All right, welcome everyone to the uh Monday, August 4th meeting of the communist board. Um we're going to begin because we have a lot of people here. Oh,
I call the meeting to order as the chair select board. This is only my first I believe this is the first meeting that I had run as chairs one because last time >> I was actually on vacation just thank you Chris for reminding me of all the
things I have to do. Um so uh I I assume that you all are here either for public comments or for other items that we have on the agenda. So we're going to start with anyone who is here uh for public comments. You all know me, but I'm Brian Kosmeus
Viden Road, and I just want to talk about how fantastic the roads are and how I'm going to submit a uh front end alignment for both my vehicles to the town of Conway because of all the potholes that are everywhere. And and I want to invite Chris, you and Erica, uh in my truck after this meeting. We're
going to go for a ride. We're actually going to look at these dirt roads and see how bad they are. They've been this bad all spring and all summer, and it's getting to be pretty bad. Now, I've lived in this town my whole life. You people haven't. I remember Bob Baker as
a road boss. Charlie Dy as a road boss. People probably don't even know Charlie Dy. Roads were 100% better than they are now. I don't want to hear excuses. He's got the robots we have now. I won't mention their names. Has more equipment than any of the other robots have ever
had. And the roads are the worst they've ever been. Now I've got flat tires. My wife's got flat tires. maneubber like a flat tire is because of the stuff he puts on a rope. I grabbed it. I don't know what it is, but it's full of
metals, nails, chunks. I mean, I came to one meeting trying to show people what the what what the stuff what we want to hear and we want to see it. So, I'm inviting the two of you to go for a ride with me after this meeting. I'm going to hang around. I'm going to hop in my pickup. We're going to go for a ride and
we're going to see how deep these holes are. They're not this deep. They're this deep. There's actually somewhere right over by your house that I'd like to show them, too. They're terrible. This has been going on all summer and reads bridge all the time. >> That's right. And they're terrible. All summer, all spring.
And like I said, when this when when and if the roads ever get done, I'm going to submit from an alignment to both my vehicles to the town of Conway. And I'll expect them to pay for it, too, because this is ridiculous that these roads are so bad. And this robots has more
equipment than any of the other robots we've ever had since I've lived in this town. And I've been here my whole life. >> I'd like to second that motion. I drive dirt roads and really you can lose your teeth.
>> Exactly. Some of these things and um they aren't once in a while where they've been there for a long time. No one really cares anymore. >> I do. And I cherish my vehicles. They're brand new vehicles. >> I I do too. >> And what's your address?
>> Bdon Road. >> So last >> on the corner of Bdon and Gravesish, right? Second. >> Yes. Last time you were here, I did drive that. Of course, I have a big truck, >> but I did drive down Braves to Bdon and
cross um >> Re Bridge. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. So, I did do that route to see that. Back then, you were talking about the size of the gravel. >> So, I was primarily focused on that. Um, I will definitely drive it again for the
>> Well, I'm willing to give you guys a ride. I'm going to save you for the whole meeting. I want both of you to hop into my truck and we'll go for a ride. >> I would love to. I I can't do it after this particular meeting, but I do want to do that with you. >> I mean, I like you said, I drive those roads all the time and I also we ride
our horses all the time. I had found metal on that road >> when Bob Baker was a road boss. We have a whole collection of metal and that's stuff that falls off people's vehicles. >> No. >> So, we have a pile this big of metal and my partner rungs those roads and comes
home all the time and stuff and did when Bob was cheap and when Ron is cheap. It's just the nature of stuff falling off people's trucks driving around dirt roads. I'm not going to argue with you, but it's not the stuff falling off of people's trucks. The stuff that he
brought in with the terrible looking >> fill that he brings in because it's not gravel. It's reprocessed cement and everything else that's in there. It's not gravel. >> You need more than gravel. Gravel just blows on. It's a mixture of uh gravel
and clay and it's not my area, but it's a special >> TRC TR whatever that stuff binds it all together is what you need. >> Yeah. If you just put ground, >> it's fur cog sources it for all the towns. >> Every town uses the same stuff.
>> So >> yeah, fur coated stand sources. >> Well, I'll tell you what. I went to Bird Hill Blueberry Farm this just this just a couple weeks ago. I drove on at least eight, maybe even 10 miles of dirt roads to get there. I don't know if you ever been there. It's all dirt roads. >> What town?
>> Uh up in uh east. >> East. Okay. roads were 100% better than complex. If you found a pothole, it was probably this deep and it was small. Not like what we got here. >> Well, I mean, I rode my motorcycle over the weekend and I rode it
um I turned left on Pine Hill or Pine Street and you keep going up and it then the town uh I'm sorry, the town line goes into Asheville and I went up there and made a left and I don't know what road it was. I'll have to look up the
name, but it was a gravel road and it was so bad I had to turn around. It was like wash to it was washed out. >> Yeah. >> On both sides. >> So, I think I'll definitely look at these roads. I'll, you know, I'll get
with Ron on when they plan on um going through with the grater again. >> I haven't seen the grater on that on grades this year. I mean, it came up once at all road. I haven't seen >> bridge months, but
>> and I mean >> and I know the grater was out of commission for a while. >> Yeah. Yeah. And I know that he's, you know, trying to deal with purchasing the used one. So that Oh, so it's still out of commission, >> I believe. So, I believe so.
>> So, it sounds like that road has not been graded in a while. >> I don't know that has been graded in a while. >> All of the >> You can't just say this and that. >> Yes. and they go along and luckily I still got all my teeth but
>> I mean the alternative is paving them which is not something I don't want to live on a pave I want to live on a dirt road people go fast enough >> I'm just telling everybody we can't pave the it's a million dollars a mile to pave a road >> it's not even that I I want to live on a
dirt road cuz people go fast enough on a on a dirt road never mind how fast they'll go on a paved road so >> dirt roads can made very smooth. >> Yes. So they can go fast. I'm I'm happy for him to have a little bit to slow them down, honestly.
>> Well, we had someone on Elm Street who specifically requested that we not >> fill in the potholes because if we did >> Yeah. When we paved when we repaved Elm. >> Yeah. They were like, "Please don't fill in the potholes on Elm Street." >> Yeah. Keep people going slow. >> I'm I'm not making excuses for anybody.
I just want to put out like the the the uh material he used is sourced and uh priced by Furcog. So, anybody that goes through Furcog, which is every town in Franklin County, is using the same
stuff. Um we've had an issue with the grater. Obviously, that got passed this past town meeting, so we should be getting a new grater. Um did travel that road. Again, I was really concentrating on the size of the the rocks and not the
potholes. So, I'll I will definitely drive that road again. I'll take photos of the potholes. I think we should probably have a ride on Ron. >> Yeah, I think so. >> To actually look in that area. I understand it's all gravel roads. I go down Brook all the time. I was just up
Cricut Hill earlier this week, too. All of our roads have issues. They all got washed out from the storms a couple years ago. >> But this isn't washable. This is just driving. >> The downside of going after Phoebe's place that, >> you know, has always been through cuz I
would always ride my bike down that road. >> That's because of water. If it's a rut like that, >> but your side was never that awful. >> But it is now. We'll have to check it out. We'll look into it. Absolutely. >> I'm not I'm not going to sit here. I'm just sitting there saying that that
my truck needs a front end alignment. My wife's carrying needs a front end alignment. I mean, we've hit these things. They are this deep. They're this big. And then you can't you can't go around them. >> Well, those should definitely be filled. There's no >> But but if he just goes there, puts a little dirt in it. >> Yeah.
