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meeting is open. >> Thank you. >> I don't think so. >> We said yes. You saw this. >> Are you here? >> It opens. It is 6 p.m.

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>> It is I'm sorry. It's 6 I'm sorry. It's 6 p.m. It's June 1st, 2026. All right. And for the pledge of allegiance, please stand. Yes. >> I pledge algiance to the flag of the

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United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible and liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you. >> It's June 1st. Every first meeting of

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the month we have a moment of silence for our service men and women. Um, so if we just have a moment of silence, right? Okay. Thank you. All right. Begin the meeting.

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Everybody have an agenda? >> Are we now? >> I don't know. She has no sight. So, >> I don't think I >> All right. The first thing that we're going to do is review the annual town meeting New York.

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So, everyone should have a copy of that. You don't? >> Please let us know. Where is >> I don't think I >> should Are you gonna do the minutes first and then the the warrant?

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>> We thought we do the first. We can do the minutes first. >> Get the Sorry. Yep. Yep. >> Where are the minutes? We have the minutes in the red folder. >> Yeah. >> Joan, the minutes are in the folder, right? >> The examination of the fleck board

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meeting minutes. >> No. Okay. table it >> table motion to table the uh select board meeting minutes March 23rd 2026 >> any questions all in favor >> I

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action items review annual town meeting you go do you have a copy other than copy share I have How do we normally go through this? >> All right. What's that article? >> Yeah. >> And do I just read the article?

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>> I'll read you one of >> All right. Article number one. see if the town will vote to accept the reports of the town officials and act there on or take any other action relative their motion each one of these or >> no we just sort of go through them and

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like these are so these are the ones that are on every so they're just standard so I kind of like zip through I don't I wouldn't >> in the past I haven't read each one I would just sort of go through um and say okay for example article two that's standard article three

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>> you know and then he'll clarify if We need like 2/3 whatever. >> Okay. So, article three to see if the town will vote to authorize the town treasurer with the approval of select board to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the fiscal year beginning July 1st, 2026 and

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ending June 30th, 2027 in accordance with the provisions GL 44 section 4 and to issue a note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with GL4 section 17 or take any other action relative there too. That's a standard article. Just

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allows for short-term bondings. >> Yeah, >> we have with the new FinCom team, I thought it might be good to >> Sure. >> make sure. >> Okay. Okay. Article four to see if the town will vote to raise an appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of 1,786,65

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for the Gatewell Gateway Regional School District Assessment for the period July 1st 2026 through June 30th 2027 or take any other action relative there too. >> Finance committee are we raising appropriate funding source? >> Just raising appropriate.

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>> Yeah. Article five to see if the town will vote to raise an appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $297,500 for vocational education for the period of July 1st, 2026 through June 30th,

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2027 or take any other action relative there too. I >> imagine that's raising appropriate also. >> Yes. to see article six to see if the child will vote to raise an appropriate or transfer from available funds some of $33,000 for the transportation expenses

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for vocational education for the period of July 1st 2026 through June 30th 2027 or take any other action relative there too >> and appropriate based and appropriate want to make sure you got to know our funding sources

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It does. >> Article number seven to see if the town will vote to raise an appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of 5,676,663 more or less to defay the expenses of the town for the fiscal year beginning July 1st, 2026 and ending June 30th,

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2027 or take any other action relative there too. Raise and approve. and are we board and finance committee still want to do apply major section >> as opposed to lines right

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>> oh yeah >> as we've done in the past >> the yeah what we normally do y >> and that's the actual number I know we've got the more or less which was intended to give a little bit of flexibility is that is that number the correct number >> I believe it is right guys

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>> yeah I don't know more or less I just you Last >> you did. Thank you. >> Yeah. Yeah, we need to be exact. >> No, more or less. >> It is exact. >> That's fine. >> Unless of course Tony can answer me.

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>> Right. Right. But for our purposes. >> Questions. Article eight to see if the town will vote to raise an appropriate or transfer from available funds the seven the sum of $25,000 to the general stabilization fund or take any other action relative there too.

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raise an appropriate. Article nine to see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds to some of 25,000 to the building project stabilization fund or take any other action relative there too. >> Raise and appropriate.

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Article 10 to see if the town will vote to raise an appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of 75,000 to be deposited into the library building stabilization fund or take any other action relative there to >> raise

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questions. Article 11 to see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate their transfer from available funds some of 25,000 to be deposited into the education stabilization fund or take any other action relative there too and appropriate.

