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TheLoudon LedgerPUBLISHED BY THE LOUDON COMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL MARCH 2017

Inside This Issue…2 Town Office Hours

Submission Policy2017 Ledger Schedule

3 Where to Worship Church News Food Pantry

4 2017 Town Warrant Supervisors of the Checklist

Public Notice5 Candidates for Office

Thank You From TheCommunications Council!

6 Town Office Building ProjectUpdate

7 Plastic, Plastic…Everywhere!8 Maxfield Public Library News9 Loudon Farm Listing

10 Richard Brown House News Young At Heart News UNH Cooperative Extension

Spring Workshops11 Town Offices Open House12 Concord Hospital Trust

Accepting ScholarshipApplications

McNeil/Cummings ScholarshipsNow Available

Bartlett Wins Second ConferenceTitle

Important Dates to Note14 What’s Cookin’? Maples

Recipes to Celebrate MapleWeekend

15 Request for Donations16 NH Maple Weekend Open

Saphouses in Loudon18 Between the Covers: Spring Best

Sellers19 Local Dance Students Raise

Money for Animal RescueFarm

20 Remember When: Stories ofDays Past

Communication Council AnnualMeeting Announcement

22 VNA News Real Estate: Home Staging Obituary Agricultural Commission

Minutes23 Agricultural Commission

Minutes Conservation Commission

Minutes24 Selectmen’s Minutes29 Planning Board Minutes31 Zoning Board Minutes March Calendar of Events

Mission Statement…To provide a compre hensive source of information and education about business, government, andcom munity organizations within Loudon in order to facilitate and encourage informed citizen participation.

NH Maple Weekend 2017

A Loudon sap house is ready for the season.

By Letty Barton

On March 25 and 26, New Hamp-shire Maple Producers will be cel-

ebrating their 22nd Annual MapleWeekend. It is a fun time when folksare invited to visit local sap houses andlearn about the process of making liq-uid gold — as maple syrup is some-times referred to. So bundle up the kids,pull on your boots (it is mud season),and head out for a sweet smelling andtasting experience.

This is an ideal way to learn aboutthe age-old tradition that is such a partof our rural heritage. A right of passageto spring, a visit to a local sap housecan be an educational family outing.See sap boiling, taste the finished prod-uct, walk around in the sugar bush, andenjoy nature while you are out there.Talk to the producer and learn moredetails about the process, the equip-ment, and the other products made frommaple syrup. Learn about the new grad-ing system, which went into effect twoyears ago.

Sugaring has been around for hun-dreds of years, having been introducedin the 1700s by the indigenous people.Things have changed significantlysince our ancestors boiled sap outdoorsin an open pot hanging from a tripod, orheated rocks placed in the pot to makethe water in sap evaporate. Some saphouses still fire their evaporators withwood. Others have gone to a more techsavvy system with computer-run oil-fired evaporators.

New Hampshire produced close to90,000 gallons of maple syrup last year.This production is no small feat. Ittakes many hands and many man-hoursto tap trees, collect the sap, and boil itdown to maple syrup and then filter andbottle it. Methods of collecting andboiling vary from sap house to saphouse but the basic process and the endresult are the same. Your visit mayintroduce you to the latest and mostmodern collection techniques and helpyou appreciate the work that goes intomaking one gallon of syrup from 40gallons of sap. Be sure to take homesome maple syrup and have it on your

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HHS Deputy CommissionerTo Be In Loudon to AnswerHealth Insurance QuestionsNew Hampshire’s second-highest ranking health official, Deputy Commissioner

of Health & Human Services Lori Shibinette, will be in Loudon on Mondayevening March 13, to meet with residents, talk about the various forms of healthinsurance available to New Hampshire citizens, and answer residents’ questionsabout the qualification requirements for various programs, application processes,

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Dates to NoteWednesday, March 1. MEET THE CANDIDATES

NIGHT. 7 p.m. Community Building

Thursday, March 9. MVSD ANNUAL SCHOOLMEETING. 7 p.m. at MVHS Auditorium

Tuesday, March 14. TOWN ELECTIONS8 a.m.–7 p.m. Town Hall, Clough Hill Road

Friday, March 17. OPEN HOUSE AT NEW TOWNOFFICE BUILDING! 10 a.m.–Noon / 4–6 p.m.

Saturday, March 18. TOWN MEETING9 a.m. Loudon Elementary School

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Town of Loudon Office HoursSelectmen’s Office

PO Box 7837 • 798-4541 • [email protected] meet Tuesday evenings at 6:00 p.m. in the Community Building.

Mon.–Thurs.: 8 a.m.–4 p.m. • Tues. evenings: 6 p.m.–9 p.m.Robert P. Krieger, Chairman (term expires 2017) [email protected]

Steven R. Ives (term expires 2018) [email protected] N. Fiske (term expires 2019) [email protected]

Town ClerkPO Box 7837 • 798-4542 • [email protected]

Mon.: 8 a.m.–2 p.m. • Tues.: 3 p.m.–8:45 p.m. • Wed.–Thur.: 9 a.m.–4 p.m.Planning/Zoning Board

PO Box 7837 • 798-4540 • [email protected] Planning Board Meets the third Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m.

in the Community Building. The Zoning Board meets the fourth Thursdayof the month at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Building.

Mon. through Thurs.: 9 a.m.–4 p.m. • Tues. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. & 5–9 p.m.Tax Collector

PO Box 7844 • 798-4543 • [email protected].: 3 p.m.–9 p.m. • Wed.–Thurs.: 9 a.m.–4 p.m.Police Department: Emergencies: 911

PO Box 7059 • 798-5521 • www.loudonpolice.comMon.–Thur.: 8 a.m.–4:00 p.m.Building/Code Enforcement

PO Box 7032 • 798-5584 • 8 Cooper St., Fire [email protected] • Monday–Friday: 8 a.m.–4 p.m.

Fire Department: Emergencies: 911PO Box 7032 • 798-5612 • [email protected]

To obtain a fire permit, please stop by the Fire Station at the Safety Complex onCooper Street. Permits are available between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. 7

days a week, unless we are out on an emergency or other Fire Department busi-ness. Permits can also be obtained online via the link on the Town’s website:

www.loudonnh.orgFire DepartmentLinksOnline Fire Permit.Loudon Elementary School

7039 School Street • 783-4400The School Board meets the second Monday of the month at 7:15 p.m.

Call the Superintendent’s Office for meeting location.Transfer Station

783-0170 • [email protected]. & Thurs.: 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (Winter)

Tues.: 9 a.m.–5 p.m. • Thurs.: 11 a.m.–7 p.m. (Summer) • Sat.: 8 a.m.–5 p.m.Loudon residents can purchase facility stickers at the

transfer station for $4.00. See the attendant.Highway Department

783-4568 • [email protected].–Fri.: 7 a.m.–3:30 p.m.Maxfield Public Library

Library Director: Deborah Gadway-Lambert • 798-5153 • [email protected].: 2–7:30 p.m. • Tues.: 10 a.m.–7:30 p.m. • Wed.: 2–7:30 p.m.

Thurs.: 10 a.m.–7:30 p.m. • Sat.: 9 a.m.–1 p.m.The Library Trustees meet at 5 p.m. on the first Monday of the month.

John O. Cate Memorial VanCall 783-9502 at least a week in advance of your appointment to schedule a ride.The John O. Cate Van committee meets the last Thursday of the month at 2 p.m.

at their facility at the Transfer Station.Loudon Food Pantry

30 Chichester Road, Unit D, LoudonIntake Hours: Tuesday–Thursday by appointment only. Office hours and dona-

tions accepted: Monday–Thursday 10 a.m.–1 p.m. and 3–6 p.m. Closed Fridays.For more information or to see if you qualify for services, call Sue at 724-9731

or email [email protected] RepresentativesREPRESENTATIVES — U.S.

U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan. (603) 622-2204. www.maggiehassan.comU.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. (603) 647-7500. Shaheen.senate.govU.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter. (603) 251-9653. [email protected]. Rep. Ann M. Kuster. (603) 226-1002. Kuster.house.gov

REPRESENTATIVE STATE SENATE (DISTRICT 17)State Sen. John Reagan. (603) 463-5945. [email protected] TO THE GENERAL COURT (DISTRICT 9)

State Rep. Howard M. Moffett. (603)783-4993. [email protected] Rep. Michael Moffett. (603)491-0553. [email protected] TO THE GENERAL COURT (DISTRICT 26)

State Rep. Howard Pearl. (603)231-1482. [email protected]

The Loudon Ledgeris published monthly by the Loudon Communications Council, PO Box 7871, Loudon, NH 03307Council Members: Mary Ann Steele, Jenn Becker, Amanda Masse, Kathy Pitman,Cammy Nolin, Letty Barton, Janice Morin, Nancy Kraus, Jill Lesmerises, and KatieAmbrose.Editorial Submissions may be mailed to PO Box 7871, Loudon, NH 03307 or sentvia email to: [email protected] editorial submissions are approved by the Council before publication.

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Where to Worshipin LoudonFaith Community Bible Church

Joshua Owens, Senior Pastor • Pat Testerman, Associate Pastor334 North Village Road, Loudon, NH 03307 • 783-4045 • www.fcbcnh.org

Office Hours: Mon.–Thurs. 9 a.m.–2 p.m.Sunday Worship Hours: 8 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. (Nursery provided.)

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. for all agesYouth Group for Grades 6–12: Sundays 6:00 p.m.

Bible Study: Thurs. 9:30 a.m. (3RD Thursday of the month, meets at noon)FCBC also has ministries for Men, Women, and Seniors.

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Family Bible Church“Where Everybody is Somebody and You Can Find Hope”

Steve Ludwick, Lead Pastor676 Loudon Ridge Rd., PO Box 7858, Loudon, NH, 03307 • 267-7577 or 267-8066

www.familybiblechurchofloudon.org • Email: [email protected] Prayer Time: Sunday 9–9:45 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:00 a.m. A blend of hymns and contemporary songs. Fellowship time provided following the morning service.

Monday Evening: Men’s Fellowship and Prayer Time 7–8:45 p.m.Tuesday Morning: Ladies’ Bible Study Group 9:30 a.m.

Home Life Groups: Wednesday Morning — Senior Ladies GroupOther adult groups meet on Wednesday and Friday evenings: call or email for details

FREE Monthly Community Dinners: 2ND Saturday of every month, 4:30–6:30 p.m.

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Landmark Baptist ChurchIndependent, Biblical, Caring

Pastor Paul J. Clow103 Chichester Road, Loudon, NH 03307 • 798-3818 • www.landmarkbaptistchurchnh.info

Sunday School and Bible Classes for all ages: 9:30 a.m.Sunday Morning Worship Service (Jr. Church Provided): 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Evening Worship: 6 p.m.Wednesday Evening Service: 7 p.m.

(Nursery provided for all services.)Please visit our website for more information!

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Loudon Center Freewill Baptist ChurchRev. Shirley Marcoft, Interim Minister

433 Clough Hill Road. Mailing address: P.O. Box 7852, Loudon, NH 03307Member of the American Baptist Churches of VT/NH (Lakes Area Association)

Sunday Worship Service: 9:30 a.m.For information on upcoming events, please contact Gayle Doyle, Clerk at 603-435-0496 oremail: [email protected]. For other information, call Henry A. Welch, Head Trustee at

603-435-6510 (please leave a message if no answer).

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Loudon Congregational ChurchRev. Moe Cornier

7018 Church Street, PO Box 7034, Loudon, NH 03307 • 783-9478 • www.loudoncongregational.orgSunday Worship: 9:30 a.m. followed by Fellowship Time

Tuesday Prayer Meeting: 6:30 p.m.Healing Prayer Service: 3rd Sunday of the month, 9:30 a.m.

Loudon Congregational is a member church of theConservative Congregational Christian Conference (www.ccccusa.org).

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New Beginnings Church of the NazareneRev. Joshua T. Johnson, Lead Pastor

Rev. Dallas Tharp, Intergenerational Discipleship PastorRev. Mike Matthews, Visitation Pastor

33 Staniels Rd, Loudon NH 03307 • Ph: 224-1311 • Office Hours: 9–3, Tues.–[email protected] • www.LNBnazarene.org

Sundays:Worship: 9:30 a.m. (Childcare provided for Infants–3-year-olds.)

Jr. Kids Church (3-year-olds–Kindergarteners.) Children’s Church (Grades 1–5)Discipleship Hour: 11:00 a.m. for all ages.

Second Tuesdays: OASIS Potluck Luncheon (for folks 50+): 11 a.m.–1 p.m.Wednesdays: Teen Bible Quizzing Practice: 5:30 p.m. (for monthly Quiz Meets)

Games, Food & Fellowship for Everyone: 6:30–7:00 p.m.Youth Groups (Grades 6–8 and 9–12): 7–8 p.m.

Adult Bible Studies and Kids Time (PreK–Grade 5). 7–8 p.m.

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To have your Church’s information added to this column,please email your information to [email protected]

CHURCH NEWSFaith Community Bible Church

Faith Community Bible Church, 334 North Village Road, is offering a “PrayingLife Seminar” at the church on March 11th at 8:45 a.m. All are welcome but

preregistration is requested. You may call Alicen Twardosky, Secretary, at 783-4045 or register online at www.fcbcnh.org. n

Loudon FoodPantry News

The LFP Challenge to Fight Hunger Update

The LFP Challenge To Fight Hunger is held every February, March, and April.The donations from this challenge help to restock our food and funds after the

holidays and during the time of the year when donations are low.As of February 16th, we have received $314.35 in food, $529.01 in funds. That’s

a total of $843.36.Starting Date: February 1, 2017. Ending Date: April 30, 2017

Our 2017 Goal is $10,000 in food and funds.

To be part of this effort...Donate In-date Food (It will be counted as $1.00 per item).Donate In-date Meat or Produce (It will be counted as $1.00 per pound).Donate Funds (It will be counted dollar for dollar).You must note your donation “LFPC” if you want it included or just verbal-

ly let us know. Everything from our donation sites will be automatically includedin the LFP Challenge. All food and funds stay within Loudon Food Pantry!

How can you donate?You can mail or drop off donations to Loudon Food Pantry, 30 Chichester Rd.,

Unit D, Loudon NH 03307-0734. We also have drop off locations at the following:Canterbury: Elkins Library, FoodChichester: Camping World, FoodEpsom: Care Pharmacy, Cash BinLoudon: 106 Beanstalk, Cash BinLoudon: Egg Shell Restaurant, Cash BinLoudon: Loudon Station, Food and Cash BinLoudon: Loudon Village Country Store, Cash BinPlease spread the word! With your help, we can feed households in need. Thank

you in advance for your consideration! If you have any questions please call Sue at724-9731.

Volunteer NeededVolunteers are needed to help us process the food that was received during the

holiday season. We need to have UPS’s marked out, expiration dates marked oncans, food logged in, labeled, and sorted. Help is always needed to bag and carryout food that we give out as well, among other things.

To volunteer, just drop in during the following days and hours. Even if you cancome in just for an hour, it will help! Thank you!

Our HoursMonday: 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. and/or 3:00–6:00 p.m.Tuesday: 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. and/or 3:00–6:00 p.m.Thursday: 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. and/or 3:00–6:00 p.m. n

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whom to contact if you have questions about cover-age, and costs.

The program will be at Charlie’s Barn CommunityBuilding off South Village Road, beginning at 6:30p.m. on March 13. It is sponsored by State Represen-tatives Howard Moffett and Michael Moffett (repre-senting Loudon and Canterbury in Merrimack District9), and Howard Pearl (representing Loudon, Canter-bury, and three other towns in Merrimack FloterialDistrict 26), as one in a series of meetings with con-stituents in Loudon and Canterbury.

Ms. Shibinette will open with a brief overview ofpublic and private health insurance options availableto New Hampshire residents, followed by a question-and-answer exchange with members of the audience,up until approximately 8 p.m. The program will not bea political debate about the merits or criticisms of thefederal Affordable Care Act or our own state-designedMedicaid expansion program (the New HampshireHealth Protection Program) — rather, it will focus onthe “nuts and bolts” of insurance questions that comeup for residents seeking health care under one oranother form of health insurance.

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Public NoticeThe Supervisors of the Checklist will be in session at theLoudon Town Offices at 29 South Village Road on Satur-day, March 4, 2017 from 11:00 to 11:30 a.m. At this sessionSupervisors will accept any additions or changes to thechecklist and make any address corrections. This is the lastday to register to vote until the Town Election on March 14.(RSA 654:8, 27, 28; 669:5; 659:12).

Francine Clave, Tracy Huckins, Marge SchoonmakerSupervisors of the Checklist

2017 Loudon Town WarrantTo the inhabitants of the town of Loudon in the

County of Merrimack in the state of New Hampshirequalified to vote in town affairs are hereby notifiedand warned of the Annual Town Meeting will be heldas follows:

Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2017Time: 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Location: Loudon Town Hall on Clough Hill Road,Loudon, NH

Articles 1-2 will be by ballot vote on Tuesday,March 14, 2017, between the hours of 8:00 AM and7:00 PM at the polls at Loudon Town Hall onClough Hill Road.Articles 3-14 will be taken up atthe second session of the annual Town Meeting onSaturday, March 18, 2017 at 9:00 AM at theLoudon Elementary School Gym on School Street.Article 01:To choose all necessary Town Officers for the year

Article 02:Zoning AmendmentsAre you in favor of adoption of Amendment 2017-1

proposed and recommended by the Planning Board forthe Loudon Zoning Ordinance as follows:

Add Section 509, Accessory Dwelling Unit toinclude:509.1 Purpose:To provide expanded affordable housing opportuni-

ties, provide flexibilities in household arrangements andprovide for the retention of Loudon’s rural character.Accessory Dwelling Units shall be allowed in ZonesRR-Rural Residential, V-Village and AFP-AgriculturalForestry Preservation by Special Exception.509.2 Requirements:A. Only one Accessory Dwelling Unit shall be per-

mitted per Single Family Dwelling Unit.B. The Accessory Dwelling Unit shall be located

within the Single Family Dwelling Unit or attached to aSingle Family Dwelling.