>> And back drags it within two days. They're all back again. >> They're backing within two days. I mean, he he whatever. He had a he had a road raider. He took the forks off the front of it. the forks are to go down and break up the holes and that's what makes the holes go away forever and never he
took the forks off because he said they just kept breaking. Well, that's going to happen when you hit ledge every now and then. But the forks are what breaks up the holes so they don't come back. Yeah. Just roll crazy. He just fills them in and then they come back within within a week. They're all backing.
>> I have a a second issue that's off related but also trying to put That has to do with a uh little triangle or a corner up there or group 16. As you go west, you can turn on the weekly
road. >> Yes. >> Okay. And luckily, and I'm not being prestigious here, I'm still on it. I have Well, there was one day with her cell phone on coming around there at speed. I was on my motorcycle. If I
didn't take evasive action, I wouldn't be here. And I've seen almost accidents there often. Luckily, I look on the road and have street smarts to know that beware of life. It's people come tearing
around that thing. There's no yield stop sign or anything. And >> that's what it needs. It's some sort of wheel sign there to allow people to know that that they need to slow down and because people are coming off 116 and
they're coming off at it should be 30 mph but most people go faster coming off >> and and the people coming up road aren't really aware of that danger. >> Sorry before we get too far into way
road I just want to check with Mr. Koscus here to make sure that he have nothing else to add or >> I think I said my my piece, but the only thing is I mean I want you to go for the ride now >> because I know Veronica, she'll probably sit there and say, "Ron, you got to go
fix the roads in a hurry and you won't see the potholes." >> I know. I I would like I I just can't I literally actually can't do this tonight, but I would like to I would like to see what you're seeing. >> Um >> how about Wednesday morning? >> As long as Veronica doesn't tell Ron to
go and fix the roads real quick. very >> um >> the crater won't be fixed by then. >> I'm I'm going to reach out to you because I I would like to I would like to come and do the ride along. Um and I and I'm 99.9% sure that these potholes won't be fixed
>> in the next three days. >> Do you need my phone number or >> No, I can Yeah, I can I can get it. Yeah, I will reach out to you. >> I appreciate your time. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. I think I could turn things over to our speaker.
>> Yeah. So, this was actually one of the items that was on our new business, which is discussion regarding speed limit on the road, which I assume is Yeah. Um, so what So, we we've have some information from our chief of police um
which we've we've tackled this um before. Yeah, this came up um on a question on Elm Street as well, just so you're aware. >> And Emerson Hall. That's why we put up the radar signs. >> So, our understanding is that there
there are literally only two places that are legally like rated for speed. Um and that is >> 116. 116 weight. >> Yeah, that's it. And those are rated at
14 hour. And so what we we what we were told by Kenny when this came up several years ago and also our understanding um with from Chief Bates is that if you want to get that changed, it's a pretty complicated process to get
>> Yes. to get a a site assessed for recommended speed and it may come back where the speed is recommended more than like we may want a 40 mph to be like a 25 or 30 and that it
may come back at at 50. So >> yeah, the way they do it is they set up on various areas of the road. They'll set up radar and then they'll keep that radar there for say two weeks to a month. Then they will take the average of the speed of those vehicles
>> and what is close to that average is what the mile per hour would be. So you could have an adverse effect where it could go from 405. >> We re the research totally unreasonable. >> It does, doesn't it? It's crazy. Actually, the chief has uh um the cog
put down speed strips 70 years ago and the average speed on the road is very slow, very reasonable. Uh the problem in my view is somewhere between 10 and 20 trucks and cars on
weekdays who are commuters mostly between 6 and 9 and like 4 to 7. Uh, and I sit at my kitchen table, I have a list of 50 vehicles here that are obviously going um 45, 50 or more. I have a app on
my phone that uses train >> and it can it can get a very good fix on speed. I have clocked people I live 49 road for 45 years right across the church. >> I've clocked people over 55 miles an hour >> there. How do you even get to 50 miles
an hour there? >> The opposite way. This last Sunday there's this guy in a hot rod doing probably pretty close to that. Several of us heard him. >> I think by I think by the time he was or I forget which direction he was going but
>> yeah by the time it felt like he was going >> You live right there, right? >> I think that when we had this issue with when it came up on Emerson Hollow, one of the first things that Chiefs we met did was just like make note of it and go down and sit
there for a space of time. So >> it doesn't do it like but but when's the last time we had someone sitting there? >> It's been a while. >> Glad to know last week recruit. >> Yeah. Uh yeah, Miner was there. >> What's his first name? >> Chris Miner. >> Chris, very nice guy. I like to chat
with him. >> That's the problem. You put a cruiser there. People are sharp. People also have radar detectors. >> It doesn't work. So, one thing that Kenny did, and just to give you a little history, it was 25 miles an hour when I
first moved here in in 1980, uh, and one of the the sign on the 116N got knocked over in an accident. Charlie Dixie never kept any records. It never got replaced. Okay. So, about 15 years ago, some some of my neighbors and I
came down to complain about the speeds and that's where the children playing sign came from. If you go and look at the sign right now, it's like leaning over >> and there's nothing that says this is unimportant like a sign just sort of obviously not being taken care of.
>> That's the the often complaints about putting signs up is they basically just get knocked over and then they're just road garbage. >> I I see Wley as two different roads really. >> Yes. >> Right. You have the one road that once
you go up to the triangle where you can go to um the transfer station or you can go up Maple from there to 116 in my mind is one road and then beyond that's another road when it's a straight stretch that goes >> swimming pool >> beyond the swimming pool
>> and it's a straight stretch all the way to Williamsburg right road. Um, so I'm wondering cuz we're talking about, you know, in this provision, the the Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 90, section, what is it? 17. There's a provision in there about thickly
settled. So, >> you don't meet the provision. >> You don't meet it. >> It's houses uh not less than not not more than 200 ft uh together for a quarter of a mile. >> Oh, it has to be a quarter mile. >> Yeah. I I ran that by
>> a long time ago. >> Could we try running it again? >> It's It's a regulation. >> Yeah. The houses haven't been added to in that area. >> Look up mass.gov and and Google uh you know, >> 90 section 17,
>> right? That's >> so here's one thing that Kenny used to do which was has been hard very effective and uh which Don has started to do and that's is if you have a repeat offender you get a plate and this isn't just one time this is someone's
habitually doing this he will call the person they don't speed anymore after that call I'm not quite sure what he says >> you know but >> and how does he get this information from the >> we provide >> from the from the place so you get a place so neighbors are taking down
lights. >> Well, yes, but it's okay. >> Um I tried to use my game camera. It just isn't fast enough to catch a speeding gun. >> Yeah. >> It clicks on and you see this you see the tail lights distance.
