[0:01] All right.

[0:02] I make the motion to leave non-public session

[0:05] and return to public session. Second.

[0:07] Alright, we have a motion and a second to leave

[0:10] public session on the motion.

[0:14] Council mills? Yes. Council Webb? Yes. Council Spencer? Yes.

[0:18] Council Chase? Yes. Council Flood? Yes. Council Healy?

[0:23] Yes. Yes. And then

[0:27] I make a motion to seal these minutes indefinitely.

[0:33] Second. Okay.

[0:35] We have a motion and a second to seal indefinitely.

[0:37] Council mills? Yes. Council Webb

[0:40] Just want to friendly amendment, sealing them

[0:43] to effect adversely the reputation

[0:44] of any person other than a member of this board.

[0:47] So noted. Yes.

[0:49] Council Spencer? Yes. Council Chase? Yes. Council Flood?

[0:52] Yes. Haley? Yes. Chair votes? Yes. Minutes of sealed.

[0:57] Alright. We have two new town counselors

[1:02] that Three Three, I'm sorry.

[1:03] Three. Oh yeah. Three, two and a half. Yeah.

[1:06] Well he was here a couple weeks ago

[1:08] so they're gonna be sworn in.

[1:09] So we're gonna have an official swearing in

[1:11] ceremony for those who don't know.

[1:13] So they have been sworn in officially previously to tonight.

[1:16] This is the more of the ceremonial aspect of it.

[1:18] So that business we just conducted is legit. So,

[1:24] Alright.

[1:25] State your name.

[1:30] You got that Camera?

[1:33] Yeah.

[1:40] You guys, I, please state your

[1:45] Name. I'm Danielly.

[1:47] Do solemnly and sincerely do Solemnly and sincerely.

[1:51] Swear and affirm. Swear and

[1:52] Affirm.

[1:53] Swear. Affirm that I will bear faith. That

[1:54] I will bear faith.

[1:55] Faith. And true allegiance. And true

[1:56] Allegiance To the United States of America,

[1:58] United States of America,

[2:00] And the state of New Hampshire and

[2:01] The state of New Hampshire.

[2:02] And I'll support the Constitution there

[2:04] And I'll support the Constitution there.

[2:06] So help me God. So help me God.

[2:08] Aye. Please state your name. Aye. They mill

[2:11] Do solemnly and sincerely do Soly.

[2:12] Do solemnly and sincerely.

[2:14] Swear and affirm. Swear and affirm

[2:16] That I'll faithfully and impartially.

[2:18] That I'll faithfully and impartially

[2:19] Discharge and perform.

[2:21] Discharge. And perform

[2:22] All the duties.

[2:23] All the duties incumbent upon me,

[2:25] Incumbent upon me As, and state your position

[2:29] As Tom Coley at large three years

[2:33] For a term of Three years, three years, one year.

[2:37] According to the best of my abilities.

[2:39] According to the best of my abilities.

[2:41] Agreeably. Agreeably

[2:43] To the rules and regulations, the rules

[2:44] And regulations Of this constitution, this

[2:47] Constitution And the laws

[2:48] of the state of New Hampshire and the

[2:49] Laws of the state of New Hampshire.

[2:51] So help me God. So Help me God play ball.

[3:07] All right.

[3:13] Congratulations. Congratulations

[3:20] Randy.

[3:24] All right. Good evening.

[3:26] Welcome to the Derry Town Council meeting for Thursday,

[3:29] March 26th, 2026.

[3:32] I'd like to call the meeting to order.

[3:35] Councilor Spence, please lead us in the pledge

[3:40] I Pledge. Pledge

[3:41] Flag, United America Republic for which stands,

[3:46] one Nation under behalf Invisible with Liberty and Justice.

[3:50] Justice for all.

[3:53] Alright, thank you for those in the event

[3:57] of emergency, the exits in the back of the room

[4:00] and find someone in a blue sweat effect

[4:02] and they're glad to help you in the event of emergency.

[4:04] And so silence your cell phones please.

[4:07] A roll call. Councilor Mills.

[4:09] Good evening, Councilor Webb.

[4:11] Good evening, council Spencer. Good evening. Council Chase.

[4:14] Good evening, officer Flood. Hello Officer Healy.

[4:17] Good evening. Good evening from the chair.

[4:21] We're going to the next order of business, election

[4:23] of officers for the council.

[4:25] Before we do that, congratulate you guys.

[4:27] Councilor Mills Flood Council Healy, welcome aboard.

[4:31] Look forward to work with you guys.

[4:34] So with that, I'll open up nominations for council chair.

[4:39] Do we have any nominations, Mr.

[4:41] Chair? Yes. I'd like to nominate Aaron Spencer

[4:44] as Councilor Chair.

[4:47] Second. Okay.

[4:48] We have a motion and a second for Council.

[4:52] Spencer, any other nominations?

[4:56] All right on the motion. Council Mills

[4:58] Two thumbs up.

[4:59] Alright, council Webb? Yes.

[5:03] Council Spencer? Yes. Council Chase? Yes.

[5:07] Council Flood? I guess so. Council Healy? Yes,

[5:10] Yes, Yes.

[5:16] Motion carries. Congratulations.

[5:26] Thank you Ms.

[5:28] Yep. Swap

[5:32] These.

[5:35] Alright. Thank you everybody.

[5:38] I will hopefully not mess it up too bad. There we go.

[5:42] Alright, so first order of businesses chair.

[5:46] Is there a motion for a council? Pro tem?

[5:49] Madam Chair, I'd like to make a motion

[5:51] that Jack Webb be named Council Pro tem.

[5:55] Second. All right.

[5:57] We have a motion and a second for Councilor Webb

[6:01] as Council pro tem on the motion. Councilor Mills

[6:04] One.

[6:05] Thumbs up.

[6:06] Councilor Webb, Only one. Yes.

[6:09] Councilor Foot? Yes. Councilor Chase? I guess so.

[6:13] Councilor Flood? Yes. Councilor Healy. Yes.

[6:16] And Chair Enthusiastically votes? Yes. Thank you.

[6:21] All right. And last is our third signatory

[6:26] Madam Councilor.

[6:27] Our Madam Chair. I'd like to make a motion

[6:29] to nominate Charlie Foot as third signatory.

[6:33] Is there a second? Second.

[6:36] All right. We have a motion

[6:38] and a second for Charlie Foot

[6:40] to be the third signatory on the motion.

[6:41] Councilor Mills? Yes. Councilor Webb? Yes. Councillor Foote?

[6:45] Yes. Councilor Chase? Yes. Councilor Flood? Yes.

[6:48] Councilor Healy? Yes.

[6:49] And Chair, I guess begrudgingly votes. Yes.

[6:53] I need to get a thumbs up. I just got a yes.

[6:57] Alright, so those will be our leadership

[7:01] for the next cycle.

[7:04] On that note, we will move to public forum.

[7:07] So do I have a motion to open public forum? All right.

[7:10] I have a motion. Is there a

[7:11] Second? Second.

[7:12] All right. All those in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye.

[7:14] Any opposed or abstentions? All right.

[7:17] Public forum is now open. The floor is yours.

[7:19] If you'd like to come up, just please remember

[7:21] to state your name and address for the record.

[7:23] And you have three minutes.

[7:36] Evening counselors. Michael Thiel, one Summit Avenue.

[7:40] I wanted to come out tonight to

[7:41] congratulate Councillor Mills.

[7:42] Councillor Healy on your elections. Councilor Flood.

[7:45] Welcome back. I'm glad you're here. Thank you.

[7:49] I'll be serving as chair

[7:50] of the school board again this year.

[7:51] So I wanted to come out tonight to thank Councilor Foote

[7:54] for being a good partner with the school board on the

[7:55] council side for the last year as chair.

[7:58] I think we made some great strides toward better working

[8:00] together by opening lines of communication,

[8:01] continuing meetings at the legislative task force

[8:04] and our first joint meeting in quite some time.

[8:07] So congratulations, Councillor Spencer on your election

[8:09] to the chair position and I'm looking forward on building

[8:11] the relationship further with between the council

[8:14] and the school board in the coming year.

[8:15] Me too. Yeah. Thank you guys. Thank you

[8:25] Child.

[8:26] Am Charlie Buzzle and I live at number eight Eastgate Road.

[8:30] And I wanna just thank you all for your service

[8:34] and what you bring the dairy back together.

[8:39] I mean bring what we doing for dairy and,

[8:44] and I'm gonna say another thing for the chief,

[8:50] You're being summoned.

[8:53] I want to thank you for your 48 years in counting. 46.

[8:58] 46, yes. Oh, 46 years in counting.

[9:02] And I wanted to thank you for your service.

[9:04] Thank you very much appreciate.

[9:05] And I want thank you for bringing the canine units back.

[9:10] Thank you. And the, I appreciate it.

[9:13] Thank you very much your Honor. Thank you. That's all.

[9:16] Thank you very much. You're gonna have

[9:19] to come back in two years again

[9:21] because you said 48 already now.

[9:25] Alright, Owen, is there anyone online?

[9:28] Madam Chair, seeing none rise online,

[9:32] we got someone in the audience.

[9:34] No.

[9:47] Good evening. My name's Jim Foley.

[9:50] I live at 1 78 Hamstead Road here in Derry.

[9:54] And my neighbors and I are here tonight

[9:57] because departments that this council oversee

[10:00] and have direction, the town administrator

[10:02] and the court enforcement are not doing their jobs

[10:06] and it has and will cost the town money.

[10:10] Now in April of 2025, Byrd Enterprise LLC, the owners

[10:15] of 180 7 Hampstead Road, the old Holy Cross Catholic Church

[10:21] applied for a permit to erect an oversized commercial sign

[10:24] with an electronic me board and a residential area.

[10:28] Therefore they need to get a variance for it.

[10:31] They applied for the variance and after two hearings

[10:34] before the ZBA in June of 2025

[10:38] and a decision that only five people have ever thought was

[10:41] proper, the applicant, the three members that voted for it

[10:45] and bought Robert Mackey the then code enforcement office,

[10:49] the variance was granted.

[10:52] The reason I mentioned Mr.

