motion to open after that. >> Yes. >> I move to open. Oh, no. We're going to do this first. >> Yeah. 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. >> Now we can have a motion to open. Please. >> Motion to open. Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> All right. >> So, we need to shut the door. I guess we're going to
>> Do we have a motion to go into >> We're going to >> executive session. >> We need a motion to go into executive session. >> Yeah. First. Yeah. So I move that the board pursuant to generalize chapter 3A section 21 A6 to consider the purchase exchange lease or
value of interest in real property the public discussion of which may have a detrimental impact on the negotiating position of the board and to pursuant to general laws chapter 38 section 21A2 to conduct contract negotiations with non
union personnel namely the fire chief And the board will reconvene an open session after executive [snorts] session. >> Okay, >> that was the motion. We >> a second. >> We need a roll call. >> Now we need a roll call vote. >> Lisa Greco, yes. >> Kman, yes. >> Bill Deo, yes.
>> Wesley Matthews, yes. >> Okay, so we're going into executive session. Thank you. >> I understand. >> You have a great case. >> I was prepared for that. >> Okay. And on your way out, please shut the door. [laughter]
>> Don't let it stuff here. >> Sure. Yeah. Uh, >> hi. How are you? Nice to see you, Mark. Good. >> Uh, yes. If you go that door to the right. >> Okay. >> Does it matter which camera I point this at? So you just on the X is my
understanding. But like I said, if you want to give me a thumb drive, I will put it up on the board for you. >> I think we can put this low. >> This has got the more detail in it. What do you need?
Yeah. [snorts] salt. >> I can't I can't stand foot. >> They sit right They sit right on the back and hang over so they don't fall in the back of the bed.
I've heard that >> they were in >> Oh They were in my dog cookies. So, I'll just warn you. [laughter] >> They're dog cookie flavor. >> Here we have it, Joy. >> Thank you. >> And I can show you
>> once [snorts] you get it plugged in with today's date >> with today's >> I like the wind. >> Today is 127. Perfect. And I think I would just open um the presentation plan
and sheet while sheet. >> Yes, that's the one with the details on the connection. >> Perfect. Yeah, we just clear a little bit. I think we should >> I think we I think we should let's
>> open >> um we we when we um [laughter] we said we we open after executive session. I don't think we need a motion to do that. >> Do we need to open? >> We're in we're open, right? No, you already opened. You you already opened in your >> right
>> before the executive session. >> Okay. >> Um >> public comment receive all communications from members of the public. Members of the public may address the select board for up to three minutes. The select board [clears throat] shall not engage in discussion on topics raised during
public comment, but may choose to add the topic to a future agenda. This agenda segment will be limited to 15 minutes unless extended at the discretion of the chair. And before I look for public comment,
I'm intend to do something out of sequence to go to old business. So if your public comment was about easements, >> Plum Island Beach, >> right, reserve it. Reserve it for when we get to that agenda item. We'll do it
out of sequence. If you have a public comment for anything but easements, feel free to come to the podium. Okay. So, now we'll skip into old business discussion. Well, I'll read the agenda item.
Discussion and and vote to accept all easements granted for the Plum Island Beach Nourishment Project as authorized by the October 27th, 2009 special town meeting. see property addresses attached and this is what I would like to say
about that. Um Jeff sitting up here probably has the most experience of anyone on the board about what transpired in that time period. Lisa has given us a a tremendous
package of documents five pounds of which we're which are we're we're looking at we have to look at it we have to take it under advisement take it under consideration um we're Lisa is going to gather some
more information and what we discussed at executive session is to have a public meeting on February 10th to invite the people who are concerned to be here
with us with Lisa and to go through what we need to talk about in a mutually respect respectful way. >> Mark, if you have anything to >> I do actually. Thank you, Bill. >> I'll just come up and introduce yourself
and name and address and you >> mind if I take the sign down here? So, not at all. Thank you. So, hello folks and hello to all of you, please. Um, my name is Mark Sarkey. I'm the president of the Plum Island
Foundation and have been since its founding in 2007. I've lived on Plum Island since 1984. And I love living on Plum Island and I love living in Newberry. The specific reason I'm here tonight is
to ask you, as I think you know from my letter that you all received, to postpone a decision number one, which it sounds like you're going to do pending further dialogue. Is that correct, Mr. Chairman? >> Secondly, to ask for three things.
