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Nelson Select Board votes: schedule, permits, purchases and warrant article
Summary
At its Aug. 20 meeting the Nelson Select Board approved routine minutes and manifests, ratified a one-time on-site liquor approval for an Aug. 23 wedding, approved multiple purchase requests contingent on budget, and voted to add a warrant article to raise the veterans’ tax credit to $1,500; all recorded motions carried 3-0.
The Nelson Select Board on Aug. 20 approved a series of routine and policy motions, all recorded as carrying 3-0.
Among the votes, the board agreed to continue meeting every other week through September, approved the Aug. 6 meeting minutes and the manifests for Aug. 13 and Aug. 20, and ratified a one-time mobile bar approval for a wedding at Apple Hill Center scheduled Aug. 23. Chief J. Sarcione had completed a fire-safety inspection and issued the Permit of Assembly and a letter approving on-site liquor service, which the board ratified.
The board approved several purchase requests contingent on available funds: a pager for a new Fire Department member ($499) and a mobile radio for the member’s personal vehicle ($1,807.24); the board also conditionally approved a used sander for the Highway Department (approximately $3,000) provided departmental funds are sufficient. Board members said department staff should verify budget availability before finalizing purchases.
On a policy item, the board voted to add a warrant article to raise the town’s service‑related total disability veterans’ tax credit to $1,500 after the NH Department of Revenue issued a notice eliminating a separate $500 disabled‑veterans credit. Selectman Mike Blaudschun moved the warrant-article addition; Chair Brenna Kucinski seconded.
Other administrative votes included approving a solar-exemption name change to the Newcombe Family Trust and approving an Intent to Cut for BMW Jr.-Lightning Hill (applicant P. White). The meeting closed with a motion to adjourn at 4:41 PM; all votes shown in the record carried 3-0.
Votes at a glance • Continue meetings every other week through September — mover: Mike Blaudschun; second: Brenna Kucinski; outcome: approved (3-0). (SEG 004) • Approve minutes (Aug. 6, 2025) — mover: Mike Blaudschun; second: Brenna Kucinski; outcome: approved (3-0). (SEG 004) • Approve manifests (Aug. 13 & Aug. 20, 2025) — mover: Mike Blaudschun; second: Brenna Kucinski; outcome: approved (3-0). (SEG 004) • Approve Permit of Assembly letter / ratify mobile bar for Apple Hill Center wedding (Aug. 23, 2025) — mover: Mike Blaudschun; second: Brenna Kucinski; outcome: ratified (3-0). (SEGs 004–005) • Approve pager ($499) and mobile radio ($1,807.24) for a new Fire Department member, contingent on budget — mover: Mike Blaudschun; second: Brenna Kucinski; outcome: approved (3-0). (SEG 004) • Add warrant article to raise service-related total disability veterans’ tax credit to $1,500 — mover: Mike Blaudschun; second: Brenna Kucinski; outcome: approved to appear on warrant (3-0). (SEG 005) • Solar-exemption name change to Newcombe Family Trust (James and Cynthia Newcombe) — mover: Mike Blaudschun; second: Brenna Kucinski; outcome: approved (3-0). (SEG 005) • Intent to Cut for BMW Jr.-Lightning Hill (P. White) — mover: Mike Blaudschun; second: Brenna Kucinski; outcome: approved (3-0). (SEG 006) • Approve Highway Department used sander (≈$3,000), contingent on available funds — mover: Mike Blaudschun; second: Brenna Kucinski; outcome: approved (3-0). (SEG 006) • Adjourn — mover: Mike Blaudschun; second: Brenna Kucinski; outcome: approved (3-0). (SEG 007)
The meeting record shows only the three voting members listed in attendance—Chair Brenna Kucinski, Selectman Michael Blaudschun and Selectman Don Carlisle—voting on recorded motions. Where purchases were approved “contingent on funds,” the minutes record the board’s authorization but indicate staff must confirm budget availability before final procurement.
