Public Hearing: Proposed Bond Warrant Articles

Saturday, January 21, 2017, 9:00 am
Rollinsford Grade School Gymnasium
Locust Street, Rollinsford, NH
2017 Proposed Bond Warrant Articles
 
The Select Board will hold Public Hearings pursuant to NH RSA 33:8-a,I on Saturday, January 21, 2017 commencing at 9:00 a.m. at the Rollinsford Grade School Gymnasium, Locust Street, Rollinsford, in order to receive public comments on the following proposed bond issues:
1. A bond issue in the approximate amount of $450,000 to purchase a new fire engine.
2. A bond issue in the approximate amount of $385,000 to finance culvert repairs. 
3. A bond issue in the approximate amount of $190,000 for repairs and improvements to the transfer station
 

Upcoming Meetings & Voting

1/11/17: Budget Committee workshop for budget recommendations, Town Hall, 6:30PM

1/14/17: School Budget Public Hearing, followed by Budget Committee Deliberation – School Budget, RGS, 9AM

1/21/17: Public Hearing: Proposed Bond Warrant Articles, RGS, 9AM

2/4/17: SB2 Deliberative Session (School), RGS, 9AM

2/11/17: Town Budget Public Hearing, followed by Budget Committee deliberation – Town Budget, 9AM, RGS

3/14/17: Town Voting by Ballot, Town Hall, 7AM-7PM

3/18/17: Town Meeting, RGS, 9AM

Select Board Meeting Schedule

SELECT BOARD

TOWN OF ROLLINSFORD

CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

12/29/16

6:30 pm

Town Hall

The Select Board does not meet on Monday holidays.    Here is our schedule for the upcoming weeks:

Monday, December 26, 2016:  NO BOARD MEETING

Thursday, December 29, 6:30 pm BOARD MEETING

Monday, January 2, 2017:  NO BOARD MEETING

Parking Stalls in Village District

The town’s road agent recently oversaw the painting of parking stalls throughout the village district.   The Board approved the repainting of parking stalls as they originally existed in the village; the expansion of parking stalls was not planned by the Board and the Board regrets the lapse in communication that led to the expansion.   We understand and see that several of these stalls abut quite closely to resident driveways.

As in so many municipal situations, interests and concerns are conflicting and competing.  While the Board may or may not have agreed to the expanded parking stalls had they discussed this as a projected plan, we now feel that they provide an organization to the parking in the village that, while not perfect, is an overall improvement.   Additionally, plans to remove or adjust them would carry a cost that the Board is not ready to assume.

We ask affected residents for their patience in living with the change and hope that it becomes manageable for all.

Rollinsford Hydroelectric Project: Notification of Agency/Public Joint Meeting and Site Visit

On behalf of the Town of Rollinsford, New Hampshire, Consolidated Hydro New Hampshire, LLC (CHNH) is preparing to relicense the Rollinsford Hydroelectric Project (Project) with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission). CHNH, a subsidiary of Enel Green Power North America (EGPNA), operates and manages the Project under a lease agreement with the Town of Rollinsford. The Project (FERC No. 3777) is located on the Salmon Falls River, which establishes the border between the States of New Hampshire (NH) and Maine (ME), in Strafford County, NH and York County, ME. The FERC license expires on August 31, 2021.

The Town of Rollinsford to providing notice to interested parties that it will be holding its agency/public joint meeting and site visit on Wednesday November 30, 2016. Details are described in the attached file and below:

Site Visit

Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Time: 10:00 am to Noon

Location: Bicentennial Park (just upstream of the Project dam)

Address: Corner of Front Street and Scoutland Road, Rollinsford, NH 03869

Joint Meeting

Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Time: 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm

Location: Rollinsford Town Hall

Address: 667 Main Street, Rollinsford, NH 03869

Select Board Meetings

Saturday, October 29th, 2016

9:00 AM at Town Hall

The Select Board is having a workshop to work on the proposed 2017 budget and may be discussing setting the 2016 tax rate.

And

Monday, October 31st

6:00 PM at Town Hall

The Select Board is having a workshop before the regular 6:30 Board meeting in order to discuss a potential ordinance for minimum housing standards.

10 Year Road Plan: MEETING NOTICE

The Select Board and Road Agent Jeff St. Jean have been working with the Strafford Regional Planning Commission to pilot the Road Surface Management Systems (RSMS) developed by UNH’s Technology Transfer Center. A ten-year road plan (draft) was reviewed by the board and we are now ready to share this draft with the public.

The Select Board will host a public information session on the road plan on October 27, 6:30 pm at the Town Hall.

The plan is available on the town website.