I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> How about a motion to open the meeting? >> Motion to open.
>> Second. >> Anybody in favor? I >> anyone opposed? >> Okay. >> Public comment >> to 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 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 chairperson. Who
would like to make public comment? Dana. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh Dana Packer, 227 Middle Road. Uh, I've been I know that we've been working on a veterans committee now for quite some time and I
I sent you folks a letter uh on Thursday and I'm going to resend my request to form that committee and I just want to read the letter to the public so everybody knows what's going on and it uh I'm cancing my request to have the
town of New create a New Veterans Committee. I'm not sure where there's been a reluctance to do this. It appears that the board truly does not have a desire to do so in support of the Newbury veterans. I'm going to continue to move forward with establishing a nonprofit in support of new veterans.
Our mission statement has not changed. Everything that we have set out to accomplish, we will continue to do. The new veterans, Frank Berolino and I uphold the highest standards of integrity, honesty, ethics, and respect for others. These values will remain
central to our conduct as we progress. I want to thank you for your time in this matter. Sincerely, uh, Dana Packer and Frank Ferina. And I I I think one of my reasons for the decision is I think I can probably
move forward faster going in the other direction and just doing it on, you know, without being underneath the town's umbrella. So that's that's why I've made the decision. >> Thank you, Dana. >> Yeah, thanks. Thank you, Dana. Um, so I
think we'll put that Dana's letter under correspondence and for the next next select board meeting, which is going to be what? >> 24th. >> All right. Thank you. >> Thanks, Dana. >> Thanks, Dana.
>> Anyone else? Brett, haven't seen you for a bit. >> It's been a while. >> Nice to see you. Good to see you guys as well. Uh my name is Brett Elger. I live at 71 Pearson Drive in Biffield. Um my comments will be brief. Um I recognize
that the select board has not formally received a Triton budget for next year. Um and it's not on your agenda. Um but I'm raising concerns both on process and priorities in hopes that you'll be able to step forward in whatever way you can to address a couple of issues. Um it was
actually I was looking back it was two years ago almost to the day I stood in front of you um and the school committee um as you know important programs and services were being cut. Um the two that came to mind from two years ago were the loss of our STEM services midschool year
and then the complete um you know reduction of that um during the budgeting process, mental health support services. There's a there's a long list unfortunately. Um, last year though, as you guys all know, I was um helping um pass an override that helped NES hire
new teachers and other support staff, which was just less than 6 months ago. Um, but as I look at the current draft budget developed by the school committee, um, the previous cuts aren't even remotely um, close to being included, and it would seem that some of
the people that we just hired are potentially set to be let go. Um, that seems really backwards to me. It doesn't pass the red face test. Um, and the draft budget appears to impact Raleigh the most. I've heard that their select
board um has even, you know, uh, alluded to the idea that they would pass an override this year for the budget or in two years for the school, but not both. And so, I hope that's untrue. Um, surely I believe that we can walk and chew gum.
As I stated at our town meeting last year, um the public school buildings and the employees and students that go there 5 days a week are our most important assets. Our public education system should be at the top of every priority list in all three towns. So what am I
asking? Um I'm asking and I don't know about process year that the select board encourages, requires, cajol influence um the school committee to develop a budget um that includes their full list of needs that starts from a ceiling and
works down rather than starting at a floor and trying to grasp at what little resources um towns are willing to provide. Um Newberry clearly identified and funded priorities last year. So I can't support the idea that just six months later those needs have changed
that drastically. Um and so if another override is needed in Rowley or Newberry or Salsbury or all three so be it. um the select board. My second request or my suggestion would be that you know you guys as a as a you know as an elective
body as a senior uh executive body that you lead in this space and that you identify discuss and address any attempt to sort of pit a school building uh against kids. I just think that is um fundamentally wrong. So I'll be attending the school committee tomorrow
sharing a very similar message. I appreciate your hard work and leadership in moving Triton forward. Thank you. >> Thank you, Brett. May I just make a suggestion to you also? >> Sure. >> U both Patrick and I sit on the dcc and
it's a motivated discussion group that goes over the matters that are most important to what the school can do in theirformational um the information that they provide as far as what the state's involvement is.
Um, it's open. You can come and sit in. It will be uh Thursday evening in Raleigh. >> No, it's in it's in Triton. It was changed. >> Right. It's in Triton. It's at Triton. >> Um, but you're more than welcome to
attend and um observe the um discussion and um people are welcome to ask questions. >> I appreciate that. We can't really dep on this stuff, but but um you know, you an excellent presentation, excellent
concerns, ballot concerns. I think if I'm not mistaken, Tracy, you got preliminary information Thursday. >> Thursday, >> about what the proposed cuts might be. Um so we'll we'll >> we'll do our job. >> Yeah, we're watching. I appreciate it.
Thank you all. >> Okay. Thank you for coming. Yeah, absolutely. Standing up there. >> Thank you, Brett. Well, I would make mention though and I'm very pro schools. 50 years ago I was an elementary school teacher. My
masters is in um education. Probably overrides every year unsustainable for any town. Our problem is in this town is that
we're not getting what are we zero on new growth? >> 70,000. >> So planning board, we're going to have to start to build some houses or we're going to have to really go after some commercial development because we don't
have the tax rate sustainable. we so we have a low t that tax rate would get high very quickly. So, you know, it's time probably to to look ahead where we have such a very small I think my son said it to me not too long
ago. We're the only one going down Route One without commercial development >> and we always say, "Oh, we can't we don't have any water." You know what? It's probably times with the way they build new toilets and everything else. Doesn't take much water to have a used car at the district. We've gota probably
we got to look into this. So I think it's something that I'd like to address going forward in the spring. Maybe someone else join me. >> Sure. >> It's time >> and we can have some agenda activity on this. Chef when some of the >> our industrial corridor
>> when some of the real high-end building was going on which still does but >> I mean the pero built some beautiful houses and people would say well they're too you know what they were great for the tax base so >> and I'm just Mr. Chair, just entertain
me for one moment. Sure. >> The Commonwealth of Massachusetts truly tr and I believe this with every inch of my bones has stepped away from its obligation to public education and it's pushing it back on small communities like ours where we have a $25 million
operating budget. Three communities, small communities have to fund a $52 million a year school. The school needs it and the town needs it. The Commonwealth has it. they choose not to spend it on us and it drives me
crazy. So >> Alicia is very passionate about that. It's an excellent point. I mean what what chapter 70 funds have come to the town uh looks like a flatline patient. Okay. >> And in fact I think there's a meeting scheduled on March 5th now
>> with the with the with Bruce Tar and and everyone. But that's not going to do anything to help us this year. This year. Right. >> Okay. It's not going to do anything this year. Um, but the also I did receive another letter that the select board signed. Um, they was over a thousand. They were looking for a,000 signatures,
small communities like ours that need help from the state and they're looking to double it now to 2,000. They wanted us to look at I don't know if you saw it. I I don't know. Look at other boards and committees in our small towns and see if they would sign on to this
letter. I'm going to personally forward it to the finance committee, the school committee. I think school committee by sign but other boards and committees and ask them to sign because there's power in numbers. >> Well, why does it have to be just committees? I mean, I would think like people like Brett would be glad to sign
something like that. >> You a lot of signatures. >> You know what I'm saying? >> I'll forward it to you, Brett. >> You know, >> you may have already signed it, but >> Ander, what do you think the changes are of each? >> Not this year. It's not going to help us this year >> in the future. We've heard it for so long and watch about changing the
formula of how the money gets distributed and we're we're we're a rich community allegedly a rich community so we can afford to pay >> the component. It just doesn't look at prop 2 and a half. >> So we've got we've got I mean I know this is going to come up later in the agenda talk about the DCC and we can
give a readout of how the last meeting went. But I do think we have we have tonight, we have tomorrow and then we have a DCC on Thursday because tomorrow is the school committee actually taking a vote. So, um, yeah. Nothing nothing we can do tonight except to try and make a
difference in what happens tomorrow if I can. >> Yeah. >> Budget season is always fun. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. So, so Brett can get a lot of signatures. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Anyone else? There's some concerns.
