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[music] [music] [music] Welcome everyone. This today is August 5th, 2026. It is 4:30 p.m. Is there a motion to call the board of selectments meeting to order? >> So move. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I. >> This meeting is off and audio and video

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recording. Please rise for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

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>> First order of business gentlemen is we have three public hearings. Uh first public hearing is Nstar Electric Company deep doing business as Eversource Energy poll hearing 4:30 PM's hearing is on the petition job number

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work order number 26808776 from Nstar Electric Company DBA eversource energy. A request for permission to locate underground cables, conduits, and manholes, including

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the necessary sustaining protected fixtures in and under alongside and across the following public way or ways to install approximately 40 ft of 1 to 4 in PVC conduit from proposed panhole 70/12

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at base of pole at 70-12 to proposed panholes 07-H12- A. Is there a motion to call the public hearing to order? >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I hear

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roll call vote. Mr. Angley. >> Yes. >> Mr. Roseni. Yes. And I am Yes. Public hear is now open. >> Hi. >> Hi. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Uh Jessica Elder representing Eversource. Thank you for having me this evening. Um we are requesting approval for an

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underground uh condo petition on Hope Street. The work will be taken care done in Hope on Hope Street. Uh the project will provide an upgraded underground electric service to 143R South Main Street, increasing the customer's uh

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service amp from 100 amps to 200 amps. Um, specifically, you have a source is requesting commissioner install approximately 40 feet of one 4-in PVC conduit beneath Hope Street and extending from the proposed um handhole

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that is at the base of an existing pool 70 over 12. Um the second proposed hamming hole is on the south side of Hope Street and uh from there we'll go into the customer's underground service uh to the private property um to the new

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media location. Um the work will involve installing the two handholes underground conduit, you know, again underneath Hope Street and uh the associated underground secondary cable. We're not obviously we're not putting any poles in. There's no request for polls, so there's no

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polls involved. uh all work within the public way will be returned to the same conditions or better and if the detail was necessary we will hire a detail. >> Good. Any butters for this particular public

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hearing in the audience? Sir, you want to come to the podium? Do you have something to say? >> Oh, I'm just agreeing with anything that has to be done. >> Oh, okay. Good enough. >> As my neighbor makes it easy. [laughter] That's your neighbor. >> Yeah, it's my house.

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>> It's your property that this conduit is going to y >> you have problems with that. >> Oh, no. >> Okay. I don't It was a joke. >> Ready to get to [laughter] >> All right. Come show too, right? >> Anyone else here for this particular public hearing want to speak? >> Is there a motion to close the public hearing?

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>> So move second. >> All those in favor? Roll call vote. Mr. Inkley. Yes. Mr. Rosendi. Yes. And I am a yes. The public hearing is now closed. Gentlemen, do you have any sort of deliberation you'd like to do? Any questions, comments, concerns for this young lady? >> I do not, Mr. Chairman. >> No, no issues.

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>> Is there a motion to approve the request as presented? >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I >> There you go. >> Thank you very much. >> I wouldn't go too far. >> Huh? >> You have another one. >> I do. Yes. >> You have >> You have Gam Road.

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>> I get to go, right? >> Yeah. >> Thank you everyone. was two weeks. >> I thought you changed it, you know. >> Um I have one on my agenda that was request for you. >> Yeah, I thought you changed it.

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>> That's metal road that was going to be on the 19th. >> Oh, I'm sorry. >> Do you need the paperwork for that? I have it right here. >> Yes, I do. >> Depending on what happens within the public hearing, ma'am. Well, we can continue the public hearing if need be.

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If you don't have the pertinent information that you need, >> that's from Jim Sa. >> Okay. >> Yes, that was the >> public hearing number two is NStar Electric Company, DBA, Eversource Energy, and Verizon, New England Court.

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Work order number 26973732. Request permission to locate underground cables, conduits in manholes, including the necessary sustaining and protecting frictures in and or along the across the following public ways. Gammon's road

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cushion to install one new what's that say? 3D >> JO >> J Stub Pole to be labeled 4019 South in the right away of Gammon's Road.

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>> Is there a motion to call the public hearing to order to open the public hearing? Sorry. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> Roll call vote. Mr. Inkley. >> Yes. >> Mr. Rosendi. Yes. And I second public hearing is now open. [laughter] >> My apologies. Um

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um so on 127 Gams Road, Emmers is request requesting to install a joint home pole uh to ST pole um for the property at 127. Um it appears that uh the service the pole is needed to uh

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lead down to 127 in the rear. Um and the uh customers also installing a pole on their private property. So, in order for for this property to to receive the power, we have to install this pole right here on the corner of

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the property. I mean, I'm sorry, right in front of 125 um Gamon and it's just the one. It appears to be the one just the one pole. >> Mr. Chairman, >> Mr. Stinkley. So it looks like from the

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street level, this is all underground on the petitioner's property. The question is the 4919s pole in the right of way on Gammon's Road. Um, looks like on the map it's a little confusing

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exactly where this pole would go, but it's looking like it's on the opposite. >> It's on the opposite side. >> Opposite side of the road. >> It's on the opposite side. >> It looks like that's in front of 126 Gam Road. I would like to know if there's anybody here from 126 Gamlin Road that has an

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issue with that particular location. In general, I have zero issues with the underground service. This pole just looks like it's going to sit right in front of this house in direct line of sight. And I'd like to confirm that it doesn't

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impede any driveways as well. >> Mr. Sou is in the back. >> Hi, Mr. Susan. >> Good morning. Uh, good afternoon. How you doing? >> Good. So, both neighbors uh came to me about uh coming here this evening. The pole is not in front of his driveway. It's actually in front of his woods. It's offset of my driveway. So, when I

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go across, when they came to my house, uh when they got their notice, they asked if they had to come. I says, "Unless you got an issue, I don't believe you have to come. But I do want you to know they both walked over and was asking about me." Um the other one is bad construction at a butts and he definitely wasn't coming cuz he's the

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one building my house. Yeah, nowadays with the amount of requests we get for changing locations whenever sources on site, placing poles directly in line of sight, now we kind of taken a little jump to make sure that we don't have to leave work and shoot down certain roads

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to make sure that they're not being placed. >> It's about the pole is going to go about 10 ft from 126's driveway and it's kind of like in the woods a little bit. So >> cool. >> It's not in the direct vision of anybody's picture window. Jimmy, >> no. because I dealt with it. Mr. Ingley

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dealt with with it. Then I went there and dealt with it two or three different times with a pole on Meno Road and I think that pole has been moved now three different times. >> No, it's in the sight of no one. Um, everyone's pretty far away from it and it's kind of like in the woods is where the poll's going. So,

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>> okay. >> With that said, is there any above us here that have any issues with this poll setting for this public hearing? With that being said, is there a motion to close the public hearing? >> So move. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> M. Roll call vote. >> Yes.

