--------- We're open. >> Can you ask if we're being recorded? >> Are we being recorded? >> Yes. Thank you. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to ask that or you're supposed to >> appcate recorded twice or once.
>> No, just >> zoom and my my little machine here. >> Okay. Yes. >> Yes. Yes. All right. >> Okay. So the meeting's open. We've got meeting minutes from um November 24th
and no table. >> November 24th is there. I didn't >> Okay. So just the one. >> Yeah. And you weren't here. So >> beautiful. >> So I make the motion that we uh accept
the minutes for November 24th, 2025. >> I second that. >> All in favor? >> Any questions? I don't have any for you. >> I I abstain because I wasn't here. >> Yeah. >> Oh, you weren't there.
>> Um, so motion to table the meeting minutes of December 8th, 2025. >> Next week. >> Well, next week. Any discussion? >> No. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Um, all right. We don't have any action items. We've got the library situation is all settled. I'm hearing already.
>> Right. Jo called me today and said that she settled that with Christina. So I'm sure Christina will be reporting on it. >> Nothing about the over. >> I'm not sure. I wasn't I wasn't >> I think that we talked about that last week. >> No, I don't think it was I think it was something else. It was a new thing.
>> Okay. Um and then we have highway department and Ray said he does not have anything new for us. >> Right. I don't think I have any questions for Highway Department that we need to send out you guys with anything.
>> No, I I think he got his fuel issue all settled and I So, >> yeah. Good. >> Um and I got a lot of um compliments on the plowing. Yes. The storm. Um he was push they were pushing snow away from
mailboxes which was highly appreciated. >> Yeah. The only complaint I heard was about the state not our so that we'll take it. All right. Um, town administrator, we don't we don't have anything from Christina, I think. Nothing.
>> The only thing he wanted me to let you both know is that uh >> the uh you know, we're well on our way with f with finance. Uh, Kelly's already put the document together. I'm going to review it tomorrow, see what might be missing. If there's any gaps, if I need
to, I'll reach out to you guys and we can fill the gaps in, whatever. Individually, obviously, you guys have to. we can't deliberate on anything. Um, and then we'll set up a meeting with the uh I'll have Joanne set up a meeting or or with the finance committee, have them
come back in and start deciding what are you approving, what aren't you approving. Okay. >> Right. So, we can get that piece done. >> So, we'll just keep moving along. >> Okay. >> I've already reached out to Sarah telling her that I have all the equipment she needs to get these finance
agendas moving. be happy to send it to me and I'll give her the tools she needs and I can help. It doesn't take me much time to do that. >> Okay. >> No. Okay. >> So, that's that. She didn't have anything else that was urgent that she would.
>> Okay. Um so, uh C is Nicole talking about moving the library. The only thing I want to say is that um Jackie and I had talked TJ about um the possibility of since we're going to have movers in
the building. >> Yeah. >> I think it's a good opportunity for us to look at reorganizing our rooms in town hall. >> Oh, that's what you were talking about. The thought was, originally the thought was to move conservation and planning
from where they are now and have them use the select board room while the library is there, which I don't mind at all, but we were thinking, why not take this opportunity? This room over here, >> yeah, >> is water. >> That's No, that's not just water. It's
It's supposed to be a dual room. Okay. >> They moved in and sort of took over. COA uses part of that room for cabinets only. Just the cabinets. Water department has spread out. So yes, there's plenty of room in there. >> So we thought, why not move planning and
conservation maybe over to here? And I don't even mean to talk about where things go. The the reality is we thought why not meet with the department heads, suggest some ideas of where we can move people to maximize the space. >> Yeah. see what they want, get some
input, and then focus on using that time when we have people in the building to help us organize, get rid of some filing cabinets. I think there's a plethora of filing cabinets in there. And maybe make another room like this where we have everything set up for another, you know,
board meeting. You you figure planning and conservation and zoning the the room that they used, they're only using half a room >> and they and it's not a nice space. Like I would like to set up >> Yeah. They don't even use the whole room. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. So that moving them in there for their meetings is I don't see it as a problem. >> And there's cabinets in there and they can move a lot of their stuff into those cabinets without having all those filing cabinets. um they are the the last room
to actually still have a lot of file cabinets. All the other departments have hopped on to the archiving. >> So if you look in assessors, uh tax collectors, there's hardly any. >> Great. >> Um same thing in my office. Um they just nobody ever did it. They're all
volunteers in that room. So it never got done. >> Um King information is coming on March 3rd. >> Okay. as well. So if something can be done before then it doesn't matter. No, it doesn't matter because they can sit in the archive room for a couple years. >> Okay. Yeah. So we can when's our next
department meeting? Do we know? >> So the last Monday. So >> So let's plan to talk to everyone. >> Let's make that the subject. >> Yeah. >> Right. And just >> have everybody give their input and >> um it would be great. I mean, it would be a a fantastic volunteer kind of
situation to get folks to come in and help just clean the place up. >> Yes. >> And make it turn it into I I'll give you an example. When I first and I was telling when I first moved here and I walked and I went in to pay for my dog license, I said, "Oh, did you guys just move in?"
