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MEETING SECTIONS:

Part 1 (Video ID: etDtDUHByVs):
- 00:00:02: Meeting Begins: Pledge of Allegiance, Minutes Approval
- 00:01:48: Appointments: Fire Chief, Election Board, Emergency Management
- 00:04:51: Discussion: Vehicle Use Policy and Cemetery Needs
- 00:08:13: Fire Department's Memorial Design Approval in Watson Park
- 00:14:46: Gazebo Restoration Discussion with Historical Commission
- 00:20:51: Road Paving Status and Historic Plantings Concern
- 00:25:21: Highway Department Update: Forklift Certifications and Beaver Traps
- 00:33:33: EPSC Update: Planning Board Bylaws and Map
- 00:34:53: Public Comment: Bicentennial Park Plantings and Wall Repair
- 00:39:27: Motion to Adjourn Meeting, then Motion for Executive Session


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Meeting is open. Okay. >> Thank you. Select board meeting begins six o'clock on Monday, May 11th. Please stand for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

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United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, with liberty and justice for all. >> Okay. All right. So, let's start out with examining the previous meeting

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minutes. Uh I think you have them there. Yes. No. We just looked up signed. Y >> There should be one there. Do you have it? >> You just signed it. >> I signed it. I gave it to you. It's all your fault. >> Is it my fault?

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>> Yep. >> It's all your fault. >> I have March 9th or May 11th. >> Oh, that's Wait, that's the minutes for March 9th. >> Any questions? No.

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Then just lift. Okay. All in favor? I >> I >> Okay. Next up is appointing some folks here in town to different positions. We'll try to group these together. Um

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I move to appoint Adam Dolby as fire chief for the term July 1st, 2026 to June 30th, 2027. >> Second >> and the same period for Jennifer Gerard as election board for that same term. >> Okay. Second. >> All in favor? All in favor? Any

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questions? All in favor? >> I did this. >> Oh, you got it right there. >> All right. Uh, I move to appoint Adam Dolby to the position of emergency management.

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Christina Ferrara to the position of emergency management. Ray Halte to emergency management. for the DVR emergency management for the period of July of July 1st, 2026 to June 30th, 2027.

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>> Second. >> Any questions? All in favor? I >> I >> and I move to appoint Jennifer Gerard to the position of environmental certifying officer for the term July 1st, 2026 through June 30th, 2027.

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>> Second. >> Any questions? All in favor? I I keep telling them This is cool. Okay. Next uh on the agenda is to

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discuss the vehicle policy, vehicle use policy. Um, everyone would have received this in advance. I'm not sure if you had a chance to read it. >> I just took the one that uh Garcia did. Yeah. >> In 2019, I thought you might want to

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look at that. I thought forward. >> Sure. Um the key to this is that we have something in everybody's file that they signed it us, you know, there's been some new folks in positions that are driving vehicles. Got to make sure it's

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in everybody's file. So, I read it. I didn't see anything wrong with with the uh policy. Now, the cemetery used to be able to use the uh when we had the Dodge pickup truck cuz uh you know, we have to

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transport mowers and that around. And uh >> we also >> used it for burials cuz we have a dump trailer and we needed a truck to be able to pull it and that. >> And the vehicle that uh the fire department has now does not have a a

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hitch on it, so we can't use that. And uh I don't think any of the cemetery commissioners have a vehicle capable of pulling that. Now, uh that being said, uh Mark Boomsma has

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done an opening for us already and he has his own equipment. But I just want to mention that if uh Mark can't do it and we wind up having to hire somebody to do the opening, we might need to have a truck available

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>> to remove the dirt >> because we just can't pile it next to the openings. We have to hire somebody and they would use our truck. >> Yeah, but now we don't have a truck. So, we'd have to either get a highway truck or >> you know, uh

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something. >> Okay. >> You know, >> but this I you know, I don't know if you have any questions, but one of my thoughts is that we need to give Joanne and Christina a list of everybody that drives vehicles. >> Yeah. I think we need to update just that have been signed. Yeah. Yes. The

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policy itself. the policy has changed. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> So, if it's already in their file, they don't have to sign it again. But >> I think it's probably easier to just send it out to >> everybody updated organized.