>> I wonder if we can get one of Jimmy records my head with the speed gun. >> Yes. But I was I was checking in with Kenny today. Actually, there is a a uh for your information, a uh
portable radar speed indicator, which is sitting in that shed up down behind the >> It's the shed. Uh, >> right. But you said like it only deters for a while. We could give tickets for, you know, a month. >> We have the We have the like the speed indicators in place.
>> Yeah, but you don't have one at the >> Yeah, we have one going coming down. >> Coming down. Okay. All right. So maybe so that's what I'm wondering is maybe like depending upon you know traffic patterns that you face has observed. I mean those are mobile so maybe we move
them around. >> Well you really need to know things of that section of what >> and it doesn't really deter people. I mean there's one right by our house. It doesn't stop the people going 45 50 even
higher coming down to uh the center here and people coming this way don't see it because it's on the other side of the road >> and some people don't care. >> Yeah, they don't care. I think it has no effect really. >> Hi, uh Mary Parker Whley Road.
>> Uh I've lived there over 50 years. Seen the increase in traffic. Everybody takes that cut off to camp and all those places that speed indicator that's below my house across from well just below >> um I can see it almost perfectly from my
back pasture all winter probably seven out of 10 cars it was red so they're not even paying attention to it. Um and if you and the speed going the speed coming down the hill is quite impressive over
the years. I mean with 50 years you learn >> downhill from weight, >> right? But the interesting thing is >> I've also noticed um and maybe we just have a new set of people with very fast sporty type cars. >> They hit the corner by Jen Bardock's
house >> and they revved that up the one last night that went by at >> Yeah. My husband came out and he says, "I thought you took the Mustang out. That's how fast it was." >> And I'm going to tell you another thing with having horses. It's a state law
that I have the right way 24/7. >> I might as well just stand out in the middle of the road and take my chances of getting hit. I would say one out of 25 cars was slow or stop. I've been forced off the road. But again, people say, "Get the license plate number somewhere." Well, when you're leading a
bunch of horses, you don't have a pen in the pavement, but the speed has picked up. And the other interesting thing, I'm up at 5. I don't go to bed until 11 or 12. Um, when they have patrolled Weightley Road,
and I do appreciate it when they do it. They'll sit at the top of the pool if it's off season. They'll sit in our turnaround a little further up. The problem is the heaviest traffic is from 6 in the morning to about 8:30 and that's the fastest and that's the
traffic that's always heading away from fun. Now, in the summer or evening, and it depends on the season, if the schools are open, people coming from Smith and any of the colleges,
>> from about 2:30 to 5:30, it's just constant speed. Um, and and if you don't patrol at those times, like everybody going to the pool is pretty slow, you know, and Sunday
drivers, literally Sunday drivers, everybody's pretty slow those times. >> Um, >> so it seems like you guys know when there's there's a window. >> Oh, yeah. That's the window somebody and we need to be and and not just like sitting there, but actually
>> Yeah. >> Or Yeah. Or like actually issuing, you know. Well, I would say even if the cruiser, if it's the same time, it's the same people, right? >> So, if they see if they keep seeing the cruiser >> every morning,
>> right? And then the radar will go off because of that >> that stagnant camera or the radar system. >> We should get another one to face the other way. We I don't know if we >> I want to say we have four of them and I'm not sure that they're all deployed right now.
>> Are they mobile? >> But they're mobile. So we came this was a war. There's one there. One there. >> Question for you. When you see the >> when you see the cars going down the hill and you see the radar thing light up and it's in the red. >> Do people hit the brakes? Do you see the
brake lights? >> No. No. >> And and there are and and those few that do, like I said, the three out of 10. >> Um when they hit below my house just before the corner by Jen Bick's house, >> I can see the lights. Those are the ones
that are going, "Oh, I'm going too fast. Slow down." >> Um, but no, there's there's no break. >> No, >> I I would assume I'm assuming they slow down a little bit when they get to the olive like a No.
>> So, since we don't Yeah. Since we don't have a lot of options um with changing the face isn't here, >> right? changing the the speed limit. We can't add um strips. We're not allowed doing that. >> Yeah.
>> Um I would suggest that we take down the times that Mary stated, have a cruiser sit there. Um we'll take the plate numbers as you suggested on the repeat offenders cuz unfortunately we can only
do so much. Can't fix stupid, right? >> So, but maybe we can call them. Well, there's Kenny. When I moved to Conway, like in 1997, I got a speeding ticket driving down
past the pond in 1997. And I have never speeded. >> There's one other step >> that needs and that's to get the double yellow solid line on.
>> Oh, yeah. There's nothing there. That narrows the lane. I I'm across from the church. I watch people pass cars right there, right in front of the church. >> But is that is that something I mean, are we allowed like I thought I thought
right now. >> Right. But I thought that was >> it was before it was resurfaced. >> Just like all the >> I thought he was planning on doing that. Yeah. >> Yeah. He's got a lot of roads he still has to do that on. >> Right. >> That's not the only person,
>> but he hires a contractor to the car. Right. >> Correct. >> So, this is >> Yeah. It's a specific type of paint that adds the metallic. >> Right. What I'm trying to It's not a lot of work. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Can be moved up the priority list is
what you're saying. >> Exactly. >> But it sounds like we should definitely arrange for a pretty regular detail during certain times. It it wouldn't hurt to have a sign saying >> we are watching
speakers. If you continue to see, you will be put >> I can't tell you what to do with >> I did that for someone speeding and I don't know maybe it was waiting somewhere and it or five and 10. I
watch watch your speed. I have a camera and it was on the you know the sign. >> So you all said there was a children at play that fell or was bent over. So >> it's just it's there just leaning over. >> What about horses crossing? >> I put my own >> I want one of those.
>> Yeah, I put >> people don't respect horses at all. >> Of course not. And the other thing is is you ought to be on Wheelley Road. I measured >> it has to do with the dog's shelter in South Deerfield. Hold dog shelter. I measured our road in front of my house for a long strip. It's exactly 17 feet
wide. My hay wagons are 11 feet wide and people pass >> and you cannot see around a loaded hay >> with a big tractor and they all pass. Don't they on highways have >> I think I maybe I noticed it in Maine
and not here, but there are signs that say radar controlled or radar. They don't know if it's overhead, >> would have something overhead. Um, but >> just giving them fair warning, >> too.
