Colebrook Select Board: Approves 12% delinquent interest, water line cost share and heating bids

Colebrook Select Board · Meeting recap · meeting of Monday, September 14, 2026

The Select Board met on Monday, September 14, 2026, starting at 1:00pm, with members Greg Placy, Ray Gorman and Sue Collins. The Community Development Block Grant public hearing was postponed to the September 28th meeting.

Decisions

• Approved the minutes of 8/31/26.
• Reauthorized 12% interest a year on delinquent accounts over 30 days.
• Agreed that the town will pay the 25% portion of the cost of the water line on Spring Street, shared with three homeowners.
• Approved the Knollwood Renewable Energy Credits Purchase & Sales Agreement for the solar panels on the Town Hall.
• Accepted a 2026 State of New Hampshire Used Oil Grant and authorized Greg Placy to sign related documents.
• Approved a quote from Brad's Tree Service to remove a rotten elm tree near the former Pike property on Pleasant Street.
• Chose P & L Cote Inc. for heating oil and CN Brown for propane.
• Voted to set the water rate at $95.00 a quarter. The minutes add a note that later review found the board had set the rate at $90.
• Approved and signed several property abatements, land use change tax items and a current use assessment, and denied one sewer abatement.
• Tabled the ERZ Certification renewal letter to the September 28 meeting.

Also discussed

• A resident spoke during the public hearing about water service on Mountain View Lane.
• The town's Health Officer and EMD asked about combining the two jobs into one full-time position. Sue Collins asked for a written proposal with justification and grant options.
• Residents asked about a property on Diamond Pond Road. The board said it is working with NH DOT and NH DES.
• Transfer station users must now pay at the Town Office and show a receipt before dropping anything off.
• Nine delinquent accounts were reviewed. The board said Colebrook is too small to accept Eversource's request for ACH payments.
• Avitar will convert utility billing in October.

Money

• Titus Hill water line estimate: $8,910.
• Used Oil Grant: $2,500.00.
• Tree removal quote: $1,275.00.
• Heating oil: 9400 gallons at $4.249 a gallon. Propane: 4250 gallons at $1.509 a gallon.

The board held a non-public session from 3:10pm to 4:15pm on a personnel matter. The meeting adjourned at 4:15pm. The next meeting is September 28, 2026, at 5:00pm.

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