[0:13] And uh we'll begin tonight with uh
public comment. Um if you'd like to
[0:18] speak, you can head up to the podium. We
do have a signin sheet there um for any
[0:21] contact information if you need us to
follow up. Great.
[0:26] » Thank you.
[0:29] Good evening. I am Representative Susan
Porchelli, Rockingham District 19,
[0:35] Hampton Falls in Kensington.
Recently, I was made aware of an ongoing
[0:41] environmental investigation at the
Unatil property on Drinkwater Road.
[0:48] Several private water wells located on
drinkwater road were sampled for PAS and
[0:56] the subcategories of chemicals known as
PFOA and PFOS
[1:03] and these are commonly known as forever
chemicals.
[1:07] Private well owners
of the property located at the proposed
[1:14] test sites were notified and informed of
the ongoing well monitoring program.
[1:21] The situation is complicated and has
caused many questions. The town of
[1:28] Kensington is not responsible for the
investigation, testing, or any potential
[1:35] remediation efforts. However, the New
Hampshire Department of Environmental
[1:40] Services is responsible and has assigned
Drew Scott of the Hazardous Waste
[1:47] Remediation Bureau as project lead for
this investigation.
[1:53] I spoke with Mr. Drew to understand the
current status of the testing and next
[1:58] steps. I It was very complicated. I
asked him if he would be available to
[2:05] attend a Kensington Select Board meeting
to participate in a 30 minute question
[2:12] and answer discussion. He agreed and
suggested that Thomas Murphy from UNATIL
[2:19] and Michael Connorak from GA ZA also
attend. So my ask to the board tonight
[2:28] is is if you would be willing to host a
30 minute session for residents to ask
[2:36] questions to this panel of experts. If
you agree, I will coordinate the date
[2:43] and other logistics with the board. The
advantage of having the discussion at
[2:48] the beginning of a board meeting is to
provide residents with access to these
[2:53] experts and a recording of the
discussion to be viewed at a later date.
[2:59] So my ask is please let me know how to
proceed to coordinate this discussion
[3:06] and I really appreciate your attention
for this very important issue. Thank
[3:10] you.
>> Thank you.
[3:16] Yeah, I I don't see why not. I think
it's just a matter of us figuring out
[3:19] which meeting um makes the most sense.
Um I don't know off the top of my head
[3:24] what we already have scheduled for the
next few, but can we reach out to you
[3:27] directly um when we Kathy, we can talk
with you about what date makes sense.
[3:32] » Okay. And I will email you the names of
the participants that would like to
[3:38] attend.
>> Great.
[3:40] » Thank you very much.
>> Thank you.
[3:41] » Thanks, Susan.
[3:50] There any other public comments this
evening?
[3:56] We will uh
move into our our agenda. I do want to
[4:02] note on the agenda here we have noted
that the waiver uh that the library had
[4:06] requested we had initially put this uh
in that meeting on the 27th of July said
[4:10] we were going to discuss that tonight.
that waiver has been withdrawn by the
[4:13] library. Um so we are not having that on
our discussion tonight.
[4:19] So that we'll move into department heads
that
[4:36] system
[4:41] equipment firearms
[4:51] have been
[5:04] subject for the night.
[5:14] again
[5:23] type of situations in the woods. I also
look at injuries with the police officer
[5:28] well as
mosquitoes
[5:38] situation.
[5:43] The last time I thought about this
[5:55] at some point the importance of you know
how quickly it's more for search and
[6:00] rescue and it's not uh as it's been
quoted to look in people's windows and
[6:04] look at people's property is there's
procedures and policies that go along
[6:08] with that. Uh, you know, I'm looking at
it as as how quickly can we retrieve
[6:13] somebody when you put something up in
the air and and see, you know, the the
[6:17] heat detection over putting people out
in the woods and you're looking at for
[6:21] hours for for stuff as we have in the
last couple weeks. We've been stuck out
[6:25] the woods. I looking for people, uh,
obviously the drone is going to find it
[6:29] much faster. And, uh, you know, whether
someone else has a drone or not, it's
[6:35] the availability is more important to
how fast I can get. So again, I'm going
[6:39] to look at it. I'll do it as a warrant
article this year, but I I will address
[6:43] it at some point.
Besides that,
[6:49] nothing else will spot right now.
>> Thank you.
[6:52] » Thanks, Chief
Jeff.
[6:58] Uh for the fire department, um there is
a meeting um information meeting on
[7:06] September 10th for town officials and
the area towns that are involved in the
[7:11] Plasau ALS program to discuss the
current program and what the program
[7:16] looks like in the future. Um, so one of
you or two of you or or you can send
[7:24] Kathy. Um, I'll be there. So, just want
to let you guys know that. That's at
[7:30] night. Um, I think it's at 6:30 and it's
down in um, class, the Timberland
[7:38] Performing Arts Center.
Um,
[7:42] » are either of you I can make that. Are
either of you able to attend as well?
[7:46] No.
the date again?
[7:49] » The 10th. September 10th.
>> September 10th.
[7:52] » Okay.
>> I'll be there.
[7:54] » Great. Um on in October on the 3rd and
the 4th, uh Stratam Fire Department is
[8:01] hosting a class on rural water supply.
Um we will be participating with our
[8:07] tanker in that um drill. It's a
classroom and a a drill all weekend. So
[8:13] the two days which will be great. give
us some practice with our new tanker and
[8:19] learn the ins and outs of rural water
supply with our mutual aid partners.
