of the United States of America and to the repic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible withy and Justice for David right d David Dave yeah
okay David did you intend to make any public comment uh no it but I know maybe some of you might have some questions regarding a lot of the stuff that's been oh the licenses okay I just said that because seeing no one here for public comment I'm not going to bother to read the
required paragraph okay it takes longer to write read that and and I think we'll skip right down um to new business open space committee appointment there are two people here Jim dueling is here so I need a motion
to appoint Jim d ring to the open space committee please motion to app second any discussion I I look forward to serving I've been dropping in on the um sitting in on the meetings for the past year I live at 51 Orchard Street so I'm close
by me near you guys and uh you know obviously we've been here 25 years beautiful area and uh continually uh amazed at discovering new nooks and areas within the town and look forward to helping with the open space plan um
being updated as it needs to be as well as new initiatives uh happening there's good energy on the committee right now yeah I was impressed by you by the letter you wrote the comments and uh thank you actually the meeting downstairs right now they are downstairs you can get appointed you you can catch
the meeting thank you for volunteering to help the talent apprciate thank you yes appreciate it so all in favor do we vote all in favor voted I I congratulations thank you and next is uh
Sean Sean mckoy hi Sean you want I should have had I should have had uh um Jim come up to the podium why don't you step up and tell us about yourself get on television I could do do it from here um lived in town for about 40 years now
um uh had the opportunity to walk just about every trail that has been in town I love walking and I love being in the open spaces around here we got some great ones uh in particular I want to see some movement along the Byfield Trails uh rail trail
if we can possibly do that I've been working with the uh Coastal Trail Coalition as well folks out of Salsbury in that area hopefully hopefully we can hook that up with Georgetown and some other places and uh have a really nice
system of uh multi-use Trails huge thank you again for volunteering and stepping up so could I have a a motion to appoint uh Sean motion to appoint and thank you second thank you any discussion vote all in favor I Sean
thank you for stepping up too and and volunteering okay if you guys want to go downstairs and tell them you're part of the committee be my guest thank you thanks for coming we'll get to licenses fast okay oh yeah no um grants gifts and donations
uh we have to accept an MC AGP cyber security awareness training Grant I think we someone asked last last meeting about uh how much money is associated with that I think it's just question of training so we just I need a
motion to to um approve that accept that training Grant motion to accept second question what is it cyber security awareness it's it's just training us um because we're kind of
the interface the interface with all of the all of the things that could be bad in terms of cyber security awareness um they they want us to be able to recognize threats um you know we we have
John's been great about putting all the technology together but really if any one of us happens to open something that we shouldn't there's nothing that he can do that will protect us from that so it's it's making sure all of us are aware of it we we know what to look out
for as much as possible um we've had the training over a period of three years and each year um our numbers have been improving in terms of recognizing the threats and so it's it's it's good awareness and it also helps us get
reduced um get credits for premium reductions on our insurance okay did does anybody send out like test threats is exactly what it does that's CU I know Delta Airlines used to do it to us all
the time same to us yeah and I'm sure your cut company too it's like they just they send out something to see if you'd respond to it and whether you'd pick up on it or not open it exactly have you done that yet Jonathan have you test this
uh yes we've actually been issuing uh various forms of testing fishing scams misrepresentation and fraud throughout the year we've had a great response by staff and all members holding a town of
Newbury email address a very low rate of opening pardon me the attachments and for clicking on links which are the two most dangerous items in uh fradulent or otherwise hostile email yeah good Leslie
any questions I have none uh vote all in favor I I accept $20,000 fiscal year 25 division of conservation and Recreation grant for the Newbury historic Schoolhouse
synthetic Cedar shake you missed the fire fire oh I'm sorry I checked it off except the $20,000 thank you dist year 25 Public Safety grant for firefighter structural gear have a motion please motion to accept second any
discussion did we got just the last meeting we did a $15,000 one we was that for the is this turnout gear or is this it's more more turnout and you'll also see we'll have additional requests at our meeting um I think each of the
firefighters are supposed to have two sets of gear um and we had been quite a bit behind in terms of outfitting them so you'll see continuous applications for Grant funds as well as requests that
awesome any more discussion all in favor I hi now I can do it accept 20,000 f 25 division of conservation and Recreation grant for the Newbury historic Schoolhouse synthetic Ceda Shake roof replacement
to accept second discussion I have discussion my recollection is that at the annual town meeting we appropriated the sum of 100 not to exceed $100,000 to replace that
roof uh the bids came in at $55,000 and now we have a $220,000 grant to apply to that price so in essence we replace the roof for $35,000 not 55 and $65,000 remains in the coffers of the
Town it'll close once the Project's complete that money will be closed out and will become a component in a free cash next at the close of next this week I like that math thank you any other