I'm asking for a specific meeting with the stakeholders on Plum Island on Plum Island. Um, as some of you know, I lead that group of stakeholders and 26 people, I think it was, or no lot
more than that, signed no trespass notices last last summer, which were intended to prevent the over fencing on the beach. As you may recall, there was widespread public
sentiment in favor of this and this attempt by the state would actually reverse that. I won't go into all the facts and all the rest of that. We'll take that up at a later point. But the specific reason I'm asking for a meeting
with the Plum Island property owners on the beachfront is their concerns will be different than a general public meeting. They will also have more knowledge of the situation. Many of them were here actually in 20208
and during the dredge. So that's the first thing I'm requesting and I would be happy to organize such a meeting of people. People by the way have been asking me for a meeting to discuss this. That's number one. Number two,
I'm asking for a thorough and I think probably in addition to the work of attorney me, I'm asking for an outside thorough legal review to give the town [clears throat] an outside opinion of the legal situation. As I mentioned in my letter, I'm watching the time. Number
one, these easements would have to be accepted by public town meeting. As it stands, only the two eminent domain easements were accepted in the town meeting, not all the other easements. So
that's the first deficiency. So I believe that means you can't actually accept them unless the town has a meeting to accept them. I'm not sure. Secondly, they weren't filed properly. Thirdly, at the time, some of you may recall, we
lost houses into the ocean that year. And when we went to and the Plum Island Foundation was actually involved in working with the Army Corps, our congressional delegation, etc. At the point that we did that, we were required to sign these easements. Some
of us on the island believed that was a form of extortion. [clears throat] Some of us believe it was unconstitutional and there are some people who are currently investigating that with a set of lawyers. So anyway, again, we'll debate the issues later on.
I'm just trying to bring those to your attention and asking that a thorough legal review with an outside eye give Lisa some additional things to think about. And thirdly, we actually have a Plum Island working group which you folks formed with three of your members,
I believe, and myself and a few other people, Bob Connors. And that group actually, Mr. Chairman, is familiar with the issues over things historically. And so I'd ask that you refer at least to look at the issues to that group and come back to you with a recommendation
or some further information. So that's specifically what I'm asking. As I said, I will organize the meeting to assist you. I thank you for allowing me to speak tonight. I would just let you know I sent out a notice to 105 of our people on the island this afternoon, 12:00
noon. I got almost 10 emails back of support thanking me, thanking me for being here with you. Um, a couple of my colleagues received phone calls. So, we altogether received about 20 messages of support today. So, I just offer that to
you and I'm asking you to work with us please to do this the right way. Thank you very much, >> Mark. Thanks very much for coming up and and uh articulating all that and uh and as you say it's all documented in the letter you sent
>> and um taking it under consideration. >> Oh, we ask you ask questions or >> um because this is the agenda item. Yeah, sure. >> No, specific to to what you raised just because I think um we we discussed having a public meeting. I think we have
to have a public meeting. We can't have a only a meeting on Plum Island. Yes. But when you your vision of a meeting on Plum Island um with the SL, are you envisioning that being a public meeting as well? I mean, it wouldn't be simply only for residents of Plum Island, right? >> We could do it as you wish, Patrick. You
know, I'd be willing to be flexible to you. >> I do know we probably get pretty big participation from the folks on the island, right? >> You know, it's like the difference between the egg and the pig. I mean, an egg and the chicken, you know, the egg goes on, but the chicken gets fried, you
know. So the people on Palm Island feel they're the ones are going to get pride. I do have a a request, Mr. Chairman, and maybe it's not possible, but I think myself and some of the people I would bring would be important to that public meeting. I'm currently scheduled to be
in Pittsburgh that entire week. Is there any flexibility on when that meeting might occur? >> February 10th. Yes, I'm in Pittsburgh from February 8th till February 12th or 11th maybe. >> Can we do it the 3rd,