[10:53] Mackey and what we do find disturbing is that Mr.

[10:57] Mackey on town time

[10:59] and on town email was working closely with Bird Enterprises

[11:03] to get the variance.

[11:05] The applicant actually thanked Mr.

[11:07] Mackey for shepherding us. Through this process, Mr.

[11:11] Mackey insisted on staying on at the code enforcement office

[11:14] and that the variance was actually granted.

[11:16] We've had concerns which we've expressed

[11:18] before about the undue influence on the ZBA by Mr.

[11:22] Mackey. After the variance was granted, the Abutters

[11:26] and the neighbors moved for reconsideration.

[11:29] And after the denial appeal to the Superior Court,

[11:33] despite knowledge of the appeal,

[11:36] Byrd Enterprise went ahead with erecting the sign.

[11:38] The Bork began and was almost completed

[11:41] before any permits were granted.

[11:44] After numerous complaints, the code enforcement office,

[11:47] the town attorney, whom at this time we're not exactly sure

[11:50] represents, told the code enforcement

[11:53] office to issue the permit.

[11:55] Even the sign that was erected was significantly different

[11:58] than the one that was applied for in April of 2025.

[12:04] A hearing was held early in November, 2025

[12:07] before the Hillsborough Superior Court,

[12:09] which Burt Enterprising had not inter having not intervened,

[12:12] did not attend again,

[12:14] relying on the town's attorney to present his case.

[12:18] And a ruling handed down on the 31st of December,

[12:21] the court overturned the ZBA a's decision

[12:23] and vacated the variance.

[12:25] No motion we would consider was made by the town

[12:27] and no appeals made to the Superior Court.

[12:31] On 30th January, I met

[12:32] with the current code enforcement office.

[12:34] Carrie Owens about the sign was told that the, was told

[12:38] that the town on

[12:39] or about the 13th of January of 2026

[12:42] had sent Bird Enterprise a certified letter

[12:44] that the silences violation that had 30 days to remove it.

[12:49] That time I expressed my understanding

[12:51] that this was a difficult situation

[12:53] and that all we asked was

[12:54] that the town show due diligence in getting the signing

[12:56] moved and keeping this informed of progress.

[12:59] Mr. Foley, if I can just interrupt you for one moment.

[13:01] You are out of your time. I, I chair I move to extend.

[13:05] Okay. Is there a second? I

[13:06] Second. Thank you.

[13:06] All those in favor? Aye.

[13:08] Aye. And I have very short left to go. Yep, go ahead.

[13:10] No, that's fine. No, I certainly appreciate that.

[13:13] It's on my understanding that since that time,

[13:15] my personal understanding and from the other neighbors

[13:17] and butters that the town has taken no action against

[13:20] Bird Enterprises.

[13:22] Even though the code zoning board, the zoning code

[13:25] and legislation allows for fines

[13:27] and other requests for relief.

[13:29] And not only that, they've had limited contact with us

[13:32] and have been very difficult to contact.

[13:35] Yesterday when one of my neighbors was finally able to speak

[13:38] to Ms. Owens, she finally agreed

[13:40] to send another letter giving Bird Enterprise another 20

[13:43] days to remove the sign.

[13:46] Today we find out that Bird Enterprise has again applied

[13:49] for variance to have an oversized back lit commercial sign

[13:52] in residential area and the town, based on the advice

[13:56] of the town's attorney is refusing

[13:58] to place any sanctions on Byrd's Enterprise

[14:01] until another ZBA hearing is held more than anyone.

[14:05] The town attorney having lost that appeal should know

[14:09] that no variance can be granted.

[14:12] And if one would and one was, it would not stand in appeal.

[14:16] The only that was filed is Bird

[14:18] Enterprises is waiting to hear us out.

[14:20] The sign is still there.

[14:22] In fact, today, bird Enterprises was landscaping

[14:26] around the sign, the backlight sign shine to her house.

[14:30] Despite the promise they'd be off

[14:31] by 9:00 PM They're on from dawn to dusk

[14:34] saying here these are agencies,

[14:36] these are departments you oversee.

[14:38] Enough is enough today, the Abutters

[14:41] and the Neighbors mail Bird Enterprise, a private ceased

[14:44] and desist order requiring the lights be turned off

[14:47] upon receipt of the letter and the sign be removed within

[14:49] 10 days of the receipt.

[14:51] If these demands are not met, we are fully prepared

[14:54] to take further action against both Bird Enterprises

[14:57] and the town of Dairy for the interference

[14:59] with our preschool enjoyment of our properties.

[15:02] I appreciate you listening to me

[15:03] today and extending my time.

[15:05] Thank you.

[15:11] All right. Anyone else?

[15:12] Madam Chair None. Rising online, move to close. Second.

[15:16] All right, we have a motion to close

[15:18] public forum and a second.

[15:19] All those in favor? Aye. A. Aye. Opposed or abstention?

[15:22] All right. Thank you all. We have the consent agenda.

[15:27] I'm gonna read it all out,

[15:28] but I know we're gonna pull at least a couple things

[15:30] out or at least one thing out.

[15:32] So we have on the consent agenda, item 26 21,

[15:35] approve non-public minutes for March 3rd, 2026.

[15:39] Those minutes are sealed. 26 22 is approved.

[15:42] The minutes from the March 3rd, 2026, public meeting.

[15:45] 26 23 is approved.

[15:47] The non-public minutes from the March 12th, 2026 meeting

[15:51] 26, 24 is approved.

[15:53] The minutes from the March 12th, 2026, public meeting,

[15:56] 26, 25, accept, accept zoning, board member resignation.

[16:00] 26 26 accept planning board member resignation

[16:04] and item 26 27 is resolution

[16:08] 20 26 0 1 4 to authorize the acquisition

[16:11] of property at 17 South Avenue

[16:14] LMG Master Agreement for Abbott Court.

[16:16] And that will have a hearing at our,

[16:20] the first hearing at our April 7th meeting.

[16:26] I would like to ask that we vote on,

[16:30] we take out the 26 20 22,

[16:33] the minutes from the public meeting.

[16:35] I would like to vote on that separate as I was not at that,

[16:37] I was at the non-public, but I was not

[16:39] at the public part of the meeting.

[16:41] And I will be honest,

[16:42] I did not watch the whole meeting. Okay.

[16:45] I watched Pieces of it so far.

[16:47] Alright. Madam Chair, I move.

[16:51] Could I, are there any others?

[16:52] Yeah, before you do that, Madam Chair, could it,

[16:54] you pulled 26 26 as that's my resignation.

[16:57] Sure.

[17:00] We can do those separate.

[17:02] Okay. Madam Chair, I move

[17:04] to accept item 26 dash 21

[17:09] approved non-public minutes from March 3rd.

[17:11] Those are sealed. I also 26 dash 23 approved non-public

[17:15] minutes from March 12th, 2026.

[17:18] Item number 26 24 approved minutes from March 12th, 2020

[17:21] 6, 26 dash 25, accept zoning,

[17:25] board member resignation and 26 27 resolution.

[17:29] 2026 dash four to authorize the acquisition

[17:32] of property at 17 South Avenue LMG Master Agreement

[17:35] for AB Court State.

[17:37] Alright, so motion to accept all

[17:42] of those on the consent agenda. Second

[17:44] That Second by Councillor Mills on the motion.

[17:46] Councillor Mills? Yes. Council Webb? Yes. Council Foot? Yes.

[17:50] Councilor Chase? Yes. Councilor Webb.

[17:53] I abstain Here. Abstain. Okay. And councilor Heal? Yes.

[17:57] And chair votes? Yes. A motion passes for that one.

[18:00] 6 0 1 and then we'll do the other two separately.

[18:05] So is there motion for 26, 22 and or 26. 26.

[18:09] So moved. Well, actually we need to do those separate

[18:12] All separately.

[18:13] Okay. I move

[18:14] to accept 26 dash 22 approved minutes from March 3rd, 2026.

[18:18] Second. All right on the motion, council mills? Yes.

[18:21] Council Webb? Yes. Councilor Foot? Yes. Councilor Chase?

[18:24] Yes. Councilor Flood Abstain. Abstain. Councilor Healey?

[18:29] Yes. And I'll abstain as well.

[18:31] So motion passes 5 0 2 And

[18:35] last one is item 26. 26.

[18:38] Okay, I move to accept 26.

[18:39] 26 I Plaintiff board member resignation.

[18:42] Second that we have a motion by foot

[18:45] and a second by Council Mills on the motion.

[18:46] Council mills? Yes. Council Webb? Yes. Council Foot? Yes.

[18:51] Councilor Chase? Yes. Councilor Flood AB stand.

[18:54] And C You don't have to abstain on this one.

[18:56] Yeah, you don't have to have it in your packet.

[18:58] Oh, alright. Yes. Okay. Yes. Sorry. Council Kelly,

[19:03] I'm gonna abstain on this

[19:04] as this was my resignation from the planning board

[19:07] as being elected to the town council,

[19:09] I couldn't serve on both

[19:10] Excellent and chair votes.

[19:12] Yes. That meant motion passes.

[19:14] 6 0 1 con consent agenda usually isn't that complicated.

[19:18] Okay, moving on to Chair's report before.

[19:23] We're gonna do a few things tonight, but

[19:25] before we get into what's on here, there's something else.

[19:28] So we have a ex,

[19:33] a very involved member of our town who's starting out young.

[19:37] And we wanted to recognize

[19:41] Kaylee Styles this evening.

[19:43] So I'm gonna read a proclamation,

[19:45] which will tell you why we're honoring Kaylee this evening.

[19:48] And then have Kaylee come up and take a picture.

[19:51] Owen, are you ready for pictures? Ready. Alright.

[19:55] Whereas the vision of Girl Scouts is

[19:57] to prepare every eligible youth in America

[19:59] to become responsible, participating citizens

[20:02] and leaders who are guided by the Scout Oath and law.

[20:05] And whereas the Gold Award is the highest

[20:07] and most prestigious award in Girl Scouts earned

[20:09] by girls in grades nine to 12,

[20:10] and where only 5.4% of Girl Scouts earn the gold award.

