns up to this

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point?

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Seeing none, then I would like to
quickly share the results from Tuesday's

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voting before we move into tonight's
warrant article. So for

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for the articles on the ballot from
Tuesday, I'm not going to read through

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the full article. I'll just read the
article and the number. It is in your

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booklet if you choose to look it up and
read it. So for cemetery trustee John

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Gole received 291 votes. John Werski 56.
For the planning board, Logan Snyder

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331.
Janice Delro

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Delro got 20 votes. Supervisor of the
checklist Suzanne Williams winning at

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346.
Library trustee Debbie Snow 264.

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Jennifer Werski 128. Florence Woods 199.
For selectments, Scott Dhy 343.

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Trustee of the trust funds Gregory Heath
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Article two passed by a vote of 339 to
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Article three passed with a vote of 333
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Article 4 passed with a vote of 322-63.

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and article 6 passed with a vote of
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And then school board election or the
school ballot, sorry, Shaker Regional

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School District ballot, school board
Belmont representatives are Mark Edber

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receiving 827 votes and Michael
Scoffield receiving 264 votes.

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Canterbury resident for the school
board, Alice Todd, receiving 966 votes.

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Articles. Article two,
yes votes 939, no votes 410. Article

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three passed. Yes. 917. No. 426.
Article 4. Yes. 971. No. 374.

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Article 5 passed 948 to 395.
And article 6 passed 995 to 348.

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And one last thank you to everybody that
ran for office both in town and the

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school district.
All right. So, now we're ready to move

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on to the warrant articles. So, I'll
start in your booklets on page 11,

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article 7,

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is to see if the town will vote to
establish a police public safety details

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revolving fund pursuant to RSA 3195-H

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for the purpose of providing public
safety services by police department

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employees outside of the ordinary
detail. of such persons. All revenues

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received for police public safety
details will be deposited into the fund

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and the money in the fund shall be
allowed to accumulate from year to year

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and shall not be considered part of the
town's general fund balance. And further

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to raise and appropriate the sum of
$5,000 to be added to the police public

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safety details revolving fund to come
from the unassigned fund balance and not

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from taxation. The town treasurer shall
have custody of all monies in the fund

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and shall pay out the same only upon
order of the governing body and no

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further approval is required by the
legislative body to expend. Such funds

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may be expended only for the purpose for
which the fund was created. Majority

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vote is required recommended by the
selectman. No tax impact. And Scott will

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be speaking to this article for us.
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» I need a motion. Move acceptance. Move
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» Hello.
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» All right. All right. So, um this is a
revolving fund for the police

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department. It's it's not a new way to
account for money. Um several towns in

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our area have been doing this for many
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Northfield and EPS just to name a few.
The funds you'll see um the next war

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article will be required to the funds
were both set up uh by our town

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auditors. The war articles were reviewed
by the town attorney and the New

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Hampshire Department of Revenue
Administration or DRA. Um the money

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received from offduty details will be
placed in a separate account from our

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general fund and we'll use this money to
pay the officer's wages for the detail

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and then as uh we're paid the money will
go into that separate account. Any

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leftover funds will be used for
equipment having to do with details such

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as reflective vests equipment for the
cruisers that it can't be used to help

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pay for the cruiser. Um
there are several layers of

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authorization to expend funds including
the department head, the town

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administrator, the accounting clerk and
the board of selected finance. So we

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will account for these funds and
expenditures of the town report annually

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so everyone can see where the money is
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» All right. And at this time, anybody
that has any questions or comments may

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come up to the mic again. Please state
your name and where you live and then

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proceed with your questions.

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» I think you have to turn it on.
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» Thank you. S Russell Ultton wrote, I
just want to know I'm kind of ignorant

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on this one. The next one, can you just
give an example of what it means?

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» If I understand your word, I mean
examples of offduty detail. So,

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» no. Yeah. Um, so commonly, um, actually,
I think everybody was aware when Comcast

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ran the fiber optic up 132. There was
always a police car there. So, those

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police cars are not paid for by
Canterbury. They're paid for by contract

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or by the company that's doing the
construction. So, we charge them the

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officer's uh salary at $65 an hour.
Another charge for a cruiser and an

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administrative overhead fee as well. So,
um as that money comes in, obviously the

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officer is going to be paid out of that
fund and what's left over will

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accumulate in the fund and then be used
to fund equipment purchases.

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» Thank you.
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Any further questions or comments?

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» Teresa Rasha, Center Road.
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this is from private entities that
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services
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I think would be would be the answer
right construction felonies things like

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that
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patrol or anybody like that is there any
money in our budget for that

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» that's kind of putting the cart before
the horse we haven't got to the budget

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yet
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I'm I'm just concerned that
this money might be used for stuff like

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that. Although Okay, perfect. Thank you.

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» Anything further?
Seeing nothing further, I'll call the

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question. All those in favor, raise your
green cards, please.

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» Thank you. All opposed, raise your red
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» Okay.
Yes. Has it? Motion pass. Article

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passes. On to article 8 to see if the
town will vote to establish a fire and

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rescue public safety details revolving
fund pursuant to RSA 3195H

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for the purpose of providing public
safety services by fire and rescue

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department employees outside of the
ordinary detail of such persons. All

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revenues received for fire and rescue
public safety details will be deposited

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into the fund and the money in the fund
shall be allowed to accumulate from year

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to year and shall not be considered part
of the town's general fund balance and

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further to raise and appropriate the sum
of

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$2,000 to be added to the fire and
rescue public safety details revolving

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fund to come from the unassigned fund
balance and not from taxation. The town

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treasurer shall have custody of all
monies in the fund and shall pay out the

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same only upon order of the governing
body and no further approval is required

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by the legislative body to expend. Such
funds may be expended only for the

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purposes for which the fund was created.
Majority vote required recommended by

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the selemen. No tax impact. Scott,
you've got this one.

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» Yep.
>> So everything I just said um did it

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again. Need a motion from the floor.

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and a second.

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» Okay.
>> All right. So, everything that I just

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said about the police just fill in the
fire department. Um, it is obviously

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going to be a smaller amount of money.
For the most part, the fire department

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details consist of the track coverage uh
when they have the big races. So, a

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couple times a year. So, and that's
really it. So, um that's all I got.

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Okay, next sec next opportunity for any
questions or comments from the floor.

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All right, seeing none, I will call the
question. All those in favor, please

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raise your green cards.
Thank you. All opposed, please raise

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your red cards.
Okay, motion passes. Article passes.

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on to article nine to see if the town
will vote to raise and appropriate the

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sum of 3,62,470

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for general municipal operations. This
article does not include appropriations

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contained in special or individual
articles addressed separately. Majority

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vote required recommended by the
selectman. Estimated tax impact cost per

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$1,000 $5.3.
Cost for $400,000 home $210.80.

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I'd like a motion, please.
>> So move.

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» Okay. Second.

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» Can I get your name, please?
>> Okay, perfect.

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» Okay, Scott, you're up again.
>> All right, this one's going to take a

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little longer. Um, so kind of as our
tradition has been, I'm going to give

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you kind of a state of the town report
and uh I'm going to begin tonight with a

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quick update on our present financial
picture and then I'll give you a report

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on the town's 2025 budget and then we'll
take a look at the 2026 budget. Um, then

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we'll take uh a brief look at the future
and we'll take questions at the end of

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the presentation.
So, I'm happy to tell you that overall

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the town's finances are strong. For the
second year in a row, the board of

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selectment were able to use $500,000
of our unreserved fund balance to help

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with taxes this past year. The $500,000
brought the 2025 tax rate down from $522

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per thousand to $4 per thousand. This
savings was equal to $488 on a $400,000

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home. However, it's unlikely that we'll
be able to continue assistance in this

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election. Uh we do have a healthy
capital reserve savings of just over 1.1

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million.
And this year, we began investing in

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short-term certificates of deposit CDs.
So, with careful timing and planning,

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we've been able to earn several thousand
extra in revenue this year. So, that

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that helps our bottom line. Our focus
remains on efficiently delivering

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essential services to the town while
saving for the future and keeping our

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taxes in check. This is required
difficult decisions concerning what the

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town provides.
So, with respect to last year's budget,

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well, if you look, while it looks like
we overspent our budget due to offsets

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such as grants in the sale of property,
we actually underspent our 2025 budget

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by $436,000
900 $436,955.

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For the most part, this is good news,
but a big factor in underspending our

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budget will vacant positions in police,
highway, and transit stations. We did

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also have several large unexpected bills
for equipment and vehicle repairs.

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We're not overburdened by debt. The Gold
Star bond retired in 2025.

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The moral road bridge command car police
cruiser bond retires this year. The

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10-year bond for the new fire engine
will begin payment this year. By the end

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of 2026, we will be gone only one bond
payment. Our long-term debt payments

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were an exceptionally low 2.4% of the
total operating expense last year.

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Regarding last year's approved warrant
articles, all warrant articles approved

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at last year's town meeting have been
successfully completed or are nearing

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completion. Among last year's warrant
articles was renovation of the garage at

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the Sant Lake House. Work is nearing
completion and town records will then be

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moved to their new home. The warrant
article for insulation of the town

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library was also completed. The transfer
station study was completed by Aries

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Engineering. A successful home hazardous
waste day was held and our new voting

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machine is in service.
Uh an update on the new fire engine. So,

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we have secured a bond interest rate of
$2.57%

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and we were able to get a $53,000
premium which reduced our debt to

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$437,000.
This bond will be paid back in 10 years.

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The engine has an expected delivery date
of May 2026

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and uh right now typical lead times for
orders of new fire apparatus are at

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least four years. You'll notice in the
capital reserves warrant article this

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year that we plan to begin saving for
our next fire engine. We plan to ask

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builders to approve the next engine in
approximately 10 years.

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Our repairs were completed summer of
2025 to selected areas of our town roads

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paid for by a $257,956

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uh American Rescue Plan Act ARPA grant.
On to the present 2026 budget. The

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proposed 2026 operating budget is up
just 3.4%

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from last year, down from an increase of
over 7% at the start of budget

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discussions. We thank the volunteer
members of the budget advisory committee

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for their time and effort. The
unspending of our 2025 budget and the

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small increase in our 2026 budget is
directly due to the efforts of our town

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administrator, department heads, town
employees, and volunteers. The select

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board wishes to thank them all for their
careful spending of town folks. As we

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prepare the 2026 budget, we continue to
deal with the effects of inflation and

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wage growth. This difficulty with
employee recruitment and retention is

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certainly not unique to Canada. We had
multiple employees resign in 2025.

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During the budget process, we discussed
the retention of our current employees

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as well as recruiting highquality new
employees.

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Uh on wages, eligible town employees
were given 3.5% salary raises. And just

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as a reference, the consumer price index
rose by approximately 3% last year. The

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only exception to this was in the police
department. Uh the larger raises given

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in the police department were to keep us
competitive with other talents. We have

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had a full-time officer position vacant
for over one year with no applicants.

