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- Acceptance of funds: The board accepted $5,000 in unanticipated funds from the Tamworth Foundation for the Tamworth recreational swim program. Recorded roll call: Bear, yes; French, yes; Roberts, yes.

- Resolution on federal grants: The board approved a resolution objecting to the freezing of, or proposed cuts to, federal grant funding. Recorded roll call: Bear, yes; French, yes; Roberts, no. Staff will finalize language and prepare a signature page for dissemination.

- Transfer-station waterline: The board voted to waive the town's formal bid policy and seek quotes for plumbing to connect the transfer-station well to on-site plumbing. Motion to waive and seek quotes carried by roll call (as recorded in the meeting): Claire, yes; Brent, yes; Roberts, yes. The board directed staff to solicit quotes from local contractors.

- Administrative approvals: The board approved multiple routine items by roll call vote, including approval of select-board meeting minutes (March 18 as amended; March 25 public and nonpublic; April 1), payroll ($51,633.45), accounts payable ($378,494.06) and several tax and timber/land-use items. Specific financial items noted in the meeting: $19,000 ambulance contract payment, $58,000 library payment and $276,000 school payment (all part of the accounts payable batch).

Why it matters: These votes authorize use of funds, set administrative direction for small capital work and finalize routine town financial obligations. The waiver of bids for the transfer-station plumbing was characterized as appropriate for a limited-value plumbing job and staff were instructed to seek quotes rather than run a formal bid process.

Ending: The board concluded with a routine signature file and adjourned the meeting. Several administrative follow-ups (finalizing the grant-resolution signature page; soliciting plumbing quotes) were assigned to town staff.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Tamworth NH Selectmen 4/8/25 ","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved a grant acceptance, a municipal resolution on federal grants, several administrative items and authorized staff actions including waiving formal bids for a small transfer-station plumbing job.","taxTitle","Tamworth Town, Carroll County, New Hampshire","taxId",74140,"location","New Hampshire","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6606781,"Select Board discusses four-way stop and Main Street improvements; to invite state traffic presenter",388,2734000,3122000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2958730-add8e27f01943051d26daa2e9f6cd4bc&start=2734&end=3122","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2958730-add8e27f01943051d26daa2e9f6cd4bc/thumbnail_2734000.jpg","/articles/6606781/New-Hampshire/Select-Board-discusses-four-way-stop-and-Main-Street-improvements-to-invite-state-traffic-presenter","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6606781-14bd4360d953f594e528f89ba3718b95/orig.mp4?Expires=1771188419&Signature=RbR957CMYTG4LvfxTSE-723j7TrfUx6t46iDqBrDdYI6u4lbu5SQc8Jkp9~tLEjFOz2RJjxYF7WjliUBPasR586uCEvip4Qvz76GSHKLUivnIYx9riacQMaua97IhQBDQ30IVFNAmlYy~yGsxlMlZflgcVvaLxV797bFt6hTapLX2z7a8QQVjq0ObqjX1oLMApMMOju5ci5NTozZ3oUGZRVomm26Q89eYbt5gEqBlmvHzubLfmLf5mIn8hkmtE8j779Ki9nzzwTvlfWCuHyIb2MJub1Yc0CZU0IcQGzyMf2D6k5VgxF-7P79wWLPYk8Q7AZlxhm2x29GlrY5jBbgFA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Tamworth's Select Board reviewed community interest in traffic-calming and pedestrian improvements on Main Street and in the village area, including a possible four-way stop at the Route 113 intersection and bike shoulders toward the school.

Community members, business owners and property owners joined a recent neighborhood discussion and asked the board to consider conversion of two intersections to four-way stops and to study bike lanes or widened shoulders. The board discussed prior traffic reviews; staff said earlier reviews rejected a four-way stop at one village intersection because of line-of-sight issues on the downhill approach, but noted the state has recently been more willing to modify problem intersections.