[20:14] I never did. And whereas Kaylee Styles is a 10th grade

[20:17] student at Pinkerton Academy,

[20:18] where she is on the student council, a member

[20:20] of the authors club, suicide prevention group, stage crew

[20:24] and clarinet choir.

[20:25] And where she grew up in Belgium and England

[20:27] before moving to New Hampshire about six years ago

[20:30] and began in Girl Scouts as part

[20:31] of the USA overseas on a military base

[20:34] and is now a member of Girl Scout Troop 1 2 1 3 0 earning

[20:37] her gold award at a younger age than usual.

[20:40] And whereas having a soft spot for animals,

[20:42] Kaylee created a pet donation box

[20:44] to help the greater Dairy Humane Society.

[20:46] She has placed it outside a high traffic pet store

[20:48] and has involved Pinkerton Academy Student Council

[20:51] to help with the upkeep.

[20:52] And whereas Kaylee has also created a website

[20:54] for her project Paw Print explaining her efforts in helping

[20:57] animals, promoting the need for donations

[21:00] and why adoption is so important.

[21:02] And now therefore, we,

[21:03] the Dairy Town Council applaud Kaylee Styles

[21:06] for her commitment to the community in scouting.

[21:08] Rewarded by achieving your Gold Award recognition.

[21:11] Please accept our sincere appreciation for a job well done.

[21:14] You are a shining example for the youth in dairy. Thank you.

[21:26] You guys all have to be in a picture too.

[21:27] It's just me.

[21:41] Thank you, sir.

[22:05] Okay, thank you.

[22:19] All right. Just a little more on that.

[22:22] I, I'm sure nobody that knows me is surprised

[22:25] that I was very excited

[22:26] to honor someone doing something for animals.

[22:28] But having gone through, I knew of what the Gold Award was.

[22:31] I was in Girl Scouts for a long time

[22:33] and I never made it that far.

[22:34] And that was, I'm gonna be quite honest, part

[22:37] of why I didn't continue what that project was at

[22:40] that time was it was too much work.

[22:41] So I really want to congratulate you on doing all that work

[22:45] and picking a project that,

[22:48] you know isn't probably the most obvious thing

[22:51] for a Girl Scout to pick to do.

[22:52] And really helping animals in town

[22:53] because a lot of work I do has,

[22:58] it focuses on access to care

[23:00] and when you help animals, you help people.

[23:02] And so you helped not just animals in

[23:04] that project, but a lot of people too.

[23:05] So thank you. Anyone else have anything before we

[23:10] Okay.

[23:11] Just that I was doing hiring and recruiting

[23:14] and every time that for Dairy Fire

[23:16] and always found great success with people

[23:20] who were involved in scouting

[23:21] and achieved the highest level of scouting.

[23:24] And Thank you.

[23:27] You're exactly what we wanna see our youth doing in dairy.

[23:30] So thank you very much. Okay, now we get

[23:34] to the less fun stuff.

[23:36] All right, so tonight we have to do a bunch of, oh,

[23:41] we have the liaison stuff first.

[23:44] Our appointments to the various councils and committees

[23:49] and whatnot and boards through town.

[23:51] So, so I'm gonna go through the list

[23:55] and just kind of talk through the list.

[23:57] And I know some of them are open

[23:59] because the counselor that had it is no longer here.

[24:01] And some of it, if, you know, if you wanna keep it, keep it,

[24:05] if you wanna put it up for adoption,

[24:08] then you can do that too.

[24:10] Adoption by another counselor.

[24:12] So Highway Safety Liaison Counselor.

[24:14] Chase, you're currently in that role.

[24:15] Would you like to keep that? Yes. Okay.

[24:19] Conservation Commission Counselor Foot? Yes. Yes.

[24:23] You want that? Dairy Housing and Redevelopment authority.

[24:28] Councilor Webb? Yes. Would you like to stay in that role?

[24:30] Yes. Don't worry. You two, there's plenty coming.

[24:36] Dairy Public library I serve on that.

[24:39] And I would like to keep that one

[24:43] fiscal committee that is open.

[24:45] Is there anyone that would like to serve on that?

[24:47] If no one else is interested, I'd,

[24:49] I'd be interested in that one. Okay.

[24:51] I actually think we often recommend a new,

[24:53] like a new counselor coming on serves on that one.

[24:55] So that would be, that would be a good one.

[24:57] Is everyone okay with that? No one

[24:58] else jump in for that one.

[25:00] Okay. Heritage Commission Councilor Chase?

[25:05] Yes. Okay. Legislative committee.

[25:09] Councillor Webb. Do you wanna stay on that? Yes.

[25:12] I would also like to stay on that.

[25:13] And there is one other seat open.

[25:15] Is there anybody that would like to take that one?

[25:19] Don't see your foot. I'm already on it as well.

[25:23] I If it should be one of those where I'm a rep pretty,

[25:26] So Yeah, I can, I can take that.

[25:28] Okay. When, when does that typically meet

[25:33] or is it the, the call the chair. We

[25:35] Put it, I put it out to try to get a night that we can

[25:38] Okay.

[25:39] All get together. But we meet quarterly.

[25:41] Okay. Yeah. That, that should work.

[25:43] I think we've been meeting on Wednesdays mostly.

[25:46] We've been meeting mostly Wednesdays

[25:47] Because we're in here for planning board and, but

[25:49] We're all gonna be new people potentially coming in.

[25:52] I don't know if it would be all the same or not. Okay.

[25:54] Awesome. Net zero Task force is also open.

[25:58] That was Councillor Moje.

[26:03] Anyone wanna take that one?

[26:04] I, I am open to taking it, but I cannot Yeah,

[26:07] because it meets at the same time

[26:08] as something else. I think I can,

[26:10] That I have do it if no one else wants it.

[26:12] Okay. Thank you.

[26:17] Pinkerton Academy, that's also open.

[26:22] Sign up for something.

[26:23] You wanna take that one? Okay. Me

[26:25] Very much.

[26:26] But

[26:29] Why do I have these on Planning Board Counselor.

[26:33] Chase, do you wanna keep that? Yes. Okay.

[26:35] And counselor, although we have had an

[26:38] alternate, if someone wants that,

[26:39] I was the alternate. Hmm. I'll

[26:41] The alternate.

[26:42] You'll be the alternate.

[26:45] Okay. Public Works.

[26:49] Counselor Mills, do you wanna

[26:51] Stay with that?

[26:52] I'll stay on that. Yeah.

[26:55] Safety Departments. Counselor Webb? Yes.

[27:00] School Board. I have that now.

[27:03] I would like to keep it, unless someone

[27:04] else is dying to have it.

[27:05] I will. Okay. Great.

[27:10] Councilor Mills, you were the alternate

[27:11] on there. Do you wanna stay there? Yes.

[27:12] Okay. Southern New Hampshire,

[27:17] hazardous Materials.

[27:19] Mutual Aid District. Councillor Webb? Yes.

[27:22] Okay. Taylor Library Council.

[27:26] I'm gonna bow to, I'll take that. Okay, great.

[27:31] Thank you.

[27:33] TIFF Advisory. The DCC TIFF Advisory. Sorry.

[27:36] Councilor Chase? Yes.

[27:38] Okay. The Gateway. TIFF Advisory is open.

[27:43] I could take that. Take that. Okay.

[27:48] And record retention Counselor Webb? Yes. Keep that.

[27:53] All right. Well, that was easy. And I think that was it.

[27:57] Okay. And we have now we have

[28:02] to do some board and committee appointments.

[28:05] So we'll do the ones in the packet here first.

[28:10] Are you okay if for ones that are the exact same sentence,

[28:13] I bunched them together for some of them?

[28:15] Or do you wanna do everybody individually?

[28:19] Do you wanna meet Julie? Hmm. Individually. Okay.

[28:23] All right. Conservation Commission is up.

[28:26] First I move

[28:29] to appoint Ricardo Bazinga as a member

[28:31] of the Conservation Commission for a term

[28:33] to expire March 31st, 2029.

[28:35] Second. Do I have to do a roll call for all of these too?

[28:40] Yeah. All right. All right. On the motion. Council mills?

[28:43] Yes. Council Webb? Yes. Council Foot? Yes. Councilor Chase?

[28:47] Yes. Councilor Flood? Yes. Councilor Haley? Yes.

[28:50] And Chair votes? Yes. Motion passes. Seven zero.

[28:55] I move to appoint Eileen Shabbat as a member

[28:57] of the Conservation Commission for a term

[28:59] to expire March 31st, 2029.

[29:01] Second on the motion. Councilor Mills? Yes. Councilor Webb?

[29:06] Yes. Councilor Foot? Yes. Councilor? Yes. Councilor Flood.

[29:09] Yes. Councilor Healy? Yes. And Chair votes? Yes.

[29:12] Motion passes The seven zero. I apologize.

[29:15] I will actually ask for discussion on the,

[29:18] I just realized I didn't do that.

[29:20] Okay. Just so people know, we do,

[29:24] we have an opening for the dairy housing

[29:26] and Redevelopment authority for a tenant position.

[29:29] We don't have an appointment this evening,

[29:30] but it sounds Mike,

[29:32] it sounds like there's some people

[29:33] in the works for that one. Yeah, absolutely.

[29:35] Yeah. But we also, I believe, have a, for a full member,

[29:39] we had a resignation of Ernie St. Pierre.

[29:42] Oh, okay. We haven't officially got that yet, right?

[29:47] Yeah, it's right in. You're in the wrong spot.

[29:52] Thought We're still working on conservation. Yeah.

[29:54] It's in Oh, that's right. That one wasn't there. Sorry.

[29:59] All right. We also, we have an opening on the

[30:04] TIF district for the Dairy Commerce corridor.

[30:06] We did not have any applicants, so we won't vote on that.

[30:10] We had three openings

[30:12] for the Gateway TIF District Advisory Board

[30:14] with no applicants.

[30:15] So we'll move on from that Heritage Commission.

[30:20] I move to appoint Gerald Laur as a member

[30:22] of the Heritage Commission for a term

[30:23] to expire March 31st, 2029.

[30:26] Second motion. And second.

[30:28] Any discussion on the motion? Councilor Mills? Yes.

