Board Of Selectmen Meeting June 18, 2009

The Board of Selectmen meeting was a bit difficult to hear tonight, but that’s not unusual. We have written about that before. We would like to see a microphone available for the Selectmen to use so that all members of the audience can hear as well as the listening audience from the video tape.

A few points of interest: Our legislator, Betsy Patton addressed the chair with some research she had done on the Heritage Commission appointees. She began to cite the RSA pertaining to Planning Board Members on a heritage committee. While it is true that no two members of a planning board can be on a heritage commission, sadly, she was not able to quote the correct RSA. She had gone so far as to pass out copies of the alleged RSA, but when she realized she had the wrong RSA, she said ‘Oh well. I can’t find it.” What can you say, but it’s very difficult to follow what she is trying to convey to the listening public. This is not just folksy charm. It’s a lack of familiarity of the facts.

Another point of interest: Why is it that Jane Fairchild, who is more than qualified to be on the Heritage Commission and has pressed for the establishment of the Commission, seems to be targeted to be pushed out of appointment altogether? A member of the Board of Selectmen needs to be on the Heritage Commission as stated earlier, but why not let Jane be on the commission? Another Board member could easily be appointed who is not on the Planning Board.  So, why the delay?

And another point is that the summer schedule for the Board of Selectmen will be the 1^st, 3^rd and 5^th, if there is a 5^th, Thursday of each month, beginning now. July 2^nd is the next meeting. Workshops are scheduled for the 4^th Thursday of the month. This will be posted on the Town Webpage.

That’s it for tonight folks! Keep tuning in. We will be adding more information as it develops!