[8:24] That's it for fire uh EOC. Um the next
Seabbrook drill is on the 23rd. It's a
[8:33] morning 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This is
the graded one. This is the one we get
[8:37] graded by FEMA. So it's kind of
important that all the players show up
[8:43] to this one.
So that's important coming up. And uh
[8:48] another note for EOC, um we had two
members of the fire department step up.
[8:54] One went through uh RADF training. So
I'll have another RAF officer, which is
[8:59] great. Um and the other one is U
prepared.
[9:02] » What is RADF?
>> So that's um they they issue you your
[9:06] iodine pills. They they do the scanning.
So, if you come in off the street,
[9:11] they'll scan you with the wand to make
sure you're not radioactive and um and
[9:16] then they fill out all the forms and
stuff. So, that's called the radio
[9:20] officer.
Um the other member is uh will be
[9:25] attending um a web EOCC class and that's
our new clerk. So she's going to attend
[9:31] the class. So she'll be able to
understand the state's uh web program
[9:36] that uh you can talk to all the uh
EOCC's in the state and the state. Um
[9:42] she's going to go and understand that
program. So that's great. And that's it
[9:48] for EOC. That's all I got.
>> Jeff Chief, um
[9:52] » you said it was the September 23rd is
the the test one.
[9:56] » Yes. Correct. I'm gonna I'm going I was
at the last room, but I'm going to be at
[10:00] a conference in Vegas for that entire
week. So, I don't know if anybody um
[10:05] could potentially
I could give you my my crib notes from
[10:10] the from the um the drill last time. I
don't know if anyone else potentially
[10:16] could be here.
>> Yeah, no worries. It's uh pretty easy.
[10:19] It's a we give you a a check sheet. So
you just follow the check sheet and then
[10:25] » you literally roll here and can get work
done when you hang out and wait like
[10:29] » this one might be a little more exciting
just because there will actually be FEMA
[10:33] evaluators. So
>> yeah, it's check check boxes
[10:37] pretty easy.
>> I I was the scanned patient last time.
[10:40] » Yes. Yep.
>> Probably September 10th.
[10:45] » September 23rd.
>> Uh
[10:48] » 23rd.
>> 23rd. Sorry. The 10th was the evening
[10:51] one.
>> I can still do that.
[10:54] » It's open.
>> Okay. So, you could be here to do that.
[10:56] That'd be great because I'm supposed to
be in Boston that day.
[10:58] » Time's up.
>> Uh, it's usually from 800 a.m. till 1:00
[11:02] p.m. We'll uh we'll give you a call when
you're supposed to come in.
[11:06] » They don't like it when you um show up
for the drill and you're already here.
[11:14] They want to make sure like
>> you get the call to show up.
[11:20] » We'll give you the call and then you can
come in.
[11:22] » Thank you, sir.
>> Yeah. Thank you.
[11:28] » Thank you.
>> Thank you,
[11:31] » Sarah. Carlen.
[11:35] » Okay.
>> Thank you. Mhm.
[11:39] Um from the town clerk's office, just a
few things. Um the state primary is a
[11:45] week from tomorrow, so don't forget to
come vote. Bring your photo ID.
[11:50] Um I presented Kathy, excuse me,
[clears throat] with three appointments
[11:53] for tonight. Um two of them are the
proms for the election for the two of
[11:59] you who aren't available that day. and
then uh an additional um election worker
[12:05] that Harold um would like available for
the day.
[12:10] Um so those will need your signatures,
please. Um if you have any questions,
[12:14] please let me know. Um ballot testing
and ballot counting has been posted. It
[12:19] will take place Wednesday morning here
in the main hall. Um not sure how long
[12:24] it'll take us, but um I will probably
close the my window from 9 to two and
[12:32] then just be open the evening. Um just
so I don't have interruptions during
[12:37] that time. Um but everything so far is
going well and just a busy time with the
[12:44] election right right around the corner
>> and everything's all set for set up on
[12:51] Monday. Yes, we have our group of I
believe four or five individuals. Okay.
[12:57] » Harold has already reached out to them
and secured the time and um access to
[13:02] the building.
>> Mhm.
[13:03] » To move things and get things set up.
>> Okay. And I know there was there's some
[13:07] question about access on Monday and then
Harold mentioned last year we got in a
[13:13] little later than we were hoping. Are we
set to get in on Tuesday when we need
[13:17] to?
>> I believe so. Yes.
[13:20] » Okay.
There were still a couple discrepancies
[13:23] with the SAU um that we were trying to
iron out um Harold has been managing all
[13:30] of that, but he was confident that it
would be fine.
[13:36] » So, we just have to do motions for these
three,
[13:39] » right?
[13:44] » Okay. Um, I would like to make a motion
to appoint Joe Sis Pace as as a
[13:49] Kensington election worker for the
remaining 2026 election cycle expiring
[13:54] December 2026.
>> I second that motion.
[13:57] » All in favor?
>> I I
[14:04] make a motion to appoint Russell Perry
and Benjamin Cole as Kensington
[14:08] Selectman Pro Tim for the September to
December election schedule as needed. I
[14:14] second that motion.
>> All in favor?
[14:17] » I
[14:26] » thank you.
[14:38] Um and then any other committee updates?
I know we have C be on the agenda.
[14:44] Anything else from committees?
Okay.
[14:51] Um this is a report from the road
manager that um
[14:56] Bellen Flynn has completed the overlay
on Stumpfield Road along with new gravel
[15:00] shoulders. We use stone shoulders on the
steepest part of the project to mitigate
[15:04] erosion issues. Olivia Lane has been
reclaimed and repaved with two and a
[15:07] half inches of base asphalt, but still
waiting on the gravel shoulders to be
[15:11] completed in the near future.
