TIME & PLACE:

Meeting April 18, 2001 at 7:00 PM at Canterbury Town Hall

ATTENDANCE:

Kent Ruesswick
Ken Jordan
Charles Cook
Gordon Jackson
Bob Fife
Jeremy Slayton
Mike Capone – Selectmen Representative
Ted West

MINUTES:

Bob Fife brought Town center map circa 1944 from Conservation Corps.

7 Lots of any interest of minimal size (2 acres or larger) – Gordon Jackson

Discussed need to find accurrate survey maps.

Ken Jordan suggest that defining town property limits should be within the scope of the committees goals. It is important to know if planned actions will impact abuttors and/or other private or public properties.

Need to know where septic and other services are located.

Gordon Suggested using some funds for topographic survey of center.

Book of town maps back to 1700’s may be available at State Historical Archives – Bob Fife.

Reviewed Planning Board’s report (March 2000) on condition of Town Hall.

Took external and internal tour of Town Hall.

Examined basement, furnace, bathrooms, meeting room and several members looked up into attic.
Nancy Roy will provides prints of town Hall.

Committee members approved Mission Statement as drafted by Ken Jordan.

Mike suggests we explore requirements/standards for determining eligibility for certain "historical building" funding sources. We don’t want to inadvertently make changes to the building that will disqualify us for possible funding under one of these programs.

The plan for the next meeting is to meet April 25th with Dale and Phil Stone at the Fire Department and Maintenance building at 7 Pm exterior and interior evaluation of this building. Also to discuss department needs with Depatement heads.

Following this, we will reconvene to discuss the additional materials some committee members will gathering his coming week (tax maps, building plans, topos, etc.)

NEXT MEETING:

Next weeks meeting will start 4/25/01 at 7 PM at Town Maintenace Building and Fire Department.