ressign up basic. >> So, um, so where are you on that right now? >> Um, I'm going to have to talk to the town administrator again, but I believe we have a contract set up. I think we just have to make payment for it and then basically tell the town's folk to
uh resign up to a different uh notification service. >> Okay. >> There's going to be benefits of using a new service. Um one being we can do email and and phone notification at the same time. >> Oh, neat.
>> Which would uh would save the town money so we don't have to pay for two different services. Um, I think with everything being new, I think we could get people to, if you want every announcement, whether it's weather to, you know, trash pickup notification.
I'll be more apt to do more notifications rather than tell everybody. And a lot of people don't want to get distracted by uh um weather announcements if it's only a just a watch, you know. So, it's kind of like
The Boy Who Cried Wolf. And I think we'll be able to switch people into two several different categories on notifications on stuff like that. I'm pretty sure. Don't quote me on it. >> Okay, everybody's here. Lenny, at this
point, Lenny, do you know everybody? >> Um, do >> I know a couple I know a couple names. No, not I don't know everybody. So, >> Okay. So, let's let's introduce ourselves. >> I'm O let's say I'm Susan Millinger. I live at um 135 Wendell Road.
>> Yep. >> You've been at my place before, but you I don't expect you to remember every place you've been. And I was really bad about >> uh smoke detectors, which I still am bad about smoke detectors. And one of the I actually wanted to ask you is I know I
guess is it Leverett that has a a program a grant so that they can provide smoke detectors for people. >> Yeah, they have a safe uh safe program. Um they only do battery detectors.
So like if your house is made after 1974 for the most part because you know we're not licensed electricians. So they only really put uh they really only put detectors in houses that are made before 1974 when you can just get away with a
battery detector. >> Okay. So I a lot of us have wired in. >> Yeah. Mo most detectors are most detectors at most houses are wired in. >> Yeah. Yeah. So I'm sorry that was my particular issue. Janette.
>> So I'm Janette Stockton and uh I live right at the dam. So sometimes I see you walking on there. >> Yep. Nice. >> Mary Joe. >> I'm Mary Joe Johnson, although my sign says otherwise. I live on Great Pines
Drive Extension near the lake. >> Yep. >> And I'm Jessica and we've been playing together since we could walk. >> Totally. Yep. >> Yeah. Jessica's been in touch with you about a number of things. >> Yep. >> I grew I grew I grew up with Lenny.
>> Did you? Yes. Our mom used to babysit each other. >> Oh. Um. Yeah. >> We grew up playing together. >> Totally. Yep. >> That's that's great. That's good to know. >> Yeah. One thing about one of the good
things and many good things about having Jessica on on COA, but one thing is she really knows the town well. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Better than the rest of us do who are newcomers. Relative newcomers.
So, um, I guess I I didn't want Lenny to sit here doing nothing while we were late gathering. So, that's why I started asking questions. And I asked the question about cooling and heating centers. And Lenny was pointing out some of the problems. But to me, the main
issue is being able to communicate. And that's the code red probably, which as Lenny was explaining, hasn't been working lately. Right. Yeah, I mean it's
it it it works. It's just uh only about half the town has it. They got hacked and they basically lost roughly half the town's contacts. Um in that meantime we we decide to look
into ch switching companies and we are in the process of uh you know signing the contract and making payment and setting it up for this this fiscal year. So hopefully hopefully in a couple months we'll have you know flyers out
hopefully most of the town can resign back up and uh hopefully it'll be good and going by the fall time. Is it going to be something like the school has now? >> Uh, yes. It's actually more of a
school-based uh uh notification site than a an emergency site, which I think has a couple benefits. Um, >> so I think uh darn if you do, darn it if you don't with certain companies, I think so.