discussion all in favor I I approval on behalf of the council and aging to accept donation of $100 from R Dean store motion to accept second any
discussion hearing none all in favor I I approval on behalf of the council and aging to accept donation of $20 from Sue Casey to accept second any discussion hearing none all in favor
I business we did two okay the one day liquor license is there were 10 of them for the bfield community ads Center would it be okay if I read all 10 and if you had a problem with one we'll hold it and then vote on the whole
block of 10 you okay with that Jeff good Leslie yes I'm good that cat you time wise okay um approved one day liquor license Byfield Community Art Center event titled Eagle in the Attic on March
1st 2025 from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. approved one day lior license Byfield Community Arts Center event titled Max Sullivan banned on March 15 2025 from 8:00 p.m. to 10 p.m. approved one-day liquor license Byfield Community Arts Center
event titled Paul Simon tribute on March 22nd 2025 from 8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. approved one day liquor license Byfield Community Arts Center event titled Rockwood Taylor March 20 on March 29th
2025 from 8:00 p.m. to 10 p.m. approved one day liquor license byield Community Arts Center event titled Parker wheeler on March 30th 2025 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. approved one day liquor license Byfield Community
Arts Center event titled Dwayne Haggins banned on April 19th 20125 from 8:00 p.m. to 10: p.m. approve one day liquor license by fueld Community Arts Center event titled Parker wheel of Blues on April 27th 2025
from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. approved one day liquor license by Phil community at center event titled the fools on May 3rd 2025 from 8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. approved one- day liquor license by phield Community Art Center event titled
stash ship Destroyer on May 24th 2025 from 8:00 p.m. to 10 p.m. approved one day Li liquor license by phield Community Arts Center event titled pocket wheeler Blues party on May 25th
2025 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Jo I take it that all the backup documents were all in order and and uh correct so we have all of the necessary Insurance documentation um payment for the the
requested um events and like es um and Etc okay can I have a motion motion to approve is ready a second any discussion on any of those hearing none all in favor I David
did you have something to say uh no I no questions to field no I I I appreciate that you know it's been we kind of getting caught up after the the the leasing and all that so we kind of got behind behind on the booking and scheduling just kind of pending that
stuff so yeah we put in a lot at once right there we'll probably have a couple of more to put in um before July um and then we you know it's mostly theater in the summer so we'll have some stuff coming back after Labor Day um any any
questions for me I know that there's been some stuff circulating around and we've been dealing with some stuff but I'm Happ to answer any questions you guys might have no question but thank you for doing what you do with the bfield community art center you bring a lot of good things to the community not just bfield
I mean Nu people but but um other people from other towns come and enjoy what you have to offer and I know it's all volunteer on your part and um um the accountant I forgot his name
Ryan Ryan Ryan he does a great job yeah so I mean I I give you guys a lot of credit for what you do thank you thank you hey thanks thank you thanks Dave did we vote uh we
did did we vote no vote we did do we vote we voted voted I checked everybody up you think it's easy Dave okay um next review and approve 2025 business license and these are
renewals Joy right correct these are renewals um I clarifi because the license is coming through the town clerk and there's been questions at the past meetings that she does tell new applicants that they should appear so that's that's a flag
that if we don't have applicants here that that's a flag that they're renals okay thank you okay um craft slgs Waldo Evan jerson doing business as jerson Studios at 7 Marsh Meadow
Lane um thank approve second any discussion hearing none all in favor I second one is crafts slgs eron blly doing business as dancing goats
Apothecary at 7 marshm Lane to approve a second any discussion hearing none all in favor I I old business 170 Orchard Street
resubmitted 61a notice before we get into that I I have a script to read with information about that the town was notified pursuant the Massachusetts General Law chapter 61a section 14 of the intent to sell the
20.57% and the balance of the land to be conveyed to the Essex County Green Belt Association this 61a notice was noted at the November 26th select board meeting under correspondence after review Town Council
advised that service was deficient under the law and notified the seller's attorney of such the seller's attorney has made the necessary Corrections and resubmitted the 61a notice updated service was complet Beed on January 22nd
2025 after review Town Council advised that the town has now been properly served to determine if the town has a municipal use for the property the following boards committees and departments were notified of the 61a
notice via email Council on Aging Town accountant fire department Health director Building Commissioner Library it technology Police Department Department of Public Works town clerk Treasurer collector local historic district study
committee zoning board Recreation committee historical commission cultural Council open space committee the following boards committees or departments received service from the sell's attorney the board of Selectmen
the board of assessors Conservation Commission and the planning board as required under General law no board committee or department has expressed a municipal use for this property because we are not going to
exercise our right of first refusal no public hearing is required should the board choose to do nothing the town's right to exercise Its Right of first refusal will expire in 12 120 days after the service and that