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>> Mr. Rosendis. >> Yes. >> I may Yes. The public hearing is now closed. Gentlemen, any other questions, comments, concerns on a second poll hearing? >> No. No issues. >> Motion to accept as presented. >> So move. I'll second. >> All those in favor? I

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>> I roll call vote. Mr. Engley. >> Yes. >> Mr. Rosendi? >> Yes. And I am a yes. Mr. Souza, we hope you were telling the truth to the board of selection because if there's a neighborhood with a problem, then we're going to have to revisit this. Okay. >> Most definitely cuz they came over and

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asked me about it and I said you can come to the >> Taking your word for it, Mr. Souza. >> What's that? >> I'm taking your word for it. >> Thank you very much. >> You're welcome. >> You guys have a great evening and thank you. >> You, too. >> All right. Um the third public hearing

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we have scheduled is for notices given by given under the chapter 138 section 15 of the master general laws and open board of selectments meeting will be held at the Kushner town hall which is located at 122 main street of Kushner Mass in the meeting room on Wednesday

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August 5th 2026 at 4:30 to approve the transfer of a liquor license application all alcoholic retail package store the premises consist of three rooms of one of storage one-story building with stock in the rear room at the premise situated

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at the east side of Main Street and number 270 Main Street Cushion MS 02743. Is there a motion to open the public hearing? >> So move second. >> All those in favor? >> Roll call vote. Mr. Hley, >> yes. >> Mr. Rosendi, yes. And I am a yes. The

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public hearing is now open. >> How are you, sir? >> Hi. Good. Uh, good evening members of the board. My name is Attorney Mason Matthew. I represent the applicant here. Uh essentially the license transfer is from Akant Inc. to Shankara Inc. uh

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there will be no changes to the operation of the store as it is. It's already been operating uh as a package and grocery store. So uh we're here to request an acceptance of the transfer of the license.

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>> Okay. Is there anybody here as an AB to the package store? Yes, ma'am. >> Miss here. She >> Yeah, she's she's going to be the owner of Shinari. So, she's the new owner, though. >> Oh, okay. >> So, if you have any questions >> No, I said I I thought I said about us,

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but >> I misunderstood. >> Okay. It was nice to meet you. >> So, um Noah being Noah Butters here for the public hearing for the liquor transfer of 270 Main Street is

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is there a motion to close the public hearing? >> So, moved. Second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> Roll call vote. Mr. Ingley. Yes. >> Mr. Roseni. Yes. And I am a yes. Public hearing is now closed. >> Any questions, comments, concerns about this liquor license transfer, gentlemen? No. >> Is there a motion to approve all liquor

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um license the liquor license transfer for 270 Main Street of Kushner Masso 2743 to Shankara from Aen? >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I roll call vote. Mr. Engley. >> Yes. >> Mr. Rosendes.

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>> Yes. and I am a yes. Congratulations members of the board. Good luck. >> Thank you. >> And welcome to town. >> All right. So, gentlemen, uh we do have an individual that has is on a tight schedule right now. So, we're going to

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jump right down to >> water abatements. So, if we can go to tab number six, gentlemen. And we're going to skip through some of these and we're going to go right to Mr. Gazera's bill and I know he's brought in a new one.

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So Mr. Gazera standing the podium >> if if if you don't mind it would be nice so everybody at home knows what's going on. >> Oh boy. >> So we have uh a water and sewer bill abatement. [snorts] Yes, we do. Please,

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>> can I state my case or >> So, you did give me some new information on another bill. I only have one bill in here from you. So, I was ready to speak on this, but if you want to talk about this and if the board needs more time to vet this one out, um we shall do so and

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we'll we'll vote on the other one. But if you want to talk about this bill dated 723 2026, Yeah, that's the current bill. That's the second one I didn't have one. I didn't

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have that bill on the first night. >> Okay. What's the problem with this one? >> Okay. Well, the uh a few days ago I um I'm having some work done on my house and uh the company it's a solar panels.

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They put went over to the town hall to to get a a a permit and they advised me that uh I had some uh a rearage in the bill a town bill and they can't issue a uh

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a building permit in which someone owes money and uh so I um the next day I went over and seen the young lady back me and the bill was $134. This is what I was contesting as well. That's why I didn't

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pay it. And um I did pay that bill. There's a group you're put on your documentator and that bill is paid in full. And even though I don't agree that I owe that money, if the the the pro the problem

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with me is I have a home in Florida and every winter for the last 21 years, we go down to Florida and we usually leave in October. We come back for a short period of time for Christmas and New Year and Thanksgiving and we go back and we don't come back up here until May.

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And uh so when I leave I shut the valve off in the basement for several reasons. One may if something froze and flood the house and also no one's there. No one's using any water or any sewage. And we got a bill

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for for that time frame that I that the way I interpret. If you look at the document, it says usage 0000 for that time frame for second one that I that I brought to you. And that bill is not paid because uh it's not due until the

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end of the month. I think >> that's fine, Mr. Gazera. So you're just showing me the second bill over here because it shows the one that you were originally trying to impeach is the moral of the story. Is that correct? >> Pretty much. All right. So, this that's going to be easy enough if you just let the board do

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its job. Right now, I'll do a little explanation and I' I've put things down on paper for the board to review. Um, I can see that you had zero usage uh across the board on your bill dated 427 2026.

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So, what I did is I just added up the fixed cost and the user fee for sewer. So on the bill dated 427206, your bill would actually be $44.50 and I would ask for a motion to abate $9355

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in any related late fees. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I one other question. I did pay some of that money on the uh the other day and I think you need to to uh get some uh

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little a little of money out of that to uh pay the next bill because uh >> what you're saying so on this bill here Mr. Gazari payment >> next one you >> on your newest one. >> Sorry I did overpay it once you adjust it and uh we need to adjust that to

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second in towards a bill the second bill I gave you. What? What? We'll leave that up to accounting. >> Okay. >> To figure figure that out in the in our billing clerk for water and sewer. >> Sounds fair enough. >> She's usually on her game, so I'm not going to be too concerned about her trying to do this math and figuring it

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out. But we waved all your late fees on the abatement um that's carrying over on you. So that'll be fine. We'll figure out what you made a payment. We just made a motion to abate $9355 from your bill dated 427206.

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>> Y >> with zero usage on it. >> So that'll carry forward >> and you'll get a new bill. >> Right. >> Jamie V, can you process a new bill or do we just want to figure it out based on his bills and write it handwrite it

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in when we figure this out for him so he can get whatever permits he needs and he ain't showing? Yeah, I already got that's that's in process because I did pay that they did a bill that was outstanding. >> Yeah, I'll get it to them. >> All right. Yeah. So, you you all sat boss,

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>> you guys are the greatest board I've been in front of for a long time. >> Appreciate it. >> You have a wonderful night. I'm glad I could get you out of here 15 minutes early. >> Thank you very much. >> You're welcome. >> Thank you. Have a good night. >> See you next time. I hope there's another next time.