Board members agreed it would be valuable to hear a formal presentation from Neil (Bill) Lambert of the state traffic group and to invite John Gotchen, the town's representative to the regional planning Transportation Advisory Committee, to provide background on how to get projects on the DOT 10-year plan and what funding might be available. \"We should have Bill Lambert come present to the select board,\" one member said; the board agreed to invite Lambert and Gotchen to a future meeting and to invite interested neighbors.

Why it matters: Changes to traffic control and added sidewalks or shoulders affect pedestrian safety, business access and town right-of-way. Board members noted trade-offs including potential faster driving if a shoulder widens the travel way, right-of-way constraints that could implicate property acquisition, and the long timelines and funding cycles associated with DOT projects.

Details: Ideas discussed included converting the village Y to lawn, adding crosswalks, installing 4-foot shoulders along Route 113 toward the school, and planning sidewalks from the Unitarian church to the library. The board discussed prior grant applications and the need to coordinate with Lakes Region Planning Commission and the state Department of Transportation. They asked staff to follow up and set a meeting with the state presenter and the regional TAC member.

Ending: The board directed staff to invite the state traffic presenter and John Gotchen to a future Select Board meeting. No formal vote was taken on traffic changes at this meeting.","Board heard a community discussion about converting key Route 113 intersections to four-way stops, adding bike shoulders and sidewalks, and agreed to invite state and regional traffic experts to brief the board.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6606787,"Tamworth Select Board approves resolution objecting to freezing or proposed cuts to federal grants, 2-1",554,1884000,2438000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2958730-add8e27f01943051d26daa2e9f6cd4bc&start=1884&end=2438","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2958730-add8e27f01943051d26daa2e9f6cd4bc/thumbnail_1884000.jpg","/articles/6606787/New-Hampshire/Tamworth-Select-Board-approves-resolution-objecting-to-freezing-or-proposed-cuts-to-federal-grants-2-1","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6606787-1c39fa3ba1988a2c2cb4241df276a2b9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771188419&Signature=WfvQLC8l-U5SLaV9fmAH0OVMBPzxkl3ctqIZscbDL~XH6DL1inYXb0sJpK1p~W32weZdASyEVH~dOrTqa4Pxzf3ia34n6~4sPWtpEbtLwQqI9lonFeF8265koUGb2QVFGFz2IK~FWntFNasSdhzvXf8cZVa8jH2uTKRTlaSzwi9YCBtxc7bKSI66ZRRI55gbNQZF0j5-nBn0ZU9QI6iP~JbaaPi3WL6vxBkDbdQVqzDrMcf9sCuQEa~tQPtIwhQGpX3pMK1IGEnJRG~ryteVH1v9o42hU8AQAGUPxrqjboqWKYZzQGIpD0J0K8eDE9xrVbEH6bHAayIt4mtZfy6bmw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Tamworth Select Board voted April 8 to approve a resolution objecting to the freezing of, or proposed cuts to, federal grant funding and directed staff to prepare the final document for signatures and dissemination.

The resolution text under discussion named municipal, solar and EV-charger grants among examples and called for the Select Board to notify elected representatives of the town's concern. The board debated whether the resolution should say only \"freezing\" or include \"proposed cuts\"; the text was amended in discussion on the meeting floor to include both.

Nancy (resident/organizer) and other participants described the resolution as a means to amplify local concern to state and federal representatives. One select board member spoke against the resolution during the board discussion, saying they supported most of the freezes and cuts being proposed at the federal level. After discussion, the board took a roll-call vote recorded in the meeting as: Bear, yes; French, yes; Roberts, no. The motion passed 2-1.

Why it matters: Board members said the measure is primarily a public statement to elected officials about the local consequences of federal-level decisions, and some members and residents raised concerns that the situation is changing week to week and that some programs (for example, portions of a municipal solar funding stream) were described as allocated but not yet deployed.

Details: During the debate, participants and staff referenced the \"municipal solar grant\" and the EPA's Solar for All funding that the New Hampshire Department of Energy is participating in; staff noted portions of those funds were described as allocated but not yet deployed. Select Board members discussed dissemination and follow-up; a resident volunteered to help coordinate forwarding the resolution to elected officials and other towns that had taken similar actions.

