Residents and boards press assessor and contractor performance; planning updates include DOT hearing and Smith Road site visit
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Summary
Select Board members and planning officials raised concerns about the 2020 revaluation contractor (KRT), asked for proof of contract deliverables, and received planning updates about Smith Road site compliance and a DOT hearing on the South Road/Route 125 project.
Select Board members and planning board representatives raised performance concerns about the town’s past revaluation contractor and reviewed local planning matters including a site visit at Smith Road and an upcoming DOT hearing.
Several residents and board members said KRT, the company hired to perform Brentwood’s 2020 revaluation, had not completed or correctly updated some data; the Select Board asked that KRT’s current contract obligations be verified before further payment and recommended soliciting additional resident feedback on KRT’s services. The chair requested assurance that any items KRT contractually committed to would be completed this cycle.
Planning board member Doug Marino reported that DOT removed the town’s South Road/Route 125 intersection project from its 10-year plan because of statewide budget cuts. Marino said GASSett (GASSeT) hearings will allow members of the public to speak directly with the New Hampshire Department of Transportation; a public GASSett hearing will be held in Brentwood at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18, at the recreation center. Marino and other RPC members encouraged public attendance and said planning board members will also attend to present the town’s case.
On Smith Road, staff and the planning board conducted a site visit with the applicant, Mr. Sanborn, to discuss bringing the property into compliance with a site plan. The board discussed screening, abutter impacts and other measures to be included as part of an approved plan. Planning board members and the Select Board said they will continue to work with the applicant to finalize screening and compliance requirements.
Other committee updates included the municipal-complex committee’s work to produce three options — standalone police facility, police building with future add-on capability, or combined police station and town office — with the committee expected to recommend one or more options to the Select Board for consideration at town meeting.
