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1.  3/10/2026 Rec Meeting New Member – Kevin Brothers

Kevin Brothers, of 3 Waterview Circle, provided a summary of his background, including more than 24 years of service with Woburn Youth Soccer and ongoing involvement with the Essex County Youth Soccer League as Boys’ Commissioner overseeing hundreds of teams and weekly games. 

Mr. Brothers described extensive volunteer experience managing fields, maintaining equipment, organizing community events, and controlling program costs to keep youth sports affordable. He emphasized his willingness to assist the Commission with maintenance, project work, and community events, noting that as a retiree, he has daytime availability to support town needs. 

Motion: ( P. Ames / J. Brennen ) Motion to recommend Mr. Brothers’ appointment to the Recreation Commission.

Discussion: The appointment will proceed to the Board of Selectmen for formal approval.

Vote: (5-0-0) The motion carried. 

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At a duly called meeting of the Governing Body of the Lessee (as defined in the Agreement) held on  3/23/2026  the following resolution was introduced and adopted: 

BE IT RESOLVED by the Governing Body of Lessee as follows: 

1. Determination of Need. The Governing Body of Lessee has determined that a true and very real need exists for the acquisition of the Equipment described on Exhibit A of Schedule No. 05 dated as of March 20, 2026 to the Master Lease Purchase Agreement dated as of October 15, 2015, between Town of Litchfield (Lessee) and Tax-Exempt Leasing Corp. (Lessor). 

2. Approval and Authorization. The Governing Body of Lessee has determined that the Agreement and Schedule, substantially in the form presented to this meeting, are in the best interests of the Lessee for the acquisition of such Equipment, and the Governing Body hereby approves the entering into of the Agreement and Schedule by the Lessee and hereby designates and authorizes the following person(s) to execute and deliver the Agreement and Schedule on Lessee’s behalf with such changes thereto as such person(s) deem(s) appropriate, and any related documents, including any Escrow Agreement, necessary to the consummation of the transaction contemplated by the Agreement and Schedule.

 Authorized Individual(s): Governing Body of Lessee further authorizes the Kim Kleiner, Town Administrator   to sign any Payment Request and Partial Acceptance Certificate form and/or Final Acceptance Certificate       

9.    Circumferential Highway Exploratory Committee - Discussion / Mission Statement

Non-Public Session

 RSA 91-A:3, II(c) Matters which, if discussed in public, would likely affect adversely the reputation  of any person, other than a member of this board, unless such person requests an open meeting.  This exemption shall extend to include any application for assistance or tax abatement or waiver of  a fee, fine or other levy, if based on inability to pay or poverty of the applicant. 

Town Administrator's Report

1.   Kim Vacation March 26th - return April 6th - Newsletter will go out 3/25

2.   Leadership Meeting - held 3/18 - reviewed two new tools shared by all  Department heads:   Building Maintenance Issues  &  Legislation/laws for BOS review with State Reps.   Employee Recognition discussed - agreed on quarterly program.

3. 3/18/2025  Walk through of the building with Dave Kidwell, Kidwell Builders.  Putting together a list of items to be addressed  for the Board's review. General Budget only has $4,000  ($10,800 Budget total)  left in Maintenance line  due to Police water heater replacement of  $3,400. & Ice/roof work for $3,000 this winter. 

4. State Legislation Update:

HB 173 prevents amendments to a petitioned warrant article that eliminate its subject matter or change the purpose of the article.  referred to interim study.

HB 348, on the consent calendar as ought to pass as amended . Optional proof of residency requirement as part of their local welfare guidelines. Bill requires municipalities to adopt financial standards as part of their local welfare guidelines that are based on local market costs.

HB 1137  amends the membership structure of municipal budget committees by changing the roles of appointed members from the governing body, school board, and village district. Specifically, it stipulates that these members will now serve in an ex-officio, non-voting capacity. The bill modifies RSA 32:15, I(b) to include language that clarifies that these appointed members will serve for a term of one year and may be represented by an alternate member designated by their respective boards, who will also serve in the same ex-officio, non-voting capacity.  Passed House - Senate hearing tomorrow morning.

Pennichuck Update - DW 25-069 PENNICHUCK WATER WORKS, INC. Petition for Approval of Financing to Amend the PFAS Remediation Grant and Loan for Upgrades to the Nashua Water Treatment Facility . February 5, 2026, Pennichuck was authorized to borrow an additional amount of $6,100,000 in order to make upgrades to its water treatment facility in Nashua (the Project). In 2024, the Commission authorized PWW to enter into a loan of up to $11,450,000 from the PFAS Remediation Fund., based on a engineering study.   In February 2025, when the engineering firm design was almost complete, the engineering firm provided an updated construction cost estimate of approximately $14 million (the 2025 Estimate).  n June 2025, after determining its new budgetary requirements, PWW filed an amended request with NHDES to increase the loan amount to $17.5 million to cover the total costs of the Project, which is about $6.1 million more than the initial loan. 

PWW and the DOE estimate that this increase in the revenue requirement will cause the monthly bill for the average single family residential customer to increase by $2.07. As the estimated average bill amount for these customers is now $63.83, the projected increase would result in a new monthly bill for the average single family residential customer of $65.90. 

SELECTMEN REPORTS

1. Recreation Commission Representative - F. Robert Leary Sr.

2. School Facilities Improvement Committee - John Brunelle

3. Budget Committee Representative - John Brunelle

4. Planning Board Representative - Steven G. Gannon

5. Capital Improvement Committee Representative - Kimberly M. Queenan

6. Conservation Commission Representative - Dianne Plansky

7. Heritage Commission Representative -    

8. Emergency Management Team - John Brunelle

9. Energy Committee - Steven G. Gannon

10. Economic Development Committee - Kimberly M. Queenan

 Adjournment