Board of Selectmen – April 11, 2022 Meeting

Street Renumbering, Delinquent Taxes

911 Street Renumbering

Chris Sterndale reported that the analysis of what addresses would need to be changed to move forward with the 911 renumbering process had been completed. About 90% of the street numbers in town would need to be changed. A large public hearing would need to be held at the school.

Based on how disruptive it would be to implement the renumbering process, the Fire Chief now thinks that the level of disruption outweighs the risk reduction the renumbering would achieve.

John Morin expressed surprise. The board thought that this process would only affect about 20 roads in town.

All three selectmen present were opposed to going forward with the full-scale renumbering. All were interested in pursuing a much scaled-down approach to address only the most confusing roads – the roads that are splintered and which have similar names. Chris Sterndale said he’d come back with a detailed proposal for this approach.

Delinquent Property Taxes

Chris Sterndale reported that there were two properties that the town might have to take due to tax delinquencies; however, on one of the properties, progress is being made to address the matter. So, there’s good reason to think the situation will be averted. Both properties are owner-occupied residences.

John Morin said that for as long as he’s been involved in town government the town has never taken an owner’s residence. He would never vote to take someone’s residence. The town will eventually get its money. We have multiple liens on the property.

As only three board members were present, Donna Danis and Tony Dumas thought a decision should be put off until the next meeting. In addition, they both expressed they were uncertain of what should be done.

Fire Department Forestry Truck Blown Head Gasket

Chris Sterndale reported that the fire department’s forestry truck has a blown head gasket. 2005 model, 27,000 miles. The Fire Department thinks there’s enough money in their budget to repair it.

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