C. The property must be owner-occupied.D. The Accessory Dwelling Unit shall not exceed

two bedrooms.

E. The Accessory Dwelling Unit must meet all cur-rent Building Codes.

F. Accessory Dwelling Units must be no smaller than750 square feet and no larger than 1500 square feet.

G. Suitable septic disposal facility shall be providedand conform to all NHDES regulations.

H. Off street parking shall be provided with at least 2spaces for Principal Dwelling Unit and 2 spaces for theAccessory Dwelling Unit.

I. The Accessory Dwelling Unit shall only be permit-ted on a lot that meets the minimum required lot size(frontage, area, etc.) for a single-family dwelling in therespective district.

J. A Building Permit must be obtained prior to con-struction from the Town of Loudon Building Depart-ment.

K. Interior door between Single Family DwellingUnit and Accessory Dwelling Unit is required.509.3 Limitations:A. The Accessory Dwelling Unit shall not be permit-

ted subordinate to a two-family or multi-familydwelling.

B. The Accessory Dwelling Unit shall not be permit-ted in Open-Space Conservation subdivisions.

C. The Accessory Dwelling Unit shall not be segre-gated in ownership from the principal dwelling unit.

Reason: Senate Bill 146, NH’s AccessoryDwelling Unit law, takes effect on June 1,2017.The new ADU law requires municipalities to allowADUs in all zoning districts where single-familydwelling units are permitted.

Add in Appendix: Definitions:Dwelling Unit, Accessory: A room or rooms

arranged for the use of one or more persons livingtogether, being subordinate to another attacheddwelling unit, and having separate and independentsleeping, cooking, eating and sanitary facilities. AnAccessory Dwelling Unit shall include direct access tothe outdoors and direct access to the attached dwellingunit.

Reason for proposal: To establish a definitionfor Accessory Dwelling Unit.

Are you in favor of adoption of Amendment 2017-2proposed and recommended by the Fire Department forthe Loudon Zoning Ordinance as follows:

Add Section 203.6 (#3), 204.6 (#3), 205.6(#3),206.6(#3), 207.6(#3)

Bulk Storage: To allow propane tanks up to 1,000gallons.

Reason: Current ordinance allows for a 500 gal-lon propane tank and industry standards continueto change; 1000 gallon propane tanks are morecommonly used.

Article 03:Purchase of a Loader BackhoeTo see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate

the sum of $102,900 for the purchase of a Loader Back-hoe, with said funds to be withdrawn from the HighwayEquipment Expendable Trust Fund and to appoint theBoard of Selectmen as agents to carry said purpose intoeffect. The Selectmen recommend this article.Article 04:For reclaiming and paving S. Village RoadTo see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate

the sum of $215,135 for the purpose of reclaiming andpaving S. Village Road and authorize the withdrawal of$100,000 from the Roadway Improvement CapitalReserve Fund created for that purpose. The balance of$115,135 to be raised by taxes and further to appoint theSelectmen as agents to carry said purpose into effect.The Selectmen recommend this article.Article 05:Town WebsiteTo see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate

the sum of $6,000 for the purpose of contracting withVirtual Towns and Schools to create a Town of Loudonwebsite, with services to include full content develop-ment, website design, secure hosting, staff training andongoing support; and to appoint the Loudon Communi-cations Council in conjunction with the Selectmen asagents to carry this purpose into effect. The Selectmenrecommend this article.Article 06:False Fire Alarm OrdinanceTo see if the Town will vote to adopt a False Fire

Alarm Ordinance. Such ordinance would allow thetown to charge for repeat false fire alarms. A false firealarm is defined as an alarm activation or sprinkler acti-vation due to a malfunction. The Board of Selectmenhas the authority to set the fee structure. The Selectmenrecommend this article.Article 07:Cemetery TrusteeTo see if the town will vote to accept the provisions

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for the term of elected office as the cemetery trusteesindefinitely until specific recession of such authority bysubsequent Town Meeting by voting the following“Shall we delegate the duties and responsibilities of thecemetery trustees to the Board of Selectmen?” TheSelectmen recommend this article.Article 08:Solar Energy System ExemptionTo see if the Town will vote to adopt the provisions

of RSA 72:61 through RSA 72:64 inclusively, whichprovide for a property tax exemption from the proper-ty’s assessed value, for property tax purposes, for per-sons owning real property, which is equipped with aSolar Energy Systems. Such property tax exemptionshall be in the amount equal to 100% of the value of theSolar Energy System under these statutes. BY PETI-TION.Article 09:MVSD Withdrawal Feasibility StudyTo see if the Town will vote to direct the Merrimack

Valley School Board to establish a committee to studythe opportunities and liabilities to the Town of Loudonto withdrawal from the Merrimack Valley School Dis-trict pursuant to RSA 195:25 Procedure to Withdrawal.This study committee shall submit a feasibility report oftheir findings to the NH Board of Education within 180days. BY PETITIONArticle 10:Hiring two Full-time FirefightersTo see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate

the sum of $167,502.44 for the sole purpose of hiringtwo full-time Firefighter/AEMT or Paramedics.$77,646.44 to be added to Town of Loudon Budget Line41969 Employee Benefits. $89,856.00 to be added toTown of Loudon Budget Line 01-42190-100-125

Ambulance Wages FF/EMTs. The Selectmen recom-mend this article. BY PETITIONArticle 11:To raise and appropriate for established CRF To see if the town of Loudon will vote to raise and

appropriate the sum of $499,500 to be placed in previ-ously established Capital Reserve Funds.

Fire Department Apparatus Capital Reserve Fund•$100,000Highway Department Capital Reserve Fund•$50,000Bridge Capital Reserve Fund $30,000•Recreation Facility Maintenance Trust Capital•Reserve Fund $2,000Library Collection Maintenance Capital Reserve•Fund $5,000Roadway Improvements Capital Reserve Fund•$100,000J.O. Cate Memorial Van Capital Reserve Fund•$2,500Ambulance/Rescue Equipment Capital Reserve•Fund $40,000Loudon Conservation Land Capital Reserve Fund•$30,000Town Office Building Capital Reserve Fund•$100,000Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)•$30,000Town History Capital Reserve Fund $10,000•

The Selectmen recommend this article.Article 12:To raise and appropriate for established ETF.To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate

the sum of $60,000 to be placed in previously estab-lished Expendable Trust Funds.

Transfer Station Maintenance Expendable Trust•Fund $20,000Septage Lagoon Expendable Trust Fund $10,000•Highway Equipment Expendable Trust Fund•

$30,000The Selectmen recommend this article.

Article 13:For general municipal operations.To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate

the sum of $4,429,399 for general municipal operations.This article does not include appropriations contained inspecial or individual articles addressed separately.(Majority vote required)Article 14:To transact any other businessTo transact any other business that may legally come

before said meeting.Given under our hands and seal, this 21st day of

February in the year of our Lord two thousand seven-teen.We certify and attest that on or before February 27,

2017, we posted a true and attested copy of the withinWarrant at the place of meeting, and like copies at theusual posting places, and delivered the original to theTown ClerkRobert P. Krieger, ChairmanSteven R. Ives, SelectmanRobert N. Fiske, SelectmanNote: Due to printing deadlines, the text of the arti-

cles contained herein may be subject to revi-sion or correction prior to posting of theTown Warrant.

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Thank you for your generosity!In response to our article in last month’s Ledger,

the Communications Council received individual andbusiness donations, as well as new advertising rev-enues sufficient to keep the Ledger up and running to— and through — the end of this fiscal year (June 30).We are stunned by the amazing generosity of a fewfolks whose contributions will mean so much to somany!

The dictionary defines “generosity” as being “char-acterized by a noble or kindly spirit.” According to17th-century philosopher Jean de la Bruyère (don’tworry, until we looked up “generosity,” we hadn’theard of him either!), “Generosity lies less in givingmuch than in giving at the right moment.” Fortunately,in Loudon, there truly are noble, kindly spirits whonot only gave much, but also gave at the rightmoment!

From the very bottom of our hearts, thank you! n

Candidates forTown Office andSchool Board

SelectmenJason S. Fiske

Jeffrey C. Miller

Zoning BoardCharles AzniveHoward Pearl

Tax CollectorHelen L. McNeil

TreasurerMelanie C. Kiley

Planning BoardRobert A. Cole

Dennis B. JakubowskiStanley H. Prescott

Trustee of Trust FundSusan E. Kowalski

Library TrusteeAlice Tuson

School BoardBobbi-Jo Michaels, Loudon Seat

Kristen Byron, At-Large SeatLouise Andrus, At-Large Seat

Don’t Forget toVoteon

TuesdayMarch 14, 20178 a.m.–7 p.m.

Loudon TownHall

Clough Hill Road

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New Town Office Building Project UpdatePhotos and update by Bobby Fiske, Selectman

Here are a few interiorviews of the new TownOffice building. Theproject is moving alongand on Friday, March 17,you can see the progressyourself during the OpenHouse. Visit the buildingfrom 10 a.m.–noon and4–6 p.m.

From top to bottom:

A view of the first floor.

Part of the heating/cooling system.

The basement and vaultarea.

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Plastic, Plastic… Everywhere There’s Plastic!By LeeAnn Childress, Loudon Recycling Committee

Recently I had the privilege of being part of agroup of environmentalists trying to convince

our state government to take the first step byallowing NH towns to ban plastic bags; or put afee on them in order to cut down on plastic pol-lution and get people to use more sustainablebags. It was HB 481. Ultimately, the governingcommittee that oversaw it decided to recom-mend the House not approve it.

It’s fairly easy for me to give up plastic shop-ping bags; there are plenty of cloth options thatwork just fine. However, I have started taking a hardlook at everything plastic in my day-to-day life, notjust plastic shopping bags. Now my eyes are open toeverything else plastic, like: plastic water bottles, den-tal floss picks and toothbrushes, straws, plastic forks,spoons, knives, and cups, and Tupperware-type foodcontainers, bread bags, and so much more.

Now I’m challenging all of us to start reducingeveryday plastic that we all have taken for granted,such as:

Plastic ContainersWhen you store food in

plastic and then heat it in thesame container, the plasticwill leach into yourfood. Even BPA-free isn’tsafe. Start storing your left-overs in glass or stainlesscontainers.

Produce Bags, Boxes,and Mesh

Spinach comes in plastic boxes, oranges come inmesh, and the thin plastic produce/meat bags arehanging around everywhere. Too much is available inprepackaged containers. Bring your own fabric and/ormesh bags and pick your produce from the bins. Orbetter yet, go to your local farmers markets.

ToothbrushesThe plastic toothbrush is a tough one, especially

since we get it for free from our dentist. We’re sup-posed to change our toothbrush every three months.Over a decade one person will send 40 toothbrushes toa landfill! Start using bamboo alternatives and then

compost it.

Here’s a website for more ways to elimi-nate plastic in your life. https://myplas-ticfreelife.com/plastic freeguide/

Now it’s your turn. What plastic item doyou use in your everyday life? And are you willing

to eliminate it and use an environmentally friendlyproduct instead?

The Loudon Recycling Committee would love tohear about your efforts to recycle. Visit us athttps://facebook.com/Loudonrecyclingcommittee/and share your ideas with us. We’d love to hear fromyou! Better yet, join the Recycling Committee! n

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Maxfield Public Library News

Story TimeOn March 7 and 9 the Story Time

attendees will get groovy with Pete theCat by James Dean. Come join us formusic and a craft with our favorite cat.

On March 14 and 16 wear some-thing green to story time in celebrationof St. Patrick’s Day! After readingTeddy Slater’s The Luckiest St.Patrick’s Day Ever and The NightBefore St. Patrick’s Day by NatashaWing, the children will make lep-rechaun hats to wear while hunting forgold!

On March 21 and 23 story time cele-brates “Puppy Day” (March 23), by lis-tening to Ragweed’s Farm DogHandbook by Anne Vittur Kennedy andIt’s Only Stanley by Jon Agee. The chil-dren will be able to put on their ownpuppet show after craft time by creatingpuppy marionettes.

On March 28 the children will lookat the color of feelings in JessicaYoung’s My Blue is Happy. We’ll pairthat book with Todd Parr’s The FeelGood Book and the children will endthe story hour by creating a colorfulrainbow that hints at spring. What color makes you happy?

Every Child Ready to Read ProgramJoin us for a special story time on Thursday, March 30 at 10:30 a.m. Debbi Gad-

wah Lambert will continue the Every Child Ready to Read program, which pro-vides parents and caregivers with the tools and strategies to practice early literacyeducation. This month, the program will focus on Art and Literature.

Beating FatigueJoin us Wednesday, March 16 at 6 p.m., for an informative session on using sim-

ple strategies to get your energy back.This session will be led by Valerie Ferland, MS, Health Outreach Coordinator

with the Center for Health Promotion (Concord Hospital).Please sign up for this free event.

Imperial Russian Faberge EggsThe library has received a grant from the NH Humanities to bring Marina Forbes

and her program on egg painting in Russian culture on Saturday, March 25 at 11a.m.

NH Humanities nurtures the joy of learning and inspires community engage-ment by bringing life-enhancing ideas from the humanities to the people of NewHampshire. They connect people with ideas. Learn more at www.nhhumanities.org.

This program is free and open to the public.

Red Cross Blood MobileThe blood mobile will be at the library on Thursday, March 30 from 1–6 p.m.

You don’t need a special reason — just your own reason to donate.

MeditationJoin Fran Nash, Wednesday March 1 at 6 p.m., for an hour of soothing media-

tion. Cost per session is $5.00.

Sit ‘n’ StitchThe sit ‘n’ stitch group meets every Wednesday night in the children’s room, at 6

p.m. Join us March 22 for a new project! We will be crocheting a “Casual FridayHandbag.” This is a perfect project for beginners! Come in to the library and pickup a materials list.

YogaThe library offers yoga classes on Mondays and Thursdays at 6 p.m., and Tues-

days at 1 p.m. Low–impact chair yoga is offered Tuesdays at 9 a.m. and Thursdaysat 11 a.m. The cost per session is $5.00.

Movie Matinee for Adults On Tuesday, March 14 at 2:30 p.m. watch as a man decides to fight back against

human trafficking.

Spiritual Living Discussion GroupJoin us Tuesday, March 14 at 6 p.m., as we discuss Mindfulness.

Tai ChiCall the library for more information on our Tai Chi classes with Marcia Wyman

held on Thursday afternoons at 2:30 pm.

Book Club Mash-UpThe next book is Turn of the Screw by Henry James. We will be watching the

movie Saturday, March 11 at 9 a.m.

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Michelle Smith’s cooking demonstration was very popular with library patrons.

Reading to Grammy.

Book GroupThe next book club is Thursday, March 23 at 7 p.m. Call the library for more

information.

Library Closed for Town MeetingThe library will be CLOSED Saturday, March 18 for TOWN MEETING; we

hope to see you there.

Library HoursMondays and Wednesdays 2–7:30 p.m.Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 a.m.–7:30 p.m.Saturdays 9 a.m.–1 p.m.

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Notices for all Public Meetingsare posted at thefollowing sites:• Town Office• Maxfield PublicLibrary

• Beanstalk Store• USPS• Transfer Station• Web Site

Maxfield PublicLibrary Passes!Passes are available to museumsand points of interest around thestate for Library borrowers! We

suggest reserving in advance either by phone (798-5153)or in person.Call for details.

CANTERBURY SHAKER VILLAGEEach pass entitles the bearer to 2 discounted admissions of $6 for adults and $3 for

children under 18. Children under 6 free.

CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF NEW HAMPSHIREEach pass entitles the bearer up to 4 discounted admissions of $4.50.

Children under age 1 free.

CURRIER MUSEUM OF ARTEach pass entitles the bearer to 2 free admissions.

MCAULIFFE-SHEPARD DISCOVERY CENTERValid for admission to exhibit halls for4 people.

MOUNT KEARSARGE INDIAN MUSEUMFree admissions for 2 guests per day.

SEE SCIENCE CENTERFree admission for a family.

SQUAM LAKES NATURAL SCIENCE CENTER$3 trail admissions for 2 people per day plus 4 additional

discounted admissions of $10 each.

STRAWBERY BANKE MUSEUMFree admission for a family.

WRIGHT MUSEUMFree admission for 2 adults and 4 children (under 18 years).


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Richard Brown House News and EventsBy Lois Scribner

Like everyone else, Richard Brown Houseresidents and staff have been grappling

with snow in recent weeks. Our visit fromMaxfield Librarian Deborah Gadwah-Lam-bert had to be rescheduled in January. Debo-rah met with several residents and came upwith the plan of the library co-sponsoring aGames Afternoon open to all, utilizing thelarge Community Room, on Saturday, March11 at 1:30 p.m.

We were also thrilled to receive calls froma couple of Loudon residents volunteering tocome in during this spring. One was MaryJane Leblanc, who organized a crafts morn-ing, where some of the residents made Valen-tine’s gumball machines for candy, taking anidea she had seen on Pinterest. MJ’s offer toreturn and make cards was much appreciated.Sharing a skill in this way and bringing mate-rials to make it happen is a gift and treat.