>> Yeah, we can get into that. >> Those are those are state signs. >> So, I think yeah, I think we'll we'll we'll talk with um Chief Bates and I think just a little more vigilance and more patrol there. And Kenny used to always ramp up patrols at the start of the school year because everyone's, you know, the buses are out,
>> you know, people need and if you correct negative behavior right away, you can, you know, give somebody a ticket when they come to town and they slow down. >> I know. The other part of this is that there's a lot of in the summer when the pool's open, there are a lot of kids.
>> Oh, yeah. people and parents and people walking or biking up to the pool and what they do. >> Oh, are we bridge is a highway? >> Yes. >> To the church, but the sidewalk stops. So, they you really have to go almost
past the church before you can see cross the road. >> You know, it's it just I'm afraid we're going to get some >> disrespect. Okay. All right. Well, thank you. >> Thank you.
>> All right. >> What's up next? >> All right. We So, everyone who was here for public comment, this was about the weight road. Or is there back there? >> Yeah. >> I think she's double duty. >> Okay. >> You're also got it.
>> All right. So, um let's uh All right. So, I'm just going down. Um, uh, discussion vote on red cars. I want to table that. Can we do I have to actually make a motion to table? >> No. Sorry. We're just going to go under.
>> Thank you. >> Um, okay. So, uh, yeah. Thank you. >> Um, discussion with >> regarding joining the town. Is the town Sure. >> The support group.
>> That way if we have to evacuate, he can get out first. >> Leave me behind. >> Just don't raise hope. >> Oh gosh. >> I was planning on having some fun tonight. Okay. Do you want to um begin?
>> Sure. Um >> Michelle is the president. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I'm here on behalf of the >> And can you just say your full name? >> Michelle Sanger. >> Mary Parker. >> Mary Parker. um on behalf of the Congress board that's representing the
community of the pool. >> Um we're not asking anything of you except for we're just really concerned about the longevity of the pool. Um we have limited volunteers.
Those volunteers for the most part are 60 and over. Um, we're extremely appreciative of the funds that we've garnered from the town. It's amazing. It It breaks my heart how
much people have have given. I'm just really worried about the future and the fact that at this point we're we're not only paying for, you know, water tests and um >> portaotti >> portaotty power that kind of thing. We
now have this regulation from the state that we have to inspect the dam every 5 years. That's huge. It's the money is huge. Um >> once when the pool's drained, you have to have an engineer.
>> No, every 5 years someone has to come from the state. We're we're rated significantly hazard dam in the town. And that means that every five years we have to have a registered engineer come in and
>> does not have to be drained, >> right? And it doesn't have to be drained to have that done, but it has to be deemed safe for Pumpkin Hollow for those people who just left worried about speeding. Um, at this point, you know, we're okay.
We're just worried about the longevity. You know what? Going forward, how can we as this community that loves the pool >> and some swim >> and and many donate? >> Yeah. >> How can we go forward with the town?
That that's and and it's a question that I don't even know if it has an answer. Um, Tritown Beach is a beach that works and I've called in to to try to understand how they work outside of the government ex and yet
they're part of the town. Again, I'm not sure how that works, but I'd like to maybe that's us, you know, I don't know. I'm just putting that out Lake too, right? >> That's that's slightly that's slightly different. I believe, but town runs it.
>> The town runs it. >> The town runs it. Um, >> I think it's slightly different. >> I did do some research on this once I knew it was on the agenda because I had heard erroneously, but somebody had told me previously that if the town owns it,
it has to be up open to all public. >> Yes. >> Not just Conway residents. I found that's not the case. >> Right. And that's what >> Right. Yes. >> So that was that was my main concern also is I didn't want it to turn into like D >> where swimming pool
you know everyone should have a place to swim that you have to pass >> once you get once you get >> I mean there's I think there's plenty of models in the state for private beaches. I mean just look at all the places on here.
>> Yeah. The only restriction was it has to be ADA compliant which it already is. It is. Thank you. Yes. Yes. >> So, we're just looking at, >> you know, we're I'm willing to weedwack every month. I'm willing to write the letters. I'm I'm willing to worry about
when I'm not willing. >> So, it's on private property. >> It's owned by the trustes. >> Um >> I think our main concern as we all age out and we don't get number of people
and we cannot maintain the pool. Um, and that goes along with the criteria of maintaining the dam. >> Yeah. >> Uh, who's somebody's it's either going to have to be permanently drained. Let's say there's nobody that wants to do it.
The town can't afford it or take it over. You're going to have um an empty body of water with nothing but a book running through it. But then you have docks, diving boards, and people are still going to go down there because between 2010 and 2012, I also obviously
live right across the street from the pool, uh, when it was defunct. >> Yeah. >> Constantly people would run down to the pool to walk in Brook. They scare me half to death. Walk out to the what do
we call it in the middle? >> We call it a raft. and they would climb the ladder and stand there and that's 10 or 15 ft. >> Um, kids would be playing in the mud and then you could hear them screaming to their mother. They were getting stuck in the mud and pulled out. So, you're
looking at does this all have to be Thanksgiving and me. >> And these are things that doesn't have to happen now, but it's got to be in somebody's mind >> down the road. And I think the other
thing, Michelle, is we were concerned from the lack of response when we needed signatures and information from our emergency people in town, >> right? >> No. And nobody seems to realize that if
we don't get the signatures and what we need from personnel in these positions, we can't send in our report and they will close the pool. You should come to us if you're not >> if you're ever not getting a responsefully
signed that we do have >> I mentioned every five years we have to have an inspection but every year we have to have an emergency action. >> Yeah. So so you'll be sending me an update every year. So every year >> and I believe Michelle you send it to
fire. >> Do you send our >> plan to the fire department please? only need one signature, >> right? But we try to keep everybody in the loop of our emergency plans. And I don't know if we've ever gotten any
feedback saying that's a good plan or gee, that presents a problem, >> right? >> It seems like that would be useful. >> Just so everyone knows, >> right, that we we are >> very responsible. We we plan on
continuing to be responsible. We just want you to know >> that. So, it sounds like something that we need to start thinking about for succession planning. >> I also wonder if some of the projects could be funded through con. Why not? >> Well, I mean, we we funded the ADA
upgrade with with counts >> or the the um community preservation fund. >> Yeah. And that's been access. So, we're not in dire need at this point. We're really not coming to you and saying, >> "No, you want a future plan like the
library needs, like the pool needs, and the festival, the hill needs, you know, Erica's daughter is one of the young people who's actually >> Yes. >> involved." But we have a lot of young people that, you know, are not involved and, you know, we need to, you know,
enlist them. We need they enjoy the pool. I hear them talk about it all the time, but they what makes our town our town, right? These these three things >> and everybody brags about the pool about how awesome it is, >> you know, but then >> it's a blast from the past, too. You
don't have that anymore. >> Exactly. >> So, can have you all posted anything by the rules um the rules board saying, "Hey, we need volunteers. We need >> the parents." We haven't put it on the rules board.
>> That rules board. >> Sorry, I know I'm read that. >> People just right. Read that. >> No floaties. Everybody reads no floaties. >> You never see no floaties in there. >> Well, >> I did have a chat. I I did have a chat with a gentleman this this weekend.