Okay. I'm not going to have any remarks from the chair tonight other Right. No remarks. grants, gifts, and donations. Um, the acceptance of the municipal vulnerability preparedness program grant of $100,000. This was u some work that
Mason Farer did an excellent job on. So, we need a motion. >> Motion to accept. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I >> I made anyone opposed. >> Well done. >> Anyone opposed? Anyone say anything?
Thank you. Acceptance on behalf of the Newbury Council on Aging, $6,000 from the Friends of the Newbury Council on Aging. >> Motion to accept. >> Second. >> Any discussion? All those in favor? >> I.
>> Anyone opposed? Abstaining? None. New business. Uh, public property use request by Ukan Sports LLC via Zoom. Is that going to be Rich Morell? >> Yeah. >> Okay. annual road race on Sunday, June
28th, 2026, and Sunday, July 19th, 2026, and Sunday, September 27th, 2026, 2026. Each event occurring between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Races begin and end in Newport, but will travel down Scotland Road onto Highfield Road and
turn around on Livingston Lane in Newbury. Motion to accept the public property use request from Yukon Sports. >> Any discussion? >> Mr. Moral, are you going to use any
paint on our roads or talk? >> No, we don't put anything on the the roads. We do put up signs, arrows to direct the runners along the route, but nothing on the roads. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Anyone else? >> How many participants do you expect?
Um in the we do a 5K and a half marathon on each of those dates. The 5K will be about 250 and the half marathon will be about 500. >> Great. Thank you. >> Any other discussion points? Hearing
none. All in favor? >> I. >> Anyone? Anyone opposed? >> Staining hearing none. >> Congratulations. Thank you for doing this. >> Good luck with your event. >> Thank you so much. really appreciate it. >> Next is a public property use request
for ride to Andalez, New England annual race on Saturday, June 6, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The race will travel on Scotland Road into Newport. Then returning to Newbury on High Road to Hanover Street, Green Street, Hay Street, Newman Road to High Road and
into Rowley. >> So could I have a motion? Motion >> to accept second. Any discussion? >> Is this >> Is this Emily? >> Yeah. Come on up. >> This is not Emily. >> Not Emily.
>> I was hiding in the back. >> Thank you for being here. >> No, thank you all for having me. Um, I'm Ethan Packer. Um, this is my second year putting this event on. I believe this is our 30th year this year, so we're very excited for that. Um, we're really not
expecting any changes this year from what we've done in the past. Um, we won't be using any paint. Um, we're just doing signage as well. Um, we're expecting about 500 people again this year. Um, and really just looking for a great time on June 6th. Um, very, you
know, little impact. We'll have 10 support vans going around as well. Um, and we'll have police support as well. Ethan, thanks for explaining all that stuff. Any questions? Any Do we have a motion? >> Quick, quick question. Oh, do you want a motion?
>> Do we have a motion? >> Yeah, we have a motion. We have a motion. Okay, go ahead. >> Question first. How far in advance do you uh post your signs to let the people that are will be impacted on the roof um during those particular times?
>> So, we do um on a normal year-to-year basis, one to two days in advance. Um, our signage is m like mostly directional signage for our riders. Um, just to make sure that they're not taking any wrong turns there. >> Um, we did start putting out some
advisory signage last year. Um, and we put that out, I believe I put that out 4 days in advance >> to let people know. >> Thank you. >> Any other discussion points? Hearing none. All those in favor?
>> I I Anyone opposed or abstaining? None. Thank you very much for doing this. It's a very worthy cause. >> Good luck. Good luck with your event. >> Um, >> Jeff, you might want to recuse yourself.
>> June 6th. >> Don't we have another public property? >> Oh, we do. Sorry, Jeff. >> The word Emily and you did what I did. >> Yeah. All right. All right. Thank you. Public property use request from Emily Misho via Zoom. Here's Emily, events
manager for ALS Therapy Development Institute for the Tri-State Trek on Saturday, June 27th, 2026 from 11:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. The races will enter from West Newbury via South Street onto Main Street and continuing into Georgetown.
>> I move to accept the pro public property use request. >> Any discussion points, questions? I'm >> going to ask the same question, Emily. How many participants and how how far in advance do you put um notify people on
route? >> Of course, we have about um 250 cyclists, but they come in about 5 to 10 at a time. Um it's pretty spread out. We only put up temporary arrows. We put it about a week and a half in advance, and then we'll have a cleanup crew that comes through right after to take down
all the arrows and zip ties as well. Um no paint or chalk on the streets. Um, and it's just the the one street that we're coming through. >> Perfect. >> Thank you. >> Any other questions? Hearing none. All those in favor?
>> Anyone opposed or abstaining? >> None. Now we can get to the zoning board. >> Good luck with your event, Emily. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you so much. >> Should I stay on through the town approval later in the meeting? >> You are all set, Emily. >> You don't have to. I mean, if you want
to, you can. I just didn't know if I had to do it again the first time. Thank you so much. You're >> welcome. Byebye. Byebye. >> Okay. Next is a zoning board of appeals associate member appointment. Joshua Walker three-year term.
>> Would you like me to come up and say a few words or >> Well, does it work? >> First, let's um have a motion, a second, and then we'll have a discussion. >> I move to appoint to the zoning board of appeals. >> Second. >> All right. discussion. Josh, >> sorry, >> come up. Introduce yourself.