It was just my first reaction, right? Because they had boxes and we have this and we have that and they go, "No, we've been here for four years or something." So, I just think that it would be nice to start moving in the direction of >> making it look like >> And we also still have that little
office that you've been using, >> right? The accounting office. And I'm not sure is Jason still in the >> Jason uses his his office maybe once a week for an hour. >> Yeah. >> So, I mean there's there's some room. Yeah. >> So, we just put it all on the table with
department heads and say, "Hey, give us your feedback. What are your thoughts?" has to make them a part of it >> versus assuming >> Well, I know like the cemetery stuff. I don't know if we could just bring it right down to the garage,
>> you know, as far as uh all our maps and and that cuz we have a filing cabinet here and we got one down there. >> Well, we want to make sure it's stored, you know, in a safe. Yeah. Or it's not going to get wet. Well, it's a new building so >> Yeah. TJ, if you go through that stuff,
there are a whole bunch of plans in the archive room. They don't throw them away. They put them in the system so that you know that they're there when >> they're in that room. Same thing with all your files. They don't, >> you know, keep um current stuff, if you have paper that's current, keep that in
the file. But all your old files, you can just purge them out and put them in those boxes and then they sort through them and >> Oh, perfect. >> Yes, that's a good idea, too. >> Yeah. Well, plus we'll be able to clean. I mean, poor >> Michaela, she's in there mopping and cleaning house
>> stuff, >> you know, and doing it all. I know. And we have tape holding drawers shut. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. The gym is pretty ugly. >> If we're going to make this >> Yeah. I love it. >> Are you good with it? Are you
>> Oh, I I'm I'm going with it. >> Okay. Good. >> Yeah. So that'll be our topic then for >> one thing I did want to mention for you um Joanne is that when we have those guys come in and take that stuff and put it wherever they put it right or the
scanning >> data if we need to get them to bring in a couple boxes for shredding maybe. Oh yeah, you can do that too because what the next step after that is um King they're they're now called R5
management or something now. Um they come in and they put everything that we have in these boxes. They sort them. They log them and I have a program on my computer that you can look up and find it. >> Oh, the next step is they put all of the stuff that can be shredded according to
the state around the corner. Then I call Green Lawn shredding or something. So if you have boxes that you know is just junk, you can add to that pile. They just charge us by the box when they shred them. So it doesn't matter. They don't care what it is >> because I think the new employees
specifically are looking for shredding possibilities. So that's >> Kayla did that. That Kathy never got to that. So correct. I was a little shocked that there were that many, but >> it's good. >> It's good. I asked her to leave them there because there's no room in in that room to put all those pockets. So
>> Jackie, I'm sorry. I'm just seeing that that was you next. We're done for what we just talked about. I apologize. >> No worries. >> Take your No worries. >> Your info. Um All right. Do we have any public comment? No. From the the Peanut
Gallery. Um let me clarify what's going on tomorrow, which is >> Yes, please. Okay. >> So, tomorrow, uh the EFSB, which is the big crew, Yeah. >> big board, right? that does everything
right. They do everything 25 megawws plus >> are coming in for a town hearing to listen to the town to the residents or anybody that wants to get up and speak about
the Eversource substation there. >> So at 3:30 for sure it's 3:30. We're gonna go down and and see walk the property. >> Yeah. >> Basically, and see what's this gonna look like.