>> Well, I mean, I I will definitely volunteer. I know of at least a couple other people around my age. Not that I'm a young, but >> very young. But that will volunteer that bring you know that bring like you bring their kids to the pool.
>> Sure. Sure. It's all good and and it what it's what makes a community pool a community pool. >> Um we're just looking at will that community be intact >> in the future and that's all that's all we're laying the ground for. We'll
continue to be prepared for that. I think there's a lot of things >> and we can explore what other things we see out there for models and options and you should too. And if you read about something or talk with somebody, you know, let us know. And it doesn't have to be New England. I mean, there's >> sure, you know, other parts of the
country, other models out there that we should be aware of. And I would suggest you use this board to your advantage. If you're not getting a response as quickly as you need it, come to us. If you feel one of those five-year dam inspections is going to be too costly, come to us.
Maybe there is a way we can find the funding for it. >> I appreciate that. I appreciate your time. >> Yeah. And we could talk to our state reps about how that's you know a burden on our four pool and you know >> cuz cuz we did have the um uh you know
MIMA came out and we had Asheville and Conway >> and we did the tabletop and you know the pool was included because it's all part of the same water system, >> right? >> So because of that I'm wondering if there's some way that we could also even I don't know if MVP could come into it
somehow because >> I was looking at that. I was just thinking the same thing, you know, cuz it is part of that whole water system >> and part of the community too. >> Just for just to throw it out there, we're doing MVP 2.0 know right now which
is a whole different kind of MVP project where we're going to be trying to get as many people from the town involved in the future of the town and climate what we need to do going forward not just the usual suspects but
>> oh sorry municipal vulnerability preparedness and the town's been involved in that program for years but and you have to redo your plan with the town and this is a a new pilot by the state that's why they call it 2.0 where
we have to redo our town plan, but it's a whole different model where we're working we're we're about to hire a planning vendor and we're going to have a core team that looks into all this stuff. But my point is, and we're doing it together with Ashefield again, is
that there's going to be a seed project comes out of this. We'll have between the two towns, we'll have $100,000. Um, so it's just something to think about if that's a project that might work into there. And you know, I'm not saying what happened. I'm just saying that's something to think about.
>> All I'm thinking about is that really that >> it's significantly it's labeled significantly hazard >> and if we walk away, >> right? >> Yikes. >> Right. >> So keep that in understand. >> Well, we appreciate all.
>> Thank you. >> Thank you. I appreciate what you're doing and again, thank you for uh hearing us. >> Thank you. Absolutely. I'm glad you brought it forward because you know we we all go to a lot of meetings outside of the town of Conway and it just gets puts it in our brain to
think >> talking to people different ideas and you know you're getting ahead of it so it's not the panic last minute when we're all scrambling trying to do >> exactly we don't want it to be >> exactly right you just said
>> but I also think potentially maybe we should talk about this regularly like we should keep you We should get together, you know, whether it's >> I think this might be one of our priorities, right? >> Right.
>> Appreciate your time very much. >> Thank you very much. >> I've got two whackers. Oh, I can bring my own. >> Oh, no. That's >> the Germaine. Germaine. >> That's easy.
Thank you for your stuff. >> Yeah, the Germaine fun. That's we spent a lot of money out of that to do the engage upgrade. >> Okay. All right. Uh so um going back to the beginning uh
minutes vote to approve the minutes of July 14th, 2025. I am going to make a motion to find me. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Great. >> Um meetings attended by board members.
Um I you were gone so I did the fur meeting on the 17th. Um, >> that's it. >> Nothing's spoken. What? >> Yeah, it's gonna Well, this part >> we don't care about that.
>> Um, okay. No, >> uh, unfinished business discussion and vote on sending a support letter uh, regarding Oakm's example on energy facility sighting in Massachusetts. This was a poor town of Oak, Mass. They're
trying to put a battery storage facility there and it sounds gross. Um, literally. And um, so this is just a letter that was prepared by the town of Oak that they're asking fellow towns in Massachusetts to sign in support of them
opposing um, the sighting of this. >> I will definitely >> I am so tired. >> I know >> of these solar farms. They strip >> Sorry. Yeah. I will get into a rant about stripping away from actual
>> giant lithium battery storage facility which just does not seem to be appropriate for rural uh communities. >> Oh my god. Extend the tax credits for people in their own solar on their own roofs. >> Yes. How about that? >> Instead of giving it to corporations.
That's a vote to sign. >> Sign the letter in support of opposing the battery storage facility. >> Yes. >> I >> Okay. Uh >> all right. I'm just going to jump
around. This is what's important. So >> uh discussion and vote to appoint John Cortis to the Open Space Committee for a term ending 6:30 2028. Apparently I'm the only one who needs to sign this. John is great at his home. >> I will make a motion for Eric to vote
and for Erica to sign to appoint Dr. John Cords to the Open Space Committee for term ending the 6:30. >> All in favor? >> I >> All right. Um Okay. Discussion. Vote to appoint David
Demurs as an operator laborer with each highway department. Um I assume that everyone has seen >> David look at his resume. the resume. He looks like >> Did you interview him, Ron? >> Yes, Ron and I did. Yeah, we had um at
least three planned interviews that day. So, you met with one person um had a no-show and then his mother came in. >> Did David say why he's jumped around so often in the past couple years? >> Yeah, we did we did talk about that. I
mean, he's been doing a um uh and I'm sorry, I should have made sure to have him in here tonight, but um he's been doing uh work as a um tower. >> Uhhuh. >> And a lot of them were actually through the present. So, yeah,
>> but he's working with is it Reds that he's working with right now? Um, but the reason he's interested, um, not to throw out too much personal information, but he just had a child and he wants to settle down. >> Oh, yes. Down at all times of the day and night.
>> And he's from Greenfield. >> What it showed on there, >> that's where he's that's where he's living. He said it was 17 minutes door to door to get here. >> Um, and he had the speed limit. >> Taking the highway, not driving. Um yeah, but it was clear that he has so
much um mechanical ability and ability with equipment. >> Yeah. >> You know, >> that Yeah. >> All right. >> that we're both very excited about. >> I'll make a motion to appoint David Dimmers as an operator labor with the highway department.
>> I'll second. All in favor? >> I >> I um All right. discussion and vote to sign EMS letters of support for the town. I assume these are the two that are going to Chief Baker and Chief >> Gates for um their
>> that was the one Chris put together and I just split them out and put each of them on the response for the >> in response to the our incident tool last >> two weeks ago. >> Uh so motion to um sign these letters thanking Chief Gates and Chief
and this So it's always time. Sorry. >> I'll make a motion we sign these letters. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Okay. >> Um discuss and sign the cemetery deed
for Marsha Lewis, which is actually dated um why >> it was 2011. >> 2011. >> Yeah. because they found they had didn't have one signed by the select board. That's literally just like cleaning up our paperwork.