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The raises will help us with both
recruitment and retention of our

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officers. To help pay for these reasons,
we eliminated a $70,000 cruiser from the

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police budget. In a few weeks, our
police chief will be meeting with the

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select board and town administrative to
discuss a long-term plan for wages and

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benefits for our police officers.
Uh, our town's cost for healthcare

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insurance rose again this year. For now,
we're fortunate to have several

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employees who did not take town health
insurance. town's costs for workers

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compensation and liability insurance
have both increased as well.

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Uh land use administrator, I'm not sure
if she's here, but a huge thank you to

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Jan Stout for filling in and acting as a
temporary land use administrator while

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we continue to search for a new
replacement. Michelle Hammond was hired

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and has done a great job in this very
challenging role. Delicious. Uh, I also

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wanted to point out that you'll see
differences in several wage lines and

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these were due to the unfilled
positions. As I've mentioned, we've had

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a full-time police officer resign in
February of 2025. We are still

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advertising for a full-time replacement
as well as a full-time employee at the

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highway department and a part-time
position at the transfer station.

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I'll turn it to our ambulance service,
Pentacook Rescue. I'm happy to announce

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that our cost for this essential service
only rose by 1% for 2026.

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Uh we will continue to work with our
partners at Pentacook Rescue on the best

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way to deliver emergency medical care to
our residents and visitors.

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So ending with the future uh Kennedy
remains a great place to live. Our

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proximity to conquer and easy access via
I93, 106, and 132 make us an attractive

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target for development. Development
growth will certainly impact our future

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budgets. Our planning board, zoning
board adjustment, historic district

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commission, and conservation commission
will continue to play a significant role

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in shaping our town's future.
Uh in 2026 we will begin looking at the

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uh site of the transfer station in
former town dump. We now have the Aries

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engineering report and our goal is to
upgrade the current site and equipment

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in the most cost effective and practical
way. Monitoring of groundwater is

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ongoing and we have 5 years left on our
contract wheeler at exit 17 for learning

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trash. Uh the select board in 20 uh 26
will also be looking at scheduling a

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home hazardous waste day for 2027.
Uh we continue to fund through our

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capital reserve accounts money toward a
potential though not imminent landfill

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bloure. I'd like to end this report by
thanking our town employees and

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volunteers for their service. We're
fortunate at Canbury to have very

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dedicated employees, both full and
part-time, and we are equally fortunate

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to have dedicated volunteers willing to
give their time and expertise to help

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make Canterbury a better place. This
town could not run as efficiently as it

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does without them. And as we just saw,
we have residents who have literally

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been volunteering for decades. There is
always a critical need for volunteers on

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our land use boards, our fire
department. So I would ask all of you to

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please consider volunteering in
Sullivan.

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That is the end of this year's report.
We'll now take any questions you have.

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» Thank you, Scott. Any questions or
comments from the floor?

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It's so good to be on this side of the
mic here.

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» Um, so
you can pick that mic up all over the

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» Well, that'll help. Oh, I see. Good
idea.

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Um, so I I'll start with uh three items
from the budget. um

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uh
two of them are close together uh on

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pages 20 and 21. It's actually referring
to the 2025 actuals for

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uh lines 4210.91

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supplies and new equipment for the
police department

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which jumped from a budget of 7,000 to
an expenditure of 75,000.

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Um and a similar thing under fire and
rescue equipment 4220.9

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which was budgeted 11,000 and was spent
at 28,000.

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Both of those have returned to their
original budgets and so and there were

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no offsets of any significance to pay
for them in 2025. So unless the numbers

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are not correct, if I could find out
what happened and why we don't

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anticipate any higher expenditure in
2026 on those two items.

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Yeah, Jim. The uh on the police
department, the uh supplies and new

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equipment, that money uh was for a new
cruiser. Uh late in the year, we saw

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that we're going to have a uh
a lot of extra money in the police

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department budget. And instead of trying
to uh budget for a cruiser for 26,

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uh the police chief came to us and said,
you know, can we buy a cruiser this

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year? And uh the money was already
raised. So the site said yes.

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Um the fire department

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» that was the grant for hose,
>> right? There was a grant for hose and

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equipment. Uh
for that that was a a state grant.

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» There's a separate item for fire hose
>> with a with a grant funding.

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So,

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» um, so there was the chief got a couple
of grants this past year. Um, some of

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that was for the equipment for the new
fire truck, too. Um, so that was that

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was where that came from.
>> Okay.

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» That was the the fire and rescue
equipment line. Is that what you're

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talking about?
>> Yeah. There's just no offset.

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» Okay. Um
>> so maybe it's in the wrong spot.

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» Yeah, I I think that is Y.
>> Okay.

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» Yep.
>> Thank you. Can I ask one other?

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» Of course.
>> Thank you so much. Um looking at the

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Elkins Public Library Trustees 2026
budget on page 53.

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If you add up the budget change column,
which is uh almost over to the right, so

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the difference between the 20.5 budget,
20.6 budget, down at the bottom of the

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page, it shows $77,839.

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But if you add up the numbers in that
column, which include two reductions on

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two lines, you come up with $64,116,
which is $13,000

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less. So, I'm curious about the math
there.

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I'm thinking that was a mistake on uh on
our part. Um,

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we do these in Excel spreadsheet and
probably one of the cells didn't work.

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So, I think that was a mistake on our
part.

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» Okay. Nothing nothing lost in there. In
other words,

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» wait.

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We got further information.
>> We got better information.

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So um the 77,000 is calculated from the
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uh 365,666

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for the 2026 budget minus the 287,821

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for the 2025 budget. So, those those
last two lines, um the budget

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plus and minus column, uh the percent
change

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that I'm actually not sure why those
ones wouldn't add to 77,000, but I have

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a feeling it's because of the workers
comp insurance, FICA taxes, and payroll

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processing. Um those are grayed out in
the 2025 budget because those weren't

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considered part of the library budget
last year. They were budgeted for just

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not included in the libraries part of
the budget whereas this year they are.

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So
>> that would do.

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» I'd have to do a little bit of math but
I'm pretty sure that's where the

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difference is coming from.
>> Okay. Yeah, that would do.

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» All right. Thank you.

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» Thank you.

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» Evan Christensen of Baptist Road. Um you
you mentioned that um compared to other

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town employees, police get a higher
raise. Correct.

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» Correct.
>> So if and that has been the policy that

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has been in place
before this?

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00:37:45,359 --> 00:37:50,160
» No.
>> So the IRA is what you're proposing with

425
00:37:49,520 --> 00:37:53,200
this.
>> Correct.

426
00:37:51,440 --> 00:37:57,040
» Okay.
That was okay.

427
00:38:02,000 --> 00:38:05,720
Any further discussion?

428
00:38:07,200 --> 00:38:13,440
» Okay, seeing none, I will call the
question. All in favor of passing

429
00:38:10,880 --> 00:38:18,400
article article 9, the town budget,
please raise your green cards.

430
00:38:16,800 --> 00:38:25,960
» Thank you. All opposed, please raise
your red cards.

431
00:38:21,040 --> 00:38:25,960
Okay, yeses have it. Motion passes.

432
00:38:27,440 --> 00:38:35,760
Moving on to article 10 to see if the
town will vote to raise and appropriate

433
00:38:32,720 --> 00:38:39,680
the sum of $139,000
to be deposited in the following capital

434
00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:44,079
reserves.
4915.3

435
00:38:41,599 --> 00:38:50,320
highway equipment $10,000
4915.4 4 highway truck $30,000

436
00:38:48,560 --> 00:38:54,480
4915.18
rescue truck $8,000

437
00:38:52,720 --> 00:38:59,040
4914.19
fire truck $50,000

438
00:38:57,040 --> 00:39:05,040
4915.24
Landfill closure $1,000

439
00:39:02,079 --> 00:39:10,079
4915.27 27 maintenance and repair of
town buildings $10,000

440
00:39:07,760 --> 00:39:15,280
4915.30
highway loader $30,000

441
00:39:13,040 --> 00:39:20,640
majority vote required recommended by
the selectman estimated tax impact cost

442
00:39:18,400 --> 00:39:29,280
per,000.34
cost for a $400,000 home $135.25 25

443
00:39:24,880 --> 00:39:33,119
cents. Could I get a motion, please?
>> Right. Right.

444
00:39:31,440 --> 00:39:36,640
And a second, please.
>> Second,

445
00:39:33,599 --> 00:39:42,960
» Jim Miller. Thank you.
>> All right. Stop.

446
00:39:39,680 --> 00:39:48,400
» All right. So, this um some differences
worth noting. So, as you all know, I

447
00:39:45,520 --> 00:39:52,560
think we're we use our capital reserve
uh funds to pay for big things like

448
00:39:51,119 --> 00:39:58,800
fire.
um it helps us to even out and and kind

449
00:39:55,200 --> 00:40:06,640
of smooth out um what would otherwise be
big um big raises in our budget. So um

450
00:40:02,960 --> 00:40:13,599
differences worth noting um is this year
we're beginning to save for our next

451
00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:19,599
fire truck um Chief Damash the the fire
engine we're delivering in May was

452
00:40:17,920 --> 00:40:23,280
800,000.
>> Yeah. And that same engine now is going

453
00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:29,680
to cost how much?
>> Uh just over 1.1.

454
00:40:25,359 --> 00:40:36,160
» Yeah. So, um just an astronomical amount
of money. So, um so going to begin

455
00:40:32,640 --> 00:40:41,200
saving for that. Um landfill closure is
$1,000. We've up the maintenance and

456
00:40:39,200 --> 00:40:45,440
repair of town buildings because our
buildings are getting older and just

457
00:40:42,800 --> 00:40:51,520
need more in terms of repair.
Um the rescue truck, we have reduced the

458
00:40:48,880 --> 00:40:57,680
amount we're saving. As you'll hear in a
little bit, we are um going away from

459
00:40:54,720 --> 00:41:02,720
the little red for those of us old
enough to remember the emergency show,

460
00:40:59,520 --> 00:41:08,800
the Royant Johnny truck. Um that's
that's going to be um replaced by a

461
00:41:05,440 --> 00:41:13,119
pickup truck. Um to replace the Roy
truck would be somewhere between three

462
00:41:10,720 --> 00:41:22,720
and $400,000.
So F250 is about $300,000 cheaper. So um

463
00:41:18,960 --> 00:41:28,560
it represents a big savings to us. So
that's why we need to save less for the

464
00:41:24,640 --> 00:41:33,720
next repair. So um I think that's all I
I have on that and certainly won't take

465
00:41:30,480 --> 00:41:33,720
any questions.

466
00:41:34,640 --> 00:41:40,680
» Thank you, Scott. Any questions or
comments from

467
00:41:45,599 --> 00:41:54,319
Hello. Um, Evan Evan Christensen from
Baptist Road. Um, you say fire engine.

468
00:41:52,560 --> 00:42:01,040
Are you using the terms fire truck and
fire engine as synonyms?

469
00:41:57,839 --> 00:42:04,560
» No. Fire truck.
What are you looking at?