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>> No, believe there's not another time. And uh no matter what head rumors you hear, I don't want to serve anything in the town anywhere. I did 25 years of it. Planning board street studies committees six six years and nine years I'm sorry as a as a sluggleman. I I commend you

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guys because you I know what it is. It takes up a lot of your free time. >> Thank you. >> Have a nice night. We're we're rocking and rolling. I got more a beat to do, sir. >> We're out of here. >> Get the hell out of here. Right. >> Well, you're the one with an appointment, not me. I'm in my

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appointment right now. >> You too, Mr. Cazaro. >> So, we're going to jump over to the the next one. 25 down the road. >> Um, so this is for

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property. It should be Jamie Lane. This is this is just an individual's address the bills going to that's on the bill, but this is a Slo Street one. >> Yep. 22 >> should be halfway almost halfway down >> Eric Stone. >> Mhm.

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>> So yeah, the mailing address up top's just a little weird. >> Yeah, >> I didn't notice that before. So this particular case, gentlemen, I mean this this was this act this bill is actually a year old. Um why we've seen it now is is irrelevant. We need to do something

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for this individual. This was during construction um of Sloum Street and apparently the story goes and I can't confirm the story but you can tell um we did have his usage broken out. He's he's on the hourly meter and you can see that this individual at this household does

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not use water at the rate he started consuming. Um and I'm told that it was due to the water connection from the bypass when they took out the water made on Soukum Street. Apparently it was leaking. I don't have all the details on how Amita can do this. I would have to

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speak with Mr. Manag, but clearly for this gentleman's um um bill, we definitely need to do something for this individual because his record clearly shows the low usage um in his house. We've we've actually um put together a few other bills just to show you some

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rough estimates of his average usage on a quarterly basis. So, I've done some calculations on this one as well, gentlemen. um this bill um to based on 1,000 cubic feet. You see that we've given you other ones. This one's 800.

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The previous one's 800, one's 900, the other ones, 1100 or,200. So I just took an average of 1,000 cubic feet for this individual um to use. So based on that, I would I would make a motion to abate

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650. Is there a motion to abate $65063 and any related late fees? >> So moved. Second. All those in favor I so is bill final bill should be 23160 minus any late fees

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miss. >> Okay. Uh usage and then we have one for 12 Brookside Drive. Um again this individual was in Florida.

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However, you can see that there was water usage. There's no sewer at this property. You can see that there was usage 200 cubic feet of usage. The reason why his bill is 38 and change is because there's a minimum usage on a quarterly basis as a policy of the town

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of 500 cubic feet. So based on that, that's where his bill would be at. Um and when you do have usage, there's nothing that we are able to do to abate in my opinion. Um he did make a comment about somebody and you irrelevant if somebody did or not. You have usage on

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your meter. it's tough to abate a bill. Um and he did make um a comment that somebody was there water and things of of the like and things of that nature. So um the way you look at it, way I look at it as you have usage um on your meter. There's a minimum. There's not

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much we can do to abate. >> Agreed. >> Is there a motion? Mr. Rosenis, do you have any comments? >> No. >> Is is there a motion to deny the abatement? So move >> second. >> All those in favor?

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>> I have a Menville Road 329 Reno Road. So again, pretty cut and clear here. There is zero usage um on this bill. So motion to abate 3855

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and any related late fees. So move second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> Thank you gentlemen. That's it for water payments. So the first order of new business is a resignation. James Souza respectfully I James Soua respectfully resign from

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the conservation commission effective June 24th 2026. Is there a motion to accept resignation? So move second. >> All those in favor? All right. The next one we have is a resignation of Raymond Lef France as our gas and plumbing

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inspector. He writes, "Dear members of the board of selectment, after much reflection, I am ready to formally announce my retirement from my position of the plumbing and gas inspector from the town of Aushna effective August 31st, 2026. It's been an honor and a privilege to dedicate the past 28 years

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to the town of Aushna. I am deeply grateful for the opportunities I've had to grow professionally, the trust placed in me, and the friendships I've built along the way. I I am continued committed to ensuring a smooth transition and will gladly assist in

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training my successor or documenting processes to help maintain continuity. While I look forward to the next chapter of my life, I will always carry fond memories of my time here and and the shared successes we've achieved together. Thank you for your leadership,

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support, and the many years of collaboration. Wishing the town of Aushna continued success in the years ahead. Mr. Raymond Lef France. So to you, Mr. Raymond Lef France, thank you for your commitment and dedication to the town um and the residents thereof

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for your past 28 years of dedication to all of us. Um truly commendable um on your behalf to do that and dedicate yourself for so long and your family's time. Um it's you know it's with regret we have to accept this resignation from

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Mr. Le France. He's a phenomenal individual. So I wish you nothing but the best um in your future Mr. Le France. Gentlemen, anything to say? >> I haven't had the privilege of meeting Mr. Le France but uh after all those years I thank him and uh wish him a

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happy retirement. Christine, >> just happy retirement, Mr. Le France. I hope you get to spend some time uh enjoying life instead of working. >> [snorts] >> Is there a motion to accept Mr. Le Francis resignation as the gas and plumbing in inspector with regret?

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>> So move. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> Gentlemen, the next one we did it. >> Mr. Chairman, if I may, um for the next new business, number three, the appointment. I would ask to table this. Um some new information was provided

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that I'd like to review before we make this appointment. >> Okay. motion the table. You want to just take over? I didn't even have a chance to talk about it, but I was going to do the same. Um I haven't been having trouble getting to my email for some reason. I was in it early this morning

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and then I got in a little bit seen a peak thing. Um I was unaware of an assistant. So um we're going to hold Mr. Bou's um request if we have I I would probably put in a call um to the individual our assistant, Mr. Alons. I

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know he's a faven resident. Um but neither here or there. He was the assistant. So I'd like to give him an opportunity first um to take on that role, the primary role. Um and if he wants to do that and accept that, then I think we could talk to I'll I'll make a

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phone call to Mr. Bubar and see if he would wouldn't mind being the assistant >> so we can keep that going. Right. >> Yep. >> Okay. Is there anything else, Mr. Chen you like to add to that conversation? >> I was just trying to take some responsibility off your plate, my friend. Thank you, sir. Is there a motion to >> There's a motion. There's a second. All

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those in favor? >> I [snorts] [laughter] Yep. So, the next one is a an appointment for an all on call animal control officer. So, gentlemen,

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um, as you know, when we were going through the budget, as difficult of a process that was and as painful of a process that was for some of us, um, I did, um, have a request from our animal control officer, Miss Becky Tomlinson. Um, that does a fantastic job and has

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for [snorts] over two decades in this town as the animal control officer. So, kudos to you, Miss Tomlinson. She's we've had some the assistant from Rochester we were using. she'll still stay on board, but it's kind of like a a different scenario because she's

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retiring from that position in Rochester. So, we're still going to have her her on board, but if Miss Thomasson takes things like vacation time or she's sick or whatever it may be, injured or whatever it may be, um we have a backup, an alternate backup, and I think it was

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the at the cost of like $25 a call for this position. So, it's it's pretty cheap. And I happen to know Mr. Joseph Pereira personally. Um he's an incredible individual. Um he's got a farm here in town. He's very well conscious of large animals and things of

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the like. Um so I think it's a it's a perfect fit to have him as an on call animal control officer. So any other questions, comments, and concern concerns about this appointment, Mr. Pero, is there a motion to appoint Joseph Pere as an on call animal control officer?