>> Procedure, but >> name and address. >> To bear with me because I um my glasses unless one anyway we readers, but um board um just a couple words um of why I'd like to do this. Um I was born and raised in Newbury. I've lived here um
most of my entire life. Care deeply about protecting what makes New special. It's character, heritage, and the land and water that define the town. Professionally, I've spent over 20 years building and leading brands. I'm a co-founder of Burn Helmets and 1620 Workware and I understand what it takes to operate and grow a business locally
in a responsible way. Um, I also know what the drivers of interest are for small companies are emerging, you know, to find locations for their businesses. Earlier in my career, I worked as a policy analyst in the Massachusetts House of Representatives on environmental legislation and municipal impacts. That experience shaped how I
think about cost of taxpayers and long-term consequences versus the very real need for growth in most communities. I want to serve because I care a lot about the town. I love it here and I'm here to stay and hopefully you guys approve. >> Thanks, Josh. Any qu any questions?
>> I don't have a question. I just have a statement. >> Yes. >> Thank you for coming and being in front of us. Um when somebody is um nominated for an appointment, I always find I like
to have a face to put with the name. >> Absolutely. So, I'm glad that you came here tonight. >> I I appreciate learning a lot. You I know you guys do a lot of work and it's important work. A lot goes on in a small town just because I've been privy to it for a number of years, third party. So, >> thank you, Josh. This is an very
important board. I think the ZBA is one of the most important boards that we have in the town. So, >> and you followed up nicely on your father's talk about expansion of business here and bringing business here, which is nice. So, we have high expectations. Okay. All right.
Any more discussion? >> All those in favor? >> I. Anyone opposed or abstaining? Hearing none. Josh, congratulations. >> Welcome aboard. >> I appreciate it. Happy to see you there. Appreciate it. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you.
>> Thanks for doing this, Josh. Appreciate it. Yeah. >> Well done, Josh. Thanks. Good seeing you as well. Thank you very much. Um, I'll follow up about meetings and stuff. You guys don't need me any longer here tonight, correct? >> No. >> No. >> Unless you want to stay. >> I'm going to be a little off.
Okay, >> that friend >> we have the business license renewals. >> What's the cut off on that? >> What cut off >> for business license renewals? >> There is no cut off. >> There is no cut off. Okay.
>> Okay. and review and approve 2026 business license renewals. Retail food/common/crafts/gifts Jr. Colby and Elizabeth Knight Common Pastures LLC doing business as Colby Farm at 50 Scotland Road. >> Move to approve.
>> Second. >> Discussion. >> No discussion. All those in favor? I. >> Anyone opposed? Staining none passed. Next is salon/spa Haley Liry doing business as Wicked Wax
and Skin LLC at 65 Newport Turnpike. >> Motion second. >> Any discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor? >> I. >> Anyone opposed or abstaining? Hearing none. It's passed.
Next is the zoning uh proposed zoning bylaw amendments, amendments to table of use, regulations, addition of article 11, clean energy facilities, and addition of inclusionary zoning bylaw.
By law, not bylaw. By law. >> Oops. >> Um, article two, use districts. Article three, regulation of use districts. Article four, regulation of overlay districts. Article five, special
permits. Article six, dimensional regulations. Article seven, parking. Article 8, signs. Article 9, site plan review. Article 10, general regulations. Addition of new article 11, clean energy
facilities. Article 12, formally 11, administration. Attachment four, table of use regulations, addition of inclusionary zoning bylaw. So, what I'd like to do is to have a motion for this in a second and then we
can have discussion and Woody and Kristen can then do their do their thing. >> Yeah, Mr. Chair, I move that the vote vote to uh refer the these amendments back to the planning board for a public hearing. >> Second. >> Okay. Discussion. Woody, what would you
like to say? >> Hello, everyone. Um, >> everyone's been working hard at this. It's the second year of the recodification that Martha's been working on. So, I just have a quick little spiel explaining what's been going on for you guys so you have a
better understanding. Pro. Uh the proposed zoning amendments include revisions to certain bylaws needed to comply with state and uh legal requirements as well as revisions recommended as phase two of the zoning reclification project that uh special projects planner
Martha Taylor has been working with town council planning board members, zoning board members, the building commissioner, the planning department and other staff town staff over the past eight months. This recclarification project has been identified as a priority goal in planning department's
annual work plan in budget detail for several years. In addition to staff workg groupoup meetings, the planning board discussed needed revisions and possible updates to the Newbury zoning bylaw at five of their regularly scheduled meetings held in July, October
of last year and then January two in January and one on February 4th. All these meetings are available for viewing on the town's YouTube channel. Um on February 4th by unass vote, the the plan board requested that that the select
board consider the process uh the proposed zoning bylaw amendments for public hearing process leading to the annual town meeting. Um, tonight we are here to request that you take a vote to submit the proposed zoning amendments back to the planning
board for public hearing as required by master law 485. Um, if anyone has any questions on anything in particular, um, Kristen's available. Kristen's over here. She's been working hard as well with Martha. And if not, if there aren't any
questions, then the time time for deep dive questions would be when we have our public hearing. >> Yeah, >> that's Thank you. That's what I was about to say. Krista, did you want to add anything before I my speech? >> Um, sure. Yeah. I I mean, >> let me do the speech. Okay.
>> Yeah, go ahead. >> I mean, tonight is not the night to delve into the details of all of this package. The package was provided for us to look at, to understand, if we want to delve into it as deeply as we want to. I think what you should do is look at it.
If you're interested in anything particular, go to the public hearing. That's the time to get into the weeds to ask those questions about any concern you have or any concern any of your constituents have. Okay, >> Kristen.
>> Okay. Um, thank you, >> Woody. Thanks very much. >> Yep. I'll be brief. Um, so thank you, Bill. Thank you, Woody. Um, the plan board really has been working very hard on this. It's, um, uh,
a lot of weeds. You have a lot of paper on your pile. Um, so I wanted to just give a sort of brief overview. There are four kind of buckets that we're going to be looking at for this year's town meeting. Um,
I should say I'm Kristen Grubs, planning director, also resident at 28 Elm Street. So, >> thank you. >> I'm glad to be here tonight. Um, so as Woody explained,
number one, which will be the first Warren article that the town considers at town meeting, is a big bucket. It contin it it covers all of those uh different sections of the zoning bylaw that Bill read and that are shown on the
agenda. Um so those amendments are the result of a highle overview of the entire zoning bylaw and they're focused on internal inconsistencies places where things reference something else but it's
not consistent because there's been a change. So, um that level of overview um organizational changes, moving sections of the bylaw around, um to be more cohesive and easier for people to read,
easier for people to understand. Um and then this sort of third category is making sure with town council support that we are compliant with state statute, with regulations, with case law. Um, and then I guess the last one
is just language that's confusing or unclear trying to clarify things that the planning board has faced. So that's a big bucket. The entire um any change will be bold itallic in the in the script of the bylaw and that
will all be available. I do want to make note tonight that it's still being given a final review by town council. So, what you what you received in your packet last week, there will be some updates and modifications to those changes. Um,
all of that will be available for the public in advance of the um public hearing. >> Um, the second uh warrant article that will be on town meeting, assuming this all moves forward after the public
hearing, is related to the table of use regulations. So that's attachment four of the zoning bylaw that says how different uses throughout the town are permitted and by what body. Um the third is as I mentioned before
largely re a reorganization. There's been a a solar bylaw on the town's bylaw for many years. There's been a wind energy bylaw. the state is asking towns to add a battery storage um bylaw. So,
what we've done is gather those all up together and put them under a new header of clean energy facilities amendments. So, that's that'll be the third um uh request for town meeting to review. And then the fourth and final for this
year's town meeting will be um an amendment related to uh continuing the work on our housing production plan and affordable housing in particular. Um we're proposing what's called an inclusionary zoning bylaw which is essentially trying to incentivize
developers to build more affordable housing units in town. Um, and that has also been something that's been a priority in the master plan for many years. Um, and you know, is consistent with some of the other housing work
we've done, multif family housing and accessory dwelling units, and now we're looking at um, incentivizing affordable housing. So, those are the four categories. again. Um what happens next is Martha
and I are finalizing the um review with town council this week. Um there will be a planning board meeting on Thursday morning to set the date of the public hearing. We anticipate that to be March
4th. So the first Wednesday in March. Um regular planning board meeting time. I believe that'll be on Zoom. So everyone can attend and participate um as as they're available. Um the legal notice
for that will be in the newspaper next week and the following week and all the materials will be available at the town clerk or in the planning office as well as on the website as of Tuesday next week. >> All the bases are covered. >> Yeah.