470
00:42:02,160 --> 00:42:08,480
» I'm I'm looking at article 10 because
you you keep saying fire engine. I'm

471
00:42:06,720 --> 00:42:13,040
trying to clarify whether or not you're
referencing 4914.19

472
00:42:11,440 --> 00:42:18,720
or no.
>> Yes, that actually should should

473
00:42:15,200 --> 00:42:22,960
properly say fire engine and fire truck.
>> Okay. I just wanted to make sure. Yeah.

474
00:42:21,359 --> 00:42:27,200
» Yeah. So, I guess for purposes of
tonight, people use J.

475
00:42:25,760 --> 00:42:31,200
» Okay. I just wanted to make sure there
wasn't a separate distinction that

476
00:42:30,240 --> 00:42:34,160
you're making.
There is but

477
00:42:32,480 --> 00:42:37,040
» yeah yeah
>> but here

478
00:42:34,640 --> 00:42:41,079
» but not here.
>> Okay. Thank you.

479
00:42:38,079 --> 00:42:41,079
» Okay.

480
00:42:45,680 --> 00:42:49,319
» Any further comments?

481
00:42:51,440 --> 00:42:59,359
» Okay. Seeing none, I will call the
question. All in favor, please raise

482
00:42:55,760 --> 00:43:03,760
your green yes cards.
Thank you. All opposed, please raise

483
00:43:01,280 --> 00:43:11,599
your red note cards.
Okay, article passes. Thank you. On to

484
00:43:08,160 --> 00:43:16,760
article 11 to see if the town will vote
to raise and appropriate the sum of

485
00:43:13,760 --> 00:43:16,760
$18,000

486
00:43:20,079 --> 00:43:25,760
for the purchase of a slide in water
tank for the highway department. Set

487
00:43:24,319 --> 00:43:30,560
amount to come from the highway
equipment capital reserve fund. Majority

488
00:43:28,160 --> 00:43:36,839
vote required. Recommended by the select
men with no tax impact. Kelvin, your

489
00:43:33,839 --> 00:43:36,839
turn.

490
00:43:37,520 --> 00:43:46,119
» Oh, sorry. Sorry. Darn it. Two in a row.
I did it and then I missed it again.

491
00:43:40,640 --> 00:43:46,119
Motion, please. Donna, and a second.

492
00:43:47,760 --> 00:43:51,800
» Perfect. Thank you. All right.

493
00:43:56,560 --> 00:43:59,560
» Yeah.

494
00:44:00,000 --> 00:44:06,800
All right, Alan, take the floor.
>> You hear me? Yeah. Okay. So, as many of

495
00:44:04,880 --> 00:44:10,000
you know, last summer we spent an awful
lot of money and grant money to bring

496
00:44:08,160 --> 00:44:13,839
the dirt roads up in town. And in the
dry summer, a lot of the dirt ropes

497
00:44:11,920 --> 00:44:17,440
didn't didn't stick, didn't hold. That
was due in part because we didn't have

498
00:44:15,280 --> 00:44:22,240
an adequate water truck. So, an effort
to combat that this year, we are trying

499
00:44:19,440 --> 00:44:26,640
to raise this up to get a slided water
tank. Uh this is a pretty versatile

500
00:44:25,119 --> 00:44:29,839
piece of equipment for the town as it
can go in and out and we can still

501
00:44:28,000 --> 00:44:35,200
utilize our trucks at other points in
the year without uh spec specifically

502
00:44:32,960 --> 00:44:38,400
designated one truck solely for water.
So we feel it's the best thing to do for

503
00:44:36,720 --> 00:44:42,680
the town that it gives us flexibility
and allows us to maintain the roads.

504
00:44:45,280 --> 00:44:54,160
» Okay. Thank you, Kelvin. Any questions
or comments from the floor? Please

505
00:44:51,119 --> 00:44:54,160
come up to the mic.

506
00:45:01,280 --> 00:45:07,839
Jan Cody Baptist still road. We have a
very dusty road, so I'm happy to hear

507
00:45:06,000 --> 00:45:12,560
about this, but can I hear a little bit
more about how it works? How many

508
00:45:09,839 --> 00:45:19,079
gallons of water does it hold? Can it do
a lot of roads at once? And that type of

509
00:45:16,079 --> 00:45:19,079
thing.

510
00:45:22,480 --> 00:45:27,480
I'll let our road agent speak to that.

511
00:45:31,200 --> 00:45:41,359
» Chief John, um I mix calcium in with the
water as we're filling it and that helps

512
00:45:38,720 --> 00:45:47,680
draw moisture out of the air and keep
that crust of the dirt road

513
00:45:45,040 --> 00:45:51,520
so that it doesn't break apart that
wash. Okay. How big is it, John? Can you

514
00:45:50,240 --> 00:45:57,040
tell me that?
>> 17.

515
00:45:54,400 --> 00:46:01,960
» Oh, wait. So, if he were to do a baptist
till the

516
00:45:58,960 --> 00:46:01,960
water,

517
00:46:02,960 --> 00:46:12,560
» sorry, just making sure there's enough
water here for the dust.

518
00:46:08,480 --> 00:46:15,720
Okay, we'll get it. That sounds like
Thank you.

519
00:46:20,880 --> 00:46:25,000
Any further questions or comments?

520
00:46:25,040 --> 00:46:29,680
» Great.
>> Okay, seeing none, I will call the

521
00:46:28,160 --> 00:46:34,400
question. All those in favor, please
raise your yes cards.

522
00:46:32,720 --> 00:46:40,760
» Thank you. All oppose, please raise your
red cards.

523
00:46:36,640 --> 00:46:40,760
Okay, the article passes.

524
00:46:40,800 --> 00:46:48,400
on to article 12 to see if the town will
vote to raise and appropriate the sum of

525
00:46:46,480 --> 00:46:54,000
$250,000
for the purchase of a dump truck for the

526
00:46:50,640 --> 00:46:58,800
highway department with $150,000 of set
funds to come from the highway truck

527
00:46:55,760 --> 00:47:02,800
capital reserve fund and $100,000 of
said funds to come from the highway

528
00:47:00,319 --> 00:47:09,040
equipment capital reserve fund. Majority
vote required recommended by the

529
00:47:04,720 --> 00:47:14,280
selectman. No tax impact.
>> Oh, I'm sorry. Motion. Motion. Can I get

530
00:47:10,800 --> 00:47:14,280
a motion, please?

531
00:47:14,800 --> 00:47:18,280
» And a second.

532
00:47:21,359 --> 00:47:24,359
» Yes.

533
00:47:24,560 --> 00:47:31,440
» All right. So, we're looking to replace
T1, which is a 2011 International. Uh,

534
00:47:29,599 --> 00:47:34,560
it's the second oldest truck other than
the Sterling, and we have not decided to

535
00:47:33,599 --> 00:47:38,000
replace it yet because it's still
serviceable. We've had a lot of issues

536
00:47:36,400 --> 00:47:43,240
with the international over the past few
years and it was due to be replaced this

537
00:47:40,000 --> 00:47:43,240
year anyways.

538
00:47:47,839 --> 00:47:52,520
» Any questions or comments from the
floor?

539
00:47:56,240 --> 00:48:02,720
» Okay, seeing none, I will call the
question. All in favor, please raise

540
00:48:00,160 --> 00:48:06,400
your yes cards.
Thank you. All those please raise your

541
00:48:04,480 --> 00:48:11,200
red cards.
Okay. Motion carries. Article passes.

542
00:48:09,440 --> 00:48:17,040
Thank you.
Article 13 to see if the town will vote

543
00:48:14,640 --> 00:48:20,480
to raise and appropriate the sum of
$100,000

544
00:48:18,720 --> 00:48:25,359
for the purchase of a truck for the fire
department and to replace the rescue one

545
00:48:22,640 --> 00:48:29,680
truck with the current command car set
amount to come from the reserve truck

546
00:48:27,200 --> 00:48:34,240
capital reserve fund. Majority vote
required. Recommended by the selectmen.

547
00:48:32,160 --> 00:48:37,240
No tax impact. Could I get a motion,
please?

548
00:48:38,400 --> 00:48:41,720
» And a second.

549
00:48:47,440 --> 00:48:53,760
» All right. So, this I I talked about a
few minutes ago. The u the little rescue

550
00:48:52,240 --> 00:49:00,800
little red rescue truck that you see
running around town for medical calls is

551
00:48:56,720 --> 00:49:05,599
old and needs to be replaced. So, uh,
our thought is we will get a new pickup

552
00:49:02,960 --> 00:49:10,480
truck. The chief's car will then become
rescue one. It's already outfitted with

553
00:49:07,920 --> 00:49:16,079
a tap and, uh, we'll be capable of
carrying the equipment. The, uh, rescue

554
00:49:14,000 --> 00:49:21,920
equipment that's currently on rescue one
will be moved to the new engine when

555
00:49:18,319 --> 00:49:27,440
that gets here. So, um, I don't think we
need to say anything more about it.

556
00:49:25,280 --> 00:49:33,640
Any questions?
And once again, it does represent a big

557
00:49:29,440 --> 00:49:33,640
cost savings for us.

558
00:49:38,000 --> 00:49:45,000
» Okay.
>> Luchi King New

559
00:49:47,760 --> 00:49:55,359
Road. Um,
in these older pieces of equipment, are

560
00:49:53,359 --> 00:49:59,760
they traded in when they purchase a new
piece of equipment? I believe we're

561
00:49:57,920 --> 00:50:04,480
going to repurpose that, don't we? That
was the last plan. I think that heard

562
00:50:01,599 --> 00:50:06,640
me.
>> Okay. Not serviceable then?

563
00:50:06,000 --> 00:50:10,400
» No.
>> Well, yeah, but not not for us.

564
00:50:08,559 --> 00:50:14,319
» Not for us. Okay. So So
>> we'll get we'll get a split or

565
00:50:12,640 --> 00:50:19,520
» Okay. It'll be sold.
>> Okay. Yeah. Well, that's I that's what I

566
00:50:17,599 --> 00:50:23,160
we prefer. This way we're not
maintaining something.

567
00:50:24,480 --> 00:50:29,160
» Okay.
Sorry.

568
00:50:35,839 --> 00:50:39,319
» What was that said?

569
00:50:40,319 --> 00:50:47,520
» We didn't want the old piece of
equipment to be held in another

570
00:50:44,720 --> 00:50:51,839
department or or another use. We then
were ended up having to maintain that

571
00:50:50,240 --> 00:50:58,640
piece of equipment through another
method. And the same thing with when we

572
00:50:56,240 --> 00:51:04,480
get uh when we're replacing some of
these other vehicles, I never hear about

573
00:51:01,359 --> 00:51:09,520
what we do with what we're replacing.
And and honestly, if we're replacing it,

574
00:51:07,760 --> 00:51:14,359
then that means it's costing us too much
money. Let's just not hold on to it.

575
00:51:20,079 --> 00:51:26,720
» Yeah. Actually, Reggie, along those
lines, we just sold a police school

576
00:51:23,119 --> 00:51:30,319
unit. So, um Ken, how much did we get
for that?

577
00:51:27,520 --> 00:51:33,559
» Um 6,350.
>> There you go.