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>> Just just as a question in case somebody asks you you have the balances for all those funds in case somebody asks what the balance is. >> Yeah. Stabilization funds. >> Not that they will better.

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Article 12 to see if the town will vote to transfer from free cash the sum of $50,000 to fund the town's other post employment benefits oped obligations or take any other action relative there too >> free cash

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>> yeah it has to be >> um this is the last payment we're up to date >> this will put us at 150 I believe which uh has us funded enough to for the bonding necessary for

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writing. Sorry. Excellent. >> Uh, article 13 to see if the town will vote to establish a highway stabilization fund that we used to save for future highway capital expenses or take any other action relative to there too. >> Setting up a highway stabilization.

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>> Meaning that would have to be in the town's um Okay. Okay. No, that's okay. Yes, I'm I'm sorry. I was think revolving funds. Never mind. >> Article 14 to see if the town will vote to raise an appropriate or transfer from

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available funds the sum of 25,000 to be deposited in the highway stabilization fund or take any other actions. relative there to raise an appropriate >> article 15 to see if the town will vote to transfer from precash the sum of $47,000 to pay for the tariff associated

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with the fire department's previously voted on and approved firebrush truck or take any other action relative to you knew about that one knew about that one that's in the contract >> just a quick question it's free cash when we're starting tonight

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Remember 27 what we have start with. >> Nobody else asks D ask. Okay. Well, she's getting that full. >> Um, article 16 to see if the town will vote to transfer the sum of $854,726.509

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59 cents from water department receipts to operate the water department the fiscal year beginning July 1st 2026 and ending June 30th 2027 or take any other action relative there article 17 to see if the town will vote

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to transfer from water department retain earnings the sum of 22,500 for water department expenses or take any other action relative there too. So 16 and 17 are basically related to the enterprise fund. >> Yes.

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>> That's >> it's type what >> making most of their container. >> That's correct. >> It's something uh was setting up a meeting with water. >> So challenge >> just

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in case someone asks potentially they're operating $22,000 on deficits. If we didn't take it out of retain earnings. Absolutely. >> And we'll we'll have any more retained earnings. >> That's correct. >> Little bit left in there. It's not all

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of it. It's not all retained earnings. >> Sorry. >> Is it is it a full 202,000 because there was some outstanding debt or does that not come into play there like the outstanding debt that they're still trying to collect on? Oh, we figured all that out.

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>> Oh, you did? Yes. Okay. So, this is >> to answer your question. Um, I think there was some emails flying around. I think you were on it. Yeah. >> Which it was the town had made the payment and the check was not posted. >> So, that was the >> So, did that affect the 200,000? >> No.

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>> I think no. >> And you know, there was discussion about uh outstandings and outstandings can be interpreted different ways by different people. Outstandings can be your current what's current and delinquent.

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>> It's not necessarily outstanding just delinquent. So when the word outstanding was stated, it appeared that that appeared like it was all delinquent, was it? >> Does that make sense? >> Yeah. >> Do we have a reserve account for that

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type of collection that's never made? >> You can reserve money. I I don't know whether practices >> it wouldn't be to town and have water have to do >> right >> that's that would come from the retained earnings >> right >> they don't really they don't they don't have a separate the enterprise fund

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wouldn't have had a separate reserve fund >> if I remember right Dave there was like a little over 400,000 in retained earnings so we didn't take it all >> to make this work but the discussion was it's not sustainable right next year

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we've got to do something >> you can only you have time. >> You can only do two things with retained earnings. >> You can essentially reduce rates. So using this for expenses avoids having to raise the rates or for uh capital expenses for the uh for the enterprise.

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So if they wanted to build something or buy a truck kind of thing, but uh so this is this is >> to avoid having to raise rates because otherwise, you know, it has to pay it has to be paid somewhere. >> Um can you find out please? Where's

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Kelly? Kelly was to join. >> I just I texted her. >> Thank you. Um, article 18 to see if the town We did 2025, right? Article 18 to see if the town will vote to transfer from water department receipts the sum of $72,5953

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to the general fund for the indirect cost of the enterprise fund or take any other action relative there too. >> So that's repaying the general fund for monies that the town spent >> um >> outside the enterprise. This is for the

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indirect cost >> that we charge them for all of the resources. >> Yeah. >> Um article 19 to see if the town will vote to transfer from water department receipts a sum of 44,000 to the general