[30:33] Councilor Webb? Yes. Councilor Foot? Yes. Councilor Chase?

[30:37] Yes. Councillor Flood? Yes. Councillor Healey? Yes.

[30:39] And Chair Votes? Yes. Motion passed The seven zero.

[30:43] I move to appoint Lynn Mary as a member

[30:45] of the Heritage Commission for a term

[30:47] to expire March 31st, 2029.

[30:50] Second. Is there any

[30:52] discussion on the motion?

[30:55] Council mills? Yes. Council Webb? Yes. Councilor Foot? Yes.

[30:59] Councilor Chase? Yes. Councilor Flood? Yes. Councilor Healy?

[31:02] Yes. And Chair votes? Yes. Motion passes The seven zero.

[31:05] And last one, I move to appoint Aurora. Aurora.

[31:09] It's been a long day. Aurora Weatherby

[31:11] as an alternate member of the Heritage Commission

[31:14] for a term to expire.

[31:15] March 31st, 2029. Second.

[31:18] Any discussion on the motion? Councilor Mills? Yes.

[31:22] Councilor Webb? Yes. Councilor Foot? Yes. Councilor Chase?

[31:25] Yes. Councilor Pled. Yes. Councilor Healy? Yes.

[31:27] And Chair Votes? Yes. Motion passes. Seven zero. Alright.

[31:33] Highway Safety Committee.

[31:34] I move to appoint Scott Sabar as a member

[31:36] of the Highway Safety Committee for a term to expire.

[31:38] March 31st, 2027.

[31:40] Second. Any discussion on the motion? Councillor Mills.

[31:45] Yes. Councilor Webb? Yes. Councilor Foot? Yes.

[31:48] Council Chase? Yes. Councilor Flood? Yes. Councilor Healy?

[31:51] Yes. And Chair votes? Yes. Motion passes. Seven zero.

[31:54] I move to appoint Walter Day as a member

[31:56] of the Highway Safety Committee for a term to expire.

[31:58] March 31st, 2027. Second.

[32:01] Any discussion on motion? Councilor Mills? Yes.

[32:05] Council Webb? Yes. Council Foot? Yes. Councilor Chase? Yes.

[32:08] Councilor Hood? Yes. Councilor Healy? Yes. And chair votes?

[32:11] Yes. Motion passes. I move to appoint Ronald Goldway

[32:15] as a member of the Highway Safety Committee

[32:17] for a term to expire.

[32:18] March 31st, 2027.

[32:21] Second Discussion on the motion. Council mills?

[32:26] Yes. Council Webb? Yes. Councilor Foot? Yes. Council Chase?

[32:29] Yes. Councillor Flood. Yes. Councillor Healy? Yes.

[32:32] And chair votes? Yes. Motion passes.

[32:34] And there is was one addition I moved to appoint Jody Nelson

[32:37] as a member of the Highway Safety

[32:39] Committee for a term to expire.

[32:40] March 31st, 2027. Second discussion on the motion.

[32:45] Councilor Mills? Yes. Council Webb? Yes. Councilor Foot?

[32:48] Yes. Councilor Chase? Yes. Councilor Flood? Yes.

[32:50] Councilor Healy. Yes. And Chair Votes? Yes. Motion passes.

[32:53] Seven zero

[32:55] Point of order.

[32:56] Yes. On the highway. Just to, we still have two vacancies?

[33:00] Yes. Yep. So we do have, so yes. Good point.

[33:03] We do still have two vacancies on the Highway Safety

[33:05] Committee that we did not have applicant's for.

[33:09] Net zero Task Force.

[33:12] I moved to appoint Christopher Cox is a member

[33:14] of the Net Zero Task Force for a term to expire.

[33:16] March 31st, 2029. Second discussion on the motion.

[33:21] Council mills? Yes. Council Webb? Yes. Councilor Foot? Yes.

[33:25] Councilor Chase. Yes. Councillor Flood. Yes.

[33:27] Councillor Healy? Yes. And Chair votes? Yes.

[33:29] Motion passes The seven zero I move to appoint Michael Emman

[33:33] as a member of the Net zero task force for a term to expire.

[33:36] March 31st, 2029.

[33:38] Second discussion on the motion. Council mills? Yes.

[33:43] Councilor Webb? Yes. Councillor Foote. Yes.

[33:45] Councillor Chase? Yes. Councilor Flood? Yes.

[33:48] Councilor Healy? Yes. And Chair votes? Yes. Motion passes.

[33:50] Seven zero. And we do still have an opening

[33:53] for an alternate member on the net zero task force

[33:58] for the planning board.

[34:00] I move to a point, Brian, she

[34:01] as the town administrator's representative

[34:03] to the planning board for a term to expire.

[34:05] March 31st, 2027. Second. Any discussion?

[34:11] Let's start down here. Councilor Chase? Yes.

[34:13] Councilor Flood? Yes. Councilor Healey? Yes.

[34:15] Councilor Mills? Yes. Councilor Webb? Yes. Councilor Foot?

[34:19] Yes. And chair Votes? Yes. Seven zero.

[34:22] Nope, we're not doing that again. I got very confused.

[34:24] All right. And openings on the planning board, I move

[34:27] to appoint David Nelson as a member of the planning board

[34:29] for a term to expire March 31st, 2029.

[34:32] Second. Any discussion on the motion?

[34:36] Council mills? Yes. Council Webb? Yes. Councilor Foot? Yes.

[34:40] Councilor Chase? Yes. Councilor Flood? Yes. Councilor Haley?

[34:43] Yes. And Chair votes? Yes. Motion passes. Seven zero.

[34:47] I move to a appoint Richard Mallee as a member

[34:49] of the planning board for a term to expire March 31st, 2029.

[34:53] Second. Any discussion on the motion?

[34:57] Councilor Mills? Yes. Councilor Webb? Yes. Councilor Foote?

[35:00] Yes. Councilor Chase? Yes. Councilor Flood? Yes.

[35:04] Councilor Healy? Yes. And Chair votes? Yes. Motion passes.

[35:08] Seven zero. And then I move to appoint Michael Wood

[35:11] as a member of the planning Board.

[35:12] Board for a term to expire March 31st, 2028. Second

[35:17] Discussion on that.

[35:19] So we're putting him as a member.

[35:21] Do we know if, if the Michael's interest in being a member

[35:27] 'cause he put in for alternate.

[35:29] Oh, that's a a good point. I didn't ask.

[35:31] Do we kind of,

[35:34] usually the assumption is there an alternate with the,

[35:38] with the desire to move forward?

[35:42] Is Mr. Wood here? I dunno,

[35:45] I can't see that far. You can see

[35:47] Him out there.

[35:48] I, I know the chair of the planning board is here,

[35:49] but I don't know if if he's had any discussion with Mr.

[35:52] Woody either.

[35:55] No, actually yes we did. We do.

[35:57] We do know he wants to, right? He wants to. Okay. Yes.

[35:59] Yep. He wants your seat.

[36:01] Okay. I just wanna make sure.

[36:02] I feel like I did know, but I don't remember why. Yes.

[36:04] Just 'cause so, no, good question.

[36:06] Sometimes, you know, people join the board as an alternate

[36:08] and they want a little bit to, to learn.

[36:10] Yep. So I just wanna make sure

[36:12] that I'm putting him in that position.

[36:13] Yes. He did express that he would like to He knew that,

[36:16] that you would, we would create a vacancy

[36:18] and would like that if that was an opportunity.

[36:21] Yes. Okay. Good point. Any other discussion? Okay.

[36:26] On the motion, councilor Mills? Yes. Councilor Webb? Yes.

[36:29] Councilor Foot? Yes. Councilor Chase? Yes. Councilor Flood?

[36:32] Yes. Councilor Healy? Yes. And Chair votes? Yes.

[36:35] Motion passes. Seven zero.

[36:37] There is an opening

[36:38] for an alternate member on the planning board.

[36:42] And last but not least, the zoning board.

[36:46] I move to appoint Crystal Morin as a member

[36:48] of the zoning board of Adjustment for term

[36:50] to expire March 31st, 2029.

[36:52] Second. Motion is second. Is there discussion?

[36:56] Yes. Council. What?

[36:59] I'm not gonna be voting to support him. Ms. Morin.

[37:03] I just would like to see the planning board. Zoning Board.

[37:07] Zoning board. I'm sorry about that.

[37:10] I've looked at some of the, it's not,

[37:13] I support our volunteers,

[37:14] but I don't always agree with them.

[37:16] And by looking at some of the minutes

[37:18] and some of the votes, I just don't feel

[37:19] that I could support Ms. Morin on the zoning board.

[37:24] Thank you. Anyone else?

[37:30] All right on the motion. Councilor Mills?

[37:33] No. Councilor Webb?

[37:35] No. Councilor Foot? Yes. Councilor Chase? No.

[37:40] Councilor Foot? No. Councilor Haley?

[37:44] No. And Chair votes? Yes. Motion does not pass.

[37:50] That's a 2 5 0 vote.

[37:54] Alright, I move to appoint Richard Trip as a member

[37:57] of the zoning board of Adjustment for a term

[37:59] to expire March 31st, 2029.

[38:01] Second. Alright, discussion.

[38:08] I am sorry. Second. Are we seconded? He's, he's, yeah.

[38:11] Yeah. I'm not going support

[38:15] her Mr.

[38:17] Trip. And it has to do again with some of the votes

[38:20] that he made on the zoning Board of Adjustment.

[38:23] It's the only time that we can,

[38:25] where it's a quasi-judicial board.

[38:27] The only time that we can show the direction that we wanted

[38:30] to go is in the appointment of members and

[38:34] therefore I'm not going to vote to support Mr.

[38:37] Trip.

[38:40] Any other discussion? Alright, on the motion.

[38:44] Councilor Mills? Yes. Councillor Webb? No. Councillor Foote?

[38:48] Yes. Councilor Chase? Yes. Councilor Flood? Yes.

[38:54] Councillor Healy? Yes. And Chair Votes? Yes. Motion passes.

[38:58] 6 1 0. I move to appoint Gaspar o Bimba as a member

[39:03] of the zoning Board of Adjustment for a term

[39:04] to expire March 31st, 2028.

