Selectmen’s Meeting
May 6, 2025
Present: Rich Dufresne, Jonathan Shomody, Chet Bowles
Call to order by Rich Dufresne at 5:30 pm
Motion to approve the minutes of 4/15/2025 (Bowles/Shomody). All in favor, motion carried.
Signed timber tax warrant for Adam Haavisto.
The Town Administrator gave the Board information about the Avitar Town Clerk program. It was explained that the current program ClerkWorks has been sold to a new company and the customer service has deteriorated. The board asked for cost information.
Discussion about transferring the website to .gov. Rory Goff told the Board that the argument for transferring to .gov would make everything more official, and organizations may feel more secure with .gov emails. The cost of moving the website is $50.00. CharlesWorks would take care of the migration.. The cost of website hosting will stay the same. The cost of emails is more complicated, the town would get 4 emails at no cost, additional emails are $6.49/month. Shomody asked about interoperability. Bowles said the perception may be that .gov emails may be more secure. The Board may be in favor, but cost may guide the transition. The TA will look at the costs.
Gina Goff spoke to the Board about the historic cemeteries. Ms. Goff recognized the Cemetery Committee for the work done on the rules and regulations. Ms. Goff asked the Board to close the “historic portions of the Jarmany Hill Road Cemetery and McCoy Road Cemetery. Dufresne said the he appreciated Ms. Goff bringing this to the Board’s attention. He thinks it might be short-sighted to close the McCoy Road Cemetery, and this needs more thought and consideration. Bowles asked why the town would not allow burials if it was a family plot. Karen Dufresne suggested that new monuments would change the look of the cemeteries.
Adam Haavisto, the builder for the new house on Temple Road, brought in an amended septic design. Haavisto explained that the leach field was moved. Motion to approve the modification to the septic design (Bowles/Dufresne). All in favor, motion carried.
The Board asked the Town Administrator to contact the Audit Committee to schedule the audit for 2024.
Dufresne asked if one of the other Board members could attend the May 2025 Planning Board meeting as he will be out of town. Shomody will attend the meeting.
The acknowledged receipt of a copy of the alteration of terrain permit application for Harris Construction to the NH-DES. This was picked up at the Peterborough Post Office on 5/3/2025.
Motion to adjourn – Bowles
Meeting adjourned at 6:19 pm.
Minutes taken by Debra Harling. Approved on 05/20/2025.