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Select Board — April 8, 2026
The meeting was a standard work session focused on administrative appointments and lacked public comment or debate.
Decisions logged
Every recorded vote, with timestamps and dissents.
Reappoint Barbara Marty as a Full Member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment for a 3-year term (4/1/2026 – 4/1/2029).
Motion by Hanson, seconded by Bixby. Roll Call: Bixby YES, Smith YES, Hanson YES.
Passed (3-0)
00:00
Appoint Ian Rogers as an alternate member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment for a 2-year term (4/1/2026 – 4/1/2028).
Motion by Hanson, seconded by Bixby. Roll Call: Bixby YES, Smith YES, Hanson YES.
Passed (3-0)
00:00
Reappoint Barak Greene as a Full Member of the Planning Board for a 3-year term (4/1/2026 – 4/1/2029).
Motion by Hanson, seconded by Smith. Roll Call: Bixby YES, Smith YES, Hanson YES.
Passed (3-0)
00:00
Appoint Robert Holmes as a Full Member of the Planning Board for a 3-year term (4/1/2026 – 4/1/2029).
Motion by Hanson, seconded by Smith. Roll Call: Bixby YES, Smith YES, Hanson YES.
Passed (3-0)
00:00
Reappoint Sherry Colfer as an Alternate Library Trustee of the Pillsbury Free Library for a 1-year term (4/1/2026 – 4/1/2027).
Motion by Hanson, seconded by Bixby. Roll Call: Bixby YES, Smith YES, Hanson YES. (Note: Transcript contains typo 'Colfre', corrected to Colfer).
Passed (3-0)
00:00
Motion to enter non-public session per RSA 91-A:3 II (a) regarding personnel/employee matters.
Motion by Hanson, seconded by Bixby. Roll Call: Bixby YES, Smith YES, Hanson YES.
Passed (3-0)
05:13
Topics discussed
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00:00 Appointments and Reappointments
The Select Board reviewed and voted on several appointments and reappointments for the Zoning Board of Adjustment, Planning Board, and Library Trustees.
Speakers: Alfred Hanson, Rick Bixby, Michael Smith
00:00 Transition to Non-Public Session
The Board discussed the purpose of moving into a non-public session regarding personnel matters before adjourning the public portion of the meeting.
Speakers: Alfred Hanson, Michael Smith
Controversy & dissent
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Action items
Who owes what, by when.
Signed necessary appointment documents.
Assigned: Select Board
Notable statements
This is a work session and there will not be public comment. — Alfred Hanson · Opening the meeting. 00:00
I have received a text message that someone is unable to watch the meeting on Zoom. — Michael Smith · Reporting technical issues regarding the Zoom stream. 00:00
Member positions
6 issues · 6 explicit · 0 inferred
Alfred Hanson
Present
Chair
Reappoint Barbara Marty as a Full Member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment
YES
✓
Appoint Ian Rogers as an alternate member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment
YES
✓
Reappoint Barak Greene as a Full Member of the Planning Board
YES
✓
Appoint Robert Holmes as a Full Member of the Planning Board
YES
✓
Reappoint Sherry Colfer as an Alternate Library Trustee of the Pillsbury Free Library
YES
✓
Motion to enter non-public session per RSA 91-A:3 II (a)
YES
✓
Richard Bixby Jr.
Present
Member
Reappoint Barbara Marty as a Full Member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment
YES
✓
Appoint Ian Rogers as an alternate member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment
YES
✓
Reappoint Barak Greene as a Full Member of the Planning Board
YES
✓
Appoint Robert Holmes as a Full Member of the Planning Board
YES
✓
Reappoint Sherry Colfer as an Alternate Library Trustee of the Pillsbury Free Library
YES
✓
Motion to enter non-public session per RSA 91-A:3 II (a)
YES
✓
Michael Smith
Present
Member
Reappoint Barbara Marty as a Full Member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment
YES
✓
Appoint Ian Rogers as an alternate member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment
YES
✓
Reappoint Barak Greene as a Full Member of the Planning Board
YES
✓
Appoint Robert Holmes as a Full Member of the Planning Board
YES
✓
Reappoint Sherry Colfer as an Alternate Library Trustee of the Pillsbury Free Library
YES
✓
Motion to enter non-public session per RSA 91-A:3 II (a)
YES
✓
Positions marked ~ are inferred from context and may not reflect the member's explicitly stated position.
Public comment
What residents said — verbatim, with timestamps.
No public comments were identified in this meeting.
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