578
00:51:35,280 --> 00:51:41,160
» Yeah. So, $6,350.
They sold it before

579
00:51:41,680 --> 00:51:51,280
and and the uh dealer had offered us
$2,500 on a trade in. So, we sold it to

580
00:51:46,960 --> 00:51:55,640
a a bidding uh company and uh we got
substantially a lot lot more money.

581
00:51:58,160 --> 00:52:02,920
» Any other questions or comments from the
floor?

582
00:52:05,599 --> 00:52:11,440
» All right, seeing none, I will call the
question. All those in favor, please

583
00:52:08,800 --> 00:52:15,200
raise your yes cards.
Thank you. All oppose, please raise your

584
00:52:13,119 --> 00:52:19,359
no cards.
Okay, article passes. Thank you very

585
00:52:17,599 --> 00:52:26,480
much.
On to article 14 to see if the town will

586
00:52:23,680 --> 00:52:32,000
vote to raise and appropriate the sum of
$50,000 for the purchase of extrication

587
00:52:29,599 --> 00:52:36,559
equipment for the fire department with
$40,000 of said funds to come from the

588
00:52:34,720 --> 00:52:42,960
firefighting equipment capital reserve
fund and $10,000 of said funds to be

589
00:52:39,920 --> 00:52:48,559
raised by taxes. Majority vote required
recommended by the selectmen. Estimated

590
00:52:45,440 --> 00:52:56,240
tax impact cost per thousand two cents.
Cost for 4 $400,000 home $9.73.

591
00:52:53,440 --> 00:53:03,520
May I get a motion, please?
Thank you. And a second right here.

592
00:53:02,400 --> 00:53:07,839
» Could you say your name, please? I'm
sorry. I'm still learning.

593
00:53:06,559 --> 00:53:10,800
» Sorry, I'm still learning name. So if
you throw your name up and you throw

594
00:53:09,200 --> 00:53:15,440
your name out then I can at least help
us guide Sam to write it down.

595
00:53:14,319 --> 00:53:21,520
» Yeah.
>> So this is uh to allow the fire

596
00:53:19,359 --> 00:53:27,359
department to purchase battery operated
extrication equipment. The equipment

597
00:53:24,000 --> 00:53:34,079
that we currently use uh is hydraulic
tools powered by a essentially gasoline

598
00:53:31,440 --> 00:53:39,040
motor. So it usually takes two people to
get that off the rig. has to be set up

599
00:53:36,400 --> 00:53:44,319
on a level piece of ground. There are
hoses that are then run from the engine

600
00:53:41,040 --> 00:53:49,599
to the uh extra patient tools. It all
takes time and the advantage of battery

601
00:53:47,520 --> 00:53:54,960
operating equipment is it's instantly
ready to use. So um

602
00:53:53,760 --> 00:53:58,800
can't think of anything else to say
about that. I chief le I hope that

603
00:53:57,359 --> 00:54:02,960
covers it for any question.
>> Yeah. Yeah. We'll gladly answer any

604
00:54:00,480 --> 00:54:08,040
questions.
>> Okay, perfect. Any questions or comments

605
00:54:04,640 --> 00:54:08,040
from the floor?

606
00:54:13,440 --> 00:54:17,319
» Okay. Yep. Come on up.

607
00:54:20,480 --> 00:54:31,599
» Patrice Rash Canterbury. Um obviously uh
Center Road. Uh so this is to educate

608
00:54:27,920 --> 00:54:33,280
people from car crashes. Correct.
>> Mostly. Yes.

609
00:54:32,480 --> 00:54:36,960
» Mostly. Yeah.
>> And it's not like getting people out of

610
00:54:35,119 --> 00:54:39,920
the second story of a window or anything
like that.

611
00:54:37,599 --> 00:54:42,000
» No, but it certainly can't be used for
forcible entry if needed.

612
00:54:41,520 --> 00:54:44,800
» Okay.
>> So, yes.

613
00:54:42,640 --> 00:54:51,200
» All right. Um
I assume that most of the extricating

614
00:54:47,520 --> 00:54:59,520
that we do is down on the interstate.
>> Does that sound right?

615
00:54:52,319 --> 00:55:05,760
» Yes. Um, do we get any kind of um
receiving

616
00:55:01,520 --> 00:55:08,800
» uh compensation uh from Thank you. from
uh the state highway patrol or anything

617
00:55:08,160 --> 00:55:12,400
like this?
>> They do not.

618
00:55:09,599 --> 00:55:16,160
» We don't. So when I mean I see the cars,
you know, heading down to the you know

619
00:55:14,079 --> 00:55:19,160
down to the highway. So okay. Thank you.
>> Welcome.

620
00:55:27,040 --> 00:55:35,520
Reggie,
um

621
00:55:31,119 --> 00:55:41,640
the old piece of this pass is the the
piece of equipment just being used now.

622
00:55:37,520 --> 00:55:41,640
Does that take option not?

623
00:55:42,079 --> 00:55:49,839
» It may be better. So Reggie is asking
what happens to the old piece of

624
00:55:46,400 --> 00:55:54,880
equipment if this passes. Chief, I
believe the plan is to keep that and put

625
00:55:52,079 --> 00:56:00,799
it on another piece of apparatus in case
we we need it. So, some of the accidents

626
00:55:58,000 --> 00:56:04,720
on I93 especially involve multiple
vehicles. So, good to have the

627
00:56:02,880 --> 00:56:07,720
capability to do simultaneous
exploations.

628
00:56:11,760 --> 00:56:15,799
» Thank you.
>> Welcome.

629
00:56:15,839 --> 00:56:23,000
Any
further questions or comments from the

630
00:56:20,000 --> 00:56:23,000
floor?

631
00:56:24,000 --> 00:56:30,000
» Okay, seeing none, I will call the
question. All in favor, please raise

632
00:56:27,200 --> 00:56:35,280
your green yes cards.
Thank you. All opposed, please raise

633
00:56:31,520 --> 00:56:40,359
your red no cards.
Motion carries. Article passes. Thank

634
00:56:37,359 --> 00:56:40,359
you.

635
00:56:40,799 --> 00:56:50,640
Article 15 to see if the town will vote
to raise an appropriate sum of $170,000

636
00:56:48,160 --> 00:56:55,680
for the purchase of a packer truck and
to retrofit it with electric hydraulics

637
00:56:52,960 --> 00:57:02,559
for the transfer station. Majority vote
required recommended by the selectman.

638
00:56:58,480 --> 00:57:10,559
Estimated tax impact. Cost per,41.
Cost for $400,000 home $16541.

639
00:57:07,280 --> 00:57:10,559
May I get a motion, please?

640
00:57:12,319 --> 00:57:20,119
and a second and then back. What was
your name again?

641
00:57:16,960 --> 00:57:20,119
» Thank you.

642
00:57:20,160 --> 00:57:23,160
» Okay.

643
00:57:27,920 --> 00:57:33,280
» Good evening. Um, I'm going to use my
notes because there are a lot of numbers

644
00:57:31,760 --> 00:57:36,799
here and I'm just getting new
information slipped to me and I want to

645
00:57:34,880 --> 00:57:44,079
make sure I get everything correct. So,
the current Packer truck was bought in

646
00:57:39,280 --> 00:57:49,200
1998 for a whopping sum of $70,000.
So, it hasn't gone many miles on the

647
00:57:46,799 --> 00:57:54,319
road, but has had to idle the entire
time the transfer station was opened so

648
00:57:51,599 --> 00:58:03,200
that the packer can be used. However, it
does have 32,000 miles on it and 24,000

649
00:57:59,440 --> 00:58:08,160
hours of run time. So, in 2025, we had
to put uh $10,000 of repairs into it,

650
00:58:06,079 --> 00:58:12,799
and it still needs more work. The
hopper's rusted out again. Check engine

651
00:58:10,480 --> 00:58:17,839
light is on, and apparently the turbo is
making funny noises, and I don't know

652
00:58:14,880 --> 00:58:25,119
about trucks, but that can't be good.
Um, we um have the ability to get a new

653
00:58:21,839 --> 00:58:30,079
to us packer truck. A lot of communities
are going to um trucks that have arms

654
00:58:28,480 --> 00:58:33,599
that lift up the trash. So, they're
getting rid of their packer trucks. So,

655
00:58:31,920 --> 00:58:38,160
we should be able to get a new one for
about $150,000.

656
00:58:36,079 --> 00:58:43,920
Uh we're interested in spending the
additional $20,000 to retrofit the

657
00:58:41,599 --> 00:58:49,520
hydraulics so that the truck does not
have to idle at the uh transfer station

658
00:58:46,720 --> 00:58:54,079
all day. um we can use the electricity
to run the hydraulics and compact the

659
00:58:51,839 --> 00:58:58,240
trash then turn on the engine only when
we're driving it over the wheelerator.

660
00:58:56,160 --> 00:59:04,000
So that should help that new truck last
a lot longer in addition to taking care

661
00:59:01,119 --> 00:59:11,359
of any diesel fumes um that might be
collecting when it's just idle there. Um

662
00:59:07,760 --> 00:59:16,160
if we vote no on this and we have keep
the old truck, we're probably going to

663
00:59:13,200 --> 00:59:21,599
have to spend at least $20,000 to repair
it. So this way uh we will get the

664
00:59:19,440 --> 00:59:26,079
service that we need. Um we'll be
guaranteed that we'll be able to take

665
00:59:23,440 --> 00:59:30,880
care of our trash and it gives us some
breathing room um while we're still

666
00:59:28,240 --> 00:59:36,559
dealing with um management of the
transfer station and making sure uh we

667
00:59:34,079 --> 00:59:42,559
um have time to think about how to take
care of our trash in the future. Um we

668
00:59:39,440 --> 00:59:47,079
can do that uh with this truck and you
can see us. Thank you.

669
00:59:48,640 --> 00:59:53,559
Okay. Questions or comments from the
floor?

670
00:59:55,520 --> 01:00:03,359
» Hi there. Sur Alto wrote, "What is I
It's a funny term. What's the life

671
01:00:01,520 --> 01:00:07,760
expectancy
of a vehicle like that?"

672
01:00:05,440 --> 01:00:11,000
» That's an excellent question. What the
life expect?

673
01:00:11,440 --> 01:00:21,680
I know that's not the turn, but
>> well, the last truck, the truck we have

674
01:00:17,119 --> 01:00:27,440
now is 27 years old. Um, we would expect
this one to last probably at least 15

675
01:00:24,640 --> 01:00:33,920
years. Uh, we hope by then that we have
a an idea of how we're going to move

676
01:00:29,760 --> 01:00:40,240
forward uh with the transfer station. Um
the areas report gives several uh

677
01:00:36,640 --> 01:00:45,359
options for putting uh compactors, big
compactors in versus a packer truck. Um

678
01:00:43,839 --> 01:00:51,839
I think the selectman are going to look
at the uh areas report this year and and

679
01:00:49,119 --> 01:00:57,520
come up with a hopefully a plan for the
future and and something that uh will

680
01:00:55,280 --> 01:01:02,000
will get us through not just for the
next five years but or 10 years but for

681
01:01:00,640 --> 01:01:05,760
longer.
Thank you.