We also received another new offer of sup-port from some local middle school studentswho are going to organize a Sunday afternoonof “Manicures and Conversation” during theschool vacation. We hope to send pictures ofthat for the April Ledger!

Our Wednesday educational session inMarch will be a presentation by Charlie Zolaof the AARP, on the subject of driving later inlife, called “It’s Time to Talk.” All are wel-come to this program on Wednesday March15 at 10:00 a.m.

And a heads up for anyone interested inDiabetes: we have the Diabetes Associationfrom Massachusetts coming on Wednesday,April 12 for an educational session.

As ever, if any reader has a skill, gift orinterest they would like to share, please be intouch. You can call Lois Scribner, ResidentService Coordinator on 798-3190 or [email protected] n

Forty four members of the Young at Heart met on February 14th at Charlie’s Barnfor their monthly meeting. Since this was Valentine’s Day, red was the color

worn by many of the members to celebrate. Letty Barton, President began the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance, fol-

lowed by announcing the agendas for the next two meetings:

• March 14th— VNA Exploring Forgetfulness as We Age

• April 13th — 12:00 p.m. at Shaker Table (this is a Thursday and the menuoffered is Scandinavian and Russian dishes). Sign-ups will be held at theMarch meeting. The cost is $12.00.

Two new people joining the Young at Heart were recognized: Judy Campbelland Liz LeBrun.

Once all announcements were made Bingo began. Michaella Warren and LettyBarton called out the numbers. Several different games of Bingo were played andmany members received winning prizes along with four door prizes that were hand-ed out. There were several Bingo and door prizes donated. Thank you to all whocontributed to these items.

The meeting concluded with pizza for lunch and visiting with friends. The next meeting is March 14th at 10:00 a.m. at Charlie’s Barn. Hope to see you

all there and if possible bring a donation for the Food Pantry.Until then, stay healthy and warm!!!! n

UNH CooperativeExtension UpcomingSpring WorkshopsDot Perkins, Livestock Field Specialist, has planned a BUNCH of livestock

events. The registration links are all listed below. All of the events are held atthe Merrimack County UNH Cooperative Extension office located at 315 DanielWebster Highway (Rte. 3), Boscawen. All workshops run from 6:30–8:00 p.m. andcost $10.00 per person. Most allow 4-Hers for free, if accompanied by a registeredadult. A link to our events pages includes the flyer to print with directions and anon-line registration link for each event. If you have any livestock questions, pleasecontact Dot Perkins via email: [email protected] or 796-2151. If you havequestions about the registration, please contact Mary West at [email protected] .

RAISING BROILERS — Tuesday, February 28, 2017https://extension.unh.edu/events/index.cfm?e=app.event&event_id=42883

BACKYARD TURKEY PRODUCTION — Tuesday, March 7, 2017https://extension.unh.edu/events/index.cfm?e=app.event&event_id=42921

RAISING HEALTHY RUMINANTS (COW, SHEEP, AND GOATS) —Tuesday, March 14, 2017

https://extension.unh.edu/events/files/9E48DA66-5056-A432-4F3F556EEC044377.pdf

PRODUCING SAFE HIGH-QUALITY MILK — Tuesday, March 21, 2017https://extension.unh.edu/events/files/98E2530C-5056-A432-

4FAF08D63494C0B5.pdf

RAISING GEESE AND DUCKS — Tuesday, March 28, 2017https://extension.unh.edu/events/index.cfm?e=app.event&event_id=42927 n

Above: A long-awaited visit from Maxfield Public Library’s DeborahGadway-Lambert, Librarian. We’re now looking forward to a GamesAfternoon on March 11 at 1:30!

Below: Mary Jane Leblanc organized a crafts morning for us.Residents made Valentine’s gumball machines for candy. She haspromised to return for more crafting fun!

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Concord Hospital TrustAccepting ScholarshipApplicationsConcord Hospital Trust, the philanthropic arm of the hospital, announces the

Concord Hospital Trust Scholarship Fund for nursing and allied health stu-dents.

The Fund, part of the Trust’s endowments, was made possible by the generosityof Concord Hospital’s many benefactors, both past and present. Their vision was toinspire and enable students to pursue careers in the nursing and allied healthcareprofessions to enrich their lives, while ensuring the continued availability of qualityhealth care to the Greater Concord community.

The Concord Hospital Trust Scholarship Committee, a volunteer sub-committeeof the Trust’s Stewardship Committee, has developed scholarship eligibility guide-lines and will make decisions on Fund awards. With approximately $35,000 award-ed annually, scholarships typically range from $1,000–$3,000.

Scholarships are awarded based on financial need, academic merit, personalcharacter, and other criteria. Students who have lived within Concord Hospital’sprimary service area for more than one year or who graduated from a high schoolwithin the service area, or who are employed by Concord Hospital, are eligible toapply.

The application is available on Concord Hospital Trust’s Web site at ch-trust.org.All applications must be received or postmarked by April 30, 2017. Award deci-sions will be completed by mid-June.

For more information about the Scholarship Fund, the eligibility requirements orto apply, visit ch-trust.org or contact Concord Hospital Trust Office at (603) 227-7000, ext. 5209. n

McNeil/CummingsScholarships Now AvailableArthur E. McNeil and Raymond C. Cummings Memorial Scholarships are now

available. Please visit Loudon NH.org or stop in to the Selectmen’s Office foran application. High school applications are due May 4, 2017 and college applica-tions are due June 1, 2017. n

Bartlett Wins SecondConference TitleWarren Bartlett, a sophomore Track

and Field Athlete at PlymouthState University, won his second con-secutive Little East Conference title inthe 1000 meters. Bartlett won the raceFebruary 10, 2017 at the SouthernMaine University conference champi-onship with 2:34.41. He also ran theschool record time on February 4, 2016in the mile at the Dartmouth CollegeIndoor Classic with a fourth place fin-ish out of 43 runners and a time of4:17.30 and was named the LEC indoortrack and field runner of the week. n

Dates to NoteWednesday, March 1.

MEET THE CANDIDATES NIGHT.7 p.m. Community BuildingThursday, March 9.

MVSD ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING.7 p.m. at MVHS AuditoriumTuesday, March 14.TOWN ELECTIONS

8 a.m.–7 p.m. Town Hall, Clough Hill RoadFriday, March 17.

OPEN HOUSE AT NEW TOWN OFFICE BUILDING!10 a.m.–Noon / 4–6 p.m.Saturday, March 18.TOWN MEETING

9 a.m. Loudon Elementary School

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What’s Cookin’? By Jenn Pfeifer

Maple Recipes to Celebrate Maple Weekend

Abig thank-you to Letty Barton, who shared all of these recipes that have beenenjoyed by B&B Syrup families. They suggest using the darkest NH (prefer-

ably from Loudon) syrup you have available for best flavor when cooking. I ampersonally excited to add these recipes to my ever-growing collection.

MAPLE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES — Real, Old-Time MapleCooking by Beatrice Vaughan1/2 cup of peanut butter 1/2 cup shortening 1/2 cup light brown sugar 1/2 cup of maple syrup 1/2 tsp. salt 1 egg beaten in 2 cups of flour 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. baking powderBlend together well, the peanut butter and shortening; beat in the brown sugar andmaple syrup. Add eggs and beat well. Sift flour with baking soda, powder, and salt.Add to the first mixture, beating well. Turn out on a floured board and divide inhalf. Shape each half into a roll about 2 inches in diameter. Wrap well in plasticwrap and refrigerate overnight. Cut into slices about a quarter of an inch thick andplace on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in a 350° oven for about 12 minutes or untillight golden brown. Makes about 4 doz. cookies.

OATMEAL MAPLE DROP COOKIES — Recipe from Real, Old-Time Maple Cooking by Jan Siegrist1/2 cup of margarine 1 cup maple syrup 1 egg one 1-1/2 cups flour 1 tsp. of salt 1 tsp. vanilla 2 tsp. baking powder 1/4 cup of milk 1-1/2 cups of rolled oats 1/2 cup of raisins 1/2 chopped nuts (optional)Cream together the margarine and maple syrup up in a large bowl. Add the remain-ing ingredients in the order listed. Mix well; the batter will be stiff. Drop by table-spoon onto greased cookie sheet. Bake in preheated 375° oven for 12–15 minutes.Remove to wire racks; cool. Makes 36–42 cookies

MAPLE HERMITS — Recipe from A Collection of Maple Recipesby New Hampshire Maple Producers Association1/2 cup of shortening 2 eggs 1 cup raisins 2-1/2 cups flour 1-1/2 tsp. baking soda 1 cup maple syrup 2 tbsp. strong coffee 1/2 cup nuts, chopped (optional) 1/2 tsp. salt 3/4 tsp. nutmeg Heat oven to 375°. Grease large cookie sheet. Combine shortening, sugar, and eggs.Beat until fluffy. Stir in the coffee, raisins, and nuts. Sift flour salt, soda, and nut-meg together into the first mixture and stir to blend. Spread on cookie sheet andbake 10–12 minutes or until set. Cut into squares when cool.

MAPLE PECAN SQUARES — From Elaine Moore, Gilmanton.From A Collection of Maple Recipes by members of NH MapleProducers Association1-1/2 cups of flour 1/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup butter 2/3 cup brown sugar 1 cup maple syrup 2 eggs, beaten 2 Tbsp. flour1/4 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1 cup of chopped walnutsCombine flour, 1/4 cup of brown sugar, and butter in a bowl. Mix with fork untilconsistency of corn meal. Press into a 9X13 greased pan and bake for 15 minutes at350°. Combine 2/3 brown sugar, 1 cup maple syrup in a sauce pan, simmer 5 min.Pour over beaten egg slowly, stirring constantly. Stir in remaining ingredientsexcept nuts. Pour mixture over baked crust. Sprinkle with nuts and bake at 350° for20–30 minutes. Cool in pan. Cut into squares.

MAPLE SHREDDED-WHEAT BREAD — From Real, Old-TimeYankee Maple Cooking by Beatrice Vaughan2 shredded wheat biscuits 2 cups boiling water 2 Tbsp. shortening 1/3 cup maple syrup 1/3 cup sugar 1 Tbsp. salt 1 envelope dry yeast 1/2 cup lukewarm water 5-1/2 cups ± of sifted flourCover crumbled shredded wheat biscuits with boiling water. Add shortening, syrup,sugar, and salt; stir to melt shortening. Cool to lukewarm. Soften yeast in lukewarmwater then add to shredded wheat mixture. Add flour gradually to make firm dough.Knead until smooth. Put in greased bowl, cover and let rise in a warm place untildoubled; turn out on a floured board in need again. Shape into two loaves and placein greased, standard size loaf pans. Cover and let rise until double. Bake in 375°oven for about 50 minutes or until bread test done. Cool on wire rack before slicing.Brush tops with melted butter while bread is still hot if a soft cross is desired.

MAPLE PUDDING CAKE — From Maple Sampler by JenSiegrist1-1/2 cups flour 3/4 cup sugar 2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 3/4 cup milk 1-1/2 cups of maple syrup 3/4 cup of water 2 Tbsp. butterMix together the flour,sugar, baking powder, salt,and milk. Pour into greased8-inch square pan. In asmall saucepan combine themaple syrup, water, andbutter. Heat just until thebutter melts. Poor warmsauce over the batter; DONOT STIR. The pudding-like sauce forms as the cakebakes. Bake in a preheated350° oven for 45 minutes.Serve warm with whippedcream or ice cream.

See the next two pages for places in Loudon to buy your maple syrup.If you have any ideas for future columns, please contact Jenn at

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You may also go to nhmapleproduc-ers.com or call the maple hot line at225-3757. If you can’t make it out onMaple Weekend maple producers arecelebrating all things maple for a monthfrom March 11 to April 2.

B&B SyrupThe Barton FamiliesCorner Flagg and Old Shaker Roads491-2312 or 783-9123Open Sunday, 1:00–4:30Meet Mr. Maple, tour, samples.

Maple baked goods for sale.

Make Shift MaplersThe Leonard Family68 Coaster Road365-0493Call to see if boiling.

Maple Ridge FarmThe Brown FamilyMudget Hill Road435-8183, 608-6699Make a Wish breakfast by donation

on April 2, raffles.

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Dates to NoteWednesday, March 1. MEET THE CANDIDATES

NIGHT. 7 p.m. Community BuildingTuesday, March 14. TOWN ELECTIONS8 a.m.–7 p.m. Town Hall, Clough Hill Road

Friday, March 17. OPEN HOUSE AT NEW TOWNOFFICE BUILDING! 10 a.m.–Noon / 4–6 p.m.

Saturday, March 18. TOWN MEETING9 a.m. Loudon Elementary School

Request for DonationsThe Loudon Communications Council,

publisher of The Loudon Ledger, is a regis-tered 501(c)(3) charitable organization whoseoperations rely on a combination of fundingsources including public funds, advertisingrevenues and donations from individuals andbusinesses. Your continuing support is crucialto our operations!

If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to support The Ledger,please send your check, made payable to theLoudon Communications Council, to:

Treasurer, Loudon CommunicationsCouncil

PO Box 7871Loudon, NH 03307

We value your support, but we also valueyour privacy! If you do not want your name toappear as a donor in future issues of TheLedger, let us know. We look forward to hear-ing from you!

Maple Ridge Sugar House268 Loudon Ridge Rd.470-7574Tours thru sap house and woods,

demos, maple donuts, cotton candy

Minard, Gene54 Pittsfield Rd.435-7533Sat & Sun 9–5Neighborhood boil-off.

Mud Season Maples Jason Landry263 Rt. 129, 783-1154Open Sat & Sun — call for times.Boiling demo and explanation, free

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Paige’s Sap Shed575 Lower Ridge Rd.Stuart Paige & Doug Bruce568-8869Call to learn if boiling.

Pearl & Sons Farm409 Loudon Ridge Rd.Howard Pearl, 231-1482Sat 9–4, Sun 11–3Tour, see renovation, and new equip-

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Split Rock MaplesBen & Tamika Carter568-4516 Call for days and times.

Sunnyside Maple, Inc.1089 Rt. 106Sat. & Sun. 8–4:30Samples, ice cream sundaes,

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Between the Covers:Spring Best Sellers By Kate Dockham

Although it is hard to tell from looking out the window, the first day of spring isMarch 20th. This brings many wonderful thoughts to mind. Warm weather,

kite flying, baseball and bike riding. It is also a time for a new batch of bestsellersto hit the shelves. Here are some titles catching the most buzz this season. I tried topick one each of some different genres, so hopefully you’ll find something you likehere.

First is Faithful by Alice Hoffman. This novel is a soul-searching story about a young woman struggling to redefine her-self and the power of love, family, and fate. Growing up on LongIsland, Shelby Richmond is an ordinary girl until one night anextraordinary tragedy changes her fate. Her best friend’s future isdestroyed in an accident, while Shelby walks away with the bur-den of guilt. Filled with emotion—from dark suffering to truehappiness — Faithful is the story of a survivor, a moving portraitof a young woman finding her way in the modern world. Shelbyis fan of Chinese food, dogs, bookstores, and men she should stay

away from. In New York City she finds a circle of lost and found souls — includingan angel who’s been watching over her ever since that fateful icy night.

Another noteworthy new novel, but more of a thriller, isEverything You Want Me to Be, by Mindy Mejia. Reminiscent ofGone Girl and Girl on a Train this story is full of twists and turns.Everything You Want Me to Be reconstructs a year in the life ofhigh school senior Hattie Hoffman, a dangerously mesmerizingyoung woman. Hattie has spent her whole life playing manyparts: the good student, the good daughter, the good citizen.When she’s found brutally stabbed to death on the opening nightof her high school play, the tragedy rips through the fabric of hersmall town community. Local sheriff Del Goodman, a familyfriend of the Hoffmans, vows to find her killer, but trying to solve her murder yieldsmore questions than answers. During the investigation, the small town’s darkestsecrets come to the forefront. Powerfully told from three points of view — Del,Hattie, and the new English teacher whose marriage is crumbling — EverythingYou Want Me to Be weaves the story of Hattie’s last school year and the events thatdrew her ever closer to her death.

If you prefer a bit of romance, try Wait for It by Mariana Zap-ata. 29 year-old Diana Casillas moves to a new town to raise hernephews after the death of her brother. And she will readily admitshe doesn’t know what the hell she’s doing half the time. Being agrown-up wasn’t supposed to be so hard. But this feisty Mexi-can-American has almost everything she could ever ask for; anew house, a giant dog, a job she usually loves, more thanenough family, and friends. The one thing Diana does not have isa man in her life. Enter Dallas, the older, married but separatedneighbor. While it takes quite some time for Diana and Dallas to

even admit, yet ignite their attraction, Zapata does a great job portraying her rela-tionship with the boys. The exhausting, frustrating, yet loving relationship betweenthis single mom and her young children is well written. Meanwhile, Zapata buildspage-turning worthy tension between the adults. Full of heart, Wait for It does notdisappoint.

As for not disappointing, try the definitive biography ofGeorge Lucas, one of the most influential filmmakers ever, inGeorge Lucas: A Life by Brian Jay Jones. This is the long-await-ed and revealing look into the life and times of the man who cre-ated Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Indiana Jones. If StarWars wasn’t game-changing enough, Lucas went on to establishanother blockbuster series with Indiana Jones, and he completelytransformed the world of special effects and the way moviessound. His innovation and ambition forged Pixar and Lucasfilm,Industrial Light & Magic, and THX sound. In this book, Lucas’scolleagues and competitors offer glimpses into his life. Nothing is off limits includ-ing his relationships with innovators like Steven Spielberg and Francis Ford Cop-pola, and actors such as Harrison Ford. Of course, the very technologies thatenabled the creation of his films — and allowed him to keep tinkering with themlong after their original releases is also discussed. Like his unforgettable charactersand stories, the influence of George Lucas is unmatched.

