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Orange Select Board approves minutes, accepts residential solar permit and seals nonpublic minutes
Summary
At its Nov. 18 meeting the Orange Select Board approved several sets of minutes, accepted a residential solar building permit for 173 Brock Hill Rd, tabled the Avitar Assessment contract to Dec. 2, and entered a sealed nonpublic session under RSA 91-A:3-c on a reputation matter.
The Orange Select Board on Nov. 18, 2025 approved multiple meeting minutes, accepted a residential building permit for a solar installation, and later entered a nonpublic session that the board voted to seal.
At the start of the meeting Chair Aaron Allen recorded attendance and the board approved the public minutes of Nov. 4, the nonpublic minutes of Nov. 4 (which were sealed on Nov. 4), the public minutes of Nov. 11 and the public minutes of Nov. 13. Each approval was made by motion (moved and seconded) and carried by a 3-0-0 vote.
On a separate motion, the board accepted a building permit for a rooftop solar installation submitted by Albert Vanasse for 173 Brock Hill Road (map 10 lot 9) after the Building Inspector approved the permit and required fees were paid. Lucy LaChance moved to accept the permit; Samara Pitre seconded; the motion passed 3-0-0.
The board reviewed its action-item list. Members noted closed items including installation of a snow fence, open items such as clapboard deterioration and a scheduled septic installation (Bob Senter expected to install in spring 2026), and new or postponed tasks including the town-house snow angels project. The proposed multi-year contract with Avitar Assessment was tabled for further consideration and placed on the Dec. 2 agenda.
In committee reports the cemetery trustees said a broken headstone will be reinstalled in spring 2026 and the Road Agent reported roads are ready for winter. The board confirmed its next meeting for Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025 at 6 p.m.
At 6:55 p.m. the board voted to go into nonpublic session under RSA 91-A:3-c to discuss a reputation issue; the roll call vote was Aaron Allen yes, Lucy LaChance yes and Samara Pitre yes. The board reconvened at 7:05 p.m., then voted to seal the nonpublic minutes. Chair Aaron Allen reported that no action was taken in nonpublic session. The meeting adjourned at 7:12 p.m.
The minutes record motions, seconds and vote tallies for the actions above; no contested votes or public comments were recorded during the meeting.
