Board of Selectmen - Regular Meeting

Um, leading off with public comment. If anyone's here who wants to speak to something not on the agenda, now would be the time. Seeing none, uh, we have no public hearings. Uh, we have a meeting with Tim Sweeney. Uh, we're going to invite Tim to the microphone and give us your update. If you could turn the microphone on, that would be good. and Dan

just tip it down the mic. Yeah. No, you just tip it down. Uh good evening folks. Um public works. Uh we're so thankful winter's over. Sure.

You and us both. Uh, I want to introduce uh Dan Snodgrass here. He uh he joined us this winter as a mechanic and um he's proven himself quite uh worthy and um we had him plowing all of Bose Center Road uh right out of the gate and we threw him to the wolves and we had lots of compliments on his uh abilities and um Rick Walt is retiring so we've advanced uh Dan uh to fleet manager now so he'll be taking the the reigns there and um keeping our fleet right up where it always is. All right, should be Thank you and welcome, Dan.

Thanks. Um so, yeah, winter was long. Uh a long cold one, one of the longer and colder ones we've had for quite a few years. Uh was always um oh, we don't have winters like we used to. And

it's back. So, um I guess we'll probably look forward to that again for a few more years. Um this was the first year that I um actually went over on uh overtime and salt through the amount of years I've worked here um as managing the system. Um and uh that was a little uh stressful at the end. Um but we made it and uh we'll we'll probably ask for a little more next year. Um but the overtime was 32,000 over. Uh the salt was 23,000 over so but we'll make it up with you know reducing other things.

Um so yeah that's over. Uh the frost heaves were horrendous. Um and they've ironed out quite quickly. I was expecting the worst um spring season we've ever had with mud season, but we didn't get the rain. So, uh, that worked out good and we were able to lift our postings and, um, now we're into spring cleaning. Um, sweeper's been out a few times and I don't know, it's been in the shop a couple times, too. Yeah. Lot of lot of sand out there, I think. Yeah. For every day it goes out, it's another day work. Yeah.

Um, but that's a that's a new challenge and, um, we'll see how long it holds up. Um, but it's it's getting tired. Um, so that and we've plow damage. We're doing that those repairs with the the concerned citizens of US Hypnons and um that's in the making now. Um we we um kind of stole a employee from Chris Andrews from the facility side right there. Uh yeah, I I can feel you don't feel it. I can feel it in my neck.

But uh he's fairing well through it all. But uh his the the fellow that he had um his whole intentions were to advance into uh DPW and um uh Andrew Morash and um Jack uh Burton is um training him to the park for the parks and we've advanced Jack to an equipment operator and Jack is in the process of getting his CDL license and um

the whole team has been great. Um we we've got the best team I could ever imagine to be honest with you. Um and it was quite tough this year. This winter we had a lot of um illness. Uh we had the crew was everybody took their turn. Um some worse than others, but um um all in all, we made it through it. And um spring cleaning now and then um we'll jump into ditching and uh preparing for paving. Um we've got uh quite a lot of paving to do and thank you for approving that um contract with Pike Industries. Uh there we have a good rapport with those folks and and um many of the vendors too when you you get around to seeing the next request for a loader and a dump truck. Um, I think it's I think it's people in the industries that live in the neighborhood that give us such a good deal. Um, it I I can't say that Tim did all the negotiations and best bent their their arms. I think there's higherups that say uh each individual is going to either you know the loader or the dump truck or the plow or paving that um somebody in the cloud says town of Bose is going to get a good deal.

Yeah. So, we'll take it and it seems to seems to work. But and um and the crew appreciates all the all the equipment that you support given them because uh it's no fun uh working on broken equipment in the middle of a snowstorm.

Well, Tim, first off, on behalf of the board of Slifeman, thank you for all you guys did this winter. Um we've we've grown accustom as a town to having the best maintained roads, and you guys didn't let us down. Uh it's amazing that you miss one road, one storm and we all heard about like great. Are you kidding? You guys are out there all the time. I think when I look at your budget and to hear that the first time you can remember or the first time ever that we were over on overtime and salt, you know, in theory we should be about off that guess half the time, right? And to think that, you know, one out of 20 years we were off, that's that that's pretty darn good budgeting. Um, and so I want to thank you for that. I think we probably need to let uh Ryan Oddley know that we need another sweeper in a couple of years.

I eyeballed one down there. Okay. I I did. I say those that don't know, a couple years ago he sold us a very nice used sweeper for the town price, which was about slightly more than what it cost to pay someone to contract to do it. And so we just need to let him know we're we're looking ready for another one. Okay, I like that. And I think we have some flexibility in the budget this year to continue working on the fields. I think we get a lot of bang for the buck being proactive on those fields. And so I encourage your team to keep doing that. And as far as I'm concerned, you're you guys are killing it. Thanks. Thank you, Tim. While you're at the DS, maybe we can deal with discussion item number four, which is a truck and loader bid waiver request.

I'd like to make a motion to approve the truck and loader bid waiver request. We're doing that because we already own the attachments for the loader and I assume the truck we're getting a Peter Belt from. Correct. We're getting a Peter belt from a local provider. Same same as the last three that we've built. We we finished the last one. We just finished two of them. Yeah. But the second second one's finally out running and won't see snow. And when you're buying the right equipment and similar equipment and can have the parts right there and the filters right there, it just saves a ton of money. Not to mention, it's a local provider.