Marissa Meyer is known among readers of Young Adult fiction for turning fairytales on their heads. In her Lunar Chronicles series, Meyers masterfully intertwinesthe stories of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel and Sleeping Beautyinto futuristic page turners. Now Meyers is taking on Wonderland. Heartless is thestory of a girl that wants to fall in love, long before she even dreams of being theQueen of Hearts. Catherine may be one of the most desired girls in Wonderland and

a favorite of the unmarried King, but her interests lie elsewhere.A talented baker, she wants to open a shop and create delectablepastries. But for her mother, such a goal is unthinkable for awoman who could be a queen. At a royal ball where Cath isexpected to receive the King’s marriage proposal, she meetshandsome and mysterious Jest. For the first time, she feels thepull of true attraction. At the risk of offending the King and infu-riating her parents, she and Jest enter into a secret courtship. Cathis determined to choose her own destiny. But in a land thrivingwith magic, madness, and monsters, fate has other plans. A fatethat changes Cath, and Wonderland, forever.

Laura Thalassa also writes of fates intertwined in Rhapsodic,the first installment of the Bargainer Series. Thalassa weaves astory of intimacy, vulnerability, betrayal, and forgivenessbetween two very flawed souls — Callie, a 23-year-old siren andDesmond, the King of Night. We see Callie evolve, leveraging apast of abuse and horror to become the woman we meet at age 23.Through flashbacks the reader feels her Callie’s past pain andhope for her future happiness. Then there is Desmond, the manwho broke Callie’s heart after deserting her seven years ago.Desmond is immune to Callie’s siren gift and takes charge asCallie’s protector. Despite the pain he’s caused Callie, Desmond

is someone she still deeply loves and the pair need to solve the mystery ofDesmond’s warriors are going missing one by one. Only the women are returned,each in a glass casket, a child clutched to their breast. And then there are the whis-pers among the slaves, whispers of an evil that’s been awoken. If the Desmond hasany hope to save his people, he’ll need the help of the siren he spurned long ago.Only, his foe has a taste for exotic creatures, and Callie just happens to be one.

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Include Your Family Tree InThe Loudon Town History!

The Loudon Historical Society is looking tohave a Loudon Town History written. We

will be asking for help in differentareas and one of those areas will bea genealogy of each family in town

and sending us your family tree.Write your genealogy in Word using

Times New Roman 12 point fontand send it to The Loudon Historical

Society’s e-mail address:

[email protected].

Be on the lookout for more infor-mation and other ways to help.

Local Dance StudentsRaise Money for Animal Rescue FarmStudents of Alicia’s School of Dance, located in Loudon, NH, raised over $400

for Live and Let Live Farm Inc. in Chichester, NH. The students of Alicia’sSchool of Dance sold 2017 Live and Let Live Farm calendars to raise the money. Aportion of the proceeds from the calendar sales assisted the students of Alicia’sSchool of Dance with dance competition fees, costumes and monthly tuition. Theremainder of the proceeds went to Live and Let Live Farm Inc. Calendars are $12each or 2 for $20. Sisters Savannah Shepard and Aubrey Larochelle were top sellerswith a combined effort of 30 calendars sold.

Several students from Alicia’s School of Dance will be participating in dancecompetitions beginning in March. Students began competition preparations inAugust. Dance competition classes meet once a week for several hours. The com-petition students also participate in other dance classes during the week to continuebuilding their skills. Students put forth a great deal of effort in learning and perfect-ing each dance. “The students work really hard for several months for their chanceto shine at these competitions. I truly enjoy the process of teaching the dances.Helping each student reach their personal goals and build their confidence is reallywhat it is all about,” commented Alicia Brooks, owner of Alicia’s School of Dance.

Live and Let Live Farm Inc., located in Chichester NH, is an animal shelter thatrescues abused and unwanted animals, mainly horses, and provides them either atemporary or permanent safe place to interact with people. When applicable, thefarm will try to find appropriate homes for rehabilitated animals. Those animalsthat are considered unadoptable will be given lifetime care at the farm. In 2013,Live and Let Live Farm Inc. was awarded Verified Status from the Global Federa-tion of Animal Sanctuaries. Verification means that Live and Let Live Farm Inc.meets the criteria of a true equine sanctuary/rescue and is providing humane andresponsible care of the animals.

Live and Let Live Farm Inc. encourages groups to get involved in the calendarfundraiser. It is a great way to earn money for organizations and it helps to raisemuch needed money for Live and Let Live Farm Inc.. The average hay bill for theanimals of Live and Let Live Farm Inc. is $6000 per month. This does not includemedical care and other food and necessities. “I really love to see kids get involvedwith the farm. They are the future of the farm and animal welfare in general,” saidTeresa Paradis, Executive Director and Founder of Live and Let Live Farm Inc..

Volunteers and those interested in adopting a rescue animal(s) are always indemand at Live and Let Live Farm Inc. The 2017 calendars are still on sale andadvertising sponsorship has begun for the 2018 calendar. Please check out theirwebsite at www.liveandletlivefarm.org. Facebook Likes are always appreciated.

Alicia’s School of Dance will be participating in 2018 Live and Let Live FarmInc. calendar sales again beginning in November of 2017. Please check out the Ali-cia’s School of Dance website for Spring Specials beginning in March at www.ali-ciasschoolofdance.com. Facebook Likes are appreciated as well. Best of luck to theAlicia’s School of Dance competition students! n

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Remember When:Stories of Days Past

By Letty BartonYou may notice our title this month is a little different. That’s because I have

chosen to talk about making maple syrup in the olden days — and I didn’t grow upin Loudon. A favorite memory of spring in northern Vermont is going on a familyouting to my Dad’s cousin’s sugarhouse. Part of the fun was riding the sap sled intothe woods behind the high-stepping workhorses. It was a bumpy ride to say theleast! Unfortunately, one year one of my sisters or I fell between the traces on ourway into the woods and that ended the rides on the sap sled.

At that time, his sap was all collected and transported with horses. They stoppedwhen asked and slowly made their way from tree to tree so the buckets of sap couldbe emptied into the gathering tank.

When my present family began sugaring in the 1970s, we used a team of 4-Hoxen to haul the sap sled. At the time, traffic on our road allowed it.

Nowadays, we see lines stretched from tree to tree, which deliver sap to a hold-ing tank, or in some cases, directly to the sap house. I can’t imagine what our fore-fathers would think of that!

Drip, drip, drip — once that was the predominant sound after maple trees weretapped. It was always one on my favorite sounds because it meant sugaring seasonwas underway.

The old timers never tapped their trees until after town meeting day. Now, withthe greenhouse effect and warmer winters, folks are scrambling to tap the minutewe have three or four days of temperatures in the forties, this year being a primeexample.

Some things about sugaring never change — like the dependence on the weath-er, the evaporation process, the hard work, and that awesome aroma when onewalks into a sap house.

Today’s technology has advanced beyond collecting sap in buckets for the mostpart. In addition to using plastic lines for collecting sap, power drills or tappers areused. That’s a far cry from using an auger to drill holes. Another plus to modernsugaring is the camaraderie workers and visitors share as sugarhouses are muchmore accessible to the public.

Making maple syrup has been a part of early spring ventures in New England forhundreds of years. New Hampshire is near the top of the list in maple production,standing third behind Vermont and Maine in the northeast.

So is the building where maple syrup is produced called a sap house or a sugar-house?? Today it is commonly referred to as a sap house because that is where allthe sap is processed. As a kid in Vermont, we always called it a sugarhouse. Why? Ibelieve it is because in the early days maple syrup was cooked beyond the syrupstage and made into sugar. Sugar was easier to store and transport. It was thenreconstituted by adding water as it was needed. Does anyone else have a take onthis?

As you travel the back roads of New Hampshire this time of year, keep a watch-ful eye out for billowing steam coming from maple sugarhouses. Many of them aretucked down in hollows or on the back side of a hill. The folks hard at work insidewill always welcome your visit and be glad to explain what is going on. You mighteven get roped into helping or enjoy a warm sample of syrup.

Your input for this column is always welcome. You must have a story or two totell about earlier times. Please give me a call and we can go from there. Letty at783-4341 or [email protected]. Help me keep the stories coming. n

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Shoulder yoke used to gather sap.

Jenn Barton models a shoulder yoke.

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Home Staging: Do ItYourself or Hire a Pro

Jack PrendivilleCentury 21 Thompson Real Estate

Staging can be an essential part of selling a home. Staged homes tend to attractmore buyers, add value to the home and ultimately, bring in more money thanunstaged homes. As you prepare to sell, start thinking about whether to stage thehome yourself or call in a professional. Ask yourself these questions to determinewhich is right for you.Do you have time?A lot of time and preparation go into selling a home. Do you

want to add staging to your to do list? Hours spent planning room layouts, shoppingfor décor and rearranging can add up quickly. Hiring a pro leaves all the work up tosomeone else and gives you more time to focus on other tasks.Can you separate yourself from the home? Staging should appeal to a broad

audience. What you consider to be your home’s most attractive features may be dif-ferent than what buyers want. Can you stage your home to fit a general audience,even if it means changing aspects that you enjoy? If not, hiring a professional whocan evaluate your home with fresh eyes may be more effective.Do you already have stylish furniture and décor? Professional stagers will

bring in décor that will appeal to buyers and fit the style of your home. Do youalready have furniture and accessories that are up to the test? If so Do It Yourselfmay be easiest. If not, are you willing to spend the money on new items, or wouldyour rather spend the money on a professional? Home staging can make all the dif-ference when it comes to selling your home. Whether you Do It Yourself or hire aprofessional, do what fits into your budget and schedule. n

Agriculture Commission Minutes —December 1, 2016

Agriculture Commission Minutes —November 3, 2016

OB I TUAR I E S

Members:Chris D Koufos – 2016 PresidentDoug Towle – 2018 Vice PresidentCarole Soule – 2017 SecretaryCindy Shea – 2016 MemberBruce Dawson – 2017 – MemberKay Doyon – 2019 – AlternateAttendees: Kay Doyon, Carole Soule,

Cindy Shea, Doug TowleMeeting called to order at 7:05 PM

Old Business1. Minutes from the Nov 3, 2016 meet-

ing were accepted with corrections.2. Workshops

• Soule moved, Dawson seconded andit was approved to pay Cindy Shea’sreceipts when grant money isreceived.

• The Final report for the NH MiniGrant will be submitted by Soulebefore the Dec 30th deadline.

• In January the board will review thesuggested list of possible workshops.It was agreed that the board shouldcontact the NH Small and BeginnerFarmers for workshops includinghow to use freeze dryers. Otherworkshops might include Fish andGame presentations on predators.Other ideas are making your ownflour, growing grapes.

3. Grants and fund raisingWe should look at the NEFF grant

opportunity again as well as consider theNH Mini Grant again. It was suggested thata chicken raffle might be a good fund raiser.

4. Website and Social Media• It was suggested that we list the

County Extension farm equipmentthat is available for rent on the web-

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March Senior Health Clinics

Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association is holding a Senior Health Clinicson March 28 at the VOANNE Senior Housing from 9 a.m. until noon. If you

need a ride in Loudon, please call 783-9502. All Senior Health Clinic services areprovided for a suggested donation of $10; however, services are provided regard-less of a person’s ability to pay. Services offered include foot care, blood pressurescreening, B-12 injections, medication education, and nutritional education. Call(603) 224-40123 or (800) 1224-8620, ext. 5815 for an appointment.

Walk-In Immunization ClinicConcord Regional Visiting Nurse Association offers a monthly Walk-In Immu-

nization Clinic for children and adults who are uninsured, underserved, and whohave no access to these needed services in order to lead a healthy lifestyle. Thismonth’s clinic will be held Monday, March 6, from 1–4 p.m. at St. Paul’s EpiscopalChurch Outreach Center, 21 Centre St. in Concord. A fee of $10 is requested perperson. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Please bring animmunization record with you. For more information, call Concord Regional VNAat (603) 224-4093 or (800) 924-8620, ext. 5815. n

Members:Chris D Koufos – 2016 PresidentDoug Towle – 2018 Vice PresidentCarole Soule – 2017 SecretaryCindy Shea – 2016 MemberBruce Dawson – 2017 – MemberKay Doyon – 2019 – AlternateAttendees: Kay Doyon, Carole Soule,

Cindy SheaMeeting called to order at 6:02 p.m.

Old Business1. Minutes from the October 6, 2016

meeting were accepted with no corrections.2. Workshops — Have concluded

3. Grants and fund raising — needed tokeep track of funds. Tabled for next month.

4. Website and Social Media — Noupdates.

5. Newsletter — no updates.6. Master Plan / Planning Board — No

updates; tabled for this session.7. Loudon Ledger: Cindy sent in an arti-

cle about putting your garden to bed. Otherideas for articles: Year end roundup, Otherequipment, Flash freezing, grain mills.

8. Other Old Business — elect officers,tabled for December

New Business — noneMeeting adjourned at 6:20 p.m.

RAYMOND “RAY” MUZZEY

Raymond “Ray” Muzzey, age 57,passed away, Saturday, February 4,

2017 in Strafford after a lengthy battlewith cancer.

Ray was born August 5, 1959 inConcord, NH and was a life-long resi-dent of Loudon, NH.

Ray was predeceased by his parentsHarold Lawson Muzzey Sr. andGertrude (Welch) Muzzey and hisbrother Kenneth Muzzey of Loudon.

Ray is survived by his loving sistersEvelyn Timmins and husband Carey,Carolyn Stinson and husband Willard,devoted brother Pastor Harold L.Muzzey Jr. and wife Diana; an Aunt,Ellen (Muzzey) Desmarais and 2nieces, 5 nephews, 5 great nieces, 6great nephews, cousins and many closefriends.

Ray loved listening to music and had a special love of dogs, especially his bea-gle Shiloh. Ray was an avid baseball and hockey fan, and especially loved theBoston Red Sox and Boston Bruins. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and watchingWWF Wrestling.

A graveside service will be held in the Spring in the family lot of the SoucookCemetery in Concord, NH. Pastor Harold Muzzey will be officiating. n

MERRIMACK COUNTY NURSING HOME LOOKING FORVOLUNTEERS

The Merrimack County Nursing Home is looking for volunteers tohelp manage the on-site gift shop. As a gift shop attendant youwill provide a warm, friendly, and positive shopping experience forresidents and visitors. Attendants are responsible for conductingsales, making change, and bagging items. You must be able tointeract well with residents, be outgoing, and count and handlemoney. Days and hours are flexible. For more information contactthe Volunteer Coordinator, Lynne Joyce, at 796-3242.

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Agriculture Commission Minutes —January 5, 2017

TOWN DEPARTMENT WEB SITESSelectmen’s Office, Town Clerk, Planning/Zoning, TaxCollector, Building/Code Enforcement, Transfer Station,

Highway Department, Fire Department:loudonnh.org

Loudon Police Dept.: www.loudonpolice.comLoudon Elementary School/MVHS/School District:https://sites.google.com/a/mvsdpride.org/

district/homeMaxfield Public Library: www.maxfieldlibrary.comLoudon Food Pantry: www.loudonfoodpantry.org

Conservation Commission Minutes —February 6, 2017

Members in attendance: Rob Buzzell &Sandra Blanchard

Alternates in attendance: Sandy Sims &Polly Touzin

Others in attendance: Martha Butter-field, Sam Durfee (CNHRPC), Herb &Nancy Huckins, Jeff Moore, Curtis Rude &Carole Soule

The Loudon Conservation Commssionmet on February 6, 2017 at 6 p.m. in Char-lie’s Barn.

The commission met with Carole Souleof Miles Smith Farm to discuss a potentialconservation easement project on her prop-erty located on Beck Road. Ms. Souleinformed the membership about the proper-ty. Ms. Soule would like to put the majorityof her 25 acre farm into a conservation ease-ment. Chairman Buzzell asked what amountof compensation Ms. Soule would be look-ing for or if she would be willing to gift theeasement to the town. Ms. Soule stated thatshe would like some form of compensationfor the easement, but is not looking for thehighest amount that the property could bear.Chairman Buzzell described the process forthe town to carry a conservation easementproject from start to finish and mentionedthat there were other people who hadalready come forth looking to do an ease-ment project in town. The commissionshowed interest in this project and will lookforward to talking more about it in thefuture.

The commission then shifted focus tothe trails committee for an update on theirprogress. Sandra Blanchard stated that therewas a tremendous amount of progress in thelast couple of months with the trails com-mittee. Ms. Blanchard has been workingclosely with representatives from the Cen-tral New Hampshire Regional PlanningCommission (CNHRPC) to help focus thegoals of the trails committee.

Ms. Blanchard discussed three potentialtrail projects in the town that are focusedprimarily on use of town land and class VIroads. Ms. Blanchard talked in detail abouta potential trail project using the town foreston Youngs Hill Road. Sam Durfee ofCNHRPC showed the commission maps ofthe property with areas that Ms. Blanchardand himself had walked that could be con-verted to a trail with relative ease. ChairmanBuzzell mentioned that there was anotherparcel of town land located directly behindthe town forest and expressed interest in try-ing to utilize that parcel in conjunction. Ms.Blanchard mentioned that there was a lot ofinterest in a trails committee with othertown boards and citizens. Ms. Blancharddescribed two other potential trail projects

one off of Lovejoy Road and the other inconjunction with the upcoming Route 106highway project.

Chairman Buzzell then asked for a mon-itoring update from Sandy Sims and PollyTouzin. Ms. Sims and Ms. Touzin stated thefield monitoring for 2016 was complete andthe reports are almost complete.