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>> So move second. >> All those in favor? >> Thank you, gentlemen. All right, let's see. It's a one-day liquor license. It's actually a two-day liquor license, but it's we're going to do it for two different days. It's the

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usual Lions Club Apple Peach Festival. The date is September 12th and September 13th, 2026. 11 um the liquor license for 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p p.m. I don't I put that time in

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there, gentlemen, because I I I'm pretty sure that's what time they usually use. I don't think serving alcohol prior to 11:00 is something that we do. >> Agreed. >> So, um I I'm I'm the one that hanging out the 11 to 6:00 p.m. and I just I'll open it up if the board has any comments

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about 11 6 p.m. they closed so they have to. But is there any concerns about starting at 11:00? 5. >> So, is there a motion to approve the Lions Club 1-day liquor license for the dates of September 12th and September

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13th, 11:00 a.m. to 6 p.m.? >> So, move second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> Thank you, gentlemen. >> And the next one is for a Hob Festival being held at 223 Main Street in a Kushnet is the St.

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Francis School. Yeah. Um, it's Hoppage Festival. It's a community family event. They're looking for a liquor license for 912. It's also on 912 from um 2

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>> 11:00 a.m. to 200 p.m. So, is there a motion to approve a 1-day liquor license for H Harvest Festival from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Pending approval from all necessary departments? >> So, moved to second. All those in favor? I >> gentlemen, I do I have the pleasure of

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meeting Mr. Brian Nu um with our administrative assistant Margaret Palowski, which is hiding behind the podium right now. We can't see her, but she's back there. Right, Margaret? There she is. So, we did he the gentleman came in when I was um having a conversation with Margaret and he he was a pleasure

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to speak with and he had a concern because I guess in the past he's used Pope Parking lot and he's got like a little shuttle bus that runs back and forth but he was also using the St. Francis Church parking lot for additional parking. I guess this little festival is quite the hit. Um, so when

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he when I was in the office, he he asked if he would have permission to use the town hall parking lot and the pie. I let him know about the Pne Ways parking lot because the St. Francis Church is having a small wedding there. So parking is probably not going to be, you know,

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available for him. So I told him personally, I don't have a problem with letting you um have people park in that public parking lots in the town hall. I said I don't know how much will be taken up from the small wedding if at all anything but we have additional parking up there at the party ways building. Um

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I said but I would like to have that discussion with the board and make sure there's no questions, comments or concerns about that as well. >> Mr. Chairman, they they do this pretty much every year. I think it's expanding more and more, but being a touch a truck event, their parking is pretty much

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taken up by many pieces of large equipment. So I have zero problem with that. >> That's exactly what I said. So is there a motion to approve the use of our parking spots at town hall in Pingways building for harvest festival? >> So move to second. >> All those in favor? >> I.

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>> Thank you gentlemen. That so the next one we have a fire truck ban borrow. Gentlemen, we've been doing this when we went to town meeting a couple years ago. We got $200,000. We paid it down to 650. We just grabbed another $250

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$200,000 I should say. Um I think it was from EMS reserve receipt account this one. Um so that brings down the total um balance left on the fire truck to $450,000. So this is a one-year borrowing. I did have some questions on it. It is too

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late to change anything. Um this has to be in tomorrow first thing in the morning by our treasurer collector's office. So, is there a motion to approve the ban for $450,000 at 4 and a4% for one year? >> So, moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor?

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>> I. >> And we we should uh technically have a plan. We should plan accordingly um to pay off this ban. So, if we do a fall town meeting, we can see if we even have free cash certified for fall town meeting.

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There's some things up in here that I have to discuss with counting's office on preparing the balance sheet before we prepare a balance sheet for submitt. Um, and then we can do something either EMS reserve receipt accounts at the spring town meeting and do something with free

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cash at the fall town meeting, vice versa, however we do it. But I think this we could easily pay this off um in less than three years. Get this debt off the backs of uh the town. >> Correct. any apparatus that we can

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institute without burdening debt on our taxpayers is a good thing. So, >> we've done several pieces of equipment now, actually. I think it's four to be exact for the fire EMS department. We've bought two ambulances in the last couple of years. We've bought a >> a tanker truck for station two for the

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north end of town and we just purchased a new um fire apparatus station one. Y >> um so I mean they they're doing pretty good with their their equipment. Um, you know, hopefully this equipment can last us 15

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minimum 12 15 years, I would say. Um, as long as everything's maintained and taken care of. So, is there a motion to approve the ban? >> I think we >> we already do this. >> Yeah, we do. >> Okay, very good. >> How about the all in favor? >> Yes.

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>> Yeah, we did that, too. Okay, very good. Mr. Lamontine, we have some paperwork here to sign. Can you make sure um Margaret that we get that right straight to Jen first thing in the morning? She has to go to the town clerk with it. [snorts] >> So between you and Margaret,

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>> we need to make sure this gets done first thing in the morning with Jen. >> Not a problem. >> Thank you. >> All right. So the next thing that we have and we got to sign this before we take off today, gentlemen. >> So the the next thing that we do have on here is I I did put cruise night. Um,

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I've been getting a lot of inquiries about whether or not it's going to happen this year. Um, it seems like the appetite is um, absolutely there for cruise night. So, how can I say no? I've been doing it since the start of it in the 150th birthday of the town of

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Kushner in 2010. Um, along with Mr. Alan Catino when he was town administrator, he was really the lead guy with the cruise night and organizing everything else. And then as he was transitioning out of his position, Matt Lopes and I took u control of all of that stuff. So I just wanted to put it on the agenda is

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5 to 8:00 p.m. August 27th. It's the last Thursday in August every year. Um I did put a note on the flyers for Mr. Lopes. Do not arrive before 4:15 p.m. However, I can guarantee you we'll have 50 cars here before 4:15 p.m.

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>> Just like every year, Mr. What I would uh well sometimes I'm here a little bit earlier just to make sure that they're not >> interfering with parking town halls over till 4:00. But some of these guys >> I believe I saw somebody set up in a

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chair at 11:55 last year behind parking ways. Correct. >> Ready to go. Look very excited. Yep. >> I appreciate the >> first pocket spot in [laughter] >> I appreciated the enthusiasm, but >> yeah. Well, because certain people want to guarantee their spot. Um, I get it,

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but we can only accommodate so much of that when when the buildings are open to the public. So, [snorts] I'm going to express that concern with Mr. Lope so he can communicate as best he can. So, is there a motion to approve cruise night for August 27th, 2026? >> So, move second. >> All those in favor?

