APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

Motion:  I make a motion to  approve the Minutes from the Board of Selectmen meeting on January 8th , 2024

Requesting approval for the Stonyfield Organic Earth Day 5k Race to be held on Saturday, April 13, 2024, starting at 9:00 AM. 

We will work in complete cooperation with the Litchfield Police and Fire Departments,

Londonderry Police and Fire Departments, as well as any other necessary municipal departments or partners.

The Stonyfield Organic Earth Day 5k is a 3.1 mile road race that starts at the West Road Sports Complex and runs northbound on

West Road, East on Wiley Hill Road, followed by a loop on Rookery Way and Tanager Way before returning to the finish line on

Wiley Hill road and West Road. The post-race will take place within the West Road Sports Complex parking lot.

This event will donate proceeds from the event to local charities. In the past, recipients have included various Londonderry High

School Boosters Programs, Athletic Teams, LHS graduating classes and other community organizations.

Further information on the race can be found at http://www.millenniumrunning.com/stonyfield5k

Litchfield Fire, Police and Highway approve of this request.

Proposed Ordinance - Special Events

Needs Public Hearing with 7 days notice

Proposed draft emailed to the Board of Selectmen on January 29th  from  the TA.

Litchfield Town Polices Use of Recreational Fields

 Lake Trophic Study  - NHDES would access the site for 3 consecutive years for a total of 4 times, provided an extra visit isn’t needed due to some equipment malfunction or unexpected field issues. The first year, 2024, would be a visit in spring just after the ice leaves the pond and then again in August. Then in July and June for 2025 and 2026 respectively.  NHDES would survey the deep spot of the Pond on every one of the 4 visits to conduct water quality sampling and a Dissolved Oxygen/Temperature profile of the Pond. Some of the water quality parameters that we sample for are pH, alkalinity, apparent color, conductivity, chloride, turbidity, total phosphorus, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, nitrate + nitrite nitrogen, sulfate, and selected cations and anions. The other work will include a complete bathymetry map of the pond, 10 habitat assessment locations around the perimeter of the pond, an aquatic vegetation survey, and a plankton sample.

Once all the work is done, in 2026, NHDES will produce a public report that we call a Lake Trophic Report. This document will have all the data collected along with maps and visuals to help make the data more easily understood. Here is an example of a Lake Trophic Report for another waterbody: https://www4.des.state.nh.us/onestoppub/TrophicSurveys/Millsfield%20Pond,%20Millsfield,%202021.pdf

The report would also be posted on our NHDES: Lake Information Mapper, which can be accessed here: https://nhdes.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=1f45dc20877b4b959239b8a4a60ef540

Approved by Conservation Committee on February 8th by vote of 6-0-0

Proposed Ordinance - Impact Fee Study

Public Hearing at Planning Board held January 29th

Approved and recommended by the Planning Board

Plan emailed to the Board of Selectmen on Feb. 1st from TA.

DRAFT ONLY - for discussion

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