And then we have a a tree issue on Muddy
[15:17] Pond that we're taking care of,
>> right?
[15:22] » They do.
[15:34] » Um, so we'll move around on the agenda
just a little bit and move the CPA
[15:38] discussion up. Um, since you're here for
that.
[15:53] » Hi, good evening, Charlie Horn from the
Energy Committee. Yes, I have um Pete
[15:58] Pacer. I want to see if you guys had any
questions after reviewing documents, but
[16:03] I also have um some a little show and
tell on window dressers. So whichever
[16:09] one you want to start with.
>> Let's do CP pacer first. I don't have
[16:14] any questions. I don't know if you
either of you do.
[16:17] » No questions.
>> No. I failed to see a really downside
[16:22] here based off of I mean I failed to see
what's what there is to be a negative
[16:28] here in terms of impact to the town
potential support for who could assist.
[16:33] So yeah,
>> I think our question then is just that
[16:38] we need to decide if we want to do a
public hearing or a warrant article. Is
[16:42] that correct?
>> Yes. So the the public hearing um would
[16:47] need to be notified 10 days ahead of
time.
[16:51] » And I I guess the downside of the
warrant article is that it would not be
[16:56] acted on and then potentially not not
approved in um in March. So, it's
[17:02] significant lag for folks who are
looking to do this.
[17:07] » Do you have thoughts on hearing versus
warrant?
[17:12] » I don't have one preference over the
other. Do we do we have anybody that's
[17:17] looking to try to act on the program
sooner? Would we be holding any
[17:21] potential?
>> Yes. Um, my understanding is that we do
[17:26] have somebody who's
>> who's very interested in this. um and
[17:31] potentially another another property as
well.
[17:34] » I feel like public comment is
appropriate. Um I don't know why we'd
[17:39] want to war an article. There's no
financial impact to the town in terms of
[17:43] what we're signing up for or
>> I I would just open it up and then say,
[17:49] you know, the people taking the uh
potential risk of the ones taking out
[17:54] the loans,
>> right?
[17:57] » Correct.
>> Yeah. Yeah, I would be concerned
[17:58] honestly, not concerned, but for lack of
a better way, the the Warren article,
[18:02] you could have people who vote one way
or another, not necessarily basing it
[18:06] off of a full understanding of the
program.
[18:09] » So, I think the
meeting may be
[18:13] » yeah,
>> a better approach.
[18:14] » I worry with everything that inevitably
ends up on the ballot that it might kind
[18:18] of get lost in the shuffle if it's
Warren article, whereas folks who are
[18:21] really interested in it could come to
the hearing and have the discussion
[18:23] there.
>> Absolutely.
[18:24] » Agreed. Okay. So, we want to pick a date
for for that.
[18:33] » That work
>> September 14th.
[18:37] » We need 10 days to notice it.
>> Okay.
[18:43] » 28.
>> Yeah.
[18:46] » Okay.
>> You got it.
[18:51] » Does that work for for you?
>> That's great. Yes. Great. And Kathy, if
[18:54] you I have lots of verbiage. Um
>> I have it.
[18:58] » You do have all of that. Okay, perfect.
>> Thank you.
[19:00] » Yeah,
>> thank you.
[19:02] » That works.
>> Okay, so um
[19:06] » Window Dressers, this is a nonprofit
volunteer organization that is based in
[19:11] Maine and they've since 2010 been
building window inserts for people. Um
[19:17] they're very cost-effective. they pay
for themselves in less than two years.
[19:21] And they do have a program for people
sliding scale. Um so for example, I
[19:27] think that that window insert would be
$50 to put in and it saves about $40
[19:34] worth of um fuel um in every year. So
it's a co-op kind of program. um and the
[19:44] people who want to have these co um
participate in the building of them. So
[20:03] unfinish and finish at the build.
There's a professional
[20:09] house at the build
and plastic.
[20:17] These are some pictures from
extraordinate
[20:42] directly.
If they can't participate directly, they
[20:46] can bring cookies. they can have
somebody volunteer in their place. Um, I
[20:51] think energy committee members will
assist in the build as well.
[20:57] But I just wanted to let you know that's
going on in town. Last year, we took
[21:00] some things to the library and they took
them out because they thought it was a
[21:03] for-profit, you know, commercial uh
enterprise trying to sell the sell
[21:08] people things. So, they are trying to
sell people things, but it's a volunteer
[21:12] uh not for profofit. And we're hoping to
take this more out to to people to show
[21:18] them what it is rather than just
dropping off some leaflets. And I had a
[21:22] question. I I was hoping the rec chair
would be here tonight. Um the on the
[21:28] 12th old home days, would is that
permissible to have a table like an
[21:32] energy committee table where we can just
have general information but also talk
[21:38] about the the wind the window dresser
program?
[21:43] I don't see ironic.
>> Yeah.
[21:45] » I feel like they usually had that ky or
there was like a feel like there's been
[21:50] times where there's been a a company
that's sponsored like face painting or
[21:54] something out of
>> I mean I know there's I mean there's
[21:57] space I think um I don't see why not.
It's a a town supported event. So okay
[22:02] » I think coordinating with the rec
committee for to make sure that you know
[22:06] » you know I don't know if they could give
you a picnic table or if you need to
[22:08] bring your own folding table like all
the logistic sort of stuff. Yeah. and
[22:11] the best time to go. I did send an email
to to them like last week and I haven't
[22:16] heard back. So, is there a better way to
reach out?