I'll second that. We have a motion to second. Any further discussion from the board hearing? None. All those in favor of the bid waiver request say I. I. Eyes have it for nothing. Tanya. All right. When you get out before you said you wanted to. Well, I was about to second your motion. Oh, good. That's out of curiosity, h how many yards of sand did we go through and how many yards of salt did we go through this? Oh, boy. Um, just on his road, six. Oh, it was more than six yards. It was that one storm. I would say uh and I I you know you never know what the questions will be and you're pounding your brain but I I think it was like 39 100 um yards of sand and salt. Wow.

And um oh 1500 yards of salt. Yeah, probably about that. Um, if you take um 140 155 divided by uh $90 a ton, that'll tell you your tonnage. Almost 1,700. Yeah. Tons. Yeah. Wow. Yeah. Um I've seen winters that that sand pile behind the shop is 9,000 yards. I've seen uh one winter when all of that went out. And that was interesting. And how are we on backed up crush stone and uh and screen sand down at the pit?

Uh we'll we'll rent another screener this year and screen some. Um the guys where we've been getting it's kind of silty. We're trying to do a little more exploring, but we're we're limited to where we can go in the pit because the there's a line for conservation and where where I can dig and where I can't dig. But um we'll find some. Yep. Thanks. Great. Thanks, gentlemen. Thanks, Dan. Thank you, Tim. Thank you again, Dan. Right. We'll go to the consent agenda. I'll make uh let me make sure I don't have anybody on. Make a motion to approve the consent agenda. Second. I have a motion, a second. Any further discussion? Like us. Hearing none. All those in favor say I. For the consent agenda. I have a four nothing. I'll make a motion to approve.

Uh we're going to one second. We're going to separate this out. The committee commission and board appointments. We're first going to deal with the drinking water protection committee. I am going to abstain from this vote or recuse myself from this vote as I am related to one of the uh applicants. Which one members? Mr. Colby. Okay. I'll make a motion to approve Ken and Greg for drinking water protection committee. I have a motion and second. Any further discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor say I. I. Eyes have it. Three nothing with one abstension. We'll now turn to the remainder of the um

the commission and committee and board reappointments. Maybe just everyone take a look to make sure there's no conflicts. I'll make a motion to uh approve the rest of the commission committee and board appointments. Second. Any further discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor say I. I. I. Eyes have four nothing. Sandy Crystal will now reach the quarter century point on the planning board as far as I can tell. Is that real? It will. Um, a lot of Thursday nights

when we have we have issues sometimes from the the sort of mids and there's only one person in the room who knows what's going on. Um, all right. So, we can start signing those now. We have the town manager report. Yes. Um going through our April employee of the month is Carrie Mcinan. Welld deserved. Yes.

Um she does a great job. She and at least in the write up that I wrote she is always willing to jump in and help anybody. I mean not only applicants, people coming in but her co-workers and um she'll jump right in and with a smile and which is always nice. uh Marmmont County Community Power. The notice of withdrawal letter was sent to the county administrator and he's been asked to respond within 10 days the receipt of the letter. Uh sale of town property Banger um the sales agreement purchase and sales I signed that last week and Taylor signed it as well. So now he's on to the planning board. The rec center RFP, that's number nine on the agenda. Girl Scout storage shed. We found a place to put it right basically last last in in the row. So, we'll be working on that. Uh and then I added uh something the Bow Junction Water Extension. I met with our engineer Nick Schedule today. We went over where things are at with the application. I'm going to also get access to the site. So, there's a couple of pieces that I can do and see exactly what they're looking for. Um, we're going to meet with Tim uh on Thursday and get a few more items, but we're we're looking really good. There's a couple of questions that we have still for DES as far as and Nick's going to contact them.

And there's no this is a May one deadline. There's no concern about meeting that in your view. No. Okay. No. And then you I know at the last meeting Chris had asked about the timber audit. I know you attached that.

Yeah, I just put this together just it's kind of a two-parter, but um as far as revenues we bring in, I thought we brought in more, but about 10,000 a year. Uh but there is a process for penalties, doomage, and enforcement. Um so the DRRA and forest and lands division can issue cease and assist. They they're very helpful with us. You know, if we see or suspect a problem, we contact uh the forest and lands and they're right out there. Um they also help us with if they see something you know they help and assist us with uh uh calculating help the assess with calculating the doomage amount. Um and then the rest that I gave you is just the process and I think you maybe have all seen enough but not really to to actually see the process. So this may answer some questions that pop up occasionally.

There any questions for David on the town manager part? Just one um we had back in March uh at town meeting we had a citizens petition that asked us to send a letter to um our ah right New Hampshire that passed. It did pass and I think all we have to do is uh take that take that uh yeah warrant article and uh send it to uh the members of the general court uh for the state of New Hampshire. Okay. Let's hand deliver it to you. I haven't seen it, so I'm figuring we haven't written. If we make a lot, will you hand them out for different color pages? I love you.

Okay, we'll get that done. Anything else for David?

Um, I think I won the bet on when Mr. Knight showed up. Um, we want to move that issue forward just for the interest of time. This is the number discussion item number nine, bid access bid acceptance for the Bow Rec Center. As a reminder, at town meeting, we got approval to spend up to $175,000 on a addition for the BO Rec Center, which is not the BO community center. And we have bids that were unsealed yesterday. We had five bids ranging from 372,000 change, down to 174,000 and change. There's copies on everyone's desk of those bid amounts. And so our goal tonight is to accept a bid and move forward. Uh, Kip, I'd like to make a motion to accept the only qualifying bid of $174,500 made by Jeff Knight.