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>> I. >> Very good. [snorts] Next, we have an amendment to our solid waste disposal agreement. I'm sure you gentlemen have looked through this. We did get a better rate from September 1st to June 30th, 2027.

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Um, we got that knocked down a bit. Um, so is there any questions, comments, concerns with the amendment to the solid waste disposal agreement? >> No. >> Nope. Is there a motion to approve the amendment number two, municipal solid

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waste disposal agreement, as presented? >> So move. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I What? >> You want to sign this? >> Sign what? >> To accept it. >> Yeah, later on when I sign all that stuff. >> Yeah, there's only one signature on it.

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So, >> all right. >> Motion to allow Mr. McSper to be signatory on this. >> Second. No point. >> All right. Mot. So, gentlemen, uh, South Main Street correspondence. Um [snorts]

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there's been a lot of discussion for the past 2 or 3 years on South Main Street. The state would like us as a community to take over South Main Street. They did a meeting at the school with Mass DOT and the planner. Um I would say that that meeting didn't go so well with the

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information they were given from prior individuals um with some of the concerns of the layout of the road and things of the like. So then they sat with myself, Mr. L. Monte, Mr. Manard, the police chief was on the Zoom and town planner was also there and they said they would like

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a list of things that we would request um and like to see happen with South Main Street. Um the only thing that I would would like to add just way there they can't say that we didn't tell them is a minimum traffic lane um with

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I think they had like 11 ft on their screen you know triacxles so you know 9 ft wide 8 and 1/2 9 ft wide at 11 ft you're only given 1 ft variation with a triacle truck driving down the road and if we have a bicycle lane established inside

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the roadway like most of them are laid out I find that a little dangerous. So, preferably if they could accommodate it, we'll see what kind of, you know, they'll have to measure the roadways and everything else and see what's going on. I wasn't going out measuring their road west and seeing if it could be done, but

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I I would like to see 12 foot traffic weights, both north and south direction. And I would also like to see three minimum three foot bicycle lanes on each side of the road.

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I think that's fair. >> I don't know, you know, what the what they got. I know that they talked about eminent domain. We spoke against that inside this letter. Um there's a bunch of things that we're, you know, requesting. I don't think any of it's a big ass to be honest with you. Um

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compared to the ask of taking out [clears throat] um after construction, but um they need to do something. I I spoke at that meeting with Mass DOT. I said honestly we can have as much discussion as we want but to be fair to mass do um it's

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going to go to town meeting for acceptance of the road and I can't guarantee what the community overall would have to say about that but the only thing that we could do as a board is give our recommendations to you folks see where you come back with with based on what we're we're looking for from

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Mass D to possibly take over this road and then we could hold a meeting or two down at the council on aging um to discuss discuss South Main Street projects. >> Yep. >> After we get some feedback back from Mass DOT um if need be me to get residents input if there's anything

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different and additional that they would like to add on to this. So um with that said, this is kind of a I I know we're going to submit it, but I would say it's not a a final request. I would say it's a preliminary request um for right now

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for them to at least stop the process of review. Um, I don't think there's much else that we would need to add to this request though to be honest with you. I think it hits pretty much every bullet point, >> Mr. Chair. Yeah. Um, we I assume Bob as

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well, we sent our comments to Adam and I mean I would say that you know paraphrased in this letter but um I you know particularly I think there should be crosswalks south of um the Sentry House. There's

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nothing down that I think the first crosswalk is Casey's going down. So, but that can again like you said the public. >> Well, it's a good point, Mr. Rosenetti, because quite honestly, you ain't going to lay curb and then put in crosswalks, right? Cuz you have to have the cutouts

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in the curbing. So, it you know, I mean, >> and it this [clears throat] this touches on proposed crosswalk locations and then the beacon flashes, but I mean, you know, just definitely a crosswalk south of um Centry House.

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>> So, >> I think Mr. Montank and change that uh proposed crosswalk locations to enhance pedestrian safety. I would I would say along

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South Main Street to the fave in mind something to to that you know for the full for the full length of South Main Street. >> Yeah because I I haven't seen the you know there is no final plans obviously. I mean, >> well, I think to to your point, which is

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I think is a a valid point, pretty much on each side of the street from uh Lawson all the way down to the Faven line, most of them are pretty much matching up east and west. So, at each one of the minimum at each one of those streets, you would

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have a crosswalk. >> Right. >> Right. >> So, that would make a lot of sense. So, if we could just fix that language up, if you want to just you want to come up with something and talk to Mr. Line just to get that in there. But I mean, at a minimum, we could just put at a minim

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minimum all all side streets need crosswalks. >> Yeah. >> Right. >> Absolutely. Other than that, everything's par, you know. I know. >> I mean, I don't Maybe maybe we don't do it at all side streets. Maybe you just do it as you know. I don't know if we

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have to do it at everyone. you can walk down the road and hit that because if you got everybody hitting the button, correct? You got traffic congestion [clears throat] now. So, I mean, we >> definitely something the council on aging, you know what I mean? >> Even if that's the first one. >> Yeah. And then I think one more at the end of South Mia, the favorite line,

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>> right? >> I mean, we don't want people walking the country mile across the road. I mean, >> there's a there's a crosswalk that runs north and south across Alden Road where it joins in there's nothing going >> from, you know, east to west. >> Yeah.

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>> Jump one kind of right in front of um Custom Auto >> maybe Lawson Or. >> Yeah. >> And you don't need them at both obviously. And then one in front of COA. And you'd actually have pretty evenly spaced ones where you could kind of hit either direction and find a safe place

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to cross. >> Yeah. I think that's a great great idea. >> I think if you want to come up with something with Mr. Lontain by the tomorrow or whenever you want you guys can put it together just put crosswalks and then if you want to you live down that end of the road Mr. Rosendis if you want to kind of look at it after century

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else on where we would think >> you know you don't want to put a crosswalk into the woods but like maybe it is at council on age and maybe it is at you know loss and all and then maybe the next one's down at Pleasant um Bernard. Yeah, >> right. >> No problem. I'll make that.

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>> So, if you want to do those three locations, um I think it's common sense up here where crosswalks would be put in for them. So, >> you know, just on the south side of South Main Street, give them three locations for crosswalks. But, good point.

