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Jackson Select Board approves $2.99 million tax warrant, exemptions and several policy changes
Summary
At its May 27 meeting the Jackson Select Board approved a $2,991,442 tax warrant, adopted a sealed-minutes review policy, approved a range of exemptions and exemptions and updated municipal fee booklets; the board also authorized temporary school-bus parking and scheduled a fire-station groundbreaking.
Barbara Campbell, chair of the Jackson Select Board, opened the May 27 meeting and led the board in approving a series of routine and administrative items, including a property tax collector’s warrant for $2,991,442 and the adoption of a policy to annually review sealed nonpublic-session minutes.
The most consequential financial action was the board’s approval of the tax collector’s warrant, which sets an 8% interest rate on sums not paid before July 9, 2025. Campbell moved the motion and Robert (Bob) Thompson seconded; the motion passed with all members voting in favor.
The board also approved a list of exemptions and credits read aloud by Campbell, including veteran’s credits and multiple solar exemptions across town parcels. Frank DiFruscio moved to approve the list; Bob Thompson seconded and the motion passed unanimously. The exemptions list included a solar exemption for a parcel listed as Jackson R18 Lot 01.
In a separate vote, the board adopted Addendum A, a sealed meeting minutes policy intended to establish an annual review and the procedure for unsealing minutes under RSA 91-A:3, III; Bob Thompson moved adoption, seconded by DiFruscio. The policy requires a majority vote to unseal minutes when the circumstances justifying their sealing no longer apply.
The board also approved modest increases to printed materials: the subdivision regulations and zoning ordinance booklets were raised from $5 to $10 to reflect printing costs.
Other approvals at the meeting included the enrollment of approximately 118 acres on Iron Mountain Road (Athena Revocable Trust / applicant Aaron Frackleton) into current-use taxation and multiple routine building permits, including a noted permit for a new 10,000-square-foot fire station at 56 Main Street.
Votes at a glance: • Approve May 13 and May 15 meeting minutes — motion by Barbara Campbell; seconded by Frank DiFruscio; outcome: approved. • Approve tax collector’s warrant ($2,991,442; 8% interest after July 9, 2025) — motion by Barbara Campbell; seconded by Robert Thompson; outcome: approved. • Table hazardous buildings item (await Building Inspector Kevin Bennett) — motion by Robert Thompson; outcome: approved. • Approve exemptions and credits (veteran’s and solar exemptions) — motion by Frank DiFruscio; seconded by Robert Thompson; outcome: approved. • Approve current-use application (Athena Revocable Trust / Aaron Frackleton) — motion by Robert Thompson; outcome: approved. • Adopt sealed meeting minutes policy (Addendum A; RSA 91-A:3, III referenced) — motion by Robert Thompson; seconded by Frank DiFruscio; outcome: approved. • Update fee schedule (booklet prices $5→$10) — motion by Robert Thompson; seconded by Frank DiFruscio; outcome: approved. • Adjournment at 4:09 p.m. — motion by Barbara Campbell; seconded by Robert Thompson; outcome: approved.
The board recorded routine notices including a donation of two Dunkin’ Donuts gift cards for the office and fire department, and a New Hampshire Electric Co-op notification that vegetation-control herbicides would be applied selectively in powerline corridors. The meeting concluded with a list of upcoming meetings and events, including a June 10 groundbreaking for the new fire station.