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>> Okay. So, yeah. So, highway, water, fire, and council on aging. >> Council on aging. >> Yeah. cemetery. >> Does board of health ever use the truck out there?

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>> I don't think so. I don't know. >> I've never seen John. >> Does he take the trash? >> Yeah. When he cleans the offices that he cleans the stuff out station, right?

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>> We'll make a distribution list. um who has to get this signed and send it back in. >> She's >> excellent. Thank um next topic, Fire Department

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historical commission. You want to come on up? Okay. So, first Mark, you want to tell us about this beautiful picture? explanatory. >> Um, >> just kind of where I was headed,

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>> what I'd like to do. >> Yeah. >> Give you guys kind of a rough idea of what I'm looking looking at. >> I'm not as familiar with Boston Park. So, can you kind of tell me where this is at? So, I've actually had a conversation with Nancy and I believe TJ

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also mentioned it the last time I was here about putting it up towards the road >> towards 23 where the flag is. >> Yeah. >> I was actually thinking behind the flag pole. >> Okay. >> Maybe use that as the center >> and stay behind that and put the rock

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behind that with the bench facing out towards 23. >> So, like that flat area there. >> Exactly. And I would at that point I would probably eliminate the walkway >> just because it's kind of out in the grass >> and to do a walkway that length all the

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way down to the Watson Park road would be >> right >> expensive. >> Yeah. >> Um so I would just >> The other thing I was hoping to do is you know encase the entire thing with a stone perimeter of some sort just so that it's delineated so that Douggee try

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and make it easy for maintenance. Is this still in Watson Park? >> Yeah. >> I'm sorry you guys. I'm just not the barn is in flag. That's where he's talking in that flat area.

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>> Okay. Okay. Cool. So, um, how do you want to proceed? Because you're just doing the monument, right? Or are you thinking about the whole thing? The whole thing. I'm pretty sure I can get enough help from the fire department to

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>> do the whole thing. >> Great. That'd be great. >> What is the bench made of? >> Uh, I'm going to make the bench. Um, probably going to be some sort of metal framework underneath it um with a live edge piece of wood of some sort.

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>> Beautiful. >> Yeah. >> So, really I I mean I have no objections. I don't know about anybody else. I think this is gorgeous. >> No, I don't at I just wanted to make sure that historicals saw it. And >> what do you guys think? >> I I think it's a great idea.

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>> I we we like the idea of having a memorial uh for Tom and I I think that what Mark has put out looks really nice. >> I feel pretty confident in saying that the rest of the commission is going to like it as well. So I think I think it's

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I think it's nice. It's really nice. >> Great. The only the only thing that I I you know because we our guys are all volunteers, you know, and uh if like uh the this rock perimeter going

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on the inside of your circle here, if uh we had a a list of uh deceased firefighters and we put a a name or their initials on those stones, >> I think That would be, you know, that would be good

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>> cuz you know they they go to our fires that we should do something for them. >> Yeah. Thanks. >> Well, and so you guys know with the you know the fair was doing something on brick printing on brick. >> We could probably use that same place and get nice bricks printed if that's

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what you guys do. or possibly do um the area that is around the bench and do like the I know they do the patio pavers >> where they'll initial I think they did it at Stanley Park for the veterans. >> Yeah, they did. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> So, if you guys when you get there,

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Mark, if you want I'm I'm connected with you on the Brooks. So, if you want to chat on that when we're ready, then we could get together and kind of figure out how to connect you with the vendor. >> Absolutely. I think that's a great idea. That's a beautiful idea. Um, so I would

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assume the next step would be if you guys are good with it, do you need to go back to the >> You know, I don't think so. I think the the only thing is like we're our thought is that we'd like it to look as natural as possible, you know. >> We don't want anything.