>> Yeah, she's waiting in the basement. >> Be nice. >> Not in the truck to go on a ride. >> Don't Don't uh So, I move that we sign um >> clear up the details >> cemetery deed. It's just a matter of
housekeeping from 2011. >> I'll second. And I I'm just I'm gonna have Lori put the rest of this in because I don't press myself to put information. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> um
>> Okay. All right. So discussion and vote on MVP2.0 planning vendor which I had I had a brief conversation with about this. So we have used perox before. Um but do you want to explain? >> Sure. So, where we're at now,
>> we we had a um threeperson evaluation team. We put out an RFP. And the way that works is that the vendors, there were six of them who submitted submit a um non-pric proposal, then a price proposal. The evaluation team has to
look at the non-pric proposal and rate all of the different companies for you know how they with all these different qualities whether they were um uh highly advantageous advantageous you know not advantageous or
unacceptable. So the team did that for all six of the vendors unfortunately two of them came out in a dead tie. >> So then we looked at the price proposals they were exactly the same. So, it was it was just a an absolute tie and
actually um there was a call put into 30B um at the state just to say what do we do with this situation and they really didn't have a great >> whoever can get there first >> suggestion. Well, that's what I'd do. >> And I did speak with with our accountant
about this today, too. And basically I was kind of leaning towards the two companies were um the collaborative for um educational services and then fur. So my reasoning was the fur cog and we
adore the fur co but they've been involved with me in town for about 10 years and this is a whole kind of different process and it just seemed like you know you change your auditor every once in a while maybe it's time to just get fresh eyes on the whole MDP process now.
>> But what does a collaborative know about this? Well, they do. Um I mean they're they I I work with them >> on the board. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. So I mean my sense is that they essentially they're they're kind of like
the consultant partner who's going to do you know like grant reporting and like basically help us kind of you know implement the project. >> The two main people in this both have a lot of experience with facilitating meetings which is a lot of what they're
going to be doing. So in MVP 2.0 we there's going to be a 10 member team from the board that's called the core team. Paul Mcclachi the third who's the Asheville town administrator and I make up two of the 10. So we needed another eight. So from Conway I said I just
wanted and then then from those there's going to be municipal people and community liaison that we have to find people out in the community. And I said to Conway, I'd like to have just one municipal person and the other three be from the community because that community was there. And Asheville was
the opposite. Have you know um two municipal and anyway so um Jod Lai I got to be our municipal person and she's like a perfect fit for that. >> And then Paul had picked two people. Um one wasn't able to come to our our
kickoff meeting but the other one was on their um concom and has a lot of experience. Anyway, so we have this core team and this planning vendor, which is what either Furcover or CPS would be, are the ones who are going to facilitate all these meetings, help us find the
rest of the community leaison to make up the core team and then kind of lead us through the whole process of engaging the community to have discussions. And so it's really people who need to have the ability to hold these meetings and facilitate meetings. Now, we already
have our equity partner, which I know it gets very confusing. It's an involved kind of process, but Caitlyn Marque is our equity um vendor, and she's the one who's there to make sure that the whole process includes um making sure that all voices are heard. And the planning
vendor is the one who's like facilitating all these meetings and has to make sure that we're all um I don't know also following a process that can make sure that everybody is um every everybody's opinion is being
brought in. We're having people from, you know, as many different areas and one of the things we're already kind of focusing on is like how much can we get younger people involved because this is about their future, you know. So anyway, long- winded approach, but that and so
also because there were these two people who were going to be the primaries, >> it just seemed to me like you get a lot more personalized attention, which is kind of what this is about as well. >> I mean, when you're taking two really great options and you're trying to find something to differentiate.
>> So what is what is the length of like the contract or or the relationship that we're signing on to if we go with >> MVP? Yeah, MVP 2.0. know altogether is a two-year process. We're probably like what two two months into it now >> and it's set up into sections. So
they're probably going to be another 11 to 12 month commitment from this >> is this is this position that we're deciding between the two is there any data crunching or report writing? >> Yes, they will be they will be
submitting reports on our behalf. >> Yes. Yeah. I just, you know, what I think of the collaborative, yes, they can conduct meetings. I just see them more on the education side, you know what I mean? Like teacher training, um, educational
consulting, whatever. Like this seems kind of out of their scope. I mean, they can conduct meetings and just conversations, but >> Well, they do. I mean, but I because I've worked with them for years and I
manage like a little nonprofit that I ran that I actually they took over. So I I feel like that's that's one of the things that they do is like basically grant management essentially. >> So in the evaluation, let me just read to you the categories real quick so you can get a sense of why we rated them the
way we did. So this is evaluating the proposals. experience in leading equity centered projects and initiatives, diversity, equity, and inclusion trainings, meaning that they had them. Experience in leading climate and/or resiliency related projects
um and all of these they got >> highly advantageous. Yes. From Yeah. Um >> it's okay. >> Yeah. leading experience in leading equitable and inclusive community engagement, experience with rural communities, which was another one we
really felt important in their and then commitment to attending inerson meetings. So that's what we rated everybody on for this. >> Um All right. >> Yeah. I mean, I think the first time they're great, but I'm like these guys are in Northampton. I don't know. I'm
just like opening, you know, like it'd be good to get some new, >> I don't know, energy and new partnerships. So, >> all right. So, I'm going to make a motion that we um select the collaborative for educational services
as our uh planning vendor for the NBC 2.0 grant project. >> Yes. And this is on behalf of both Conway and Asheville. And we're the league town, so Conway select board has the choice. I'll second the all in favor. I Um, okay. Items not anticipated.
Discussion in possibility on cost for upgrading computer >> which is going to be tabled, but I can tell you what's going on. Um, I I'll just do that part of my heard TA update. >> All right. Yeah, let's roll this into the TA update.
>> Where was she? I didn't see it. >> Uh, oh, did I not? >> Oh, it's fine. Go on. Yeah. >> Oh, shoot. I didn't get it into the shoot. Sorry. >> Yeah, that wasn't an email. >> No, I didn't send an email, but I thought I put it I didn't put it in the packet. >> I I thought I saw an email and thought I
saw an I don't think that's either of those things are true. >> Okay. Um All right. So, for the IT part of this, um Source Pass has been meeting with us fairly regularly. Um and you can attend any time if any of you want to.