[39:07] Second discussion. Council Webb,

[39:11] Again, referring to some of my previous comments,

[39:15] I'm going vote no on this.

[39:18] Okay. Any other discussion?

[39:20] Alright, on the motion. Councilor Mills?

[39:24] No. Councilor Webb? No. Councilor Foot? Yes.

[39:27] Councilor Chase? No. Councilor Flood? No.

[39:32] Councilor Healy? No. And chair votes? Yes.

[39:35] Motion does not pass With a 2 5 0 vote.

[39:40] I move to appoint Michael Donlin as an alternate member

[39:42] of the zoning Board of Adjustment for a term to expire.

[39:45] March 31st, 2029. Second.

[39:50] All right. Did I say alternate member? It is.

[39:52] Alternate member, but I don't know if I actually said that.

[39:54] All right. Sorry. All right.

[39:56] So we have motion to second. Any discussion?

[39:59] Would he be promoted to, should he be promoted

[40:02] to member or?

[40:03] I believe that we have or vacancy

[40:07] or member since Crystal Morin did not get reappointed,

[40:12] Nor did he.

[40:13] I believe they have to request it. Yeah, I

[40:14] Think he would have to.

[40:16] I don't have, I don't really have much from

[40:21] him like the page that says like what you're requesting.

[40:24] So I think he would have to resubmit for that. Okay.

[40:27] But he, Yes he can according for it.

[40:28] Because we'll have two openings. Alright.

[40:32] Any other discussion? Okay. On the motion, councilor Mills?

[40:36] Yes. Councilor Webb? Yes. Councilor Foot? Yes.

[40:39] Councilor Chase? Yes. Councilor Flood? Yes.

[40:42] Councillor Healy? Yes. And Chair votes? Yes. Motion passes.

[40:46] Seven zero. We agreed on something.

[40:50] I moved to appoint Jim Dietzel as an alternate member

[40:52] of the zoning board of Adjustment for a term

[40:54] to expire March 31st, 2029. Second

[40:57] Point of order.

[40:58] I believe he's seeking full member the red

[41:03] underneath his name.

[41:05] He's looking to become a full member.

[41:08] Oh, okay. That's right.

[41:10] He did actually put in for that there. Okay.

[41:13] I will amend my motion to move to appoint Jim Dietzel

[41:17] as a member of the zoning board of Adjustment for a term

[41:20] to expire March 31st.

[41:24] 2020. Wait, there's two here. 2029.

[41:29] I amend my second. Okay,

[41:31] so we still have a motion and a second.

[41:32] Any further discussion? Okay.

[41:36] On the motion, councilor Mills? Yes. Councilor Webb? Yes.

[41:39] Councilor Foot? Yes. Councilor Chase? Yes. Councilor Foot?

[41:42] Yes. Councilor Healy? Yes. And chair votes? Yes.

[41:45] Motion passes. Seven zero. All right. That is all for those.

[41:50] Thank you for everyone that does come out to

[41:53] join those committees and boards.

[41:55] You are what keeps the town moving along,

[41:57] so we appreciate your participation in that.

[42:00] We have a few more appointments. Thank you.

[42:04] Just these three, the last ones,

[42:06] these were separate from our book for some reason.

[42:08] So our dairy public library,

[42:10] we have three alternate appointments.

[42:13] So the full members are elected,

[42:17] but the alternates get appointed.

[42:18] So I move to appoint Monica Cataldo as an alternate member

[42:21] of the Derry Public Library Board of Trustees for a term

[42:24] to expire March 31st, 2027.

[42:26] Second. Any discussion

[42:30] although on the motion, councilor Mills?

[42:33] Yes. Councilor Webb? Yes. Councilor Foot? Yes.

[42:35] Councilor Chase? Yes. Councilor Flood? Yes.

[42:37] Councillor Healy? Yes. And Chair votes? Yes. Motion passes.

[42:40] Seven zero. I move to appoint Maureen Shanahan

[42:43] as an alternate member of the Dairy Public Library Board

[42:45] of Trustees for a term to expire March 31st, 2027.

[42:49] Second. Any discussion on the motion?

[42:53] Councilor Mills? Yes. Council Webb? Yes. Councilor Foot?

[42:57] Yes. Councilor Chase? Yes. Councillor Flood. Yes.

[42:59] Councillor Healy? Yes. And Chair votes? Yes. Motion passes.

[43:02] Seven zero. And last one is I move to appoint Sam Shriner

[43:06] as an alternate member of the DER Public Library Board

[43:08] of Trustees for term to expire March 31st, 2027.

[43:11] Second discussion On the motion. Councilor Mills? Yes.

[43:16] Councilor Webb. Yes. Councillor Foot? Yes. Councillor Chase?

[43:20] Yes. Councillor Foot? Yes. Councilor Healy. Yes.

[43:22] And Chair votes? Yes. Motion passes. Seven zero. All right.

[43:27] We got through all that. All right.

[43:29] And then we have our report on our 2026 Town

[43:33] and School elections with our town clerk, Tina Guilford

[43:37] and our town moderator Dave Nelson.

[43:39] Presenting.

[43:52] Thank you Mayor Care Chair that one.

[43:54] Members of the council, I would first like

[43:57] to give some thank yous, particularly to the council.

[44:01] Many of you have spent a large portion of of the day with us

[44:04] and and we certainly appreciate that.

[44:06] We would like to thank the administration

[44:09] and the public works department

[44:10] who provide invaluable support and service.

[44:12] Public works, carries all the equipment to

[44:15] and fro sets it up, tears it down.

[44:17] We couldn't do it without them.

[44:19] We'd like to thank the staff at Pinkerton Academy

[44:23] who are always very accommodating of, of our needs.

[44:27] I would like to thank Mr.

[44:29] Preventer and his crew at at Dairy Community Access Media

[44:32] who televised the results.

[44:34] We really appreciate that.

[44:36] I'd like to thank the members of the town clerk staff

[44:39] and the supervisors of the checklist.

[44:41] Again, we could not do the work without them.

[44:44] And additionally, all of the poll workers, both volunteer

[44:48] and paid, who make the day work very, very smoothly.

[44:53] And finally, all the voters who come and cast their votes

[44:56] because that's really what it's all about.

[45:01] I would like to thank our Town moderator.

[45:03] Congratulations on your reelection.

[45:07] Just for numbers, in case anyone was wondering,

[45:10] we started the day with 20,482 voters.

[45:14] We had 33 same day registrations

[45:18] and we had 1,809 voters.

[45:21] So we were short of my 2000 voter goal.

[45:26] There's always next year, right?

[45:28] So turning our attention to the next election,

[45:30] it will be our state primary election,

[45:32] September 8th, 2026 at Pinkerton Academy.

[45:36] Everyone votes at Pinkerton next.

[45:40] After that will be our state general election.

[45:42] November 3rd, 2026. Again at Pinkerton Academy.

[45:47] I expect that we'll have a great turnout that day.

[45:51] And then, just

[45:52] because I wanna make sure everybody knows,

[45:55] save the date March 9th, 2027 for the next town

[45:59] and school election.

[46:01] I'd like to thank the council for all your support.

[46:05] Public works, the administration, everyone in this building

[46:09] who puts up with all my election crazy police, fire,

[46:14] everyone who supports Pinkerton, the poll workers.

[46:19] 'cause we cannot do it alone.

[46:21] And just everyone who actually comes out to vote,

[46:25] even if they only came out for the kids vote

[46:28] and Girl Scout cookies

[46:30] because I watched adults do that on election day.

[46:34] Hmm. That's it.

[46:37] Thank you. Any questions or comments? Council?

[46:42] Just thank you. Yeah. Great job as always.

[46:47] Yes, thank you. It was a, it was a very smooth day even

[46:51] with our small turnout.

[46:54] Okay. Town administrator's report.

[46:56] I will turn it over to Mr. Fowler.

[46:58] Alright, good evening. I have a couple of items tonight.

[47:02] I think the first item that I'd like to tackle this evening

[47:06] is the confirmation of our fire chief.

[47:09] So for everybody that's in the audience today, the town

[47:14] has had an interim fire chief for several months

[47:17] based on the retirement of the last chief.

[47:20] We've gone through a, an exhaustive process to try to find

[47:25] our next fire chief.

[47:26] I want to thank a number of people going through the process

[47:29] where we started with a public advertisement

[47:32] through New Hampshire Municipal, mass Municipal.

[47:35] And that was all spearheaded by Catherine St.

[47:38] Ledger of the Human Resources Department.

[47:40] Did a great job at bringing in as many candidates

[47:43] as we could get, prepped some materials

[47:46] and then handed it over to a committee comprised

[47:51] of four members, one standing chief, a member

[47:54] of our current IAFF, a member of the public

[47:58] and one of our town councilors, Jack Webb.

[48:00] And they did an exhaustive search

[48:03] and got some great responses from all

[48:06] of the candidates conducted interviews

[48:08] and then brought that to me for final disposition.

[48:14] With that, we were looking for somebody

[48:17] of the highest integrity, who had a great level of expertise

[48:21] and who could lead the Dairy Fire Department

[48:24] into its future.

[48:26] And I am pleased to announce that we have found that person.

[48:30] And that person is Greg Laro,

[48:33] who is your interim fire chief.

[48:35] And at this tonight I'm asking the town council

[48:37] to confirm my recommendation through a resolution to make

[48:43] Greg the permanent fire chief,

[48:45] effective March 26th, 2026.

[48:48] And the resolution is in your packet for our reading.

[48:52] But I do want to say I see Greg is here

[48:54] with his family tonight.

[48:56] I have the utmost confidence that you'll carry through

[48:59] with all the duties

[49:00] and roles that everybody in this community

[49:04] is looking forward to.

[49:05] You have a brand new fire station

[49:07] that you were deeply involved with and,

[49:09] and really luged that thing through to the end.

[49:11] And, and I have a lot of gratitude

[49:14] for you for, for doing that.

[49:15] So congratulations Greg.

[49:18] Obviously we have the, you know, the resolution to read,

[49:21] but I do want to, to pass along.

[49:23] I have the highest faith and confidence in in your future

[49:28] Councillor Webb.