682
01:01:03,680 --> 01:01:11,520
» I would also think that um a truck
that's not idling all the time can only

683
01:01:08,480 --> 01:01:16,240
last longer. Um the 199 model lasted
until now idling the entire time the

684
01:01:14,400 --> 01:01:23,040
transfer station was open. This truck
would be doable now.

685
01:01:19,680 --> 01:01:27,200
» Hi uh Cody York Lamprey Road. Um I was
wondering is it possible for the old

686
01:01:25,680 --> 01:01:31,040
truck to be fit with the new hydraulics
or is that just beyond the scope of what

687
01:01:28,720 --> 01:01:32,480
it can do? wouldn't be worth it on that
truck.

688
01:01:31,839 --> 01:01:35,640
» Thank you.
>> Thank you.

689
01:01:42,319 --> 01:01:50,359
» Steve Russell, old children. So, what
would the cost of a compactor be?

690
01:01:52,160 --> 01:01:55,319
» 1 million.

691
01:01:58,240 --> 01:02:01,119
» That's right.

692
01:02:07,359 --> 01:02:11,440
You're talking just a plane like an
electric compactor that wouldn't need a

693
01:02:10,559 --> 01:02:15,920
truck.
>> It wouldn't need a truck. No, I I've

694
01:02:13,280 --> 01:02:21,760
seen them where they can be loaded onto
>> Yeah.

695
01:02:18,000 --> 01:02:28,640
» Right. So,
a standalone compactor is 152,000

696
01:02:25,920 --> 01:02:32,240
according to the area report. Um, we'd
also need need to build a canopy and a

697
01:02:30,559 --> 01:02:35,920
shelter for the operator and the
standalone compact. We'd still need a

698
01:02:33,920 --> 01:02:41,200
truck to haul it, right? We would still
need a different kind of truck to haul

699
01:02:38,079 --> 01:02:45,839
the compactor from here to Gilgraider.
And then if that's um with some of the

700
01:02:44,000 --> 01:02:49,920
other transfer stations we've talked to,
they off recommend having two

701
01:02:48,240 --> 01:02:53,920
compactors. So, if one's gone and being
dumped, you can still run your transfer

702
01:02:51,760 --> 01:03:00,400
station. I'm not sure that's necessary.
We have to investigate that. But still

703
01:02:56,400 --> 01:03:03,200
one of them just the compactor is 152 at
the last the first price we got.

704
01:03:02,319 --> 01:03:11,359
» Thank you. Thank you.
>> You're welcome.

705
01:03:06,400 --> 01:03:16,480
» Evan Christensen, Baptist Road. Um
my question is you say it has like this

706
01:03:14,559 --> 01:03:20,559
lifespan, but you also say we need to
review the report to determine the

707
01:03:18,319 --> 01:03:26,480
future of the transfer station. Will
this truck utilize its full lifespan or

708
01:03:24,799 --> 01:03:29,359
are we still trying to figure out what
we're going to do?

709
01:03:27,920 --> 01:03:33,200
» We are still trying to figure out what
we're do. This truck gives us the

710
01:03:31,280 --> 01:03:38,720
breathing room to do that without
suddenly having the truck we have die on

711
01:03:35,280 --> 01:03:43,039
us, but we still will be able to resell
that truck when it's when we are done

712
01:03:40,559 --> 01:03:47,280
with it. It might have a place in the
new transfer station. We can't say that

713
01:03:44,960 --> 01:03:52,640
right now, but it will certainly be
useful while we're figuring that out.

714
01:03:50,160 --> 01:03:57,839
» And you also mentioned that other
communities are getting rid of their of

715
01:03:55,839 --> 01:04:01,280
their compactor trucks. Correct.
>> Well, that's when they're going to trash

716
01:03:59,440 --> 01:04:05,039
pickup service throughout the town and
they need the trucks with the the lift

717
01:04:03,520 --> 01:04:09,599
arms to trash.
>> So, if more towns are going towards

718
01:04:06,559 --> 01:04:12,319
that, who will we sell it to?
>> Someone else like us.

719
01:04:10,880 --> 01:04:15,520
» Good.
another community like Annburg.

720
01:04:14,720 --> 01:04:22,160
» Okay, thank you.
>> But that's a good question. Thank you.

721
01:04:19,200 --> 01:04:25,839
» Hi, I'm back again. Um,
so you mentioned that the the current

722
01:04:24,079 --> 01:04:29,760
packer truck is idling a lot.
>> Is this new one expected to have better

723
01:04:27,520 --> 01:04:33,200
fuel efficiency um than the current one?
If so, how much?

724
01:04:31,599 --> 01:04:36,640
» I can't speak to that since I don't
actually know which truck we're buying,

725
01:04:34,559 --> 01:04:41,119
but it also really only has to drive six
miles over to wheelchair. So, I'm not

726
01:04:39,119 --> 01:04:44,160
sure that that's our biggest concern.
Uh, we'd rather have it not idling at

727
01:04:43,839 --> 01:04:48,200
all.
>> Gotcha. Thank you.

728
01:04:45,119 --> 01:04:48,200
» All right.

729
01:04:56,240 --> 01:05:04,880
» Lauren Lockwood, Northwest.
I'm just wondering is this such a rare

730
01:05:01,520 --> 01:05:10,319
and relatively small purchase and long
lived that we've never given any thought

731
01:05:07,440 --> 01:05:14,599
to um building up finances for it with
its own capital reserve account.

732
01:05:18,799 --> 01:05:23,960
Pardon? Oh, one moment. Which date?

733
01:05:25,760 --> 01:05:31,960
» One moment, please, while I get that
information for you, Lord. Thank you.

734
01:05:41,440 --> 01:05:44,760
» Oh, all right.

735
01:05:45,839 --> 01:05:52,640
» There we go. So, the Wheel of Bader
contract is still good for another five

736
01:05:49,839 --> 01:05:56,079
years and a um capital reserve fund was
never created for a packer. We didn't

737
01:05:54,480 --> 01:06:01,319
know how long the deal was likely to
continue. So development.

738
01:06:01,839 --> 01:06:05,720
» Thank you. Backup team.

739
01:06:08,720 --> 01:06:13,559
» Any further questions or comments from
the floor.

740
01:06:14,720 --> 01:06:21,359
» Okay. Seeing none, I will call the
question. All in favor, please raise

741
01:06:18,160 --> 01:06:24,720
your yes green cards.
>> All opposed, please raise your red

742
01:06:23,039 --> 01:06:29,680
cards.
Okay. Motion carries. Article passes.

743
01:06:26,720 --> 01:06:35,520
Thank you.
On to article 16 to see if the town will

744
01:06:33,200 --> 01:06:39,200
vote to raise and appropriate the sum of
$20,000

745
01:06:37,039 --> 01:06:44,559
for the purchase of a waste oil burner
for the highway garage. Majority vote

746
01:06:41,760 --> 01:06:52,240
required. Recommended by the selectmen.
Estimated tax impact cost per,0005.

747
01:06:48,400 --> 01:06:56,119
Cost for $400,000 home $1946.
May I please get a motion?

748
01:06:56,319 --> 01:07:01,480
Can I Okay, perfect. And a second.

749
01:07:04,480 --> 01:07:11,520
Okay,
>> so right now we blend the waste oil at D

750
01:07:09,359 --> 01:07:16,319
and currently a small business is
allowed and picks it up um and uses it

751
01:07:13,680 --> 01:07:22,720
in their own waste oil burner. with the
infrequency and I wouldn't say

752
01:07:19,760 --> 01:07:26,559
the demand of this constantly happening
as well as the fact that it costs us

753
01:07:24,480 --> 01:07:30,079
$10,000 every time Queen Harpers has to
come and take our waste oil. We feel

754
01:07:28,240 --> 01:07:36,880
it's best if we invest in a waste oil
burner that we can use our used oil to

755
01:07:32,720 --> 01:07:40,400
heat the town garage. Um
not much really to say to it. It's just

756
01:07:38,240 --> 01:07:43,440
a good way to recycle our oil and lower
our cost to get rid of it as well as

757
01:07:41,839 --> 01:07:48,839
reusing it to generate heat for our
garages to save us some money on utility

758
01:07:45,839 --> 01:07:48,839
costs.

759
01:07:50,160 --> 01:07:55,799
» Okay. Thank you, Kelvin. Any questions
or comments from the floor?

760
01:07:56,559 --> 01:08:00,680
» Can you come up to the microphone,
please?

761
01:08:06,160 --> 01:08:12,960
Beth McGuin, Southwest Road. Um,
question on the environmental impact of

762
01:08:10,319 --> 01:08:19,120
this and what it would be replacing to
heat the garage, highway garage. What is

763
01:08:16,239 --> 01:08:25,279
the current uh heat source?
>> So, currently, I believe they have a Oh,

764
01:08:21,839 --> 01:08:30,719
jeez. It's a It's a propane for air.
It's a

765
01:08:28,239 --> 01:08:35,600
in the uh highway garage in the high
days. This is where this would go.

766
01:08:32,880 --> 01:08:40,640
Currently, they're uh run with propane
heaters. They're big tubes on the

767
01:08:37,520 --> 01:08:45,759
ceiling and they they uh they burn
propane and it radiates the heat down.

768
01:08:43,920 --> 01:08:49,279
» Would this use those same high burners
or would it be a lower source?

769
01:08:47,199 --> 01:08:55,520
» No, it would be a it would be a forced
air furnace. Um and it would shoot

770
01:08:52,799 --> 01:09:01,799
directly out onto the floor at probably
uh six or seven feet of height.

771
01:08:58,239 --> 01:09:01,799
» Great. Thank you.

772
01:09:04,719 --> 01:09:14,520
Alice Waki Burough Road. Would residents
be able to bring their own wasted oil to

773
01:09:09,920 --> 01:09:14,520
be burned with this new burner

774
01:09:15,520 --> 01:09:19,040
station?
>> Yes, as long as you take it to the

775
01:09:17,279 --> 01:09:24,440
transfer station, we'll transport it to
the hobby department and have it.

776
01:09:21,279 --> 01:09:24,440
» Thank you.

777
01:09:25,199 --> 01:09:28,199
Any

778
01:09:29,359 --> 01:09:33,239
further questions or comments?

779
01:09:36,080 --> 01:09:42,000
» Josh Wayne at Bri Bush Road. Are you
going to charge people to get rid of the

780
01:09:40,080 --> 01:09:43,920
soil at the way station there?
>> No, we've never charged for it in the

781
01:09:43,440 --> 01:09:46,159
past.
>> You haven't?

782
01:09:44,480 --> 01:09:49,679
» No. Okay. Don't. As long as it's clean,
we take it.

783
01:09:47,040 --> 01:09:53,679
» These heaters, they're like not the best
heaters. They clog up all the time.

784
01:09:51,359 --> 01:09:58,080
You're running dirty oil through them.
Have you thought of uh the maintenance

785
01:09:55,360 --> 01:10:00,719
on them versus what you get now propane
cleaning?

786
01:09:59,280 --> 01:10:03,679
» Yeah, we did. And ultimately, this comes
down to we understand there's multiple

787
01:10:02,080 --> 01:10:06,640
filters and the way the system works and
we understand there's maintenance to it.