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>> All right. Um other than that, would Mr. the recommendations that I've given and recommendations that Mr. Rosendi's given, is the board okay with Mr. Lontine sending this letter off? Yep. >> Yep. >> Is there a motion to have us maintain

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with some corrections from our recommendations? Send a letter off to Mass D. >> So move. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> Okay. Very good. Thank you, gentlemen. All right. And we got a library sales appraisal. As everybody knows, the old

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library, Russell Memorial Library, has been sitting vacant for a good 11, 12 years now. Um so with that said um you know we're looking to get rid of the building. We explored in the earlier

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days we explored options of veterans housing and things of the like with the town of Mata poise it at the then town administrator um with our then town administrator Mr. Cino. We had a lot of back and forth but I think there was a lot of uphill battles to doing that because of the two

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stories and handicapped accessible and things of the like. um it wouldn't be prudent to move forward with that. So, at this point, you know, I think we'll we'll need to get some other input. We just get this is just for an appraisal, but before we put it up for sale, then

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we get some input from historical commission. Um I would like to include the library board of trustees for their input. Um you know, what they would like to see stay. I know that we've talked about keeping the historical facade of the building, you know, the way it is

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and things of the like. So, we can have that conversation. But for right now, this is just merely an appraisal to put out um to get out and bring back a number what they believe it's going to be worth so we can put it out for advertisement. My recommendation would

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be whatever the appraisal is, we just put minimum. If we put it out for bidding, we put minimum bid. you know, whatever the appraisal comes in at $500,000, $600, whatever the magic number is, so that we don't get anything below that. We'll see how that goes. But I know there's been, oh god, over the

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last few years, there's probably been, without exaggeration, four, five, six people that have approached me about purchasing that property. Um, but I told them there's a process to go through. Um, and every time we seem to have that discussion about this library, you know, Mr.

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is it's that's all it ever was was a discussion. >> Correct. >> Um but Mr. Lamontine's taking the privilege of getting an appraisal. Um I do only see one appraisal and does seem a bit high for what's

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going to be conducted. But um with that said, I'll ask Mr. Lamontine what was the process of getting bids for appraisals and did we have any time frame? that we put it out in a newspaper or some sort of advertisement. How do we find this one individual that's

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interested? >> Well, um, Mr. Chairman, I've handled, I believe, two dispositions of town property and because this was under 10,000. Actually, it was extremely difficult to find a commercial appraiser. Luckily, J, our assistant town account, found this person cuz I've

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called quite a few people and it fortunately I was able to get this. I get it. It's 4,500 bucks. It's kind of within the price range of my experience with these uh but by statute we need to have this by section 16B

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of state law and as you know Mr. Chairman I spoke to I believe almost all the members uh we have the lottery bid package ready to go. It's a question of what the board whether they want to set a minimum bid. However you want to do it the board wants to do it. I'll put it

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out. Uh I just really want to get like the board wants to get this building back onto the uh tax roles and that's my goal I share with the board of selecting. Yeah. I just don't want the building to fall apart and by sitting stagnant for as long as it has. I know

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the interiors um you know it's it's hurting and the longer that building sits the more risk you have to mold and things of the like. So it's probably going to take some remediation of that as well. But um the only other question before I turn it over to my colleagues

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on this is what funding source are we using to pay this $4,500? I >> believe the selectance budget >> selecting what line would you got to be careful of what line we would take that from [snorts]

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lines with the select buttons. I didn't look at the departmental budget. >> We'd have to think. >> That's why I wanted to bring it to the board because it is 4,500 bucks. >> You know, I didn't feel comfortable signing myself. >> It would have been nice to if we would have and it was kind of all hell break

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it loose with the budget deficit the way we're in, >> you know, cuz you were part of that. >> Um, killing the budget the way we have to kill it. um it would have been if we would have thought about it, but I know our minds weren't really wrapped around the whole library is to do an article or

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funding source because I don't know where that this money would come from. So that would take a little bit of looking at and figuring out what we can do. So before we did that, I would uh I would not want to make a motion to have

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this sent off. >> If I may, Mr. I think worst case scenario I could certainly request money from the reserve fund. >> So that in our town, Mr. Lontain, the reserve fund is always been there for

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emergencies and non non nonforeseen issues. Um, this has been seen. So I hate to be doing something like that and saying I can't really make the case it's an emergency. I can't really make a case right now that it's unforeseen. And that's the problem with reserve

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funds. So again, we I think it takes it's going to take a conversation to figure out where how we're going to fund this $4,500. I'll pass it around to the board. What your thoughts? >> Well, I would have Mr. Chairman, thank you. I would say that after what you

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went through with the budget and what we all went through, I would defer to your expertise on this and I would just make a motion to put this on the next agenda. must say you Mr. Rosen. >> I I agree. I I we got to have the funding for it and I know it's tight. So

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>> I'll defer to you as well. >> So I'll make the motion to put it on the next agenda so we can discuss it again with possible funding sources. >> I'll second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> Mr. Line, you and I will have a conversation on what we can try to come

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up with for funding source to peel this onion back and dispose of this property once and for all. I appreciate the motivation on, you know, and and conversations with your board members now that this has

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been an ongoing conversation for way too long. So, I appreciate, you know, your efforts trying to get this thing now in front and say, "Hey, let's get some of these things that haven't been done in the past off. It's just figuring out how we're going to go about fixing

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all the moving pieces that need to be fixed." >> Mr. Chairman, it's almost pains me to move this to the next meeting after how long we've waited for this, but I think doing it responsibly is the best bet. >> Correct. The last thing I want is anybody [clears throat] to come back to

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haunt me or haunt us. >> So, we'll put this on the next agenda. >> Okay. Old business. Nothing. Administrators report. Anything? I do, Mr. Chairman. I did receive uh the board

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when we discussed the Mr. Chairman, the board discussed the possibility of a joint meeting of all the boards of selectmen. Um I've received uh confirmation that all of the boards of selectman and old colony are interested

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in this joint meeting and uh they they uh confirmed either verbally or written uh their interest. So I think at some point maybe miss at the next agenda u when you set the next agenda consider maybe setting a joint meeting date. I can reach out to the town administrators

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to see what dates work for their boards cuz a lot of it's going to be coordinating you know with five boards of select and then meeting in the Kushnet the location the police station the COA um but the response has been positive uh with the interest in having

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this meeting we've discussed old colony. Um, I also do want to say too, in addition to that, I've been really busy with HR matters, hostings, interviews, and the like, we are also still working on the bid package to get out for the

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road resurfacing in town. So, hopefully we'll have a preferred vendor that we can continue to go to for any roads over the next 3 years um once we get that out. and uh quite frankly just coordinating making sure uh department structure and and the like are

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continuing within the town of Bakushnet. So that's all I really have for the report. Um but good news is all boards of selectmen um either verbally or written have accepted the invitation and uh I think you'd be happy to hear that Mr. Chairman. I am happy to hear that.