[49:29] All right. Before I read the resolution is with the

[49:32] great pride that I do this, I get to sit on the

[49:37] interview board that hired firefighter Greg Aero.

[49:42] I remember vividly having a conversation

[49:45] with Firefighter Greg Aero

[49:46] and asking Why haven't you taken the lieutenant's exam?

[49:51] Because I see great things in you.

[49:53] I get to sit in on his Fire Chief's interview

[49:57] and now I get to read

[49:59] and make a motion that we adopt a resolution number

[50:02] 2 0 2 6 0 1 6

[50:06] to confirm the appointment of the fire chief.

[50:08] Whereas Section 8.8 A

[50:12] of the town charter requires

[50:13] that the Town Council confirm the appointment

[50:16] of certain appointive officers

[50:18] and whereas there is a vacancy in the office of Fire Chief

[50:22] and whereas town Administrator has identified a candidate

[50:27] who possesses the necessary skills

[50:29] and experience to succeed in the position.

[50:33] Now therefore be it resolved in counsel that the appointment

[50:36] of Greg Laro as fire chief is hereby confirmed this

[50:41] resolution shall take effect on March 26th, 2026.

[50:46] Second that

[50:48] It's their discussion.

[50:52] Alright, on what time we have you, you don't get to talk.

[50:56] Alright, on the motion Councillor Mills. Yes.

[51:00] Council two thumbs up

[51:04] With pride and expectation. Yes.

[51:06] Councilor Foot. Yes. Councilor Chase. Yes.

[51:09] Councilor Flood. Yes. Councilor Healy.

[51:12] When I got my packet, this is one

[51:14] of the first things I was looking at

[51:16] and hoping that this was the selection

[51:18] the committee was going to make.

[51:20] So I'm very, very pleased with this.

[51:22] Very pleased that we had an internal candidate, you know,

[51:25] the next in line rise up

[51:27] and is gonna fill the the responsibilities. So yes,

[51:31] And I am very, I agree this was

[51:34] where I hope we would land.

[51:35] So I very enthusiastically vote yes as well.

[51:37] So congratulations Chief Laro. No.

[51:58] Would you like to come up and say a few words?

[52:01] I mean you probably don't want to

[52:02] but prepared you knew that would be odd piece of paper.

[52:07] So first of all, to the members of the council count

[52:10] as administrator Mike Fowler

[52:12] and the community of Dairy, I sincerely appreciate faith

[52:16] and trust your placing in me

[52:18] to lead the department in the future.

[52:21] I'm privileged and excited by this opportunity

[52:23] because I know the talent

[52:25] that we have within our organization.

[52:28] I can't wait to see what the future holds for us

[52:32] to the members of the department, some

[52:33] of whom are here tonight in the back of the room.

[52:36] I want to thank you for the support you've shown throughout

[52:39] the, the leadership transition.

[52:41] And I ask that you continue to provide that support

[52:44] as we work together to serve the community.

[52:48] I would also like to thank the executive board

[52:50] and membership of Local 49 43 92

[52:53] for their support and confidence.

[52:57] Probably should do that. Where were we?

[53:02] I know we'll continue to enjoy a productive relationship.

[53:06] Lastly, I owe the biggest thank you of all

[53:09] to my wife Ashley, two daughters, Abigail and Samantha.

[53:13] The last few months have been a wild, unpredictable ride

[53:17] and I know it's taken an undeserved toll on all of you,

[53:21] so thank you for standing by me.

[53:24] That is,

[53:37] Thank you.

[54:24] Thank you. Oh, would you mind if I grab one with my family?

[54:28] Absolutely. Let's, let's,

[54:51] good point.

[54:56] Weak session

[55:09] Owen.

[55:10] Owen, maybe get the on duty crew with him. Yes.

[55:14] Yeah, absolutely. Did

[55:17] you? Sorry.

[55:20] No, that's good.

[56:10] All right. And back over to Mr. Fowler.

[56:14] And so I do have some other items

[56:16] just of general interest.

[56:17] I'll be very brief 'cause I know we've had a lot

[56:19] of items still to go tonight.

[56:22] So I just want to alert the council that staff, primarily

[56:27] finance staff, myself

[56:28] and department heads, have been working

[56:30] through the final pieces of the FY 27 budget.

[56:34] We're gonna be bringing in a budget that meets the statutory

[56:39] tax cap of 3.3%.

[56:42] So right now everything's being put together and compiled.

[56:45] Counselors, you should be getting your packet by Monday

[56:48] or Tuesday of next week.

[56:50] So we'll let everybody know relative to that.

[56:52] But that segues into, as a reminder,

[56:56] this is maybe more for the public.

[56:57] We have a number of sessions coming up.

[57:00] April 7th is our first, it's a regular council meeting.

[57:03] There'll be an overview of the FY 27 budget.

[57:07] April 9th is a work session that starts at 6:00 PM

[57:11] and that's gonna be the Fire Police

[57:14] and Public Works Department presentations

[57:18] on April 16th at 6:00 PM as well.

[57:21] We'll be doing our second budget workshop at 6:00 PM That

[57:24] will be on all of the other departments, finance libraries,

[57:28] all the administrative departments.

[57:30] Those will all be conducted on that date.

[57:33] On April 21st, we'll have another regular town council

[57:36] meeting and if there are any cleanup items for the budget,

[57:39] those will be taken care of at that point.

[57:42] And then finally, April 23rd, we'll be having a,

[57:46] the fiscal 27 budget

[57:48] and capital improvement plans public hearing.

[57:51] And that will be the final presentation on the budget in

[57:54] lining up for a vote on or anticipated vote on May 5th.

[57:59] So keep everybody in the loop.

[58:01] This is information's in your packet

[58:03] and we'll obviously distribute distributing the

[58:05] public notices in advance.

[58:07] Last item that I wanted to put out to the council today was

[58:12] House Bill 1469, which is dealing with Asian spas

[58:17] that passed through the house resoundingly at a vote

[58:20] of 3 23 to 28.

[58:22] Now that will be brought over to the Senate

[58:26] and so that will be anticipating the crossover with that.

[58:29] But a lot of good work by a lot

[58:32] of people in our legislative group, particularly

[58:35] Councilor Foot or Rep Foot,

[58:37] but many others have been pulling the ship on this and,

[58:40] and that will certainly help out the town of dairy

[58:42] in its current and future endeavors relative to

[58:46] eradicating the issues

[58:47] with the Asian spas that we had gone through.

[58:49] So that's all good news on that front.

[58:52] And other than that, the last piece of items that I have is

[58:56] just a reminder that next Saturday

[58:59] there'll be the Millennium Annual Cheap Marathon.

[59:03] A little bit different route this year that's on April 4th.

[59:06] They used to start and finish in the area of Abbott Court.

[59:10] But obviously with the construction going on,

[59:13] our staff has reached out

[59:14] and they're gonna be doing an alternate route this year.

[59:17] They'll be starting in Wyndham working their

[59:19] way north through dairy.

[59:20] So they'll be still using the rail trail on a couple

[59:23] of adjacent roads,

[59:24] but there won't be the same start finish location that used

[59:27] to end in beginning downtown.

[59:29] We do have hopes that in two years time when the Abbot Court

[59:32] development is done, that can be brought back

[59:35] to downtown dairy because it does bring a lot of traffic

[59:37] and business to those areas.

[59:39] So that's all I have this evening.

[59:42] Thank you. And thank you to Councilor Foote

[59:45] for all his work on that bill for the spas.

[59:48] That has been huge and I know it's been a lot of work.

[59:52] Thank you for sticking with that.

[59:54] Can I speak to that real quick? You may, yes.

[59:56] So team Effort, councilor Mills as a co-sponsor as well,

[59:58] and representative Nelson from dairy, also co-sponsor.

[1:00:04] So we got it this far. It's not, it's not done yet.

[1:00:08] So I'm encouraging everybody to reach out

[1:00:10] to the state senators.

[1:00:13] Our senator for here is Senator Birdsell

[1:00:16] and you can reach out to all the centers.

[1:00:17] There's 24 of 'em, please reach out to their office,

[1:00:20] email them, whatnot, tell 'em

[1:00:22] how important this bill is and that you want this passed.

[1:00:25] There's, there's actually another bill for 1458 as well,

[1:00:29] but it's gonna take a, a village to put this through

[1:00:32] to get it through the, the finish line.

[1:00:33] So please reach out to your senators

[1:00:37] and let them know that this is an important bill for dairy

[1:00:39] and for the community in general. Thank you.

[1:00:41] Excellent. Any other questions

[1:00:43] for the town administrator before we move on?

[1:00:45] I just have one comment. I was also a co-sponsor on this,

[1:00:48] but some of us just wrote Charlie's coattails.

[1:00:51] Let's face it. Charlie did the yeoman's work on all on all

[1:00:56] of this Charlie Town counselor,

[1:00:58] Charlie Foot slash State Representative Charlie Foot,

[1:01:01] and he's put over eight years

[1:01:03] of his life into this bill trying

[1:01:05] to get these massage parlors cleaned up here in dairy.

[1:01:09] And I take absolutely no credit for this whatsoever.

[1:01:12] I just threw my weight around it.

[1:01:14] Charlie did it. And we are seeing that.

[1:01:15] We are seeing the changes.

[1:01:17] I was telling the council when I got here this evening,

[1:01:19] I drove by one of the former locations

[1:01:23] and I happened to look in the window of that building

[1:01:26] and it was very clearly in office

[1:01:27] and there was a woman at the, you know,

[1:01:29] copy machine or something.

[1:01:31] And it just made me so happy to see that I don't have

[1:01:33] to drive by there and be embarrassed

[1:01:37] or feel, feel uncomfortable

[1:01:40] that that was in my neighborhood. And so thank you.

[1:01:42] So also Chief Fi

[1:01:44] and to Administrative Fowler were very instrumental in this.

[1:01:46] They, yes, they, they really did a lot of

[1:01:48] behind the scenes work as well, which we, you know,

[1:01:51] the Chief's Association

[1:01:53] and Mr. Fowler wrote a nice letter to the, the committee

[1:01:57] to help get it over the, that next hump

[1:02:00] and they're on the commission, the IMB Commission,

[1:02:03] illicit Massage Business Commission.

