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The bids were submitted by Lakes Region Fire Apparatus/ Alexis Fire Equipment and Allegiance Fire and Rescue. Lakes Region’s proposal listed a base price of $738,242 with an estimated delivery in 550 calendar days. Allegiance presented a higher-priced offer of $882,945, with a prompt-prepayment discount of $59,639 that would reduce the price to $823,306; Allegiance’s delivery estimate ran as long as 836 to 880 working days.

Sanborn Head consultant and fire department staff briefed the board on the submission process and the town’s financing. Chief Pellerin said the department has been operating a 2001 tanker that is past the typical 20-year replacement cycle, and noted industry backlogs can add several years between order and delivery. The board was told earlier that the town voted to add $50,000 to the capital improvement apparatus fund and planned a withdrawal of approximately $740,000 for the vehicle purchase.

Chief Pellerin and department representatives reviewed both proposals at the meeting but did not recommend a specific vendor. The chief told the board he would review technical specifications with the tanker committee and bring a recommendation back to the selectmen at a later meeting; the board asked that the department aim to present a recommendation within the next two meetings.

Board members discussed financing options including typical prepayment discounts and trade-in value for the current tanker; staff said they would explore trade-in and resale opportunities that could offset purchase costs.

The selectmen did not award a contract at the meeting. The fire department plans to review both bids against the request-for-proposal specifications and return with a formal recommendation for the board to consider at a future public meeting.

For background: the town’s current tanker is a 2001 model and replacement schedules in the industry typically target 20 years; supply-chain delays can extend delivery timelines to several years.

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Votes at a glance

- Release RFP for Groundwater Management Plan: Motion to post and release the RFP as presented (sealed bids due per RFP). Result: unanimous voice vote; motion carries.

- Do not add traction treads/grooving to Town Hall front steps: Motion to decline additional traction treatments. Result: unanimous voice vote; motion carries. (Staff to draft written confirmation to architect.)

- Continue purchasing bottled water for town buildings: Motion to continue town-funded bottled water deliveries for municipal buildings while testing and POET systems remain in process. Result: 3 in favor, 2 opposed; motion carries.

- Refer Map U4 Lot 208 (Tenth Street) to Conservation Commission and Planning Board for review prior to any sale: Motion to forward property to Conservation and Planning with a requested response by April 30. Result: unanimous voice vote; motion carries.

- Authorize chair to solicit sample RFPs/RFQs for a wage and compensation study: Motion to allow the chair to begin gathering sample documents and prepare for formal selection. Result: unanimous voice vote; motion carries.

- Accept donation to Conservation Commission pollinator pathway ($200): Motion to accept unanticipated funds in the amount received. Result: unanimous voice vote; motion carries.

- Approve minutes of March 10 (public and nonpublic): Motion to approve minutes and seal the nonpublic minutes in perpetuity. Result: 4 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstention; motion carries.

- Enter nonpublic session under personnel/reputation exception: Motion and roll call approved; board entered nonpublic session following the public meeting.

Details and records

Staff were directed to prepare formal written confirmations or notices where indicated (for example, the architect letter on the front steps decision and the RFP posting). For items requiring additional technical review — notably the tanker bid evaluation and the groundwater-management RFP proposals — the board requested recommendations from department staff and consultant teams before any contract awards.

If a resident or interested party needs precise vote tallies tied to individual members, the official meeting minutes (approved and on file) include roll-call details and are the record of record.","Summary of all formal motions and public votes taken by the Kingston Board of Selectmen on March 17, 2025, including RFP release, bottled water, land referral and other administrative approvals.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6123419,"Selectmen decline to add traction treads to Town Hall front steps",386,3235000,3621000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2689825-34a3c86411c8bc23801c46d6606c7a27&start=3235&end=3621","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2689825-34a3c86411c8bc23801c46d6606c7a27/thumbnail_3235000.jpg","/articles/6123419/Kingston/Rockingham-County/New-Hampshire/Selectmen-decline-to-add-traction-treads-to-Town-Hall-front-steps","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6123419-b475ce5d6da297765d502427073613a8/orig.mp4?Expires=1775124496&Signature=hVIaRM93OcBEm0M8VLgLqPm8-NOzWjEbk1W3KysyBcAmv7xNGdnBIJSJ6CkVquqK37ScOYFfsqvhL16U5GUjzmZ573qKNr81EyEkYeNmVe8VhMirvfy2BgvsInx83Ygio-gfhrfsF~X2oPwNE-AlggHQ5HVq6gdtqM~mB6deSxie-MqL9wVgRnan7JVk5NDzwYJ~a3Xpr8yPBKsPruYt1sBcGd0DElB0EenLaR368HW~QyNUG~DC-pLk0moN~eERWD3ixVFX~8y6p3nmc0hxcEjt0ZIT7Uf5WNRs4FprFAOXaEAM8SWjTbz~P0uk2NgBAh~KwYEMV-uSGGy5owJGAg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Kingston Board of Selectmen unanimously voted March 17 not to add traction treads or grooving to the granite front steps of Town Hall as part of recent front-stair renovations.

