Good evening and welcome to the May 18, 2026 meeting of the Canon 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. We're meeting in the select board meeting room at the Hamlin Town Hall, 85 Warham Road. We are broadcasting this meeting on Zoom as well as recording it. Is there anyone else recording the meeting? Okay, seeing none, let us proceed. First
thing on the agenda are minutes of April 13th, 21st, and 27th. Again, quite a bit of the meetings were taken up with preparation for town meeting, making sure the warrant articles and appropriations were in
place. We did have one meeting 27th and we were pleased to welcome Senator Olive with a fake check. Did that fake check clear, Brian? They haven't tried. >> He took it back. Remember >> would ask for a uh
>> um bank what what what you spelled your name wrong. >> No. On page three of >> it says advisory committee recommendation expected have they would
will recommend 40,000 salary 90,000 trash 50,000 miscellaneous I think it's 1 1500 >> yeah you'd like 50 wouldn't you >> 1500 >> you'd like 50 though would you >> see that there >> yep so it should be 15 on miscellaneous
and then >> I you know what >> and then >> I I I wouldn't even phrase it that way. You know, I think the recommendation is actually the 15,000 for the basically the tax part.
>> They really don't care about the other three. >> 15,000 should be tax levy, >> right? That's the part they're really recommending is impact. So, >> so the 15,000 got to be changed to tax levy. >> And the 50 has to go to 1500.
>> 50 got to go to 1500. And some of those numbers down are obviously approximate numbers, you know, the salary, etc. Yeah. >> All right. With those changes, do I have a motion to approve the minutes of May, April 13th? So move.
>> Second. All in favor? I. The minutes of the 27th for meeting with Senator Olive. A motion. What are you doing? 27 27 April and we get the contract for the HVAC.
>> Yeah. So moved. >> Second. All >> in favor last month, April 21st in between. Yeah. That was >> pretty much all meeting stuff. >> No meeting stuff. Yeah.
Oh, that's the guest. Yes. Okay. So, we'll approve a second. All in favor? I >> couple things in the meeting though. I do see uh at the bottom of 21st, we did mention that we were reaching out to the high school. Please make sure we send a
letter thanking them for the babysitting at the town meeting. Thank you. Great. So, first on the agenda, the two Sharon, >> we have a discussion about a little free library proposal at Green Meadows.
>> Yes. >> Can you come up row so we can get you on camera? >> Sure. >> So, I'm sharing the S. I'm just sitting this time. Yeah. Whatever you're more comfortable. >> There we go. See, now we got you. Yes.
>> Don't know me. I'm Sharon Moberg. I'm the principal of Green Meadow School. um in Hampton and thank you for the opportunity to speak tonight. I'm here to request the approval for the installation of a little free library at Green Meadow School. The project is especially meaningful to our school
community because it is intended to honor the memory of Beth Richards, a beloved longtime reading teacher and recent retiree who passed away unexpectedly last fall. Beth dedicated many years supporting our students and
fostering a love of reading and literacy within our school community. Establishing a little free library in her memory would provide a lasting tribute to her legacy and the impact she had on generations of students and families. Current and former staff and
students and members have already raised funds to purchase and maintain the little free library so that there would be no financial obligation to the town. We are committed to ensuring that the library remains well cared for and stocked and maintained over time. We
understand that there's a little free library located at Memorial Park and we understand that that brings a lot of value to the community. However, we believe placing one directly at Green Meadow School would serve a unique purpose by encouraging literacy and
reading engagement among our students and our families, providing convenient access to books before and after school hours, creating another positive community resource centered around education, and offering a meaningful and visible tribute to Beth Richards at the
school where she spent so many years um in her reading career. Our suggested location is the grassy area to the right of the Green Meadows school driveway. We feel this area would be easily accessible to students, families, and community members. It would avoid
interference with traffic flow or school operations, allow safety and convenience outside of school hours, and maintain visibility while fitting naturally within our school grounds. Our school our school custodian, Mr. Fidago had
previously reached out regarding potential placement options and I'm here tonight because we want to ensure we follow the proper process and receive the town's formal approval before moving forward. We would appreciate any guidance regarding recommended placement and considerations and any additional
steps required by the town. Thank you again for your time, consideration, and support as we work to honor Beth Richards in a way that reflects her dedication to children, literacy, and Green Meadow School. >> Thank you. I did have the opportunity to
stop and visit and thank you for the directions. I don't know if I would have been able >> for those who don't understand the joke. I live next door to the school. So, um, we did discuss different locations and when Sharon talks about to
the right of the driveway, she means as you're coming down towards a school, that right hand part there and it's behind the donation box, if you will, right there. I think she has a great idea there. I think when we talked about a posting
location as well, if we were to repurpose the posting uh stand that's at the old town hall to there, it would do two birds, one stone right there. People would come to the library and they'd see perhaps the posting for town meetings as well there
or anything we choose. The one question I would have is who's responsible for overseeing the books? Is there a content type of thing that we should be concerned with? >> And secondly, this is property that is probably the I'm the best property that
we do lease to the school district. So I think and Don correct me from our Eric your thoughts. Do we need a bit of an acknowledgement from the district? Hey, they're okay with that use of their leased property just to close the loop. >> I assume there is because you're here,
you know. >> So we would we would maintain the library. We would take responsibility for that piece >> for content etc. Okay. And the other part like can we just get a quick maybe something is this something but you're going to put it up over the summer. I doubt you're going to
have time to get it done much >> for the end of the year. >> What is the end of the year this year? >> Um the 22nd of June >> of the month. >> Yeah. So we've already purchased it. Um the next step was just looking for approval um from the town, securing a
location and then just getting it up and >> filling it with books. And we it's our intention to invite the family do like a little ribbon cutting and >> um kind of acknowledge Beth Richards, you know, at that and have her family present as well.