Second. I have a motion, a second. Any further discussion? All those in favor say I. I. I. Eyes have it. Five nothing. What's the timing on? I got a email from Miss Alicia saying that the entrance is already closed. So, what's the timing on construction here? irrigation system. Is that okay? That's what's happening. Okay. Um, we have all those kids there. They can help dig holes or whatever you made. Build builds charact. It builds character. So, awesome. Okay. Thank you. Thanks. Um, thank you for finding a bid that was worked with our budget and the town meetings both.

Thank you, Jeff, for being willing to help. All right, moving on. So, we have the acceptance of the March 24. Make a motion to approve the March 24th, 2026 meeting minutes. Second. All those in fa. Any further discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor say I. I.

Eyes have it. Five nothing. Moving on to the street light request. We had a request from a citizen to put street lights at either end of Sawmill which comes out on White Rock Hill and Page Road. We have it something on our desk which is from a police chief today. um summarizing it saying that the police uh expressed support for the installation of the street lights um to improve visibility because mo and also most insections in bow have these type of street lights. So um I open for discussion and debate I'd like to make a motion uh and we also have a bid for the lights of about $1,100 each. Yes.

So I'd like to make a motion that we authorize the purchase installation of the street lights. I wonder if because we haven't um told the residents that might have a light there that what I would like to do is to authorize it tonight, let Tim for it, but give any resident who might have a concern a month to show up here and say, "I'm concerned about the placement." There are four houses that might be impacted. I've spoken to one of the residents. He didn't seem to have a big problem, but I agree. I want to give them time to maybe like I'm happy to actually reach out to them and say this is an issue.

So I'm going to make a motion that we authorize the ordering and installation but not before May 15th to give a chance for the residents to potentially come out and raise concerns at our next meeting. I'll second that. I have a motion to second. Any further discussion? Do we know if these uh what kind of lights they are? Are they I saw a hand in the back. be, you know, the energy. I assume they're going to be the LED lights that we went through the town 5 years ago and replaced them all with LED right

down. But they will be I'm assuming they'll be kind of directional so that they are straight down and not lighting up the whole sky and maybe have a little warmth to them. Is that accurate interpretation of what would go in or we don't know yet? Sandy, do you you're the expert here.

Well, in this room. You're the expert. Basically, it really faces down birds. Is there is there a scale for dark sky compliant? Like is there a actual is there just a light that's dark scale compliant only or is there a scale of how much light it pollution there is off?

I think there are guidelines. I mean with site plans we're always looking at site plans and what's require So if someone whoever seconded that will allow me to amend, I will amend raise the the motion to 1500 to ensure that we're buying a dark stark dark dark sky compliant light. I second to that. I will.

So, my I'm gonna my amended motion, Tanya, is to authorize the purchase of up to $1,500 for each of the lights for dark sky compliant lights to be installed not before May 15th to give the residents a chance to raise any concerns with us. Second amended motion. Any further discussion? All right. All those in favor say I. I. I. I have five nothing. Tanya. All right. Moving on to the appointment for the BDC. I'm going to turn it over to Are we skipping the fire position? Yes, that's been pulled from the agenda.

It was supposed to be removed from the agenda, but it wasn't. Um, so I'm going to the BDC Ian, if you can like explain what the BDC had requested and then we'll move towards a solution on this. Yeah. Um, so we had two people apply. Uh thankfully it was really great that we have a couple people applying, but um we were looking for a a realtor and someone who's kind of really on the pulse of the ins and outs, people moving in out of town and and actually what's going on. So um with that, I'd like to make a motion to accept the application of Bianca Contraras. What about Brian? We have a I have a there's only one spot open. Okay.

But once if we if this motion passes, I have a suggestion. So second, um I need to once again recuse myself. Uh and I have to state why. Uh my uh two of my children have current contracts with Miss Contrarus for her realy services. And out of an abundance of caution, I will recuse myself since Bianca is my real estate agent and is exploring uh a purchase for me. So I would recuse myself as well. I'm not buying any houses, so I can vote. Good to know. Second. Good to know. I think I seconded. Oh, all right. All those in favor.

All those in favor say I. I. All right. The eyes have it three nothing with Elena and myself. I want to mention I just want to thank Brian for a fine because I think he would be great at it also. And this is my we have an opening on one of the on the BO business quarter tiff board and my suggestion is that um one of us perhaps Ian maybe reach out and suggest that this is you know just because Bianca was in real estate that was the goal but we'd love to get him involved in town government and if he would like to reapply for that position it would be I think a welcome application that would be my suggestion on this

and we keep him as backup for the next I was just going to say um couldn't we kind of in the bullpen can we nominate him or accept his application for the position of an alternate? We cannot because the business development commission was adopted at town meeting. Oh, gotcha. So, we would have to wait for town meeting. We hate to see a volunteer go to waste. So, I think if you can reach out to him on that and if he'll reapply and hopefully we can get that done for the next meeting. Okay. and as soon as there's an opening, we'll be sure to yesachch announce it and reach out.

All right, moving on to So, obviously, thank you to Bianca and Brian both. Um, moving on. There had been at the last meeting a request for some clarification around the funding of the um 300th anniversary committee and we would be looking tonight for to authorize that committee to spend those funds. So, there's a document in here from Cheryl about that fund. Maybe David, if you could just summarize the current status of the 300 committee fund, and then we'll deal with the coin issue afterwards.