Town staff and an architect had proposed options to increase traction on the steps. Public-works and facilities staff told the board that retrofitting treads or grooving the granite could create trip hazards or aesthetic problems. Tom (DPW/facilities representative) said the stairs historically did not include treads and that adding adhesive treads could become a long-term maintenance and liability issue; he recommended leaving the granite surface as designed.

Board members discussed liability tradeoffs and aesthetic concerns and concluded that adding treads could create a “trip step” and fill with water and ice if grooved. The board asked staff to notify the architect in writing that the selectmen deliberately chose not to add the traction treatments; staff said a letter would be prepared and placed on the board’s signature list.

The decision was recorded by motion and a voice vote; the board instructed staff to draft and circulate the written confirmation of the selected design.","After discussing design and liability concerns the selectmen voted unanimously to decline adding traction treads or grooving to the granite front steps of Town Hall; staff will send a letter documenting the decision to the project architect.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6123424,"Selectmen set committee liaisons and department contacts for 2025",1846,36000,1882000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2689825-34a3c86411c8bc23801c46d6606c7a27&start=36&end=1882","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2689825-34a3c86411c8bc23801c46d6606c7a27/thumbnail_36000.jpg","/articles/6123424/Kingston/Rockingham-County/New-Hampshire/Selectmen-set-committee-liaisons-and-department-contacts-for-2025","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6123424-71816c6734b62b8517c30cc3cca2c9b6/orig.mp4?Expires=1775124496&Signature=LyzhwoGkFBud7A5W-nvdJySjRSynwqlGS-SL9yt0vT7DWBqPv-~riGbFAq3QzHbq-JOZ~A0EvgHeUIEG6zWjNeE-nzNrnEk39jAl3OGgrqr6013Ne-s1aT~mldd~q9N1Irv--yDAZfGx0x~9YsTg9ja8wumNV7FXCwtGxA7SRY5YD-5QsHt2cqP2CSGjE9CBV5AdkL4tc9grvScVt1W6ohKXu0iU6HS09536PPHkmugKS7O~zSHr61Qg21~PVtSHDaacS93huImtcSYPofAcV8695JI8Wkvn14e~EnnIoeAVWaZ9KZ~iB8tsORAyPpaeDtVcxZ~HhEqNQ8Z7HjQJVw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the March 17 meeting the Kingston Board of Selectmen completed its annual reorganization and assigned members to serve as representatives and alternates for the town’s boards, committees and department liaisons for the coming year.

Chair Ellie Alessio opened the meeting by introducing board members and then asked the group to approve a reworked spreadsheet of committee seats; staff administrative assistant Susan Ayer had drafted the list. Board members discussed consolidating department head liaisons so a single selectman would serve as the first contact for multiple adjacent departments to improve communication and consistency.

The board agreed to try a consolidated liaison model for town-hall departments and assigned the following responsibilities (board member listed first, alternate second where specified): planning board (Ellie Alessio, alternate Peter Bakey), historic district commission (Laurie Schwett, alt. Glenn Koppelman), heritage commission (Glenn Koppelman, alt. Laurie Schwett), budget committee (Ellen Faulkner, alt. Laurie Schwett), energy committee (Glenn Koppelman, alt. Laurie Schwett), solid waste and recycling (Laurie Schwett, alt. Peter Bakey), MS4 stormwater committee (Glenn Koppelman), 79-E committee (Glenn Koppelman, alt. Ellie Alessio), watershed committee (Glenn Koppelman and Laurie Schwett), museum committee (Laurie Schwett), and Kingston Day’s committee (Peter Bakey).

For department liaisons the board listed: highway (Peter Bakey), fire department (Ellie Alessio), police (Laurie Schwett), town clerk/tax collector (Ellen Faulkner), finance (Ellen Faulkner), recreation (Laurie Schwett), library/trustees (Ellie Alessio), board admin/assessing (Ellen Faulkner), building/inspections (Ellen Faulkner), human services (Peter Bakey) and audio-visual (Glenn Koppelman). The board asked staff to finalize and circulate the list to committees and to provide alternates where voting seats require them.