>> So share work here. a lot of work was done by by your groups, collective groups and with Martha's help etc. >> So it's a >> it's a it's a significant package comprehensive package.
So having heard Woody and Kristen um does anyone have any question about the process of putting this out to the back to the planning board for the public hearing? I I have like an like a little bit of an
inquiry on um the release of the information to the public for most beneficial way for them to understand it in more like in small doses versus an overall package.
So that you know they can read reread digest and then move on to the next chapter. Let's just say >> cuz I think coming anybody coming in it it it's it's pretty overwhelming to
>> what does what does that mean Leslie? several several meetings to not several chunks or releasing it onto the website forformational purposes >> um to so that people can take advantage
of educating themselves prior to you know a big public meeting to to prepare their questions. >> Yeah, my note said I mean the note I took said that that's exactly what they're going to do. Someone doesn't have to it'll be available on the website. You said small doses. I'm I'm
not sure. I mean, someone can only select category one or four if they want and focus on that and and then do the rest, but the whole package will be on the website. >> Yeah, I think if you don't put the whole package on, it would be confusing to
residents. >> Yeah, I I appreciate that question because it is overwhelming. >> Yeah. Um we do you know by the statute have to include the entire package. Again new language is bold itallic and
strikeout language is a double strike through. So that will all be there but it's it's a huge um lift to understand every section. So we will be um you know the organization at the moment is
structured in those four categories that I just went through and we will also be preparing like PowerPoint slides and a one-pager about the inclusionary zoning uh one pager about the clean energy. So
we will be sort of aggregating the content of the changes and trying to summarize it in more userfriendly language >> for the public it you hate to lose the audience. >> Are you talking about for the public hearing?
>> For the public hearing we will prepare those materials. Yeah, >> that's great. >> Y Leslie, you're right. It is a it's a could be an overwhelming package but I think the approach with the slides that for someone who's not interested in looking to see how the eye is dotted the
aggregate package of slides might be very helpful in terms of the the the um the intent the intent of what it's all about and and just so you'll know on February 25th I think I'm going to an affordable housing meeting with a group
of citizens concerned citizens So, I'll let you know what I learn. I'm going there to be educated, not to >> Where's that taking place, Bill? >> Um, it was by imitation. >> Oh, okay. >> So, to be honest, I
kind of thought the same thing that Lesie said at home. I'm saying, and then I'm realizing to myself, we're passing it on for a public hearing. Are you going to include the breakdowns of the intentions of each bucket like
you just said on the website or are you going to wait to have that at the um public hearing? >> Um the memo we provided you which essentially breaks down as I just
described will be on the website if it's not already. So that's a starting point. Um, it'll probably take us some time to get the slides finalized, but as soon as they are, we'll attach those to the website as well. >> Said you were going to explain each bucket ahead of time, and that's going
to be on the website. >> Yes, it is. >> And there currently is a page on the planning department web page that says proposed zoning amendments. So you can go there and see these buckets in written language at the moment, but we'll be updating that
>> once once this meeting is uploaded. You might even just throw a link to this cuz your description there was I looked at this and >> then you described I'm like, "All right, now I get it." So I mean, we just said that that would probably help a lot of people. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Great idea.
>> This is the second year of us trying. I remember last year at town meeting we made some bylaw cleanup. >> This is phase two. Yes, >> this is phase two. Is there a phase three? >> I asked you that question yesterday. >> Let's get through this one. Felicia, >> I know, but I'm curious. Is there a
face? >> Um, my answer is >> we are not planning a phase three. This is like a the most thorough review of things that have been sort of on people's minds for years. Yeah. Um,
however, zoning I can't help but say is a living document. So, it will there will probably always be some zoning amendments in the future, but it'll be um hopefully new initiatives like >> energy or housing or it'll be small
cleanup things >> review and cleaning up things conflicting bylaws and all that stuff. Is that >> is that >> this should be phase two completion on that. >> Thank you. until we find the next thing that needs coming up.
>> From what we know now, this is the >> finalization of that reconification project. Yeah. >> Okay. >> Any other discussion points? >> Hearing none. All in favor of passing of the of the approving the motion? >> I
>> I Anyone opposed? Abstaining. Hearing none. >> Congratulations. Nice work. Nice piece of work. >> Good luck with your public hearing. Thank you. >> Thank you both. I appreciate your hard work. I remember sitting in on some of that and you know not this particular
but it is a and Jeff you know that too. It is a long long process. >> Okay. Town administrators report. >> Thank you Mr. Chairman. Um so as you know this time of year we're we're
beginning our annual budget process and it's going to take up um most of the next few months already as you mentioned setting up to be a very challenging year. Um we are facing here in Newbury declining growth, rising health care
costs, um increasing materials and supply costs, requests, significant requests for additional personnel that we've just been deferring year after year. Um we're challenged with providing competitive wages, particularly in the
area of public safety services where a training ground. It's pretty um it's been pretty consistent over the last few years where we train and then people move on to higher paying jobs and other surrounding communities. Uh preliminary
in indications for new growth is only about $70,000 as you mentioned. Um overall growth Prop 2 and a half. um any increases in estimated receipts like motor vehicles, permitting, meals
taxes, those types of things is our total new growth is only estimated at about 750,000. >> I often wonder how much u um the uh >> I can't think of the term of it. >> Short-term rental >> short-term rental might add to it when
there >> that's Wow. >> Yep. That's in there. Um, so the bottom line is our our cost increases across the board are outpacing our revenue growth. Um, you I know you're all very much aware of the fact that we rely very
heavily on our property taxes to fund our entire operations. We don't have a commercial a significant commercial tax base to Josh. >> You're listening to this, right? I'm taking notes. So, um, we're definitely going to have
our work cut out for us this year. So, um, I look forward to working with you on hearing more about what your priorities are and what strategies we can, um, enlist to try and balance the budget because it will be a challenge. Um, but we want to try to keep providing
the same level of services to our residents that they've enjoyed. you know, educational levels certainly included in the very high on our list. >> Um, but it's it's this year we it and I
think you all had an opportunity to read the MMA's report. This is not a surprise. We've been talking about it. I think this is probably our third year we've been talking about it. We saw this coming. Um, is the cherry sheets have you gotten? When do those come out?