Yep. The current balance is 12,513 and then there's going to be another 10,000 going in uh on the budget that's effective July 1. Um, do you want just some sort of caveat that it's still kind of it would still come through the town? Correct. Well, I think that check cut the

the goal is to after meeting our have three our first uh committee meeting last week. The goal would be to at least have some sort of indication if the committee has the authority or power to request even money for a deposit um to put down on things. We need to know how long it's going to take to get an expenditure approved and every step we have to go through will cause a delay in that which is fine. Um it just means we have to plan two months in advance instead of one month in advance. And we do a manifest each week. So, right, there would really be no delay other than it comes in.

And again, I don't know if you want me approval or just to sign it. To me, keep it simple. It'd be potentially $22,000. We often give David that kind of authority. And so, my inclination would be that we grant David the authority to approve reasonable requests from the 300th anniversary committee. If something rings a bell for him, he'll delay it and come to us. Ultimately, the idea is to bring back to this board any final type of ideas and quotes. Anyway, uh just to make sure that the board approves of the planning. Chris, is that a motion? I'm going to make a motion to authorize uh David Stack to approve any expenditure um from the 300th anniversary fund um at his discretion. Second.

I have a motion and a second. Any further discussion? Hearing none, all those in favor say I. I. I. Eyes have it. Five nothing. All right, moving on to the coin sale price and inventory. In your packet, you have so much complex slightly amusing list of list of coins. That's easy. We have 30 imputtor uh available. The original price was $5.

Uh this was back in 2012. We have another 50 that are supposedly silver. Um, so this is I'm assuming sterling silver. Yes, it says at the top sterling. So that is a 0.925% uh silver. Um 50 of those and the original price was 15. As we know silver has gone up. We were asked as a board or it was directed back in 2012 that whatever board was in place would decide based on market value of silver. The current price for an ounce of sterling silver is $74.31. I don't suggest that that is the price that we charge for a coin.

How many silver coins are left? 50. 50. Um, so I think I if you make it any a penny less than $74, one person will buy them all and turn them into to melt. Uh, and so I think we want to set a price where they're not just turned into melt. And so I think $90 given today's silver market is appropriate if you don't want to see them just melted out of punch. They're commemorative coins for a ceremony. They should they should have some the price indicates some um value. So I I think if you're asking me a puter um uh I did not look up the price of pewtor zero

aw coin should be $15 and the silver coin should be $90. Um I will second your motion. And who's actually selling these? The next thing we need to figure out. So we have a motion a second to set the price of our pewtor and silver coins. Any further discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor say I. I. I. 5 nothing for Pewer at 15, silver at 90. Auctioneer. So either either Tanya or the town clerk and I don't know the town clerk can do that. So

and then we need we need to make sure that we direct the funding appropriately. David, the my concern is that all of All of the paperwork from 2012, including the one before us, indicates that it would be to support the town celebration of our nation's 250th anniversary. The 300th anniversary committee is not planning on organizing a specific 250th party. So, does this board want to organize a 250th party and use the monies for that or, you know,

and they just happen to be the same year? No, they're not. They're not. Our 300th is next year. 250 is this year. Uh, I think my inclination would would be uh to use it all for the 300th. Um, and so if you need and is that okay that we do that regardless of what was done in the past. I think we that's our authority. I would agree with Chris. All right. I'm going to make a motion that we authorize Tanya to sell the coins to the extent that anybody wants to buy them and that the money get it uh deposited into the 300th anniversary what's it called? Fund. Fund. Second.

I have a motion and a second. Any further discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor say I. I. I. Eyes have it. Five. Nothing.

You voted. Yes. All right. Um, is there anything out of order here? All right. Moving on to the TIFF funding for Dao Road 3A intersection. Um, just as a primer, which we will get more insight on, there's obviously Amber Bow has been building buildings on Dow Road, has been going through the appropriate planning board process. Um, the planning board has put, and correct me if I'm wrong in my language, please. The planning board has put conditions on further building that the intersection of Dow Road and 3A be improved um to add some turning lanes so that it is it is the planning board has very much said it is a safety issue that with more trucks coming onto an already busy road with um tragic accidents that have happened at an intersection just south of there that we need those improvements. The applicant is here today to discuss um using TIFF funds for that process. The TIF advisory board for that area has advised us and my understanding is it purely is advisement that we would use $510,000 from the TIFF fund to um contribute the majority of the funds to improve that intersection. So that is just a baseline summary. Um, I'll turn over to you and just if you could say your name and address. Um,

make sure just to make sure your microphone's on to give us some context that we may need. I don't think we need to know sort of the specific engineering behind the road, but like what what we need to make the decision on the amount of tiff funds if any to allocate towards this project.

Yes. Thank you. Um, and it'll be repetitive for two of your members, uh, Selectman Flanigan and Nicolopoulos, who are both, yeah, present at the TIFF advisory board meeting. So, I'll try to move quickly and not, uh, repeat myself. My name's Ari Pollock. I'm an attorney at the law firm of Gallagher, Callahan, and Gartell, and Conquered. And to my left is Peter Lavine. He is the principal of Amber Bow Associates, the owner of the business park property off of Dao Road. Um just in terms of a little bit of background, Peter is um developing the business park since he acquired the land in 2015. Um he uh has steadily added uh new buildings, new tenants, new tax base. At full buildout, the park will have 33 developed acres, uh 10 constructed and occupied uh tenant buildings, and have an estimated assessed value of over $16 million. Um if you were to subtract what was there at the time of Peter's purchase, he's actually going to be adding about $14 million of new tax base. Uh and when that is annualized for tax billing, um he'll be paying uh appro well currently he pays about $100,000 a year in taxes. Uh the 2025 taxes were $102,000 and at buildout his annual tax uh liability will increase to over $280,000. Um and these are figures that were provided to us by uh Mr. Hamilton, who does uh some tax consulting work for the town as you all know.

