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Selectmen approve hiring, grants, bonds and contracts; votes at a glance
Summary
At its Nov. 4 meeting the Greenland Board of Selectmen approved hiring a full‑time firefighter/EMT, accepted state highway grants and revenue share, approved a road bond estimate for a new subdivision, authorized a Waste Management contract extension, and approved routine manifests and tax items.
The Greenland Board of Selectmen took a series of votes Nov. 4 on personnel hires, grants, contracts and fiscal manifests.
Hiring: The board approved the hiring of Ryan Gionette as a full‑time firefighter/EMT at $24 per hour, increasing to $26.50 per hour after obtaining a CDL. Chief Prechta had introduced the candidate but the hire was approved in his absence after a motion and second; the board voted in favor.
Elections stipend: Selectmen approved awarding a $2,000 stipend to Dean as assistant moderator for town elections, matching the moderator stipend after a motion to approve was seconded and carried.
Grants and revenue: During a public hearing, the board accepted a New Hampshire Highway Block Grant totaling $28,328.18 (with $2,994.40 restricted to highway use and $25,334.14 as regular highway block grant funds). The board also accepted $285 classified as other governmental revenue from the state as UCC revenue share (RSA 382‑A was cited in the discussion).
Development bond: The board voted to approve a road‑bond estimate and an off‑site maintenance bond for a proposed subdivision at 125 Dearborn Road. The approved figures were an on‑site improvements estimate of $884,427 and an off‑site maintenance bond of $40,072; the proposed road name was discussed but tabled for later consideration.
Waste contract: Selectmen authorized the town administrator to sign a three‑year extension with Waste Management at a fixed 5% annual increase. The proposal lists 2025 rates as $280 per haul and $1.45 per ton for municipal solid waste; the expansion of curbside or yard‑waste pickup was discussed as a budgetary question but was not authorized.
Fiscal manifests and taxes: The board approved the accounts payable manifest for $182,431.12 and a payroll manifest. The board approved an elderly deferral for 342 Bayside Road and land‑use change tax amounts of $19,380 (136 Bayside Road) and $124,874 (Summerwind Place). Speaker 6 noted the board withheld an $800,000 school payment for the current manifest cycle pending final finance coordination; that payment is expected to be released in a later cycle.
Votes at a glance (motions and outcomes): - Hire firefighter: motion carried (approved). - Assistant moderator stipend ($2,000): motion carried (approved). - Accept highway block grant ($28,328.18) and revenue share ($285): motions carried (approved). - Approve road bond estimate ($884,427) and off‑site bond ($40,072): motion carried (approved); road name tabled. - Authorize Waste Management 3‑year extension at 5% annual increase: motion carried (approved). - Approve accounts payable and payroll manifests: motions carried (approved). - Elderly deferral and land‑use change tax approvals: motions carried (approved).
The board’s actions were procedural and routine in most cases; the highway grant, road bond and waste contract carry budget implications that staff and the selectmen said they will monitor.