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>> Well, that came out wrong. >> We'd like it to be like it look natural, but it's what he put here. Really? It does. >> So, the plantings may vary a little bit. Um, after speaking with Nancy, I know Tom was very fond of blueberry bushes.

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>> Okay. >> Um, so some of those may end up in there. Um, >> and then she's I don't know if you guys have ever been behind their house, but >> yeah, >> she has plantings and flowers like you would not believe. >> Um, so she's actually going to donate

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some of the plantings to put over there. So, >> so and my thought would be you guys work up a price what you think it's going to cost to do it all and uh you know bring it back in and well there's money in the

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trust that's what it's for. So, you know, all we need to know is how much are we talking about? >> Honestly, it's going to be the materials. >> Yeah. And that's that's terrific. >> I guess my only other question would be when we start to look at maintenance for

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like a yearly maintenance of it like opening up and being able to bed in the winter, right? We'll roll that into whatever we're doing in Watson Park. >> Yeah. Money should go out of the trust. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Because Douggee wouldn't be able to

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maintain this, >> right? I'm sure there are a few people within the fire department that'll >> taking care of it. >> Yeah. >> I like it. >> Yeah, I do too. Really, really nice job.

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>> So, I would make a motion to approve the plans um for the Chief Tom Athlete Memorial in Watson Park. >> Second. >> Questions? All in favor? Hi. >> Hi.

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>> This is brave. >> Yeah, it is. >> Beautiful. Tom would be real. Sure. >> Sure. >> Hi. All right. So, now we're going to talk. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mark.

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>> Um, now we're going to talk about uh something else which is with the with >> the gazebo. >> Right. Um, we haven't we have put out the price. We don't know what that price is yet, but there's money in the trust

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that would cover it or rebuild in the gazebo or >> not rebuilding, but >> just fixing >> repairing making repairs and >> and the painting the removing the lead paint as well. >> Yes. the um from the person that we had

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look at it, he says because of the updates that we've made that are technically not historical anymore. >> Okay. >> Okay. Because once you start putting modern stuff in it, you lose all historical value. So, um they're going to give us a quote as to what it would

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mean to get it updated. How how much, you know, do you guys want to be involved with that process? because I'm not an expert on the gazebo or you know I wouldn't want them to do something and then you come over and go whoa that was not a good thing.

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>> Um none of us would >> I mean you know I guess I would say that we would like to we would like to be supportive and we'd like to help out and we'd like you know to to have the conversations. I mean the biggest thing

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for us I think would be um having it like trying to maintain as much of the historic >> look as possible um you know and and being careful about whatever the historical plantings are that are around it that have been like

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being careful with those things means you know we the gazebo itself we know is not a historical structure but it's historical to the town and it's important to the town >> and the town's people so you So we just want to try to keep it you know um in in

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that perspective but however we can be involved I mean we would like to >> absolutely >> you know if that's appropriate or would you suppose if there was any um I'm just been thinking that you know we don't have any electricity in the park but if we were to put any like solar run lights

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so that we had what some way to light it at night or anything. I don't know. We never really talked about I guess I would need to bring that back. I don't I don't know that would sort of Well, it's not a historical structure. >> Yes.

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>> So, I don't know. I don't know that I I'm not just thinking if if we can get more use out of it, right? Which might mean by lighting it at night if people wanted to. I don't know. Well, at one time we were talking about running electricity

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up to the >> Well, eventually, yes. But, you know, that's a bigger that's a much bigger >> how big a solar thing you were thinking. >> Well, they have the little lights that you know my head >> chicken coop that are just they just go on even with motion or that would just >> So, you're not talking about big panels.