The commission then shifted focus torenewal of annual dues and other requests.The Clough Pond Association sent a letterto the commission asking for a donation of$1,000 to aid with the lake host program onClough Pond. The commission discussedthe value of having the lake host program atClough Pond and the work they do. Ms.Touzin made a motion to donate $1,000 tothe Clough Pond Association. The motionwas seconded by Chairman Buzzell and allmembers were in favor. Chairman Buzzelldiscussed renewing annual dues for mem-bership in the NH Association of Conserva-tion Commissions and the NH Associationof Natural Resource Scientists. Discussionensued about the merits of being a memberof both associations. The commissionagreed that being involved with both orga-nization is valuable. Chairman Buzzellmade a motion to renew memberships forboth organizations. The motion was second-ed by Ms. Sims and all members were infavor.

Chairman Buzzell mentioned a need foradditional members for the commission.Chairman Buzzell asked Jeff Moore if hewould be interested in becoming an alter-nate member. Mr. Moore has been attendingmeetings for a few months now and hasexpressed interest in helping the commis-sion. Mr. Moore was receptive and acceptedthe invitation. Chairman Buzzell will draft aletter to the selectmen to appoint Mr. Mooreto be an alternate member.

Chairman Buzzell mentioned that thecommission now has printed many copiesof an informative brochure about the com-mission and distributed some to the mem-bers and audience. Discussion was hadabout having these brochures available inthe town office and other public notice dis-tribution areas.

Chairman Buzzell asked if any new orold business was in need of discussion. Noother new or old business was brought upby the membership.

Ms. Touzin made motion to adjorn themeeting which was seconded by Ms. Sims.The meeting was adjourned at 7:48 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,Rob Buzzell, Chair

Attendees: Doug Towle, Bruce Dawson,Cindy Shea, Carole Soule, Kay Doyon,Steve Doyon, Stanley Prescott

Called to order at 7:03 p.m.

Old Business1. Minutes from the December 1, 2016

meeting were accepted with corrections.

Confirmation of action items:2. Cindy Shea has not yet been paid;

neither has Carole. Cindy and Carole agreedto wait on their payments so we can go foranother grant with our full funds.

• The Mini Grant Final Report wassubmitted to the NH Dept. of Agri-culture.

• SBFNH, and others were contactedfor workshops. There was a discus-sion about “bunnies” vs. “rabbits” —rabbit raising versus rabbit process-ing. The TriCounty/SBFNH will letus demonstrate the freeze drier (Con-tact: Christine).

• The Extension Service doesn’t havefarm equipment that’s available, butthe SBFNH does, as does the Merri-mack County Conservation District,which was on the LoudonAg.org website.

• A 2016 Recap for the Town Reportwas not made, but Cindy will do it.

3. Workshops for 2017. There was sig-nificant discussion about workshops, and arequest for a petition to the Town Meeting.The following workshops ideas were con-sidered:

• Cooking — no one on the boardseemed to be interested in this.

• Food Canning — Bruce will checkwith the UNH Extension Serviceabout workshops

• Solar — this was already done —maybe another one next year.

• Food Waste — this was already doneby the town’s recycling committee.

• Backyard Gardening — on one onthe board seemd to be interested inthis.

• Fruit Trees — Doug will investigateto see what workshops are available.

• Soap Making — Cindy will follow-up on this.

• Kay and Steve are willing to doanother Chicken workshop in earlyJune. Attendees will have to pay afee, bring their own knives, and useKay and Steve’s chickens. There maybe more emphasis on raising chick-ens than processing them this time.

• The Ag Commission and NHSBF arelooking into holding a collaborativerabbit raising workshop.

4. Grants and Fund Raising: Caroleindicated the grants she was consideringrequired matching funds. The NH MiniGrant deadline is at the end of Feburary2017. Fundraising was tabled for now.

5. Websites and Social Media: Bruceindicated that the Ag Board’s mailing list(not the web site) is getting hit with a lot ofspam. Ways of countering this are:

• Changing the mailing list name.• Unpublishing the mailing list and

require people to use the contactform on the web site.

• Using another service that providesscreening (Carole pointed out thatthese usually cost money). Bruce willconsider using a combination of thefirst two suggestions.

6. Newsletter: Has only gone out toannounce workshops.

7. Master Plan / Planning Board: Stan-ley Prescott said it meets on the 3rd Thurs-day of the month. They’ve been doing a lotof work.

8. Loudon Ledger: The latest issue hadthe article from Cindy in it, but not the listof farms. Cindy will talk to Debbie K to findout what happened.

9. Other Old Business: none.

New Business1. Carole has not yet made any progress

looking at NEFF grant opportunity and achicken raffle.

2. Contact farms for the Loudon LedgerFarm List: Red Gate Farm on Bee HoleRoad, Upper City Road

3. We need to get “The Box” from ChrisKoufos that we keep all the AgricultureCommission’s documents in.

The meeting was adjoured at 8:18 p.m.

site. Dawson has done website up -dates.

5. A recap for 2016 for the Town Reportis needed. Shea offered to write the review.

6. Master Plan / Planning Board — Noupdates; tabled for this session.

7. Loudon Ledger• Two possible farms should be con-

tacted to be included in the farm list:Red Gate Farm and a farm on Bee

Hole Rd. Dawson thought there wasa farm on Upper City Rd that mightbe included.

8. Other Old Business – it was decidedto ask for donations at our scheduled work-shops.

9. The following officers were elected:President: Doug TowleVice President: Chris KoufosSecretary: Bruce DawsonTreasurer: Cindy Shea

Meeting adjourned at 8 p.m.

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Present: Chairman Krieger, SelectmanIves and Selectman Fiske.

Also Present: Police Chief Kris Burgess.Chairman Krieger called the meeting to

order at 6:00 p.m.Selectman Ives moved to approve the

Selectmen’s Meeting Minutes of Tuesday,January 10, 2017 as written. Seconded bySelectman Fiske. All in favor. Motion car-ried.

The Board met with Police Chief.Chief Burgess submitted a letter that he

received in the mail regarding a personnelissue.

Chief Burgess asked if a decision hasbeen made regarding the part-time employ-ee that he proposed hiring last week. Chair-man Krieger said he has no problem with it.Selectman Ives said he spoke to a couplepeople and they both had high praise forhim. Selectman Fiske said Chief Burgessindicated that this would make five part-time people, but he counted and it lookslike this would be six. Chief Burgessagreed that this would make six becauseOfficer Emerson stayed on part-time.Selectman Fiske asked if the Pittsfieldadministration should be asked about this.Selectman Ives asked how they can preventhim from taking a part-time job. SelectmanFiske said because of his job. ChairmanKrieger said the proper background checkwas done and they have the equipment forhim. Selectman Ives verified with ChiefBurgess that he is short-handed right nowso this would help. Selectman Fiske askedwhen he would be working. Chief Burgesssaid mostly weekends and maybe a coupleof afternoon shifts as well. Chief Burgesssaid he is highly trained and has been in thiswork for over 20 years. Selectman Ivesmade a motion to appointment Jeffry Cainas a part-time patrolman effective January17, 2017. Seconded by Chairman Krieger.Majority rules. Motion carried.

Chairman Krieger said that he askedChief Burgess and Janice Morin to gettogether about the letter that she broughtforward last week. Chief Burgess said hecontinues to stand where he stood last week.Selectmen Ives and Fiske said they statedtheir opinions last week.

The Board began their review of weeklycorrespondence.

The Board received an anonymous letterregarding plowing. Chairman Krieger saidthey will hold the letter until the RoadAgent is in attendance. Selectman Fiskeasked if there is a signature on the letter.Chairman Krieger said there is not. Select-man Fiske said that years ago, previousselectman said they wouldn’t address acomplaint without a signature.

The Board received a letter from RogerMaxfield regarding the Veteran’s Memorial.Mr. Maxfield explained that they are addingnames to the Memorial. He said it wasadvertised that they were looking for names.Mr. Maxfield explained that ten applied;

seven qualified. He explained that there isan insert in the monument that will be takenout and sent to Vermont for laser printing ofthe seven names. Selectman Fiske askedhow long it will be away. Mr. Maxfield saidthey will have it done and back for Memori-al Day. Mr. Maxfield said that Bob Colarus-so is very familiar with granite havingworked at Swenson’s so he will be helpingto remove it. Chairman Krieger thanked Mr.Maxfield, Mr. Colarusso and all the peopleand their families that are on the memorial.

The Board received information fromthe Town Attorney regarding the Letter ofIntent from NHMS about a concert. TheBoard will take this under advisement.

Chairman Krieger explained that lastweek they discussed the petition to acceptBert Lane; the discussion was tabled untilthis week so it could be looked into further.Chairman Krieger explained that StanPrescott looked into this for them. Mr.Prescott said he looked at the as-built plansand the approved road plans. He said theregulations say they should show the bot-tom of the detention basins; the lowest ele-vation and the top. Mr. Prescott said that iswhat is shown on the construction plans andshould be shown on the as-built plan. Hesaid the whole access road should be shown,there should be a draft deed from Mr. Aver-sa to the town before approval; it shouldshow all metes and bounds. Mr. Prescottsaid the June 2007 Planning Board minutessay that Mr. Aversa agreed to clear and grubthe road so Mr. Ordway can get back to hislot and it could be used for future develop-ment. Selectman Fiske asked if the road hasbeen clear and grubbed or not. Mr. Prescottsaid it wasn’t a year or so ago when he wasthere, the road agent said it has been. Mr.Prescott said the as-built doesn’t show theculvert that goes across this access road andshould be. He said the biggest thing is thatthe bounds should be set for the access road.The Board agreed with Mr. Prescott. Chair-man Krieger said the information will beforwarded to Mr. Aversa. The Boardthanked Mr. Prescott for researching this forthe board.

Chairman Krieger read the following:Notice of Public Hearing, Town of Loudon.In accordance with RSA 32:5-1, the Boardof Selectmen of the Town of Loudon willhold Public Hearings for review of the Pro-posed Budget and Warrant Articles for Fis-cal Year — 7/01/2017 to 06/30/2018. TheHearings will be held Tuesday, January 17,2017 at 6:30 p.m. and Wednesday, February8, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at the Loudon Commu-nity Building, located behind the TownOffices. The proposed Budget will be votedon at the March 2017 Town Meeting.Loudon Board of Selectmen, Robert P.Krieger, Chairman, Steven R. Ives, Select-man, Robert N. Fiske, Selectman.

Chairman Krieger explained that theywould start with the budget.; he said if any-one has questions they should ask. He

explained that they decided on a 2% Cost ofLiving Adjustment (COLA) for employees.

Chairman Krieger explained that thepart-time office line for the selectmen’soffice increased due to the number of hoursneeded in the office. The mileage line hasdecreased because there will be mailboxesat the new town office.

The Landfill testing line, the HistoricalSociety and the Conservation Commissionlines all remain level funded.

The Town Clerk Assistant Clerk line hasbeen zeroed out and those funds are com-bined with the Deputy Town Clerk line.

The Election budget has decreased63.52% because there are no federal elec-tions.

A mileage line has been added to theTreasurer’s budget because the bank inLoudon closed and she has to go to Concordnow. There has also been a line added foroffice equipment for a new computer.

The Legal line is down 25%, a settle-ment has been reached with NHMS regard-ing taxes.

NH Retirement line has increased; moreof the cost is being handed down to thetowns.

The Planning Board and Zoning Boardsecretary wages are down 48.14% becausethe position is now part-time.

The governments building and towncemetery lines remain level-funded.

Health and dental insurance is up12.22%.

Unemployment and worker’s compinsurance is down, property and liabilityinsurance is up.

Police salaries is up 6.72%. This is tocover the 2% COLA as well as the policechief’s salary. The part-time secretary line isup 63.83%, this line is to cover Janice whenshe takes time off. Dispatch and office sup-ply lines are up.

Chairman Krieger explained that lastyear Chief Burgess took the cruiser out ofthe budget, it is back in this year. DustinBowles asked if it time to put the policecruiser in as a capital reserve. He said then itwouldn’t have to go in and out of the budgetas a line item every year. They would be sav-ing for one like they do every other depart-ment. Roger Maxfield said they took it outof the capital reserve fund because there wasa lot of debate each year as to whether theyneeded it or not. Selectman Ives said theywill take that under consideration.

Health Department wages are up 2% forCOLA everything else is level-funded.

Ambulance wages are up 2.32%, part-time wages are up 22.99%. ChairmanKrieger explained that the Fire Chief isfinding it harder to cover the ambulancewith standby.

Fire Department wages are up 2%, dis-patch and medical expenses are up.

Compliance wages are up 2%, assistantwages are up 3.57%. Everything else islevel-funded.

Emergency Management and Forest Fireare level-funded.

Highway Department wages are up.39%, overtime wages are up 7.32%. Tele-phone is up 68.57%, gas & oil is down11.11%. A gentleman from the audienceasked about the increase in telephone.Selectman Ives explained that an alarm sys-tem was installed at the highway garage andthere needs to be a dedicated line for that.Highway Block Grant money is up 17.63%.Chairman Krieger explained that is moneythat comes from the State and is spentspecifically for roads.

Animal Control, Community ActionProgram, J.O. Cate Van, Welfare, andRecreation are all level-funded. Roger Max-field explained that when money is givenout for welfare and the person owns a homea lien is put on the property. He said that thisyear the town was reimbursed about $3,500for that.

Patriotic Purposes, Loudon Old HomeDay, Economic Development and Contin-gency Fund are level-funded.

Loudon Communications Council is up25%.

The total budget is 4,429,399 up 2.68%.Chairman Krieger explained that they

meet with all the department heads; thereisn’t a lot of wiggle room in their budgetsand the town is lucky to have the peoplethey do.

Selectman Ives said he’d go over theEstimated Revenues. He explained that therevenues are projections based on history,the economy and money from outsidesources.

Selectman Ives explained that the firstsection reflects money owed in interest onoverdue property taxes. He said they madethe very hard decision a couple of years ago,to take houses due to unpaid property taxes sothat number is lower than what it used to be.

Land Use Tax estimates are the same. Tom Blanchette said the gravel tax esti-

mate seems low considering all the gravelhe sees moving down 106. Selectman Ivessaid it may be coming from towns otherthan Loudon. Mr. Blanchette said there is alot coming from the greenhouses. ChairmanKrieger asked if he knows for sure this ishappening because he knows that lady fromthe State has looked into it.

Building permit fees are estimated at$10,000.

Motor Vehicle Registrations are estimat-ed at $900,000.

Meals and room tax is $280,265.Highway Block Grant is $172,515.

Selectman Ives explained that as ChairmanKrieger explained earlier; this money comesfor the state and is spent on roads.

Reimbursement for things such as plow-ing a road in Gilmanton, Church reimburse-ment, department revenues all amount to anestimated $21,175.00

Landfill revenues total approximately$83,550.00. This includes recycling, sep-tage, etc.

Selectman Ives said the total estimatedrevenues not including property taxes is$2,348,412.

Selectman Fiske read the following:Article 01: To choose all necessary

Town Officers for the yearTo choose all necessary Town Officers

for the yearArticle 02: Zoning AmendmentsAdd Section 509, Accessory Dwelling

Unit to include:509.1 Purpose: To provide expanded

affordable housing opportunities, provide

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flexibilities in household arrangements andprovide for the retention of Loudon’s ruralcharacter. Accessory Dwelling Units shallbe allowed in Zones RR-Rural Residential,V-Village and AFP-Agricultural ForestryPreservation by Special Exception.

509.2 Requirements:A. Only one Accessory Dwelling Unit

shall be permitted per Single FamilyDwelling Unit.

B. The Accessory Dwelling Unit shall belocated within the Single Family DwellingUnit or attached to a Single FamilyDwelling.

C. The property must be owner-occu-pied.

D. The Accessory Dwelling Unit shallnot exceed two bedrooms.

E. The Accessory Dwelling Unit mustmeet all current Building Codes.

F. Accessory Dwelling Units must be nosmaller than 750 square feet and no largerthan 1500 square feet.

G. Suitable septic disposal facility shallbe provided and conform to all NHDES reg-ulations.

H. Off street parking shall be providedwith at least 2 spaces for Principal DwellingUnit and 2 spaces for the AccessoryDwelling Unit.

I. The Accessory Dwelling Unit shallonly be permitted on a lot that meets theminimum required lot size (frontage, area,etc.) for a single-family dwelling in therespective district.

J. A Building Permit must be obtainedprior to construction from the Town ofLoudon Building Department.

K. Interior door between Single FamilyDwelling Unit and Accessory DwellingUnit is required.

509.3 Limitations:A. The Accessory Dwelling Unit shall

not be permitted subordinate to a two-fami-ly or multi-family dwelling.

B. The Accessory Dwelling Unit shallnot be permitted in Open-Space Conserva-tion subdivisions.

C. The Accessory Dwelling Unit shallnot be segregated in ownership from theprincipal dwelling unit.

Reason: It is recognized within the townthe need for accessory dwelling units. Thismeasure would clear up any gray area andconfusion about rental units. It would allowhomeowners, code enforcement, and theTown to keep track of the changes, meetslife safety standards, and allow for theappropriate tax adjustments and records.

Add in Appendix: Definitions:Dwelling Unit, Accessory: A room or

rooms arranged for the use of one or morepersons living together, being subordinateto another attached dwelling unit, and hav-ing separate and independent sleeping,cooking, eating and sanitary facilities. AnAccessory Dwelling Unit shall includedirect access to the outdoors and directaccess to the attached dwelling unit.

Reason for proposal: To establish a defi-nition for ADU.

