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Hale's Location selectmen halt building permits, seek state guidance on elections
Summary
At their May 18 meeting, the Hale's Location Board of Selectmen voted to stop processing building permits after legal counsel said a local association holds enforcement authority, approved a $122,047 payment to North Conway Water Precinct and a $159,508 tax warrant, and moved to request guidance from the Secretary of State on election options.
On May 18, 2026, the Hale's Location Board of Selectmen in Carroll County voted to stop processing building permits for Hale's Location and to request formal direction from the Secretary of State about election options after residents declined to run their own elections and neighboring Bartlett declined to assist.
The board approved a motion to stop processing building permits, moved by Selectman Harold B. Parker and seconded by Selectman Gene Chandler; the motion passed 3-0. The minutes state the decision followed legal advice that the local association holds enforcement authority, and the board recorded that they would seek clarification of legal obligations from the Secretary of State.
The meeting also included several routine approvals. The board approved the May 4, 2026 minutes on a 3-0 vote. It approved check #2787 to the North Conway Water Precinct in the amount of $122,047.00 (motion by Parker, seconded by Chandler, passed 3-0) and approved the first tax warrant of 2025 in the amount of $159,508.00 (motion by Parker, seconded by Chandler, passed 3-0).
The formally recorded motion to request direction from the Secretary of State was moved by Selectman Harold B. Parker and seconded by Selectman Gene Chandler; the minutes do not record any dissent. The board did not record a timetable for receiving guidance or a specific expectation of what state action would follow.
Next steps: the board's motion asks the Secretary of State to advise on available election options and the town's legal obligations; the minutes do not specify a deadline for that response. The board signed the meeting minutes and adjourned its public business for the day.
