Good evening and welcome to the April 27th, 2026 meeting of the Hampton Select Board and Board of Health. Please stand for the pledge of allegiance. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Camera angle so bad, Eric. I got a bad angle. You got to get that fixed. Maybe he has something in front of him, you know, like a test or something. Yeah, >> one of those bunny house mirrors. There
we go. >> All right, so we are meeting at the select board meeting office at the town hall, 85 Wham Road. We are broadcasting this meeting on Zoom as well as recording it. Is there anyone else recording the meeting? It's Kristen Rivers from the Hampton Wberham Times.
Hi Kristen. >> Yes. >> Who? First thing on our agenda, Ruth, tell us about our minutes. >> There have been none because I've been preoccupied. >> Ruth, tell us where you been. Where you
been? >> We've been to Italy. >> Italy. >> How long were you there? >> Three weeks. >> Wow. >> Wow. You know, and you would think she could zoom in and see the meeting and take the notes. >> I'm sure >> she didn't miss you guys. >> Sure. She'd been watching on YouTube
every night. It's probably the number one channel on her list. >> Checking the agendas. I was making sure that you guys were staying on track. You did a marvelous job always. >> Nobody can see her on YouTube or you know they know she's okay. Fine. Show it to you. Glad you had a good time. So,
first on our agenda, we have a distinguished guest. >> That'd be you. >> No, that's me. All right. >> From the state senate, Jake is here with >> a big check. >> A big check. So, I don't know if I Oh, okay. Now we're in range over here. I
don't want to block you. >> I mean, they can't make it make it out. >> Can't make it out. So, I do want to say that unfortunately I couldn't bring Brian Ash here today because he is actually in Boston right now. The House has started their FY27 budget debate.
Um, so they are in for the entire week uh spending about $62 billion of uh your dollars um and trying to get it back here to Western Massachusetts. Um but he did want to wish all of you the best and we do have this uh presentation back in
the FY26 budget. Um there are priorities that each one of us have for the communities that we represent. I represent 12 communities. Hampton is not my smallest community though. The town of Warren is actually smaller in population. So, uh, Hamen is one of my
smaller communities, but certainly a very important part of the district and also given the challenges that a lot of our small towns face right now, we understand that even some small dollars can go a long way to help out. And that's why working with uh Brian and
members of the select board last year, we wanted to make sure that we prioritize projects that you might have that could be one time in nature. And given the change to this new town hall and the old Thornton Burges Middle School, our town, um we wanted to make
sure that we helped with some of those one-time costs and understanding that in order to retrofit buildings that tend to be a few decades old, there are certain things that need to take place in here, including security upgrades, including some maintenance issues. And so what we
wanted to do is uh provide some resources from the Commonwealth and the FY26 budget back to the community in order to help you make the transition into this new space. It's nice to see the sign for the library and all the town offices here. U but we want to
continue to partner with you. And so what I have here today is a big check. Don't cash it because it's not worth anything except for probably the 50 bucks it cost to print it out. Um, but we wanted to give this check presentation to show our support for the town of Hampton and to the community,
especially as you transition to this new space and $9,000 from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for security upgrades. We wanted to be here today as we uh go into the next budget cycle to recognize the importance of projects like this to ensure that communities like Hampton
never despite their size uh fall off the radar of the com of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. So Brian and I worked together, got this into the Senate budget. Uh Brian fought to include this in the conference committee budget that came out last summer and we were successful in securing $90,000 for
security upgrades here. And have we received that money already, Brian? >> It's available to us. Yes. >> Yes. >> On reimbursement basis. Y >> Okay. So, almost like capital spend it and get reimbursed. >> Y. >> Okay. >> Great. >> So, coming back in. So, I don't know if I should uh present this to you, Mr.
Chairman. Right in the middle. >> I think we'd like to get a picture. I know that >> we can get a picture. Why don't we get uh you three gentlemen in >> right about there? >> Right about there. So, it doesn't cover us. None of us are really tall over here. So, >> it's covered what we want. Here we go. >> Brian, can you get in there?
>> Come on in. >> Boys, boy. They were kind of matching. >> You have to actually make sure to get spent. >> Yeah, but I happen to go next to the tallest guy. >> I'm not a Disney guy. >> On the other side of >> I have to. He's too tall. >> And you're going to have to lift your end of the checkout.
>> No, it's not that. >> I hear somebody here, too. Good morning, too. >> Very nice. Watch out this way, too. Great. And then Jen right behind you. We want to make sure 22 News can get it as well.
>> Sorry. They're very timely here in Hampton. So they begin their meetings right on time. >> I'm glad I got here just you can tell us how the numbers come along. >> Oh yeah. >> 160 175. >> We hope.
Awesome. >> All right, that sounds good. I'm happy to say a few words afterwards if you need me to. So, >> yeah. >> Where we saw something from John about that. >> Yes. >> One group had 150, one group talked about 160.