>> I've never been in there. >> So, you have the opportunity if you want to go. They want to keep the number of people there down because parking and everything. It's ridiculous. The the with the EFSB between the EFSB and Eversource, 17 people are going to be here. >> Oh my.
>> Now, they So, so the first thing is that piece, right? So, they're going to meet here in the parking lot at 3:30 and carpull down there. >> Yeah. >> At 6:30 is when the hearing happens, >> right? >> So, they're bringing in professionals working with Joanne. They're going to
set up the chairs, set up the microphones, do everything. >> We don't have to do anything. >> Okay. >> Right. Um, so they'll they'll use this room from like 4:00 to the time that they're
going to sit in front of everybody to have their lunch or, you know, throw their coats or whatever because nobody's using this room tomorrow, right? >> No. >> Okay. Um, so this is an opportunity for the residents, for us, for anybody to get up
and speak to the EFSB about whether you're for this or against this or why you're concerned or what are your concerns um about the Eversource expansion. Um, I'm working on what I'm going to say, which is, you know, because you only get
three minutes. >> Yeah. Well, plus you have to register with them. Well, you had to register them with by what was it? 3:00 today. Otherwise, you can't ask questions. >> Select. >> That's the way it was. That's the way it
was in the newspaper in the country journal in the article they had in there or whoever put that in. >> You had you had to call them in South Boston or email them, text them, whatever. And if you wanted
to have questions, >> you were supposed to register so you could be >> I think as select board >> that you still get your you'll get your three minutes. >> When I attended um their meetings they
had you know via Zoom. Um, they would always go to elected. >> Anybody on the call that's elected that wishes to speak, you just kind of like jumped in >> and spoke. >> They would invite you in basically. >> Um, hopefully that's not the case
because I don't think people I didn't even see that. >> Yeah. So, >> well, I was reading throw up this morning. >> How is this? >> Oh, right. >> I got a register question. >> Right. So, I don't think this will be their last hearing by the way. This will
probably be their first hearing along the way. Um so did you print out that um by chance the intervenor? >> Yeah. Yeah, we just signed it. >> Yeah. Okay, good. Um I'll I'll flip that
out tomorrow while they have that. Um but that's that's basically >> So next week you'll update us on how it went. Yeah. All right. >> I mean, are you going to the meeting
tomorrow? >> I didn't think I was able to because I thought that we couldn't have >> Oh, I don't know. I thought we couldn't have more than one. that there. Well, you mean for the
the hearing or for the >> Well, for the one that was at the time that I could make it cuz there's I can't I'm not home until um like 4:45 I think is the earliest I can get home. >> Okay.
>> And you guys, you're starting early, right? You said you're doing lunch and everything, so I wouldn't be able to make it, >> right? you wouldn't be able to go to the walkth through, >> but you'd be around if they were the hearing. >> But I thought last time we were talking
Christmas and one of us though that was just for going over to >> Okay. I mean, I do I have it on my calendar. I can't. Okay. >> I don't It would be more of a a regulatory thing as to why you couldn't
>> Okay. Um you just don't but I'm not the exist you know I'm not the extrovert in that area would know >> um yeah 6:30 yeah I can I just >> yeah um all right perfect so so that's it'll
be here for that >> uh wow 616 >> you need my glasses >> 62 619 >> 19 I can't close. I can't see far. >> Apple says 616. >> Oh, that's what I was looking at. I was
looking at >> Jesus. >> Don't make me question myself. >> Just keeping you on your toes. >> Keeping you on your toes. >> Oh, and we got this from Margaret that was just thinking >> Oh, yeah. Could you read that, please? >> It says, "The family of Bill McCusky would like to thank everyone for the
outpouring of support, love, and prayers for us and Bill through this difficult time. The flowers are beautiful. All the people who attended his service was a tribute to a wonderful man and loving husband. The generosity of everyone donating to the Alzheimer's Association was greatly appreciated. You'll always cherish the kindness of this community
in our time of loss. Nor can Tom >> a cool. >> Very sweet. >> It was very sweet. Can I end it now? >> Yes. Yes. Part: 2
We're open. >> Can you ask if we're being recorded? >> Are we being recorded? >> Yes. Thank you. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to ask that or you're supposed to >> appcate recorded twice or once.
