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HR administrator role: Resident Stacy Dion asked whether the HR administrator position listed in the job description was a 40-hour-per-week role or a 40-hour-per-month consulting position. A board member clarified the role is not being added as a separate full-time town position but is being amended: the finance/HR duties are being split so HR tasks will be assigned to a separate person or a consultant; the board has not decided whether to hire a town employee or contract a consultant. The board said the salary delta from removing HR duties from the finance position would cover the new HR position’s cost if the town hires internally. \"It's not being added. It's being amended because right now, we have a finance slash HR person, and we're taking HR away from that person,\" a board member said.

Recreation technology and budget questions: Several board members and residents questioned the recreation department’s line-item budgeting: the packet shows only $1 listed for computers while telephone and Internet spending is already at 61.3% of the budget year-to-date. Board members asked staff to check which computers were purchased previously (some with ARPA funds) and whether unused terminals exist before deciding to allocate additional funds. One board member said the department’s existing computers were nearing end-of-life and may force a budget adjustment if replacements are required.

Why it matters: Staffing changes affect payroll and service delivery; clarity matters when converting responsibilities from one position to another or when contracting out HR work. The recreation department’s limited computer appropriation and high telecom spending may require budget amendments or reallocation if equipment fails.

Next steps: Board members agreed to follow up with Marissa and other staff to determine the status of computer replacements, the location of existing equipment bought under ARPA, and whether unused terminals can be redeployed. The board also said it will confirm funding details for the HR position and whether the role will be filled internally or by a consultant.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Kingston, New Hampshire - Select Board - June 2, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Residents asked whether the new HR administrator would be a consultant or town employee and where funding would come from; board members also raised questions about the recreation department's computer budget and high telephone/Internet spending.","taxTitle","Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire","taxId",54738,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6217338,"Resident urges clearer audit summary; board to invite auditors to explain 2023 audit",112,333000,445000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3646305-07342205b818236d3c6b0df3cfa6ddfc&start=333&end=445","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3646305-07342205b818236d3c6b0df3cfa6ddfc/thumbnail_333000.jpg","/articles/6217338/Kingston/Rockingham-County/New-Hampshire/Resident-urges-clearer-audit-summary-board-to-invite-auditors-to-explain-2023-audit","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6217338-297613ee71d8c7823f16a8b53042a99a/orig.mp4?Expires=1775124797&Signature=foqalTZPvUAnACWgdNyLqW8i17K4AQSX5vDOLFM7UTusxnk2w-2pYTyNs0deUjb2ImGgDO8plgbxU8bENSUZ~9WaDrkBLVmeuaKy9glKJ65v-Bm~oqNLGCDhFuvaVwjWYw8KviwRYoBFABQlMBrZw6HhgOek1VL89vUUaxHkCNUQq-tRrpWSdP0eecLrm4iyw95P1s6RtSSLYJDHuQIE5ed5Jfd2y5rV1MBZsnVkvZt2zORDE0vj1UbB0X3X0ThVcI2zfBNx7iwKEXEqXaojqGL5DXQK0l4HGN6f8~3dTw8lGfBuIh0r2GcmQJLwwvU3R9lcMta~5C~BzJrIcBsBrQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Kingston resident urged the Select Board to obtain an accessible executive summary of the town’s audit and to have the auditors explain the 2023 audit findings to the board.

Speaking during public comment, Rick Russman of Beach Drive said the town should not simply accept the audit without board members understanding its substance. \"It’s extraordinarily unusual to have the town not have its audit done,\" Russman said, and he recommended the town require auditors to provide an executive summary that highlights strengths and weaknesses. He suggested the chair consider signing the audit \"without confidence\" if board members feel they cannot verify it.

Board response: A Select Board member said the board had planned to invite the auditors to come and speak with the board to explain the 2023 audit; the auditors were scheduled to be in town for several days and the board planned to ask questions while they were on site. \"We said we wanna ask the auditors to come and speak with us to explain the 2023 audit,\" a board member said during the meeting.

Why it matters: The audit documents municipal financial compliance and internal controls. Residents and board members said they wanted the auditors to present findings in accessible language and to answer questions so the board can sign and accept the audit with a full understanding of its implications.