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>> No, I'm saying like with big panels that wouldn't >> No, no. I'm I'm thinking when I in my kind of visual something less like a Yeah. Like a pathway light or like some you know just something that like a lantern type >> that just sort of illuminates it. >> Correct. Not attached to it or attached

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to the side like or like like ground stakes or something point. >> Yeah. >> I don't know. I think that's that seems probably okay. Um >> they're not expensive. They >> No, they're not. I mean, I put them in at my mom's house, too. And we have them

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in our house, too. So, >> um >> um >> just a thought. We don't need to right now if you want. >> I mean, I Let me talk to Ryan, too. But I I would I think we probably would be okay with if it were ground stakes. >> Yeah. >> Just sort of illuminating

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>> around it. Um >> but not run electricity. >> Yeah. I don't know. Yeah. That doesn't feel >> when I drive by at night this way. That park is like lit up from the building to do with these spotlights and

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spotlights. Oh, okay. I thought maybe it was designed to do that. >> Oh, there's a big uh flood light in the back that >> it used to be because the ice skating was out there and we liked the skating ring lit up at night. But >> yeah, I digress. >> Are the two flower gardens still there

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in front of the gazebo? Yes, I believe so. Katie, are they right? Yes. Yes. >> I think we're waiting for somebody to do maintenance. I mean, there's there's their plantings around the building and then they're two oval garden that you know were designed and um to be

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historical plants to go with the historical gazebo, >> right? >> All right. So, this is what I'm hearing is that yes, let's go ahead and and get somebody to come and work with you guys to kind of just demonstrate what they're

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thinking of doing and then they'll come back to us and say, you know, how much that's going to cost basically. >> Okay. >> So, can I just give them your information? How do you want to do this? Is that okay? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Do you have a Lamford email, town email,

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or do you have >> You have a historical email, right? Okay, >> you can use my personal if that's if that's okay. >> Um, s a n d ks

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mom m o m. >> No more Yankee. >> 51gmail.com. I do have Yankee, but I don't check it as often. So, if you go to my Gmail, I I check that one more often. So, >> okay. I'll uh I'll definitely we'll set up something and they can come in and

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>> she he has to come back to us. We did have him go out and take a look at it and work up a quote. So then the next thing is to sit down and say what's in this quote and what are you going to do? And so when they're ready with that, we'll get together and go through it. >> Okay, that sounds great.

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>> And then the other thing is that we do um we will be working on the road, Watson Park Road. Um just so that you're aware uh doing repaving. We approved the Right. >> I don't paid you. Why?

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>> I I when I was talking with Ray about it, uh he was saying that the price asphalt took a big jump right here. >> Yeah. What are you talking about it with him when he's there? >> Oh, >> yeah. >> Ray. >> Ray, did you mute us? No,

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>> you can't mute us. Don't do that. Hey, Ray. >> Oh, you're still muted. >> You're muted. >> Can't hear you. There you go. Can you hear me now? >> There you go. Yeah. What is the status on the Wat Watson Road Park Road? So, we're going to have to wait until after

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the middle of June and see who comes in as the awarding contract for the bids for asphalt because the price inflated for Sperry Road and Watson Park dramatically, basically doubling the price what I end up presenting to you

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guys. So, I made the call of saying, "No, we're not doing it. Let's just get the lower section of Russell stage finished up and then when we end up uh having the numbers come in for the new year that are more accurate, let's end up seeing what happens and uh we'll pull

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the trigger on it after uh we can we can set it up even mid mid June as long as I see the up-to-date bids um for the asphalt. We can hopefully by middle of July, August have that project taken

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care of. Plus another road, too. >> Okay, sounds good. Was this the the same guy that came in and bid that day with you and >> Yeah. >> Christina? >> Yep. >> Yeah. First of all, was looking good. >> Yeah, they ended up having the awarding

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bid for this year for $94. And then I did the price estimate sheets. I crunched all the numbers. I He when we had our meeting before doing the project, we ended up talking. And I put the numbers in front of him. I said, "Hey, while you're up here, let's get these two projects done. I'll throw you

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a little more while you're here. You know, save on the logistics." And the price influx went up to 120 and then 150 a ton per ton. So the number went from 66 all the way up over a 100,000 pretty much. So I said, "No."