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fund for the final repayment of subsidy or take any other action relative there too. So, um, there was a sum that was taken out of the general fund of 88,000 a year ago. So, last year they paid back 44

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this year. At least that's paid now. >> Any questions? You good guys? >> Yep. Article 20 to see that the town will vote to transfer from broadband receipts a sum of $62,000 to operate the municipal light plant for the fiscal

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year beginning July 1st, 2026 and ending June 30th, 2027 or take any other action relative there. Article 21, see if the town will vote to transfer from broadband retained earnings of sum of 25,000 to the municipal light stabilization fund or

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take any other action relative there. questions to see if the town article 22 to see if the town will vote to transfer for broadband retain earnings the sum of $28,000 to the municipal light plant or take any other action relative there

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too. >> Um what's the difference between the two? You got one is a stabilization fund and the other one is to pay um the retained earnings

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operating. >> Article 23 to see if the town will vote to reauthorize the following spending limits for the revolving fund accounts for certain town departments under Massachusetts general law. >> Not standard.

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>> Not standard. Okay. We didn't change any of these revolving so we don't need to go through each one. >> Yeah. >> Article 24 to see at the time of vote to transfer from free cash to sum $346.39 to pay for the fire department's previous fiscal year first net invoices

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that were not included in incumbences or take any action relative there too. >> That requires a four fifths vote down meeting. >> Okay. So Dave will be hoping for a unanimous vote >> to see if the town will vote to transfer free cash the sum of $3,86

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from town FY26 budget to pay for previous fiscal year's Hilltown community ambulance assessment fee that was not included in encumbrances or take any other action relative there too. >> Same comment. Um I'd just like to interject 656,000

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in free cash as of today. >> Thank you. So, somebody might want to do a quick math and say, "What's the net?" um 8,86. Okay. Article 26. to see if the town will vote to transfer from free

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cash to sum of $10,313.34 to pay for the fire department's previous fiscal year onseen LLC invoices that were not included in the cumb incumbrances or take any other action relative there too. Article 27 to see if the town will vote

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to transfer for free cash to sum $58741 to pay for f previous fiscal year Verizon invoices that were not included in the incumbrances or take any other action relative there too. Article 28 to see if the town will vote

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to transfer from free cash the sum of $2,000 to pay the previous fiscal year ever source invoices that were not included in incumbrances or take any other action relative there too. >> Mr. Moderator, would you consider taking

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those articles? I saw your fingers out of >> No, I was I was going to suggest a uh a consent calendar on those. just take them all together, you know, list list what they are. That way we only have to worry about one.

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>> So the question is were all these things was in the budget. This isn't >> exceeding their budgets for last year. It's just missing invoices. >> This is missing invoices. Um >> Christina, >> yes, I'm sorry. >> Okay. We decided we're going to take

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this from this year's budget, right? >> From FY25. Yeah. >> Any of the bills that were sitting there that didn't get paid that should have been paid last year. >> Do we have money in the >> I'm not understanding the question. Are

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you asking so these are bills of prior year? >> Yeah. >> Yep. And so >> my my question was simply >> was were these amounts in within their budget? They just invoices. So none of these amounts would have gone over the budget.

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Sorry. >> So there is FY26 money available to pay these? >> Yes. >> Taking free cash, right? >> Yeah. >> Yes. >> Oh, yes. Coming from free cash, not from the >> Not from the department. Yes.

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>> Article 29. >> Before we go on, do you would you would you want to take those under the consent? So we'll take uh art all of the four fifths, article 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 under a single motion. So that way we could dispose of them. That way, you

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know, we don't have to worry about getting four fifths each time. >> Speed things up a little bit. >> And I think as long as they were within their budget, they're not going >> that could impact the tax rate. >> These weren't paid. Article 29 to see if the town will vote to transfer from

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building stabilization funds to sum of 55,000 to fund town owned property maintenance services and any necessary repairs including engineering and construction costs and any incidental and related expenses or take any other action relative there too. >> What's our balance in building

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stabilization? currently $855,260 18 cents >> and that actually will only require a simple majority vote not a 2/3 the provisions of chapter 77 of the acts of 2024

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um included a provision I think was section 8 that changed it from any special stabilization fund taking money out of is now a simple majority. So when you take from the general stabilization fund, it'll still be a 2/3 coming out of the special stabilization. It'll be

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simple majority. >> You don't really have to be honest. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Article 30. Everybody read it. >> How do you You want to just walk everybody read it to make sure they know that what it is.

