WILTON – Several residents of The Intervale have filed a noise complaint against a cordwood processing operation located near The House By The Side of The Road on Route 101. Intervale Road is located between the highway and the Souhegan Rover.

They brought their complaint to the Board of Selectmen on Monday, Aug. 15.

The cordwood operation is owned by Tim Broderick who was not present.

Neighbors said the operation began in 2012 but until recently had not been a problem.

Now it is a big problem, Brian Firmin said. The noise begins early and runs late and “is unbearable.” He asked if the operation were legal.

It is in a commercial district.

Selectman DJ Garcia said Broderick has asked the Planning Board for a review of the site plan. “You need to talk to them.”

The Planning Board will make the final decision.

The operation was originally brought to the Planning Board by the code enforcement officer.

Board Chairman Kermit Williams said it is a “civil matter, not a criminal one,” and it was not “appropriate for the board to address it immediately.” The town needs to “move deliberately,” he said, be careful what the town does. “We have been working on this issue, and we will make it public when we can.”

The neighbors were advised to attend the next meeting of the Planning Board.

In other business on Monday, the selectmen signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Wilton Public/Gregg Free Library concerning construction of a new water line to the building needed to install a required sprinkler system in the lower level.

Under the agreement, the Library Trustees will contract with an engineer to design the sprinkler system and the town will cover the costs of the water main installation from Forest Street, using ARPA (American Recovery Plan Act) funds as far as possible. Any cost above that will be absorbed by the water department since the work also involves the installation of a fire hydrant for Gregg Street and extends service to that area.

Commission Tom Schultz said, “The water works would be responsible for running the water line.”

It was agreed the work needs to be done so the library can use the lower level. Because that level is partially below ground level, state regulations require sprinklers. Currently, after a list of improvements was completed, the use of the area is open but restricted to 25 people.

Because of its historic aspects, the rest of the library has a waiver from the sprinkler requirement through the state fire marshal.

Fir Chief Don Nourse said “the codes dictate the sprinklers, not me.”

The selectmen voted to accept a bequest from the estate of Leroy Tuttle on behalf of the school. The $100,000 bequest will be handled by the Trustees of Trust Funds and the School Board will determine scholarship recipients.

A work session will be scheduled to discuss the ambulance intermunicipal agreement.

Discussion continued on the petition to limit motorboats on the Reservoir.

The Illegal Discharge Ordinance is still under discussion by the Planning Board.

The Board voted to award a contract for a new telephone system to TDS, although they will work out some adjustments to the contract.

No one is quite sure what to do with a fund left from the former Winter Carnival, which closed prior to World War II. The fund is to “provide snow boots for children.”

The next meeting of the board was set for Monday, Sept. 12, 6 p.m., in the Town hall Courtroom.