Hinsdale Select Board approves routine minutes, permits, exemptions and letters; enters non-public personnel session

The Hinsdale Select Board approved a series of routine motions and took several administrative actions at its March 4 meeting.

Key votes and outcomes: • Approval of manifests (Feb. 23 and March 2, 2026) and approval of public/nonpublic minutes from Feb. 17, 2026 — motion by Selectman Mike Carrier, second by Selectman Bernie Rideout; unanimous vote. • Open-container/alcohol permit for Mike Sarsfield for an Easter Family Get Together at the Community Center on April 5, 2026 — motion by Selectman William Hodgman, second by Carrier; unanimous vote. • Town Hall facility request for Hinsdale Middle High School Design Challenge Network event on April 3, 2026 — motion by Hodgman, second by Carrier; unanimous vote. • Approval of permanent elderly property-tax exemption (ID 03022026A) — motion by Hodgman, second by Rideout; unanimous vote. • Approval of the RSA 79-E application for 29 Hancock Street for five years — motion by Carrier, second by Rideout; unanimous vote. • Motion to sign a letter supporting SB538 (extension of municipal net metering) — motion by Hodgman, second by Rideout; unanimous vote. • Motion to authorize Chair and Town Administrator to sign updated Water Department emergency-plan documents — motion by Carrier, second by Rideout; unanimous vote. • Motion to enter non-public session under RSA 91-A:3 II(a) (personnel) at 6:39 p.m. — motion by Carrier, second by Hodgman; unanimous vote. The board reconvened at 7:05 p.m. and then voted to seal the non-public minutes; motion by Hodgman, second by Carrier; unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at 7:06 p.m.

All recorded motions in the transcript passed with four ayes (Diorio, Carrier, Hodgman and Rideout).