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Cemetery Trustees outline 2027 repairs budget; fencing, monuments, flags

Cemetery Trustees approved prior minutes and began outlining the 2027 budget priorities. Acting Chair Kathy Jablonski and fellow trustees Leo Dickinson, Lynn Kenerson, Larry Sawyer, and Lynne Warren, with Sexton Peter Carbonneau, voted unanimously to approve the September 10 minutes. For 2027, the

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Coffin Pond dam replacement timeline raises selectmen concerns

Sugar Hill Selectmen flag Coffin Pond dam replacement timeline as 2026 deadline looms. The three Selectmen, including Chris Ellms, Rusty Talbot, and Richard Bielefield, noted that time is a concern for the project and reported missing the October Governor Council agenda slot. The group unanimously

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Selectboard reviews infrastructure projects; dam timeline uncertain

Sugar Hill Selectboard delays start on Coffin Pond dam project, citing Fish and Game administrative delays. Selectman Chris Ellms, who has been coordinating with the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, informed the board that the project will not move to the Governor and Council agenda in

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Selectmen advance Coffin Pond land transfer to state agenda

Sugar Hill Selectmen move Coffin Pond land transfer to October state agenda. Selectman Chris Ellms confirmed that the property acquisition will appear on the October Governor and Executive Council meeting agenda, with town staff completing the wetland permit filing. Selectman Rusty Talbot will meet

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Sugar Hill Selectmen adopt Right to Know Policy

Sugar Hill Selectmen adopt Right to Know Policy for public records management. The board approved Chief Ho-Sing-Loy's standardized policy requiring all requests be filed through the Select Board Office and reviewed by legal counsel using a standard application. Police schedules were updated with

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Sugar Hill Cemetery Trustees approve roof contract increase to $5,500

Sugar Hill Cemetery Trustees approved a $5,500 roof repair contract for Hannah Cemetery. Chair Kathy Jablonski led the four-member committee, which unanimously authorized a $100 purchase of D2 cleaning solution and discussed a new burial policy requiring descendants of original lot owners to submit

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Select Board approves prior minutes, addresses administrative updates

The Sugar Hill Conservation Commission acquired Pinney Pond property on August 25, marking a new recreational asset for the community, the Select Board learned August 31. The board endorsed the acquisition and discussed access planning for parking and recreation. Streeter Pond Road will close from

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Selectmen authorize Sugar Hill Conservation land purchase

Sugar Hill Selectmen authorize property purchase by conservation commission at Pinney Pond. The board voted to empower Selectman Chris Ellms to execute documents for the Sugar Hill Conservation Commission's acquisition of the property, with closing scheduled for August 25, 2026. The SHCC remains

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Selectmen authorize $427,000 for Pinney Pond purchase

Sugar Hill Selectmen move to authorize major conservation purchase. At a public hearing August 24, Selectmen Richard Bielefield, Chris Ellms, and Rusty Talbot voted unanimously to authorize the Conservation Commission to spend $427,000 to purchase Pinney Pond on Center District Road (Map 216, Lot

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Sugar Hill Selectmen advance Coffin Pond land transfer to state hearing

Sugar Hill advances Coffin Pond land transfer to state hearing in September. Selectman Chris Ellms reported the matter will face the state's Long Range Planning and Capital Committee on September 14th, comprising four state senators, four representatives, and a gubernatorial appointee, with final

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