I see an opportunity here and this is something is this something if we approved it tonight could you get this this done this week >> if Darl could get it up >> no I'm only saying because when you talk you and I talked about foot traffic etc
and we had the Memorial Day happening people park at the school they're going to be at the firehouse or the thing it'd be fantastic and if you needed help or something I'm sure the board can offer you know the highway department. I think it'd be a great opportunity to get that
up before you're going to have so much traffic for our uh ceremony on the Memorial Day. >> Yeah, that would be great if we could. >> Okay, >> great idea. I'm all for it. >> Wonderful. >> I don't think we need regional approval. We >> we don't I only bring that up like okay
technically we you know just like when you use the fields and stuff for sports >> you know it is outside but it's also inside their hours too. I do like the idea as Sharon said putting it over there because I had a concern about if it was next to the school that's great
but depending what size it is maybe it blocks the teachers viewing the kids that get on the buses. So I think it's a great solution by Dar Daryl and Sharon for putting it over there in the corner. >> Yeah. And I think the foot traffic over in that area um makes better sense than
right in front of the school when school is in session. >> Right. and actually has better access to the parking lot. So, they can park there when they're coming at night or something. They don't mind the guy mowing next door and the noise. It's just that guy that guy. So, uh well,
entertain a motion formally approve their >> do they do they so so they do they return the books? >> So, they take a book and then they and drop a book off if they want. Um, but it's really for students, adults to take
books, but sometimes people will have a book that they want to return or gift. Um, and they people will donate to the little feed libraries. >> So, you kind of >> and they could take a book from there and bring it back to the park one. You don't know. I mean, it's
>> so you have to kind of keep an eye on what >> people put in there. >> Just a thought. >> Okay. Motion to approve. >> Second. >> All in favor? All right. So, if you need any help getting it up this week, please let us know. >> All right. I definitely will. Thank you
very much. Appreciate it. >> Incredible. >> Those are easy ones. So, take them lant. I had it right. There we go. >> It's written there. It's easier. >> Yes. Yep. Um, so you remembered that I had
come before the select board a couple years ago. So >> throw it on the camera. So >> Oh, >> hi. I'm >> Hi. I'm Laney Wilder with the executive director with OP Land Trust. Um, and I come before you guys a couple years ago with this project and I'm back again and
hopefully we'll be wrapping up this project in the next couple months because the it's a grant-f funded project. >> If I can recall and I think Don, you were here at that time as well. It was a dual program. There was also another project on the south road part and you
were hoping both things were going to be and the other one kind of went away. >> Yeah, the other one dropped out of the program, but the one on Chapen Road, the um property there, we're working to put what's called the conservation restriction on the property through the forest legacy program grant funding. >> Okay.
>> And that project's moving forward. We are just finishing up on the survey and some boundary line agreements to make sure the boundaries are all set for that property. Um, and the conservation restriction. Um, I can review what that
is quick here if that's easy. So, a conservation restriction is a form of deed restriction. So, it goes with the land. Um, the land can change land owners, >> but this uh restriction goes with with the land with the deed. And it's a type
of restriction on the land that um the town will hold the development rights of the property so that the land will stay in its forested open natural state and the land owners um have applied along with the town for this uh grant funded
program and we're just OPM land trust is a facilitator. So, we're helping to do contracting for different items needed for the grant funding and assisting the town and assisting the land owner to complete this project. >> All right. So, we see the things here.
The McKenzies were the owners. Are they going to remain the owners or are they deeding it to the conservation or to the town then with the conservation commission being the holder of the conservation restriction or what? So
what the way this works is that they are um it's grant the grant funds the value of the conservation restriction. So the McKenzis, this is very unique in a conservation project that the land owners are being compensated for the value of their CR and those funds would
flow from federal money which the grant is from to the state DCR through the town and then the town would cut a check to the land owner and then the town would hold the conservation restriction and the McKenzies would own the land. So the Mcken that's back to my question. So
the Mckenzie are still going to own the land. >> Yes. So, is it going to be accessible to the public? Is it or is this just preserving conservation on or just protecting development on it? >> The conservation restriction does the
ladder prevents any development on it. >> But we're working with the McKenzies that hopefully after we do the conservation restriction, they will then deed the land to Infigum Land Trust and we would love to put public trails so have it open to the public. The
conservation restriction does outline public access as well. So, they're agreeing to having this open for the public and we're hoping that we can >> while they own it or after they I mean, >> well, we're hoping to have these things happen at the same time. The
conservation restriction needs to happen first and then the and so that they can be compensated for it. Excuse me. And then right after that, so it has to be, you know, timestamped and recorded at the registry of deeds first, the conservation restriction, and then
we're hoping that we can simultaneously do the transfer of the land to Opacum Land Trust. So hopefully if everything works out, it will happen at the same time and will be then open to the public. Um, but we have to make sure the CR happens first and we just want to
ensure that happens first. So if need be, the transfer to OPACM can happen a little bit later, but they're very they really would like to see it conserved and and then passed to Opacum Land Trust to steward and care for the land. >> I mean that sounds
like bit of your problem at that point. I mean it's in your interest to make that transfer happen. Y >> right now I see something very similar to what we saw >> lower down on South Road. You know, basically it's a CR on private property at this point. And that's the
involvement right now. >> Yes. Right. >> Correct. >> And you're hoping in the future this private property will transition to more town participatory open space that we can use. You're hoping that transitions and public
recreation. >> Right now, all you need is the agreement for town for a CR on this private property. >> Yes. >> Okay. And hopefully we'd see you back shortly. Hey, great news. Yeah, >> they're giving us the land for whatever. >> Yeah. >> How many acres is it again?