Um and he did know I was going to use his numbers tonight and he seemed okay with it. Um all of these tax payments uh have and will be captured uh by the tiff district. Um and of course they're set aside for the purpose of infrastructure development and and investment. Um the district, excuse me, includes not only the business park, but a whole stretch of Route 3A. Um, and as you would expect, um, growth comes with the need to manage growth. Um, and so, uh, Peter has been before the planning board multiple times where repeat customer, um, will be there again this week. Um and each of the phases that have been discussed and approved require certain off-site mitigation and me much of that relates to traffic and one of the uh such planning approvals uh focused on the need to enhance the intersection at Route 3A and DAO road which because Route 3A is a state road is a state regulated intersection. And so, um, we did a traffic study, um, and, uh, it was concluded that Peter's development contributed roughly 13% or at at the time it was built would contribute roughly 13% of the traffic to that intersection. The 87% just being general existing use, background growth, people coming and going from places other than the development. And frankly, the intersection is already uh in various uh state of need uh and upgrades are are overdue. So, this board may recall that we came forward uh probably a year ago uh and asked uh for permission to file an application on the town's behalf with DOT. the town was the applicant um but uh representing our engineering um which the town reviewed and approved um asking

that the state issue a permit to improve that intersection and after months of back and forth and meetings and revisions to the scope of work. They they did in fact issue a permit to the town which the town now has. It's permit number 3460 issued October 29 of last year and it authorizes um the town to construct improvements at this public intersection. Um the the the permit is not a quick fix. It involves uh the acquisition of additional right ofway to widen the traveled lanes. Um additional site work to um improve sight distances. um repave surfaces. It's a a more substantial undertaking than just cutting a few trees. Um and in fact, the abuing owners um are aware of the plan. They've been regular participants in the conversation. Um they understand that the plan requires additional easement area from their properties and they have been agreeable uh to terms to acquire those easements. So, everyone's getting along. It's a good project. It's it's it's it's necessary and it's important. Um, and in fact, Peter approached Merrill Construction. Uh, you all know Merryill's work in the area to estimate the costs of the intersection improvements. And again, I've got all the documentation for anyone who wants it. I'm trying to be quick. Um, the uh intersection costs were estimated to be $568,000. Um considering the cost of rightaway acquisition, bonding, inspection fees, landscaping, um we can assume and that quote from Merrill, we can safely assume that the the project will be 600,000 plus um just as a ballpark number. So we went to the TIFF advisory board on March 4th. Um, we presented a lot of what I'm

repeating now and we asked that the town contribute uh the $600,000 from TIFF reserves toward the public intersection. Just for the record, DOT of course will pay nothing. Um, yeah,

we asked. They declined. Um, so so uh Peter of course pays his taxes this year and every year. Um, and after some debate, the TIFF Advisory Board passed a recommendation to this board of funding up to $510,000. Now, you might ask where where did that come from? Um, essentially, it was an extrapolation of that 13 and 87% ratio that I started with, and it's actually a little less than that. I think that would be more in the 522,000 and the tiff board was more comfortable with 510,000. So what that means is the town contributes 510,000 and Peter pays the rest.

You said that you said that who would actually construct this? Well, so it would be a contractor working for the town and we have had Merryill bid the project. So it would be Merryill construction. Okay. And then you would reimburse the town for the difference between That's correct. Okay, that's exactly correct. Um,

right. So, I'm just continuing on. Um, the TIFF board's recommendation was based on a few of the details that I've summarized, but were also on their minds when they made their motion at the max buildout with the estimates provided by the tax consulting group. um the $280,000 um annual tax bill would be about a two and a half year reimbursement uh rate of return or or period of uh return on investment. That's incredibly fast for TIFF district uh repayment. Even if you discounted the pace of repayment because the development is phased and not fully built out and will take several years to get there. Even at the current tax load of 12,000 a year, you'd get there in less than five plus years. Again, that is um much more um um more quickly than most communities which are using 15 or even 20 year tiff reimbursement. um periods. Um the tip district that was adopted in 2018, amended in 2024, it had exactly this type of expenditure in mind when it was created. There were eight um provisions of allowable uses in the in the uh amendment and two of them actually speak directly to the this type of proposal. Item three, and again I'm quoting from that TIFF document, I have copies if anyone wants it. uh established public infrastructure components that will encourage new commercial development and the redevelopment of properties. Exactly what's happening here. Um DOT won't allow these improvements without the intersection upgrades. Uh and uh six, establishing improved or extending transportation and uh road improvements that facilitate development and safety.

Um the TIF district also cites some objectives. I'm I'm I'm trying to wrap it up. My apologies. That's fine. This is I mean it's a big it's a big item so we need to have full information. We're not trying to rush you here.