788
01:10:05,199 --> 01:10:10,560
The issue is we have to find a way to
get rid of our waste oil at the dump and

789
01:10:08,480 --> 01:10:17,400
not having it dependent person or
company that's affordable. We felt this

790
01:10:13,040 --> 01:10:17,400
was the best way to do it. It reme

791
01:10:17,920 --> 01:10:23,280
the the materials that we have on hand.
And why does it cost $10,000 for clean

792
01:10:22,080 --> 01:10:25,840
harbor?
Because that's what we've contracted in

793
01:10:24,560 --> 01:10:29,600
the past and that's what they cost us
per visit to come take our oil.

794
01:10:27,520 --> 01:10:32,080
» Even with the small garage taking the
oil.

795
01:10:30,640 --> 01:10:35,040
» When the garage doesn't come, we have to
get rid of it. That's why. And Clean

796
01:10:33,360 --> 01:10:38,320
Harbors charges a flat rate regardless
if it's 50 gallons or 5,000 gallons.

797
01:10:37,040 --> 01:10:40,960
They started a rate to come out and do
it.

798
01:10:38,640 --> 01:10:46,560
» And it's $10,000 every time.
>> Yes. So $10,000 over two years is the

799
01:10:44,480 --> 01:10:50,880
cost of this. It just seems like a
better economical choice and a way that

800
01:10:48,000 --> 01:10:54,159
we can reuse our our materials here. Get
them. Thank you.

801
01:10:58,080 --> 01:11:01,480
Anything further?

802
01:11:03,199 --> 01:11:09,760
» Okay, seeing none, I will call the
question. All those in favor, please

803
01:11:06,800 --> 01:11:14,239
raise your yes.
Thank you. All those opposed, please

804
01:11:11,280 --> 01:11:18,040
raise your red cards. Okay, motion
carries. Article passes.

805
01:11:18,719 --> 01:11:29,440
Article 17 to see if the town will vote
to establish a salt shed capital reserve

806
01:11:25,040 --> 01:11:34,880
fund under the provisions of RSA 351 for
the purpose of purchasing a salt shed

807
01:11:31,920 --> 01:11:40,000
and to raise and appropriate the sum of
$25,000 to be placed in this fund.

808
01:11:38,080 --> 01:11:45,199
Further to name the board of selectmen
as agents to expend from said fund.

809
01:11:42,800 --> 01:11:51,120
Majority vote required recommended by
the selectmen. Estimated tax impact cost

810
01:11:48,080 --> 01:11:58,239
per $1,0006
cost per $400,000 home $24.32 cents. May

811
01:11:55,520 --> 01:12:04,040
I please get a motion?
Move.

812
01:11:59,679 --> 01:12:04,040
» Thank you. And a second.

813
01:12:08,400 --> 01:12:12,440
» Okay, good. You want to say?

814
01:12:12,800 --> 01:12:20,159
» Okay. Salt sheds. current salt shed is
in pretty poor condition. It does need

815
01:12:17,679 --> 01:12:24,640
to be replaced, though it doesn't need
to be replaced immediately. But you

816
01:12:23,040 --> 01:12:29,600
would be surprised to know how expensive
salt sheds are. So the prices we're

817
01:12:27,679 --> 01:12:35,440
getting from towns around us that have
similar similarly sized structures are

818
01:12:33,360 --> 01:12:40,159
about $150,000.
Uh we weren't willing to just plunk that

819
01:12:37,760 --> 01:12:45,920
down without considering a lot of
options. um one where it might go two

820
01:12:43,520 --> 01:12:51,440
what kind of materials and again this is
still part of um the planning that we're

821
01:12:48,719 --> 01:12:55,199
trying to do of the transfer station. It
might depend on where it goes. If it's

822
01:12:53,679 --> 01:12:59,520
in a different place we might need a
concrete pad for it but you know we're

823
01:12:57,280 --> 01:13:05,440
not expecting that but we wanted to
start saving for it now so by the time

824
01:13:02,719 --> 01:13:10,960
we come up with a plan we would have a
reasonable amount of money to spend for

825
01:13:07,600 --> 01:13:16,080
the salt shed. So, um, we hope to have
half of the money saved by 2028

826
01:13:14,000 --> 01:13:20,880
so that the remainder of the amount for
the shed would be bonded or raise

827
01:13:18,400 --> 01:13:25,880
through taxes. So, um, we're just trying
to be a little proactive with our saving

828
01:13:22,640 --> 01:13:25,880
on this.

829
01:13:27,840 --> 01:13:34,280
» Thank you. All right. Questions,
comments from the floor?

830
01:13:37,920 --> 01:13:44,719
Okay, seeing none, I will call the
question. All those in favor, please

831
01:13:41,360 --> 01:13:51,679
raise your yes cards.
Opposed, raise your no cards. Okay,

832
01:13:48,239 --> 01:13:58,239
motion carries. Article passes.
On to article 18 to see if the town will

833
01:13:55,760 --> 01:14:03,440
vote to raise and appropriate the sum of
$4,000 for the purchase of a

834
01:14:00,800 --> 01:14:09,520
multi-function printer. Majority vote
required recommended by the selectmen.

835
01:14:06,159 --> 01:14:19,159
Estimated tax impact cost for $1,000 is
one cent. Cost for four thou $400,000

836
01:14:12,960 --> 01:14:19,159
home $389. May I please get a motion

837
01:14:20,239 --> 01:14:25,560
» and a second
right here.

838
01:14:26,640 --> 01:14:31,840
» All right. I've been waiting for this
all night because I get to do show and

839
01:14:29,440 --> 01:14:35,239
tell. This is what the copier is
currently doing.

840
01:14:37,360 --> 01:14:42,159
It makes it really hard to read. It
makes it really hard to stuff in an

841
01:14:40,640 --> 01:14:46,719
envelope. It makes it really hard to
read minutes. Highlight to do anything.

842
01:14:44,880 --> 01:14:52,719
So, here's some fun facts about the
copier we currently have. It's um used

843
01:14:49,840 --> 01:14:57,440
to pay uh this is what it copies all the
tax bills twice a year for everyone in

844
01:14:54,880 --> 01:15:01,920
town. All the voting checklists that you
see when you check in and out, all those

845
01:14:59,360 --> 01:15:07,040
pages of names.
Four sets. And next this year we have

846
01:15:04,480 --> 01:15:12,000
three elections. Um all the assessor
postcards, every board meeting in this

847
01:15:09,760 --> 01:15:16,080
town, all the agendas, all the minutes,
all the budgets, all these wonderful

848
01:15:14,000 --> 01:15:23,360
binders. It prints all of those, all the
accounts payables and all the payroll.

849
01:15:18,880 --> 01:15:30,719
And it was bought in 2016 for $5,000
and since then has printed 252,000

850
01:15:27,600 --> 01:15:35,520
pages, which means it's tired, it's old,
it's folding things up. and the office

851
01:15:33,360 --> 01:15:41,239
staff and everyone in the town would
appreciate your support for a new one.

852
01:15:38,080 --> 01:15:41,239
Thank you.

853
01:15:42,159 --> 01:15:48,600
» Okay, questions or comments from the
floor, please? Can you come up to the

854
01:15:45,120 --> 01:15:48,600
microphone where

855
01:15:50,719 --> 01:15:56,800
Russell
I know sometimes I'm feeling like why am

856
01:15:54,480 --> 01:16:03,679
I asking this question? I don't know.
Why is it not under office equipment?

857
01:16:00,239 --> 01:16:03,679
I mean, it's just a question.

858
01:16:03,760 --> 01:16:07,760
Why is you mean why isn't it just
included a line item under office

859
01:16:07,040 --> 01:16:10,480
equipment?
>> Yes. Uhhuh.

860
01:16:08,560 --> 01:16:20,600
» Because it's a very expensive piece of
office. So is there like a a price or an

861
01:16:15,600 --> 01:16:20,600
amount that has to be a warrant article?

862
01:16:22,080 --> 01:16:28,640
» No, it I personally I would say it's
prudent when you're spending this much

863
01:16:26,719 --> 01:16:33,360
money on a piece of equipment to have
the town approve it. So, we wanted you

864
01:16:31,360 --> 01:16:35,040
to know what it was for and why we're
doing it.

865
01:16:34,000 --> 01:16:38,199
» Okay. Thank you.
>> You're welcome.

866
01:16:40,080 --> 01:16:45,760
» All right. Brandon O'Donnell, Northwest
Road. So, am I correct that if we vote

867
01:16:44,159 --> 01:16:48,760
no, you won't be able to send us tax
bills?

868
01:16:49,199 --> 01:16:58,560
» We will hand write the tax bills. Don't
worry.

869
01:16:54,640 --> 01:17:01,440
» Or we'll just give you one of these.
But an excellent question. Goodbye.

870
01:17:00,640 --> 01:17:04,239
Brendan,
>> I kind of wondered if that would come up

871
01:17:02,960 --> 01:17:09,440
when you mentioned that it prints the
twice a year tax bills.

872
01:17:06,719 --> 01:17:15,800
» Uh, hi Rick Crockford.
Uh, have you investigated a service

873
01:17:12,800 --> 01:17:15,800
contract?

874
01:17:15,840 --> 01:17:22,960
» Yes.
>> Yes. Uh, the the coffee machine before

875
01:17:20,800 --> 01:17:28,400
the one that we have now, we had a
service contract on it. Um,

876
01:17:26,239 --> 01:17:33,840
I think we found in the long run it
wasn't worth the money that we were

877
01:17:29,920 --> 01:17:40,480
paying for it. So, uh, we opted to buy
buy a copy machine and I think we have a

878
01:17:37,280 --> 01:17:47,280
service contract with the, uh, provider
for maintenance on it, but um,

879
01:17:44,239 --> 01:17:53,440
to lease one, to have one on a lease, it
just wasn't, uh, didn't make the the

880
01:17:49,280 --> 01:17:56,440
dollars and cents. Okay. Thank you.
Any

881
01:17:57,360 --> 01:18:01,239
further questions, comments?

882
01:18:01,440 --> 01:18:06,640
Okay, seeing none, I will call the
question. All those in favor, please

883
01:18:04,800 --> 01:18:11,840
raise your yes cards.
>> Yes.

884
01:18:08,080 --> 01:18:16,440
» All oppose, please raise your red cards.
All right, motion carries. Article

885
01:18:13,440 --> 01:18:16,440
passes.

886
01:18:16,880 --> 01:18:25,199
on to article 19 to see if the town will
authorize the selectman to accept up to

887
01:18:23,600 --> 01:18:30,159
$6,000
from the community power coalition of

888
01:18:27,520 --> 01:18:35,440
New Hampshire Canterbury adder funds and
place that money into the renewable

889
01:18:32,960 --> 01:18:40,719
energy capital reserve fund majority
vote required recommended by the

890
01:18:37,440 --> 01:18:44,080
selectman. No tax impact. May I get a
motion please?

891
01:18:43,600 --> 01:18:51,199
» Second.
>> Second car. paper.