Next steps: Board members said they would arrange for the auditors to appear while they are available later in the week the auditors are on site so the board can review questions and receive an explanation of the audit findings.","A resident asked the Select Board to request an executive summary or a presentation from the town auditors so board members and the public can better understand the 2023 audit findings; board members said they will ask the auditors to meet with the board while they are in town.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_46":92,"_48":93,"_50":94,"_52":95,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":96,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":97,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6217343,"Select Board approves heritage commission alternates, signs boundary perambulation and backs records-conservation grant",619,635000,1254000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3646305-07342205b818236d3c6b0df3cfa6ddfc&start=635&end=1254","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3646305-07342205b818236d3c6b0df3cfa6ddfc/thumbnail_635000.jpg","/articles/6217343/Kingston/Rockingham-County/New-Hampshire/Select-Board-approves-heritage-commission-alternates-signs-boundary-perambulation-and-backs-records-conservation-grant","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6217343-7fc398b6efc7c39f68997a52e2de264a/orig.mp4?Expires=1775124797&Signature=W9MEXDai5kITb5xD1A54jR6wwTEmJLcJqx4wNKO1sZvISymcBeMhjGKt8402AkubJuGn8PBIahJAWALUZdGdrN~TO0FZHG5o6L1MQzjFNqT9EerHu4LKW5INEdSYPHup5932FZBguVYWZkgf0NO4w6QhfmSpgPu~DVIbpIbx8welgYx6TFPauJ~hSbhfh6uC905DkBYVFhVx2rpGy8akuIW-Z5oCd-muDeVva1B8WRHxKnhVqkgolLIJ7XsebUo8ktvYU2P3g0UGWaUt3cB-luF0v~OtWtbONHj3gfotg7Er34Tdvj7RadoZw9WatHX7SXOiqgRDWfXwasmdgcnS2A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Kingston’s Select Board took a set of routine administrative actions at its June 2 meeting, appointing alternate members to the Heritage Commission, signing a town boundary perambulation with Exeter, and expressing support for a conservation grant for historic records.

Appointments: The board appointed Connor Von Gennep and Steven Souza as alternate members of the Heritage Commission, both terms to expire March 31, 2028. The board approved both nominations by unanimous votes. \"Thank you, Connor, for stepping up to the commission,\" a board member said after the motion.

Perambulation: The board reviewed and authorized a letter on town letterhead documenting the Exeter–Kingston boundary perambulation conducted in May 2025. The perambulation letter states participants met at a marker on Kingston Road (Route 111) on an 11 a.m. notice in May 2025 and renewed marks and bounds; the Select Board authorized the chair to sign the document.

Financial and records support: The board confirmed payment approval for a $2,500 invoice that matches grant funds for the lake-host program. Board members also approved a letter to the New Hampshire Department of Cultural Resources supporting a conservation license-plate grant application to conserve town records (volumes covering early 19th-century dates). The letter confirms the records are publicly owned by the town and asks the department to consider the conservation project.

Solar exemption and abatement forms: The board handled routine paperwork including a solar exemption form for 13 Wadley Point Road and an abatement form requested by Eversource (the latter was denied after discussion; see separate coverage). The board signed required signature blocks for routine approvals.

Why it matters: Heritage commission appointments fill volunteer seats that help steward town history; the conservation grant would fund preservation and digitization of early town volumes; perambulation is a statutory boundary-maintenance practice between neighboring towns.","The board appointed two alternate members to the Heritage Commission, signed a town perambulation letter with Exeter, authorized payment for a $2,500 lake-host grant match, and approved a letter supporting a conservation license-plate grant for historic town records.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_46":104,"_48":105,"_50":106,"_52":107,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":108,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":109,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6217347,"Select Board raises questions on well access roads, lot-line adjustments and shoreland setbacks",886,1862000,2748000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3646305-07342205b818236d3c6b0df3cfa6ddfc&start=1862&end=2748","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3646305-07342205b818236d3c6b0df3cfa6ddfc/thumbnail_1862000.jpg","/articles/6217347/Kingston/Rockingham-County/New-Hampshire/Select-Board-raises-questions-on-well-access-roads-lot-line-adjustments-and-shoreland-setbacks","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6217347-ed29d111c4d2f3007ec71955776c09db/orig.mp4?Expires=1775124797&Signature=RmMecuVOWLOgoj6ZWoE-UZOrwk6piA0otYbpBxLcfHUL16ByKa3Csl8Cd6FfosLQUaYtgUQnEUdnxyCUQYxzo6SzqW787vwVuEQxGM0W9O7a0gS3tPUfDEJ84e2t9E1~pCFfRSSxvmJUlgYDpFp9SrXim7zRIZqF2NQbCuCGXUzNFNGhidLU5oXwEcXjbBu2lqyUNJ5pBkQu4UasgTm0CAm5W6E-5HT7pKe5ysAo2zaP2KlTb4XGXKI4QoaLjP3N815zLLO2DC32BQeHPaOURmJx64ZpvWEZmWRqOgnu9JJd1~xumbQzWUKcLGb-dfmaPTo4zqCarePN~wzXEcAXgA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Kingston’s Select Board reviewed multiple planning submissions at its June 2 meeting, focusing on proposed access to monitoring wells, a lot-line adjustment on Mill Road and driveway/well setback compliance for a Church Street property.

Board members discussed a proposal for C & J Leasing to build a 12-foot-wide gravel access road to monitoring wells off Route 125 and for a new water line to service the site. \"They want to construct this well access road,\" a board member said while reviewing the submitted plan. The board asked staff to confirm the entrance location and noted the access is near West Shore Park.

The board also examined a lot-line adjustment for a property on Mill Road where owners seek to reconfigure parcel boundaries so a currently landlocked parcel would have frontage. Members raised concerns that the resulting frontage on one revised lot would be only about 45 feet, which may create a substandard lot, and repeatedly advised that a variance from the Zoning Board of Adjustment could be required. \"You can't create a substandard lot, and you need 200 to 4 front,\" a board member said during the exchange (discussion reflected in the transcript; see minutes for exact statutory frontage requirement). The board recommended that applicants consider ZBA approval for any frontage relief.