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>> You're not going to read it, are you? Okay. Article 31. Same thing. >> No. >> Okay. You want me to read it? >> It's different. It's a new article that is in relation to pilots.

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>> Right. So, article 30 is it makes changes with respect to to vehicles unre unregistered motor vehicles. Article 31 is the the pilot agreement for uh for tax purposes.

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>> No, I'm assuming our building inspector probably not be here tonight. >> I didn't invite him. >> I can ask. >> As long as Well, no, it says here recommendations. So, >> I think if you just as a select board

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are recommending this that that we don't have >> Yeah, it's not that's not mandatory. It's also not even mandatory to hear from the assessors on article 31. The issue I imagine article 31 is it talks about uh uh renewable energy projects and those are slightly touchy subjects.

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So, uh, but just recognizing that what what a pilot allows is for for the town to collect kind of even stream of revenue from a uh a utility as opposed to the ups and downs and uh possible

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abatement requests. Uh, so this kind of streamlines that process. It doesn't mean that you're in favor of or opposed to the project or you're doing something that uh that that approves a project. I just in case anybody says why are we doing this because we're not we don't want to have these. It has nothing to do

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with any other stuff we've been talking about. >> And currently we have one that's under negotiation, right? It's already been approved. So >> yeah. So it's just a board hasn't heard anything since we

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heard someone requested it. >> Right. Well, the last thing was they were back and forth. >> Yes. So these sessions were negotiated on the world. So I just to ask a question on that. So Dun Pilot is poor, right? >> Was it in there as an article in the past?

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>> Should have been. I hope it was. >> Okay. >> It's I mean it's been a long time. >> Very likely that it was and this is a repeat, but I'd rather us be covered moving forward. >> Okay. >> Yeah, >> sounds good. >> Okay. Article 32 to see if the town will vote to transfer from free pass to sum

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of $12,000 to fund the necessary repairs to the town owned fuel tanks located at the highway garage or take any other edge relative there. >> Yeah, it has to be. >> And I'm assuming so far that the finance committee is recommending all these.

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>> Yes. Yes. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. I will ask every >> Well, we'll let you know for now. Okay. Sure. >> No, I want that. Jump up. >> Okay. This 33 is new, is it not? >> It's not new. No. Oh, well, it's new to

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being on the warrant. Uh, but we've discussed it a few times. The utility easements and then the maps go ahead. >> Anybody can take a look. Okay. >> And these are these are these are 2/3. Um they're they're a disposition of real

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property which in certain circumstances does require 2/3 but it's also a transfer for the purpose of disposition of the of easements and that also triggers the 2/3. >> Right. Article 34 is related to the ground mounted solar installations as

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well as the um or that is the solar installations. Article 34. >> Article 35 is the battery installations >> that we'll refer to and they'll have copies. Oh, yes ma'am. >> And I'll give you the planning board's

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letter of authorization for articles 334 35. >> Is someone from the planning board going to speak to that point at town meeting? >> Yes. Um, that will probably >> Excuse me. Uh, it'll probably be Yeah,

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>> we need we need a report. That's Well, here's a report and recommendation in writing, but it'll be good to have that before time. >> Okay. And these are all two zones. >> Uh, article 36 is reflective of the

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Blandford Energy Overlay District um map, zoning map, >> which folks are familiar with and Dave will not be reading these either, >> right?

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>> Yeah. Um, and as I mentioned from my office, Jonathan Ikeman, who worked very closely with Jackie, will be here to answer any questions on those. I thought that'll be it would be prudent to have him since he works closely. >> Absolutely. Uh, article 37 to see if the town will

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vote to transfer from free cash to sum of $4,516.90 to pay for the planning board's previous fiscal year PBPC invoices that were not included in the incumbences. >> Do you want to So technically, we can add that. Yeah, add that to our consent

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agenda. So, we'll pull that up. >> That should speed things up >> very much. So, >> we like that. >> TJ likes I love it. I >> think that's it, right? Yes. That's it.