>> They're already out. And did we get anything additional? Very small increase. >> Very small. >> Very small. >> But it was spread out a little bit more evenly throughout, wasn't it? >> Depends on who you ask. >> I don't think so. But Massachusetts
typically we're we're low. I mean, when you look at across the United States, Mass is very low in terms of what they uh what they give for unrestricted aid to their communities. So >> is the operational budget of the town up that much because of insurance this
year? >> Uh yeah, our insurance is up double digits, but see we struggle with the same thing. So our insuranceances are up about 13%. But Triton's insurancees are going to be up that amount. So are Whittier's insurancees. And so you know
it's we're all those budget busters are >> across the district and and the other communities. in the MMA um they they call out the the lack of the other increased support. That's a big
problem across the Commonwealth of the again the Commonwealth stepping back from its obligation to its communities, its public education, all of infrastructure, all of it, all of it. It's, you know, it's early in the budget process and we're right now all all
looking at worst case scenarios, but um >> scary. >> This is Yeah, this has been the worst since I've been here for sure. So, uh annual town meeting again being held on Tuesday, May 5th. A little bit of a change there. So, we'll keep promoting that. 7 p.m. at the Triton Auditorium.
Election season is also upon us. Nomination papers are available in the town clerk's office. The positions available. There are two select boards, two three-year select board seats currently held by William Fo and Leslie Matthews. Uh, a seat on the board of
assesses for a three-year term currently held by Sandy Wesler. Uh, a position three-year term for the board of health held by Steve Fram. We have a four-year constable term currently held by Charles Kobe Jr., a fish commissioner position,
three years for held by Jeffrey Janver. We have two li two three-year library trustee terms, Patricia Olsen and Richard Faceri. The moderator's position is um
a three-year term held by Richard Bazigan, a five-year planning board position held by Peter Pos, tree warden. um is a three-year term currently held by Timothy Lamprey.
There um is one seat on the regional school committee, three-year term held by Paul Metat, and one trustees of the first settler's burial ground position. Again, a three-year term held by Anthony John
Matthews Jr. So, um, papers are, uh, nomination papers are available in the town clerk's office, um, for those positions. Anyone interested, Newberg, you already mentioned the, um, $100,000 MVP 2.0 grant. We're very
excited about that. The conservation agent, Merrick, uh, Mason Farerk, wrote it in concert with, uh, the planning department. Very well done. We're excited about that. Um they're utilized primarily to support local um climate
resilience and planning initiatives um updating resilience plans, identifying areas and residents most impacted by climate change um and advancing actionable strategies to address flooding, heat um and any other types of
climate risks. >> That's put out in two separate payments. Correct. So I understand the the last one for completion. The first one is for to
>> to do the work and then >> well they they'll start out by um hiring a consultant will be the the first step. >> Um we haven't even had a kickoff meeting yet. So we just found out last week. I
think it was last week we just got And it's good that the planning board is made because I'm in the environmental sector and we usually pick up a grant or two. We didn't get anything this year. >> Wow. >> So, it's tight out there. >> So, it's good.
>> Y uh just a reminder that the DCC meeting the the location has changed. It's Thursday, February 12th at 6:30 and it's now going to be held in the Triton High School library, not in the town of Raleigh. And as you mentioned, uh, Mr.
Chairman, the, uh, meeting on Thursday, March 5th at 6:30 p.m., um, will include members of our legislative delegation. I believe that one's in Salsbury. >> Salsbury. >> What was the date of that? >> March 5th. >> March 5th. March 5th. Uh, you may have
seen a lot of National Grid Trucks in the area lately. They are um working on their advanced metering infrastructure installation project, also known as AMI. Um they're installing electric smart meters into homes and businesses of all
their customers and um it's supposed to help providing faster real-time readings, uh help with conservation e efforts and um enhanced outage monitoring and storm response. So they'll be around for a bit. Um,
also the riverbank revival at the Lark and Dam site is going to be held on Tuesday, March 17th from 10 to 12. And then from 1 to 3, they're looking for volunteers to meet in the parking lot here at 12 Kentway to bring um the
Parker River back to life by planting native dogwood and willow live stakes along the um river bank with a lark and dam was removed and all the areas that were disturbed. Um there will be project
partners who will kind of lead the initiative. Um their their their goals are restoring habitat, stabilizing the river bank, and supporting fish and wildlife as the river continues to recover from the work that occurred. Tools and instruction will be provided.
So, everyone's welcome, and nobody needs to have any experience, but everybody should have boots. So, >> boots and gloves. >> Yes. Yes. So, um, we hope to have a a big group of people that day. And, uh,
just a shout out to the DPW. They've been doing an amazing job, storm after storm. Um, I know we're going to probably get some more. >> It was starting to snow when I Yeah. Yeah. But we are still looking for >> artist. So, anyone that's interested,
please contact the DPW department. It's okay. Tracy, if I'm not mistaken, I think the um the uh our school committee repittia her her term is up this this year as well, but that's not an elected position. It's it's appointed.