892
01:18:48,640 --> 01:18:55,920
» Um, I hate to say that this is a little
bit of a no-brainer, but we would just

893
01:18:53,440 --> 01:19:01,040
this allows us to actually take the
money that somebody's offering to give

894
01:18:57,440 --> 01:19:05,600
us that is our money. So, um, the DRRA
said that in the warrant article back in

895
01:19:03,600 --> 01:19:10,880
2025
that we could only create the renewable

896
01:19:08,239 --> 01:19:15,600
energy uh, capital reserve fund, but we
couldn't deposit the money into it. So,

897
01:19:13,760 --> 01:19:20,239
the money has that we've gotten, which
has been about uh $5,200, has been

898
01:19:18,159 --> 01:19:25,280
sitting in the general fund, but now it
can actually go into the capital reserve

899
01:19:22,640 --> 01:19:30,560
fund that we created for it. Um, the
purpose is to, uh, support any renewable

900
01:19:28,320 --> 01:19:37,520
energy projects we might have upcoming
in the town. So, um this is if anybody's

901
01:19:34,480 --> 01:19:43,440
con curious what the adder is, there is
a um if you're on community power, you

902
01:19:40,000 --> 01:19:50,520
can opt up to the Canterbury basic rate
which has a uh 2 cents per 2 mills

903
01:19:51,520 --> 01:19:57,920
of a cent
>> 200s of a cent um added onto it and that

904
01:19:55,600 --> 01:20:02,719
is collected by Community Power New
Hampshire. Um and then we get that back.

905
01:20:00,960 --> 01:20:07,199
uh you can opt up. That is not our
current rate. But anyway, so um this

906
01:20:05,040 --> 01:20:11,679
warrant article just allows us to
actually put the money that we've

907
01:20:08,800 --> 01:20:15,800
already collected into its proper fund
so we can use it in the future.

908
01:20:16,640 --> 01:20:21,000
Any questions or comments from the
floor?

909
01:20:23,360 --> 01:20:28,560
» Seeing none, I'll call the question. All
in favor, please raise your three yes

910
01:20:26,880 --> 01:20:32,800
cards.
Thank you. All those please raise your

911
01:20:30,560 --> 01:20:37,000
red note cards.
Motion carries. Article passes.

912
01:20:37,440 --> 01:20:45,520
» Article 20
to see if the town will vote to

913
01:20:42,400 --> 01:20:51,840
discontinue the San Lake House capital
reserve fund created in 2011. Said funds

914
01:20:49,920 --> 01:20:57,280
and accumulated interest to date of
withdrawal are to be transferred to the

915
01:20:54,560 --> 01:21:01,920
municipalities general fund. Majority
vote required. recommended by the

916
01:20:59,440 --> 01:21:05,320
selectman with no tax impact. May I get
a motion, please?

917
01:21:06,080 --> 01:21:09,400
» And a second,

918
01:21:12,719 --> 01:21:20,400
» can't I'll I'll start off and you can
fill in what I I miss. And I apologize

919
01:21:17,600 --> 01:21:27,120
in advance. I I drew the short straw and
got this. It's hopefully the the most

920
01:21:23,760 --> 01:21:33,840
boring boring article we have. So, um
the uh DRRA, the Department of Revenue

921
01:21:30,080 --> 01:21:38,400
Administration, um is telling us that we
have to do this. That that's kind of it

922
01:21:35,600 --> 01:21:43,440
in a nutshell. But the backstory is
about 8 years ago, the tax laws changed.

923
01:21:41,360 --> 01:21:48,320
The town started to have to take an
annual forced distribution from the Sand

924
01:21:45,920 --> 01:21:52,960
Lake Trust Fund. Those of you that have
attended town meeting for the past

925
01:21:50,560 --> 01:21:59,440
several years have seen that as a one
article. we literally have to take

926
01:21:55,520 --> 01:22:05,040
payout from that and um that's the way
the DRA told us to do it. So the bank

927
01:22:03,199 --> 01:22:10,400
required the money to be placed into a
special account that could only be used

928
01:22:07,760 --> 01:22:16,880
for betterment improvements and other
purposes on or about the Sand Lake whole

929
01:22:13,360 --> 01:22:25,520
place, not the general fund. So since
2016, we've been placing money in the

930
01:22:19,600 --> 01:22:30,880
Sand Lake house um fund. So, in 2023,
the DRRA told us that we needed to start

931
01:22:27,760 --> 01:22:38,080
doing a warrant article annually to
allow us to put that money in. In 2025,

932
01:22:35,199 --> 01:22:44,560
the DRRA changed their minds and now
require that we put the money into an

933
01:22:40,080 --> 01:22:52,679
ETF instead of a a fund. So, we need to
move all the funds into that uh into the

934
01:22:47,920 --> 01:22:52,679
new ETF. Um,

935
01:22:54,960 --> 01:23:02,800
I think that that really sums it up that
this one our goal is to move the money

936
01:23:00,159 --> 01:23:08,960
uh to the general fund um and then it
will be transferred uh into the new

937
01:23:05,040 --> 01:23:13,679
account. So um to anticipate why did the
DRRA change their mind? They literally

938
01:23:11,520 --> 01:23:18,639
have three people that cover the entire
state. So, um, every single municipality

939
01:23:16,960 --> 01:23:24,400
and school district has their warn
articles read by a very overworked

940
01:23:21,199 --> 01:23:31,199
person. So, um, one of the three was
replaced by a new person in 2023.

941
01:23:27,600 --> 01:23:36,920
Um, so it it seems as though this is the
decision now. So, so here we are.

942
01:23:37,280 --> 01:23:45,520
Just change
>> gladly answer any questions or or Ken

943
01:23:43,840 --> 01:23:48,880
will answer any questions. Just for
clarifications, an ETF is an expendable

944
01:23:47,760 --> 01:23:52,480
trust fund.
>> Sorry, Andrew.

945
01:23:50,320 --> 01:23:57,840
» The the cap reserve fund and an
expendable trust fund are different. Uh

946
01:23:55,120 --> 01:24:03,280
again, this is what the DRRA is telling
us we have to do. Um so this is what

947
01:24:00,560 --> 01:24:07,920
we're doing.
That's

948
01:24:04,320 --> 01:24:11,280
» questions or comments from the floor.
>> What happens if we don't know?

949
01:24:09,920 --> 01:24:16,080
» Could you step up to the mic and
identify yourself? And

950
01:24:12,480 --> 01:24:18,880
» no, it's a good question. No, Joshua.
>> Okay.

951
01:24:17,199 --> 01:24:22,480
» All right. Seeing none, I will call the
question. All those in favor, please

952
01:24:20,239 --> 01:24:30,760
raise your yes cards.
All opposed, please raise your no cards.

953
01:24:26,320 --> 01:24:30,760
Motion carries. Article passes.

954
01:24:31,280 --> 01:24:39,199
Article 21
to see if the town will vote to modify

955
01:24:36,320 --> 01:24:42,639
the optional tax credit for a service
connected total disability on

956
01:24:40,880 --> 01:24:50,320
residential property in accordance with
RSA 7235

957
01:24:45,280 --> 01:24:56,239
from its current value of 100 $1,400
to $2,000. Majority vote required

958
01:24:53,679 --> 01:25:03,560
recommended by the selectman. No tax
impact. Could I get a motion, please?

959
01:25:00,080 --> 01:25:03,560
and a second.

960
01:25:04,080 --> 01:25:11,920
» Okay.
>> All right. So, last year the state

961
01:25:08,080 --> 01:25:15,120
changed veterans tax credits. They
legislator went through and in in the

962
01:25:13,600 --> 01:25:20,400
change essentially what it did was it
disallowed uh total 100% total disabled

963
01:25:18,719 --> 01:25:24,560
service connected veterans from being
able to collect multiple tax credits.

964
01:25:22,639 --> 01:25:31,440
So, in an effort to keep those residents
whole, um, we're upping the the current

965
01:25:28,320 --> 01:25:35,040
$1,400 to $2,000. That way, it keeps
them all whole. It's essentially the

966
01:25:32,719 --> 01:25:40,560
same tax credit as before, as well as
updating us to a uh,

967
01:25:39,199 --> 01:25:45,360
I guess to be competitive with all the
other towns. Most towns rated at $2,000.

968
01:25:43,120 --> 01:25:48,960
We haven't changed ours in 30 some odd
years. So, it's just an attempt to get

969
01:25:46,880 --> 01:25:53,360
everybody whole and update the the tax
credit. So, All

970
01:25:56,239 --> 01:26:01,639
right. Thank you. Questions or comments
from the floor.

971
01:26:03,360 --> 01:26:06,360
» Okay.

972
01:26:08,320 --> 01:26:18,080
Teresa Wyman, Shaker Road. I'm curious,
is this only for disabled veterans

973
01:26:15,520 --> 01:26:24,040
or is it for all veterans?
>> No, just 100% total disabled. Thank you.

974
01:26:29,840 --> 01:26:34,679
» Any other questions or comments from the
floor?

975
01:26:42,960 --> 01:26:52,800
» Um, I'm entirely in favor of this. I
just like a clarification. If we are

976
01:26:48,639 --> 01:26:56,840
raising this um this credit, how is
there no tax impact?

977
01:26:59,120 --> 01:27:04,800
» So no take currently there's about 13
people who get this credit what they've

978
01:27:02,960 --> 01:27:08,960
done and they're getting the $1,900
rate. So with them losing the ability to

979
01:27:07,520 --> 01:27:13,199
get the multiple tax credits, we're
upping it to $2,000 to stay in line with

980
01:27:11,360 --> 01:27:18,400
the other towns. Last year's bill
allowed you to up it from I believe

981
01:27:15,920 --> 01:27:24,560
$5,000 to $6,000 and we just upped it to
$2,000. It was currently at 14. So the

982
01:27:20,960 --> 01:27:31,360
tax impact I guess would be $1,300 less
if if that's it's $100 more per person.

983
01:27:28,080 --> 01:27:36,239
So or 13 people you look at $1,300 less
on your tax force.

984
01:27:33,440 --> 01:27:39,639
» Okay, that's not clear, but I'm sure you
figured it out.

985
01:27:42,960 --> 01:27:47,320
Any other questions or comments?

986
01:27:47,360 --> 01:27:53,760
» All right, seeing none, I will call the
question. All those in favor, please

987
01:27:50,560 --> 01:28:01,480
raise your green yes cards.
All opposed, please raise your red no

988
01:27:55,600 --> 01:28:01,480
cards. Motion carries. Article passes.

989
01:28:01,520 --> 01:28:07,920
And that concludes our warrant articles.
So, thank you everybody. Now is the

990
01:28:06,080 --> 01:28:14,239
opportunity for anybody to come up to
discuss any other business for the town.

