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Grantham selectmen approve equipment sale, set tax warrant and handle routine town business
Summary
At the Nov. 12 meeting the Grantham Board of Selectmen approved sale of a town backhoe to the highest bidder for $14,050, signed the tax warrant for billing, accepted a donated treadmill for the police department, and granted conditional approval for a building permit pending Planning Board review.
The Grantham Board of Selectmen approved several routine administrative actions at its Nov. 12 meeting, including the sale of a surplus backhoe, approval of the tax warrant for billing, acceptance of a donated treadmill for the police department, and conditional approval of a building permit pending Planning Board review.
Selectmen opened sealed bids for a 2005 John Deere 310 SG backhoe loader and accepted the high bid of $14,050 from Donald Hoh. The Board directed the Town Administrator to negotiate a Purchase and Sale Agreement with that bidder.
Town Administrator Emily Owens reported she met with the Board to set the tax rate and completed required paperwork; the Board signed the warrant and the tax bills were printed by the Town Clerk/Tax Collector. The minutes do not record the tax rate amount.
Selectman Jeremy Walla moved to accept, and the Board unanimously approved, a donation of a used treadmill from resident Peter Hardy for the Grantham Police Department. The Board tabled consideration of a proposed winter parking ordinance until its Nov. 24 meeting and granted conditional approval for a building permit for 418 Route 10 South, pending Planning Board site-plan review scheduled for Nov. 13.
Other administrative items included routine department reports (Fire-EMS, Lebanon Ambulance, Police, Transfer Station, Trustees of the Trust Funds), the issuance of RFPs for the 2027 revaluation, draft zoning ordinance updates related to accessory dwelling units and Class VI roads, work with Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust and the Conservation Commission to add two properties to the Conservation District as a warrant article, and continued redaction work on Right-to-Know requests. The Board also noted JLMC building inspections were completed and a budget work session is scheduled for Nov. 14.
The Board took multiple non-public sessions later in the meeting and voted to seal those sessions; reasons recorded in the minutes cite RSA 91-A:3 provisions. The Board adjourned at 8:05 PM; its next regular meeting is Nov. 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM.