>> Yeah. >> So, up anything up from 75 is obviously great, but >> Exactly. So, what John is referring to is a per pupil expenditure for chapter 78. And for those of you that were able to join us at the Hampton Wilberham sele
um joint select board school committee finance committee meeting a couple months ago um the house actually did a little bit better than the governor and up that number from kind of the minimum made and for districts like Hamden Wilberham that are minimum aid districts
those that aren't seeing the big increases like a Springfield Chap or Holio for a place like Wilberham the minimum district aid for per pupil expenditures is is the lifeblood for any increases that you might see. Um, so the house did a little bit better than the governor. Um, I can't remember the exact
number. >> I thought the governor was at 150. The house went to 160. >> And I don't know where it is with you all. >> Well, the big thing is this month. This month, April, is the big tax collection month for Massachusetts. It's a big tax collection month. Um, obviously
everybody filing their tax returns on April 15th. it gets a better idea for the Senate on how much we can spend going into the next fiscal year. That's why the Senate tends to do a little bit better when economic times are good. But if we find ourselves in bad economic
times and revenue times that go down, the Senate has to play cleanup at the end. So, we're hoping by the end of April, we'll get it some good news with some numbers coming in. We have been above projections uh this fiscal year. Um, so it's my hope that we can actually get something uh we got have a little
bit clearer picture when we debate the budget next month. >> So when do you think when does conference committee time start? End of May. It happens as soon as the Senate finishes their budget and we're the week before Memorial Day typically. And um
for us um conference comes right after that and there are significant policy differences because it's not just spending $62 billion. It's a lot of outside sections within it. Uh the governor has filed significant outside sections. House has filed significant
outside sections within the budget. more of the conversations in the last few years than the delays actually have been about those outside sections, those policy uh priorities that were put in. Um, but some other good news that the House is taking up for municipalities,
they're going to be taking up in a few weeks, something the Senate took up two weeks ago, which is an environmental bond bill that created extra pots of funds that communities can apply to. So many communities are tree shade communities right now and they plant trees. We established a tree shade fund
within uh that that bond bill. Um there wasn't anything directly for the town of Hamen, but there were things that benefit the area as well, including restructuring Springfield Water and Sewer to give representation for communities outside of Springfield that are rateayers. Uh you probably noticed
some of the cleanup that needs to happen at the West Parish facility in Westfield. We included dollars for that in there. And we also put in some expansion for western mass representation on the MWRA that manages the Quabin Reservoir. Right. Um for the
last 80 or so years since the Quabin, there was no requirement to have Western Mass representation on that board even though the Quabin is located in Western Mass. We changed that to allow Western Mass representation on that as well. So couple of things. >> MWR, they supply Wilberham, right? They
supply Wilberham, Chapi, and half of Southley. The rest of the water is all sent to the eastern part of the state. About 2.5 million residents of Massachusetts get their water from the Quavin, mostly in and around the Boston area, but there are certain communities in western Mass that do get some of
their water from >> Okay. So >> um Frank tell what other tidings of news do you bring from our sovereign the governor and the great journal corps of the commonwealth to your loyal subjects here in the western lands. >> Oh there are no loy there are no loyal
subjects that's for sure in the western part of the state. Uh but I like that you're using John Adams language uh from the 1780s constitution. >> He heard say it he heard him say it. So just >> in practice as no kings thing, but you know, Prince King Charles is in the
States and you know, he might not be a bad guy. >> Might not be. Um, we also have um we also have some of our UK partners playing a few uh uh soccer football matches in Massachusetts, including Scotland that's going to have a game at Gillette Stadium. And Massachusetts is
actually home to the French uh national um soccer team over at one of the universities in Waltham. Uh so we do have some involvement with that. Couple other things on our radar that we're trying to uh get over the finish line are a couple of other bills that have to
pertain with some municipal financing including giving more flexibilities to cities and towns for managing different projects including the ability to take out bonded beyond the time allowing town administrators to have longer um uh contracts that are a benefit to them as
well. So we're working on that and a chapter 90 bill. So, a chapter 90 bill that already made its way through the House will likely be up in the Senate in a few few short weeks. Last couple of years, we've done really well for Western Massachusetts. Um, we're going to continue to fight for every new
dollars going into Chapter 90 going based on miles of roadway and not employment and population. >> We did advantage >> a notice of a chapter 90 dispersement, >> which was much higher than what we'd seen before. almost. >> Are you saying
>> which we wondered if that was because you rolled the fair share into that number? >> We used fair share. >> So it's really >> Yeah, we use fair share dollars for that. But all extra dollars behind beyond that 200 million that we've historically put into chapter 90. It's
all based on miles of roadway. That's why towns like Hampton saw saw a big spike in it and that put it at an advantage. Western Mass for years that 200 million didn't go very far and most of the eastern Mass towns didn't see the
percentage increases that towns like Hampton did and other western Mass towns because we have more miles of roadway. Um so that's our big goal. Uh the Senate should be taking that up shortly um to get the money out. >> So that's a projected number at this point. >> Projected. >> Okay. All right. >> Yep.
>> But you're feeling good about it? >> I'm feeling good about it because seemed to work out for the communities. I didn't hear anybody complaining about having >> No, I think uh between No, but I think last year we actually we had chapter 90 we had the fair share and there was another thing that
actually brought our state aid number up to almost 600. >> It was the rural roadways. >> Road. So, we added other pockets of funding in in chapter 90 that we haven't done before, including rural roadways,
pockets for culverts, which continue to be projects that a lot of communities need funding for. >> There was talk about a winter relief >> pocket, something coming. Is that >> I I don't have anything to share on that yet. Um, but it's my hope that we can
advocate because I know that towns, especially out here and the ones in the eastern part of the state, got walloped. Um there are >> nebulous at this point. >> Yeah. Yeah. I don't have any information to share on that yet. Um but if we find out, we'll sure to let you know. But
areas around Fall River, Taton, they got 32 34 inches of snow in one snowstorm. It took them 4 days to clean out. So we've done some things on some of the relief there. We also did um something
that we haven't done in the legislature in as long as I've been there and as long as I've been active, which is a good 25 years. We did a agricultural bill in the legislature focused in on our small community farms, particularly the ones that are out here, including
providing some relief for local farmers. And even here in Hampton, we have some local farmers and also promoting things like agro tourism. You know, Fendinos is right down the road. They do a big maple festival. There are grants in there to help help small businesses like that put
on these events that attract people to the community. >> Two other things that Don recalled this we met with Senator Goi several years back when we talked about restoring Mil Pond and I think she was now at Western Mass
>> Rural Affairs. Duro Affairs and they were hoping that there was going to be more grant money available that we could apply for because we have a bit of an issue with our Mil Pond area where it's silting in etc. had that go anywhere that kind of >> they're pushed aside.
>> There are some dollars I can tell you Hampton is not alone. I live right next door to a pond in Lello where the fish are starting to bubble up on the top and dying because of lack of oxygen from um algae blooms there. So there is treatment across the district. But if
you give us the number the number that you're looking for for Mil Pond if you have any estimates um you know just send it over to our office as we compile it to make the case that we need some help for our our ponds in Massachusetts because I know of three alone in Lello.
um one right on Parker Street, Bass Pond, um that also is facing closures every year because of algae blooms and these treatments sometimes can last 5 to 10 years. Is >> that the one behind the monastery? >> Yep. The one right behind the monastery. There's two paddle clubs and borders
veterans golf course that was shut down for the better part of July, August, and September last year. The other thing, and this is back, I think in your time, probably three years ago, done. We had it supposedly we were getting an earmarked for sidewalks >> and it got all the way through except I
think the governor exed it out at the end. >> Yeah, it was fun. It was bonded money, which is funny money. I hate to say it a lot of times. So, the governor needs to release bonded money. We can put in all the projects we want, but it's up to the administration to actually release those dollars. It's different than annual
appropriations or things like this that are direct funding. Um, you know, the issue of sidewalks continues to come up. We're actually in conversations with the folks in in Wilberham as well about it for the sheer fact that, you know, for a lot of the dollars that you might get
for, you know, community preservation, they're restricted. You can't use them for sidewalks. And you know, even though sidewalks are part of, you know, what make spaces, you know, accessible, um there are a lot of restrictions on grant programs to use for sidewalks that you
don't have for other programs as well. Chapter 90 you can use for sidewalks, but it doesn't go very far when you look at the needs that people have. >> Well, it's amazing. We see some of the other communities. I mean, I drive through Mel Meadow every day and
they went an incredible amount with, you know, cement sidewalks and I'm like, where did that funding come from? >> On the other hand, we drive through there and we know it the funding was from the potholes, but um >> yeah, and I I'm a walker. I walk every
day. I rely on sidewalks. Um in my hometown, I walk actually a lot of different places. I'll park my car, you know, I got to stay a little trim over here. So you gota you got to get your steps in. So sidewalks are important. >> Okay. Well, we could use money for
sidewalks. It's something that keeps coming up every year. Um and of course you're aware that we have a committee together to talk about the future of the old town hall. I know they've reached out to you to see what's available for that type of thing, but any any
effort towards it is going to be a sizable amount of money. >> Yeah. Do you have any estimations at all? It all depends on which direction we take, you know, if you have >> because accessibility issues is a big >> that's a huge thing right there and that was quite >> large. So even if you repurpose it for something, you have to make it accept.