Okay. Well, I appreciate that but I I feel like uh I'm losing you. I'm trying to be quick. Um item three uh improve safety and access to the federal highway system and accommodate economic development near exit 1 and along uh Route 3A. Um, item four of that document, add to the community's tax base, residential, commercial, cultural, uh, and community facilities by infrastructure investment. And, and then this is a an interesting one. Um, additionally, um, we asked that the TIFF board consider that this particular intersection was specifically called out in that plan under anticipated improvements. And it was described as intersection improvements at DAO road and route 3A as necessitated by new development on DAO road. I mean, it two years ago they knew we'd be here right now. Um, and then as if that's not uh interesting enough, appendix F of that same document um to the 2024 amendment specifically includes a contractor's quote um for the improvements to this intersection. It it happened to be oddly at the time and it was quote it was uh estimating a much lesser scope of work. DOT got their hands on the plans and and they expanded the the scope to what was priced now at 568. Oddly's price was 344, but again it was a a different scope of work, but nonetheless, all of what's happening was uh according to the script. Uh, and so what we're here asking is that you follow the TIFF advisory board's recommendation of $510,000 of TIFF contribution uh to the intersection. I've I've got all the handouts if anyone wants them. Um, I might give them to you and if you don't want them. Um, but um, that's our that's our humble request and we thank you.

I'm sorry. Yeah. Say, and now you're going to do exactly what you promised not to do. I just want to be clear. Um, Peter from the Frank. You can't help me. Peter, hit your mic. I'm sorry. Yeah, I'll make I know I'm gonna get in trouble with this guy. Uh, uh, just hit the button,

right? Or kick me underneath. Um the fact of the matter is uh five of the six new buildings are built or under construction and the last building uh will likely be finished either by the end of this year or the first quarter of next year. So I don't want to step on what uh uh my uh uh council was saying, but the full project should be completed certainly within the next 8 10 months. and the 280,000 of taxes is going to be, you know, whatever the cycle is. I I can't, but the the the the project is pretty much going to be fully built. Okay. I know we have some I suspect we'll have some questions from the board. So, we eventually will need a a motion to set a number the board is comfortable with, but first I anticipate there'll be some questions.

Yes, if I may. Of

course. Um, I guess my first question would be more directed toward the finance director, but I'm hoping that you can help out. Back in March of 26 at this referenced business corridor tiff district meeting, we had a balance of $3,41,453 available in this tiff. We have anticipated withdrawals for earmarked projects of 2.5 million which only leaves uh about $500,000. So we cannot cover this request on monies that we have available today. Um unless there is something that I'm missing. I understand that there will be money coming in in December. Uh but that is not until December. And since we just took the plows off the front of our trucks, I'm not so sure that

we're going to make it for a a Q1. So, I just wanted to What was this? 3.1 What did you say? We have $3 million in the account. We have 2.5 earmarked for projects. When I was in front of the TIFF board, um, this came up and I have that 3,41,000 number for 2025. There was a discussion uh at the board meeting that if the water project on Hall Street was approved at the town meeting, which I believe it was, y

um that would commit funds and make the available balance in 2026 1.9 million. I'm I understand there may be other projects that are on the board's screen, but the discussion we had at the time was that there was plenty of funding available if the board was inclined to to to put in the 510. Um, and I I just

I am not comfortable without two-day figures. Um, but another concern that I have is the site plan approval is the requirement is on the developer to make the improvements. It didn't say the town and the developer. It didn't say the town. Um, how does this change of or proposed change of responsibility work out in statute? and how does it not trigger a new planning board meeting and site plan review? Uh so that is a question that

that is a question that I would have and possibly need some answers to.

Um and then as as far as I appreciate that we have quotes from Merryill Construction. We had another one from Oddly Construction. We are talking about spending public money and uh we have a requirement uh for a bid process and that is another concern that I would have as of right now. Do we have documentation from the planning board or from any agreements uh through the v you know you've done a lot of variances we've approved variances we've approved a lot of exceptions um do you have any documentation that this agreement was somehow worked out at the time of your site plan review that we could look at

um were you going to say something yeah from memory on the planning board basically And Sandy, correct me if I'm wrong. We basically said we won't approve X unless this intersection is improved itself. We didn't dictate because we fully anticipated this meeting would happen. We didn't dictate at all in the planning process who would pay for it because we knew from the get-go that 13% number and I believe I sort of had some arguments with that but that the planning board didn't condition anything on who is paying for the intersection. So that's just a little bit of context

and I think that's entirely right but the but it also is true that we never commit and neither the planning board nor a tiff committee has any authority to commit one penny and that's why and so we're doing it here the person who builds five buildings without the required intersection upgrade is the one who's ultimately responsible for that upgrade if he wants occupancy permits right we we have no dispute that nothing's been allocated which is why we're here. That leads to my question about the site plan.

There's been no commitment. What I would want to say though is that the conversation throughout the entire process has been with the understanding that this request was coming that it was uh a shared uh intersection in terms of what has contributed over the years to um the need for improvements. um whether it's 1387 or 2080 um there's a significant portion of the intersection that's broken today. Um and we were the ones that um uh were the catalyst to get DOT to approve a scope of work. Um if you go to the TIFF district documents, it's clear from the outset that this was h this was in mind. It's not a commitment. It didn't allocate money, but it's clear that this was what was anticipated to happen. And we went through the planning process knowing that we would have our opportunity to to make the request. And the tiff board knew all of that as well and came in fact there was a lesser motion that was denied but came up with this 510 ideas a compromise that attracted three votes. But I my understanding is that

the proposal that went before the planning board that it was under that everyone had the understanding that there needed to be an infrastructure improvement. So it was known in advance that this intersection would need to be approved or it would need to be improved. But no, I just want to make sure I'm understanding. there was no commitment from the town to pay for the infrastructure improvement

and that a tiff district or anyone can list an idea, you know, ideas of of problem areas, right? Identifying problem areas and that's still not a commitment to fund each one of those problem areas. So, I'm guess I'm trying to understand why it would be appropriate for a developer to come in, start the building process, be nearly complete with the building process, and then ask the town to fund 87% of the required intersection upgrade that was known in advance by the developer. I guess I'm just confused about why we're here for a, you know, the developer to pay 13% when it was known before any of this, before construction began that the intersection needed to be approved.