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>> Anything else that we need to say related to that? Okay. Thank you, J. >> Okay. Um, we need to vote when it comes. >> Technically, no. If the clerk receives

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it, it's a switch. Uh we knew it, >> but we would just announce it. >> Okay. >> Next on the agenda is um respectfully we're accepting the letter we're trying to accept. No, we are accepting the

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letter of resignation from Edna Willinger. >> Regretfully regretfully accept >> uh she's the vice chair of the planning board. Um I'll just read what she wrote here which is very nice. Uh to the town

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clerk, it was it has been my pleasure to serve the past seven years on the town's planning board. I will be retiring effective June 30th, 2026. I am staying on beyond the usual two weeks to close out the fiscal year and ready the department for the promised administrative assistant help. I wish

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you all the best. Respectfully, Edna, >> thank you so much, Edna, for all the time you put into it. She really has worked tirelessly on all of this stuff as have Jackie, many other members, but Edna, you've done so much and it's I can't thank you enough.

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>> It hasn't been an easy position to be in this. >> No, not at all. Not at all. The amount of work that those guys have to do is unbelievable. >> How many different boards did you work on? I know you were assessor, then you

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were finance, and >> you did work, I think. >> All right. Um, so now we're gonna vote and approve. >> Wait, are there warrants for them to pull over? Yeah,

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>> there is. Uh, >> so >> Jackie, >> yes, excuse me. It's actually warrant number 24. I've already put in an amendment. >> 23 is there is 24 >> 24 >> for all three of these, right? >> Yeah.

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>> Okay. So, I move to approve warrant number 24, accounts payable for payment, wired accounts payable for payment, and payroll for payment. >> Second. >> Any questions? All in favor? >> I

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Okay, >> I vote to or I motion to appoint Kim Bergland to the zoning board of appeals, Doug Emo as Watson Park groundskeeper, Christina Ferrer as town administrator,

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Jennifer Gerard to risk management, Aaron Potit as plumbing and gas inspector, Adam Dolby as hazardous waste as hazard two hazards after that for the term of July 1st, 2026 through

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Jul J June 30th, 2029. >> Second. >> Any questions? All in favor? >> I do I need to say. >> All right. New discussion discussion and possible vote to release

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request for proposals for treasure collection services. Um so we are in the throws of doing an RFP. It's at sitting in legal right now for the treasur and collector because the

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RFP is due. Um, and I think what we're going to do is make a motion to approve it. Uh, once legal has reviewed it, >> my recommendation, we we are reviewing it. We we have reviewed it. I I have

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some comments that will be coming back to Christina. Um, basically just firming up uh there's certain procedures in chapter 30 section six which has to do with the RFP process. They wanted to tighten up some language. So we should be able to get that back shortly. So I

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would suggest that the select board authorize the chair to approve of issuance of the RFP once uh once legal review is completed and revisions by the town administrator. >> So moved. >> So moved. Yeah.

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>> Any questions? All in favor? >> I >> I >> So trust me. >> All right. Yeah, we um and would you like to or Marie, would you like to join us for a couple minutes?

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>> Okay. As a reminder, um we have the 60 plus uh work off program that we've established. >> Yes, >> we're going to now execute a little bit on that. Um, and there were a couple of

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applications, right? >> Yes. We got one from the town clerk >> and we got one from the council on aging itself. >> Um, council on aging. Um, we could use some help and keep our little library section down there more

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organized >> as people drop off books, take books. It gets kind of chaotic. And we have a lot of brochures down both ends of the building that need to be kept up. So, we thought that might be an avenue.

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>> Great. >> Do you put together a job description of this or >> I haven't um right now I've just um you know presented it to you folks in letter just saying what we're looking for. >> Okay. Um

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>> have the garden help clue. >> Yeah. Is this all compassing the garden helpers in there too? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Outside the building here. >> Yeah. >> Does the garden help include any of the phase or is that like too big? You think

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we need >> Yeah. No, we're just um actually um Lloyd Martin did us two years ago. >> I I was noticed the other day that he needs he needs >> Yeah. Yeah. So, um, you know, I don't

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know if he wants to keep doing that. I just want to be careful with the kind of work we ask. Yeah. The 60 and older population, >> you know, if um if there's equipment >> involved or anything, you know, we don't

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want to look for any liability issues, >> right? Makes sense. >> Right. I I mean, I think it's also going to be important that we see the job description. We know how many hours it's going to take. >> Um, What we don't want is all of a sudden people are saying, "What's that person doing? They're getting money

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off." You know what I mean? Right. >> We really got to be very on top of of uh process basically, right? >> Um so, as we go forward, I'd like to, you know, my recommendation would be that we see the job description, we know

