AGENDA BUSINESS:

5.  Conservation Commission - Shed at Town Hall

CIP Proposed Schedule

Status update to Boards and Commissions after Town votes in March

April 7th - Organizational meeting

May 5th  -  Review of Template - Research updates - any agenda

June 2nd

Skip July 

August 4th - projects due, Possible Town Presentations begin

August 18th -   Town  presentations

September 15th - School presentations

October 6th - wrap up

November 3rd - Finalize priorities

Nov 18 or Dec 2nd Public hearing planning board

December 8th - presentation to BoS

TOWN ADMINISTRATOR REPORT

1.   The Litchfield Code Red System ends this year, our Civic Plus system has this capability and it saves the Town approx. 6K for 2026.  Below is a flyer we are advertising to have residents sign up for the new system.  This will be an active item for the coming months.

2.   Joan McKibben and I will attend the Planning Board on April 15th to speak about the TRC Committee.  They will also have a work session on the Mixed Use Village in the Northern Commercial District.

3. Financial Audit will begin with the Auditors on site April 29, 2025 for preliminary testing and will be back June 2-4.

4. Employee Training Program - Required by JLMC Qtr 1 excellent participation, May course is Social Media Ethics

5.  Mobility and Transportation hosted by NRPC at the Library May 15th &Litchfield Night at the Fisher Cats, July 19th Hosted by the Litchfield Veterans. Events added to the website.

6. Clean Water Grant  ($30,000) to create a Stormwater Asset Management system. Our project is wrapping up and we are now completing the final steps.  Kevin, his team, John and I have been working on this project well over a year, with many hours of investigation by the Highway Dept.  The two final steps are developing a manual/overview for the system  and giving a presentation to the BOS.  The Contractors, Road Agent, TA  and NHDES are will be at the BOS meeting May 12 at 6:30 pm. 

7.  Below is the Community Action Report from the NH DRA on our Revaluation Start -Up Meeting .  A page on the website for the revaluation has been posted -https://litchfieldnh.gov/304/2025-Revaluation .

8.  Mr. Calawa and I filed the permit for the Memorial Day parade with the State today May 26, 2025 - 9:50 am - 10:30 am.

9. Members of federal House Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance are currently advancing the reauthorization of the federal Community Development Block Grant program in recognition that it is a powerful tool that supports states and local communities to meet prioritized housing and community development needs. This bipartisan effort from a Committee with jurisdiction over programs at the Department of Housing and Urban Development is a promising avenue for program modifications and presents an opportunity for New Hampshire statewide, regional and community partners to help inform program improvements.

Increasing the effectiveness and ease-of-use of the Community Development Block Grant program;

Changes to the National Objectives or Eligible Activities to increase responsiveness to community needs and/or intent of the program resources;

Specific recommendations for statutory (legislative) or regulatory (administrative) changes, including those that decrease the administrative burden and improve alignment with other federal housing or community development programs; and

Technical assistance needs from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to increase program access and effectiveness.

Community Development Block Grant resources administered by CDFA in NH are used for::

Increase access to affordable childcare and critical services in community facilities (

Create healthy and safe affordable housing for working families and seniors

Empower small businesses through technical assistance 

Revitalize neighborhoods and help strengthen Main Streets; and

Promote economic development.

10.  SB297 -

  Message from Healthtrust  "As a result, we are saddened to say that after careful review and discussion, we the HealthTrust Board of Directors voted at yesterday’s March 20th meeting that if SB297 passes in its current form we will be forced to end our coverages and services effective December 31, 2025 for January Groups and June 30, 2026 for July Groups. HealthTrust will fulfill all obligations through those dates, in addition to full administration of run-out services. After the full run-out occurs, HealthTrust will distribute remaining surplus funds back to the Member Groups that we have proudly served."

Healthtrusts position is SB297 will:

1. Removing HealthTrust’s authority to provide fully-insured health coverages through a self-insured risk   pool, 

2. Requiring HealthTrust to shift the risk of losses from HealthTrust to the Member Groups

 (municipalities, school districts and counties), and 

3. Removing HealthTrust’s ability to prudently manage benefit plans, coverages, and the rules for

 operating those coverages.

SB297 requires HealthTrust to end its current risk pool model in which HealthTrust is the insurer and

 change into a new model where HealthTrust is the administrator. 

It removes the financial stability that comes with fully insured coverage through a self-insured risk pool. Under SB297, solvency depends on replenishments and assessments being able to be paid by the towns, cities, schools, counties, and other public sector entities we serve, whenever needed.    Changes the operating model as a self-insured entity while individual Member Groups are fully-insured. 

11.   Recreation Commission is holding a public hearing on increases to the Fee Schedules Governing Rental and  

   Use of Litchfield Recreation Facilities - Tuesday , April 22nd, 7 pm.  Then the changes will come to the Board of

   Selectmen May 12th

12.     Tomorrow are public hearings at the State House - House and Senate on many Zoning bills which have been 

   discussed and opposed by Towns.  

House Housing Committee hearings: 

SB 84 relative to maximum residential lot sizes. 

SB 163 prohibiting local moratoria and limitations on building permits. 

SB 281prohibiting municipalities from denying building or occupancy permits for property adjacent to class VI roads under certain circumstances. 

SB 282 relative to stairway requirements in certain residential buildings. 

SB 170 a catch-all bill that significantly reduces municipal autonomy relative to development and related requirements.  

Senate Commerce Committee hearings: 

HB 296 relative to issuing building permits along private roads. 

HB 685permitting the construction of manufactured housing in all residentially zoned areas by right. 

HB 382 relative to authority for municipalities to regulate mandatory on-site parking requirements. 

HB 413 amends existing laws regarding subdivision regulations and the appeals process for building and fire codes. 

SELECTMEN REPORTS

NOTE:   Old List  - to be assigned 3/24/2025

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

2. School Facilities Improvement Committee - ----------------------

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 - Dianne Plansky

8. Emergency Management Team - John Brunelle

9. Energy Committee - John Brunelle

10. Economic Development Committee - Kimberly M. Queenan

NON PUBLIC SESSION - If needed