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At a glance: Tamworth Select Board votes on contracts, abatements, exemptions and payments
Summary
The Select Board approved a range of administrative and financial items June 10, including accepting a library solar proposal, issuing an RFP for a recycling building design, approving abatements and exemptions, authorizing payroll and accounts payable, and scheduling a brush public hearing.
At its June 10 meeting the Tamworth Select Board approved multiple motions covering contracts, abatements, exemptions, payroll and accounts payable. Key outcomes:
- Library solar: The board accepted Barrington Solar’s $43,085 proposal for the Clough Memorial Library rooftop solar project; a New Hampshire Department of Energy grant of $43,782 had been previously approved at town meeting. The board noted an estimated $1,600 of permits/fees/distribution upgrades may not be grant-covered.
- Recycling building design: The board authorized an RFP to obtain engineering and design assistance to prepare bidding documents for a recycling building at the transfer station.
- Brush public hearing: The board scheduled a public hearing for June 24 to consider proposed brush fees and supervised burning procedures; staff will propose specific fee amounts (discussion referenced a $20 illustrative fee) and cost estimates for fire-department oversight.
- Abatements approved: The board approved a series of tax abatements including (selected items) Map 211 Lot 118 Sub Lot 1 for $898; Map 407 Lot 116 for $6,531; Map 402 Lot 5 for $2,207; and others as listed in the meeting record.
- Exemptions and credits: Institutional exemptions were approved for Scouts of America (Map 406, Lot 40 Sub Lot 100), South Tamworth Methodist Church (Map 203, Lot 66) and Union Hall Association (Map 203, Lot 53). Veterans credits and a solar exemption were approved where applicable.
- Payments: The payroll warrant for $48,960.02 and accounts payable totaling $343,634.05 (including a $275,003.36 school payment and a $19,109 ambulance payment) were approved by roll call vote.
- Other approvals: The board approved a timber yield tax levy of $579.29 for Map 408 Lot 65 and 66, approved Libby’s Garage spill prevention plan, and signed the municipal warrant for unlicensed dogs for enforcement procedures.
Most votes were approved by roll call. Where specific roll-call names were recorded in the transcript, board members indicated “yes” (transcript excerpts included Chair and Roberts voting yes on several measures). The board did not change policy items at the meeting; it set processes for procurement, scheduled a public hearing on brush policy and approved routine financial transactions.