>> About 109 acres. >> And we need both the select board and the conservation commission to sign the conservation restriction. Um, and we're just waiting to finish up the survey >> before the CR is released for signatures. So, I'm still waiting on
that piece to fall in place before I come back to collect signatures or let you guys know because they do need to be signatures need to be notorized. So, if there's a way the town does it during the day and there's somebody in town who can notoriize it or I'm more than happy to come back to a meeting, I think
whatever works for you guys, >> right? We probably will get pretty lucky. The town clerk is a notary. >> Okay. >> And typically she's here till 6:30, 7 o'clock if we had this time. and schedule it at that time. First thing on the agenda, she'll be able to come in and notoriize what you need.
>> Great. >> Um I don't see this as much different than what we talked about a couple years ago. Really, except unfortunately we dropped the other part dropped out >> unfortunately. >> It was going to be a nice contiguous part from Chapen Road to South Road.
>> Yeah, that and we haven't fully given up yet on the other side of South Road. We just think it might have to be a different method for conservation or to be able to eventually because again we would love to conserve it and then make sure it's open to the public for recreation so people can hike and enjoy
>> the the nature out there and be in the woods and things like that. >> Yeah. >> All right. Um I'll ask the other obligatory question because some people are concerned about us >> tying up open space if you will. I mean,
is this land developable or is it so I don't know rocky tilt hills which all hills >> that it would be to be developed and of course it's well off the beaten track too. >> I mean it we did have an appraisal so it
does have some value since the land owners are getting compensated a value from the CR and usually that's but through development. However, it is so steep. It's not like you could build Yeah. Rattlesnake Hill is so steep at the top that it you just really couldn't
>> you couldn't build anything up there. >> 1800 feet of elevation or something like that. >> Yeah. The corner there. >> Yeah. So, it wouldn't make a lot of sense. The anything developable would be closer to the road, but then um I'm not sure how much frontage you need for a
house lot in um but you could only fit so many houses there. And then the back land. It's not like a developer could come in and put a housing track up there. It's very >> steep. >> Yeah. >> Any rattlesnakes? >> I think I'm going to walk the property. So, but who knows? They maybe they're at
the tippy top of the mountain there and just avoiding people. >> Right. So, at this point, this sounds more informative right now because >> Yep. I'm here. You know, if you had any further questions, I'm happy to answer it answer them now. And I just wanted to
come back to review the project again and answer questions so that when it comes time to signatures, I can come back and say, "Hi, remember I was here a couple weeks ago." Um, and yeah, just wanted to give some time here for you. >> Do you have a scheduled meeting with
Concom or >> Yes, this Wednesday I'm Yep. They'll have a little more responsibility than the select board. um the conservation jurisdiction will be under their uh purview and with them they'll be signing a monitoring commitment form. So the
conservation commission will be responsible for annual monitoring to make sure that there's no violations to the CR. For example, a neighbor might come and cut some trees or they might dump tires or something like that. But the town's job would be to inform the
land owner, hey, somebody dumped tires on your land. you need to as a land owner, it's your responsibility to clean that up, but we're informing you this is what we found and this is an issue with the conservation of the land. So, >> I think this goes back to a point you made a year or so ago, maybe 10 years
ago that we're developing quite a portfolio CRS and I think we're fortunate now that we have Joe on board, >> somebody who's with us. I mean, we just keep adding them and adding them and like Landy said, there's a responsibility of the town with a CR. It's not just, oh, I got this and you
put it in a pile. >> Yes. >> There's a bit of oversight needs to be done. >> Yeah. >> How much How much property does the opacum have now? >> Gosh, >> a lot, right? >> About oh boy, I'm going to say a number and it's going to be different in a
month here, but um >> roughly >> roughly 2,000 acres and we work in 13 towns. Um our office is in Brimfield and Hamden. This would be our first project in Hampton. Um, >> is that the part is all is this gonna be part of like that green belt you're trying to do or
>> um it's I think we called this project the emerald forest borderlands. Yeah, >> it didn't have something to do with green. >> Yeah, you got you think about Wizard of Oz. >> Everything goes through what's what's what would you think the time frame would be to actually have like hikable
trails? Like what's your you have like a >> a goal in mind, you know, like three years, a year, you know, 10 years? >> That's a great question. Um, so Opacum would have to what? There's a house lot in the middle of that middle lot. Um, four is it 48? I can't see the number,
but that little >> that's not going in the conservation restriction, but um the McKenzie's would like to deed that to Opacum. Uh, and that's where we'd like to put a parking area. There is an old cabin uh not in great shape there that would have to
come down for, you know, safety reasons. So that might make it like two, three years. Um, >> when you say old, how old? >> Uh, 1940s. >> Okay. Not like 18. >> No, no, no. Not not Well, yeah, not not uh >> I was going to say historic, but I guess
1940s is >> it's good, >> but it's it's it's in not good shape. The So, it's it it could just be a liability and a hazard. Um, and we'd like to do a parking area there because since it's outside of the conservation
restriction, we can, you know, build up a nice parking area and level it, put a kiosk, things like that, picnic tables, um, and then create a trail system into the property there. So, I I >> right around the rattlesnakes. >> Yeah. Around. We're going around,
>> right? >> Yeah. So, I mean, to be honest, it' probably be at least two years because we, as Opaum, as a nonprofit, we have to fund raise. >> Sure. to or find grant funding to help us uh build that parking area and establish trails. But the trails could
be a great volunteer project to work with folks and get them out on the land. It would just be establishing that parking area. Chapen Road is pretty slow, but we want to make sure that there's a safe place. >> No, but at least the road does go through Connecticut and have decent
access to I don't know if it's 190 or whatever the other road is that goes up there. So, >> yeah. Do they are they >> actually I think it meets Rocket Dundy before it's up for >> Are they Are they part of our high cabinet thing? >> Yeah, he's on the committee.