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>> Can I ask you, did you get any other bids from versus just that guy >> for what? for the asphalt. >> Which asphalt? Because Jackie, it's a collective bid. Yeah. >> That we sign up for for asphalt uh from

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multiple vendors. It's that that's Is that what you're talking about? It's a collective bid process that we sign up for with Forco. Same thing with the heating oils. Same thing with the asphalt. >> I get that. I I just know that that particular guy was upset because we

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lowballed. We we uh had a a very high volume that was in the bid last year. And I just want to make sure that he isn't gouging us on price, frankly. >> No. That's why I didn't end up collect That's why I didn't do those two bids.

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>> That's That's why I didn't do those two projects because yes, he was trying to gouge us and I'm not going to let that happen. Okay. Gotcha. You know why though he's doing that? >> Okay. >> Yeah. No, I do know why the numbers were

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high. They they wanted >> Go ahead. >> Okay. All right. We're good with that. >> All right. Well, let us know. >> When the when the paving or whatever happens with the road does happen, the only thing that we would like to remind you guys of is that there are some

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historical plantings along the edges of the the road. So, we just want to be careful with those. I think they're up around the corner. Is that right? The pine the the pin pin. Yeah, the pin oak is up around the the whole loop of that park.

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>> Okay. All right. Good. >> That's the only thing we just try just remind just kind of >> We'll let you know if we're going to do it. So, because he'll come back with the whatever it is. >> Thank you. Thank you for coming. Good to see you.

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Okay. So, >> you want to do right next? >> Yeah, we can do right next. >> So, Ray, there was a couple of things we had the discussion about. Are all highway employees forklift certified? Do you remember having that asking that question TJ last week?

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>> Yeah. >> Are all of our guys forklift certified or no? >> Um to to operate with forks. Is that what you're saying? Or are we buying a fork truck or

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>> Yeah, we we are all licensed with the 2-way license in Massachusetts. We can operate forks on a front-end loader if that's what you're talking about. >> Yeah. >> All right. >> Well, I think >> I think this came up because of the drug

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testing, wasn't it, didn't it? So, you know, we're required to do drug testing. And so, we were looking to see how expansive that should be because the only ones that have CDLs are you and I'm sorry, the other >> guy's name. >> Clayton Le Point.

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>> Clayton. Clayton. I don't know why I keep forgetting Clayton's name. Um, but Jen Gerard sent a note out that she's going to get with Christina because drug testing is a much broader thing than just even with CDLs or forklift

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licensing. I guess I didn't get it in the middle of it. She's going to get with Christina eventually and they're going to figure it all out and come back to us. Okay. And so the second question, right, was around um what is her name? Laura. Laura from

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Springfield Water. Yeah. >> Right. She was looking for Are you wanting to do two traps or one trap? Beaver trap. >> I don't I I seen that on the board today. What What beaver traps? What is

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that about? Because I haven't talked >> the request that was put in for Springfield Water. Um, remember you and I were going back and forth with what we were looking for, asking for funding with Springfield Water, and we ended up going with some funding for the um >> Beaver Traver

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for for an IG with with Springfield Water. >> Yep. >> Okay. So, yeah, I do remember us speaking about that. That would be beneficial for us when when we need it. >> So, she was asking if we were looking for one or two. I don't know what the price is. I guess

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>> at 10 I seen the price on it. $10,000 for one or two or is that just $10,000 set aside for trapping? Is that what that what the breakdown >> 10,000 for one >> for one trap? >> And yes, and they were asking do you want one or two?

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>> Why is it so expensive? >> I don't know. We didn't ask. Just asking. >> This is for the beaver deceiver. >> No, this is a trap. This is to get rid of the beaver. So, beaver trapping should never exceed $1,000 for one for one permit. I just

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got to tell you that that that's one $10,000. Geez, that's that's a great number if they're willing to end up saying, >> let let's do this. This was this was we talked about this briefly and you weren't here, so that's why we're doing it today. So, let me go back and I

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didn't talk to Laura, but Christina did, and get clarity on what the 10,000 is. How's that? >> Yeah. if if there's $10,000 set aside for the amount of land that Springfield Water has around in Blandford that when

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their water levels rise, it does affect a numerous amount of roads in Blandford. And it would be nice to be able to say, "Hey, well, can we end up trapping these beavers, get a permit, and they fund it instead of giving the bill to Bamford,