So improved.

You you you otherwise have a chicken and egg problem. If we came at the beginning and said, "We want you to pay something," you'd say, "How much?" If we come at the end and say we now know what and how much and that it is an actual project approved by the state, we can make a specific request. And the the reason that this is appropriate now is because what we've done is follow the process that the town has laid out. Right? The the applicant came forward with a project. The project was reviewed. It was it was it wasn't approved as submitted. It was approved after revisions and discussion and the planning board process. The same goes for the traffic improvement. Um, we did so on, you know, good faith reliance, no commitment, but reliance on the TIFF district and its incorporation of a specific project at this intersection. And if the town now I mean, don't take this the wrong way. we're we're here on schedule based on the process that's in the documents. But if the town is basically going to say, "Hey, tricked you fair and square. You have to build it or you don't have a project," then there's really no incentive for any developer to come forward looking for participation

except the developer expects to make money on their development. And so whether there is an incentive or not, the developer has an incentive to create new business for themselves, to create new revenue for themselves. So yes, but that incentive changes as the numbers change. And what you're suggesting is that we would now have a half million dollar hole where it was reasonable to assume that we would have participation. Again, there was no commitment. We're not crying foul, but it was reasonable to assume that it sounds like you were crying foul when you say that tricking into

I think that's the point that I take exception to and there's there's been few meetings that I've been at where people are kind of different views where I agree 100%. I think almost everything uh attorney Paul has said is is true. The background and support is true. Um but to say trick you fair and square. I sat here myself last year when you asked us if you could sign that permit and said you understand we've made no commitment and I agree and and I and I said that I said that when I was early on the planning board sitting in at the very beginning because I had some opportunities to be part of this very very early in the process and I've said it again. We've never made a commitment and to suggest for a moment trick you fair and square. That's not fair. I

I guess I I'm not We understood there was no commitment. We're here tonight asking for that commitment. We agreed a year ago. We agreed at the TIFF district committee meeting. We agree now. What we're looking for is for the purposes of the TIS districtric which were um exercised by the committee and making its recommendation to come forward with public participation for an intersection that needs improvements whether this project exists or not. The good news is the project will pump a significant amount of taxes into the town and I think developers will take notice if um if if there is a decision made not to provide any funding or at not a reasonable amount of funding in my view. Um I just don't know what kind of development you're going to see in both from from this point.

Well, and and that's another thing I think we're we're taking exception to. this entire town back in 2015 voted at a town meeting to reszone this parcel specifically. We had an entire ballot question. That's a huge commitment from rural to light industrial just for Amber Bow. That that commitment was made. Um I think we have made a lot of we have done variances before the zoning board. We've given variances. We've approved site plans. Um there has been nothing but um a welcoming happening.

Well, those were all based on the rules that exist in front of each of those boards. And the rules that exist in front

and the rule that exists in front of the planning board, right, was to say to move on to phase three, we need this intersection work done. That rule does not default to the town of Bow. That goes along with the site plan and the owner and the developer who's applying. That's where the concern comes in. So, what's to stop someone in the tiff district right now as it is to say, geez, um I wanted to I need to replace uh my driveway. I need I need the town's help with that or else the town is not developer friendly.

I guess what I would say in that instance is that it it really doesn't speak to the purpose. I'm concerned about the understood but the precedent that is being set. if someone needs water. Now, suddenly the town has to come up with $9 million to assist because between point A and B, uh, the town people in the town are going to benefit 87% and the developer is only going to benefit from 13% of that water. I have I have a one quick question for you and then I'm prepared to make a motion to move this forward. Um, I I know you said that Merryill would be getting the contract. Um, and is there is is there a possibility that's going to go out to bid and so that a local company oddly is a a local

isn't it our responsibility to I well they they've they've represented that Merryill is getting the contract and so I'm trying to verify whether or not this is going needed to have a number to present. So we went to to Merryill to get a number and they're certainly qualified to provide it. Yeah. Um we don't have to use that. I don't think anything's been signed and if there's a a different process or I'd like to make a motion and I would and just for the record I've used oddly to do work at the project and I would say my recommendation is any motion be a dollar figure and not a percentage figure. I think I said I had a question that I was going to make a motion for that opportunity to do that. Yeah, of course. I'd like to make a motion that we fund $300,000 of the infrastructure upgrades.

I'm sorry. Okay. What was the 300 half? We have a motion. Is there a second? I'll second. A motion a second to fund $300,000 of intersection improvements. Any further discussion? Does that come with an RFP process? I'm going to I'm going to request that we recommend that after. Yes, is my vote on that. Actually, I'm happy to amend the motion to say that my expectation would be that be an RFP that other providers would be willing to bid at and the town is the I don't know who's the actual contracting agent. This this is what is concerning. We don't have the answers to those questions

and well the problem is we don't have a good process for off-site exactions or or improvements. So the it's within our say subdivision or site plan regs. Typically the whole process would be spelled out that the developer off they go they do it what's it's not spelled out other than so we really haven't totally worked out the process just on that point but if we're doing it we would put it out to go just on that point if I could that DOT issues the permit in the name of the town because it's a town road touching a state road so I think it would be Can I amend my motion?