>> Oh yeah. >> Yep. I'm on the committee. >> You saw on the screen. >> Yeah. >> Y >> Okay. >> That's a good little project. >> Oh yeah. I'm really excited about that. >> I'm just excited that you got federal funding that stayed there and came through like you know
>> we had a last year. It got paused for a little bit, but then it it went through and we were able to wrap up these projects. We do need to finish this by the end of July because that's when the grant we we won't be able to renew the grant and that's when our grant funding is up. But we're on track right now to
do that. Um so hopefully I'll be back in June, but I might come back in July being like, "Please please sign us." >> Well, we have a we plan a meeting every week in June. So, okay. If you work out well with Concom, I don't see why you can't coordinate with Brian and come in for a meeting soon. Yeah. >> And we'll make sure the town clerk
perhaps is available. >> Sure. >> Do the >> I should be able to fast track. >> Yeah. I should be able to give you guys notice of when I can come in. But that's I'm great to hear that there's weekly meetings in June so I can >> or we can go to Francesca's as you said and have the meeting.
>> There you go. >> Great. Thanks for the heads up. Yeah, >> for the recap. >> Yeah, definitely. Thank you for letting me come and chat with you guys about this and I look forward to uh all the exciting things we can do out on the on the property and enjoy it. So,
>> thanks. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thanks. Good night. >> Okay, >> so next on the thing is the uh school budget discussion. And I had this thrown on because We've
had some interaction with some citizens. Um we also there was a meeting of the school committee last Tuesday. Was it Tuesday night? I think it was. Yeah. >> There was and watching it and I felt that some of the statements that were
being made during the meeting uh required in-person discussion. So I headed over to Minatron um and was able to speak to the school committee and I spoke as myself and I want if you
watch the video you'll see that but I do think the statements I made were reflective of statements that we at the board had made as well. >> Yes. Um, and I think also there was a interaction with a constituent, you know, concerned about the support
for the school budget. And Don wrote a great response there and I think it echoed a lot of things I said at the school committee as well that number one the town has always supported the school budget the school budget the teaching
the the teachers that part there where we need where we had an issue if you will was the capital part and that was part of your letter I think back to that lady um and some of the things I talked about the meeting why aren't you going back to
your capital stabilization fund that you established for miniature and getting these out of there. That's what a stabilization fund for miniatur was for. So I think uh maybe that gave them pause to maybe rethink. I believe what they
said was and they don't have a meeting this week. It's a subcommittee tomorrow, but I believe they said they're meeting the week of the 27th, probably 28th, something like that. done. Uh they'll be revoting their assessment letter to the
town, both towns, which will take the two capital items out of their assessment. At that point, my opinion is they would have a choice to make. Either tap their fund, and they weren't too clear how much they had, but I thought it was in
the 400 range, >> right? and or come back with a revised assessment in the fall as we had talked about. If they're in a tremendous need right now, tap their fund. That's what it's there
for. You know, projects, things that come up and need to be done. If they want to get the switches done over the summer, you've got cash in the bank for it. So, and I do want to thank you for the letter you wrote to Mrs.
>> Whittier. >> Whittier. Yep. And I think she expressed a concern that wasn't alone >> because I like to think what we saw online, social media, etc. People were concerned about I say I don't think it was misinformation,
but they saw an ambiguity they didn't understand. I want to bring up a couple of things that well I I asked the question at the town meeting after they had saw the teachers contracts >> and they had one and one at this point right >> and they said they did that that it was
ratified but not the pair professional but >> I think we need to know what the contract is >> you know just they have some kind of feel for next year budget that so maybe we can >> maybe that'll be at the next meeting but
>> you wonder if they can't they public because it would influence the other one. >> Yeah, I know. But maybe and the other thing has a rep that probably you could reach out to Mark. >> Yeah, in the gener uh the other thing is the the generator at the green metal
school. >> Yeah, that thing you know. >> Well, there's transfer generator fine. >> Well, I think we should get our own I think we should get our own person in to give us an estimate of that. have a local electrician.