>> Well, even any business is going to want, you know, accessibility to be able to code and code compliance is pretty expensive. >> Is expensive. Exactly. So >> So, >> well, thank you gentlemen. Thank you >> for having me here tonight. Nice to see you. Stop by.
>> No, you know, you know me. I I'll stop on by. >> All right, carry on. >> Hey, where you going with our check? >> A lot of work done over the next few weeks. >> Oh, really? Oh, it wipes right off. It was a whiteboard.
You just erase it. That is your >> Okay. Next on the agenda, and we thank Senator Alviver for coming tonight, uh is assigning the motions as we are down from 212 warrant articles
down to what I think 20. >> We were lucky to get two motions each because of the consent agenda. All right, the consent agenda, which will be I think honestly I think Rick makes that motion. >> Rick does that, right? >> I think so. Yeah.
Can he actually make No, I don't really need it. I can't make it, but he had to. >> Let's see. So, we got thumb. >> All right. So, okay. I can do consent. Don, you do report of the committee or introduce who's going to give the
report or whatever. >> State article three. I'll take it. All right. Operating budgets, not us. Yes. >> Six. >> Yep. Doug does seven.
>> I was going to say, you want to make that, Michelle? >> Yeah. Yeah. Don, you got nine. >> Nine. >> Nine. >> Yeah. >> The explanation for 10 have no action. Eric 11.
Well, you're the only person with somebody in school. So, >> yeah. Yeah. >> Great. >> And what? You know what? You get 12 also. >> Okay. There are no bills. >> You're standing there. >> You're standing up there. >> He'll be up there, right? Take a vote.
All right. Doug has 13 14, 15, 16. Uh, who's got the most so far. >> Is they're going to do 15 and 16 or are they going to do is is the land trust or
whoever. >> One or the other. Um, we certainly have to explain what the heck is going on. That's paperwork. Anyhow, um Don Don, you want 17? >> Oh, yeah. I got an important thing there. >> We haven't got
>> nothing. And then Doug finishes it off with this much. No action. No action. >> Doug is like the stars. >> No action. No action. Yeah. Yeah. He's got Well, >> he's got the budget. He's got the
budget. He's got the CPA. He's got the Pardon me. Maybe we don't have to go. >> Robbie could get people to endorse that. >> Uh, so we are posting for that night as well, Brian. Right. What time are we posting? 6 to 6. I don't see much. 6:30 already.
>> Well, we're starting at 6. Yeah. How many starts at 6:30? >> Oh, that's right. So, six. Yeah. >> Oh, yeah. It's 6:30, right? >> We don't need an hour before. >> All right. Great. Next on the agenda, we have the Scantic River Artisans.
You're bringing the paintings that we won at the Apple that >> you have to come up closer so we can get >> here. Here. >> We still allowed you to sit or you want us standing? >> Sitting is fine. >> Okay.
So Nan Herlbert, myself, Laura Serno for the Scanic River Artisans, we had talked to you guys way back when before Thornon Bird just was a reality or Yes. way back when. So we talked about having some
sort of a space um and making this our home base um for the Scantic River artisans. And simply it just entails a room for storage and where we can have our artists come in on the day, you
know, prior to a show and um store that artwork a few days prior to having the show. Four shows a year. That's it. >> And they're currently held as like the one I saw two weeks ago uh at the senior center, right?
>> Yes, they are. And you have those black frames that you hang things on. >> Are those stored there as well presently? >> Yes. >> Well, they must take quite a bit of the room there. >> They do. And luckily Becky is very generous with that, right? Um because we
allow her to use them as well. >> If you saw, and I'll let Brian trip, I'm sure you spoke to Herve about it. If you saw this being one of the typical classrooms here, >> and we have several of them on the north wing, if you will, that are
miscellaneous assigned at this point. How much of a classroom like this would you need for storage? >> Oh, this would be more than enough. >> No, I'm I'm saying you wouldn't get the whole thing. We'd have we'd have to be talking about multi-use type thing where >> probably half >> half at the most. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Half the most. Yeah,
>> I would think so. Yeah. So, you're not talking about doing anything inside there other than Okay, now we can roll them down to >> Exactly. >> Would you want to be using the auditorium where And you did this a year or so ago? >> We did one time here. >> Yeah. And I believe it was in a a June
was in the summer cuz it was hot. So, it's very hot. So, that was another question. Were they thinking about doing any air conditioning at all? Was that ever? >> I don't think the cafeteria was part of the phase A for air conditioning. No.
>> No. So that would just change our days um our months in which we would do an art show. >> It's not that bad. >> No, we could switch that around. >> The other thing I would mention only because we typically sign the license at this point. I don't think the board has
taken a position on one-day permits at this location and I can't recall ever having done one. non >> for wine we're talking about. >> Yeah. Okay. >> At the old town hall. >> I don't recall one day >> art and wine go to
set issue. >> That's how you bring the sales up like oh that paint better. Right. Okay. >> It would be preferred but it's not a dealer. >> We're not at that point yet. I'm not saying we're closing the door but I don't think I can't speak for I don't think we're ready to make that
commitment yet for that part. >> Right. No, that's fine. I did have a few more questions though. >> Okay, my next question, what is your next show? If we had a sense of >> So, well, if if it's a right fit for you guys and it's a right fit for us, what
we would like to do because we have everything already scheduled out with the Seedar Center through this year. We only have two more shows. Um, but right after our October show is when we would like to be able to use move into that space with the equipment,
>> the storage, >> the storage. >> So, transition after >> transition that way in before the winter snow comes and then usually our first show of the year is in February. >> So, that would be good. I'm just thinking out loud because if you're
going to bring things over, it would be after town meeting, which is going to be the end of October. >> Yeah. the fall town meetings. >> So, and you were not looking to use the space till then, that's even better. >> Not till February. >> If you had a show and your typical shows are Saturday and Sunday.
>> Yes. >> The auditorium is also used by the library on Monday mornings for playgroup, >> but on Sunday you would take everything down and roll your committee would >> 100% back to the way >> storage. Okay. So, usually on a Friday,
um, afternoon, late afternoon is when we set up the entire show. >> Um, usually from a 4 to 7, 4 to 8, depending on how big the show is. And Saturday is our first day of the show.
