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# Columbia Select Board: Approves tree cutting, orders road signs, plans Bridge Dance
- URL: https://northcountryupdate.com/columbia-select-board-approves-tree-cutting-orders-road-signs-plans-bridge-dance/
- Published: 2026-08-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-11T19:36:44.000Z
- Description: The board met August 26, 2026, with two of three members present, and covered road requests, Columbia Bridge Dance planning, tax items and the State Primary.
- Author: North Country Update
- Tags: Columbia, Select Board, Meeting recap, New Hampshire

*Columbia Select Board · Meeting recap · meeting of Wednesday, August 26, 2026*

The Select Board met on Wednesday, August 26, 2026\. The meeting began at 5:58 pm with Selectmen Stohl and Pike present and Selectman Cloutier absent. It adjourned at 8:10 pm. The board reviewed mail and reviewed and signed checks and manifests.

### Decisions

- The owner of a camp on Kelsea Notch Road, right before the State gate, asked to cut a couple of trees leaning into the road. The board gave permission.
- After a letter asked for signs marking the sharp turn on Fish Pond Road, Marcia will order two.
- The board told Marcia to fill out an application to open an account with the State of NH. Road Agent Dominic Westover asked for it so he can buy fuel at the State gas pumps. The minutes say there is no place nearby to get gasoline 24 hours a day, which matters during winter plowing.
- A veterans' tax credit was approved for a resident.
- After reviewing a resident's request to adjust a Yield Tax bill, the board felt the amount was fair. Marcia will send a letter.
- Selectman Stohl made a motion, seconded by Selectman Pike, to abate the interest only on an amount owed in a tax matter. The minutes do not record the outcome. The closing is expected sometime next week.
- The board signed a Yield Tax Warrant and an Excavation Tax Warrant.

### Also discussed

- A Trask Road resident asked for ditching and a culvert near a farm. The board will speak to Dominic about it.
- Residents and organizers discussed plans and concerns for the Columbia Bridge Dance on September 12th. One concern was closing the bridge, which many first responders use. The Town will notify Dispatch so ambulances and others can be routed around. Parking was another concern, and the Town has approval from two Vermont-side landowners to park on their property.
- The owners of the house next door to the bridge are concerned about people on their property. Marcia will ask whether they want the Town to mark it with stakes and ribbons. The group may meet again September 9th.
- A volunteer will check prices on a new central vacuum for the office.
- Marcia applied for an extension on the Town's MS-1 to October 1st. She will also file the MS-434 (Revised Revenue Form) with the State after the board reviewed first-half revenues.
- The State Primary is Tuesday, September 8th. The board needs to be available during the day and after the polls close to help count ballots and seal the ballot boxes.
- Selectman Pike gave an update on the recent Recycling Center meeting.

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