17th? I know they're typically second and >> I have a question about a venue. I mean, how many people are you thinking of because I don't know if we have a place big enough. Well, I don't know. But let me say that
until I wrote people today. No one on the island knew this was going on. And there your agenda was I know it's posted, but you know, people don't go to the site to see the agenda. That's why I mentioned to you that literally over 20 people contacted us today. I'd
anticipate 20 to 40 to 50 people at such a meeting. Uh people are quite concerned. You know what though, it's going to be kind of a working relationship with the people on Palm Island and now the way the town is
getting looped into this. Mark, >> I agree. >> Penalties. >> I agree >> that, you know, maybe a meeting where everyone's there and everyone can hear what everyone has to say has a real strong merit. >> I understand that, Jeff, and I accept
that. I think there's value in having it holding it here because we can broadcast on TV. >> Whatever your request is, that's fine. But is it possible we can move from the tent so I don't have to fly back that afternoon to fly back the next morning
to Pittsburgh? >> Yeah, we can do it. 17th >> so very kindly. I will put it in my calendar. And by the way, thank you for moving the old business agenda up. I really appreciate that. >> 5:30. >> You like to do it at 5 like to start at
5:30. >> 5:30 here, >> not 7:00, right? >> And so may I tell people on the island that is going to be happening? >> Um I think that Mr. Chair, I think that we have a list of of residents that um [clears throat] have easements that
we're discussing. I think that that Joy Can I could we ask Joy to reach out to those these people individually so they hear it from us and then you can also spread the word too. But I we want to hear them. >> They want to hear them. >> Are those all >> They should be invited by us. >> Are they all up to date? [clears throat]
>> Those might be old names. >> The assessor will have the current. >> Yeah, if you >> Well, it I don't know if you need it, but if you need it, I have current lists and I have stuff like that. >> We'll work with the assessor. >> That's fine. But so we'll plan 5:30 17th. So Alicia, I'm fine though to let
you do it first. I understand why you would want to do that. Could someone trigger me? I will wait for you. Could someone tell me when you're done? >> Four. Done with what? >> Well, I have 105 people waiting to hear from me about what happened tonight. >> Go ahead.
>> Oh, no. You can do that. Yeah. But they're also going to hear from us. They don't have to wait to hear from us. >> I'm just trying to be respectful. >> Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. Anybody else [clears throat] want to >> Thank you all very much. Thank you for a chance to be spoken and heard. >> Thank you, Mark. >> Thank you for being
>> And thank you for your wisdom, I might add, as well. Thank you. Nice to meet you. >> You as well. Thank you. And you, Mr. Chairman, as well. >> All right. Back up to the top to um remarks from the chair I'm going to make
is that um we we're having a we're definitely having a meeting here Saturday the 31st of January at 10:00. It's not here. It's down in the Council on Aging. And that's um um to review the space need study that uh
the council on aging has put together, the ad hoc committee has put together. Um copies of it like I said last time should be available in the council on aging at the library at town hall and it's online at the town portion of the
website and the council on aging portion of the website as as well. So, it's uh it's it's an education to uh how the study was done, what it was all about, and and uh what what they looked at. And >> what time again? Uh >> it's at 10:00. >> 10:00. >> 10:00. And we really want input. I mean,
Damon had open meetings when they put this plan together and or this study together, I should say. He had open meetings and and I'm not sure how much participation he had from the public, but this is a chance for people who want to comment, criticize, embellish,
whatever, to show up face to face and put it in the table and have it all be open for discussion. >> I called it new business. >> Proposed improvements to town owned land
at 34 West Central Street. Thank you for waiting. >> No problem at all. >> A long time. >> No problem at all. Uh good evening, Mr. Chairman, members of the board. My name is Christian Smith. I'm an engineer with Beiel Associates and uh here
representing the applicant now owner of this particular property uh at 34 Central Street. Uh Jerry Welch is with us. Uh he is uh from uh I never say this correctly, Jerry. MHC LLC. Uh they have
now taken ownership of the property at the corner of Central Court and Central Street. Uh so a quick overview of of how we got there. I did provide a memo uh in my submitt, but I'll just briefly go through it. So we were we were going through with the planning board. There