[22:21] » Okay. Thank you. Terrific. All right.
Well, thank you. Do you guys have any
[22:25] questions on this? Anybody want to sign
up for them? [laughter]
[22:29] » Can I ask you a question? Yes. Um, what
is that made of again? And where is it
[22:34] going and what places is it going on?
>> It goes on the inside of the window.
[22:40] Okay.
>> And um it's foam on the outside.
[22:44] » Okay.
>> And pine.
[22:47] » Okay. What's the plastic?
>> It's a plastic. Okay. Uh yes. I'm just
[22:52] concerned for um fire safety and and
other things like that.
[22:58] » Oh, okay. It's not up.
>> Not like hurricane glass. Okay. Perfect.
[23:05] » Okay. Thank you.
[23:10] Thank you very much. Thank you.
>> Thank you.
[23:18] » We've got a town road use permit.
[23:37] Is it?
>> Yeah, this is a uh
[23:42] » a bike race for May's house out of uh
April.
[23:50] » So, we need to do this.
>> I was going to look to see if Have you
[23:54] seen this one already?
>> Um
[24:10] have cycle for shelter fundraiser
[24:14] 35 people.
>> Yep.
[24:24] » We need to sign
permit.
[24:33] and diapers and everything.
[24:44] » Yeah.
[24:49] » Drink water to Oz. Good to 150 South
Trundle Bed Lane, Slumpfield Road, New
[24:54] Hampshire 108 South Trundle Bed Blade.
[25:05] 35.
>> Yeah.
[25:09] » Yeah. I mean,
[25:14] » you could get that on a you can get that
on kind of a big pelaton anyway.
[25:19] » All right.
>> Okay. Any any concerns from our end in
[25:22] terms of approving from us? Okay.
[25:30] Yep.
[25:39] » September 13th.
Yep.
[25:46] So,
yep. Want to make a motion to agree to
[25:50] receive it?
>> Yeah.
[25:53] All right. Okay.
>> Are you Are you good with it, though?
[25:57] All right.
[26:02] » Okay.
>> Okay. We'll make
[26:05] » sure I'll make a motion to approve the
permit for the use of town roads for
[26:12] uh Lauren for the what is it? Cycle for
shelter fundraiser um on September 13th
[26:20] for 35 people.
>> Do we just want to make a contingent of
[26:25] that?
be good with it.
[26:30] » Okay.
>> Sure.
[26:34] » All right. I trust you here. That's why
I said I just want to make
[26:37] » Cool.
>> We'll also make a note that we did
[26:39] receive the $50 deposit.
>> I second the motion.
[26:43] » All in favor?
>> I
[26:45] » I
>> Kathy know what day we received it. I
[26:48] was trying to make a difference.
[26:53] » All right.
pretty sure.
[27:00] » Wait,
there we go.
[27:02] » I feel like a lot went on the last two
weeks.
[27:06] » Yeah,
>> I feel like I got 100 emails in that
[27:08] amount of time alone.
[27:13] » I missed a lot.
>> There was one day where I swear about 25
[27:18] emails or 30 emails in one day, what is
going on?
[27:25] penny line.
>> Yeah,
[27:33] » we have a veterans
credit.
[27:41] Okay, let's take a look.
Billy Stella realy trust
[28:03] here. Veterans tax credit
for one year.
[28:11] » Yeah.
>> Y make a motion to approve it. I second
[28:14] the motion. All
>> in favor?
[28:16] » I
>> I
[28:33] thank you, sir. [clears throat]
>> Yeah.
[28:39] Um, and then I think we just have a few
things kind of old business to look
[28:43] through in terms of some of the I don't
know if you've had a chance to look at
[28:46] the policies that we circulated last
time. Um, I just want to acknowledge
[28:50] quickly that Carly, you're here. Um, we
don't have a response for the planning
[28:54] board yet. We are continuing to talk
with legal, but we'll follow up with you
[28:58] all soon. Um, you're welcome to stay and
hang out, but I know you have a little
[29:02] one, so I just want to make sure you
weren't hanging out for us for that. No.
[29:11] Yeah. Um, we just don't have it ready
yet. Thanks, Kelly.
[29:18] » Uh,
do you want to look at the website
[29:21] content policy?
[29:31] Um,
>> yeah, I looked at it I think two weeks
[29:35] ago. I'm trying to remember it now. Um,
I think it covers a lot of kind of like
[29:40] this what we talked about what should be
on the website around public safety and
[29:43] emergency notifications, health and
welfare matters, road closures, legal
[29:47] notices, election and town meeting
information, board committee and
[29:52] commission meetings, announcements, and
other information is determined by the
[29:55] board selectman or town administrator.
And then we've got the section that says
[30:00] that additional requests can be made,
but it's at our discretion as terms what
[30:04] should be up there. I think the one
thing I want to be careful of is that
[30:07] we're not
putting so much up there that it's hard
[30:11] to find. And even in like the planning
board meeting last month, week, whatever
[30:16] it was, they found several places where
the ordinances were updated and then
[30:21] other places where they were not. And I
think just capacity wise, I worry about
[30:24] having outdated information on the site.
Um,
[30:29] I don't know if there's a way to make
like a a
[30:34] document library kind of place where
things would live that I don't know if
[30:38] that's harder to find if it's not on say
the zoning board or planning board page.