>> Sunday, we're breaking it down. >> Okay. Are you guys rain or shine? >> Oh, yes. Rain or shine. >> Okay. What other questions did you have? So, some other questions I had. Now, when I did the fall fest here, you guys
had round tables and those 12 foot >> folding >> folding tables and chairs. I know you and I had talked about the chairs. It would we be able to still utilize that for any of our shows because we set up
like a little cafe area in the show? >> Why not? >> So, they're still here. They're not like gone or anything. Well, the 60s haven't called asking for them back yet, so >> they are sold, but they work. You know, it works. Um,
let's see. Wifi. So, when we did our show here before, we had a few problems with a wifi. >> We now have, I believe, the secure net and then the public net as well. >> Okay. >> So, >> so that shouldn't be a problem to
actually access. >> A little payw wall. You'll be fine. >> All right. Okay. That's great. >> Eric messed up the payw wall. Oh, the pay wall. Oh, yeah. Sorry. >> So, >> writing notes. >> Are the senior center, we're still going
to stay there as far as our meetings that we hold monthly and our interactive learning through our classes because I think, you know, we still want to support the senior center. They just clearly don't have the space for us at this point. We're we're getting bigger
and we're uh we just we need to expand into a larger space. >> What are the weekly class one classes? Are those the happy little tree type things or >> painting? Sorry, Bob Ross referenced there. >> Oh god, >> they are varied. Yeah, we do six a year.
So like we have another one coming up with Nan >> um an impasto class she teaches. We've got one on tattoos, like the fine art of tattooing, and make your own tattoo. Kind of neat. >> Wow. I think Don and I that was going to be >> absolutely
what we were talking about. >> There you go. >> Put this on your back. >> Look, good color. If you were referencing the weekly classes, those are those are classes that are held at the center and we don't at this point have any
expectation of moving them. >> Okay. >> No. >> Um, but we do hang art at the senior center. Now, you and I had talked about you have some cases here. >> Um, would you like the artisans if
possible to beautify this place? >> I think it's something that you work out with Brian Warren and her. Okay. >> You know, because again, security is part of it. We don't want to, >> right? >> Not like the hallways are monitored. >> Correct. >> We have a couple cases. You walk by a couple there or something.
>> All right. >> Maybe in the phase B thing, we did talk about what's the plan when we take the lockers out. >> Oh, >> you know, I know the library has talked about making them bookshelves where they have, which is quite a cute option, I think. >> Right. Right. >> But, you know, down the road that may be
something that can be part of a presentation thing. >> Oh, that would be nice. Yeah. And maybe even some of our sculptural sculptural artists um could create something for the courtyards, you know, as a permanent fixture, something like that as well. >> That'd be pretty safe because the only
way to get in there is from through offices. That's >> right. Right. >> Yeah. >> And like I'm thinking Brian, nobody's going to be able to just pick up any of his pieces and walk out >> and hundreds of pounds. Yeah. They're not going anywhere.
>> Maybe we can get that Buddha from Main Street. Um, so that would be a possibility on a Friday. I know Thursdays we usually have the artists come um during the day time and bring their art to us. >> Yeah. See, Friday we're closed here,
>> but Fridays. >> So, >> so that's usually when we have to set up >> right now. That would be something you'd work out with Lauren and Brian about access to the place. Maybe you get the so to speak
the fob to come in, you know, on a Friday, right? >> Yes, Bob, if you will. And we're not going to program the doors to be open because then it's not not really a security thing at that point. >> No. Right. And it would only be the the setup crew. >> That's it.
>> And that's it. There's no other artist. There's no >> Well, I think it's better for you, too, because you're you don't want to be in a building and all a sudden anybody can walk in on you, too. >> Oh, absolutely not. No, no, no, no, >> no, please. >> Okay. >> Um All right. So, that would be something that >> I'm sure we can work it out.
>> Work that out. >> Let me just let me just get the board here. So, how do you feel about this whole thing? >> Anything jumping out at you? >> This is one of the purposes we went into this building to do to do this type of thing. They have more room to do this type of thing.
Lots of people, man. See all the work you did in this building, too. >> It's not just that. And we also were responsive to the fact that we knew back in the senior center thing, they were overcrowded for programs as well. >> Yes. >> And I'm sure the storage needs if you're able to move those things. Now, man, you
were there for many years. You know, there's many more better uses for that area than >> Yeah. >> panels. Yeah. Right. Exactly. All right. >> There's just, you know, we we're looking to get another one of those folding walls that you were just referring to. There's absolutely nowhere to put it
there. We'd like um we're we're looking to upscale our shows a bit. So, pedestals for the sculptural pieces, there's absolutely nowhere to put those >> there, you know. Um >> so, just to be clear, so right now we're not giving cartonage to, oh, you're
going to get a whole room. It's something going to work out. Certainly some space can be available. >> Yeah. >> Right. But I mean the pedestal and stuff I don't see and Brian's got a better sense of what we're planning for that hallway at this point. >> But I'm thinking the last three rooms we
really have miscellaneous at this point. We have a general double meeting room, community meeting room at the beginning. Yep. >> We had one assignment for the next room down, but I think the last two at least along the way were storage at this point.
>> Yeah. And they're pretty full. So I I I don't have in my memory how much stuff is in those rooms. So >> you have the Christmas stuff in there in one of them. >> The Christmas stuff is in one of them. And then a lot of the stuff that was miscellaneous rooms is stored in that
area now. So we'd have to take a look at it. Definitely for the reserving in dates for the shows, you want to you want to fill out a building use application which is on the website. >> Yeah. >> Um I would fill those out. I think we
ask no sooner than six months, but if you could fill those out and you submit them to Lauren so that she could block off those dates because we do have competing uses now for the auditorium. So, >> right. And we usually have all those set. >> September 5th. It's a good thing you're
skipping the fall one because we >> already blocked. >> Yeah, >> we have town meeting plus we have uh the next play for the theater guild is a place scheduled for October prior to town meeting. >> So the auditorium be pretty much booked for all of October.
>> Right. Right. >> Yeah. So, if we uh if we gave you our schedule, say before the end of September for 2027, um how how soon would we get confirmation that those were dates that were available?
>> I don't think it would take that long. >> Fairly soon. It's for our process so far has been for and remind me to talk there there's different uh we have other requirements now for for use of the building but um
for shows and things that are going to have a lot of people coming through. We usually bring those to the board for approval. So >> um it would probably be about a week turnaround >> or so. Yeah. >> Um for shows we have been we have been depending on the size and how many people are coming through we are asking
for um insurance and security deposits depending on how many people are coming through >> even for a a nonprofit 501c3 >> insurance and security deposits. Yes, but no user fees. >> Well, I'm sure you must have insurance.
>> No just let us use hers. Okay. No, I don't think that's I'm sure if you talk to some local people, maybe even Rick, they can work something out. >> Well, >> give you some advice. >> 49. >> You got time.