991
01:28:12,320 --> 01:28:21,120
Please, as of line up at the microphone,
state your name, and where you live in

992
01:28:16,400 --> 01:28:26,080
town. Hi, I'm Kelly Short. Um, live in
one panel road. Um, this is a

993
01:28:24,639 --> 01:28:31,120
celebration and a thank you. And do you
mind if I turn my back on you folks for

994
01:28:28,080 --> 01:28:36,800
a minute? You're right. Yeah.
Hey, so 21 years ago, for those of you

995
01:28:34,560 --> 01:28:42,880
who might have been here then, uh,
Jennifer Hopkins and I stood in front of

996
01:28:38,800 --> 01:28:47,280
the town and asked you to bond $800,000
so that we could contribute to the

997
01:28:44,639 --> 01:28:51,840
conservation of what was then the Brook
um, sorry, the Gold Star Farm down on

998
01:28:49,600 --> 01:28:55,840
the Intervale. It was a project that
Canterbury and the city of Conquered and

999
01:28:54,400 --> 01:28:59,520
the Forest Society and the Trust for
Public Land all did together. And I

1000
01:28:58,080 --> 01:29:05,440
didn't bring the didn't check the
details, but my memory says that we

1001
01:29:01,760 --> 01:29:11,840
succeeded uh in protecting almost a
thousand acres of land and it was 3 to

1002
01:29:08,800 --> 01:29:17,920
five miles of riverfront
um and some of the best 625 acres of

1003
01:29:14,880 --> 01:29:23,920
farmland here in Canterbury. So, it was
a huge ask that we made of the town 21

1004
01:29:20,719 --> 01:29:29,679
years ago and in 2025 we paid the last
bond installment on the 20-year plan.

1005
01:29:26,400 --> 01:29:33,679
So, yay.
Thank you.

1006
01:29:32,400 --> 01:29:38,639
One of the wonderful things you have at
the beginning is its rural character and

1007
01:29:36,480 --> 01:29:43,880
the beauty of the town and how much the
town's people support that. So, thank

1008
01:29:40,480 --> 01:29:43,880
you very much,

1009
01:29:50,880 --> 01:29:59,440
» Beth McGuin, Southwest Road. And may I
also turn my backs to

1010
01:29:56,719 --> 01:30:04,960
Two years ago, the community power
coalition or community power committee

1011
01:30:01,679 --> 01:30:10,560
in town asked you for zero money in a
bond. But you voted to have community

1012
01:30:08,480 --> 01:30:16,400
power because it does a lot of things
for us. And one of the things that we

1013
01:30:13,280 --> 01:30:22,880
said it would do is save you money.
Right now, we're not saving you money.

1014
01:30:19,920 --> 01:30:29,120
And we want to hear from you about that.
and we have set up a listening session

1015
01:30:24,880 --> 01:30:34,320
for April 7th at 7 o'clock. We want to
hear your thoughts. We want to consider

1016
01:30:31,920 --> 01:30:39,040
our best actions. We want to represent
you and I promise we will give you the

1017
01:30:36,719 --> 01:30:43,120
best answers we have for all of the
metered customers who can't get on to

1018
01:30:41,280 --> 01:30:51,080
community power. Please join us. We'll
have food and drink. No creepier though

1019
01:30:46,159 --> 01:30:51,080
unless Steve Almond steps up.

1020
01:30:52,400 --> 01:30:55,719
» Town hall

1021
01:31:02,239 --> 01:31:08,639
» Smith, Southwest Road. And I'm also
going to address the the crowd here

1022
01:31:07,199 --> 01:31:14,320
because there's a lot of great things to
say to everybody. Um, first of all, how

1023
01:31:11,760 --> 01:31:17,320
many of you saw uh yesterday's conquered
monitor

1024
01:31:18,080 --> 01:31:25,600
and a bunch of you uh on Wednesday night
were at the town hall for pub night

1025
01:31:23,920 --> 01:31:31,600
and I bet a lot of you have been to the
library lately for some event or

1026
01:31:27,840 --> 01:31:36,560
program. So, I wanted to just take a
minute. Um, Scott in his report at the

1027
01:31:34,719 --> 01:31:42,400
beginning thanked all of the town
employees and volunteers, but I wanted

1028
01:31:38,960 --> 01:31:50,040
to take a minute to say a thank you from
all of us to one special town employee,

1029
01:31:46,080 --> 01:31:50,040
our very own Rachel Baker.

1030
01:31:55,520 --> 01:32:02,960
and maybe and maybe you all know what a
great librarian she is, but she's also

1031
01:32:00,000 --> 01:32:08,880
such an incredible community builder
supporter of people of all ages and

1032
01:32:05,920 --> 01:32:13,199
needs. She also serves on the Canterbury
Shaker Village board as a liaison from

1033
01:32:11,440 --> 01:32:19,360
the town to the board and representing
our needs there. Um she has served the

1034
01:32:16,400 --> 01:32:25,360
last year as president of the library
association doing amazing things for

1035
01:32:22,639 --> 01:32:29,520
librarians all over the state. So, I
just wanted to say a huge big thank you,

1036
01:32:27,760 --> 01:32:32,920
not just from me, but from all of us.
Thank you, Rachel.

1037
01:32:42,639 --> 01:32:48,159
» Okay, I came down here from up there
excited to talk to you as a resident and

1038
01:32:46,000 --> 01:32:52,159
a neighbor, not just a select board. And
if you all turned to the end of your

1039
01:32:50,239 --> 01:32:59,280
town report and you saw that we had
another special recognition to the

1040
01:32:55,199 --> 01:33:06,159
Canterbury Community Market LLC members
um who have kept for the past uh 20

1041
01:33:03,199 --> 01:33:10,239
years it 25 years now a store in the
center. The fact that we don't have a

1042
01:33:08,080 --> 01:33:16,000
store now is being missed by many
people. They are working diligently to

1043
01:33:12,880 --> 01:33:20,239
fill that hole again. And um I would
just mention our thanks to this

1044
01:33:18,080 --> 01:33:25,280
dedicated group who have cheered each
other on and kept their purpose for the

1045
01:33:22,960 --> 01:33:30,159
benefit of the entire Candy Mary
community. And thank you to them all. If

1046
01:33:28,159 --> 01:33:34,199
any of you are here, stand up and let us
clap like crazy for you.

1047
01:33:41,120 --> 01:33:44,360
Thank you.

1048
01:33:48,480 --> 01:33:53,920
» Yes. And while I'm here, Teresa reminds
me that there is still food in the back.

1049
01:33:52,159 --> 01:34:00,480
Please support the farmers market.
Opening day is Wednesday, June 3rd, 4 to

1050
01:33:57,440 --> 01:34:05,480
6:30. Please be there.
>> I've just sampled the food. It's really

1051
01:34:02,480 --> 01:34:05,480
good.

1052
01:34:08,719 --> 01:34:16,000
R's he um from excuse me Widen Road and
I'm going to turn my back on you. I hope

1053
01:34:14,080 --> 01:34:21,120
you're listening.
I'm holding too many things. One of them

1054
01:34:18,159 --> 01:34:26,400
is a sample uh window insert. There is
an actual window insert that's from

1055
01:34:24,560 --> 01:34:32,480
someone's window back there. You can see
it's a lot. It's the same same stuff.

1056
01:34:30,159 --> 01:34:37,920
Thank you, Ruth.
He banner. Um, how many people here have

1057
01:34:35,840 --> 01:34:42,800
window inserts?
And and I you can talk to them. I think

1058
01:34:40,719 --> 01:34:49,040
they're all very happy with them.
They're saving these people money and

1059
01:34:46,000 --> 01:34:53,280
they are saving energy and they're we're
lowering our carbon emissions in town if

1060
01:34:51,199 --> 01:35:00,080
you're using these. We have them in our
house and we are having another build

1061
01:34:56,560 --> 01:35:03,280
this November and we're really hoping
that a lot of people in town will

1062
01:35:01,679 --> 01:35:08,880
consider getting these. They're low
price. They're high quality. You can

1063
01:35:05,280 --> 01:35:14,159
back and touch it and uh pick it up.
This will um and then we will need

1064
01:35:11,760 --> 01:35:18,639
volunteers to help build it. Everyone
who gets one of these has to come and

1065
01:35:16,320 --> 01:35:21,840
help build it. And plus other people
like ourselves who aren't buying them

1066
01:35:20,400 --> 01:35:27,440
this year are going to be helping.
Anyway, if you feel like this is a

1067
01:35:24,400 --> 01:35:32,000
terrific project, please talk to Claudia
Ladinger or myself or Nancy Frank

1068
01:35:30,239 --> 01:35:38,239
because we're trying to lead up the
group that is doing all the effort to

1069
01:35:34,000 --> 01:35:43,600
get ready to do this build. So, thank
you. And we're having an information

1070
01:35:40,320 --> 01:35:46,639
night on March 24th and we have little
cards to remind you of that. It's not

1071
01:35:45,440 --> 01:35:52,159
committing anything. you just come in
and hear a little bit more about it and

1072
01:35:49,760 --> 01:35:57,440
um you you custo you get your your
windows custom measured and then they

1073
01:35:55,040 --> 01:36:01,600
will be built and ready for you at the
beginning of the winter.

1074
01:35:59,280 --> 01:36:07,920
» And the builds that are very fun.
>> Yeah. U Sue Russell, we got them done

1075
01:36:05,280 --> 01:36:13,600
upstairs cuz those are really I think
not that old but old windows. And I'm

1076
01:36:11,040 --> 01:36:19,600
telling you, when they measured, it was
perfect. When they got all built and we

1077
01:36:16,159 --> 01:36:22,600
put them in snug, snug, snug, work
great.

1078
01:36:22,639 --> 01:36:26,360
So, thank you.

1079
01:36:32,480 --> 01:36:36,880
» Anyone else with other town business?

1080
01:36:39,679 --> 01:36:50,159
Um, I'd just like to recommend if
possible that tax impacts are rounded

1081
01:36:47,280 --> 01:36:55,199
another decimal place out because they
can be off by several dollars for the

1082
01:36:52,880 --> 01:37:01,800
average home in Canterbury with the
current per 1,000

1083
01:36:58,000 --> 01:37:01,800
rounding that's done.

1084
01:37:08,719 --> 01:37:16,719
Ellen Scaroni Club Road. I just want to
thank all of you on the select board and

1085
01:37:13,920 --> 01:37:20,880
our staff because um we hear about
problems in so many other towns but we

1086
01:37:18,880 --> 01:37:23,880
don't have them here. So, thank you very
much.

1087
01:37:34,000 --> 01:37:40,560
Okay. Anything else? I have one further
announcement that I failed to make at

1088
01:37:38,960 --> 01:37:44,960
the beginning, but this would be my
reminder. So, now it's just my initial

1089
01:37:42,159 --> 01:37:48,560
and my reminder. Any newly elected town
officials, please come up to the stage

1090
01:37:46,480 --> 01:37:53,119
after the meeting concludes so that we
can swear you into your new position.

1091
01:37:51,119 --> 01:37:56,920
» And now, if I could please have a motion
to close the meeting.

1092
01:37:58,320 --> 01:38:02,199
and a second, please.

1093
01:38:03,360 --> 01:38:09,920
» All those in favor, please raise your
green yes cards.

1094
01:38:07,440 --> 01:38:13,960
» Perfect. Thank you very much, everybody.
Appreciate you very much.