Selectman Fiske explained that this isrequired by state law and the Planning andZoning board are doing their best to protectthe Town of Loudon. Roger Maxfield askedif state law is mandating this. SelectmanFiske said yes, it is mandated by law. Article 03: Purchase of a Loader Back-

hoeTo see if the Town will vote to raise and

appropriate the sum of $102,900 for the pur-chase of a Loader Backhoe, with said fundsto be withdrawn from the Highway Equip-ment Expendable Trust Fund and to appointthe Board of Selectmen as agents to carrysaid purpose into effect. The Selectmen rec-ommend this article.Article 04: For reclaiming and paving S.

Village RoadTo see if the town will vote to raise and

appropriate the sum of $215,135 for the pur-pose of reclaiming and paving S. VillageRoad and authorize the withdrawal of$100,000 from the Roadway ImprovementCapital Reserve Fund created for that pur-pose. The balance of $115,135 to be raisedby taxes and further to appoint the Select-men as agents to carry said purpose intoeffect. The Selectmen recommend this arti-cle.

Dustin Bowles asked if this is going tostart at the bridge and go all the way to 106.Chairman Krieger said it is and it includeswidening in the area of the VOA.Article 05: Town WebsiteTo see if the Town will vote to raise and

appropriate the sum of $6,000 for the pur-pose of contracting with Virtual Towns andSchools to create a Town of Loudon web-site, with services to include full contentdevelopment, website design, secure host-ing, staff training and ongoing support; andto appoint the Loudon CommunicationsCouncil in conjunction with the Selectmenas agents to carry this purpose into effect.The Board of Selectmen recommend thisarticle. (Majority vote required).Article 06: False Fire Alarm OrdinanceTo see if the Town will vote to adopt a

False Fire Alarm Ordinance. Such ordi-nance would allow the town to charge forrepeat false fire alarms. A false fire alarm isdefined as an alarm activation or sprinkleractivation due to a malfunction. The Boardof Selectmen has the authority to set the feestructure. (Majority vote required)

Roger Maxfield asked how the Select-men feel about this article. ChairmanKrieger said it is his understanding thatthere are a few places in town that the firedepartment goes to quite a bit; some weekly,they refuse to get their alarm fixed. Mr.Maxfield asked what the definition of repeatis. Chairman Krieger said he believes it willbe three times. He explained that they donot want to discourage people from havingalarms. Selectman Fiske explained that forexample if the Fire Chief goes to a commer-cial structure and see’s that there is a faultycompressor, tells the owner that it needs tobe fixed and then gets called down there 2–3

times. That’s the type of thing that they aretalking about. Article 07: Solar Energy System

ExemptionTo see if the Town will vote to adopt the

provisions of RSA 72:61 through RSA72:64 inclusively, which provide for a prop-erty tax exemption from the property’sassessed value, for property tax purposes,for persons owning real property, which isequipped with a Solar Energy Systems.Such property tax exemption shall be in theamount equal to 100% of the value of theSolar Energy System under these statutes.BY PETITION (Majority vote required)Article 08: To raise and appropriate for

established CRFTo see if the town of Loudon will vote to

raise and appropriate the sum of $489,500to be placed in previously established Capi-tal Reserve Funds.

Fire Department Apparatus CapitalReserve Fund $100,000

Highway Department Capital ReserveFund $50,000

Bridge Capital Reserve Fund $30,000Recreation Facility Maintenance Trust

Capital Reserve Fund $2,000Library Collection Maintenance Capital

Reserve Fund $5,000Roadway Improvements Capital Re -

serve Fund $100,000J.O. Cate Memorial Van Capital Reserve

Fund $2,500Ambulance/Rescue Equipment Capital

Reserve Fund $40,000Loudon Conservation Land Capital

Reserve Fund $30,000Town Office Building Capital Reserve

Fund $100,000Self Contained Breathing Apparatus

(SCBA) $30,000The Selectmen recommend this article.

(Majority vote required.)Stan Prescott mentioned that the Town

History CRF voted in at last year’s townmeeting is missing. The Board agreed; itwill be added. MaryAnn Steele asked whythey are still putting away money for thenew town office. Selectman Fiske said thequotes came in high and they need themoney to complete the building. He saidspecifically for the elevator or they willcomplete it without the elevator. SelectmanIves clarified that isn’t actually an elevatorit is a lift. He explained that the elevatorwould have cost about a quarter of a millionand the lift is about $75–80,000. Ms. Steelesaid they thought last year was the last yearto put money in this CRF. Chairman Kriegersaid they were hoping that. He said thebuilding will be built but they will needmoney for the lift. Selectman Ives said theyare trying to save money everywhere theycan but the fact of the matter is that the bidscame in higher than they hoped.Article 09: To raise and appropriate for

established ETF.To see if the Town will vote to raise and

appropriate the sum of $60,000 to be placedin previously established Expendable TrustFunds.

Transfer Station Maintenance Expend-able Trust Fund $20,000

Septage Lagoon Expendable Trust Fund$10,000

Highway Equipment Expendable TrustFund $30,000

The Selectmen recommend this article.(Majority vote required.)Article 10: For general municipal opera-

tions.To see if the town will vote to raise and

appropriate the sum of $4,429,399 for gen-eral municipal operations. This article doesnot include appropriations contained in spe-cial or individual articles addressed sepa-rately.” (Majority vote required)Article 11: To transact any other busi-

nessTo transact any other business that may

legally come before said meeting.Given under our hands and seal, this 8th

day of February in the year of our Lord twothousand seventeen.

Chairman Krieger explained that theyare planning on an Open House at the newTown Office building the day before townmeeting. He said it won’t be completelydone at that point but it will be enough thatpeople can get an idea of what they are get-ting for their money. Selectman Ives saidit’s amazing what has to be done behind thewalls that can’t be seen and how muchmoney is spent on that. Ms. Steele saidword really needs to be spread about theOpen House. Chairman Krieger agreed. Hesaid maybe Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts cansell hot chocolate or something at the openhouse.

Dustin Bowles asked if any considera-tion has been given to RSA 72:28b whichallows all veterans to receive a credit.Chairman Krieger said he hasn’t actuallyseen the wording. Mr. Bowles said it isn’tmandated but people have been asking himabout it. Roger Maxfield said this wouldmake all veterans eligible not just veteransof foreign wars. Mr. Bowles said he readthat a survey could be sent out with tax billsto see what how many would be eligible sothe tax impact could be estimated. Select-man Ives said he was at the auctions ofproperties that the town took due to unpaidtaxes and anytime you start messing aroundwith the tax base it effects the bottom line.He said somehow, we need to raise four mil-lion; it needs to come from somewhere.Selectman Ives said there are those on fixedincomes and if they can’t pay their taxesthey will lose their house. He said hedoesn’t want to take any more houses it isan awful, awful thing to see.

Chairman Krieger thanked everyone forcoming and closed the budget hearing at7:21 p.m.

Selectman Fiske moved to adjourn 7:21p.m. Seconded by Selectman Ives. All infavor. Motion carried.

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Also present was Police Chief KrisBurgess, Fire Chief Rick Wright and RoadAgent Lance Houle.

Chairman Krieger called the meeting toorder at 6:00 p.m.

Selectman Fiske moved to approve theSelectmen’s Meeting Minutes of Tuesday,January 24, 2017 as written. Seconded bySelectman Ives. All in favor. Motion carried.

The Board met with Road Agent LanceHoule.

Mr. Houle explained that during the lastsnowstorm truck #3 lost an oil pan.; it hasbeen replaced.

Mr. Houle explained that the spinnermotor on the one-ton has been leaking; he’swaiting for parts for that.

Mr. Houle said they’ve been cutting updead trees on the sides of roads.

Mr. Houle said they’ve cleaned up theirparts room which was a total disaster.

Selectman Fiske asked Mr. Houle aboutroad widths. Mr. Houle said it has beenbrought up to him that roads don’t meetspecs because of the shoulders. He ex -plained that on Bert Lane he believes it doesmeet specs that the four-foot shoulder meetsthe pavement and slopes down to the ditches. Selectman Fiske asked if the engi-neer approved it with those shoulders. Mr.Houle said he didn’t have the actual plan hehad an as-built plan. Mr. Houle said it alsodepends on the contour of the land as it goesaway from the road, people might bringtheir lawns right to the shoulder so it doesn’tlook like it’s there. Selectman Ives said ifMr. Houle is happy with the road and thetown engineer is, he is.

Chairman Krieger gave Mr. Houle infor-mation regarding a loader quote that wasgiven to the Board. Mr. Houle said when it’stime he is going to get more prices.

The Board met with Fire Chief RickWright.

Chief Wright explained that he requestedand received a price quote of $4,000 for theupdate to the Local Emergency OperationsPlan that he mentioned a couple of weeksago, he said the last update was done in2006. Chief Wright said he and ChiefBurgess met with Homeland Security Emer-gency Management Representative toreview the contract, proposal, grant applica-tion process, and a possible update to theEOC. He said the grant for the update to theEOP has been applied for.

Chief Wright said the Loudon HazardMitigation Plan has been revised by CentralNH Regional Planning. The plan wasreviewed by Chief Wright and his OfficeManager; several changes needed to bemade. The plan will be made submitted toHomeland Security for conditional ap -proval, the Board of Selectmen for adoptionand then to FEMA for final approval.

Chief Wright said they had their firstmeeting with the new EMS Paramedictrainer. He said it was a very good training.Chief Wright said they had almost 100%participation by their EMT’s.

The Board met with Police Chief KrisBurgess.

Chief Burgess said he currently has twofull-time positions open and he would liketo propose someone to fill one of those posi-tions. He explained that the candidate is a

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2nd–5th years 10/12 day per month ofcompleted service.

6th–20th years 15/12 day per month ofcompleted service.

21st–26th years 20/12 day per month ofcompleted service

27th–end year 25/12 day per month ofcompleted service.

Salaried employees will start at the 6thyear for annual leave and will continue aslisted above with the following years ofcompleted service. Unless the employee’sstatus with the town changes from hourly tosalary and they have more than 20 years,they will then fall into the listed years aboveas to the amount of service with the town.

6–20 15/12 (year one)21–26 20/12 (years 6–10)27–end 25/12 (years 11–end)

Selectman Ives said this is adopted Janu-ary 24, 2017. Seconded by Selectman Fiske.Chairman Krieger asked that this be maderetroactive to January 1, 2017. ChairmanKrieger clarified that this change is to thePersonnel Policies Manual For The TownOf Loudon, revised 12/16/14. All in favor.Motion carried.

Chairman Krieger said that on Friday,March 17 from 10-12 and 4-6 there will bean Open House at the new town office.


LOUDON BOARD OF SELECTMEN Robert P. Krieger, ChairmanSteven R. Ives, SelectmanRobert N. Fiske, Selectman



Selectman Fiske moved to approve theSelectmen’s Meeting Minutes of Tuesday,January 17, 2017 as written. Seconded bySelectman Ives. All in favor. Motion carried.

Chairman Krieger explained that lastweek they discussed the petition to acceptBert Lane; the discussion was tabled untilthis week so it could be looked into further.Chairman Krieger recognized Web Stout,representive of Dan Aversa, Loudon WoodsEstates. Selectman Ives explained that hediscussed this with the Planning Board. Itwas explained that when this developmentwas approved there was an easement to anaccessing lot that was moved to create oneof the new lots, the Planning Board ap -proved this subdivision with the town own-ing a 50' wide piece to the back properties sothat nothing would be landlocked. He saidthe only way to change that would be to goback to the Planning Board and amend theplan. Selectman Fiske asked about the deed.Mr. Stout said Mr. Aversa has an attorneydrafting a deed. Roy Merrill asked if anyonehas every measured the width of Bert Lane;4' shoulders are supposed to be maintainedon both sides. Selectman Ives said the townengineer and the Road Agent have looked atit. Chairman Krieger said they will have theRoad Agent take another look at it.

Chairman Krieger explained that a cou-ple of weeks ago, the board received ananonymous letter regarding plowing; partsof the roads aren’t being plowed and there isstill snow on the edges of the roads. Chair-man Krieger said they will discuss it withthe Road Agent next week.

The Board received a bill from CapitolAlarm for the Town Hall monitoring. Theyreceived a quote from a company that ismonitoring the alarm at the highway garageand it is substantially cheaper. The Boardagreed that they should go with the othercompany.

The Board received a resignation letterfrom Tracy Huckins. She will be resigningher position as Supervisor of the Checklist.Ms. Huckins will do the school and townelections and will officially be done at theend of this budget year. Chairman Kriegersaid she has done a fantastic job for thetown and he thanks her. Selectman Ivesagreed; adding that it was fun seeing Tracyand her mother doing elections.

Chairman Krieger explained that theyreceived information from the Town Attor-ney regarding a letter that the track wouldlike the Board to sign regarding a concert.Chairman Krieger said he spoke recently toMr. McGrath; the track is moving forwardwith talks between Canterbury, the townattorney and Canterbury’s Planning andZoning. Selectman Ives said that he wants tostay out of it until they resolve it; he doesn’twant to put this town in any kind of liability,

he see’s problems with the Letter of Intent.Chairman Krieger suggested they send anemail saying that they remain neutral untilthere is clarification by the town attorneyand a judge. Selectman Fiske agreed.

Chairman Krieger said they receivedmore information about the proposed ease-ment for the Magoon’s on Clough PondRoad. The Town Attorney advised that thelanguage he wrote stay the same. The Boardall agreed that they are taking the TownAttorney’s advice on this; the language willremain as written.

The Board received a letter from NobisEngineering regarding DES required sam-pling. Mr. Andrews volunteered to come inand discuss it with the Board. A meetingwill be arranged.

The Board received information fromNH Municipal regarding cemetery trustees.An article will be added to the warrant mak-ing the Selectmen the cemetery trusteeswhich will give them the authority toappoint a sexton.


The Board received Military Orders forJuan Posada for annual training.

The Board received the MaxfieldLibrary Meeting Minutes of December 5,2017. Selectman Ives said the trustees aredoing a heck of a job.

The Board received a copy of informa-tion regarding HB 324. Chairman Kriegerread that this bill will strip the towns of theability to assess utility properties giving thatauthority to the Department of Revenue. Heread that the intent of the bill is to reduceassessed property values statewide by bil-lions of dollars raising tax rates and shiftingtens of millions of dollars in property taxesonto residential and commercial properties.There is a request to get as many representa-tives from municipalities as possible to thehearing tomorrow.

The Board received a copy of the updat-ed warrant articles. Chairman Krieger statedthat the next hearing will be Wednesday,February 8th at 6pm in the barn.

The Board received a memo and copiesof the submitted Town Report Articles fortheir review. Selectman Fiske will take apicture of the new town office for the frontcover of the report. Selectman Ives willwrite the Selectmen’s report.

Chairman Krieger submitted a change inthe personnel policy regarding annual leave.He explained that it is the information that heeach of the selectmen last week to review andconsider. Selectman Ives and Fiske agreed tothe change. Selectman Ives made a motion tochange the personnel policy, amending theannual leave policy, to change the fifth para-graph page 13 to read as follows:

Permanent fulltime employees shallaccrue leave per the formula below.

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Present: Chairman Krieger and Select-man Fiske.

Also present was Police Chief KrisBurgess


Selectman Fiske moved to approve theSelectmen’s Meeting Minutes of Tuesday,January 31, 2017 as written. Seconded byChairman Krieger. All in favor. Motion car-ried.

The Board met with Police Chief KrisBurgess.

Chief Burgess explained that as theBoard requested last week he brought EmilyCrosby, candidate for a full-time position, into meet them. Chief Burgess explained thatshe comes with 6 plus years of experience, 3years of dispatch and three years on theroad, he said that he heard that she is veryreliable, has received numerous awards, oneaward was for not calling in sick for anentire year, very involved in communityevents and the special Olympics, and shereceived a community service award fromKelly Ayotte. Chairman Krieger asked

about her dispatching. Ms. Crosbyexplained that she dispatched for GoffstownFire Rescue and Police as well as WeareFire Rescue. Chairman Krieger asked whatacademy she went through. Ms. Crosby saidshe went to part-time academy in 2013 andthe full-time academy in 2014. ChairmanKrieger asked where she lives and what herinterest is in coming to Loudon. Ms. Crosbysaid she lives in Goffstown. She explainedthat she heard about the opening from Offi-cer Posada and came in and met with ChiefBurgess. Ms. Crosby said after discussingthe job she realized it fit with her careergoals which is to be a community officer, toget involved with the DARE program andwould get her back to her small-town roots.Selectman Fiske explained that because hisname is going to be on the appointmentpaper he would like to review the back-ground. Chief Burgess explained that hewould like to get her hired as soon as possi-ble. Chairman Krieger agreed with ChiefBurgess. He proposed that Selectman Fiske

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sory use change on property that they arealready zoned to use for what they are ask-ing to do with it. Selectman Fiske said in hisopinion the Tough Mudder is a racing event;whether it’s running or cars. He said con-certs don’t fit into that. Selectman Fiskesaid he would like it clarified by the attor-ney’s whether it is of regional impact.Selectman Ives said one reason for a Plan-ning Board hearing would be so the publicwould be notified and be able to voice theiropinions. He explained that if it appears thatthey are trying to sidestep that they will getscreamed at. Chairman Krieger said thePlanning Board meets the third Thursday.He asked if Mr. McGrath could attend anddiscuss it with them. Mr. McGrath said hewill talk to his attorneys about it and speakto the Planning Board secretary about themeeting. Selectman Ives will fill the Chair-man of the Planning Board in on the conver-sation. Chairman Krieger will talk to thetown attorney about the letter.