[30:42] Um, just trying to find it. When I click
on the website and you click on like the
[30:45] boards and committees and there's so
many links if we're going to put
[30:49] information there, I want it to be
>> accurate and easy to find and not
[30:53] overwhelming. So I don't know if you
have thoughts on what is manageable on
[30:57] that from the website administration
side.
[31:02] » So if you sorry if you go on to the
website and you let me bring it up.
[31:12] There's different ways to link things
when you're putting it on the website.
[31:15] So if you put it on the front page,
[31:24] we just have to watch how we link
things. That's all. So if we're if we're
[31:28] able to
[31:35] put stuff on the front here,
that's fine. But I know what you mean.
[31:39] Like if you go to the department, you go
to the assessor's office. There's all
[31:43] kinds of there's all kinds of links.
>> Wow.
[31:47] » So
there is a lot of information on there
[31:52] and it I
if it's not department I I like to link
[31:58] it to the departments
>> because if it's not department related
[32:03] sometimes it does get lost.
>> Yeah.
[32:05] » And that person's not looking to update
it.
[32:09] um if we separate it into the
departments sometimes that's helpful. I
[32:12] know you had some comments on how you
wanted to do the planning board side of
[32:17] stuff. Um was it keeping it department
or was there
[32:22] » but it's mostly on the titles I'm
changing all the titles to say 2026
[32:28] document. So now it's still
and then the main the main department
[32:34] what it's for gets the document. We also
have another place called forms and
[32:40] applications and things like that where
we can
[32:44] link it there also. So there always the
right one there. This one happened to be
[32:48] on a zoning ordinance. There were two
different copies, one from 24 and one
[32:52] from 26. So when people were looking at
it, they were looking and the difference
[32:57] is very subtle in the two, but it's all
about ADU like that that changed.
[33:09] Check
[33:16] all
[33:25] that's on the side.
So as far as far as other
[33:39] Yeah. Yeah.
We were thinking budget
[33:45] possibly.
[33:49] So the budget
here.
[33:58] These are all
[34:03] that are They're all
[34:10] too
[34:14] far.
[34:18] But we were thinking
2027.
[34:37] But as far as people requesting stuff,
[34:48] So, I've spent a
I don't want to say an alarming amount
[34:53] of time um on our website and other
towns websites.
[34:58] I would just note that
the the the the basis of it all is that
[35:05] we're pretty much in line with a like
most other towns in terms of what is on
[35:11] the site. My only thoughts on like the
policy portion is you know maybe having
[35:17] an area of things that can't be posted
on like here if it meets so I was just
[35:23] I've given this a lot of thought I think
just maybe coming up some criteria that
[35:27] if it meets it can be okay and if it or
if it meets it specifically doesn't you
[35:32] know it immediately you know reject is
rejected because of it meeting certain
[35:37] criteria
would we be just honestly I I'm just
[35:42] curious because I'm still kind of are we
is this would we be having this
[35:47] conversation if we weren't
[35:52] having requests right now currently from
residents to have certain information
[35:57] posted on like is this is trying to
redevelop our actual town site right
[36:02] just because of how many things everyone
has got going on policy I think is
[36:06] extremely critical and important to have
>> I just don't like and having some of the
[36:12] stuff about the budget. I I love the
idea and having and it have a redirect,
[36:16] but I don't know like we need to
reinvent our website, at least not at
[36:20] this time with everything going on. And
some of the folks that I've been in
[36:25] contact with with emailing um and
they've given some requests,
[36:30] you know, I I've asked for any good
examples just to see, you know, hey,
[36:35] that this is how they do that. Like
you're asking for this. My concern is
[36:40] sometimes private information or where
are we like to your emails that have
[36:44] been going around where it's hey are we
allowed to share this what can we what
[36:47] can we not
and I can't find that anywhere else and
[36:52] so when I ask for that owner information
that's where the emails stop and I don't
[36:56] just transparently don't get any
response back where I get hey thank you
[36:59] for looking into this but I don't get
the examples and so I just think just
[37:05] you know
>> I think coming up with some solutions on
[37:07] how we can make it easier for folks. But
I just think on the policy maybe we also
[37:11] think of things that shouldn't be there
just because we've already had a lot of
[37:16] things in town where it's like
non-elected bodies want to put things up
[37:20] and I think we've got to just be careful
of what we allow because it sets a
[37:23] precedent. So
>> yeah
[37:27] the department pages even um so there's
only three of us that actually do the
[37:32] website right now
and any content that goes on it so that
[37:36] we can kind of monitor what gets posted
>> well and everything I've seen the big
[37:41] thing that I see is the common thread
across there's just a lot of information
[37:45] to put on there so it's never going to
be this just super simplified pretty
[37:49] like that's why every government website
that has a lot of information to share
[37:52] and a lot of forms and a lot of policies
>> there's just a lot there
[37:58] » I think it makes me think back to the
person who came and spoke a few months
[38:02] ago about the AI tool that they built
>> y
[38:05] » that because I'm think about everything
that's in the annual report that you
[38:08] don't look at. If that's not what you
>> Yeah.
[38:11] » If you're looking for something
specific, you might not think to look in
[38:13] the annual report,
>> right?
[38:15] » And I don't know if that tool would
provide that advanced search to be able
[38:18] to say this is where to pull it out.
>> Well, that was my understanding what and
[38:22] what he was [clears throat] describing.
