Votes at a glance: Ossipee Select Board approves minutes, timber cuts, MOA with ambulance and multiple tax actions

The Ossipee Select Board conducted a series of routine approvals on Jan. 13. Key actions included:

• Minutes: The board unanimously approved selectmen meeting minutes from Jan. 5 after a motion by Speaker 6 and second (voice vote: aye).

• Timber: The board approved three intents to cut timber (tax map 073 Lot 107; map 274 Lot 3; map 130 Lot 8). Taxes were reported as paid and the motion to approve all three passed by voice vote.

• Addressing: The board approved assigning Map 224 Lot 6 Sub 1 to 99A (Doris Corner Road) to provide a distinct mailing/address for a manufactured home on the lot; motion moved and approved by voice vote.

• Memorandum of agreement (ambulance): The board approved a memorandum of agreement between the Center Ossipee Fire (village district) and Action Ambulance, effective Aug. 1, 2025, after confirming that the select board needed to be informed of any secondary agreements related to the town-wide ambulance contract.

• Highway Safety Grant: After confirming the amount, the board accepted the Department of Safety Highway Safety Grant for $13,300 (motion approved by voice vote).

• Tax matters: The board approved a property tax exemption application for the Village Bakery and Cafe under RSA 72:81, multiple veterans tax credit applications, a solar energy system tax credit, a land-use change tax of $37,000 (Map 244 Lot 2), multiple clerical abatements, and a $316 tax warrant for Map 29 Lot 1 Sub 124. Motions were moved, seconded, and approved by voice vote where recorded.

• Other procedural votes: The board approved an MOA acknowledgement and signed documentation where required; several clerical motions were carried by unanimous voice votes.

These routine approvals were conducted early in the meeting and were generally approved without extended debate. For items requiring follow-up (for example, the highway safety grant paperwork and signatures), staff were directed to finalize documentation and provide copies to board members.