And I do have minutes for them from those meetings that you can see as well. Um so the process right now as I understand is that they needed to onboard all of our um actual hardware so that they can get in there. And now you know like they've
done my laptop and my desktop and Adam's laptop and Adam's desktop, you know, and I think they only have one or two maybe actually Eric's might have been done today in the assessors. I know Heidi Flanders just had hers done. I think there might have been one more that needed to get done. I can't remember who
it was. >> Probably. >> Lori's is done. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And Mike Jail. Yeah. Everybody's pretty much There's one. Oh, it's the uh highway clerk. >> Oh, yeah. >> Yeah. It's the highway clerk. Um,
so now that that's done, what they've discovered in getting into them, because I gather in Elink one, Roy had bought a lot of Elink computers for us, and they couldn't tell from looking at it till they got into it what generation it was. So even though my computer's new to me
by about a year or so, it's actually like I don't remember, seventh or eighth generation. So it's really >> so basically it's going to be slow >> is what they're saying. Now you know you know I'm not the techie in the room but this is how they explain to me and so
they're going to be getting me a quote for once all the onboarding is done and they've seen what's inside each of the computers. They're going to let me know what needs to be upgraded. Some of them are new machines but some just need to be bumped up to Windows 11 Pro. that
there was eight haters. >> So, basically, they're going to >> the desktop stuff. >> They're going to charge us more money. >> Basically, we're going to have to find more money. >> Yeah. >> Um, and I did talk to Mike about this again today. So, we're going to need new
equipment and need new computers and we're also going to need a couple of firewalls. That's the one that still has me confused why we need two new why they didn't know that. So, we need a firewall in each building because this is what's because from now on we're we're going to be just logging right into
um uh Microsoft to the cloud. And actually, I'd love your take on whether or not we should stick with Duo as a double. Like when I get into my computer, I have Duo on here. I can't get a new machine without that on here. But then I'd also have a password to get
into the cloud. Two time cards. Yeah. Yeah. But the difference for us is that right now the way I get in is I VPN in with my laptop. I VPN in from home to my thing there. It wouldn't be like that now. Now would just be going to the
cloud. >> So firewall, >> right? And I Yeah. Yeah. I don't even know I I haven't even broached that with them how that works for when we're going into the cloud like when I'm home because I don't have a firewall at my house and I'm not on there watch, you
know. So, >> but you won't be a pig anymore. >> It we won't need to because we're just directly >> Yeah, I guess. >> I guess the surprise of it all is that they couldn't have known. >> Anticipated. Yeah, I feel like they
should have known because I I mean they >> I thought they quite a comprehensive discovery process. >> I thought so, too. And so, I was surprised and like I said, so we're going to we're going to have to table that because they haven't gotten the quote to me yet. And I did tell them that the two things I need them to explain are why they didn't know about
the extra two firewalls or what that we were going to need to update our machines. The machines I think might be because he told me with the beings he couldn't read from he had to be inside the machine before he could tell me >> um cuz a little different like he could
tell like from my laptop which is only tell generation it was but he couldn't do that >> perfect with the other one >> with the beings and there's a lot of beings. because they're so old. Um anyway, >> yes, it was a surprise. >> But so this might potentially be
something that we would have to fill in like a special >> possibly, but um it also could be something we could just do fund transfer. I don't know what the yet. >> So we don't know yet. Don't know yet. So I will bring that back to you. But either way, we're we're anticipating
we're going to have but we already know that we're probably going to have a special town meeting anyway for >> Oh, we've got at least two reasons for a special town meeting. So, I'm sure we're having one once >> free cash is certified. Yes. >> Okay. >> Yes. Um All right. >> We'll talk about that next.
>> Okay. So, do you want to just go upate? So, in your packet, and I and I know I did put this in the packet online, but um Ron has um well, we've got the chapter 9 fund aotment, which is a lot higher than it had been. So, it's
608,56263 compared to just the allotment last year at $2660. So, >> yeah. So, between Yeah. Anyway, so yes, we're getting a lot more money, which is fabulous. Ron has already submitted to Mass Dot for $233,60
um dollars for chip sealing on Weightley Road, Roaring Brook, South Ashefield, and Williamsburg. And that's just the normal maintenance on a on a page. You know, after it's been done a couple years later, you come in and chips. Um so with hiring um David Demerge, there's
only one position left open at the high department. That's his highway clerk. >> So, woohoo. >> Which is desperately needed. Yes, which is needed and we're we're working on that. Um I also wanted to let you know working
with Ron on getting signs for I use Sunray printing in Hadley. >> Yeah. >> For my signs. We're going to get some 12 by8 signs. He and I talked about this in Lori this year um at least a year ago about trying to get signs up in the parking right here that say um that it's
for Town Hall and Veterans Park >> because people and and then you know I had the idea today maybe what we need to do is you know how you go into towns and you have the the blue sign that says public parking with an arrow >> to try to get them to go down here
>> to park down there instead. So anyway, I'm working with Ron on that. Uh, okay. Did I transfer Station? Woohoo. I did post on the website today the pictures of the new Conway Mall. I'm
thrilled. I mean, I walked in there this morning and it was it's really nice. It's going to be so much fun. Um, so and while I was up there, I um was meeting with Ed Seance from Taylor Landscape, David Landscaping, because
there was a a miscommunication, misunderstanding among his staff about what was supposed to be done with this. So, we went up today. He rememeasured and now it was >> I think they they hatched it 19 by 31
instead of the 24 by 50 it was supposed to be. So that little dip that's right by the two sheds, he knows that has to be led. You can't have pooling water, you know. I mean, so so he's marked it out again. He did that when I was there. >> And they're going to get Dig Safe to come up and look at it and then they'll
tell me when they're going to fix it and it shouldn't be too long, but he knows it's on them because they're the ones. Is it going to slow down the shed? >> The shed. >> Shed's already there. >> Yeah. Okay. I know the shed was there, but is is it where it's going to land?
>> Is it where? >> No, it's not >> in its final destination. >> The Conway Mall is in place. >> Okay. >> Oh, it's all done. >> Yeah. Okay. So, that's landed there. >> Oh, that's all Yeah, that's all set. We're We're all good to pay for it. And I got to ask for D to give you the
$6,000 reimbursement and the rest will come out of the transfer station revenue fund. Do >> we have to now get electrician in there or something? What's next? >> We're going to need Yes. Um we're going to need a room cordoned off for the
volunteers cuz it's just an open shed right now. Um so we're going to need a room put in the back that can be heated somehow. I don't know if we can, you know, throw in a mini split if that's the easiest solution. I don't know. I'm going to need about to probably pay.
Um and then I have had quite a few people, yay, get in touch with me about being volunteers. So, I'm going to give it another week or so and then have a meeting up there because I need to know from the people who are willing to volunteer,
you know, are we taking all the same materials we did before? Are we still wearing clothing? Is there room for clo? You know, there's a bunch of things. The other thing I wanted to run by the board because we had so much trouble when people would come in with their donations in a black plastic bag and and you know the people didn't have enough
time to look through it and then they find out it's full of dirty diapers. >> So what I was going to suggest is that we say all donations have to come in open cardboard box. >> Yeah. >> So you know anybody volunteering up there can just look in and tell them
right away whether or not it's going to be accepted, >> you know. So >> those are the kind of thing that makes it go right. >> That we'll eventually figure it out. >> Yeah. Well, Darene um uh Shelley is the
one of the ones who called me just recently and she said, "I only gave up the name of Conway." And I was like, "Wow, that's so cool." So she's willing to volunteer. >> Oh, nice. >> And you know, we were chatting about it and I said, you know, it's one of those things where if it looks nice, people
treat it with respect. They look shabby. >> Yeah. >> And this is so nice and pristine that I'm really hoping it's like we've had a clean. >> That's awesome. >> Yeah. >> Be great. Okay. >> Yeah. Um and then uh Mark Poppin who did we had we have to have that um third
party inspection the landfill and he did the well testing and the gas monitoring and everything was fine. It's a little bit high salt in some areas but it shouldn't be an issue in the wells. Uh and then I did want to ask you a while back um I think I had mentioned
um that somebody has offered us uh Mrs. West has offered us an 8x4 metal sign that can be put outside with all the letters >> and I just want to know if the board would like us to take it. It's for free.