Yes. I'd like to make a motion that the town of Bo work with the developer to issue an RFP to uh qualified biders to uh build this in uh intersection with the tiff district funding up to 300 thou funding $300,000 of the construction cost construction easement um engineering costs. Second right motion is second. Any further discussion hearing? None. All those in favor say I. I. All those opposed say nay. Nay. Nay. So the vote is 3 to2. Strictly I need more information just to put that out there.

The vote is 3 to2 with Brennan and Kby voting in the negative. All right. Thank you.

Want to say one thing. There was a comment made about uh essentially suggesting that BO is not friendly to developers. And I think that this town, our planning board, our um our entire town, our town manager, our business development, everyone has worked incredibly hard to make BO friendly to business and development. And so I take issue with any suggestion that BO is not friendly to development and improvements. So I hope that you will take that into consideration when coming before the board who has been approving lots of things.

I'll make a motion to approve the exemption credit approval for the assessor at page 34. See you on Thursday. Thank you gentlemen. Um, so we have a motion to approve the request for authorization for exemption of credit approval for the assessor. We have a second. Second. We have a motion and a second. Any further discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor say I. I.

Eyes have a five nothing. Tanya. Um, we now have to set a public hearing date for the discretionary preservation easement in your packet. This is on 68 Woodhill Road. Um, we did one of these previously. We do have to hold a public hearing. I would suggest we set the public hearing date for the next um, board meeting, which I believe is May we just approve 11th May 12th. So, do we have a motion to set that public hearing? I'll make a motion. Quick question. Sorry. Y

um, Mrs. Walker, uh, the assessing agent for the town of Bow indicated that we might want to consider a sitewalk. um considering there is some concerns about changes and renovations and modernization. Um okay to this property. So I don't know if that is something that you need volunteers for. Usually with sitewalks we set them an hour before the meeting. Um and so if you want to do a sitewalk I would suggest we do it at 5:00 pm on May 12th. Just do it. Okay. Great. Okay. So, can we amend that motion? Yes.

Motion amended. Is it seconded? Yes. Second. All All those in favor say I. I. All right. We have board committee reports. 5:00 p.m. Um, any board committee report? Yes, Miss so many things.

All right. I swear I know what I did the last couple weeks. Does anybody else I had a 300th anniversary committee meeting and we did some brainstorming. You may have seen a post on Facebook. Um, basically

that was to kind of confirm or get a better reading on the master plan question uh that came out. Uh, so quick review uh top requested events or activities was fireworks, community bonfire parade, family carnival uh and a historical buildings guided tour. um a surprising number of people that was over 40% of people. Um so that information will be shared with the rest of the committee and we will get to getting quotes and planning. Um so that if you want would you like

yes I want to see the final. Uh and then I had a heritage meeting today and I went to drinking water committee as well. Learned all kinds of funding. I love your committees. I love the committees. Flanigan, any committee updates?

Um, strategic planning committee with the school districts. We are just about wrapping up. We've been going since September. Um, every other every couple weeks. Um, you guys might have seen the surveys out. Um, so some of the results as far as like the school district, some of the questions are are fairly interesting and and kind of given direction into what people want to see and and what people hope to see. And it's, you know, a lot of it's based around technology and communication and um, so it's been a really interesting process and it'll be interesting to see how we kind of wrap up the year and with different strategies and and and see where see where that brings us down the road. planning is about to enter its studio.

I'm slightly scared of Car's maternity leave, but uh we have we have good coverage while she's up. So, all right. Bottom lines, Sleman Nicolopoulos. Uh, I don't have it. What can you call Lee?

I attended Lee's retirement party, which was fantastic to see so many people from young to old and his impact on students uh and community members. So, congratulations again, Lee, on your uh on your retirement. Car's baby shower was a whole lot of fun. She was surprised. She had no idea. Um, I need to correct the plant sale that I announced last time. That was completely incorrect. The plant sale date is actually the 16th of May between 8 and 12:30 uh for supporting the Bo Garden Club. Then, of course, the Bo Rotary car show is the same day um from 8 to 2. And then uh it was nice to be invited to judge the Rotary speech contest. And now I'm going to nap.

I missed I missed something. Select woman Brennan. I just want to reiterate that B is a town that is friendly to business development developers and infrastructure upgrades. We welcome development that is good for expanding our tax base and ultimately good for the community. We welcome the opportunity to work with developers um at any opport at any time.

Mr. Sure. I just want to thank Tim again for coming in and finally getting some relief on winter and and I'm so happy that we found another mechanic and and Dan and that we we seem to be left in good hands and you know Rick did an amazing job for us and so it's I think we're really lucky to have Tim and the whole crew and Tim feels so comfortable going forward with every everybody and everybody on his team. Speaking of business development, I'm happy to see the groundbreaking of Optimistic Brewery. Is that what happened? It's at our second

second food and drink venue in town of 8 and a half thousand people. That's a nice seasonally. 61 ft from the first restaurant. All right. So, we are going to go into a nonpublic public session under RSA 91A-3 on pending claims and litigation. We'll need a vote, voice vote to go into that. We will be coming out of that session, but we will not be coming back on camera. So, do I have a motion to motion? Brennan has the motion of a second. Second. All right. Uh, all those in favor will go by SW Nicolapos. Hi. Suck Colby. I. Suck Brennan. I. Vice Chair Flanigan.

I. I almost said O. Flanigan for some reason. Um, uh, and the chair