Selectman Ives moved to go into non-public session per RSA 91-A: 3, II (c) at6:41 PM.; seconded by Selectman Fiske.Roll call vote: Krieger – yes; Ives – yes;Fiske – yes. All in favor. Motion carries.Selectman Fiske moved to come out of non-public session at 7:00 PM; seconded bySelectman Fiske. Roll call vote: Krieger –yes; Ives – yes; Fiske – yes. All in favor.Motion carries. Selectman Fiske moved toseal the minutes for five years; seconded bySelectman Ives. Roll call vote: Krieger –yes; Ives – yes; Fiske – yes.


The Board received a letter from TownCouncil regarding a Ladd easement deedamendment. Selectman Fiske made amotion to authorize Selectman Ives to signthe deed amendment. Seconded by Chair-man Krieger. All in favor. Motion carried.

The Board received the ESMI Self-report for December 2016.

The Board received the Cate Van Min-utes for October 2016.

The Board received a memo regardingTown Report Articles.

Randy Cicchetto from the audienceasked if the Board is going to discuss BertLane. Chairman Krieger said they are not;they are waiting for a deed. The gentlemansaid the deed was sent in today. The Boardsaid they have not seen it. He asked why thetown wants to take an easement/right ofway when they could be collecting taxes onit. He said it really has nothing to do withBert Lane. Selectman Ives explained thatthe plan approved by the Planning Boardincludes this right of way and they don’thave the authority to change or modify that.He said if Mr. Aversa wants to go back tothe Planning Board to change it he can gosee them. Selectman Fiske explained thatafter much investigation he agrees with theway the Planning Board handled it.



full-time police officer in Goffstown, shehas six years of experience, very reliable,she has received numerous awards includ-ing one for not calling in sick for an entireyear, as well as other awards from her Chiefand Kelly Ayotte, she is very involved withcommunity events. Chief Burgess said theChief from Goffstown highly recommendedher, and background has been completed.Chief Burgess said she asked if she couldstart with two weeks’ vacation ChiefBurgess explained that she went to the acad-emy with two of the officers that currentlywork for Loudon. and he would like to starther at $21.52 per hour. Chairman Kriegerasked how Chief Burgess came up with thatnumber. He explained that he took thosetwo officers pay added them together anddivided it by two to come up with $21.52He said both of those officers also have sixyears’ experience. Chairman Krieger saidthey have been hiring with a six-month peri-od and then bringing them up in pay. ChiefBurgess explained that Emily Crosby hascome to realize that she isn’t a city typepatrol officer she wants to work in a smalltown. Selectman Fiske said they usuallymeet applicants. Chief Burgess will see ifshe is available to come in next Tuesday.

Chief Burgess said they sold thefirearms. The Town Treasurer has the checkfor $3,000.

Chairman Krieger recognized Represen-tative Howard Moffett.

Mr. Moffett explained that every repre-sentative is assigned to one of the twenty-two standing committees in legislature. Heexplained that his assignment is Science,Technology and Energy. Mr. Moffett saidfor the most part the committee deals withthings such as energy issues and use, elec-tric rates, telecommunication. He explainedthat HB 324 — Valuation of Utility Propertywas before them last Wednesday for publichearing. Mr. Moffett explained that in a nut-shell this bill would have taken away fromthe towns in NH the authority to appraiseutility property transferring that authority toNH Department of Revenue Administra-tion. He said the hearing was three hourslong with testimony for and against the bill.Utility companies liked the bill because itwould generally reduce the property taxesthat they pay to each town. Mr. Moffettshowed the Selectman a chart that showsthe differences between the valuations. Heexplained that Loudon’s fair market valueutility assessment is $14,966,80 and DRA’sUtility value is $8,325,766 a difference of$6,641,034. Mr. Moffett said that meansevery property owner in Loudon will have asubstantial increase in their property taxesto make up that difference. Mr. Moffett said

that at their executive session this afternoonthe committee voted unanimously (20 to 0)to retain the bill rather than to recommendpassing the bill. He said this means they willkeep the bill and appoint a sub-committee tostudy the bill to decide whether the billshould be amended, killed or passed. Mr.Moffett said there are some serious issuesproblems with utility valuation in NH.There is a lot of inconsistencies in towns.He explained that the utilities can challengethe towns and often the judge rules in favorof the town and upholds the valuation. Mr.Moffett said the sponsors of this bill wouldlike to see a more uniform across the boardway of assessing utilities across the state.Mr. Moffett said he would welcome inputon this, any meetings regarding this will beopen to the public; people can listen orvoice their opinions.

Chairman Krieger recognized DaveMcGrath from the audience.

Mr. McGrath explained that he came into speak about the letter of intent that wassubmitted regarding the country musicalfestival this summer. Chairman Krieger saidthere is concern about the end times for thebands he said that in the past it has been 10p.m. Mr. McGrath said the promoter wouldlike to go until 11 p.m., he would like tosplit the difference and go for 10:30. Select-man Ives said he would go along with that ifit is music off at 10:30 not 10:31. Mr.McGrath agreed. Selectman Ives explainedthat he wouldn’t have a problem giving Mr.McGrath a letter saying they wouldn’t standin the way of this taking place if all proce-dures have taken place and he thinks Plan-ning Board approval is necessary. Mr. Ivessaid he feels it is a change of use from aparking lot to a concert venue. Mr. McGrathsaid they can look at this; in his opinion theyaren’t doing anything permanent, theyaren’t building anything it is an accessoryuse change. He explained that they willbring in and set-up a stage, take it down andthree days after the event you’ll never knowit was there. Selectman Ives asked what thearea is used for now. Mr. McGrath saidTough Mudder, camping during NASCARevents, and in the winter the snowmobiletrail goes through it. Selectman asked if theprimary use is parking. Mr. McGrath saidthe primary use is camping. Mr. McGrathsaid it sounds like more of a Zoning issuethan a Planning Board issue. Selectman Ivessaid he won’t be willing to sign a letter ifthey aren’t willing to go to the PlanningBoard. Mr. McGrath will look into it.Selectman Fiske asked how regional impactfits into this. Mr. McGrath said it doesn’t; ifthere is a change to the land use then theywould have to go through that process butbecause it’s only a temporary concert itisn’t. He explained that the attorneys don’tfeel it’s necessary because it is just an acces-


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their principles to spend the money and thenhit June, find out they can’t run the issueand somebody has paid for advertising forthe month. Ms. Steele suggested that theBoard hold aside money from the contin-gency fund in case they need it. Sheexplained that this really is a crisis call.Chairman Krieger suggested that if they getup at town meeting and ask for money itmight spark interest in advertising. Ms.Steele said they are considering for the nextissue having a list of sustaining sponsors;people that give a contribution but are nottrying to advertise. Chairman Krieger saidhe has no problem supporting it if the peo-ple want to. Chairman Krieger said they willlook into the contingency fund.

Chairman Krieger opened the budgethearing at 6:00 p.m.

Chairman Krieger explained that hereare no changes to the budget or the revenuessince the last budget hearing. He asked ifthere are any questions about those. Therewere none.

Chairman Krieger explained that thereare changes to the Warrant. Selectman Fiskereviewed those changes.

Selectman Fiske said that on page twothe following was added: Are you in favorof adoption of Amendment 2017-2 pro-posed and recommended by the Fire De -partment for the Loudon Zoning Ordinanceas follows:

Add Section 203.6 (#3), 204.6 (#3),205.6(#3), 206.6(#3), 207.6 (#3) Bulk Stor-age: To allow propane tanks up to 1,000gallons.

Reason: Current ordinance allows for a500 gallon propane tank and industry stan-dards continue to change; 1,000 gallonpropane tanks are more commonly used.

Selectman Fiske said that Article 07 wasadded and he read it aloud: To see if thetown will vote to accept the provisions of

RSA 289:6 II-a providing that the Selectmenserve for the term of elected office as thecemetery trustees indefinitely until specificrecession of such authority by subsequentTown Meeting by voting the following“Shall we delegate the duties and responsi-bilities of the cemetery trustees to the Boardof Selectmen?” The Selectmen recommendthis article.

Selectman Fiske said Article 09 wasadded and he read it aloud: To see if theTown will vote to direct the Merrimack Val-ley School Board to establish a committee tostudy the opportunities and liabilities to theTown of Loudon to withdrawal from theMerrimack Valley School District pursuantto RSA 195:25 Procedure to Withdrawal.This study committee shall submit a feasi-bility report of their findings to the NHBoard of Education within 180 days. BYPETITION

Selectman Fiske said Article 10 wasadded and he read it aloud: To see if thetown will vote to raise and appropriate thesum of $167,502.44 for the sole purpose ofhiring two full-time Firefighter/AEMT orParamedics. BY PETITION

Selectman Fiske said under Article 11the following was added: Town HistoryCapital Reserve Fund $10,000.

Chairman Krieger asked if there wereany questions on the changes or on any ofthe articles. There were none. ChairmanKrieger closed the public hearing at 6:10p.m.

Selectman Fiske moved to adjourn 6:10p.m. Seconded by Chairman Krieger. All infavor. Motion carried.


review the file and they make a decisionright away; not waiting another week.Selectman Fiske agreed. Chairman Kriegersaid that he spoke to Selectman Ives whoagreed to go along with whatever wasdecided. Selectman Fiske said this is noth-ing against Ms. Crosby it’s just that theyhave a big responsibility signing that paper.He said he should be able to read throughthat paperwork and sign the appointmentpaper. Chairman Krieger said he is all set tohire her as soon as Selectman Fiske is allset. Chairman Krieger made a motion thatEmily R. Crosby be hired as a full-timepatrolman with the caveat that SelectmanFiske review the folder. Chairman Kriegerexplained that Selectman Fiske contactedthe town attorney who said he can reviewthe information. Chief Burgess said he is alittle confused and he would like to addressit; he would like to know why. He said heisn’t aware of this happening with any otheremployee. Selectman Fiske seconded themotion. All in favor. Motion carried. Chair-man Krieger said with all intents and pur-poses this will happen fast. Chief Burgessasked if she can give her two weeks’ notice.Chairman Krieger suggested she wait untiltomorrow.

Chief Burgess said he has two issues;one that needs to be in public session andone in a non-public session. Chief Burgessexplained that he is disappointed about theundermining and micro-managing that hehas been going through; specifically, withone person. He said he is disappointed andembarrassed and it needs to come to an end.Chief Burgess said he isn’t sure what he hasdone to this individual but he would like tohash it out. Chairman Krieger said if Select-man Fiske wants to talk about it now he canbut his recommendation is that they meetand talk about it. Chief Burgess said theyhave done that, they’ve been down that roadand honestly, he’s growing tired of it.Selectman Fiske said they’ve had this con-versation, they were going to meet and didn’t, he’s going to say very little about itbecause he has a lot to be vocal about too.Selectman Fiske said that when he getsvocal it will be in nonpublic session becauseof what his feelings are and what has beengoing on. Chief Burgess said he doesn’t seewhy it needs to be in a nonpublic session.Selectman Fiske said because of what hehas to say. Chief Burgess said he has noth-ing to hide. Selectman Fiske said he didn’teither, he said he stated his point and there isnothing against Mr. Burgess whatsoever.Chief Burgess said that is not how it feels.Selectman Fiske said he has no hard feel-ings, some of the things that have beengoing on he is not keen to, he asked verynicely about viewing the background checkon that young lady just because he won-dered why they are so anxious to recom-mend her. He said she could be the bestpolice officer in the State of NH but he doesnot see any harm in reading it. ChiefBurgess asked if he has reviewed any other

employees background packet. SelectmanFiske said he has inquired about that yes.Chief Burgess asked if he has ever refusedto sign other people’s appointment papers.Selectman Fiske said yes, you know that,your personal one. Chief Burgess saidmyself, and Jeff Cain. Chief Burgess said heis strongly embarrassed that it was taken outon Jeff Cain because of him. SelectmanFiske said nothing has been taken out onJeff Cain. Chief Burgess said there was aconversation that took place the next morn-ing. Selectman Fiske said if he wants to gointo nonpublic session they can do that.Chief Burgess said he doesn’t want to gointo nonpublic session he wants to address itnow; the townspeople need to know the truecolors. Selectman Fiske said they will knowit but it’s not going to be vocal. ChiefBurgess said he’s not looking for a scream-ing match; he’s handling this as an adult.Chairman Krieger said it looks like Select-man Fiske isn’t willing to get into thisdebate right now so without his participa-tion it is a one-sided conversation. ChiefBurgess said he just would like to knowwhat he did. Selectman Fiske said he wouldstrongly suggest that Chief Burgess followChairman Krieger’s lead, he see’s nothingin hashing this out and that’s all he has tosay. He said there isn’t anything to hash outbut he’ll give him his side of the feelings,that’s all, end of story.

Chief Burgess said he needs to go into anonpublic session about another employee.Selectman Fiske moved to go into nonpublicsession per RSA 91-A: 3, II (c) at 5:44 p.m.;seconded by Chairman Krieger. Roll callvote: Krieger – yes; Fiske – yes. All in favor.Motion carries. Selectman Fiske moved tocome out of non-public session at 5:54 PM;seconded by Chairman Krieger. Roll callvote: Krieger – yes; Fiske – yes. All in favor.Motion carries. Selectman Fiske moved toseal the minutes for five years; seconded byChairman Krieger. Roll call vote: Krieger –yes; Fiske – yes.

Chairman Krieger recognized Mary AnnSteele and Janice Morin from the Commu-nication Council. Ms. Steele explained thatthey always keep money in reserve for theLedger and they probably have enough untilthe town’s money kicks in in July. Sheexplained that they are doing all kinds ofthings such as looking into grants to findmoney. Ms. Steele is looking for reassur-ance from the Selectmen that if they can’tmake it to July the town will pick up therefund for the advertisers. ChairmanKrieger asked if it would be safer to ask thetown for more money at town meeting. Ms.Steele said the problem with that is that themoney won’t be available until July. DustinBowles asked about the by-laws regardingasking the town for money to fund it. Ms.Steele said no, not the by-laws but a mini-mum of a third of their funding has to comefrom another source to maintain their501(c)3 status. Ms. Steele explained thatthey have been losing money steadily everymonth. She said they have been reluctant toraise ad rates. Ms. Steele explained that theydon’t expect they’ll need it but it’s against


Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. byChairman Tom Dow.

Attendance:Chairman Tom Dow, Vice Chairman

Stanley Prescott, Tom Moore, Bob Cole,George Saunderson, Henry Huntington,Steve Ives and alternates Alice Tuson andDustin Bowles.

Acceptance of Minutes:December 15, 2016 Regular Meeting —

Mr. Huntington made a motion to approvethe minutes as written; seconded by Mr.Moore. All were in favor. Motion carried.December 15, 2016 CNHRPC Meeting

— Mr. Moore made a motion to approve theminutes as written; seconded by Mr. Saun-derson. All others were in favor. Motion car-ried.December 8, 2016 — Mr. Ives made a

motion to approve the minutes as written;seconded by Mr. Saunderson. All otherswere in favor. Motion carried.

Discussion: LEF Greenhouses, Canterbury Plan-

ning Board — Mr. Huntington and Mr.Cole recused themselves from the discus-sion. Todd Bookman from NHPR was pre-sent in the audience and recording thediscussion. Hillary Nelson from the Canter-bury Planning Board spoke about the Can-terbury residents complaints regarding thegreenhouses. Mrs. Nelson said they wouldlike the Loudon Planning Board to re-openthe site plan for the greenhouses as they didfor ESMI when there were noise com-plaints. Mrs. Nelson believes that Mr. Hunt-ington will put up the blackout shades whenhe is able but would like this added to thesite plan and not just be his word. Mrs. Nel-son said if something were to happen to Mr.Huntington what would happen then withthe blackout shades, this concerns residents.Tom Snyder a Loudon resident questionedwhat Mrs. Nelson was talking about withESMI. Mrs. Nelson said a precedent was setwhen the board re-opened ESMI’s site planto adjust hours and she would like this doneagain. Mr. Snyder asked if this was some-thing that could be done. Chairman Dowsaid he wasn’t familiar with this being donefor ESMI and he would have to look into

this. Mr. Snyder asked if he was correct bysaying that a study wasn’t done for thegreenhouses. Chairman Dow asked whatkind of study? Mr. Snyder said a study doneto see what the ecological, psychological,physiological, biological, and environmen-tal impact of the lights. Chairman Dow saidthere was not. Mr. Snyder said this hasdestroyed the beautiful view he has from hishome. Many people stop on his property totake pictures and he said he doesn’t see thathappening now with this huge source oflight. Ralph Reil asked what the plan isfrom the planning board. Vice ChairmanPrescott said there was a meeting held bythe Selectmen and at that meeting a planwas made. Mr. Riel said they sent him to theplanning board meeting and that they needto join forces with the Planning Board. ViceChairman Prescott said they do and there isa Selectman on the Planning Board in atten-dance tonight. Mr. Riel read a statement hebrought in that came from the dark skyassociation. The injuries and wide spreaduse of artificial light at night is not onlyimpairing our view of the universe, it isadversely affecting our environment, oursafety, our energy consumption and ourhealth. The moments of light pollutioninclude glare, excessive brightness, skyglow, brightening of the night sky over itsinhabited areas, light trespassing, lightfalling where it is not intended or needed,clutter, excessive groups of light source.This also has an effect on animal habitatglare of the lights affects wetlands, habitats,amphibians like frogs and toads whosenighttime dark is part of the breeding ritual.Mr. Riel added a quote “The sun, the moonand the stars would have disappeared longago had they happen to be in within reach ofpredatory human hands. 1923 The Dance ofLife. Someone had a vision even then. Thisis where we stand today folks, we have thisglow in our front yards and we need to gettogether as a community and fight this.Don’t let them pass this, get a restriction onthese lights and get them under control.Glen Warner from Epsom asked for a layoutof what has been done, when was itapproved, non residential site plan review,re-hearing period? Chairman Dow stated hewas not involved in the public hearings but