Ending: The board approved the resolution, agreed staff would finalize a signature page, and that the document would be available for additional signatures by board members who were not present. The board recorded that one member would not support the resolution on principle.","The board approved a resolution to object to the freezing or proposed cuts of federal grant funding and agreed to forward the resolution to elected officials; the vote was 2 in favor, 1 opposed.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6606792,"Tamworth accepts $5,000 donation for summer swim program; recreation director outlines summer plans",1648,130000,1778000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2958730-add8e27f01943051d26daa2e9f6cd4bc&start=130&end=1778","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2958730-add8e27f01943051d26daa2e9f6cd4bc/thumbnail_130000.jpg","/articles/6606792/New-Hampshire/Tamworth-accepts-5000-donation-for-summer-swim-program-recreation-director-outlines-summer-plans","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6606792-04252f7ce521943e29b48f5b29df9d4e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771188419&Signature=oC1gTr5vPJl2Yxa85Rre0DgQToxDy7ASQSFEg5HSlIPAdHEIhn81bqTfV2V-JSRyT5jvlbWkfT84o3Dr7UTt3yhkMa3YQ8hkAXQGMFwz3UwGOn9aW02VIW6a5Qy8cVS7oAJfXjRNFYzzmbRmypQa3C1GX-ARQNzw94EJLSoUy0pDx3sXVyqkHGouh3zlUPhsWImuQw4hbqz39oqzAYY6a7FUarOqr4A3L5qCJV2VrtHqQs2PhttWUOdexAIN~DmPaPUwyFIqG5w2veKlLJDPHsG3bzO1K0R3caKzkdDiKpFrkOLZp0vf7p9vF05OjMYhB2dDBsuBjZyp~OtV55~7NQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Tamworth Select Board voted unanimously April 8 to accept $5,000 in unanticipated funds from the Tamworth Foundation for the town's recreational swim program.

The grant will support swim lessons and other summer programming run by Jeremy Phillips, Tamworth's recreation director, who updated the board on staffing, locations and upcoming events. \"I probably have 75 kids signed up so far,\" Phillips said, describing current enrollment as of early April.

The board's acceptance came after a motion to take the funds into the town accounts and a three-member roll call vote recorded as: Bear, yes; French, yes; Roberts, yes.

Why it matters: The donation covers part of the summer swim budget and allows Phillips to proceed with scheduling, staffing and partnerships. Phillips described the program mix he plans to run this summer, including swim lessons at White Lake and potential programming through the Bearcamp Center, open gym and pickleball evenings, Friday field trips and planned outings to regional attractions.

Details from Phillips' presentation included: he is coordinating schedules with local organizations (Cook Memorial Library, Bearcamp Center, local schools), plans beginner and advanced sessions for pickleball, and is working on summer staff hires. He identified a shortfall in access to some school gym controls (hoops, scoreboard and curtain) because the gym teacher's office is locked. Phillips asked the board to explore a controlled access solution so volunteers or rec staff can operate gym equipment when custodial staff are not present.

Phillips also noted operational details affecting summer planning: porta-potty arrangements for Fourth of July events remain unresolved; White Lake use carries parking fees and stricter instructor certification requirements; and the program currently lists two swim instructors with a possible third candidate, affecting how many children can be served because of water-safety ratios.

Board members and staff discussed options to ease access to school facilities and to coordinate volunteers versus town-employee responsibilities for equipment and keys. Carl (liaison) and Emily (administration) were asked to follow up on facility access and key control.

Ending: Phillips said he expects to post summer program sign-ups within two weeks and will continue to coordinate staffing and locations. The board recorded gratitude for the Tamworth Foundation donation and noted the funds will be used for swim programming and related summer recreation activities.","The Select Board voted to accept $5,000 from the Tamworth Foundation for the town's recreational swim program. New recreation director Jeremy Phillips reviewed program sign-ups, instructor availability and facility access issues.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Tamworth Select Board actions April 8, 2025

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Tamworth Select Board approves resolution objecting to freezing or proposed cuts to federal grants, 2-1

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