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how many hours it's going to take. Um so, we're just aware, that's all. >> Yeah. >> Of each one. >> Okay. And I think the as far as the hours go, I think right now it's just a guessing until somebody actually gets into it. See if they're comfortable with

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it and stuff. >> Right. >> So, okay. >> You have any questions on that? >> No. >> Well, we don't have motion to approval. I don't think it's a matter of the rest is going. And um I did speak to

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um Mala reminded her and um the trea s no not Sarah >> Jordana >> Jordana thank you um reminded both of them to submit something. >> They both said we don't have anything right now. I said submit something

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>> you know it's important so >> we know going forward this is something you may need. >> Right. Right. And the town clerk put together a job description. >> I haven't seen who gave it to you.

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>> You didn't give it to me. Sent it to everybody. Didn't see it. It was emailed there. Would you like to know what we asked for? Just help in the office. We have an ongoing project which requires

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filing our old birth, death, and marriage certificates. And it is time consuming and includes we could use that time to better do what we're supposed to be doing and stuffing envelopes at um

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>> Oh, sorry. I'm listening. >> They have they have a copy. Do you have any questions about what? >> No, I think I No. Um, again, I think it's going to be very important that we understand and and really follow all of

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these, right? So, um, and the whole process around what if someone's working for Mary and Mary's like this is not working out. How are we going to handle that? Those are all really important processes. So we hold so we have a control over what's going

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on. You know what I mean? Yeah. >> Yeah. Well, you you're going to have to have someone that has clerical experience. I would think. >> No, we don't. >> I mean, you know, when you have someone come in and do the filing and that

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>> I mean, if you wouldn't want me to put your files together. >> Sure. Well, we can hope that they are able to read and know the alphabet. Well, coach me out. >> Okay.

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>> Good. Good luck. I hope that we find somebody. >> I hope so, too. >> Um, yeah. Go ahead. You had something else you wanted to talk about. >> Yeah, I did. But before I get into um when can we start advertising this that

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say for example the town clerk's office is looking for help let people know that we have this program in place now and different positions will be opening up for different departments um since the program is actually going

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to be starting in July right >> where do you want to advertise it talked about that >> no we have them. I just assumed we would do the country journal because it's really just going to be >> local and like uh like Mary uh you know

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we'd have to check with the departments on who needs what. >> Right. And we've already done that. We already did that. >> Yeah. I've requested them to submit things um to the select board. So we know >> do we have um I mean I think it would be

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great. I mean, it's just my opinion of what your guys are thinking, but um you know, to put something in the country journal that basically says, you know, hey, you've got this program. You know, if you're interested, you should reach out to the town department that you may

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be interested in in case they have something available um for you to do just But who could write that type of article? >> We got a young lady down the end there knows how to write articles. Oh, >> but uh when we have to specify a plan of

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residence, >> right? Right. Yeah. I can Mary and I can get together and something together. >> Am I accurate in understanding that anybody who participates in this has to be Corey checked? >> Yeah, that's what >> if they're if they're interacting with

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uh children or or seniors. >> Yeah. Yes. >> Thank you. >> Are you going to put this on the website? >> Yeah, that's what I was thinking. cash out of it too, >> right? And u we are putting up a >> that's free. >> Let's call it a uh it's going to be a monitor out front that's going to be

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able to roll different things on it. So when people come into the town hall, they'll see >> or electronic bulletin board. >> Oh, great. Getting real techy. >> Big print so Ted so TJ can read it. >> Big print.

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>> Large large TJ look here. >> No cursive printing. I'm going to do >> um yeah, I did have one other topic. I'd love to just show you folks. Um it was brought to my attention um by Valerie

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George >> and Randy Gilman that um there was destruction destruction to our community garden out here uh last week. Um they uh tore through the raised beds. She was

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able to salvage most of her plants. um one of the raised beds um which didn't have plants in it yet. They just kicked all the dirt out and it's a mess. It still is. Um and uh they were seen a couple two or three boys were seen

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climbing on top of our shed. Uh there is damage to the shed because it's just it's one of those heavy duty rubber. >> Yeah. >> Um the door doesn't close properly now. I mean, the lock is kind of twisted and

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stuff, but I kicked I kicked >> it was like that when I took the grill out, the lock part was bent. >> Okay. The um when I kicked in the bottom part cuz it was sticking out.