>> Yeah, we definitely time to >> Right. We're talking next February at this point. I >> don't think it's that expensive either. One for one, >> I will say. So the binder that the theater guild gets for their sub is 600 for the year. >> For the year, >> you know, that was and I will say the
company that writes it, >> they're bringing money >> donates donates, >> you bring nothing in right off. >> Okay. >> So even though like the theater group, >> they have a binder, they get insurance, >> right? They're bringing um they're paying people are paying to go to the
show >> and they give a cut to hear from their we charge them for every day they use it for a show. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Because we don't have that kind of a budget. >> Well, we didn't decide that. >> Bring nothing in on show.
>> Well, that's what I'm saying. That's something for the board to discuss and we can wave things like that, but I think we'd be reticent to wave the insurance part, >> right? But it protects you and it protects us. >> Mhm. >> Protects you as well. It's your building, >> you know.
>> So, we have to look at it. >> Yeah. I mean, I I just bought insurance for an Anderond wine festival that I'm going to be at and it was $49 for the weekend. So, it's, you know, that you can buy small little pack a little binder for something. It's pretty >> for four times. Heck,
>> you find the right person, they'll donate it as a write off for them, too. >> Right. Right. >> Okay. And then what was the other thing besides insurance that >> a refundable security deposit? I think it's $100. >> Yeah. >> And then when it's done then it just
>> then it's refunded. >> And that's that's to cover any damage that might happen to the building the shows mostly by attendees. We don't we don't think it will be you. >> Yeah. Some locker doors are missing after your show and like
>> we might paint them. No, I'm kidding. Um All right. I don't know. notes if you have any other questions. >> So, on the storage that you're contemplating, is it going to be secured or is it going to it's not going to be like something in the wide open where people can just come in and out?
>> Well, I mean, the back field is pretty, you know, nobody goes out there. That far baseball field, it's so far to walk. Really? >> Storage containers. >> I mean, those doors are locked. Yes. >> All right. Or maybe a shared space, you're saying?
>> Yeah. So yeah, if it's a shared space could be like when we do town employees, >> right? >> When you say where you're sharing with something, you might be sharing with Herb storage area or something like that. >> Okay. All right.
>> You know, another town department. >> It's not Joe's, you know, >> food stores down the road >> because we just that would make me nervous because we're responsible, right? >> You know, for everybody's artwork until it's up in the show. So, I
don't want anything to happen. >> Speaking of artwork, do you want to like Should we give them all these selectman portraits as well? >> Yeah. I I know I could whip those babies out. No problem. >> No, no, no. We have So, they used to have I don't know if Dwayne, you've got one, but you remember over at the
Academy Hall, they had all the portraits of the older selectman hanging over there. So, they finally brought them over here. We're talking back in the 40s and 50s. Charlie Mill, Dick Patello's dad, something like that. Don and I have been saying, gosh, we'd like some new
ones. >> Yeah, >> there you go. On it. Okay. >> Was that not those caricatures like they do sauce he had the thing in East Hampton? I just had my phone. I looked at his amazing detail that he can put in his
wonderful. >> Yeah, he's Yeah. And he's right here in >> Yeah, he's talented. So no commitment but I think we're all on the same path that yes there's going to be a room you're talking is talking starting in 27 I think the board is comfortable with that as well and in terms of the actual
implementation of it that's going to be Brian and Herb Herb as the facilities manager >> okay >> but I think you know touching base with him soon he might be able to say okay I'm going to pencil put a pin in this place right now that down the road later
in 202 26 stuff is going to be going in over here. >> Okay. And I know her. >> And honestly, he's at the senior center at least once a week this year, so he can easily look at the stuff you're talking. >> Right. >> Right. Right. Okay. Good. Good. Okay. >> And I'm sure Beck is going to be pretty
happy like Yes. >> Yeah. Well, happy and sad, I think. >> Happy and sad, but I mean, she's gonna want the space back, I'm sure. >> Yeah. Oh, yeah. For sure. Right. >> But then she don't she doesn't get to use our dividers like >> Yeah. And there have to come here, 500
bucks a pop. So >> Oh my gosh. No. >> Great. >> Yeah. Okay. All right. Thank you all. >> Thank you. >> Don't forget to tell Don and I when that tattoo thing happens. >> Oh yes. >> Especially Don. >> I got a few. I got a few ideas.
>> You have I'm in. All right. Great. >> All right. There you go. >> Before the before the parade, please. >> Okay. All right. Thanks. >> Thank you. Make sure the other boards are done, too. >> What are we going?
>> Uh, we're going to bring We're going to just uh roll the cemetery people in since they're here already. Hello, cemetery people. >> Thank you. You're welcome. >> Daryl, any signs yet, Daryl? >> What's that? >> Any signs yet? >> Signs for
>> Oh, all the time. Well, thanks for having us. >> Thanks for coming in. And we have before us two members of the cemetery commission. Hello, gentlemen. >> Thank you. And our third member, she's
working tonight. So, otherwise, she would be here. >> We're we're here to see if you guys will um award the the construction contract to the party that we've just uh shown you, Earth Moving Solutions. They have a
low bidder and uh they made a few phone calls to the people that they had on their biders uh reference list and you know them the results there was very
very positive. So >> how many uh people responded to the >> we ended up with three >> right? Okay. >> Was this the lowest or the most qualified? the most and probably the mo is correct one of the most qualified. Okay.
>> Is this amount higher than what was appropriated? What was the amount? >> 27. >> 27. Not to receive 27. >> That's right. >> And this is for the the turnaround at the top of the uh
entrance road. So that's near where the uh the ceremony was. >> Yes. For the um >> I'm drawing the same blank you are. Don, what was that? >> The tea party. >> Tea Party. Thank you. >> Sessions. >> Is that a tea party thing? Yeah.
>> And it was the um the name I I keep forgetting it, but it's my name. >> So kind of neat. It's really kind of >> So it's that turnaround. It's that sorry not turnaround that end of the road up there. You're Yes. >> making it into a turnaround.
>> Yes. The turnaround will be literally identical to the one that's at five pole >> to the right. Y >> So the area you had enough areas separate from all grave sites and whatever to excavate and make that. Yes. >> Yeah. >> We got it all mapped out. >> Okay. Great.
>> So and it's ready to go. And um Nice. So I see the excavation I assume. Are they taking that away? They excavate >> the grass and that'll be kept on site.
Um, >> but they're skinning the grass and they're cleaning all that up and taking it off site and whatever. >> Anything you don't want to keep. Yeah. So >> I don't know if they're taking it off site or we'll have to get it taken care of.