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which would make sense since they're the land owners, and that's the reason, >> you know, of the flooding. It's not because of Bamford's issue of the roads, >> right? But you're asking what's the 10,000 for, right?" >> Yeah. just if it's a yearly if it's you

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know what is it a three-year uh IGAS are usually like a three-year uh contract is that what that is >> so I'll I'll reach back out to Laura get clarity on the on the track you know on the 10,000 send you a note and say what

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do you want want one or two okay >> so just to give you some information Jackie when you're talking to Laura. It's It's usually $5 to $700 for trapping

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>> for one permit. That's what Blandford is paid. Um there are some trappers out there that charge different prices. There's not too many in Western Mass, but there's a few. And um some of the talking to the town of

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Washington last year, they actually had to pay an upfront fee of 500 and then it was like 300 every beaver that they trap. So if you have an open day of 7 days or 5 days of trapping and you get two or three beavers off of the traps

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each day, yeah, that adds up. So the professional trapper that we that I've dealt with, it's a set rate and he checks his traps every night and it's a flat fee of, you know, it's it would be nice if they say, "Yeah, we can put

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10,000 in account for issues throughout the year. So if you are asking them and if that's clarifying it, yes, that 10,000 would be very much useful for the beaver issue in Bford." >> Um, Joanne, were you talking to Nicole

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at Springfield Water about that or someone? >> It wasn't me. >> Okay, >> that was that was Nicole Sanford that I was talking about. I don't know who >> Okay, good. You want to take >> I know Laura is she Lauren? I think it's

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Lauren. She's uh with the with the logging that's going on. I know. I met her. >> Yeah. Well, Cara's going to reach out. we'll get clarity and then come back to you and say, "Okay, this is what it is." And >> okay, >> you know, if the 10,000 helps us if there's flooding and stuff, that'd be

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great. >> Yeah, most definitely. >> So, that was really it for you, Ray. Do you have anything that you wanted to share? >> Um, I know pretty much Russell Stage is getting wrapped up and getting that taken care of. Um,

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>> good. >> Excellent. All right. I did actually I did um I checked my mailbox today and I went down to town hall coming back and forth and um I noticed that there was

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some previous contracts with Brad Curry as a superintendent and Bill Levakus as the chairperson that was from 2014. U numerous roads that had chip seal on

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them. I didn't know what those contracts were. There was some cursive writing. It was legible, but it was harder to make out on a few of the words. >> I don't know. Are they old? Oh, Mary chair recognizes

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Mary. Go ahead. >> Thank you. Ray, it's Mary Con. The town clerk's office was going through old files and they were in there. We had for a long time been keeping track of contracts

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um because nobody else was and we thought you would like to have them for their historic value so you know what had been done. >> Okay, >> perfect. Well, thank you for putting them in my mailbox, Mary. You're

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>> welcome. All right. All right, Ray, you're good. >> All right. Thank you very much. >> Yep. Have a good evening. >> You too. Bye. Bye. Um, we'll move on. Oh, okay. Uh, select board for uh the

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EPSC update. There really isn't one to to provide right now. Okay. >> There isn't anything new there. The um I had a meeting with the planning board on Friday. We did final kind of like adjustments based on legal comments and

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um they are changing their dates because when we put the uh announcement in the paper, it didn't specify that those bylaws were sitting on the website for people to go and look if they had questions. That was one thing. >> Okay.

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>> And the other thing, it didn't have the overlay map in these specifications in the newspaper. So, what you're going to see is the planning board is going to post it again for two weeks and then have a planning meeting, another hearing

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on the 29th of this month. >> Yeah. >> May 29th. >> I checked with the attorney and said, "Hey, we know the warrants got to get, you know, be posted before then." He said, "Don't worry about it. Warrant can be posted. They can have the hearing. You can still do it on the annual town meeting." >> Okay. >> So, we're elsewhere.