[1:02:05] So they're very instrumental in this.

[1:02:07] So again, a lot of, a lot of teamwork, a lot of, a lot

[1:02:10] of part involved.

[1:02:11] So Council,

[1:02:12] What Again, I just want to thank Councilor Foot for

[1:02:17] not all the work you're doing,

[1:02:18] but educating people like me

[1:02:19] that the severity of the problem.

[1:02:22] But the beautiful part of this bill, if it gets

[1:02:24] to the governor's desk and then we need to need to get

[1:02:28] through the Senate, is that it takes some successes

[1:02:31] that we have in dairy and it pushes it out to the rest

[1:02:33] of the state so that we're not just pushing out of dairy

[1:02:36] for them to go to one dairy.

[1:02:38] Hopefully now the state can now push 'em out of this state

[1:02:41] and have them go away forever.

[1:02:44] And Bev Donovan is very instrumental in this as well. Yes.

[1:02:46] Here in town. So definitely I probably,

[1:02:49] but there's a lot of people, there's so much

[1:02:50] teamwork involved in it.

[1:02:51] So I apologize if I missed anybody, but thank

[1:02:56] You.

[1:02:57] Thank you. Okay, we have one public hearing this evening.

[1:03:01] It is item 26 19,

[1:03:04] resolution 2026 dash zero 12 to accept a Department

[1:03:07] of Justice assistance grant

[1:03:09] for FY 2026 cops Technology and Equipment grant.

[1:03:13] Grant Police Chief George Oli presenting. Good evening.

[1:03:18] Thank you Madam Chair. Good evening Counselors.

[1:03:22] If you'll indulge me for just a moment, a bit of history.

[1:03:25] First the town

[1:03:27] of police department has been using a records management

[1:03:31] and a CAD computer, computer-aided dispatch

[1:03:34] software package since 2001.

[1:03:37] And if you know anything about technology

[1:03:39] and software 2001, that's practically prehistoric

[1:03:43] in the terms of, of software development.

[1:03:47] So I recognized that we needed to

[1:03:52] make some effort into modernize

[1:03:54] and update our software system.

[1:03:57] Now also say that our current vendor is no longer building

[1:04:02] or supporting the software system we are using today.

[1:04:06] So there will be no further improvements

[1:04:08] or enhancements in that, in that software.

[1:04:12] So recognizing that it's very difficult

[1:04:16] to take on a project of this magnitude

[1:04:18] with a tax cap budget.

[1:04:21] I I, I met with the police chief in London Dairy

[1:04:25] and the police chief in Windham

[1:04:27] and I proposed a joint venture to apply

[1:04:31] for congressionally direct spending funds from Senator

[1:04:35] Shaheen and Congressman Pappas through their offices.

[1:04:39] We put together a plan to do just that.

[1:04:43] In March of 2025, we submitted a request

[1:04:47] Congressional direct spending request through their offices.

[1:04:51] Over the past year it was moved

[1:04:54] through the appropriations committee in Congress

[1:04:56] and was funded to the amount

[1:05:01] of $1,039,000.

[1:05:05] Now that's a little less than we had applied for,

[1:05:08] I should say submitted a request for I,

[1:05:12] we actually sought $1.75 million for the three communities.

[1:05:17] And the reason for that is when we first started discussions

[1:05:21] in 2024 about this project, it involved

[1:05:26] local servers in each one of our communities tied together

[1:05:29] with a master server tied together over a

[1:05:32] dedicated fiber optic network.

[1:05:34] All of those things carry some pretty significant costs.

[1:05:38] So we were, matter of fact,

[1:05:41] it was the day we opened the fire department,

[1:05:42] the new fire station in town, we were notified by the

[1:05:45] Congressman Pappas's office that our application was

[1:05:47] favorably considered and we were, were funded to the tune

[1:05:50] of $1,039,000.

[1:05:53] So that brings us to tonight, the

[1:05:56] process once funded requires

[1:05:59] that a federal agency contact us

[1:06:01] and tell us that this is the grant

[1:06:03] application you need to file.

[1:06:05] That's through the cop's office, the Department of Justice.

[1:06:09] It's not a competitive grant.

[1:06:10] The money's already there waiting for us to apply.

[1:06:13] So I seek your approval tonight to apply for those funds

[1:06:17] to allow us to move forward with acquiring new software CAD

[1:06:21] and RMS for the towns of Derry, London Dairy

[1:06:24] and Windham on a joint project that we've developed.

[1:06:28] Happy to answer any questions about that

[1:06:30] Madam Chair?

[1:06:31] I move to open public hearing.

[1:06:32] Second that. Alright,

[1:06:34] all those in favor a Aye Aye Your abstentions?

[1:06:37] Alright. Public hearing is open on this issue.

[1:06:40] If you wish to speak on this topic,

[1:06:43] feel free to come up to the microphone.

[1:06:46] Madam Chair. Seeing none rise online,

[1:06:48] I move to close public Hearing. Second that.

[1:06:50] Alright, all those in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye.

[1:06:54] Any opposed or absent? Okay, counselors, any questions?

[1:06:58] Madam Chair, I'd like to make a resolution,

[1:07:02] resolution 2026 dash zero 12 to accept the Department

[1:07:07] of Justice Assistance grant for records management

[1:07:10] and dispatch software upgrades

[1:07:13] whereas Section nine point 15

[1:07:15] of the Town Charter authorizes the town Council

[1:07:18] to accept grant funding

[1:07:19] and whereas the police department seeks

[1:07:21] to upgrade antiquated software to provide prompt emergency

[1:07:26] response and whereas Senator Shaheen

[1:07:29] and Congressman Pappas submitted a Bureau

[1:07:32] of Justice assistant grant request on behalf

[1:07:35] of Dairy London Dairy

[1:07:37] and Windham in the federal FY 26 budget

[1:07:41] for a regional software enhancement.

[1:07:44] And whereas funding

[1:07:45] for the grant was approved in the federal FY 26 budget

[1:07:50] and the grant will cover 100% of costs now

[1:07:54] therefore be it resolved in counsel pursuant

[1:07:57] to RSA 31 35 dash B,

[1:08:01] that the town administrator is hereby authorized to apply

[1:08:05] for, accept

[1:08:06] and expend up

[1:08:07] to $1,039,000 from the US Department of Justice,

[1:08:13] office of Community Oriented Police Services,

[1:08:17] FY 2026 COPS Technology

[1:08:21] and Equipment grant to support Theder Police Department.

[1:08:25] This resolution shall take effect

[1:08:27] immediately upon its passage.

[1:08:30] Second Motion

[1:08:32] by Councillor Millisecond by Councillor Foot.

[1:08:35] Any further discussion on the motion? Councilor Mills? Yes.

[1:08:39] Councillor Webb? Yes. Councillor Foote? Yes.

[1:08:42] Councillor Chase? Yes. Councillor Flood? Yes.

[1:08:45] Councillor Haley? Yes. And Chair Votes? Yes. Motion passes.

[1:08:48] Seven zero. Thank you very much, council. All right.

[1:08:53] New business. We have item 26 28,

[1:08:57] resolution 2026 dash zero three to set the compensation

[1:09:00] of the Town Clerk, town

[1:09:01] Administrator, Mike Fowler presenting.

[1:09:03] Alright, so tonight I've got a little bit of housekeeping.

[1:09:06] As you're aware, the town clerk is an elected position.

[1:09:09] The Town Council is responsible for setting

[1:09:12] that annual salary.

[1:09:15] Last year, the salary was set at $66,053.

[1:09:21] One of the philosophies is to make that

[1:09:24] increase follow along

[1:09:25] with the non-represented group within our employee group.

[1:09:31] And typically that trends with what the tax cap approval,

[1:09:35] which in this case we know the number at 3.3%.

[1:09:39] So what I'm recommending today is that the increase

[1:09:42] of the town clerk salary would be

[1:09:44] to $68,233.

[1:09:48] And that would be effective July 1st, 2026.

[1:09:53] Thank you. Any questions or comments from council?

[1:09:58] That seems pretty straightforward.

[1:10:00] Motion to open the Do we need a public hearing?

[1:10:02] No, not public business. Don't need a hearing.

[1:10:04] Just need a motion. Madam Chair, I'd like

[1:10:07] to move resolution number 2026 dash 0 1 3

[1:10:12] to set the compensation of the town clerk FY 2027.

[1:10:16] Whereas Section 5.1

[1:10:19] of the Town Charter designates the Town council

[1:10:21] as the governing and legislative body of the town.

[1:10:24] And whereas Section eight C

[1:10:28] eight dash six Alright,

[1:10:31] 8.6 parentheses C

[1:10:35] of the charter empowers the town administrator

[1:10:38] to fix the compensation of all town officers

[1:10:41] and employees appointed by the town administrator.

[1:10:44] And whereas the town clerk is an elected official whose

[1:10:46] compensation is not fixed by the town administrator, doing

[1:10:50] so is therefore legislative action

[1:10:52] and a duty of the town council.

[1:10:54] Now therefore be resolved in council

[1:10:57] that the town clerk's base annual compensation is

[1:11:00] established at $68,233

[1:11:04] for FY 27

[1:11:06] and further be it resolved that the town clerk is hereby

[1:11:09] provided with access to the full range

[1:11:12] of employee benefits available to non-represented employees.

[1:11:16] This resolution shall take effect immediately on

[1:11:18] July 1st, 2026.

[1:11:22] Second motion. And second, any further discussion?

[1:11:28] So I agree with this resolution.

[1:11:31] Foley, I'm going to abstain as my full-time job,

[1:11:36] I believe would be in conflict

[1:11:39] with approving a salary for another clerk.

[1:11:41] We often share salary surveys throughout the state,

[1:11:46] throughout our association.

[1:11:47] So I don't want to vote on an increase

[1:11:49] for another community when that same survey is then passed

[1:11:53] around through, you know, the Clerk's Association

[1:11:56] with other, with my community as well.

[1:11:59] But I do agree with the premise of the resolution.

[1:12:01] I'm just gonna abstain for that reason.

[1:12:05] Anyone else? Alright on the motion. Councilor Mills?