>> I see a lot of actually now like there's
[38:26] a lot of like chat bots that are going
over sites. And so I think what he every
[38:30] you know my notes were saying like
ultimately somebody could just ask a
[38:34] question and it automatically knows to
go and scrape everything and it can kind
[38:38] of you can almost ask it
>> anything and it'll it'll because it's
[38:42] almost
>> like an assistant I what did you call
[38:45] it? He had a term for it where they an
agent like the agent goes in and
[38:49] actually is like
>> almost like an individual going in and
[38:52] searching it for you and then giving
your answer. So it could be something to
[38:57] » I think budgeting was the biggest thing
that he came in. So you know it could be
[39:01] » hey this is something we could at least
explore because he also was talking
[39:04] about some discounted rates in the
beginning um because of early adopters
[39:09] and trying to get more pounds to buy in.
So
[39:13] » I think maybe you know if it's something
we're going to explore you know it
[39:17] didn't sound like it was a price that
was set in stone.
[39:20] » Yes. Yes.
Well, hey, if people need help, okay,
[39:27] » yeah, because I think he was offering a
like a pre-trial period that if we could
[39:32] align that close to budget time that if
folks are looking for that information,
[39:36] they want to find the information for
the budget warrant articles. Anyways,
[39:39] that could
>> Yeah.
[39:43] » Yeah. something.
>> I mean, I I appreciated him finding us,
[39:47] reaching out, doing it, doing what he's
doing, finding other towns, you know,
[39:51] and it'd be good too to be able maybe
maybe we have him back to say, "Hey,
[39:55] like since the last time we had you in,
what's the adoption been like? What's
[39:59] you know, we can maybe follow up with
some of those other towns and say,
[40:03] » what's what's your experience been
like?"
[40:07] » Yeah, I have had a few other homes reach
out to us since then, too.
[40:12] » Maybe we get a couple.
[40:17] sales, you know, they can bring it out.
Give us a quote.
[40:26] » Um, Cath, get give me one stab at it.
>> Yeah.
[40:30] » And uh and I think we can put it. I like
it.
[40:37] » One more time.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Sounds great.
[40:40] » Rush for it. We have a lot of requests
for information.
[40:43] Yeah.
>> Also, I want to make sure we don't
[40:47] descope everything possible because we
can't. So,
[40:52] » yeah. Be reasonable.
>> Okay.
[40:54] » Right.
>> Yep.
[41:01] » We also had the the social services
policy.
[41:05] Um,
and I think this one was structured
[41:09] around how we would handle existing
renewal uh renewing I guess requests,
[41:15] ones that have already been on the
ballot for a number of years and then
[41:18] new ones
[41:22] with the thought being that the current
folks would go through the process
[41:26] they've done last number of years and
new ones would have a different process
[41:32] where they would have to petition for
warrant article.
[41:36] know that happy with that, but having
them being already pre-approved by the
[41:43] voters,
[41:46] » I don't
>> I don't see a
[41:48] » Yeah, I don't see a complication with
that.
[41:50] » I agree.
>> I mean, the ones that say like 01,
[41:56] » right?
>> That's right.
[42:01] And I I
>> I think it's
[42:04] » Yeah,
>> I think we need to raise one point.
[42:07] » I don't necessarily think the opposition
is
[42:11] large.
>> Agreed.
[42:21] » Yeah. So Kathy, where would that go?
under policies. [clears throat]
[42:27] » So I would
[42:36] » So somebody looked up social service on
our website.
[42:43] » Sounds good.
>> Thank you.
[42:46] » Yes. Thank you.
[42:53] in the budget meetings.
>> Yes, I did have one more thing for
[42:56] Trenle Bid Lane. There was a request.
There's a new owner for 53 Cottage Road.
[43:01] So, Cottage Road is the one in the
corner. So, it's got an access on Tundle
[43:05] Bed Lane. It has an approved driveway
and I did want to bring that to somebody
[43:10] who knew it was an approved driveway.
[43:24] an address change from 10 Trundle Bell
to 24 Trundle
[43:29] Street numbers
>> from so I haven't talked to the chief
[43:33] about this but right now it's 10 lane
that they have address
[43:43] it should be 24 because It has 22 right
next door, which is the house that's
[43:48] getting renovated right now.
And then 24 22 is getting renovated. 24
[43:54] would be the next one. so that the youth
room if they were to subdivide rest of
[44:01] the lot they can still
um
[44:07] having it be 10 is very confusing for
the owner and she was
[44:14] not understanding why in in the
sequencing of the numbers on why 10 and
[44:20] I couldn't tell her I I think that the
very
[44:25] town And
it was just a driveway.
[44:32] » Yeah. So the house would be 53 cottage.
[44:42] » The bar.
[44:49] » No. No. She would just be the bars to go
to 24 so that it's lined up on the road.
[44:58] That's the answer.
[45:07] » Well, that's what I was going to do.
Yeah. Um, I have the form to sign off on
[45:12] the voluntary average change says we
just have to use this form to sign off
[45:18] on and then they can change the things
that way.
[45:20] » Okay.
>> Um,
[45:22] and it's it's simple. we were to do a
change of an address, it's public
[45:27] hearings and and all kinds of other
um notices that have
[45:33] » well I will make the motion to accept
the address change from 10 Trundle Bed
[45:38] to 24 Trundle Bed to be in line with the
street numbers.
[45:43] » I second that motion.
>> All in favor? Right. Thank
[45:52] » that same address did also have a
concern about the um fireworks going off
[46:00] on Monday. They didn't know if there was
going to be least future
[46:22] » back
[46:30] 10
[46:37] at this time.
[46:56] » Okay.