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Um [clears throat] cuz I think the dialogue is much needed with these member towns. Um trying to figure out for my colleagues right now. I mean I don't want to get too far close to November when we're if we're going to

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make if we get our free cash certified. Hopefully we will. We if we plan on doing a fall town meeting. I don't want to be bumping up into that timeline and trying to organize the town meeting and the warrant things of the like, but maybe we can do something

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second week just to give a rough idea. Maybe you guys could think about this and and look at your schedules and we don't have to make comments right now about if that time's good, but I'm just trying to get it where it's like a quiet period for everybody. I think second weekend of September to the first two

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weeks of October would be a month span, a 30-day period where we can just and if that you talk it over with your family and make sure there's no planned vacations and things of the like and if we have that 30-day span open at least then we can let Mr. Lam Montaine know that he can send something out or make

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some phone calls to the town administrators. He's been in communication with and saying so um the Kushner board of selectman it looks like a good meeting period anywhere between second week of September second week of October you know it should be that should be a relatively quiet period

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other than what we're doing internally here with some of the issues that we have with filling positions and things of the like but that's our problem not theirs. So I I think that that is a quiet period of the year. So, um, we can keep our regular ex hopefully we keep our regular select agendas light. Um,

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because I think that that meeting with the member towns would be nothing less than a 2 and 1 half, maybe even a three-hour meeting. Who knows? Could be quicker it. But you got to remember some of these member towns have five member boards, not three member boards like us. And to be fair to everybody, you know,

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you give them 5 10 minutes to speak. If everybody wants to speak, that'll give you a rough time frame on it. >> Yep. you know, so I think that will be a quite lengthy meeting. Um, and I definitely wouldn't want to rush that meeting. I think that it's a meeting

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that is so needed by member towns to have dialogue about budgeting. Um, what we're going to do about the school moving forward with it. Budgets have been coming in landing lately. Um, you know, a million dollars plus and let's not let's not fake it. That's what it's

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been the last few times and that's just really exorbitant to me for a fourth grade vocational school. Um, so with that said, we can have that discussion, but it's also to have the discussion about the what are we going to do about fixing the problem with the school, right? They

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came for a a $288 million school two different times, same vote. They got crushed worse the second time in my opinion. Um percentage- wise maybe not but uh they got less at least speaking for a Christian they gotund and

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something less yeses the second time than they got the first time um and the nos were like land sliding out so um clearly that appetite's not here in a cushion it um and it wasn't other than ma poison again so um with that said we

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I think we we owe it to the school I think we owe it to ourselves most importantly and we We clearly owe it to our residents of our town to make sure that they're we're trying to be proactive and not reactive. And I think at this point now with them not doing

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any repairs all these years to Colony have it made things worse. Um you know thinking they were getting a new school. Let's face it. That's 6 years in the making. >> So um that pains me to even know that.

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um you know I think you should have been investing into the school regardless of what you knew and what you didn't know because you know there was no guarantee to this but I think we need to have that conversation of um alternate whether it's a new school just not what what they were envisioning um but what is it

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that all five member towns can envision and maybe getting together on you know what I mean and moving forward with something like that or the conversation of is what is the necessary repairs that have to happen right away >> correct Um, and I we talked about it. I don't know, Mr. Roseners, if you were on

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the board, but we did have a quick conversation. I think you were a quick conversation about bringing in a water line for um fire suppression. >> Correct. >> Um, and like an emergency backup if something happens to that. Well, so I think that's something that we can do as member towns. >> Y >> um to get off the punch list and figure

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it out regardless of a new school build or a rehab of the existing school. That water line is is an absolute necessity. >> Agreed. So, >> and you brought that up in their meeting that we did their information session at the school and >> it seemed to me that all the

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representative uh representatives from the other towns agreed wholeheartedly that stuff like that where we could help with safety is something we can all put together even if our DPW has to get involved to lay pipes and stuff like that. Like >> we're all willing to work on it.

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>> Correct. I know that the chairman of the Rochester um select board, Adam Murphy, he spoke out at the old colony session that I was at and he he was talking about the things that we could do. Um and and and one of them was that water

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man coming in. Um so, you know, I think I think you know some of these individuals on these other boards from other towns, I'm sure when we all sit in a room, you know, when you start tossing ideas around, I think we'll come up with a pretty good plan. It might not be in one session, but I think to open that

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dialogue up and get that conversation going is an absolute necessity for all of us and it's in the best interest of all five member towns. >> Right. I I would just add that you know the you know the meeting itself

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get it planned now so that you know we can >> if there's going to be quorums of members of the boards that >> you know everything get posted properly and everything's you know set ahead of time. That's just the biggest thing I would say. >> I mean it's August 5th. Um thank god

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we've gotten that information back to um they've gone back to Mr. Montaigne and it's it's it's a positive response which is great. Um it's August 5th now. We're having a conversation today about it. Um and we'll figure it out. Hopefully by the second the latest the third week of

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August, Mr. London, after you guys check with families and make sure nothing's going on, we can tell them that this is the period of time that we have that we think is a quiet period. What do you all you folks think from the other four member towns and see if they can come up with a couple of dates and you know

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times to do it. I would prefer probably starting a meeting if if it's possible. We should also think about start time, end time. I would say a 5:30 start because we don't know what some of these other members of other boards um if they're still working and what their

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schedule is and to try to accommodate everybody is maybe a start time at 5:30 and maybe we stop at 8 8:30. But we can figure that out. The stop time is not important. The start time is and a date is important, >> right? And and I'm open for I don't know what nights all the other boards meet

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and can be flexible with my >> I do any I would do any night Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday for this particular >> Yep. >> matter. >> Yeah, fair enough. >> Stay away from Thursdays. Right. Right. >> Yeah, I got you. >> Mr. Chairman, if I could kind of echo something on this whole conversation.

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>> Sure. Um, I did watch some of the other member towns have meetings in regard to this. Um, and there was a lot of hangup on one particular situation. Um, a lot of people questioned why the initial letter didn't directly invite old

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Colony. And I'd like to clarify my intention when you brought this up originally was we can't really jump to the second step after without doing the first step first. And ultimately, if all five member towns couldn't do this or didn't want to do this, it was really

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kind of a a moot point where getting together to try to solve a problem without the entire five town member town body, it was kind of not going to go anywhere. Now that everybody's involved, you know, having Old Colony involved is 100%

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something that would happen. >> Yeah. Sure. And I just want the other member towns, you know, I I'm not sure they're going to watch this to know that that was never our intention to pull the conversation away from that. We wanted to make sure that we could get all five member towns involved because if they

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couldn't, we wouldn't be moving forward with the meeting anyway. >> So, I'm glad you brought that up, Mr. Inkley, because um you're 100% correct. So, we we're not a town that likes to put the cop before the horse. So, you're 100% correct. By getting the memos out

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to surrounding towns, seeing if that involvement wants to take place now that we know that that's edges stone, um Mr. Lamontine can send a letter off to Mr. Aaron Bansky in the in the school committee, district committee um to letting them know what we um started to

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to see if we would have a meeting on this subject matter. And it looks like all five member towns are interested in having this kind of a dialogue. Um and surely when we get a date um collaboratively from the five member towns, we would notify them of that date and anybody's invited. It's a public

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meeting anyway. So um but we would absolutely send that invitation out to the district committee members and Mr. Pansky because quite honestly they would need to have input on whatever we're discussing and they're the ones that would have to vote whatever decisions the five member towns

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would be making. Right. So it's it's just basically we would try to offer up a recommendation that we can all agree to. Um but it's up to them to to take action on that correct um recommendation. So >> you know that's that's where I look at it. So you 100% correct. I we you know

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we don't put the copy before and when people do we usually get pretty aggravated about it. So I don't want to be demonstrating that. That's what I'm doing and get everybody oh look. No we're not. >> Yeah. Correct. >> So at least we got that positive feedback. We'll move forward with it. um just figure it out with your family. Um