>> Oh, that's appointed. It's right in the appointed though. >> Yeah. >> Y Jo. >> Thanks, Tracy. >> You're welcome. >> Um review and approve of Oh, I'm sorry. meeting updates. Patrick,
do you want to go first? You want me to go first? >> Jump in, Patrick. >> Uh, so it was a contentious DCC. Um, I'll just start off by saying that. Um, >> but I'll talk about the nice things
first. Um, so it was the 29th. Um, the this actually came up I think in a letter, but the Special Olympics Unified Champions School, Triton was named a Special Olympics Unified Champions School. very cool. >> One of only 17 in Massachusetts and one of 200 something in the US. So thought
that was that was really great. Um that's just an impressive program. >> Um the building project, the OPM contract has been signed >> uh in end of April should move into phase three. Um so looking at spring of 2028 for town meeting vote and election
vote on >> spring of 2028. >> Spring of 2028. We're looking at that. Um if everything goes >> smoothly >> um budget uh so
um MLC minimum local contribution minimum local contribution small increase this year for Newberry uh at the same time the foundational enrollment for Newberry is down nine >> just nine >> just nine so over it's
>> nine% nine pe nine kids right >> nine nine kids I think literally nine kids. Yeah. >> Um >> yeah. Percent of 1.4% one and a half% of in terms of percentage but nine actual kids. Um so
and the net being that so so Newberry and Salsbury would see if everything stayed the same which of course nothing stays the same. Newberry and Salsbury would both see a decline or a decrease in their net assessment. Salsbury would see an increase in the
net assessment. Um, again, that's kind of fake because nothing ever stays the same. That's not even that's not even level services or even level budget. Everything still changes. Minimal very minimal um increase in the amount of money coming from the state. A net an
estimated net around like $40,000, which is >> is not percentage not Yeah, that's crazy. >> Um, >> your favorite chapter 70. Uh and then the special ed transportation still live issues um with the state. What made it
contentious and this is what um where we are sort of now is rally the select board and the the school committee members both explicitly said um they can't be at they they cannot support doing an override this year and then
support a new school building in 2028. right? >> They basically just came out and said we're not doing it >> right. Um and said that operational costs have to be cut. >> Um and that the town rally simply cannot
that on paper again that's sort of the imaginary if everything were equal changes was a net increase to rally of 400,000. Um even if it's a level services budget it's actually going to be higher than that. So the school
committee is in a position now where they've they vote tomorrow on a tenative budget and one of the >> that's the high water mark excuse me that's >> right that's the high water mark and that's where the challenge I think for us is because
when they pass the the if they pass a tenative budget tomorrow right that's the high water mark >> right >> so they can't then after having after hearing because they'll have a public hearing >> right >> and then after hear after that they can't then go back and say okay based on
input from the public we don't want to cut teachers we don't want to cut staff we don't want whoever so we're going to raise they can't that high water mark is the max that they can they can go to and that current high water mark includes
um cuts across the board essentially so the question is do we is it from my position you know coming at this again as a new person on the select board. But coming at it from the way I'm I see it, the school committee's job is not to
decide what's best for the town, decide what's best for the students and schools. >> So while I understand where Rally is coming from, certainly I get it. On the other hand, that's not the school community's job. So they should be saying this is what we need from the
towns to meet the needs of the school and the kids and then it's our job to come back and say this is what the towns can actually afford. This is what we can do. This is what can work and then come down to whatever that number is presuming we're coming down. I mean, but
if we start here, if we start at a a high water mark that's already lower than what we think is appropriate, and more importantly, what you know, the members of the school committee think is appropriate, then we're immediately saying we're coming into this with
we're coming into Sorry, let me back up. If we if we agree that that high water mark is where it is, that that tenative budget is where it is, then we're telling the school committee members, all of them, and again, they all while three of them are from Newberry, all of them are elected by everybody. So, we
all voted for the rally and the the Salsbury school committee members. So, we're basically telling them, set the water set the high water mark low. >> And I think we should be saying the opposite. We should be saying set that high water mark where you think it should be for the kids and for the for the schools and let the school let the
select boards do the job of saying we need to bring that that number down and that vote is tomorrow and so >> that's backwards. I don't understand why >> that is backwards >> and the public hearing isn't until after they've already voted on essentially the high water mark. Right. >> Why is that?
>> Has it always been like that? I suspect it might have always been. >> You were on dcc past years, both of you, right? >> Yeah. >> Has it always been like that? >> It >> I think I think what we're looking at right now is that
each one of these regional towns is looking at in increased budgetary deficits, I guess you could say. you know, we're all looking at uh like you said, insurance and this and that and
the other thing. So, it's everybody's just wondering where the next doll is. >> Well, my question my question is that process that he's just described. >> I recall the process >> setting the bar and then have a public hearing and not being able to set the bar. >> I recall the process was that and I was on school council. So I was on school
council and then I was so I've been intimately involved in the schools. Each ele each individual school the three elementary schools, the middle and the high school has a call it a open mic night for lack of a better word. When they go and they plead their case, we
need 17 more teachers. We need to have more books. We need to have this that and the other thing. And they give the the school committee and the administration their wish list, >> right? And then they from that is what the district the superintendent's office
and the school school budget director forms takes all of that and says well you know we can afford this we can't afford that this is what we what we feel will provide an adequate education for the students of Triton and that's the
budget they're supposed to put together and present to the school committee but I my recollection is they had the public hearing before they voted for the high water mark. I can remember going to >> they put the they put the number out there and then
there's still that pressure where you still need the two towns. >> You need the >> and the two has to go to the ballot >> in the last years has had enough you know ability to let's say change the
direction of how that so that's how that's changed over the years. You're not going to get any wish if you can't get the two towns anyway. >> Right. >> I think they're wasting their time. >> One thing you said there was the the it's that's exactly the way the process
worked where the schools the principles of the schools themselves come and say this is what we need. This is the this is our wish list, >> right? >> And then as you said then the superintendent says, well this is what you know we can afford. It's that piece right there that's backwards because
that wish list essentially should be what the school committee votes on and says this is our tenative budget and it's this high and now the superintendent needs to work with the towns and figure out where that's going to come down to but instead a lot of that work happens in advance of a public
meeting but also in advance and and in some ways I understand completely why because of the history that Jeff Jeff just laid out is that you know we've had these override votes and you still have to get two, you know, two out of the three towns. So, it makes sense that the superintendent would be have a half an
eye or more on what is it that the towns can really afford. The problem is we're now in a situation where um we're going into a a override last year, potentially another override this year, and in two years we're looking at the the school,
>> new school. But on top of all that, we've got to process this backwards in the sense that we're not setting the high water mark and coming down to it. Instead, we're setting a a ceiling too low and before the public even has a chance to really >> So, by setting the ceiling too low, they
can still start shaving things back off, >> but not adding anything on. So, so, so in the event that the school committee hears from the public, we don't want these cuts. you do support having an override or whatever it's going to take, they actually can't then raise that that
bar up again, >> which doesn't make any sense to me. >> It doesn't make I fully agree. It doesn't >> One of the things you said though, as far as like, you know, your your description, the open mic night, um I think the downside of that is
that people aren't getting engaged into that anymore. Leslie, these are all public meetings. They're all open to >> I understand that part of it. Oh, I understand. It's getting people to be engaged in it. >> If you had a child in the school, you're engaged.