We can put it outside >> west. >> Yes, >> I saw that today. >> Oh okay. >> A great sign. >> Yeah. And she's got boxes, all the boxes, letters and everything else. >> And it could go right outside the um the gate and angled so the people driving up.
>> So funny. I literally saw that sign. >> Well, I was I was a few hours ago. >> Yeah. >> So, so I just wanted to check to see if you did one and if so, we'll just get Ron to >> Yeah. Can we also get people to volunteer to do the fun cruise every week? Um, speaking of the transport station, I
did talk to Tim about the outfits, so that's taken care of. >> Okay, great. >> Um, anyway, um, and then of course you all know about the the increase in the health insurance from Hampshire County
Insurance Trust. Jan just emailed me this afternoon and said that um now that's been voted on as a 20% increase. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. On top of the 18 and 20% increase. >> Yeah. I don't believe we have too many. We have two plans, the HMO and the PO. I
don't believe we have too many people in the PO, but the trust is going to let people switch from the PO to HMO if they wish. >> So after this enrollment year started, they're raising it again. >> Okay. And well,
>> it was either that or it fold. And the problem is because it's as a group and as I understand it because of HIPPA rules, if it's under if the if the uh town itself
is under 50 employees, they can't give us like the information. So the the group as a group knows what our claims in the but the towns themselves don't know. So we would have no idea if the
Hampshire County group insurance trust folded if they hadn't voted yes for this. They would have had to fold and then we would have no idea what liability we went for. Not a clue until it all came out in one option. We would have to pay for it. So even though it's
not all good, it was the best of all possible votes at the time. So this goes up on October 1st. >> They depleted the reserve fund in a three-year term, like 20 million. They depleted it.
>> And they they everybody's been saying they've all been saying that H1P drugs have been the cause of all the increases. So then they get rid of the H-1P. Aside from people that have diabetes, too. >> Right. >> Right. But we're still getting a 20%
increase after an 18% increase the prior year. >> 40% increase over 2year term. >> Oh, in less than that. >> In less than that. Yeah. >> And they are having a conversation with the state and and in the meeting I know that I saw um Brett Blle was there. I
didn't happen to notice because there were so many people on the call. Senator Marks or his office were there. They're definitely aware of it because I don't email them anyway, you know. >> So, does this get passed right to our employees or where the cost? >> We pay 70%, employees pay 30%.
>> So, it gets passed to both of us. >> Yeah. Yes. And the thing that really is and you know, you're going to have a meeting on next meeting the 25th. You're going to have a joint meeting with the finance committee and have this discussion. You know, I've been trying to rack my brain
and figure out how how the town might be able to afford somehow helping the employees out because basically they're not getting raises. >> Ours went up at work 17% and we were 10% asked 70%. >> Yeah. So that that's the kind.
>> So even in the big double >> I brought this up at the Fernog meeting >> because they kept on talking about what do you do about ICE? What do you do about ICE? What do you do about this administration? Right. And I was like, I think >> what about health attorney? >> Yeah. There's a bigger problem out here
and that's that we're beholden to these corporations. Like we only have one um option for internet, right? We only have one option for electricity. >> We only have one option for healthcare now really when it comes down to it. And
there none of these all these are for profit. None of >> the carrier. That's crazy. Blue cost. >> Yeah. So the the the trust is like our they they conglomerate us but we have them. Yeah. Um I think I had heard
somewhere recently though that there have been introduced over the years and again I think this year a bill for a singlepayer system in Massachusetts. >> They've been trying that year. >> They've been trying for years. >> Corporations just shoot that right down. You know, but the question, well, I
know, but the question is with GIC having just been bailed out by the state and with us now asking, you know, would that give it more traction, I guess? >> Are you a billionaire? >> I don't even play one on TV. >> It's more important that you have more
money. >> All right. Billionaire. So, so $90,000 was her estimate for how much what we need to find. >> Holy >> Yeah. At the special town meeting. >> All right. Well, we have a joint meeting
of the finance on August. >> Um, okay. Uh, select board member comments, concerns apart from healthcare, cost of health. >> Yeah. >> Uh, mail. I didn't see anything. Um,
there was one in their nick and I'll get on it with Patricia and Kazy and Chasey. >> Oh, I can see that. >> It was just a bare naked meeting. >> Okay. >> About um how department and they've been doing clear cutting. >> Oh, maybe I did see that.
>> There was that one in there when they both emails about it, but >> Ron's already spoken with each of them. So, >> Ron did. >> Oh, yeah. And Barick and Ron and I are meeting tomorrow. We're walking Delibar and then we're going to go check out Truce Road as well. >> I mean, that should be like a a conversation at some point because you
can't be expected highway department can't be expected to individually notify residents along a road, >> right? And and they do have a a rideway as well, >> right? >> And it's not like people didn't know this was going to happen. >> So, sorry. I mean, all that we can do is
post the road work, which should be posted. I think like the highway This is why we need the Yeah, we need admin to like Yeah. >> Well, they clear cut. Yeah, they they did it on my road, too. They clear cut on the along the road. So, um you know,
brush and everything doesn't get so it's in the town right away. >> It's in the town right away. >> So, sorry. >> Rocks through my daughter's bedroom window, which my husband's very upset about. It's like whatever. It's like >> I just have to fix the one window game. >> I don't shop.
>> It's Well, yeah. Cuz I think that the >> push me. Yeah. So, it's just like it Yeah, that's you know, I was like, you'll have that gonna happen. >> I just really appreciate that they did my road and they did a really great job.
One pain of glass. Oh my god, I'm over it. Um, okay. So, uh, next meeting will be Monday, August 25th at 6 PM. So, um, we do have next is it next week is Monday morning.
>> Yes. And I will be I'm taking the week off, but I'm going to be in on Monday morning anyway to sign sheets and then I have a meeting on Wednesday. But >> So, what was that? Next Monday we have to sign on. >> Yes. >> Yeah. So, I t Tuesday. Sometimes they don't come out till it's next week. I'm
out of town all next week. I back until like next Friday night. So, you guys will have to come in and sign the warrants. Um, but our next meeting will be August 25th here at 6 p.m. So, okay. Uh, motion to adjurnn. >> Second. >> All in favor? Hi.
>> Thank you everyone.