>> Okay. Um, but it right now they're keeping the top soil on site unless that disappears >> in a heartbeat if it was. >> All right. So, this is going to have a grass island in the middle like the other one. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> The other one has actually a stoned island. It's the
what do they call it? The scatter garden. >> And this is not being designated as a scatter garden at this time. I have to say I was up at the Scanic Road Cemetery with my parents uh the other day and had
say quite a few cars there and walking around. Nice. People appreciate the care that's taken out there and how it looks. Fence is still in good shape and the roads, you know. >> Yeah, roads look good. >> And >> but I did I hear that you had some
concerns about other parts of the road as I segue into that. >> Okay. We're we're talking about chaper. >> I know that the chaper I'm talking about. So, first off, I'll entertain a motion from the board to uh award the contract for
the driveway cemetery turnaround work to Earth Moving Solutions. >> So, moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> All right. So, then I heard one of the entrances to the cemetery cemetery was looking for a little work. >> Yes.
at old cemetery from Chapen Road in 130 ft just past the turn to the right. >> Um like to have work with Mark to be able to uh he he feels that that he can
help us with that. You know, we've approached him from last fall. I asked some of the board members about it and they said to talk to him to see what he may be able to do. He's willing to work with us with your support. Okay. Well, 130 ft of roadway isn't
deep. I mean, my understanding from the earlier conversation was pretty much it was the entrance way and probably going in 10 or 15 feet and now we're for like repaving up to you're saying past the past where it splits off to the right. >> Yeah.
That's a I mean 130 ft of >> measure. >> Yeah. Well measured that >> that's a lot of paving. I mean are you talking an overlay? Are you talking a skim coat to it? >> Just basically a skim coat. Um and he felt that
>> Here we go. Hang on. >> Technology. That's our drone out there right now. Dwayne, >> it's this section right here from here to here. Right, Dwayne? >> Um no. Yes. Yes. Yes. Just >> actually pan that down a bit. Would you,
Brian? Let's take a look at the turnaround we just approved. >> It's where the tree. >> No, the turn around. >> Is that going to be more of a hammerhead off to the right? >> You notice how the road has a
>> looks like it ends at the tree or the shadow of it or whatever. >> Those are that picture is before the trees came out. >> Mhm. So, those are the trees that were removed and they go in that area. Would you like me to step up there and give you a little guide? >> Sure. Great.
>> This area right here. >> Yeah. It'll come basically in that type of shape and um it'll be literally identical to the other one in
>> So all the land to the south of the road is that land you say this land you're marketing or >> this yes >> is considered the new section right the new section >> I don't have the exact date
There was a deed transfer and I want to make this data somewhere in the 80s and 70s ' 80s 60s somewhere in that time frame that >> the cemetery was this
>> and then this property here was donated sold bought whatever and that's was an expansion >> this is all >> so the bench represents the new property line for the town. That fencing right there.
>> Yes. >> Yeah. Okay. >> So, are you keeping that for future or marketing it or >> in marketing? Is Okay. >> Um, it's all plotted out. >> It's been actually there's burials there now. >> Is it active? >> Yes. We don't allow stones in that area,
so you can't really see it from the air. >> Oh, you don't? Okay. >> Yeah. >> How come? >> Well, you only can get placards on the ground. So you allow flap fat flaps on flat pack >> and just the tea tea party is right
about here. >> Yep. >> Mhm. >> All right. So you're looking for some assistance from the highway department to do anywhere from 100 130 feet of paving skim coat or overlay >> up there. He didn't feel it was going to
be that compared to what we did on the open market. Um he's very comfortable with the number. >> Yeah. >> But we've got the problem is we have we finished our 2026 construction schedule.
We know now we're planning to have an extra chapter 90 money. This would obviously not qualify for chapter 90 at all. So question is, and I can't even throw a ballpark out what it's going to cost.
If he's planning to do this in 26, is it inside the construction schedule we have right now? You know, is it or take it away for something? Or is he planning to add it into 27 and I hate to say at the expense of something else?
>> Well, we're going to have them come in next week. >> We got them coming in next week for the loader. So maybe maybe the two of you can come up with okay here's the need. He can say okay it's exact 127 ft. A skim code is going to cost me this much but I need to shim up the entrance a bit
because it's getting breaking up where it's hitting the road or something like that. He'll have a more definitive number. >> Yeah. >> And maybe he'll say look I got this much left in 26 and I only need an extra 5,000 on 27. I'll get it done. Could be.
But we need we just can't give a cart blanch right now. >> Not looking for but I just appreciate you allowing working to see if we can make it happen. That's that's the goal there. >> And we did send out a note earlier in
the year that we were talking to people. >> Didn't want you to think of we were doing this behind your back or anything. >> No, I think we got to take care of our resources. I mean you guys you all are doing a great job with taking care of the turnaround part and that was you know so it's the same thing you know
it's a resource we need to take care of uh you know we look at we look at what we had to do back up on the other cemetery with the oh the water coming down the side if you will down towards Dalton's house etc stuff like that all that needed to be addressed on an annual
basis you know >> and I think that we've kind of improved and we've done a lot of tree cutting, a lot of stone grinding, a lot of grave improvement. We've lifted a few stones that um >> maybe that was much sticking out of the
ground with that 16 or 18 inches. >> So, but you know, we continue to do that and we've been doing that with literally no no fees, no cost. Um we've been able to manage that ourselves.
>> Thanks. >> So, great. Very good. >> Want to thank you guys. Want to thank myself on getting this. >> No, this takes care of our meeting with the cemetery commission this year. >> And Brian, will you be notifying the
contractor? >> I'll send them the the draft contract. Yeah. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Okay. >> And when they plan to do the work, do you remember was it uh right now? We don't have a date on that. That's No, we got to now that we've got somebody to end in the barrel.
have to be setting all those things up. >> Great. We can make the ball roll. >> There you go. Thank you, >> Carol. Good luck with your campaign. >> Thank you. >> See my TV commercial. >> It's nice. It's really nice. Yeah. >> You're walking among the stones. It was
really nice. The mist rising. All right. So, let's go back to the HVAC proposal. >> Mr. Tom Manure, you have a proposal for us? >> Yep. It's about HVAC. >> Excellent. >> Thanks. It's under section HVAC.
All right. So, I see here a letter for 58,000. Is that not the I thought it was more than that. >> That is the rebate. >> Rebate. Okay. That way it'll stand. >> So if you look on the back of page two, the total project cost would be got
$256,195.75. Then what you referenced was the commitment rebate uh the rebate commitment letter um from National Grid and Eversource for $58,800
with a net project cost of $197,000 $35.75. >> Is the incentive taken off the bill prior to us getting it or are we supposed to apply for it after paying? >> Um I believe it was taken off the bill.
>> Okay. reimbursement situation. >> Whoa. There's one in your room, too. um several rooms would not be part of this project, but as we spoke recently about
hitting different rooms with the with reusing some of the existing mini splits and outdoor units that we have, um some of these some of the other rooms are a little bit more isolated. So it didn't it didn't make a lot of sense to try to you know run that distance. So
>> so the board of health office would would need a unit that apart from this um large meeting room has very very very old um wall air conditioning units if you remember. >> So that would need that would need
another mini split and then um and then the parks and recck office. So there's a total of four mini splits at the old town hall. I know some are three head, some are two head up four, one, two, four. Yeah. >> Yeah.