was concern about sight distance particularly to the uh to the southeast uh in leaving the proposed entrance to this uh development uh which is the first project in the town under the MBTA zoning. It's going to result in 44
townhouse condominiums um uh varying uh configuration. We've got some three plexes, fourplexes, and fiveplexes. Uh anyway, the the sight distance issue between our traffic consultant and the municipal traffic
consultant uh caused the board to contemplate, well, how how do we improve this? The they they came up with the idea of having a one-way entrance. Um [clears throat] and then a connector road to central court. Then the thought
process uh went through some more uh refining and then it became a discussion of this very angular existing intersection of Central Court and Central Street. Could that be improved on? And because of the I'm sorry if I'm
blocking you folks out. >> I have it on my phone. >> Um there was plenty of room within the municipal right ofway to do a small vertical horizontal curve in that location. Essentially make the intersection of uh Central Court and
Central Street 90° [clears throat] as as perpendicular as we could get it. And so that is the proposal that we bring forward to you tonight. We did receive planning board approval in November and have been working through other things with the uh Biffield uh water
district uh going through conservation commission specific to the uh storm water and uh wetland crossing that would result from this connector road which would be the exit for the entire property. Um [snorts] and obviously we've had input from uh emergency
response, fire, police, and uh everybody seems on board with it, but this but obviously we can't really propose off-site improvements without your folks input and authorization. So, very quickly, we'll go through um there's
there's a crosswalk here. There will be improvements to um the sidewalk through this location. uh addition of ADA compliant ramps again across the proposed new intersection of Central Court and Central Street, a striped
crosswalk. Um there will be [clears throat] [snorts] crosswalk uh flashing uh they call them RGBs which basically it tells traffic headed in the direction of that intersection that there could be
pedestrians crossing the street. And in addition to that, um, and this is what the, uh, the RRFB looks like. That's on the plan. And then we also provided you with, uh, essentially the, um, the the
speed monitoring signs that the police chief requested proposed. And those just tell you what your speed is, reminds you of what the speed limit is, tells you to slow down. and he said those have actually been very effective at reducing high rates of speed uh through the areas
where they actually have them functional. So we do have those proposed at locations. One here and then one down here where again he suggested and and recommended excuse me yes I'm thinking of the fire chief [laughter] and
recommended those particular locations. So, that's that's the long and short of it. And again, you know, the the sidewalk improvement will continue down with uh a proposed ramp at this location, an ADA ramp at this location, and again, a a painted crosswalk for
pedestrians across the new entrance uh aisle into the into the property. So, with that, I'd be happy to address any questions. Uh if you folks have any comments, um we would be happy to answer them. makes more sense than just having
the only enter in one direction. Uh when I sat on the planning board, there was a a gas station that wanted to go in primarily on the other side of the road, but that the the the
layout of the road itself uh was the determining factor on why it didn't get approved because of um there for safety issues. >> Sure. So this makes a lot more sense
that you know the traffic would be just one way or the other, >> right? One way in, one way out. >> I um you know, looking at you know what you've come up with myself, I think it's
a far better plan than you know the typical >> the single exit entrance. >> The Yeah. the typical street that you would enter in on. So, >> and and it eliminates the concern for sight distance, you know, looking in the uh southeasterly direction on Central
Street when you're pulling out from what is now the proposed entrance lane. >> Just, you [laughter] know, the location is it's like one of the busier uh streets in town and it also is, you know, the in the very close proximity of
uh where the highway is. So, it's it's heavily it's [snorts] one of the more heavily traveled in our metropolis. >> Any other questions? >> I reviewed it. I liked it. I think it's going to be an improvement. >> We have people from the planning group here in the background. Kristen's here
and Peter and and Woody Knight. You obviously felt good about it. You said you gave it the stamp of approval. What or do you have anything you'd like to say about it? Take a second to get there. I apologize. Take your time, Woody.