>> Yeah. I mean, they're they're saying it's 130,000 >> to replace the transfer switch. Yeah. Which >> I will say we have some knowledge of the electrical field of my business and that seems a little high. >> Probably will. Maybe. >> Yeah. >> So maybe we could get our own person to
take a look at it just as a >> Yeah, these companies will give you an estimate, right? I mean, >> you know, you want them to say, "Hey, I can fix this for 15." So they go over there and the one time it fails 500.
The other thing I want to ask about >> also our other capital projects there too >> the floors and stuff. What about those other projects? >> And I hate to say it a year or so ago the safety the changing the locks and stuff was huge. Had to be done. And then
crickets, you know, replaced by the fire room, but nobody wanted the fire room, you know. Could we under the open meeting law, is it allowable for us to go to executive
session to discuss our position on the regional agreement, science of negotiation or or is it different? You know, it's not a kind, it's not a, you know, collective bargaining. It's
not a personnel issue. It's not, you know, what worried about a legal challenge or >> I'm just trying to think what's the reason for us not to discuss it in public. >> You can't say it be permission
sign. >> It's like the military permission to speak freely. I don't think you've ever asked for permission for that before, Don. These guys, >> I don't know. I I I just want to make sure we're protected.
>> Yeah. Okay. So, I mean, it's probably not probably We can't I don't I don't think I don't think there's an exemption underneath it. >> I hand I don't think so, but it's something we can >> It's probably not that important anyhow, but I just >> Okay. >> All right. So that's where we are with
the budget discussion. We would hope I think summing up uh the omnibus budget part passed the debt passed. The town had concerns with the capital requests. I will say my understanding is that Wolverham broken into two things. The switches passed easily
>> and many citizens had problems with the plow truck as well. So, and so my understanding is the the school committee will get together and potentially revote the assessment next week making the June deadline, 30th deadline for an assessment that was
passed by both towns. >> Right. And then we >> and then they can keep the Warham approval in the pocket for the fall if they want or negate it by buying it out of their thinking. Their advisory voted against their recommendation was not to fund the
>> part I think. We're okay though, right? >> Yeah. >> I will tell you I was told that uh four out of five members of War Finance Committee are resigning. >> Really?
>> Yeah. >> And I don't I don't doubt it. I mean, I saw a posting that >> planning board assessors the season, right? Well, I saw a posting, I think it might have been Patrick Kieran, talked about the projects coming forward for capital things, most school things, >> and it's it's a little daunting.
>> Well, they got a lot. >> They had a couple of roofs. >> Seemed like roof. All right. Um, water expansion project. So, there was a meeting last week where a couple of D chaps, uh, Dan Hall and Tom Spade, came
and met with Brian and a couple members to the water commission to pretty much review, uh, what the progress was at this point. And I think were the other two people tying Bond, Brian? Um our um
>> there's a lady in that uh the guy was the guy from um >> the testing the company that helps us with the test >> contest >> WJF flag or oh was it >> WJF >> Fabry WJF was from Fabrey's place >> WJF
>> okay and the lady was from >> she didn't catch her name >> okay anyhow so part of the discussion was that with there uh they're moving along. They're at the point where they're going to be
connecting the homes that have signed on to connecting and there are several places that have not agreed to sign on and the question back to D. What's the town's responsibility in
that? And it at this point there was a couple of suggestions that they shared and Brian you can probably talk about that a little bit uh that will involve decision making by both boards if you will. >> Yeah. So the the default is right if we
don't do anything then we'll have six private wells within the testing area that still exist and that DP will require us to continue to test those wells. Um, so, um, that's quarterly
testing. Um, it's around, what do we estimate? It's around $2,000 per per house. >> Mhm. >> So, if my math is right, that's that's around 50 $56,000 a year, but that
doesn't include the testing that we have to do around the landfill still, right? >> A quarterly basis. That's where that would would leave us. Um if we don't take any other action other than connecting the home connect. Um the
other option that they suggested the town could consider was that there be some type of regulation um that the board of health could adopt um that it would depend on how we would write it. But that essentially if if
you're available to connect, you have to connect unless you apply for a waiver. That's that's the other option that Mass Eped the board of health could look into. >> And then but the difference there is that if they applied for the waiver and
said I know you're providing water I'm not going to use it. Do we still have to test that property then? >> Right. And I I think >> I think it was no that at that point because >> yeah I think that's the possibility I think they were going to they were going to look at on a case by case basis um a
property by property basis likely if um if if the my sense was if it's a property that has that's been no detect for how many >> two three years then probably um more agreeable to that but if it's a property
that has had contaminate not contaminate But >> detectable levels, right? >> Yeah. Detectable levels then probably less inclined to do that because the because the threat to public health is >> is a little bit greater there. >> Right. And the thing about the waiver and this is the part that came up at the
end. The waiver is issued by the board. >> So the board could reject the waiver and nope. I'm sorry. You're going to have to connect because we're not going to keep testing this when you have Maybe you have no detection.
You're ending. We're spending money on testing it >> and you're upset about it. Here's a solution, right? So, >> what's the what's the negative of connected? >> We don't know. I mean, I'm surprised some of these location get water. >> I don't know why some of these locations are saying no. Right.