>> All right. So you're thinking park and wreck order health and possibly >> the large meeting room would need one. >> Right. >> Yeah. >> All right. So, I know that there was some talk and I believe we have a
commitment towards doing the work to remove the refrigerant, but the actual installation part, we can use the leftover money from this appropriation towards that. Right. >> Right. >> And it certainly shouldn't be anything like $50,000. >> No, I don't think it'll be close to that.
>> All right. And certainly appropriate talked about HVAC for the town hall. And that'll that'll leave some some space on >> what was the total appropriation for >> was 300. >> So the possibly could be something in
the fall to repurpose the money. >> Yeah. Or just or vote to just close it out at that amount. Right. So it doesn't fit the hanging of a warrant. Right. >> Right. I entertain a motion to award the contract to AEG Advanced Energy Group.
It was total net cost of 1873575. Who was applying for the uh the rebate the town for the contract? >> Um they'll do it on our behalf, but I believe it's the town that's I believe I
have to sign it. >> Okay. >> All right. So, first and you're sure? Okay. you're applying for the rebate and but we're authorizing this and they will get the rebate amount to them.
>> I'm just trying to think logistically if you're applying for a rebate seems like the money is coming to you or you're authorizing the rebate to be paid. >> I think I'm rebate to be paid to them pro most likely. >> Okay. But I needed to sign the commitment letters to get the uh I do
need to sign the commitment letters. >> Only because I remember getting a new furnace a couple years ago and applied to the last save. I got the rebate, but the rebate did go to the furnace installed. Yeah, >> basically. So, yeah, >> even though I applied for it. >> All right. So a motion to two motions
basically authorize town administrator to apply for the uh rebate and to award the project for HVAC heat pump installation to AEG Advanced Energy Group for the sum of 197 395.75.
>> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? I >> and just to make a point that that was a authorization of $300,000 by the town. We are coming out of 200,000 which a pretty darn good. We would hope that
every every job comes in like that. All right. Next and last on our posted agenda is the discussion on our upcoming joint meeting with select board which is correct me if I'm wrong the 5th of next week. >> Tuesday. >> Sixth. Fifth. >> Fifth. Right.
>> Next Tuesday right? >> Yeah. So I guess >> Cinco de Mayo >> I said the first question I said the first question is should we uh >> get our sombrero >> survees bueno bueno
>> bueno the the only thing I wanted to bring it up is that we we had sent them a letter saying that we were interested in doing a joint letter to say that you know committed to the core program that we want the the hand regional school districts to give
us a list of repairs that they want to do and uh and then you know see if we can make some kind of accommodation about pay who's going to pay for those repairs if they're not capital expenses.
I asked for a copy of the core program uh application. I think I sent it I think he sent it to everybody. Okay. And I just want to point out that one of the issues they're going to have they're going to have to deal with and maybe they'll have to deal with
somewhere down the line is that in the application says that students from both towns attending the school the town recognize an extensive project of this that must be funded by both communities with the building ownership potentially shifting to the district.
So if if the core program says >> total rebuild at that location >> and total rebuild at that location, >> they still own the building and the ownership would have to shift to the region. And how will they do that? >> Right. >> And right, how are you paying how are
you paying for that? >> How you paying over for that? >> Donating for a dollar, right? Right. That's that that that's going to be an issue that they're going to have they're going to have to deal because they own everything. >> Like I say, you would hope the hedge would prevail saying no, the location as
a campus is a much better location. >> I think we have to go in with no preconceptions about what we're talking about. The regional agreement is one thing. Eric, I know you have a feeling about anything, i.e. eighth grade or something. We have to make our position clear on that if you will. >> Yeah. As well. Well, I think we were
talking about it at a previous meeting about, you know, the eighth grade. I think we weren't going to talk about it at this point because that's really up to the school committee to kind of just see how the best distribute the kids in the interim. >> Um, no doubt about that. You know,
something's you know, I think I kind of read something here shift towards the district. Yeah. Um, sorry, I was just ramping here. Guess I lost my train of thought. Um, yeah, I think that's really that that
was how I felt on that one. I think we were we were talking about the the joint, you know, meeting. Um, and >> sorry, lost my train of thought on that one a little bit. Um, >> yeah. So,
yeah. Sorry, I made my point. >> Come back and says, "Okay, fine. We're going to give you a complete renovation, >> right?" >> Then they still own the building, >> right? >> And how does that work? I mean, >> right? >> They got I think the core program is
going to buy is going to require something. We're we're buying into a regional thing here. It can't be >> that's that's not something we can deal with >> next Tuesday, right? >> Something when once the decision is made, we're going to have to assess, right, >> and come to the table at that point. We
can think about hypotheticals all day long. But if they're like, "No, we want we we want to demo it and put a new building in. >> We don't want to we don't want to buy it, though, either." >> Right. I like I like the place where we own the land. I like that place, you know? Right. If you're building a new thing, why buy the land,
>> right? We'll have to address whichever recommendation comes up at the time and that's years away theoretically. >> Yeah. >> And the other the other So, we got to talk about the repairs. But the other thing I want to talk about remember is the uh dispatch agreement.
>> Yeah. Get some clarity on that because it seems like it's been and even in the green sheets there seem to be I don't know if that was corrected before it went out but even that number didn't seem to be correct. Right. >> So that's where we are on that. So you know and if we talk about that I mean we
also had I don't know if we can talk about that per se but we also talked about that IT thing where is that is that involved yet or that more of a question it really shouldn't even be a dispatch meeting because it doesn't involve Rambi >> right
>> you know the chief really needs to talk to Tony where do we stand with this >> right yeah we have a chance to go over this again next Monday if we want it on the agenda again to get ready for Tuesday >> right here in town next week. >> Yes. Not flying into
chills anywhere. Yep. Excellent. >> Not for I don't have any book for a while. So, >> all right. Just checking. All right. So, uh any sle reports? Don, you want to share about the fish dinner last Friday?
Fish lunchon? Oh, let's be sure. A good time was had by all. We this the old townhouse study committee. Uh Amy Bilo, myself went to the senior center to present some of the
ideas and things that was going on there to get bring those people up to date of what's going on. Tomorrow night, >> dry run. >> Dry run. Dry run. You know, you got to see see how the act went on the road. You know, you always take the act up. >> But tomorrow you're not offering you're not offering food.
>> No. And then >> you got seven cookies left. That's it. >> The uh tomorrow is the community forum uh which will be more extensive uh discussion of the issues, the options and that type of thing. We encourage everyone to attend because it is an important decision for the town and
they've we've done a lot of work on it so far. One of our board members is here tonight and uh it's it'll it'll be interesting. So, we hope there's a good turnout. >> That's on That's on Zoom, >> right? That's on Zoom. >> What's the link going to be? Is it the Sleman link or
>> It's is it the Selectman link? >> The The Zoom link is on the agenda. >> The link's on the >> So, it's it own link. >> Yeah. Okay. The other thing I have to say is we met with the fire department building committee as well and I think that the select board has to meet with them and
we have to make a determination about help them get some direction because I think it's a little bit unfair to them saying you know we we're doing this so can you guys do that and they're >> so we they need they need a more definitive >> we'll give you 10 feet or five feet or whatever.