>> No, not necessarily, but uh you know that's >> you're more engaged sometimes than if you don't. >> Right. >> For sure. But I think for us, one thing that would be helpful is to to make sure that the school because the school committee, again, the school committee members are
all we voted for all of them. They're all, even though they're the three different towns, >> make sure they understand that as far as we're concerned, ideally, and I understand this would be a huge challenge for them, but ideally, they would vote for a budget that's not the bare minimum, but actually something
higher that they can then bring back down as they engage with the public more on this. >> Well, I would argue that Patrick, just to add clarity, and I don't think I'm wrong. I don't think the bare minimal usually gets voted for, it's a
compromise in the middle. And that's how that whole thing kind of started, >> right? >> And it's kind of something that old people and everyone can work with and it happens as a process beforehand. >> Yeah. >> So that everything kind of moves
forward. But I mean otherwise you probably it won't pass and then you go back and do it again. >> You're a fair minimum. They're afraid that it's minimum. That was the wrong I don't think that's happening. >> That was the wrong phrase. You were >> but starting
>> with these are all the things that we would really like to have, >> right? and then having it come back with the realization that you know we can only go with this amount >> right
>> and it it you end up with that >> right >> psychological high water mark that >> nobody's really talking about you start here and you really would like to to get to this point and not right >> to that point
>> exactly Well, I I I'll the school committee took an oath like we took an oath when we became on the on the select board and their oath was to to provide I'll argue inadequate isn't good enough education for the kids in the school in
the schools. >> That's what they need to advocate for because those kids don't have a voice, >> right? >> Is there anything we can do between now and tomorrow night? >> No, nothing. Right. No, I mean other than >> stay in your lane. It's not your lane. We got to stay in our own lane.
>> We have to stay in our own lane. I do think it it it's helpful. >> That's the perfect example tonight. >> Yeah. >> To be you said you were going to attend tomorrow night for the school thing. a lot of parents are >> and but you're like the perfect example
of the kind of enthusiasm that you're putting out there >> to help a smaller group make a better decision. >> Well, I mean, >> and you're you're you're all getting out
there and saying this is our town. This is what we like. This is, you know, this is what we can afford. That's the same enthusiasm that helped pass the override last year. >> But I think also that and I say this as a member of the DCC
for years running has been pretty good too. Meaning that we have supported education because the number of students that we have in the school who've still gotten support from the rest of the town. We passed one
override what three four years ago. I don't remember. >> And we passed last year. Last year >> we passed a we passed one last year. >> We passed another one this year. >> But you know, it's it sounds this year like it's not going to be just the schools either, right?
>> Um it depends. We're like I said, the numbers are pretty preliminary, but we've typically um utilized the formula where we say, okay, what's what's our new revenues? We have 600,000. So, uh, whereas in the past we'd
fully fund sometimes in the educational to and then make cuts on the town side, what we started about, I don't know, 15 16 years ago was um, municipal operating budgets account for about approximately
50% of our total budget and educational, not just Triton, but education, Whittier, Essex Tech accounts for about 50%. % of our operating budget. So we commit generally 50% of the new revenues to
each. Anything beyond that that there that either side is looking for would immediately go to an override proposal. Now, you know, to your point, um, Patrick, it's like we're not to say what they're going to
give us in terms of an assessment, but our our job is more to look towards, okay, how do we fund that number, whatever it is. Um, >> so, >> so I don't understand what Rally is saying.
Well, everyone everyone goes along with that. Live within the proposition two and a half over, you know. >> Yeah. >> Can't. >> No. >> No. >> I mean, we have, but you can't. I mean, Triton's a big big operation.
>> Yeah. >> What's their budget this year, Brett? Do you know? Is it 60 million yet? >> No. >> The total budget? It was 52 last year. Yeah. Do we have a total number? >> I thought it was like about 52 5. Last year it was 52.
>> I don't know. >> It's probably I'm not sure where. >> All right. >> You might not be able to find it. >> Yeah. >> It's on some table on some website times, but I don't remember it. >> It just Yeah, it seems like there's a
preemptive process. Like to me, the budgeting process should be this is what we need. >> Yeah. And I think that Brian's probably in the school committee is trying to preempt some of knowing they're going to get told no, is hacking away, hacking away, hacking away until they can offer a more
palatable number. And I think that's just starting to erode the process. >> And I'd rather have the sort of public debate around how to cut the things that it's transparent. Everybody knows you're cutting this person's job to make a number. Right now, it's a table
exercise. >> And it's funny, you might If it was done the way Patrick's talking about, you might, if it was done, Brian might be going a little high, thinking he's going to have to reduce it anyway, you know, so it might come in more
accurately if we knew that it was going to be >> kind of more legitimate. You know, >> it's always that's entirely possible. And I think um to your point, we we set a you know an
an idea of having 50/50 because our job is to decide how to make that happen. >> Y >> the school committee's job >> y >> is to say to Brian actually this is what we need for education >> and start here and then it's up to Yeah.
And the process should be a lot more. It just should be better. Well, and that's why I sad to talk about we're going to run out of enough real estate >> and commercial development to continue to fund our budget in in the future.
>> Yeah. >> In the small town of New >> Oh, 100%. >> Any any volunteers for the DCC on Thursday? >> You don't want to go? Of course, I want to go. But yeah,
>> but there I'll just, you know, to to bring it back to uh participation as far as community members is really important. There was um only one person there and he had done
a lot of homework, >> a lot of homework, you know, crunching numbers and and statistics and things of that nature. And um it it would be so much more valuable to
have more people to bring that part of it to the table cuz sometimes you know like we even sit up here we have our own well we have our own agenda but um but you know we we may not speak
completely for what the community is thinking about. So that bringing people in and getting them engaged is is going to be part of a it's a big process. It's going to be a huge process, but it it it's it's
watching the people letting you know that this is how you know this is what what's going on as far as my financials and and I can't go any
further or yes, I want to go further and I understand that there might be, you know, some cuts or but we got to hear we You have to hear from people. >> Yeah. And and one last point for me on this. I think I I 100% agree and I think
we're here now in 2026 and we have two years to be ready for this in 2028 when it's going to be for one thing a bigger number. Um but also just it has to pass or else you know we lose the state funding for it. So um making sure that we build up that momentum and the
process feels not feels the process is better by the time we get to 2028. So we're not meeting on a Tuesday worried about a Wednesday vote to then discuss again on Thursday. It's crazy. >> Seriously crazy. >> It's hard to prepare in less than 24 hours. >> Yeah. And the quickest way for a town
not to be healthy is not to have good schools. >> Right. >> Exactly. >> So knowing how difficult or the idea that you'd like more people to attend. Why don't you guys invite people some of your constituents? >> They do. tell them how important it is
to go attend the meeting. You lure lure them in to to come. >> And then there's Whittier that's still hanging out there. >> You don't say the W word at the DCC. Just so you know, >> the W word >> going to those school committee buildings, school building. >> Yeah. >> That that would state pushing toward
>> the DCC is is you know surrounding itself with um our own particular community. Um, and so that uh you know that that's where the focus is.