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>> Okay. >> Okay. And that's pretty much it. >> All right. Any questions? No. Okay. Residents. Yes. Correct. The

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chair recognized. Go ahead. F. I went to three different nurseries um to get prices and uh myself and George are going to raise tomorrow in Wetfield because he had the best prices,

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the best plants and we're going to see if he'll cut us a deal. We're going to be buying 70 plus plants. >> Holy cow. >> At about probably 500 bucks possibly. But he has the best and they're real healthy. And we've got

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people that are volunteering for weeding and we're going to be checking into some bark mulch also from Home Depot and they said that they would cooperate on they're having a sale but they'll see if they can do better depending on how and I figure we're probably going to need 30 to 40 bags at least we do it.

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>> How much is a bag like? Well, they're are going to be on sale tomorrow for three for $10, but he said he might be able to do us better. They've always been pretty good. Last time it was 7,000. >> So, it does sound like it's going to be more than a grand for everything. >> I don't think so because a lot of people

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are doing volunteer and I'm I'm meeting with Laura on Friday to get a whole bunch of plants from her. Some hostas and some dillies. So, people are are volunteering the plants. So, >> didn't George just um do all the mulch

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last year? Does it need to be mulched? The whole thing needs to be mulched again. >> Some of it is has washed away because the wall is >> gone. So, and speaking of the wall, I've got >> my third bin coming in replacing the wall and it's >> it's not ready.

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>> Yeah. >> Oh, don't go ahead. >> When you're ready. >> Go ahead. >> You ready? Um, is this what you're working on with Jennifer Gerard? The same project? No, George. >> Yeah, it's part it's part of it. It's part of the 250.

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>> Yeah, the 250 celebration. We're trying to get it ready for that, but I have to come and say we're going to be spending about 500. So, >> the but for clarity, Watson or Bsentennial Park will use the trust for their flowers. They're going to get a

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couple more flowers for the 250th, which is separate. >> Okay. That's a different bill. Okay. Just so you're clear. I was on flag, so I've got a different going. >> Yeah. >> Um, >> thank you. >> Well, just bear in mind, the only thing I'm saying is bear in mind because

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Bsentennial Park only has I think I said $9,000. >> So, this brings out to $8,000. So, as you're doing a wall or anything like that, we're talking the highest bid I've got so far is 5,000 to redo the 12oot section and to do the

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corner. And at the same time, I'm having them look at doing the retaining wall, which will be hugely expensive, but it is going to go into Jeff Allen's yard pretty soon because it's really leaning. So, as they're doing the wall, I'm also

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asking for them to look at the retaining wall and give a quote for that also. >> Yeah. >> But I said that wouldn't be done until the fall if possible because all the plants will have to be dug up along the side. You don't want to disturb them during the spring.

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>> Is that the the wall that's falling in or Jeff's property? Yes. >> Is that the one where the field is by the side of the building? No, that's Jeff's Jeff's wall this way.

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>> Yeah, but I mean like you're looking at the uh >> Oh, the picket >> the building and then there's a a area that is mowed. >> Yeah. >> And is that the wall that's pushing in that onto Jeff's property? >> No, it's the long long retaining wall

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all the way down. >> Oh, okay. Going from the sidewalk down. >> Yeah. all that all there is is leaning quite good and it's rough. So, um Jeff was a little concerned. He met us out there and he was a little concerned that pretty soon it's going to

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be going and he had no problem with them going onto the property and >> destroying his >> but I just needed to know once the 500 once we do spend it may not be that much. We're going to see if we can sweet talk them. >> Yeah.

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>> How do we go about getting reimbursed? you know the process for right >> then I'll see her okay thank you >> thank you >> anyone else >> you have anything >> all right meeting is ajourned

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>> wait we had an executive session on there that was >> a second >> table okay let's have it >> motion to go into executive session um

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to discuss strategy uh preparation for negotiation with non-UN personnel or conduct collective bargaining sessions or contact negotiations with non-unel. >> Uh roll call vote. Harris says yes. >> Says yes. >> EJ says

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>> not to rec. Thank you to that.