[1:12:09] Yes. Council Webb? Yes. Councilor Foot? Yes.

[1:12:13] Councilor Chase? Yes. Councilor Flood? Yes. Council Haley

[1:12:16] Abstain And Chair votes?

[1:12:18] Yes. Motion passes. 6 0 1.

[1:12:21] And last item of business item 26 29.

[1:12:26] Excuse me, I almost spit out my cough.

[1:12:28] Drop resolution 2026 dash zero 15 To authorize an extension

[1:12:32] of the Master Development Agreement

[1:12:34] with Lansing Melbourne Incorporated.

[1:12:36] Again, town Administrator Mike Fowler presenting.

[1:12:39] Alright, another housekeeping item.

[1:12:41] As everybody is aware, the town has engaged

[1:12:45] with LMG New Hampshire

[1:12:48] and as part you're starting

[1:12:50] to see some real construction going on at the

[1:12:52] Abbott Court site.

[1:12:54] One of the key features of the agreement

[1:12:57] between the two parties is that there was going

[1:12:59] to be a land transfer from town property

[1:13:03] into a condo document style.

[1:13:06] And there's been a few items

[1:13:08] that took a little bit longer than anticipated.

[1:13:11] However, Lansing Melbourne Group had reached out

[1:13:15] and they're simply requesting an extension.

[1:13:17] The closing date was identified previously

[1:13:19] as March 30th, 2026.

[1:13:21] They're seeking to extend that until six months

[1:13:24] until September 30th, 2026.

[1:13:27] No other changes to the document are notated.

[1:13:30] It's just an extension of the time to complete the closing

[1:13:33] and, and meet that condition.

[1:13:37] Thank you. Any questions or comments?

[1:13:40] Seeing no questions or comments?

[1:13:42] Madam Chair, I move resolution number 2026 dash zero 15

[1:13:47] to authorize an amendment

[1:13:48] to the Master Development agreement with LMG New Hampshire,

[1:13:52] LLC for the redevelopment of Abbott Court.

[1:13:56] Whereas Section five, one

[1:13:58] of the Town Charter designates the Town Council

[1:14:01] as the governing and legislative body of the town.

[1:14:03] And whereas the Master Plan

[1:14:05] and Town Council goals have identified the redevelopment

[1:14:08] of Abbott Court as an economic development priority,

[1:14:12] and whereas the town has been in discussions with LMG

[1:14:15] and HLLC,

[1:14:17] which has experienced transforming underutilized assets into

[1:14:22] a catalyst for downtown redevelopment.

[1:14:24] And whereas the Town Council pursuant

[1:14:26] to resolutions 2021 dash 75

[1:14:31] and 2024 dash

[1:14:33] six six authorized a memorandum memorandum of understanding

[1:14:37] for the redevelopment of Abbott Court

[1:14:40] with the Lansing Melbourne Group and whereas the town

[1:14:43] and LMG have successfully partnered to redevelopment

[1:14:47] to redevelop Abbott Court.

[1:14:50] Now therefore be it resolved in counsel

[1:14:52] that the town administrator is hereby authorized

[1:14:55] to execute an amendment to the Master Development Agreement

[1:14:59] and all other associated documents

[1:15:02] with L-M-G-N-G-L-L-C for the redevelopment

[1:15:05] of Abbott Court.

[1:15:07] This resolution shall take effect

[1:15:10] immediately upon its passage.

[1:15:13] Second, The motion

[1:15:15] by Council Mills second by Councilor Foot.

[1:15:17] Any further discussion on the motion? Councilor Mills?

[1:15:21] Yes. Council Webb? Yes. Councilor Foot? Yes.

[1:15:25] Councilor Chase? Yes. Councilor Flood? Yes. Councilor Healy?

[1:15:29] Yes. And Chair votes? Yes. Motion passes. Seven zero.

[1:15:33] Any councilor comments or liaison reports? Councilor Foote.

[1:15:38] Thank you Madam Chair. Again,

[1:15:40] I just wanna congratulate the new councilors, number one.

[1:15:42] Number two, congratulations on your step up.

[1:15:46] And then last night, the conservation committee

[1:15:50] wasn't the committee directly,

[1:15:51] but they have a, a subgroup that had some

[1:15:56] wildfire experts come in from the state

[1:15:58] and they had a little presentation on that.

[1:16:00] Council Webb has been on that panel,

[1:16:03] so I'm gonna let him speak to it.

[1:16:04] But before everyone leaves tonight on the back table back

[1:16:07] there, there Austin brochure is about fire safety

[1:16:10] and it's about the wild

[1:16:14] Wildfire and brochure Wildfire protection plan.

[1:16:16] I couldn't think of the word. It's been a long day.

[1:16:18] So Council Webb was on that and,

[1:16:21] and instrumental in helping with that program last night.

[1:16:24] And I know Council Chase also came to the event.

[1:16:26] So please take those brochures and re look into it

[1:16:29] and I'll pass it off to my colleague.

[1:16:32] I'll just spend a, a couple of minutes.

[1:16:34] So what the subcommittee, which is made up of Beth Carver,

[1:16:38] who is the land manager, Val Conway, who's a member

[1:16:41] of the conservation committee.

[1:16:43] John Neely, who's the state

[1:16:48] works with Division Forest

[1:16:49] and Lands as a state wildfire expert

[1:16:51] and battalion chief fry bump from the

[1:16:54] fire department and myself.

[1:16:56] And what we're doing is developing a community

[1:16:59] wildfire protection plan.

[1:17:01] And what this will do with, among other things provide help,

[1:17:06] provide safety to the community, it'll also provide access

[1:17:11] to some grant funds that'll help mitigate

[1:17:13] and improve our forest lands to make 'em more fire safe.

[1:17:19] In short, the environment is changing.

[1:17:22] Our woods are being threatened by different

[1:17:25] invasive species, both insects

[1:17:27] and flora that are changing how

[1:17:33] our brush fire risk is developing dairy is actually

[1:17:38] considered by the state of New Hampshire

[1:17:39] to be at the highest risk for a se more serious,

[1:17:42] not a California style

[1:17:44] brush fire, let me get away from that.

[1:17:46] But a more serious fire that could threaten property.

[1:17:50] So we want to educate, develop this plan

[1:17:52] and educate people on how to

[1:17:56] mitigate the risks around their home.

[1:17:59] And Chief Laro was that last line on the panel as well.

[1:18:02] So if it's,

[1:18:04] and I I believe Owen, that's, is

[1:18:06] that currently showing right now on Dairy Cam? Is that

[1:18:08] Accessible?

[1:18:09] It could. It's, it's on the channel

[1:18:11] and also available@dairycam.org. Tune in. Okay.

[1:18:14] It's well On demand.

[1:18:17] One of the things that was discussed

[1:18:18] after the panel, which I think is gonna be kind of cool

[1:18:21] with Owen, was this gentleman John Neely is

[1:18:26] when you get him out in the woods,

[1:18:27] he's actually really fascinating

[1:18:28] and you can learn a lot from them.

[1:18:30] And one of the next times that we do a tour

[1:18:33] of the conservation land, we're gonna be bringing Dairy Cam

[1:18:35] with us so that they can capture John

[1:18:38] and as he identifies and talks about the woods, the floor,

[1:18:43] and the fauna that we see here in Derry.

[1:18:46] Excellent. Thank you.

[1:18:48] Council again. Yep.

[1:18:50] I would just like to publicly thank the voters

[1:18:54] in District three for electing me to this position

[1:18:57] and I hope to serve them well and,

[1:19:00] and do a good job up here.

[1:19:01] And I'm looking forward to working

[1:19:02] with the rest of the council.

[1:19:03] Thank you.

[1:19:08] All right. No, don't do

[1:19:09] it. I have two things. It's, it's

[1:19:13] My favorite motion.

[1:19:14] I know two things that I wanted to bring up.

[1:19:17] One in addition to a marathon on the fourth in town,

[1:19:21] there is also our rabies clinic.

[1:19:22] Just a reminder from one

[1:19:23] to four on the first floor here in the municipal center,

[1:19:28] there are still appointments available

[1:19:31] if you wanna call the town clerk's

[1:19:32] office to sign up for one of those.

[1:19:33] We will also squeeze in walk-ins as we're able.

[1:19:36] But if you schedule an appointment

[1:19:38] that makes our lives much easier.

[1:19:39] We know who's coming when.

[1:19:41] And just a reminder, if you do come,

[1:19:43] please make sure all dogs are on a leash

[1:19:45] and all cats are in carriers.

[1:19:47] And if your animal is not good with others, come in

[1:19:52] and talk to us before just bringing them into the building.

[1:19:54] 'cause we can sometimes work around that.

[1:19:56] And the other thing I wanted to bring up,

[1:19:58] we talked about earlier, Mr. Fowler read off all the dates

[1:20:01] for our budget workshops and our, our budget hearings

[1:20:06] and all of that coming up.

[1:20:09] If you're someone who ends up emailing us right

[1:20:12] around tax time to tell us you wanna know everything

[1:20:14] that's going on, this is your time

[1:20:16] to learn about what's going on.

[1:20:17] We go through the budget, every department

[1:20:19] is gonna present on the budget.

[1:20:21] You'll hear why there's a expense here, why there isn't,

[1:20:24] there's a public hearing for you to comment, express

[1:20:28] how you feel about that budget as well for us to hear that

[1:20:31] we, we welcome people to be more involved in that process.

[1:20:34] So again, we have on April 7th,

[1:20:38] we will have the budget presentation for FY 27

[1:20:40] during our council meeting, April 9th

[1:20:43] and April 16th,

[1:20:44] both at 6:00 PM There will be budget workshops.

[1:20:47] April 21st is a regular council meeting,

[1:20:49] but if there's anything we need

[1:20:51] to address on the council on the budget, we will.

[1:20:52] And then finally on April 23rd will be

[1:20:56] the FY 27 budget and CIP public hearing.

[1:20:59] Just as another reminder. Yes.

[1:21:03] Motion to adjourn. Second. All those in favor? Aye. Aye.

[1:21:07] Aye. Thank you everybody. Have a good night.

Town Council - 3/26/26

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