[47:02] I mean, the town signed the
>> invite. Yeah, we've already signed it
[47:07] this year. I mean,
[47:12] » yeah, we're already ready to go.
>> Yeah.
[47:14] » So, you'll be there with the fireworks.
>> Okay.
[47:17] » Got it.
[47:35] Thank you.
[47:44] » That's it. I just have
>> the budget meetings to email.
[47:47] » Yeah, budget meetings. Yeah.
And
[47:57] I have a problem with the work.
>> Okay.
[48:03] » Um, but you guys can have the meeting
without me. I can get everything.
[48:07] » No, no, we can.
>> No, that's No, that's actually I hate to
[48:12] be I I potentially have a conflict on
the 5th now as well.
[48:16] Um
[48:28] » Sunday
back on Tuesday
[48:38] that whole week.
>> No, just Sunday, Tuesday.
[48:51] 12. Mhm.
>> October 198.
[49:13] » 28th
>> 19.
[49:27] We have we have October and November to
hold budget meetings.
[49:35] There's a number of ways that you can
hold a budget meeting uh publicly
[49:40] obviously, but you could do it uh
one-on-one with department heads first
[49:45] and have like their reps go and see them
first. There's I have done today. You
[49:52] guys haven't seen it yet. Um, but like a
process for the board
[49:57] season what we all kind of do. Um, what
you guys turn in and stuff. Um, I did a
[50:05] a sample like just a fill in sheet. You
guys wanted something like that instead
[50:10] of having to write stuff up. I'll show
you. Um but it
[50:17] it's just to keep everybody kind of on
the same page.
[50:23] So the process on how the budget goes,
you know, when we go through the budgets
[50:28] and what we actually do, what the
board's responsibil
[50:33] members that have done budget. Um,
and
[50:39] I I can I can understand it being kind
of a daunting
[50:43] um thought to go through all this. It's
not that bad. Um, I know we're going to
[50:49] get a lot of questions about our budgets
this year, especially
[50:55] those bigger budgets. Um, we usually
have a lot of you guys. Um, in the past
[51:02] we've held them all on the same night.
That's up to you guys if you want to
[51:06] separate them out and have them on
separate nights and just deal with one
[51:10] department at a time if that's easier
for you to commit to different nights.
[51:14] » All night. [laughter]
>> Okay.
[51:18] » As we can see, schedules are difficult.
>> Uh yes. Well, this is this is the
[51:22] problem too. So, what are you guys
looking at for free time in October,
[51:28] November?
We don't have to have anything in stone
[51:34] until
I'd say December. The public hearing is
[51:39] January.
Um, this is early for the guys and
[51:44] department heads to get their their
final numbers because a lot of the
[51:48] vendors don't even know what they're
going to charge for their increases this
[51:54] year. Sometimes it's 3%, sometimes it's
5%. You don't know.
[52:02] due October.
>> So right now we only have the 19th.
[52:08] » So the 19th is the only meeting.
[52:14] » Do we want to look at another day the
week of the 5th or is that too early for
[52:19] departments?
>> The 26th
[52:32] We could do all this.
[52:40] » Now we're going to do
>> So that would be in the evening here,
[52:42] Kathy.
>> Sorry,
[52:44] » that would be in the evening here.
>> 26. I have to have some like dental
[52:50] surgery done that day. I don't know that
I'm going to be very good to be
[52:52] speaking.
[52:56] » [laughter]
[53:00] » Um, I could do the if if we want to do a
different day of the week, I could do
[53:04] Tuesday
>> or Thursday that week,
[53:15] two
week,
[53:21] 29th.
[53:24] Bang up the budget.
>> Yeah.
[53:29] » All right. Get them get them going.
>> September.
[53:34] » October 27th.
[53:37] » Okay.
>> Okay.
[53:43] » Okay.
So you could do the 27 and 29.
[53:53] » Sure.
>> Okay. We could do fire roads on Monday
[53:57] and then the other
[54:00] night.
[54:12] [laughter] What time will we be here on
the 27th for the Tuesday?
[54:18] » 6:30 or earlier?
>> I can pretty much into the evenings. We
[54:23] want to say like 6.
>> Just give us a little more be here at
[54:28] 11.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
[54:30] » But would if you're coming back on the
28th, does 10:29
[54:35] work for you or
is that Thursday?
[54:44] Come on, let's go. Right back in it.
Jump back in.
[54:49] » Yeah.
[54:52] » Yeah. You won't be surprised.
>> Do you want to say 6:00 on the
[54:58] » Okay.
>> And the 27th.
[54:59] » So 6 PM on October 27th and October
29th.
[55:03] » Yep.
Do we want to do one of those?
[55:12] » Because you're only going to have one
select.
[55:15] » Could we
make it like a other business if needed?
[55:20] So the things like the tax credits and
all the the little stuff that avoid like
[55:25] a like a topic discussion. Okay.
>> Like the quicker stuff.
[55:29] » Yeah. But not having anything that's
like the major
[55:32] » Yeah. I like that idea.
>> Okay.
[55:36] » So, I think it's open to the public,
>> let's go, invite everybody. Have a good
[55:41] time. It's a town party,
>> right?
[55:46] » So, 27 36.
>> So, can you do the 29?
[55:56] » Sure. 27 29.
>> Okay. We'll probably
[56:08] Jeffrey, welcome to
[56:13] [laughter]
[56:18] » I was joking.
>> I don't think we need to.