For a Church Street drive and well plan, board members flagged shoreland and wetland buffers and asked whether the proposed 12-foot paved driveway and 4-foot gravel shoulder complied with DES shoreland rules and well setback standards. The Heritage/Conservation reviewer had approved the plan’s design aspects, but the Select Board requested that planning staff confirm compliance with shoreland buffers and well setbacks before final approval. \"Please check well setbacks,\" the board requested during the review.

Board actions and directions: The board did not adopt a formal approval of any plan during the meeting. Instead, members recorded three specific comment requests: (1) confirm that proposed wells meet required setbacks; (2) confirm whether plans comply with shoreland/wetland setbacks; (3) advise whether the submission should be a survey plan and whether a ZBA variance is required for a substandard frontage condition. A staff member or planning representative will follow up at the upcoming planning board meeting.

Why it matters: The issues affect access to groundwater monitoring, compliance with state shoreland protection and wetlands rules, and property rights tied to frontage requirements. Several items appeared to require further technical review or separate board approvals, such as a ZBA variance or a formal survey, before the town could record or approve the changes.

Background: The proposals discussed included C & J Leasing’s planned access to monitoring wells off Route 125, a Mill Road lot-line adjustment intended to provide access to a landlocked parcel, and a Church Street property plan that includes a driveway and well placement near DES shoreland buffers.","Board members and staff reviewed several planning items — proposed well access/driveways, a lot-line adjustment on Mill Road, and shoreland/shoreline setbacks — and asked planning staff to confirm compliance with shoreland, wetland and well-setback rules and whether a formal survey or ZBA variance was needed.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_46":116,"_48":117,"_50":118,"_52":119,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":120,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":121,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6217352,"Select Board denies Eversource abatement after assessor recommends denial",58,871000,929000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3646305-07342205b818236d3c6b0df3cfa6ddfc&start=871&end=929","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3646305-07342205b818236d3c6b0df3cfa6ddfc/thumbnail_871000.jpg","/articles/6217352/Kingston/Rockingham-County/New-Hampshire/Select-Board-denies-Eversource-abatement-after-assessor-recommends-denial","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6217352-eea7aa9ec843d98f97a6388f7e591da9/orig.mp4?Expires=1775124797&Signature=aOjLuXgLKEcd57w~c1obh4WF7IBA4EQjLuemQ09nZfu41w8kOZsHv-Wm~hnyCRmqjv8ZocbNIwP4-VgHS8tzcZOid0cuRMp8DkJA5f3OBORezYlPv~TGUa4s6zj6IkGPS~1fhCzoomi4lxVe6hF2n5cafjFJ7WocIMrJNvFT4vVK0duQ23y506QK56F9vLn~LrZTez8YK3LKdPgAKGtDoqtf7zXbSaAJFyBwZyShiSJ3GvrAefYnDbAUwsL3LL9RrPUnZyEGHyIVJ1csNCj51JdaRLi1gHSvubkZRkyDfWY5jJS~BlSP08EsvM~2im2QYcrOOGwNG2OwiDwle753yQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Kingston Select Board voted unanimously to deny a 2024 abatement request from Eversource during its June 2 meeting after the town’s utility assessor recommended denial.

The assessor’s letter, dated May 30, 2025, concluded Eversource presented no supporting appraisal or other information to justify a lower valuation and noted the company relied on values from the Department of Revenue Administration that the Board of Tax and Land Appeals has previously found unreliable for public utility property. \"Should the taxpayer provide new information, or if the company has misinformed the town as to the inventory property, we will consider those issues when and if they arise,\" the assessor wrote, according to the letter read aloud at the meeting.

Why it matters: Abatement decisions affect the town’s property tax base and precedent for utility valuations. The assessor’s recommendation shaped the board’s action; board members said they would reconsider if the company supplied new data.

Board action and discussion: A motion to deny the Eversource abatement was made and seconded; the board voted unanimously in favor. Select Board member Ellie moved the motion and Select Board member Ellen seconded it. No board member recorded opposition or abstention.

What was not decided: The assessor’s letter said it would reconsider if Eversource produced new information. The board’s vote denied the current application; the transcript does not show any additional conditions placed on a future submission.

Context and authorities: The assessor referenced the Department of Revenue Administration valuations and the Board of Tax and Land Appeals in explaining why the Department of Revenue Administration numbers are not a reliable independent valuation for public utility property. The assessor’s firm, Sans Souci Associates, provided the recommendation to the board.

Next steps: The board recorded the denial; the assessor and town staff will consider any future documentation submitted by Eversource. The board did not set a deadline for any resubmission during the meeting.","Kingston Select Board voted unanimously to deny a 2024 abatement request from Eversource after the town assessor reported insufficient supporting documentation and cited the Department of Revenue Administration valuation issues.","actionData","errors"]

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