they took place in June and July 2015 withpreliminary discussion in May. Residentshave 45 days to appeal a decision from theboard. Mr. Warner asked if there were anyconditions about lighting. Chairman Dowsaid there is not. Mr. Warner asked if anyabutters were present. Chairman Dow saidnone. Mr. Warner said this happened in thedark then? Chairman Dow said this wasposted around town as well as abutters werenotified but nobody came to the meetingwith concerns, greenhouses are approved inthe C/I district and have been since zoningstarted in 1985. Mrs. Nelson said that theboard did not vote on regional impact and itis a regional impact issue. Sean Muzzey aLoudon resident spoke about the Select-men’s meeting he attended and said some-one had mentioned an issue Mr.Huntington’s other greenhouses caused sohe didn’t understand why that wasn’t notedat the time of approval. Also a light variancewas requested? Chairman Dow said therewas a waiver for the outside lighting notindoor. Mr. Muzzey said so they can legallyput off that much light? Chairman Dow saidthat he doesn’t think anyone realized thatthe greenhouses were going to put off thatmuch light. Mr. Muzzey said 2 years is along time to fix this issue and when hisshades are closed they glow orange. Chair-man Dow said he appreciates him andeveryone in this room telling the board howthey are affected by this. The message hasbeen received by the board and the select-men have heard from the public. Mr.Muzzey said that Mr. Huntington did saythe lights won’t be on much in the summer.Mr. Muzzey said he was under the impres-sion that the lights were on more on cloudydays so why the lights couldn’t be turned onduring the day when this isn’t affecting peo-ple. Mr. Riel spoke about his property val-ues as he is looking to sell his home in thenext year or so and who will want to buy inLoudon? Mr. Snyder asked if Loudon had aview tax? Chairman Dow said he didn’tknow tax information. Mr. Snyder said hebelieves he pays for his view and it is unfairthat he is being taxed for a view that is nowbeing ruined. Molly Spirito, a Canterburyresident said that orange glow wakes her upevery night she wonders about the sur-rounding communities Canterbury, Bel-mont, Chichester and if maybe they couldcome together to make change. She believeswaiting 2 years to fix this is not goodenough. Dennis Jakoboski spoke, what has-n’t been talked about yet is how the green-houses have washed out the stars we wouldbe seeing. We have lost somewhere near10% of the stars we would see. I emailedover a copy of a dark sky ordinance to theboard members and wasn’t sure if any mem-bers were able to look at that or perhaps areworking on incorporating some dark skyordinances into Loudon’s zoning. I haveworked in jurisdictions that go by the dark

sky ordinances and they were very easy tocomply with, it was very simple. If youwant to put a light in a parking lot you mustuse a light that shines down and not all overthe place. This wasn’t a burden to business-es to follow this. Mr. Jakoboski asked theboard if they have looked at it or are willingto look at it. Chairman Dow said he hasn’thad a chance to read the entire thing but hasstarted reading it.. Mr. Jakoboski asked ifthere were ordinances in town? ChairmanDow said yes but not for everything notevery little thing. Mr. Jakoboski asked thenwhy have them? Chairman Dow said noteveryone follows the rules. Mr. Jakoboskisaid that is exactly why this might be need-ed. Mr. Saunderson said that it is too latethis year to add this to the ballot, if Mr.Jakoboski would like to speak to the boardthey can arrange a discussion in a more con-trolled and similar meeting. Mr. Jakubowskisaid he would like to do that. Kent Ruswickfrom Canterbury Planning Board said hedoesn’t know the board and have never beenbefore you before. When we do one of thesethings Mrs. Nelson a board member says geta study on the lights. He said it seems likeyou had a member on the board who knewthis was going to be an issue with the lightsand it never came up and thinks the boardneeds to put their heads together and comeup with something to reassure the commu-nity that this will be addressed. He said as aboard member that is what he would have todo when these things come up like a camp-ground that had come before the board andit raised a lot of hackles. Mr. Huntingtonspoke on behalf of the LEF greenhouses andsaid he has lived in this town for 40 yearsand the greenhouses have been a business inthis town for 40 years. He said they love thistown and have done a lot for the town andthe last thing they want to do is upset theirneighbors. He said they found this commer-cial property that seemed perfect for ourcompany to expand and built a business thatis extremely sustainable. Mr. Huntingtonsaid this provides local food for people whodon’t want their food trucked across thecountry, so many things that are really goodfor this region and the last thing that theythought was that this would be an issue. Mr.Huntington said they have lights at thegreenhouses on Pleasant street and dealtwith timing of lights at that location so it haslittle impact on neighbors. Mr. Huntingtonsaid this is modern agriculture and howagriculture will be in the future if we wantlocal safe food that we know where it isbeing grown.. Mr. Huntington said theynever realized the lights would be this big ofan issue and they will fix this and havealready explained that. Mr. Huntington saidright now there isn’t time or resources to fixit and in terms of if something happened tohim tomorrow and he died he guaranteesthis is a family business and the philology,

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Application 17-1 — Apparently UniqueEquipment, change of use — Jeff Greenrepresented the business. Mr. Green saidthere would be no changes to the outside ofthe building or pavement. They would liketo add a display area up front and add a loadand un load area. Mr. Green said they willbe adding a bathroom and have an approvedleach field. They are looking to hold 12–15tractors in the display area and smallerequipment will be stored inside. Vice Chair-man Prescott asked about the loading area,can we come up with an area they will be.When the tractors were there it was trailersall over the place. Jeff Green said the dis-play area will be neat in front and the load-ing area will be in the back. Mr. Bowles saidhe wasn’t sure when they would expectdeliveries, there was an issue with tractortrailers sitting on the side of 106 like whenthe trailer sales was there. Jeff Parent ownerof the company said deliveries will be smalland many picked up by himself. Mr. Greensaid deliveries will be during businesshours, this is used equipment sales so willbe more local not trucking in lots of newtractors. Mr. Ives said he doesn’t want to see30 junk tractors sitting out back. Mr. Greensaid this will be small scale, a used piece ofequipment will come in they will do anyrepairs and put it out for display. Mr. Saun-derson asked if Mr. Parent would be againstlimiting the amount of tractors. Mr. Parentsaid he would not mind limiting the numberof tractors but the small equipment he canbring in is different. Mr. Green said it ishard to guess how many will fit in the dis-play area. Some tractors may have addition-al parts stored. Mr. Huntington said would itmake sense to not set a number but just haveit limited to what fits in the display area. Mr.Jakubowski asked about a light plan. Mr.Parent said only a sign will be added. Johnand Mary Ellen Koyriazis owners of flint-lock apartments are abutters to this propertyand have concerns about DES will be want-ing to test the well more often with a garageso close. Mr. Saunderson asked when thiswould be opening. Mr. Parent said he ishoping for April 1st. Mrs. Tuson questionedthe amount of parking. James and DianeHoffman abutters were also present andquestioned hours of operation and howmuch noise. Mr. Parent said 8 a.m.–6 p.m.and possibly 4 hours on Saturday and thenoise will not be much just the occasionalstart up of a machine for a few minutes. Mr.

Prescott said he believes they need to talkwith DES to see if the Flintlock apartmentswill be affected. Chairman Dow askedabout the right of way off Mudgett Hill andtold them to speak to the road agent to see ifthey can use that as a driveway. Vice Chair-man Prescott made a motion to continue thisuntil next month and check with DES aswell as show loading area on map, secondedby Mr. Bowles.

Report of the ZBA:There is one application for a reduced

set back for a driveway.

Report of the Board of Permit: None

Board Discussion: Mr. Ives said they talked about accepting

Dan Aversa’s road Bert Lane as a townmaintained road. Vice Chairman said theROW is a deeded road and to except BertLane the deed must include the ROW.

Chairman Dow asked Mr. Huntington ifhe would be willing to discuss adding to thegreenhouse site plan the blackout curtains.Mr. Huntington is concerned about putting adate on the curtains. Mrs. Tuscan said itmay help to keep the community happy. Mr.Huntington said he would think about this.

Adjournment:Mr. Moore made a motion to adjourn at

8:54 p.m.; seconded by Mr. Bowles. Allwere in favor.

Submitted by,Danielle BoscoAdministrative Assistant

vision and values will continue on. Mr.Huntington said they have 3 of their nextgeneration involved in this business and ifthey aren’t worried about this then he does-n’t know who is. He said this is going tohappen; as a family they have given theirword and if the planning board thinks thatthis should be reopened then they willreopen it. He said at this point this is whatthey are going to do, they have minimizedthe use of the lights in terms of when theyare operating, they have added CO2 into ourgreenhouses so they can use the lights evenless and in a few months they will be onvery little, during the summer time theywon’t be on at all. He said when theyexpand they will put up the blackout cur-tains and that other facilities that are usingthe blackout curtains have had success withcompletely blocking the light. Mr. Hunting-ton apologized on where they are at, theyhave made a huge investment in this opera-tion and can’t afford to shut down right now.Mr. Huntington said to put up the blackoutcurtains would require them to completelyshut down, that just can’t be done right nowand that is why he is asking for somepatience so they can get this done. Mr.Huntington said the planning board workshard for this town to make sure it has gooddevelopment and good planning and if peo-ple don’t like it volunteer, run for the board,get involved. He said he is happy to serveon the board not because he thinks it’s abenefit to him but he believes he owes it tothe town and that is why he does it that iswhy every single member sitting at the tabledoes it. Glenn Warner spoke again to ques-tion the zoning board’s involvement in avariance on lighting. Chairman Dow saidthere was a waiver for indoor lights not out-door and it was done by Planning Board.Mr. Warner said indoor and outdoor lightingseems like it should go together. Mr. Merrillhelped clear up the lighting waiver, he saidhe thinks people are under the impressionthe planning board allowed them extralights. Vice Chairman Prescott said at thetime he was acting chairman, normally theyrequire a lighting plan but Mr. Huntingtononly has 3 or 4 outdoor security lights. Mr.Merrill said many other site plans includemore lighting. Vice Chairman Prescott saidyes just the outside lights and like it hasbeen said many times, if anyone thoughtthere would be so many issues with thelights people would have spoke up and theydidn’t expect this and have apologized. ViceChairman Prescott said it has gone to theboard of permit and selectmen and Mr.Huntington said he will take care of it. Mr.Ives spoke on behalf of the selectmen, Mr.Ives said he served on the zoning board withMr. Huntington’s father and he has alwaysbeen a man of his word. He said they held ameeting and invited the Huntington’s in todiscuss this problem and provide a forum tovoice their concern and at the meeting aplan was made to fix the lights. He said theydidn’t foresee the light that would come outof the building, the Huntington’s didn’t

foresee this. Mr. Ives said they are payingfor this, it is costing them a lot of money tolight up the sky and didn’t realize theywould be losing all this light they are payinggood money for, it makes economic sensefor them to trap the light. Mr. Ives said thereis a problem, we all agree and he believesthis family is true to their word and they willtake care of the problem it will just takesome time. Mr. Riel asked about usingburlap screens that he is familiar with fromworking at greenhouses. Mr. Huntingtonsaid that wasn’t possible. Matt Raymor aLoudon resident asked why this needs totake 2 years? Mr. Huntington said the oper-ation needs to be shut down to install black-out curtains for 4–5 months and at this pointwe can’t afford to do that. Mr. Huntingtonsaid someone asked about running the lightsduring the day and that they are currentlyare doing that. Chairman Dow asked if any-one had any new information that theyhaven’t heard. He said we are all in thistogether and to give the Huntington’s thebenefit of the doubt. Chairman Dowthanked everyone for coming.

Mr. Huntington and Mr. Cole returned tothe Board.

New Business: Proposed Zoning Amendment 2017-1

— Chairman Dow read the proposedamendment on accessory dwelling units andasked if anyone in the audience had ques-tions. Chairman Dow informed everyone inthe room that the state passed an RSA thatwe must comply with to allow accessorydwelling units. Mr. Moore said that theabbreviated ADU should be spelled out asaccessory dwelling unit. Mr. Huntingtonsaid under reason it should be added that weare complying with a state ordinance. Mr.Huntington said this is required to be addedby the state and people should be aware ofthat. Vice Chairman Prescott agreed andsaid it should be added at the beginning. Ifthe town does not come up with their ownamendment then the town must go by whatthe state sets up. Chairman Dow closed thepublic hearing to the public and opened itup to the board for a vote. Vice Chairmanmade a motion to add the amendment to theballot with the changes; seconded by Mr.Moore. All were in favor. Proposed Zoning Amendment 2017-2

— Chairman Dow read the proposedamendment on bulk storage. Mr. Moore saidit should be added that currently 500 gallontanks are allowed and we are increasing it to1,000 gallons. Mr. Ives said it should benoted that this was proposed by the firedepartment. Mr. Jakubowski asked why thefire department wants to allow bigger tanks.Chairman Dow said that 1,000 gallon tanksare more commonly used. Mr. Ives said thatit is safer to use 1,000 gallon tank than use 2500 gallon tanks. Chairman Dow said thiswill make it so people do not have to comein and spend the time and money on a spe-cial exception. Mr. Huntington made amotion to add the amendment to the ballotwith the changes; seconded by Mr. Bowles.All were in favor.

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4th Thursday of the month10:30am•Story Time @ Library10:30am•Meditation @ Library11am•Low-Impact Yoga @ Library3:30pm•LEGO Club @ Library6pm•Yoga@Library7pm•Zoning Board @ CB

EVENTS ON SPECIFIC DATESMarch 1

7pm•MEET THE CANDIDATES NIGHT @Com. Bldg.

6pm•Meditation @ Library

March 97pm•MVSD MEETING @ MVHS

March 11•8:45 am•“A Praying Life Semi-nar” @ Faith Community BibleChurch

9am•“Turn of the Screw” Book ClubMash-up Movie @ Library

March 12•DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIMEBEGINS

March 136:30pm•HHS Dep. Com. Shibinette

Meets w/Residents @ Com.Bldg.

March 14•TOWN ELECTIONS•8am–7pm2:30pm•Movie Matinee for Adults @

Library6pm•Spiritual Living Discussion @

Library

March 166pm•Beating Fatigue @ Library

March. 17•LEDGER DEADLINEOPEN HOUSE @ NEW TOWN OFFICEBUILDING. 10–12am & 4–6pmSt. Patrick’s Day

March 18•9am•TOWN MEETING @ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

March 206pm•Communications Council MeetingFIRST DAY OF SPRING

March 226pm•Sit ‘n’ Stitch @ Library

March 237pm•Book Club @ Library

March 2511am•Faberge Eggs @ Library

March 301–6•Blood Drive @ Library

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Planning Board Meeting Minutes —w/CNHPRC — January 19, 2017

Present:Chairman Ned Lizotte, Vice Chairman

Howard Pearl, Roy Merrill, Charlie Aznive,Earl Tuson and alternate George Saunder-son.

Minutes: Regular Hearing. Mr. Pearl made a

motion to accept the minutes of December22, 2016 as written; seconded by Mr. Mer-rill. All were in favor.

Discussions:None

Public Hearings:Application #Z-17-01, Steven Leclair

— Mr. Leclair came to the board to discussa special exception for a reduced setback fora driveway in the RR district map 11, Lot89. Mr. Leclair presented a map of his prop-erty with his house plans as well as a letterfrom an abutter saying they don’t mind ifMr. Leclair puts in his driveway right up totheir property line. With the layout of theland and the house plan the only place to putthe driveway in is to have it 5 feet from the

property line. Chairman Lizotte read theapplication and Mr. Leclair answered thequestions from the application. Mr. Tusonmade a motion to approve the application.Mr. Merrill seconded the motion. A roll callwas taken. Charlie Aznive–yes, NedLizotte–yes, Roy Merrill–yes, HowardPearl–yes, Earl Tuson–yes. Unanimous —APPROVED.

Board Discussion:The Board revised the Rules of Proce-

dure at the last meeting and revised copieshave been sent to all members. The boardagrees on the revised writing and will voteon that next month.

Adjournment:Mr. Pearl moved to adjourn the meeting

at 7:32 p.m.; seconded by Mr. Aznive. Allwere in favor.

Submitted by,Danielle BoscoAdministrative Assistant

Meeting with CNHRPC

Attendance:Chairman Tom Dow, Vice Chairman

Prescott, Tom Moore, Bob Cole, HenryHuntington, George Saunderson, SteveIves, Dustin Bowles and Alice Tuson.

The meeting began at 6:00 p.m.Mike Tardiff began the meeting by

talking about trails. Sam Durfee alsojoined Mr. Tardiff at the meeting. Mr.Durfee spoke about the possibility ofmaking a trail system and has been incontact with the Loudon ConservationCommission. Mr. Durfee said with howbusy 106 is, it would give a safe placefor people to walk and bike. A fewmembers of conservation commissionattended the meeting. Getting a trails

committee started is the first step tomaking this happen. The hope is to tie atrail system into Concord and Belmontand possibly make an entire route fromBelmont into Concord. There is TAPfunding that would pay for 80% of theproject, the town will need to helpadvocate for this. Vice ChairmanPrescott thinks this is a great idea thatsomeone is looking to start a trails com-mittee. Mr. Tardiff also spoke abouttransportation, the 106 improvementplan and speedway.

The board set a date and time Febru-ary 16, 2017 to meet with Mike Tardiffat 6:00 p.m.

Submitted byDanielle Bosco

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