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Francestown Select Board approves $11,000 land-use change tax, forwards Collins Brook bridge plans to NH DOT
Summary
At its Feb. 2 meeting the Francestown Select Board approved a Land Use Change Tax of $11,000 for Map 15 Lot 3-1, approved the manifest and Jan. 27 minutes, and voted to forward Fuss & O’Neill bridge plans over Collins Brook to the New Hampshire Department of Transportation for approval; the Board also discussed testing rodent repellents and building maintenance.
Chair Charles M. Pyle III convened the Francestown Select Board on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, and the board approved several routine and infrastructure items before adjourning at 6:07 p.m.
The board signed and approved a Land Use Change Tax for Map 15 Lot 3-1 in the amount of $11,000. The minutes record that the board also approved the manifest dated Feb. 4, 2026, and the minutes of the Jan. 27, 2026 meeting; both motions were made by Select Board member Scot Heath and seconded by Karen Kitzgerald and were recorded as passed.
On a separate motion, Heath moved and Chair Pyle seconded that the Fuss & O’Neill plans for the bridge over Collins Brook on Old County Road N. be forwarded to the New Hampshire Department of Transportation for approval; the motion passed. The plans were described in the minutes as submitted to NH DOT to move the project forward.
During other business the board discussed alternatives to rodenticides and reviewed rodent repellent products as a potentially safer approach. The minutes note that JP Pest Services had offered a trapping service but that its cost was high; the board agreed that testing repellents at the museum would be worth trying and suggested recruiting volunteers to place products when needed. Town Administrator Jamie Pike was noted as the official to whom the matter was raised.
The board also discussed damage to benches in Town Hall, reporting that they had been heavily scratched and gouged. Members discussed increasing maintenance and speaking with class instructors and the Recreation Committee about appropriate use of the building.
The board noted that Priscilla Martin will be stepping down as town historian; the town will look for a replacement. The board listed upcoming events on the town calendar, including the ConVal Deliberative Session on Feb. 3, a School Committee Forum at the Town Offices on Feb. 4, and the 2026 Budget Hearing on Feb. 5.
With no further business, a motion to adjourn by Chair Pyle, seconded by Mr. Heath, passed and the meeting was adjourned at 6:07 p.m. The minutes were submitted by Administrative Coordinator Sarah Morin and later approved by the board on Feb. 9, 2026.