Thank you, Christian, for your presentation. it was very accurate um to the timeline of what when we came to the solution um and through all the traffic reports and
consulting um having a two-way one way having the two-way initially proposed it was further up up the street towards the corner and what happens is they both
traffic consultants agreed that it was the minimal sight line there and it's a 35 mph zone but a lot of people they found that the traveling their traveling speeds there were 37 38 39 mph and I
don't know if anyone can relate but you come off the highway you've been going 60 and you're in highway mode coming off the highway so people move right along through there it's kind of a blind corner um for the sighteline if you look if you looked at uh traffic reports. You can see the
shaded areas and it it was minimal distance. It was only only passed by a couple feet. So, by having the where the two two-way was proposed, by having it's probably right on that map. I should probably be pointing that. By having the two-way proposed,
you're turning out there and that's where the danger lies in my mind. So having that just one way, you turn in, it's a lot safer for cars going in either direction on Central Street. And then you come out on the central court,
the exit, and you you have to stop at a stop sign. And by that being squared up is an improvement for everyone that lives on Central Court in my opinion because they've been dealing with the angle for since it was built, >> right? And you really have to look hard
left to look at cars coming from the highway. And if you're going to if you're going to the highway, it you really have to look and then it it'll solve a lot of problems there having that squared up. And it will have um
it will also facilitate this develop this development MBTA development because the it'll be safer line of sight looking in both directions and you'll be squared up to central street. So [clears throat] and I'm be happy to answer any other
questions and I don't know if [snorts] Pete has any other points. Okay. First uh Pete Pekos planning board uh thanks for your attention to this matter. You know it took a lot to put the pieces together over months uh with this development. Um ideal lines of
sites are now being proposed which is the key. It's a safety issue. Uh uh police are very happy that they'll have two approaches more more importantly to this area. Uh you know we're very proud that we were the first community in Esk County to have an MBTA community
approval in site and this will fit what we're trying to achieve. We're also going to get some affordable units out of this. So, we've been working with uh the development team uh to help c shape and and cultivate this. So, uh we uh we endorse this unanimously. So, >> great. [snorts]
>> Thanks. Thanks very much. Thanks, Woody. >> Yep. Thank you. >> Thank you, Woody. >> Anyone? Any questions? >> Oh, I think it's an approvement. So, >> huge vote. >> Okay, let's have a motion.
Um, I move to [snorts] um accept the proposed improvements to the town of land at 34 Central Street and allow the this these changes to be to be made.
>> Any discussion? >> Having none, all in favor? >> I. >> Anyone opposed? None. Christian, thank you. >> Thank you very much, Fister Welsh. Thank you for coming. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Good >> luck with your project. >> Thanks so much.
>> Thanks a lot. >> Are you going to have a nice groundbreaking ceremony? >> Contemplating that. >> When the weather gets better, >> when there's ground to be seen again, >> not until we get the chickens out of there. >> Oh boy.
>> Oh boy. Yeah. [laughter] You can combine it and have a barbecue at the same time. >> All right. We have a a review and approve a new 2026 business license. It's a used car dealers's license class 2 Carzan Salai doing business as Cargo
Max incorporated 86 new turnpike. You're here to do this? >> Yes. >> Hello everybody. Hello chairman. My name is Eric Salai. My father is Carzan Salai. He's the owner. I'm the general manager of Cargo Max. Um, we
have been dealing with vehicles for about 11 years now. We've been selling mostly to other dealers. We come across a lot of nice stuff, stuff with uh low miles that we'd like to retail to the public. Um, some of the trucks, vans that we're dealing with have less than
10, less than 12,000 miles on them. So, they're very, very good condition vehicles. We're aiming for dealing with other businesses. So, there'll be commercial vehicles, cargo vans, pickup trucks, small utility trucks. Um, a
small operation. My father will be basically overseeing the day-to-day operations. I'll be the general manager and then I have a I have a younger brother that does sales. So, we uh we've been looking at a couple properties and this one fit the zoning. This one fit
the uh location. A lot of our customers come from New Hampshire and Maine. So, we wanted to be Massachusetts where we we know all the laws and regulations but still have access to our client base that's up up north. [snorts] >> Thank you. Any questions?
>> 86. >> I need a motion. >> Motion to accept. >> Second. Now discussion. Leslie, >> whereabouts does 86 uh sit on the turnpike? just trained it. >> It's on um it's on Route One.
>> It is um part of a a property. It has five or six buildings on it. I'm not so familiar with Newberry yet, but um it is about 10 minutes from here. >> Any other questions? >> I think I know where it is. Okay.
>> All those in favor? >> I. >> Anyone opposed? Hearing none. Congratulations. >> Good luck. >> Thank you very much. >> Best of luck. >> Thank you everybody. >> [clears throat] >> Lisa, thank you very much. >> Thank you, Lisa.
>> We'll see in the end. >> All right. We have a review and approved 2026 business license renewals. The first one is general business John Seammons doing business as sculpture by Beverly Seammens at two Newman Road.