Board members said the consolidated-liaison trial will be evaluated and adjusted if the workload proves too concentrated; one member volunteered to serve as a consolidated liaison to building/assessing/finance and budget to reduce duplication of outreach.

Staff said a finalized list will be prepared and emailed to the relevant committees. The board did not take a roll-call vote on the assignments; members verbally confirmed placements during the meeting.","At its March 17 reorganization the Kingston Board of Selectmen assigned members as voting representatives and alternates to town committees and designated single liaisons for grouped town-hall departments.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6123428,"Selectmen release groundwater-management RFP in PFAS probe; board debates keeping bottled water for town employees",251,2954000,3205000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2689825-34a3c86411c8bc23801c46d6606c7a27&start=2954&end=3205","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2689825-34a3c86411c8bc23801c46d6606c7a27/thumbnail_2954000.jpg","/articles/6123428/Kingston/Rockingham-County/New-Hampshire/Selectmen-release-groundwater-management-RFP-in-PFAS-probe-board-debates-keeping-bottled-water-for-town-employees","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6123428-84b04f869ca6225f080f6c24006b9106/orig.mp4?Expires=1775124496&Signature=bfUMmYh-bwSpsItE-Hi7OD6bxm6-UmYBg4mYJ0rmn52vnUF9-tJWZseKvEC2CVx1qoh9iyB77mmGPCX8r0rQ5T4Hv0eyM5EYGlBy~gYM99ONNpiRUSfLTmdOfBHnQ-0TexAEkPfJNdqeXxVUXDPkwMRdkJH5LcRQIpYYxhMiK1uG3uETAmLV0RkgeAdRo~xHEnMR7WGyl65q7kNCfEKPKTUhUTau~-i4L5KzjjWuHqc5ozF1Ij8b1ucEoN8akLRZXEv6Xmg56HoYvTU6RScwY5N5A5N-mPJTS65PuWmZj8jH6Iod8x--vIYH0l0xAROn8GPeG7ErsY3WV2l26987kw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Kingston Board of Selectmen voted March 17 to release a request for proposals (RFP) for a Groundwater Management Plan that will expand the town’s PFAS investigation and support installation of monitoring wells and other testing required by state regulators.

Town staff said the RFP and associated work plan were prepared by the town’s consultant, Sanborn Head, and reviewed by town counsel. The document sets a sealed-bid deadline of April 18 at noon. The RFP is intended to define a delineated groundwater-management area, install monitoring wells and clarify flow patterns to help the town and state agencies better understand the extent of contamination.

Sanborn Head provided guidance to the board about notification responsibilities after a test result at a commercial property across from Town Hall prompted immediate outreach. Sanborn Head’s written guidance, read at the meeting, noted that under the state investigation rules (ENV OR 600 series), the responsible party — here, the town — carries notification duties for groundwater quality violations and that, for non-transient non-community water systems, the property owner/operator must notify their own tenants under the public-water-system rules. Sanborn Head recommended deferring any legal ambiguity about town health-officer responsibilities to town counsel.

The groundwater RFP passed on a unanimous voice vote. Board members asked staff to post the RFP and to accept proposals per the timetable in the packet.

After discussion about recent private-well and commercial tests and while the groundwater work proceeds, the board then debated whether to continue town-funded bottled water in municipal buildings. The selectmen had previously authorized point-of-entry (POET) treatment systems in town buildings; staff said tests taken after installation show the treated lines are free of PFAS. Some board members argued that continuing bottled water is redundant if taps are treated and tested; others said bottled water is a low-cost measure that provides employee peace of mind and is budgeted for roughly $2,800 annually.

After roughly an hour of discussion, the board voted 3–2 to continue purchasing bottled water for town buildings. The vote was not unanimous; board members noted a tension between providing staff reassurance and the consistency of policy for residents who do not receive bottled deliveries to private homes.

The board also discussed communication procedures after a possible exceedance was reported at a commercial property and asked staff to clarify roles between the select board’s representative, the town’s health officer and state contacts so future notifications are distributed rapidly and to appropriate parties.

Next steps: the selectmen instructed staff to post the RFP and receive proposals by the published deadline; the fire-station investigation and any follow-up private-well sampling will continue, and Sanborn Head and town counsel will advise on notification and legal questions as needed.

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