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Tuesday, January 3, 2023, 6:00 pm until 7:00 pm
A meeting of the Select Board

Selectboard Meeting - 5 Academy Hill Road, Conway - 6:00 p.m.
Meetings are now held every other Monday and are at this time accessible via Zoom.

Meeting of Select Board

Members: (Quorum)

• Present: Christopher Waldo, at 6:00 PM
• Present: Philip Kantor, Chair, at 6:00 PM
• Present: Erica Goleman, at 6:00 PM

Also Present:

• Veronique Blanchard
• Adam Reed

See original Agenda Final Minutes

Meeting opened: 6:00 PM

Meeting closed: 7:22 PM

0. Meeting Preliminaries

   • Meeting Opened / Attendance Taken (see above).

   • Minutes Approved: Wed, Dec 21 - Select Board

1. Warrants

   • - Vote to approve the Accounts Payable Warrant, the Payroll Warrant, and the Payroll Deduction Warrant .

     MOTION, moved by Philip Kantor, seconded by Christopher Waldo: To approve W23-15 in the amount of $720,208.40, PW23-15 in the amount of $120,514.46 and PDW23-15 in the amount of $30,221.73.

     Pass: Aye: Erica Goleman, Philip Kantor, Christopher Waldo.

2. Meetings Attended by Select Board Members

3. Public Comments. None

4. Unfinished Business. None.

   • - The new church will be up and running soon. Mary Ann wanted to let the town know that this will be a community center and hopes all residence will feel free to use the new building.

5. New Business

   • - Representative Natalie Blais’s annual update.

     General Discussion...
     Representative Natalie Blais attended the meeting to discuss future projects and concerns regarding Conway. Some things that were brought up were.
     * Band width in Conway still needs some work.
     * Going forward with plans to move all the Town Office employees to the Town Hall.
     * Public safety building and other infrastructure projects that should be addressed.
     * Getting a representative from the DRC to Conway to set plans in motion for our forests.

   • Fees for license renewals

     MOTION, moved by Erica Goleman, seconded by Philip Kantor: A motion to continue the 50% discount on licensing fees for one more year.

     Pass: Aye: Erica Goleman, Philip Kantor, Christopher Waldo.

     It was felt that town businesses could use another year of the Covid discounts for their license fees since things have not totally stabilizes in the economy.

     1. Licensees-2022.xls

   • Ron Sweet source of funding for tree work

     General Discussion...
     Ron Sweet come with concerns about the money that will be needed to clean up the trees that have fallen do to storms. The current Highway Department budget may not have the funds for this fiscal year. It is estimated that $12,000 will be the cost for a chipper rental for proper removal to ensure there are no safety concerns along the sides of Conway roads. It was decided at the joint meeting with the Finance Committee on January 23, Ron will bring some quotes for rentals and there will be further discussion.

   • Set date for Transfer Station Public Forum

     General Discussion...
     The Select Board will be looking at February 9, and or February 16, for the first public forum.

6. Items Not Anticipated 48 Hours in Advance of the Meeting

   • None.

7. Town Administrator update

   • 2023-1-3 update.

     1. TA_2023-01-03_Update.pdf

8. Selectboard member comments/concerns

   • None.

9. Mail

10. Announcements

    • None

11. Meeting Wrap-up

    • Next Meetings:
      1. Mon, Jan 16, at 6:00 PM "Select Board"
      2. Tue, Jan 17, at 7:00 PM "Select Board"
      3. Mon, Jan 23, at 6:00 PM "Selectboard and Finance Committee" -- CANCELLED

The listing of matters is those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.

Minutes approved on Monday, Jan 23, 2023