>> Second. Any discussion? Not no one's here to represent. All those in favor? >> I >> I. Anyone opposed? >> Hearing none. It's approved. >> General business. Robin Davies doing business as Parker Ribbon Dental at 3
Kent Way. Robin. >> Motion to approve. >> No. Robinson's here. >> I'm going to recuse myself from this cuz she's my dentist. >> Me too. >> Motion to approve. >> Second. Um, no questions to be asked. Uh, all those in favor?
>> I I >> and two people recused. Parking lot. David Williamson doing businesses Plum Island Enterprises at 3 Northern Boulevard. >> Motion to approve. >> Second. >> Any discussion?
>> Hearing none. All in favor? >> I. Anyone opposed? Hearing none. It's approved. Old business. We did. >> We did the first sub. >> Yeah, the first one. >> So, Mr. Chairman, would you like a
motion to [laughter] execute the employment contract uh between the town of Newbury and the deputy police chief? >> Perfect. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Does anyone have a question?
Hearing none. All those in favor? I. Anyone opposed? >> None. Approved. >> And would you like a motion to execute the employment contract as submitted between the town of Newbury and the fire chief? >> Any questions? Any discussion?
>> All those in favor? >> I. Anyone opposed? Hearing none. That's approved. 25 High Road historical significance inquiry. Motion to approve 25 higher road historical signific significance in
inquiry. Getting a little dry here. It's just an inquiry. Right. >> We have to vote anyway. >> We need a second. >> No discussion. There's not a copy in the package.
>> I didn't see that >> of the historic preservation. >> Not the inquiry. >> Yeah. Be pretty interesting. Chapter 65. Wasn't that you were considering the demolition delay bylaw? >> Yeah. >> And
>> yeah, it essentially is a demolition bylaw. >> I'm the historical commission. So, I'm just here to see what you guys >> Oh, okay. [laughter] >> talking about. >> I mean, for the for the town to do anything with 25. We have a a motion in second, right? Yeah. We're in
discussion. for the time to do anything with with 25 high road, we have to file according to the bylaw a demolition inquiry um to determine if there's anything of
historic nature at 25 High Road. We can't move that building. We can't demolish that building. We can't do renovations to it until that inquiry is completed. I think the bylaw classically
says it takes six months, six or nine months to do that. >> So this is not to say that vote is not to say we're doing this to demolish the building. >> This is to start that process to look to
determine if there is anything of historical nature in that building. >> So that was never done before. >> No, you had talked about it. I I can't remember when >> July 25th, 2023. The same bylaw was
discussed and it's under the procedures 65-4. >> Um but you just tabled it at the end of the discussion. You didn't you didn't move forward with it. >> Do we have any has anything does the town have any any um
the mass historical look look at this? >> I thought it was on one of the registers. So it's like I think it's already like logged somewhere. >> 25 high road >> the old the >> the old building station. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Could I get your name for the
>> Rebecca Fuller from the historical commission? >> I thought someone from Mass from them. >> I remember you you were chair at the time. You >> I remember bringing this and I don't know why we tabled it but I I strongly I felt then and I feel the same way now.
If there's any historical significance to that building, it needs to be preserved, >> right? Well, that's my concern. Like, I'm all for it being kept up and renovated and maybe if you had to do something to it, but like not >> I think the problem lies that we can't do anything like that. >> Well, that's what I'm saying. Like, if
that's the goal, then, you know, we were just we got flagged. We're like, whoa, what's happening? Because we didn't we didn't want it to be like, all right, they're going to, you know, bulldoze it and >> No, we can't do that. >> The bylaw says that, but you guys need to take a look at it. Oh, we we have I'm sure we can both we'll I'll bring this
up with just that's why I'm here to kind of figure out we definitely have it on one of the registers. So like >> so >> it's part of the historic district, >> right? >> So >> yeah. So that would be great. So Mr. I think I believe the town has an an old
Tracy will go look it up and send it over to the historic commission so you can see that document. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Who's the who's the chair of the commission right now? >> Channing. chanting us. >> Okay. >> So, I think that you know we have a historical
um historic pres preservation bylaw for a reason. >> I think it's imperative that we use it. >> So, so the vote is going to be to process that request. >> Yeah. There's a lot of history behind the building, >> right? even prior to
the location where it's at right now. I think it was I don't know if it was built on was that built on site, Jeff, or was it moved from a different location? Do >> you guys know >> that? I'm not sure, but I I'm not as well briefed on this building as the
others. Um, >> there was a fire there and it burned, >> right? I know it was that I don't know though if it was moved for another location and put there, but I know it was built after the after the fire. Um, okay. So, that's all. Just want to pay attention.
