Selectboard Minutes

TOWN OF ANTRIM
Select Board Meeting Minutes
Monday, April 19, 2021
6:00 PM Town Hall (face mask required)

Board Members Present: John Robertson, Chairman; Tom Davis, Selectman; Robert L Edwards, Selectman

Staff Present: Donna Hanson, Town Administrator; Jim Plourde, Road Agent

Others Present: None

Agenda Items:

I.  Approval of Minutes

• Mr. Edwards moved to approve the April 5, 2021 minutes. Mr. Davis seconded. Passed 3/0

II.  Approval of Non-Public-Minutes

• Mr. Davis moved to approve the April 5, 2021 non-public minutes. Mr. Edwards seconded. Passed 3/0

III.  Paving Bids

• Mr. Edwards moved to approve Advanced Excavating & Paving paving’s bid. Mr. Davis seconded Passed 3/0

IV.  Highway Addition  

• The Highway addition options were discussed. No one thought that putting up a modular was a good idea because the life of a modular is short term. There was talk about adding to the rear of the building. Mr. Davis said the roof line would not support that and it would cost too much. Mr. Davis suggested raising one of the bays and adding to that. Mr. Davis and Mr. Plourde will work on a sketch to eventually be designed by an engineer. The thought is to complete the design this year and do the construction next year. This will require another warrant article because the total cost will be about $185,000. $100,000 is all that is presently allocated for this project.

V.  Funding Terms for Water Project Loan

• Mr. Davis moved that the term of the loan be for 20 years and not 30. Mr. Edwards seconded. Passed 3/0

VI.  ZBA Appointments

• Mr. Davis would like to meet the candidates before appointing them. Ms. Hanson will ask them to come to the April 26^th meeting.

VII.  Town Administrator Update

• A resident on Loverens Mill Road requested a waiver of the interest on his timber tax bill. The Tax Collector’s office had the wrong address for him and unlike property tax bills, he did not know when the bill would be due. Mr. Edwards moved to waive the interest. Mr. Davis seconded. Passed 3/0
• Ms. Hanson will be out of the office May 1 returning on May 17^th.

Other Business

• Mr. Edwards suggested a 2 foot by 3 foot locked case be installed at the post office for meeting notices. The notices seem to get lost on the bulletin board. The Post Master has approved this. Ms. Hanson will order the case.
• Mr. Edwards suggested writing a letter to our legislators in support of hiring an administrator for the Site Evaluation Committee.

Rehires

• Mr. Edwards moved to rehire Keenan Wilson, Rosie Crocker, Reid Wilson, Austin Sloan, Max Shumway, Molly Dishong, and Corey Guzman for Park & Recreation summer programs. Mr. Davis seconded. Passed 3/0

Closing

• Mr. Robertson moved to adjourn at 7:45 pm. Mr. Davis seconded. Passed 3/0

            Respectfully submitted, Donna Hanson, Town Administrator