>> No, just >> zoom and my my little machine here. >> Okay. Yes. >> Yes. Yes. All right. >> Okay. So the meeting's open. We've got meeting minutes from um November 24th
and no table. >> November 24th is there. I didn't >> Okay. So just the one. >> Yeah. And you weren't here. So >> beautiful. >> So I make the motion that we uh accept
the minutes for November 24th, 2025. >> I second that. >> All in favor? >> Any questions? I don't have any for you. >> I I abstain because I wasn't here. >> Yeah. >> Oh, you weren't there.
>> Um, so motion to table the meeting minutes of December 8th, 2025. >> Next week. >> Well, next week. Any discussion? >> No. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Um, all right. We don't have any action items. We've got the library situation is all settled. I'm hearing already.
>> Right. Jo called me today and said that she settled that with Christina. So I'm sure Christina will be reporting on it. >> Nothing about the over. >> I'm not sure. I wasn't I wasn't >> I think that we talked about that last week. >> No, I don't think it was I think it was something else. It was a new thing.
>> Okay. Um and then we have highway department and Ray said he does not have anything new for us. >> Right. I don't think I have any questions for Highway Department that we need to send out you guys with anything.
>> No, I I think he got his fuel issue all settled and I So, >> yeah. Good. >> Um and I got a lot of um compliments on the plowing. Yes. The storm. Um he was push they were pushing snow away from
mailboxes which was highly appreciated. >> Yeah. The only complaint I heard was about the state not our so that we'll take it. All right. Um, town administrator, we don't we don't have anything from Christina, I think. Nothing.
>> The only thing he wanted me to let you both know is that uh >> the uh you know, we're well on our way with f with finance. Uh, Kelly's already put the document together. I'm going to review it tomorrow, see what might be missing. If there's any gaps, if I need
to, I'll reach out to you guys and we can fill the gaps in, whatever. Individually, obviously, you guys have to. we can't deliberate on anything. Um, and then we'll set up a meeting with the uh I'll have Joanne set up a meeting or or with the finance committee, have them
come back in and start deciding what are you approving, what aren't you approving. Okay. >> Right. So, we can get that piece done. >> So, we'll just keep moving along. >> Okay. >> I've already reached out to Sarah telling her that I have all the equipment she needs to get these finance
agendas moving. be happy to send it to me and I'll give her the tools she needs and I can help. It doesn't take me much time to do that. >> Okay. >> No. Okay. >> So, that's that. She didn't have anything else that was urgent that she would.
>> Okay. Um so, uh C is Nicole talking about moving the library. The only thing I want to say is that um Jackie and I had talked TJ about um the possibility of since we're going to have movers in
the building. >> Yeah. >> I think it's a good opportunity for us to look at reorganizing our rooms in town hall. >> Oh, that's what you were talking about. The thought was, originally the thought was to move conservation and planning
from where they are now and have them use the select board room while the library is there, which I don't mind at all, but we were thinking, why not take this opportunity? This room over here, >> yeah, >> is water. >> That's No, that's not just water. It's
It's supposed to be a dual room. Okay. >> They moved in and sort of took over. COA uses part of that room for cabinets only. Just the cabinets. Water department has spread out. So yes, there's plenty of room in there. >> So we thought, why not move planning and
conservation maybe over to here? And I don't even mean to talk about where things go. The the reality is we thought why not meet with the department heads, suggest some ideas of where we can move people to maximize the space. >> Yeah. see what they want, get some
input, and then focus on using that time when we have people in the building to help us organize, get rid of some filing cabinets. I think there's a plethora of filing cabinets in there. And maybe make another room like this where we have everything set up for another, you know,
board meeting. You you figure planning and conservation and zoning the the room that they used, they're only using half a room >> and they and it's not a nice space. Like I would like to set up >> Yeah. They don't even use the whole room. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. So that moving them in there for their meetings is I don't see it as a problem. >> And there's cabinets in there and they can move a lot of their stuff into those cabinets without having all those filing cabinets. um they are the the last room
to actually still have a lot of file cabinets. All the other departments have hopped on to the archiving. >> So if you look in assessors, uh tax collectors, there's hardly any. >> Great. >> Um same thing in my office. Um they just nobody ever did it. They're all
volunteers in that room. So it never got done. >> Um King information is coming on March 3rd. >> Okay. as well. So if something can be done before then it doesn't matter. No, it doesn't matter because they can sit in the archive room for a couple years. >> Okay. Yeah. So we can when's our next
department meeting? Do we know? >> So the last Monday. So >> So let's plan to talk to everyone. >> Let's make that the subject. >> Yeah. >> Right. And just >> have everybody give their input and >> um it would be great. I mean, it would be a a fantastic volunteer kind of
situation to get folks to come in and help just clean the place up. >> Yes. >> And make it turn it into I I'll give you an example. When I first and I was telling when I first moved here and I walked and I went in to pay for my dog license, I said, "Oh, did you guys just move in?"