>> We'll be kicking it to you guys. Well, after we vote. >> Yeah. Okay. >> So, any any more questions? Any more discussion? All those in favor of kicking this process off. >> I >> I >> I. >> Anyone opposed?
>> Joy. >> I for me, too. I know you didn't hear. >> I did not. [laughter] >> Hearing none. That's approved. So >> So it was unanimous. Yeah. >> Yes. >> Thanks very much for coming to South. >> Thank you.
>> It will be interesting to see the information that the commission comes up with as far as its historical value. Um, oh, we definitely think it's >> because it has been a sore spot of discussion over
dec over decades or at least a decade that >> Well, it' be nice if it could be utilized for something and not just be sitting there is another another aspect like we don't want houses to just >> So, we have all kinds of documents that relate to that air quality. It we'll get
you everything and you guys can look through it all. That would be great. >> Thank you. >> Thanks very much. >> Thank you for your representation tonight. >> Yep. No problem. >> Okay. Meeting updates. >> Patrick, anything? >> Uh, no. Not since it's the last one.
>> DCC coming up. >> DCC on Thursday of this week. >> Yeah. >> Uh, I I didn't get the not I I don't recall seeing it in my uh email, but DCC is >> It's actually here. I think >> it is. >> Yeah. It was verified today. [clears throat] The email >> 6:30. 6:30.
>> Okay. >> Alicia, any meeting updates? >> Not for me. >> Leslie, >> no. >> Jeffrey, >> the only I'm going to backtrack just a little bit. Um, and you've already spoken of it, but I think it it's worth
repeating to [snorts] get the word out there and encourage people to attend uh Saturday's um meeting with the COA. So, >> bless you. >> Bless you. >> If people can get out there and we understand what they're looking at and
and they understand what uh information has already been gathered for them. >> Yep. I've been pushing. >> Good. Thank you. Um myself, um I went to the MMA Connect 351 event in Boston and spent uh
the better part [snorts] of Friday and and half of Saturday there. Um, if anyone is interested on the board of joining MMA in terms of one of the committees, you can volunteer to do that. There's four different committees that they have, planning committees. And
if you are interested, just uh let me let me know or you can just make your MMA contacts. >> Yeah, I was on the policy committee. It was on the fiscal policy committee, then it was on the personnel committee, but I'm coming off both of them. So I did have an occasion when we had
the selectwood meeting part of it u to present the chart that Alicia always waves around about Triton expensive Triton. What we get for chapter 70 money? >> Nothing. >> Nothing. And
I modified it a little bit. Well, I didn't modify it. I kind of added to it. So the green the green line is like chapter 70 contribution at the bottom
and the yellow the blue rising is what the taxpayers have been funding making up the difference. So this the chapter 70 is for people that don't understand that that's the state that's the what the state pays 2002 it was up here 2025
it's down here so it's less money >> so the state's been paying less money and we've been paying more money on the town >> the formula is broken and we have promises that it's being looked at it'll be changed >> uh there let's see the governor was
there lieutenant governor was there they proud proudly announced that there'll be in their budget more money for chapter 90 for road repair type activity u bridges um and chapter 70 but you know having more money being available in the budget is one thing but the way it's
allocated >> that's >> doesn't get it to us that's the source spot >> it gives uh mostly gateway communities even more money than they are yet >> and we're not alone in that >> no >> situation not at all >> not at all um
>> it's getting to be a fuller boat too Yeah. Okay. Next is >> t-shirts. [laughter] [clears throat] >> Review and approve meeting minutes. >> I [snorts] move that we approve our
meeting minutes of January 13, 2026. >> Second. >> All those in any discussion about the minutes hearing none. All those in favor? >> I I motions for warrants. >> Motion sign warrants. Second.
>> All those in favor? >> I >> I >> I >> And a motion to adjourn. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> All right. Thanks very much. >> We have fans.