>> You know, I I would somebody wanted to say they come to my house and hook up water. It's not bad, >> right? Can you be an old Well, I don't have to deal with it. You can My well breaks and the town has to pay for it. You know why wouldn't why wouldn't you >> right well can be used well water like it's being trucked in from a chlorine
you know >> it's not like pool water you know >> it's still well water and we have good water you know it's >> right and you keep so I don't know or I guess yeah >> so that's that's potential that's what's
happening there but right now the water commission is focusing on completing the installation which uh with the contractor Bazar doing the home to home connection at this point. >> Do these six houses have the
connection >> stub? Yes, >> stub is in front of their house. >> So, one of them is is a private well, but it's not residential. Um and I think that's the only one that does not have a stub, >> right? >> But all the other ones, uh they put the
curb stop. It's private but not residential. >> Yeah. Right. >> It's uh I forget who >> the old bus garage on scanic you know crossing the cemetery. >> Oh yeah. Okay. And then the other part is if obviously if there were
um if there were no private wells providing drinking water that also or subject to a waiver then essentially they would I think reduce our landfill testing also once a year or once every other year
>> right >> no private wells that they're concerned about. So >> that's another benefit of >> of the of the waiver system >> trying to get Yeah. and trying to get as many connected. Their goal is their goal was to have, you know, no private drinking water wells in the testing area
because of the because >> which makes sense, which makes sense, right? >> Yeah. >> All right. So, that's an update on that. Um, >> no, the cannabis reform bill. >> Yeah. Yeah. Bish form
>> bills. You say no. >> All right. What's the deal? This is Oh, this is >> right. Yeah. >> So, do delivery or say no? >> I'm a no delivery person.
>> Are we voting? >> Yeah, we need to vote now. >> I'm okay with I'm okay with delivery. Are you >> okay? It's the chief said this really out of four, you know, a letter from the chief said it says >> are you one of the persons
>> delivery or no delivery? >> You can't stop it. I guess the other thing is not even for you to sign that too. >> I have a friend who works >> and where she >> Well, this is the type of thing that the
legislature does. I mean, don't don't tell me that you have a choice because you don't have a choice. >> You can vote no delivery. And how do we >> right >> how do you enforce that? Yeah. How do you know who's delivering what? >> The chief, it's non dash or is it? >> Yeah, it's non enforceable according to
the chief. >> All right. And even if you did catch someone, what's the what's the rule? What's the penalty? >> Right. >> As long as it's under the legal limits, there's no penalty. >> So, >> all right.
>> All right. So, we are we submitting a waiver request or just letting it go? >> I think we should submit a waiver request. How's done? >> I'm a no delivery guy. >> No delivery. >> So, you would want a waiver request? >> Yes. >> Right.
>> And you go I'm I'm I'm okay with delivery, but if you guys are two to one, it's the way it is. Go for a wa >> really. >> Yeah. >> I I'm going to go along with the waiver request. Look, if somebody want they can
go to a dispensary pretty much anywhere they want, right? >> Any different, right? Go over to Palmer and like >> you can go to Springfield and go to a dispensary and take with you one over by >> medically or recreational, whatever you want. You can bring back your house >> as long as it's >> Yeah, but I thought there's one by the
old state police place now, too. You know, >> right on back. >> So, if they want some, there's plenty options, right? Yeah. >> All right. So, we'll vote on waiver request. John I. >> Donald I.
>> Iain. Fair enough. Okay. >> Okay. >> So, you'll draft that, Brian? >> Yep. >> Great. >> All right. Good times. >> All right. Liquor permit for the park and wreck. I asked Brian do a little
research and see how other communities deal with one day liquor permits at their town halls, etc. And it came back with kind of a mixed bag. And this was just pretty much today,
right? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Let's see. >> Oh, no. Look at East Bridgewwater. They're the same as us. No. At the town hall. Yes. the COA. Yeah. >> The difference.
>> Yeah. Yeah. And still municipal building, right? >> Yeah. >> It But this is going to set the tone. We talked before like with the scan uh artisans that when they're at the senior center,
they have the wine and beer >> and when they want to move here, are we going to allow that here? And this is going to set the tone going forward basically. Sure. >> But I mean from another angle, um >> how are we going to know how it's going to work out unless we try it once? >> Sure. >> And if we try it once and it backfires,
we know, hey, this is, >> you know, we just keep saying no and you're giving somebody a shot, then kind of like how are we going to know if it's going to work out? And from what I can see from the request, >> um the one particular request for park and wrecks that day with I think it was
the gentleman from Nathan Bills, the owner there. >> Yeah. I mean the the regulation and what he's willing to put out is quite extensive reputation is very good very >> so that's just my two cents
>> all right with the understanding as you said we can do this this doesn't necessarily mean this is the president case it can be a case by case basis absolutely >> and do we get any input from the chief on this. >> Did we?
>> Oh god. >> He usually >> Yes, I am. >> So, and there's a request that they wave the fee >> because it's parks are wreck, right? >> Well, it's not park. I mean, he's
selling beer and paying a security and stuff like that, but but not I mean he's got a full crop of operations. What's the fee? >> Is it 50 or what is it? >> I think I think also he's a resident
too, isn't John res 110? So, um I have to talk about that because this is just a little think about that a little bit. what the fee is. >> Oh, for the liquor license. >> Yeah. Good. >> Oh, I thought you were talking about the Never mind. I was somewhere else.
>> 50 on the application. >> Yeah. >> I mean, it already says weight on it, but I didn't know what we were waving. Are we waving 100, 200, 100? 50. >> Yes. So, just wave the fee. So, it'll be the >> Right.
