2025 Board of Selectmen

As of the March 10, 2020 election, the Board of Selectmen (BOS) consists of five residents who are elected to administer public affairs for the town. The board is the typical governing entity of small New England towns. The Selectmen do not have governing authority over the School Board or the Sewer Commission.

Selectmen are elected for a three-year term with terms of office staggered so that only one selectman's term expires each year.

Highlights of latest meeting  

Select Board Members

At the March 2025 election, Maureen Higham and Jim Rodger are up for re-election. May God bless them all with the wisdom to guide our town. We still miss long-time Board member Sandy McKenney who passed into Eternity Feb. 21, 2024.

Name and E-mail Address	Term	Phone 603-
Kathleen Pelissier kpelissier1@allenstownnh.gov	2024-2027	485-4276
Patricia Caruso pcaruso1@allenstownnh.gov	2024-2027	485-4276
Maureen Higham mhigham@allenstownnh.gov	2022-2025	485-4276
Jim Rodger jrodger@allenstownnh.gov	2022-2025	485-4276
Scott McDonald smcdonald@allenstownnh.gov	2023-2026	485-4276

Meetings

The selectmen meet every other Monday at 6 p.m. at Town Hall, and sometimes less frequently if few issues need addressing.

Meeting Agendas and Minutes

• 2025 Meeting Agendas - Go to the town web's 2025 Agendas page. At that page, click on a link. The next page displays a list containing the agenda document and any other pertinent documents. Click on any link to open that document.
• 2025 Meeting Minutes - Go to the town web's 2025 Minutes page. Meeting minutes inform you as to how the selectmen handle town affairs. Minutes usually take up to several days to be typed, proofread, approved, and uploaded to the web site. Instead, read the meeting highlights below, which are much more timely and to the point. Read the official minutes to see how exciting or dull the actual meeting was.

The following acronyms are used:

AES - Allenstown Elementary School
ARD - Armand Dupont School
BOS - Board of Selectmen
CNHRPC - Central NH Regional Planning Commission
DOR - NH Dept. of Revenue
EDC - Economic Development Committee
FD - Fire Department
NH DOT - NH Dept. of Transportation
NHMA - NH Municipal Association
OAMH -Old Allenstown Meeting House
PD - Police Department
RSA - Revised Statutes Annotated (state laws)
TA - Town Administrator

NOTE	Due to the somewhat poor acoustics of the meeting room, echoing, and occasional mumbling, some discussions were difficult to hear clearly. Check the official minutes to get more details. If any details were incorrectly reported, please advise the web master (not the bear).

BOS Meeting Highlights

Meeting highlights began in July 25, 2016. Meeting highlights for last year are available via the Meeting Archive link at top right.

BOS Meeting on Jan. 2, 2025

Agenda and related documents on town web site

• Citizen's Comments – None
• AES Discussion – The BOS and School Board discussed the sale of the AES building to the town. The pros and cons for the sale were discussed for about an hour. No action was taken so the meeting was adjourned.

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