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Votes at a glance: Selectmen approve cemetery contract, energy study access, Clean Energy NH membership, clothing drop and other routine items
Summary
At its April 7 meeting the Greenland Board of Selectmen approved several motions including a cemetery mowing contract, Energy Committee access to study a solar field, a $300 Clean Energy New Hampshire membership, and placement of a clothing/textile drop-off at the transfer station.
At its April 7 meeting the Greenland Board of Selectmen recorded the following formal actions (summarized from motions and voice votes on the record):
- Cemetery mowing and maintenance contract: Motion to award the 2025 contract to the Cemetery Trustees’ recommended contractor. Motion carried on a voice vote. (See separate article for details.)
- Energy Committee access to 560 Breakfast Hill Road: Motion to allow the Energy Committee to meet with solar developers and access the town-owned property for site evaluation. Motion carried on a voice vote.
- Clean Energy New Hampshire membership: Motion to authorize the town administrator to purchase a municipal membership at the $300 level per year. Motion carried on a voice vote.
- Clothing/textile drop at the transfer station: Motion to approve placement of a clothing/textile drop-off bin (operator named in packet as Apparel Impact). Motion carried on a voice vote; residents using the transfer station will still need a dump sticker to access the facility.
- Two elderly property tax exemptions: Motions to approve elderly exemptions for properties listed in the assessor’s recommendations (addresses given in meeting as 3 Molton Ave and 186 Road). Motions carried on voice votes.
- Accounts payable manifest: Motion to approve the accounts payable manifest as read on the record. Motion carried on a voice vote. (Amount read in meeting: "$224,000.06 56" on the transcript; please refer to the official manifest for the exact printed figure.)
- Payroll manifest: Motion to approve the payroll manifest in the amount read on the record (transcript: "102,170 and 12¢"). Motion carried on a voice vote.
Other actions and administrative approvals were discussed and scheduled (minutes approval, department meetings, committee appointments). Several items were tabled for further drafting (a food-truck permit ordinance was discussed and tabled for future ordinance drafting and a sample application). The meeting adjourned into a nonpublic session under RSA 91-A:3 II(b).
This summary reflects motions and outcomes as recorded on the meeting audio/transcript; when a dollar amount or other numeric detail was difficult to parse on the recording the article references the wording as read and recommends consulting the signed manifest or posted minutes for the official figures.