>> It's a town sponsored event, >> right? We don't know what the fee is. He's doing less. Don't let me He's really good. >> All right. All right. I don't see making a break in our budget here. So, I'll entertain a motion to approve the one-day liquor
permit for Rock into Summer on July 11th from 6 to 10. >> Second. >> Um, sorry. >> With the waving the fee, but she let know how their lighting is. We'll be back there.
Yes. >> Motion. Yes. So moved. >> Second. All in >> favor. Sorry. >> Let the rock and summer begin. >> Karaoke at night. Don, you ready? >> Karaoke.
>> Karaoke. >> Yeah. They're just waiting for the food truck. I heard that. He said, "Yeah, somebody's food truck." >> All right. So, somebody food. >> All right. I got to sign that. Okay. What else we
got? Not too much. So, um, as we know, there's an election going on tonight, so we don't know the outcome of that. Um heated select board race. >> Still time to vote.
>> Yep. So meeting next week is on Tuesday obviously because of the holiday. Um is everybody here for the parade >> 10 o'clock at church? Yes. >> Okay. I did talk to uh Ed because I
asked DJ what their plan was if it rained and really had no plan. Obviously, we can't use the old town hall like we have in the past. So, as said, they could put if it does rain, they could put the trucks outside. We have the ceremony inside the fire. Good. >> Um,
other than that, they also I saw um Heath, he was going to talk to them because they haven't done the identification thing yet and they haven't reset the clergy yet.
So, trying to get that done by Monday. So, not us. I'm saying other than that, um I would ask and just to wrap it up here if things stay the way they are. Um I'm not
available on June 1st. >> June 1st. >> That's a Monday. >> I don't have my calendar. >> There we would you that would be the second week in a row. Would you be willing, >> right? Would you be willing to meet on Tuesday again that night? It's the one I
was talking about. >> I really want to start looking at our financial thing, but end of the end of the fiscal year. >> Something, you know, >> no, it's fine. >> Okay. I got no guarantee. But um
next week's agenda, do you want to put reorg on? >> Right. Okay. Whatever it turns out to be, but we should have it. And I have nothing else on the agenda. Member reports. I have nothing to report, but we'll say
statistic the um so Bim swapped out the router at the senior center. >> Okay. >> He said he detected a bit of a problem on the charter hookup. They didn't first time Becky called and he talked to them
and they do but they're getting nowhere on swapping the motor. >> And I thought that was like an easy thing to do. Yeah, >> I just got her account number and just didn't seem to >> really. >> Yeah. >> Bizarre. Okay. >> I Yeah, I called and I said, "You guys
have the you have the semant like, "Hey, we have that. You just need a new modem." They overnighted to me. I got I called at like 6 p.m. I got it. >> Okay. >> Was in the mail and then I just did a end of it. So, I had a pretty easy process. I didn't know if they were set up a little bit differently, but
>> yeah, maybe because a different area, but >> but I do believe they have a problem. I did see two vans in the uh on Bapt. So maybe there is a problem. >> Maybe there's a problem in that area. >> Yeah. Done. So you have a meeting
tomorrow night or tomorrow night. Tomorrow night. >> Are you looking at another forum? >> Yeah. >> In June. Yeah. Well, yeah. If we can get it done, you know. Okay. because you know Brian wants to have one every week but we told that's probably
too much. >> Wayne, you're here because your board you heard about our cookies >> I had a question. >> Uh it's on North Road. We would like to hear >> based upon our meeting, original meeting
asking for assistance on a paving at old cemetery and then you followed up with the meeting with the highway superintendent. I had the opportunity to sit with him and kind of try to figure out what we could do and what kind of
money he might have available. And based upon trying to do the bike loop road and the entry that we had asked for, he does not have enough funds. But if we could transfer the
funds from our secretarial account to the paving with the combined amount of funds that are available for the countage, we should be able to do it. And I'm here to ask for your support in
transferring those funds. >> I don't know if we're at that point. I mean, obviously we talked before about line transfers work out, but they only go they impact our free cash number in the fall. Anyhow, one thing and I don't know, Brian, you can bring that that
sketch up again of that area what you did before. Yeah, I was thinking about it because I chat with Mark also and originally it was the part in from the entrance past the intersection roughly you said like 130
ft from the road >> and then at the end of that road is where you're doing your new turnaround. >> Yes. >> So you probably get a distance of an extraund and something maybe 200 feet to the turnaround >> probably. And now we're doing the part to the right. Potentially the part to
the right >> at this point. We're going to do that 130 and then the road going to the >> to the right >> to the right. >> Right. So at this point not not the new section road that area there combined.