It was just my first reaction, right? Because they had boxes and we have this and we have that and they go, "No, we've been here for four years or something." So, I just think that it would be nice to start moving in the direction of >> making it look like >> And we also still have that little
office that you've been using, >> right? The accounting office. And I'm not sure is Jason still in the >> Jason uses his his office maybe once a week for an hour. >> Yeah. >> So, I mean there's there's some room. Yeah. >> So, we just put it all on the table with
department heads and say, "Hey, give us your feedback. What are your thoughts?" has to make them a part of it >> versus assuming >> Well, I know like the cemetery stuff. I don't know if we could just bring it right down to the garage,
>> you know, as far as uh all our maps and and that cuz we have a filing cabinet here and we got one down there. >> Well, we want to make sure it's stored, you know, in a safe. Yeah. Or it's not going to get wet. Well, it's a new building so >> Yeah. TJ, if you go through that stuff,
there are a whole bunch of plans in the archive room. They don't throw them away. They put them in the system so that you know that they're there when >> they're in that room. Same thing with all your files. They don't, >> you know, keep um current stuff, if you have paper that's current, keep that in
the file. But all your old files, you can just purge them out and put them in those boxes and then they sort through them and >> Oh, perfect. >> Yes, that's a good idea, too. >> Yeah. Well, plus we'll be able to clean. I mean, poor >> Michaela, she's in there mopping and cleaning house
>> stuff, >> you know, and doing it all. I know. And we have tape holding drawers shut. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. The gym is pretty ugly. >> If we're going to make this >> Yeah. I love it. >> Are you good with it? Are you
>> Oh, I I'm I'm going with it. >> Okay. Good. >> Yeah. So that'll be our topic then for >> one thing I did want to mention for you um Joanne is that when we have those guys come in and take that stuff and put it wherever they put it right or the
scanning >> data if we need to get them to bring in a couple boxes for shredding maybe. Oh yeah, you can do that too because what the next step after that is um King they're they're now called R5
management or something now. Um they come in and they put everything that we have in these boxes. They sort them. They log them and I have a program on my computer that you can look up and find it. >> Oh, the next step is they put all of the stuff that can be shredded according to
the state around the corner. Then I call Green Lawn shredding or something. So if you have boxes that you know is just junk, you can add to that pile. They just charge us by the box when they shred them. So it doesn't matter. They don't care what it is >> because I think the new employees
specifically are looking for shredding possibilities. So that's >> Kayla did that. That Kathy never got to that. So correct. I was a little shocked that there were that many, but >> it's good. >> It's good. I asked her to leave them there because there's no room in in that room to put all those pockets. So
>> Jackie, I'm sorry. I'm just seeing that that was you next. We're done for what we just talked about. I apologize. >> No worries. >> Take your No worries. >> Your info. Um All right. Do we have any public comment? No. From the the Peanut
Gallery. Um let me clarify what's going on tomorrow, which is >> Yes, please. Okay. >> So, tomorrow, uh the EFSB, which is the big crew, Yeah. >> big board, right? that does everything
right. They do everything 25 megawws plus >> are coming in for a town hearing to listen to the town to the residents or anybody that wants to get up and speak about
the Eversource substation there. >> So at 3:30 for sure it's 3:30. We're gonna go down and and see walk the property. >> Yeah. >> Basically, and see what's this gonna look like.