But you're right, Alicia, it it's looming. >> Hopefully the state will pick that up. >> Uh Alicia, any meeting update? >> No, >> I do. Speaking of WIDIA, Tracy and I
went to the Whittio agreement, regional agreement amendment committee meeting last week, last Wednesday, and um you know, it's it's it's it's interesting. I mean, by by far the regional agreement has to be changed. It was it was written in 1967, so it's
ancient. It was written before Proposition 2 and a half. And the dialogue that happens, you know, about how do you change it? We need to know how much a new video school will cost to be able to change it or so on and so forth. I mean, it's it's it's it's
overwhelming. We're going to step up to two meetings a month, I think, is what Angus Jennings, the chair, said. Um, and we'll we'll continue to work that process. And don't discount the fact that
initially both Whittier and and NECC said that there could be possibility of funding different funding sources for money to to make that school happen because it's rather unique. It's rather different. There's nothing like
it in Massachusetts. There's a comparable situation in Colorado. So yeah, we should worry about Whittier in the future, what might happen, but we really don't know what might happen in terms of dollars or when. >> They were talking about tapping into higher education funds for that, right?
>> I mean, the the the state you in fact you told me the state funded Whittier. They paid for Whittier. Okay. >> In 1967. >> And and they are interested in this concept of what Witty is proposing to do with NCC. So, I mean, I know everyone
says Woody's is going to cost us X. >> The experts think they know what X is, but but no one knows what X is right now. >> And no one knows what the timing might be. It's certainly not as rapid as as Triton is. It's not going to be 2028. It's probably going to be in 2030s.
>> If the regional agreement was not on the table, the Whittier School building would be six months behind Kiteon in terms of process. But the regional agreement being on the table means that the clock doesn't it's six months now. For every month that goes by, it's, you know, >> yeah,
>> it's just another month behind process. >> Well, if I could wave a magic wand, I would uh have the Commonwealth pay for uh a new video like they did in 1967 and partner it with NCC and make that their dream come true. And I would have them
fully fund uh the chapter 70 obligations to all these small communities because I strongly believe strongly believe the answer lies at at the state level. They have the money. You can't squeeze get blood out of a stone in these small
communities. I mean if Triton got to $75 million, which eventually it's going to be, we can't override our way out of that even if we wanted to. And so it's it's it's broken. It is beyond broken.
And it's been broken for years. >> That's it. I have to I have to write them another strongly worded letter. >> Something like um the number of communities that are in hold harmless now. Chapter 70. >> Over 300. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> There's 351 cities and towns in the
Commonwealth. >> And over 300 >> over 300 of them are in the same boat as us. You think they'd fix it and they just keep funneling money into these gateway cities. They have they're flush with cash, flush with them. And look what's happening in communities like
ours. We're losing mental health kids, I mean help. We're losing services that our children need. It's wrong. It's wrong. >> Leslie, >> yes. Oh, for the D >> updates. Um I think Patrick's covered a
lot of it and you know my contribution to the conversation I think um is that uh tomorrow I'm going to the >> ASUS >> aces and with uh Kristen and Sadi. So, we'll
meet down at the Parker River uh refuge building and um and go over some interesting ideas on waste management like some problems with what to do with
stuff. So, I'm I'm really interested in that and I am looking forward to tomorrow's um meeting that uh and there's two more after that. They're just like once a month, aren't they, Kristen? >> Yep.
>> I'll bring snacks again, too. >> I looked at the survey they sent in the letter. >> Yeah. >> Inviting you. Were you able to fill in that information? >> Yeah. I reached out and um the response was within 10 minutes to that that you know
they got back to me and we're excited about that and I explained the situation that you know sitting on the select board I thought it would be a good idea to be able to come to the board and uh let
people know what what kind of uh information that they're providing us for this. So, >> good. We look forward to those meeting updates. >> What is it? >> It's uh Can you explain it maybe a little better because you're that's your
knowledge? Um there's a regional initiative that's kind of being led by the mayor of Newbury Port, but the the five regional towns um to get a little more momentum going locally to support the state's waste reduction
goals. They have goals for 2030 and 2050 in terms of recycling and sustainability and just overall solid waste reduction. >> Oh, okay. Yeah. I mean so that like the questionnaire was pretty simple. Um
almost simple to the fact that it was like uh it was like well where did what who handles your waste management? I was like, uh, Melo, you know, that was basically the the
answer that. So, what they're looking for is to how instead of putting it all into one location to to make it more um environmentally friendly to to even like
repurpose and uh cut things down. Um, >> so you you answered this as for the town of Newbury. >> Yeah. >> Did you have Tracy help you? >> I I spoke with Tracy about you know I I conf I we had a conversation about it
>> because I don't think Melo handles the town's trash. That's not that's not an accurate statement, is it? >> Melo manages a transfer station. They also provide curbside um private curbside pickup. >> Private but not public. >> No. Right. But what I'm saying is that
the bulk of the waste goes pretty much to the transfer station and for their pickup that you pay for. So that's anything else. I mean they you can go to Georgetown but >> so the first meeting is information
gathering about how do towns handle it now both from a municipal and a sort of you know individual residential level. So that's sort of what the survey was, just the information gathering and I think tomorrow there are speakers from
the state who are sort of telling towns about resources the states can help with at a local level. I think the second meeting is looking at um like all the other private groups like AML or you
know waste management. So did you provide an answer from >> Sadi did, didn't she, as the lead? >> Yeah. Yeah, we talked with other people. I again it was a very informal Google survey. It was just kind of aggregating
some of the information ahead of time to help with the agenda tomorrow. So >> in with my answers, I um consulted with both Sadi and Kristen. >> Excellent. Excellent. >> Thank you. Good. Enjoy the meeting
tomorrow. >> I appreciate that you're coming, Leslie. >> Enjoy DCC Thursday. >> I'm curious Christian with >> people could be worried about, you know, cuz shooting from the hip is everyone is
concerned about all the things that we should be doing, but they're also they're very lucky to have a transfer station in a lot of ways. And if that disappears, >> oh god, no. >> Yeah.
>> No, we can't lose that transfer station. >> And and there's a lot of our um surrounding communities that have >> because it's very use it as well. >> There's no money made not a well, it's a kind of it's a marginal operation
as it is. And if there's a lot of rules and regulations and this and that and >> it's pay throw pay as you throw because I know where I live close to Georgetown that side we my husband sometimes goes to that that dump too. >> I mean everyone can get a dumpster or go
to private but they like the transfer station. >> It's a little bit of a different setup though. Yeah, it's a big different setup. But yeah, >> you can't just go in with your dump truck and just back up and offload whatever happens to be in the back of there.
>> Well, we have bags. No, >> but they that that's it's a it is a different setup in Georgetown. >> Jeff, did you have any meeting updates? >> Jeff. Okay, next item. Review and approve meeting minutes. >> I move to approve the draft meeting
minutes of January 27th. Second. >> All those in favor? I. Anyone opposed? Abstaining. No. >> I motion to sign Lawrence. >> Motion to sign Lawrence. Second. >> All those in favor? >> I
>> I move to adjurnn. Motion. >> We were quick on that trigger, aren't you? It's snowing. It's snowing. All those in favor of adjourning. Hi. >> Hi.