would fall on May 22nd because we have a resident who has a Bonafide offer to expedite their sale I will entertain a motion tonight to wave our option to purchase or assign in
accordance with General Law chapter 61a section 14 that would be the motion that I need to hear what I just read I will entertain a motion to wave our option to purchase or assign in accordance with
General Law chapter 61a section 14 motion to wave our option to purchase and what was there or assign or assign or assign in accordance with accordance
with General Law chapter 61a section 4 61 a so I have a second second discussion I you mentioned the public hearing not being require it's not the
public hearing is not required for our first refusal but is it required for the four houses to go in there I think this is all been vetted by the planning board already okay and and that's a good
question yeah and and and tonight it's strictly talking about our refusal right for for not exercising right of first of refusal that's why the public hearing is is not required for that portion of it for that
portion of it but would they be one when they go to start the development is there going to be a public hearing I believe that public hearing happened at the planning board okay all right does it go to the plan board does It Go when they triggered the building for
TR I I don't know the process I haven't seen the plans so we'll have to go to the building inspector planning you speak to the history do you want to get up the podium introduce yourself please I'm Michael MCN Massachusetts I'm sort of Le
quarterback the owners the belgar realy trust which is woman named Dian yovich and also the other Happ owner is the ESI two attorneys involved in the project so essentially over the past many years they've been able to get I think all the
final approvals from the planning board uh to get this approved a lot of neighborhood discussion a lot of open things one of the big benefits of it was to give half the land to the green belill give them access give them all types of Rights improve the property so the public can actually come down this
driveway and it so to answer the short question is it all approved I believe it's all public hearing is completed the my laws have been signed they haven't been recorded uh we just couldn't do it until we got the waving of the Selectmen
uh for the purchase of the property I think once that's done that pretty much clears up any titled issue great as far as the planning board being fully done and signed up I'm going to
suggest that it's done any anything else uh I I remember looking at the the big picture plan there and and you you mentioned the uh it's right across from Mr bis's home
correct the the the entrance way to the right right between them yes um so there's going to be public access to the green belt in in the back yes yeah you'll drive down this driveway that goes in between this belgar say I forget the other name Cherry right down their
property and you'll come into this CAC it's about 500 ft long and one of the accesses and they will be the public to go into the green belt parking area small the trails it's a huge corn field yeah it's those are the corn fields
right half the property is on the right hand side the other half still retains the coin Fields how Mr I can't think of the guy name f right now work I think it is uh who has been fing it for many years I don't know if he's going to continue to F it I think that they green
up sign up there fenc in area there creating parking so I think they're pretty excited this yeah I like it because it maintains the agricultural Aura of of Nuy part of it it's a beauty yeah it's a great area it's a great area and it's it's very
similar to what uh Jr does with the sunflowers that's green belt property also so it could be still farmed if I think they still they plan to farm plan to farm yeah any other questions
all in favor I thank you very much for stepping up the whole town we can't afford to buy it anyway that's that's another
topic no municipal use is the m main reason okay do we do we have a town administrative report okay correspondence there was a letter from x infinity program advisor
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updates um I did go to a ess6 veterans meeting the Wednesday after I last select board and I passed the information on to Tracy for that budget uh it did go up a little bit because of
uh retirement uh the Tracy what was it the retirement assess and it's and it's a Essex County Retirement not a town thing it it went up so you know but I I
think that they're doing a pretty good job keeping that budget under control so hopefully it will be okay to fit squeeze into our budget this year fiscal year 2026 a lot of squeezing this year I
know it was like kind of kind of weird because last year the number went down by 27% it did went like 27,000 to like 33 I mean it went down went down sorry this year it's up 20
24% right well if and if I gave Tracy the those numbers in in 20 23 the numbers right now this for fiscal year 2026 they're almost identical so it it's
not increasing as years go on the reduction that happened um last year or maybe a fiscal year ago was a result of of Staffing and and I don't I'm not I'm not familiar
when Karen left it's yeah it's when Karen left right right okay anything else Dana no Leslie uh I missed the uh DCC meeting because Zoom kept kicking me out so I don't have anything to repord on that
okay Jeff I wasn't there either okay today I went to um actually you mean the zoom meeting before I I did attend the zoom meeting uh I got kicked out like five times I was just going to throw my laptop right out
the door and say H with you and it's kind of public knowledge we had a long debate and then it went to a school committee meeting so same you the budget is increasing and we're going to have to deal with it so I thought you meant to meet with the zoom I did attend
both Newbery and Ry are considering overrides for the increases in the educational assessments I did follow up with Salsbury at your request and they have not made a decision yet as to whether or not they'll be seeking an