We don't have funds to do that extension past 130. >> Right. But I'm so we're repaving 75% of it and not the other 25 mill. I don't want seams everywhere. I mean,
should we just look at the whole project as the whole hog and just >> Right. >> And I seem to recall also when Mark was here, he said something about if he paves it, it's a lot less than you paving it because he's supposed to be
working at the state number, >> right? And then the >> and yeah, he has a software program. So he was able to do the footage and what
we're talking about is coming in 130 ft then banging right going around the right where we need our our laser pointer. So when I thought like you were looking at like basically up to like here or something like that and now if we add that like all of a sudden basically
we're not painting this part here and I'm like now we got two different dates on how old the thing is and like we're maintaining that like and that's the straight part that's the is this like we should be overseeing the whole project and then like the conversation with Mark
as well could this be fit into your 26 construction construction schedule because we saved all that chapter 90 money, >> you know, moved something else and do we need a bigger view of the whole thing rather than just taking a little snap
snap snap at it? And the other question was, and this came up in the discussion, the turnaround you're putting in at the the new one, is that paid? No, right at the beginning it's
going to be um the grindings uh for the base. Well, it'll be a hard track base, but then the black top grindings will be the top and it would be good if that second portion that you're talking about was done a little
later so that settles in because we'd like to put a coating on top of that in in the future. You're talking about putting just asphalt across the whole thing, right? That's what you're saying. We're re at this point. >> Are you saying it's not paid currently
that down the way? It's just hard. >> It isn't even installed yet. >> Okay. >> And >> so this is just hard. >> I'd like to see a year or so of this settling in before we put taping on top of >> like we do with new road. We let them winter over if you call. >> Yeah. Well, then maybe if you're going
to do that, we should wait a year on the project >> and let and then pay the whole thing at once at the town number, which would be >> cheaper than you guys going out and getting a bed. Yeah. I mean because I mean now you've got then you would have the whole thing
done and the date on it is 2026 and I don't have to worry about this part dates from 1974 and this part from n you know 1998 and this part like >> it' be a pretty good 74 because in doing this someone said that there's a picture
that exists that when a house was >> uh >> he was with his father >> art >> and his grandfather >> and that's when they put in to the >> black and
>> I just and I'd like we want to work with the the cemetery commission but also don't want to have you guys coming back every year for it. Maybe it's the time to just say look >> it needs the whole refract on the whole thing. You've got the money for the turnaround. You make a great point and that's probably from your planning board
experience. You need to let it winter over a new road and settle like with our subdivision talk. Basically, >> if I may, >> this section here to here would only require like an inch or something covered in really. Yeah.
>> But then we'll put the new hoop in. That'll require a couple inches to begin with. And this section here was what would be accomplished hopefully with the funds that would the combined of what he feels he might have that would go. >> Yeah, I think it needs a big bigger
oversight. So maybe a conversation more with Mark as well because I think I want I think we need to like patch patch patch. Maybe we need a >> comprehensive see what it looks like do the whole project. >> One shot deal. >> One shot. >> Yeah. You only want to you know you're
fixing the roof. You're pay you're going to shingle the whole thing, you'd be done with it, right? >> Come back without this section. >> Seam then you got seam seam seam and there whatever. But you make a good point about let's let that part winter
over. So then when we come back now it's settled. >> Now we make it level. You look at the draining the whole thing because where's the pitch? Well, >> I appreciate the folks's support. You've been very good and I want to thank you for that and
I want to work. >> Okay. We'll put you put you on the agenda for next year. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Okay. >> Ryan, speaking of
>> not you speak project, um I got the sign contracts back from uh Earth for moving solutions today so we can issue a notice to proceed tomorrow. I got the insurance and the bond and
everything that we need so we can issue that notice to proceed for that work tomorrow. Um the other contract the secretary commissioners are working on is the mowing contract. Um I was able to get in touch with BNL Landscaping had the um one and only low bid uh to do the
work and um secretary commissioners are going to have recommendation that be awarded to BNL um but I did get in touch with them today. >> Thank you. >> Um South Road Bridge um we are ready to issue the notice to proceed on that contract. We have all the signed uh
amended grant agreements from the state. Um I have the signed agreement with Northern Construction Service. Um >> do we give the order to the BHP or they does the state hire BHB or we do? >> Uh BHB is being paid u through the uh
>> Okay. Yeah. >> Y so we'll have a notice to proceed with that. Tomorrow we'll have a meeting uh municipal needs meeting with National Grid. There's really any hot button topics to
talk about. I know we have um there's a request uh for the poll at the transfer station. >> There's the everpresent double polls in town. >> I don't know if we have any other topics to discuss with them. I think Bayer and Colony's pretty much buttoned up.
>> It is. I heard from a couple of neighbors that there's a little work to be done, but I don't think they've actually connected it yet. The construction part is done, but I heard from somebody they haven't actually switched over to the new buried line. So, update on that would be good.
>> Yeah. >> Um, we're going to meet and talk about the uh trash and recycling hauling bids tomorrow as well. Town council bids or town council responses to the
request for qualifications are due Thursday at 1 p.m. >> Have you received any? >> I have not yet. >> Hopefully that's the that's not a >> not a precursor. Yeah. Yeah.
>> Um window bids for this senior center window bids are going to be due back the 28th. So, there's a lot of stuff, a lot of projects in the pipeline right now. >> Okay. And I did see that uh the split
units from the old town hall are now here. So, you pulled them all out. They're in the herbs area and it's been on the roof. >> What's going on with the roof? >> So, he showed me a little hole over my above the bathroom there. So, I don't
know. Brian, you had a chance to go up and look at it. No. >> Okay. Yeah. And Brian's our roof guy. >> One of the pictures looked like it was like thrown to a puncture. >> It did look like something else. >> It looked a little bit more like instead of like a stress cracks and wear, it
looked a little more like >> puncture. >> Yeah. >> But if you I mean, you're the roof guy. So, >> yeah. Could have been exploded from then. So, all right. Lauren, anything to know?
Motion to adjurnn. Second. All >> in favor? I. Thank you. >> We're out of here.