>> I agree with that. It's a little messed up. >> I agree with that. Makes sense. Okay. Okay. If you had here we draw the line here. Now what can we do? Right. Right. >> Great. Okay. >> And that would help. >> When do you want to bring them in next week? >> Yeah, you can bring them in next week.
>> Great. >> That's that. >> Great. >> Okay. >> I have nothing new other than that. >> I want to share just ask you because you're the fiber guy. We're having a problem with connectivity at the senior center >> where the computer the phones and the
computers are losing connection. Now it's all VIP over there. So I think it's coming through to the modem. Becky did call Charter. They did a remote test of the modem. Said it's fine. Perhaps it's your router instead. Which probably dates from 10 years ago. >> Yeah.
>> But I did say to her, "Yes, you can ask for an upgraded modem that gives you better upload speed." They said, "No, you can't." And told her she couldn't get one. >> Really? >> Yeah. And I thought, >> so unless they unless they have a different connection than residential
connection at the senior center, to my knowledge, the five the the symmetrical speeds are available throughout the town of Hampton. So if they just use a standard residential rate, you know, rated modem, they should be able to get a new modem like mine at home. But unless she just got a new one like
within the last few months and it was completely upgraded. >> But um typically with the VoIP stuff, you know, it could be, you know, if she's using a lot of that wirelessly, it could be >> No, no, they're all mostly all the phones and computers are hardwired. >> Oh, hardwired. Yeah. And they keep
dropping connection. I think there's >> that's what I'm thinking. Like I say, the router dates from at least 10 years ago. >> I would start start with a router and then if that doesn't work, I would have a tech come in and do a signal test. Sometimes they're remote you know, um, subboard is just kind of
does a real kind of a quick test. Oh, yeah. I can see connectivity from A to B. Maybe there's, you know, >> oh, we started to trouble it with Andre to come over and look at it. So, >> uh, let's see. Planning board had a meeting and more discussion on the
Allen, sorry, the Summers Road project at the old Brown building. what right the greenhouse if you will >> greenhouse >> and they needed more information from the developer uh and they're rescheduling a continuation of that
public hearing >> administrator >> so feels like all I've been doing is procurement for the past couple weeks >> what' you buy >> cemetery driveway >> nice um we have the uh association for the
window replacement at the senior center. Those are going to be due May 14th. Just waiting on a couple revisions to the scope of work from Herb. Um we put out the requests for qualifications for town council and I sent those out today. Those are going to those are asked due
back to May 21st. The one concern I had I may have shown on the board is that a concern we should be worried about or that uh we're having conversation with one member of the firm. >> Is that the water thing?
>> Yes. >> And that might be a little awkward. Just saying. Yeah. >> Cross that bridge if it >> Okay, that's >> I think there were three bridges, but I'm not sure. Speaking of which bridge,
>> I'm not there yet. Um, other procurement, >> which bridge? >> Other procurement uh stuff that happened. Uh, hike Hampton um the proposal for the uh uh advertising and marketing. Um they
received five proposals back. Um, and there's going to be a meeting of that state order group on May 13th to review those proposals. Uh, that work is going to be funded through the casino, uh, through a casino mitigation grant.
So, it's promising that they got five proposals for that. Um, uh, we signed, uh, the board approved and I I signed the gas and diesel contracts. Um, South Bridge documents. Um, I'm just waiting
um for Mass DOT to send back their signed uh grant extension. I signed the grant extension. I'm just waiting for them to sign the uh sign their half and then we can sign the contract with um Northern Construction Services LLC. The
board had authorized me to sign that once the grant agreement once the grant agreement was signed. Um posted the posted the vacancy for the board of assessors. Just as a reminder, one member of the board of assessors has resigned and the town select board
remaining members of the board of assessors are looking for interested people who want to uh take that position and there's more information about that on the website. It pretty much requires that a letter of interest be submitted uh to myself that's get shared with the
the select board and board of assessors. they can consider in um appointing someone to fill the vacancy until the next election. Um in terms of the uh video surveillance cameras here, we're still waiting on
Valley to get an equipment um for that to happen. >> That's about it for now. >> I have to say I was speaking of bridges. I was taking a run at the landfill over the weekend and I hadn't really noticed how bad the Lapping Brook Bridge was. I
remember on the north side they had a rail that was down that southside part falling up very badly. >> So I don't know. I'm a little more concerned that I know we put the the cones up because they talked about the first and the 10th rail which were not
really traveled on, >> but I'm really worried that there's no functionality to the to the rail pretty much on that south side. So, not to say we want to put it back on back on the front burner because the cost of putting the new bridge in,
>> but I think back on the front burner about is the small bridge. This all gets back to are we really on the hazard mitigation part or we more concerned would the bridge needs fixing
and in its current condition if we kept the same thing it would easily qualify for the small bridge program if we didn't do the double the size thing. >> Yeah. Right. I really think we got to figure out this is one of those things where it's been
talked about in our meetings now for six years what whenever he started the MVP >> five years >> but I mean I think the more concern may not be the hundredyear flood but the fact that the railing is breaking down
and falling apart it's >> really bad it's falling too everywhere >> everywhere and like I say the the steel rails have fallen out of the cement now on that side though there is no real estate. >> Right. >> I think at some point we got to say, are we worried about the 100red-year thing
or the everyday thing? >> Right. Great. >> So, I guess the question to you and Bri, Brian, and Mark, is there a thing with the small bridge program that you can only apply for one every 10 years or you can apply for as
many small bridges as you have? >> Well, I don't think there's a limit. Um, but there's a limit on the frequency. >> Okay. Then I think it's one of those things where if they were assessing them and >> and this is the funny thing. We get these DOT reports on our bridges that
you're looking at the ones we had no issues with and here's the one you're driving by every day and you guys aren't reporting it. Crazy. I think it's something worth figuring out how we get them to notice it and say, "What can we do about it?
And the other thing is, is it one of those things if Mark comes back and says, "Look, for what needs to be done, it's a $50,000 repair, and if it's chapter 90 qualify, we got that much left in the O in the 26 number,
which might be a right because after he gets the loader, we're still going to have 26 money left over. And I'm still not I appreciate what Jake said about the extra 90 money. Let's re label it. It is relabeling. I you know,
okay, now you just lump two together and look at the bigger number. Well, if we add last year, it was the same big number. >> It's good to get those numbers together though, >> right? >> And with that, anybody have anything else? Brian, you need anything?
>> Oh, go ahead. >> Just the only thing I'm worried about is this whole fire department thing. >> Okay. dress code tomorrow night. Make sure that you know they'll let you know. >> Black tie tomorrow. >> Absolutely. You can. >> No, sure. Just black tie. >> Black tie.
>> Motion to adjurnn. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I thank you all. Right. of a quiet.