[56:25] going to be on the 19th. But if you have
things that need to be signed that don't
[56:30] require a vote
[56:42] before that
is there
[56:47] is there tenative dates on the week of
the 12 that anybody could make a meeting
[56:52] if one was needed or just
[56:58] 28.
[57:07] » Okay.
>> No, you can't do that with me. Okay.
[57:13] » If we have to and
that's okay.
[57:18] » I could do You're talking week of the
12th.
[57:20] » Yeah.
>> I could do later that week. Yeah.
[57:23] » The 13th and the 14th. I could too.
[57:36] » And the fifth is officially being
>> right.
[57:40] » Yeah.
[58:21] Right.
[58:29] Don't have to schedule it.
>> Okay. Do you want us to just kind of put
[58:32] like a soft bold on the 13th in case
there's
[58:37] something
[59:13] which would be the 13th, right? Okay.
[59:21] did they meet at 7:30
[59:27] for a quick meeting if we needed it.
[59:31] » I can do that because there wasn't
anything that was going to be
[59:38] » So we're putting a hold on 10:13 6 p.m.
for short meeting if needed.
[59:43] » Yes.
>> Okay.
[59:46] Yes.
No.
[59:49] » That was the week. Sorry. That was the I
gota I would have to do later that week.
[59:52] That's you're talking the 13th of
October.
[59:55] » Yeah.
>> Yeah. I could do I could do the
[59:59] Thursday. I don't know if that works for
everybody. The 5th.
[1:00:03] » I could Yeah, I could do the Thursday at
like 6:30. 6:30.
[1:00:09] » Sorry.
[1:00:12] » Okay.
>> And that's a potential hold right there.
[1:00:19] » That's just in case
[1:00:23] » [laughter]
[1:00:34] » Thank you for that.
>> Would that be a 6:30 typically?
[1:00:39] » Okay.
>> Yeah.
[1:00:43] So, do we want to look at that budget
process that you put together and make
[1:00:48] comments next meeting?
>> Yeah, that would be great to comment
[1:00:50] about. I just wanted your overall
thoughts.
[1:00:55] » I tried not to get too in depth. I mean,
I could have gone. So, I didn't
[1:01:01] like that.
>> Um, I'll have a little bit of sheets to
[1:01:04] see if that's even worth it. if it's not
going to be helping with that stuff.
[1:01:10] » Um, so if the sheets
are something they'd rather not do,
[1:01:16] that's fine, too. They want to do a
spreadsheet or something, they don't
[1:01:21] have to do this. I just didn't
>> Sometimes everybody submits things
[1:01:25] differently. [clears throat]
>> So to have something
[1:01:29] » that you guys can all look at that all
the same. didn't know if that would be
[1:01:33] easier for you as board to go through
it. I'm trying to think of ways to make
[1:01:38] it so that it's easier your first time
going through this to look at the
[1:01:44] number.
I know you've been through it a couple
[1:01:48] times. So, is there anything that you
could think of that would have made
[1:01:51] things easier looking at it the first
time
[1:01:55] or just is what it is? I think just
knowing where and when we like you can
[1:02:01] get the detail on some of the line
items. So if it says say office
[1:02:06] supplies,
>> yeah,
[1:02:07] » like the roll up that we get and I we
know we can get that in the
[1:02:10] conversations, but having that detail
ready and available,
[1:02:18] but I also don't want anybody to have to
like recreate their budgeting process or
[1:02:23] like I don't mind if I have six
different formats of an Excel sheet or
[1:02:28] something like I can work with that.
[1:02:33] Okay.
>> And then just look at the procedure to
[1:02:36] see if it makes sense to you.
>> Okay.
[1:02:52] » Yeah. I think Is there anything else on
our Okay. So, I think we we're done with
[1:02:56] our our agenda. Is there something you
were here that you wanted to share?
[1:03:02] » Are you here for any public comment or
anything in particular?
[1:03:10] » Can I ask you to stand at the microphone
so that we can hear you and so can the
[1:03:13] recording?
>> I'll speak a little louder. My neighbors
[1:03:17] looking for variance to put a garage
next to the property and I just wanted
[1:03:20] to give them some support in case there
was anybody going to vote against it. I
[1:03:25] think that's the zoning
>> mark
[1:03:28] 7:30
[1:03:35] continue
[laughter]
[1:03:38] » same same time tomorrow night
>> 7:30 tomorrow night.
[1:03:41] » Thank you.
>> Thank you.
[1:03:58] bills
>> and the nonpublic
[1:04:01] » and we want to do that those two before
bills and payroll or
[1:04:06] » Yeah.
>> Okay.
[1:04:07] » Okay.
Um you just need to make a motion. Um,
[1:04:12] I'd have to put on your copies of the
nonpublic and then on your agendas
[1:04:18] there's two items that could be under a
and health
[1:04:23] one for employee and the other for um
legal advice.
[1:04:28] » Okay. Do we can we make one motion or is
it like Okay. So, one motion to go into
[1:04:33] public not
[1:04:38] » Thank you.
Do I mean can I make
[1:04:42] » Yes.
>> Okay. So, I'm going to move that we move
[1:04:45] into a non-public session for RSA 918 32
A and
[1:04:53] I
>> L A N L. Thanks Jeff.
[1:04:56] » See you Jeff.
>> Um for employee and legal advice.
[1:05:01] » I second my motion. All in favor?
>> I.
[1:05:06] » All right.
>> Okay.
[1:05:09] They shut everything off.
[1:05:15] » Okay.
[1:05:21] » Yeah, the kitchen. I saw
[1:05:27] some fresh