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I'll take a look at the schedule with the misses and see if there's anything planned in between that September, whatever it is, second week of September to second week of October. And if not, then I'll let Mr. Line know and I would ask you gentlemen do the same thing with Mr. La Montine so we can prep a letter

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and I'll review the letter and Mr. Lamontine can shoot it off to make sure everything's legit. I don't think it's that complicated the letter, but we'll put something together. I'll have my dates availability by Monday. >> All right. Great. And the only other thing I want to touch base on because the town administrator brought it up

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basically putting bids out for pave pave and things of the like. So I the assistant town left, but I will say this is that I've had Mr. Manard when we brought in Mr. Manard and had the conversation about what roads we're going to be paving the Hamlin Morningside. I think definitely um and

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getting bid packages together for that um you know the three-year plan. They made a comment about the amount our chapter 90 balance with the state and the reimbursement from Mendle Road has

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not been put back put in yet. Um, and it should have been put in already. And that number is $757,000 and5 $757,55. And if that isn't put in for reimbursement and charged onto last year, we can't if we submit the balance

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sheet, they'll the DO is going to ding us for $757,55 because we haven't gotten that reimbursement and we paid for that out of the general fund. So, you need to make sure tomorrow first thing why that reimbursement hasn't been put in because

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it should have been put in months ago, like way months ago, cuz that project has been closed out. Um, and we're going to make sure that that reimbursement is submitted before we submit a balance sheet and we normally submit balance sheet by September so that we can get

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free cash certified. >> This is chapter 90. >> Chapter 90 reimbursement for Mendle Road. There was a reclamation and a pavement built and the cumulative total for those two I'm told is 757,55

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and as of last week when I asked Mr. Manard to call Representative Sean from DOT and hands all that chapter 90 reimbursements he had told us it has not been submitted and I'm I'm alarmed by that. So we need to figure that out.

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>> Get it done. All right. Selectman's announcements. Mr. Angley, I'll let you roll first. >> Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I got a couple. Um, Miss Pauline Terra wanted some information brought forth. Uh, she's doing a lot of work with the museum this

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year. Uh, this is a new one that's pretty cool. Um on Sunday, August 23rd from 1 to 3, uh the museum will be open, but they'll be having um a Revolutionary War encampment uh with militias from Faven, Dartmouth,

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and Rahobas basically setting up like they're in a camp from the Revolutionary War. Um museums open. They're going to have tinsmiths, um refreshments and ice cream. A musha creary is going to be there. I thought that was pretty cool. So you can go uh grab your Tricorner

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hats and check out the museum. Um I think that's pretty cool. And uh thank you to Pauline for always having, you know, an active, engaged awesome stuff happening at the museum and always uh what she cares for this town. It's incredible. The she shows up

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when she's needed and she's awesome. >> She's a sweetheart. >> Yep. And uh also for the Apple Peach Festival um which is the September 12th and 13th. Um as usual um the historical society is looking for volunteers

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uh kitchen assistants, outdoor uh sales table and museum guides. So anybody that's looking to participate as a volunteer uh at the Apple Peach Festival for the museum side of things uh please reach out to Miss Pauline Texter. Uh

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deadline to sign up is Wednesday, September 9th. Um we see every year people doing the apple cobblers, peach cobblers and stuff like that. Um and taking some of the burden off Pauline. Um so anybody that wants to volunteer, please reach out.

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>> All set. And that's it, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, >> Mr. Rosendis. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um okay, that's going to be a busy weekend. [laughter] August 21st, I got the is the 4th annual

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Guns and Hoses softball game at Pope Park 7 p.m. The Kushnet Police Department versus the fire department softball game. Uh, this will be I've attended in the past, but I am going to be in the police department dugout hanging out with the boys in blue and I

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think Bob is normally in the fire department. So, we're going to have a little competition here. Not much competition. Um, >> am I catcher? You So there's that. And um actually the next day, August 22nd, um favoring a

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cushion at land trust a cushion of river cleanup. This is the second one. Um I attended the first one on July 11th. Uh there was about 18 volunteers there and we cleaned up about 250 yards of the river. I mean, it was blocked. It was bad. We got a lot done with the 18

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volunteers. It was good. But um the next one is August 22nd, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at uh Whites Factory on Hamlin. That's the meetup spot. Uh rain or shine, 8 to 12 on August 22nd. That's what I got. You set up?

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>> I'm good. Very good. Um the only one that I have at this particular moment in my crazy times around here, um I do want to announce that the primaries are being held Tuesday, September 1st. Please get out and support the candidates that

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share your concerns, visions um for the primaries. It's extremely important. Most people don't really think much of primaries, but when you have multiple [snorts] candidates running in one party, um it is crucial

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you get out and support your candidate um in the primary so he can make it to the the final um general. It's being held in November. So, make sure you exercise your right to vote and get out and vote in the primaries, please.

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September 1st, it's Tuesday. Um, it only takes 10, 15 minutes to do it and support your candidate. And that's all I have. >> Mr. Chairman, may I add one more? Uh, Mr. Rosendi's reminded me of all his his

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event dates. Uh, remind everybody, uh, this Friday, the 7th, starting at 7:30, uh, the firefighters are hosting their outdoor movie night. We'll be playing two movies starting at 7:30 at station number one right here on Russell Street.

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Um, bring some chairs and blankets. There's concessions available. There'll be some raffles. Um, so it should be a good time. >> Good call. I forgot that one. >> And see, now you brought that up. I'll touch base on that one. I'll match you

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one. I did have a conversation with Matt Trip. He's um one of our maintenance staff members here at Town Hall. He was former DBW worker. He's also a Boy Scout um leader. Um he has been he talked to me about the cruise night and setting up a table for recruitment. And he also

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mentioned that movie night at the fire department that he would also be trying to set up a recruitment table as well. So >> that was confirmed by the way at at the uh movie night. They will be there. >> Okay. So, with that said, if anybody has an interest in joining the Boy Scouts,

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there's going to be a recruitment table at the movie night and there will also be a table set up at the cruise night. So, bring your kid if he wants to sign up for Boyce um scouts. It's a great program. Um I know I've done a couple of Eagle Scout honors and I know that

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Selectman Hinkley's probably done the most out of any selectman that I know. >> Got four right now. >> You got four of So, he's got four of them under his belt. It's it's a huge accomplishment for these young boys. So, um if you know anybody that's interested, please show up and uh sign up.

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And that's that. So, we have an executive session, reasons for convenient executive session, mash general law, chapter 38, section 21A, purpose 3, to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or

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litigating position of the public body. The chair so declares as me local 851 the board will not return to public session at the conclusion of exe session. Is there a motion to enter executive session? So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor.

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>> Roll call vote. Mr. Angley. >> Yes. >> Mr. Rosendi. >> Yes. >> And I am yes. We are now in executive session. [music] >> [music] [music] >> Heat. Heat. >> [music]