override see the complication there we got to be ready for if the overrides pass in Raleigh and solby doesn't need it and the def to the higher number we're going to be laying people
off that's the Russian rule out of this anything else Chef oh it's probably good we we're going to be probably meeting with the finance screen advising how we move forward anyway right so there'll be a lot more to
come meaning the idea of entertaining know right okay today I went well actually Tracy and I both went to um to whia for Northern essic Community College and
whia collaboration meeting um it was pretty interesting um I I can send this to the people on the board right yes sir no problem um this is really four levels of collaboration you just see see the
columns and the idea is that moving from two schools one campus to a fully integrated School model and in between that could be like two schools she had space and services two schools one common identity with different situations and I was sitting next to the
guy that was the facilitator for the meeting and he wanted input and he started with me and and um what they were interested in is how do the towns feel about this situation is it worth getting into this situ ation trying to
think about which level of collaboration to get and I think if if I remember what I said it was um I think a move like that would be great for both whiter and for Northern essic Community College it would be exceptionally great for the
students because it gives them a lot of opportunity and I think that the more we move to the right the more opportunity there is for Synergy in that equals cost savings and that would give the people in our
respective towns more of an appetite [Music] to let us proceed with something like that financially and and um second round you had to pick a column I picked right to four because I thought
represented the most Synergy and most people parked at three or three4 okay uh the report that we were supposed to have today from um um Don M Don Institute was only an executive summary they didn't have the
full report it's 90 Pages they promis that maybe by the end of the month which is this week so the following meeting will be in a in a month and and there'll be more things to look at but by July 1st I think essentially they're looking for some kind of a a document to go to
msba that says the towns are in favor of proceeding with three different points that they list and um and I think it's understood by everyone there that that um If This Were to gravitate to the right like that the
need for the um um the the act that happened in 1967 the way cost are allocated goes away it doesn't work it doesn't the finances are all different so that's my long-winded
speech I'm done we the brand new Regional upgrade well that's was going to be my my big question of the day is is the contract going to be cancelled and I think there'd be a lot of uh interest if that was the case of having an opportunity to rewrite that contract
and won't this go to Open Enrollment as well as far as uh she said I asked that question last time and she said no um NECC has open enrollment Woody does not in the newspaper the other day the governor was talking about enrollment at
technical schools by Lottery lottery yeah so but it would give us a lot more seats it would give us more seti proposal exactly it would open the door for more kids to attend two
campuses no it would be on a single campus right but there was the way they had laid it out on the plan um there was an opportunity for for the Wittier area to be in one section then
you have a walkway 13 acre section they going to delete the location there at now yes and they would potentially sell it that would be part of part those proceeds would and that
would be any one of these four choices that's going to happen yes okay yeah yeah I heard that the the sewer system that they were are they going to redo the sewer system like right now they have to they have to so they they're going to spend the money
at the last meeting I think she said I think she said um originally they said replace then she said someone was looking at what would the cost be to restore parts of it to make it livable versus replace right less money maybe
but but uh it's not it's not in good shape no no it needs to be done I mean I don't even think it's sanitary that cost comes to us yes would the agreement yeah yes yeah that'll be a capital Improvement cost
correct which will fall under the old contract and I think when she talked about that I asked she said she had a capital Improvement plan and I asked how much money she had in it and it was a little over $2 million and that I I think they were
suggesting that that would be used for the feasibility yes right to move forward with this with this concept this project so and this is not going to happen overnight right but but um you know
it's it would be kind of significant I think that's why the that's why the the governor politicians are excited about it because it's a unique establishment in Massachusetts and donu people are going to give us examples of other states that have something similar to this this been
very successful so what what's our other school doing we ask are I haven't received any budget data from them yet they going to go up too of course they all right any more meeting updates
I don't think so review would approve the meeting minutes have a motion for to approve the draft meeting minutes of 2011 2025 motion to approve second any
discussion I just want to say that I think Joy is doing an excellent job with the minutes I think since I've been on the board that it's the best I've seen out of everybody and I'm not knocking anybody
that's done it in the past but I I you're doing a great job I really appreciate it I like the detail it seems like there's more detail in here than we've had in the past true I think it's excellent I agree good good conf thank
you Joy thanks okay all in favor I warrant motion to sign warrant motion to sign warrant second any discussion
hearing none all all in favor I [Applause] I now you can now you in favor yes leslee pardon me were you in favor in favor thank you Leslie now you can make the motion to adjourn well thank
you you wanted you you it to be finished did motion to adjourn second any discussion all in favor hi hi