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Votes at a glance: Orange Select Board, Aug. 26, 2025
Summary
The Select Board approved minutes correction, two capital reserve transfers totaling $73,507.26, an abatement for WaveComm, accepted a timber tax warrant, approved snow-safety measures, entered and sealed a nonpublic session, and adjourned.
The Orange Select Board recorded the following formal actions at its Aug. 26, 2025 meeting (all votes noted in the minutes were unanimous, 3–0–0 unless otherwise stated):
• Minutes approval: The board approved the minutes of the Aug. 5, 2025 public meeting with a correction noted for the Historical Society entry (motion: Samara Pitre; second: Aaron Allen). Vote: 3–0–0.
• Capital Reserve Fund transfers: The board approved two transfers into the town’s general checking account: $16,351.00 from the Revaluation CRF to cover revaluation costs, and $57,156.26 from the Town Road Improvement and Repair CRF to cover 2025 paving costs. Motion by Samara Pitre; second by Lucy LaChance. Vote: 3–0–0.
• WaveComm abatement: Motion to process an abatement of $991.09 for WaveComm due to unsuccessful collection attempts (mover: Lucy LaChance; second: Samara Pitre). Vote: 3–0–0.
• Timber tax warrant: The board accepted and signed the Mulreed 2024 Timber tax warrant after the cut was completed (motion: Samara Pitre; second: Lucy LaChance). Vote: 3–0–0.
• Ice/roof-safety measures: The board approved moving winter access to the back door, installing a snow fence on the parking-lot side and installing snow angels above the entry door; handyman to perform the work (motion: Aaron Allen; second: Samara Pitre). Vote: 3–0–0.
• Nonpublic session and sealing minutes: The board entered nonpublic session under RSA 91-A:3-c to discuss a reputation issue (motion: Samara Pitre; second: Lucy LaChance; roll-call votes recorded). The board later voted to seal the nonpublic minutes (motion: Samara Pitre; second: Aaron Allen). Recorded votes were yes from Aaron Allen, Lucy LaChance and Samara Pitre.
• Adjournment: Motion by Aaron Allen; second Samara Pitre. Meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
These actions were recorded in the Select Board minutes; any implementation or follow-up tasks (for example, hiring a handyman or verifying exemptions per DRA guidance) were noted as assignments to town staff or listed as action items.