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>> Um that went back in, but then the top part of the door opened up more and you could see through. You could see where the roof is now kind of twisted. So rain will be going in there. Um she also said that um the water hose out there has

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been played around with because when she's done she reels it back up and it was all over the ground. Um she said it it's leaking water again so we'll have to get another new

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um nozzle for it. Um it's just to me it's really frustrating. Um, I think if we do have monitors back there, >> then we need to find out who knows how to use that >> Yeah. >> machine and look it up. My personal

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feeling is, well, you can't go after the kids, even if we know who the kids are. They're minors, so you're not going to be able to go after the parent. >> That's exactly what I'm going to say. Go after the parents and make them responsible. Well, the first thing is is there are monitors.

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>> Yeah. Message to Chief and see if she how I'm not sure how long we hold the videos for. >> Um, did you report it to Chief Dub? >> I didn't. Um Valerie told me, I think it

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was Valerie that told me that um Doug Demo's wife saw her out there and said they had noticed two or three boys and um there were police I guess that had come. I don't know if it was our town

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police or I don't know who called it in. >> Well, we can follow up on it and right y >> and check. >> Yes. recognizes. >> Thank you. Um, and Sabero also said that they were

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banging on whatever that big machine is, the air conditioner, generator, unit, whatever. >> Okay. >> Maybe we need to put something up about the monitors. >> Yep. >> That area is monitor with cameras. >> Do you want to follow up with

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>> Yeah, I just find out and we'll come back with something. >> All right. But thank you for putting that. Okay. >> Legends. >> All right. >> The last topic is the EPSAC um update.

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As it stands, um we said that we were going to keep the energy committee together until the end of June. Um we're going to have one last meeting on the 17th. they've done the work that was intended to be done, which was to get

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the um solar and the best bylaws done, the overlay map done. Um and they successfully achieved that goal. Um certainly there's going to be changes that will occur, I assume, from the AG,

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but we're in a good place. I mean, we didn't get our six-month mortorium, but we did get four months, and that helped us tremendously. And we did anticipate that. I think that was a >> a worthy endeavor. >> Y >> and we got that at least we got that that period which is what we had

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discussed with >> Right. I mean um these guys worked hard. They worked very hard as a group to do this. This was every two weeks they were getting together on a Wednesday night late sometimes one hour sometimes two hours. >> Thank you Jackie. But Jackie you led the

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charge largely in this. So thank you. >> You're welcome. Um, my pleasure. But the we're not done yet. So, what we're going to do is um I will talk to them on the 17th when I'm back from vacation and

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we'll talk about creating an energy board, but just with the chairs. Um because as these things evolve uh one of the outcomes of this team of this committee was to they recognize that they don't talk together a lot

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>> and that's most helpful that they do that when anything new comes through the door. Right. So um I'll talk to them and see how they want to run that going forward. But um so I anticipate that the 17th will be the last and we may have

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you know I might bring in some eats or something. So if folks want to come in and just say thank you or whatever to this team it'll be the 17th at 6 o'clock we'll meet. Okay. And of course you know couldn't have done it without Jonathan. He's been

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fantastic throughout this whole process. So >> glad to hear that. >> Any questions or >> Okay, I would call it and say doing the work off program from the town clerk.

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>> Oh, we did talk about that. >> Yeah, we did. >> Oh, sorry. I missed it all. >> That's okay. >> Can I just uh clarification? I think that by accident, Jackie, for Doug Emo's appointment and Doug Henning's

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appointment, you said 2029 and it should be 2027. >> We actually didn't say >> Oh, you didn't. Okay. >> Doug emo. We did. >> Doug emo. I I apologize. >> That's okay. >> So, it was 20. It should be 2027, but out loud we said 2029. So, just for

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>> as written on the agenda. >> Yes. >> Is something wrong on the agenda? >> Nothing's wrong on the agenda. No, just for having a hard time hearing. That's okay. I'm not talking about the Sorry. >> Are we all set?

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>> Okay. Meeting is adjourned. >> It is 6:45. >> Let's get on. >> So, this is what >> Yeah. Yeah. Someone hiding outside the door there with a briefcase, I assume.

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>> Yeah. Yeah, he does. >> Yeah, that's that's John. That's the guy working with Jackie. >> Hi. >> So, Jackie, do you need me for the town meeting >> or did you need me for this? >> Okay.

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>> All righty. Thank you, Kelly. >> They are what they are, right? Yeah.