>> I've never been in there. >> So, you have the opportunity if you want to go. They want to keep the number of people there down because parking and everything. It's ridiculous. The the with the EFSB between the EFSB and Eversource, 17 people are going to be here. >> Oh my.
>> Now, they So, so the first thing is that piece, right? So, they're going to meet here in the parking lot at 3:30 and carpull down there. >> Yeah. >> At 6:30 is when the hearing happens, >> right? >> So, they're bringing in professionals working with Joanne. They're going to
set up the chairs, set up the microphones, do everything. >> We don't have to do anything. >> Okay. >> Right. Um, so they'll they'll use this room from like 4:00 to the time that they're
going to sit in front of everybody to have their lunch or, you know, throw their coats or whatever because nobody's using this room tomorrow, right? >> No. >> Okay. Um, so this is an opportunity for the residents, for us, for anybody to get up
and speak to the EFSB about whether you're for this or against this or why you're concerned or what are your concerns um about the Eversource expansion. Um, I'm working on what I'm going to say, which is, you know, because you only get
three minutes. >> Yeah. Well, plus you have to register with them. Well, you had to register them with by what was it? 3:00 today. Otherwise, you can't ask questions. >> Select. >> That's the way it was. That's the way it
was in the newspaper in the country journal in the article they had in there or whoever put that in. >> You had you had to call them in South Boston or email them, text them, whatever. And if you wanted
to have questions, >> you were supposed to register so you could be >> I think as select board >> that you still get your you'll get your three minutes. >> When I attended um their meetings they
had you know via Zoom. Um, they would always go to elected. >> Anybody on the call that's elected that wishes to speak, you just kind of like jumped in >> and spoke. >> They would invite you in basically. >> Um, hopefully that's not the case
because I don't think people I didn't even see that. >> Yeah. So, >> well, I was reading throw up this morning. >> How is this? >> Oh, right. >> I got a register question. >> Right. So, I don't think this will be their last hearing by the way. This will
probably be their first hearing along the way. Um so did you print out that um by chance the intervenor? >> Yeah. Yeah, we just signed it. >> Yeah. Okay, good. Um I'll I'll flip that
out tomorrow while they have that. Um but that's that's basically >> So next week you'll update us on how it went. Yeah. All right. >> I mean, are you going to the meeting
tomorrow? >> I didn't think I was able to because I thought that we couldn't have >> Oh, I don't know. I thought we couldn't have more than one. that there. Well, you mean for the
the hearing or for the >> Well, for the one that was at the time that I could make it cuz there's I can't I'm not home until um like 4:45 I think is the earliest I can get home. >> Okay.
>> And you guys, you're starting early, right? You said you're doing lunch and everything, so I wouldn't be able to make it, >> right? you wouldn't be able to go to the walkth through, >> but you'd be around if they were the hearing. >> But I thought last time we were talking
Christmas and one of us though that was just for going over to >> Okay. I mean, I do I have it on my calendar. I can't. Okay. >> I don't It would be more of a a regulatory thing as to why you couldn't
>> Okay. Um you just don't but I'm not the exist you know I'm not the extrovert in that area would know >> um yeah 6:30 yeah I can I just >> yeah um all right perfect so so that's it'll
be here for that >> uh wow 616 >> you need my glasses >> 62 619 >> 19 I can't close. I can't see far. >> Apple says 616. >> Oh, that's what I was looking at. I was
looking at >> Jesus. >> Don't make me question myself. >> Just keeping you on your toes. >> Keeping you on your toes. >> Oh, and we got this from Margaret that was just thinking >> Oh, yeah. Could you read that, please? >> It says, "The family of Bill McCusky would like to thank everyone for the
outpouring of support, love, and prayers for us and Bill through this difficult time. The flowers are beautiful. All the people who attended his service was a tribute to a wonderful man and loving husband. The generosity of everyone donating to the Alzheimer's Association was greatly appreciated. You'll always cherish the kindness of this community
in our time of loss. Nor can Tom >> a cool. >> Very sweet. >> It was very sweet. Can I end it now? >> Yes. Yes.