Board of Selectmen

File for the Civic News: RyeBOSrclNotes021317revBfinal A resident pointed out that, contrary to what was suggested by the Selectmen at the Deliberative Session as justification to turn a petitioned warrant article on its head, Town Meeting approval is needed to alter the location of town roads. More Detail An RFP will be drafted to obtain solar […]

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File for Civic News:  RyeBOSrclNotes012317revCfinal A deputy Building Inspector may be appointed pending a full-time hire if the budget passes. More Detail Rather than selling or trading in the old ambulance, the Town will keep it as a spare, with the issue to be revisited in six months. More Detail A new warrant article was […]

File for the Civic News:   RyeBOSrclNotes122716revBfinal 1.     The Selectmen refused to provide further details or answer questions about the acquisition of Transfer Station land that the Town already thought it owned for $75,000, citing the pending court case.  Meeting Detail   Additional information and documents form the RCL  Click Here 2.     The bids for the two Red Mill […]

Supporting Documents: Transfer Station Conditions for Settlement,   Transfer Station Plan,  Deed1904 ,   Decree Quieting Title,   RyeMotionDismiss,   Transfer Station Land Check Summary for Civic News 1.  The Town has purchased one acre of land that is part of the Transfer Station for $75,000.  See Herald article: http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20161222/rye-pays-75k-for-land-thought-to-be-towns 2.  Following the refusal of the Selectmen and the Town […]

File for Civic news:  RyeBOSrclNotes112816revBfinal The total of major CIP Plan projects is now $12,397,000 after Recreation and culvert projects were added.  More Detail The Parsons Creek Watershed Restoration Committee presented its final report.  A mandatory septic system inspection may be proposed at the 2018 Town Meeting.  Under the new pump out ordinance approved by […]

RCL Tax Rate Table:  RCL TaxRateSet110916revC 1.  The 2016 tax rate is down $.22 from 2015 to $10.68.  More than the entire reduction is accounted for by a reduction of the School tax rate of $.26 (State and Local). 2.  The Town tax rate is up $.04 to $3.00 despite $1 million from prior year […]

File for the Civic News:  RyeBOSrclNotes111416revCfinal The tax rate of $10.68, compared to $10.90 in 2015, was announced.  The reduction is entirely accounted for by the portion of the School District’s 2015-2016 surplus that is being returned to taxpayers this year. More Detail The Recreation Facilities Need Committee presented their report.  They would like a […]

The Parsonage Committee Report Of interest to this timeline, a committee was formed in May to study the future of the Parsonage Apartments — referred as the Parsonage Committee as well as the Parsonage Long Range Planning Committee.  Incidentally, three (3) Planning Board members, Mel Low, Bill Epperson, and Phil Winslow, were members of the […]