One agenda item brought up during a recent Town Council meeting involved an expenditure from the Master Plan Capital Reserve Fund.
Assistant Town Manager Kellie Caron explained that they are in the process of developing the Comprehensive Master Plan.
“So after some period of time leading to now, we thought it was appropriate to bring forward an order to withdraw from the capital reserves fund,” Caron said.
Caron explained that they were requesting to withdraw $17,496 from the Reserve Fund.
During the meeting, it was asked what the funds would be used for.
Caron explained that the funds would cover expenses already accumulated for meetings, draft chapters, and other related costs. She noted that the Southern NH Planning Commission is the consultant hired to assist with creating the updated Master Plan.
“So this is the means to fund that,” Caron said.
Another question raised was when the Master Plan update would be completed. “My hope is at the latest early ‘26,” Caron said, noting that she believes the Planning Board would prefer to see it completed closer to the fall. “With that said, these things take time,” Caron added.
The Town Council unanimously approved the withdrawal of the funds during the meeting.
Also during the meeting, the Town Council conducted a number of interviews for various boards and commissions.
One of those positions was for the Trustees of the Trust Fund.
Linda Green said she was applying for the open position to fill the term of her late husband, who passed away earlier this year. “I applied to finish out the term that my late husband was elected to as a Trustee of the Trust Fund,” Green said.
Green was unanimously selected for the position.
The Council also held interviews for the Recreation Commission.
One of the candidates was Michael Campo, who applied to fill his father’s open position after he passed away earlier this year.
Administrative Support Coordinator Kirsten Hildonen proposed that the Town Council add an additional alternate position, which the Council approved.
She explained the Commission “is a five-member commission but due to the nature of youth sports schedules it can often be difficult to achieve a quorum when most needed.”
It was explained that the additional alternate member would help ensure quorum requirements are met, a change the Council supported.
Campo was selected to fill the regular member position, while Jeremy Miller was selected as the alternate member.
For the Senior Resources Committee, Kelly McShane was selected during the meeting.