3 Public Hearings

The Board of Selectmen will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 beginning at 6:30pm at the Newton Town Hall, 2 Town Hall Road, Newton, NH for the following:

Under RSA 31:95-b to accept and expend unanticipated funds from the additional highway block grant in the amount of $91,992.34 from the State of New Hampshire.

The Board of Selectmen will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 beginning at 6:45pm at the Newton Town Hall, 2 Town Hall Road, Newton, NH to take public comment and act upon the following item:
To determine if 13 trees along Gale Village Road, which has been designated as a scenic road, be removed to widen the road, per RSA 231:157 and RSA 231:158.

The Board of Selectmen will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 beginning at 7:15pm at the Newton Town Hall, 2 Town Hall Road, Newton, NH to discuss, take public comment, and act upon the following items:
• Application by Joseph & Linda Madore, 41 Highland Street, (Tax Map 5 Block 4 Lot 20) for a Discretionary Preservation Easement to be placed upon their property in accordance with NH RSA 79-D.
• Application by Beverly M. Batchelder, 42 Thornell Road, (Tax Map 6 Block 8 Lot 7) for a Discretionary Preservation Easement to be placed upon their property in accordance with NH RSA 79-D.
• Application by Nicol Farm Partnership Inc., 26 Merrimac Road, (Tax Map 12 Block 6 Lot 15) for a Renewal of Discretionary Preservation Easement to be placed upon their property in accordance with NH RSA 79-D.
The applicants must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the selectmen that their application provides a public benefit through the preservation of the historic agricultural structure on their property. If such a determination is made, the terms and conditions of such an easement will be discussed, which may result in the lowering of the assessed value of the property encumbered by the easement.