>> I I like the one that the school has because it sends out text messages instead of phone calls. You can you can sign up to have text messages instead of phone calls or with phone calls. >> Yeah. So yeah, I think the newer the
newer sites have more options and one of the hard parts is uh the the old system when you signed up originally then you have you know it's really hard to change your preferences
on you only want to get texts, you only want to get phone calls and rather you know and then also it only being an administrator that has had to do it and I'm like man there's a, you know, there's 1,700 people in town. There's,
you know, 1,200 of them back on code red and I'm like, I can't go through which ones who wants texts and who wants the other thing. It's just like too much for one person to deal with. >> Yeah. >> Um, so I think it would be good starting fresh
and go from there. >> It sounds like a good idea. >> Yep. >> Yeah. To me, communication is key. If you're sure that people know, then um you know, you have a sense that if nobody shows up within x amount of time,
then probably you can shut down. >> Well, it's hard to really shut down if you tell the town we're going to be open for four hours and nobody shows up for the two hours. It's you really can't you have to really stay there for the four hours, >> right?
So, um I was looking well the um the the guy that communicates us from um aging and independence gave us the link to the cooling center site at the state and it looked as though it can be pretty easy to run a
cooling center. So, I was wondering, do you really have to use um fire station personnel, fire department personnel? Could you use uh volunteers like some of >> I guess we could look into having somebody from the Council of Aging do
it. >> Yeah. I mean that that that would be an easier sell I would think for you folks and the police department if they didn't have you all didn't have to use officers fireman. >> Yeah. I mean I think that's reasonable. I think we could probably talk to the to
the select board about it. And I understand that although I think ideally it's nice to have the night option, if the night option is too complicated, then we just maybe have a limited certainly daytime hours when and
for heating when the heat is worst. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. And maybe shut down after sunset. But >> yeah, you know, one one other thing it's like you also have to be mindful of uh you know the highway department, the police and fire. We don't really want
people driving during a storm because it kind of creates more problems than it's worth. >> Yep. So to me it's like a warming center would be most effective for everybody if it was done the day after if the power is out >> you know because it's like you can't I
really don't want people driving around when the sto when the highway department is trying to clear the roads >> and now there's a car stuck in the middle of the hill you know >> right >> so that turn you know that does make it more a little more difficult for
everybody in in general it's much I mean just keep that in mind when you do a warming center. It's like I don't think it's necessary unless the power is out for an extended time and >> it's got to be done after the once this once the roads are reasonably cleaned up
because we can't really have a uh you know car stuck in the middle of the driveway in the middle of a hill >> and you know potentially somebody's elderly in the car and then that's you know it's just more issues for everybody. So, I think I do think
sheltering in place is bas kind of a better option overall. >> Okay. So, I moved here in 2008 and I'd only been here a couple of weeks when we had that big storm and had lost power. I mean, I think my area lost power for
four or five days and it was more down the lake. >> Oh. Oh, totally. Yeah. We had power out outages throughout the town. I bet you it was like 14 12 days for some people without power and uh yes that is a
that's a huge issue. Um that does good luckily that doesn't happen very often >> unless and the and the roads were opened up the next day within two days you know the main road through town was opened up. I mean, I
think then that would be a good t an ex, you know, a a really good time to put the warming center in place because people can now drive down the road and people do need heat because it is getting cold out. >> Yeah. >> And there's no electricity. So, that's
to me totally appropriate. And I believe the town did that. >> Yes. I don't I would I stayed here a couple of days and it really got too cold and my um next door neighbor and I who was
my niece moved down to an apartment to a motel in Greenfield. >> Yeah. >> So don't really know what happened in town. I was too new then. But you know I think if you let it's reasonable for both heating and cooling if or especially for heating if you let people
know that we're going to open the center when the roads are clear. We anticipate doing it the day after the storm ends so people know ahead of time what to expect. I really do think communication, letting people know what to expect is important.
>> Okay. >> Anybody else have want to chip in on this heating and cooling system question center question? Do you think do you think we could help run one at the um at the senior center
the senior lounge? >> I mean I'm not here for a good portion of the the worst time so I don't want to be the urban you know I don't want to say because I won't be here. I mean I guess I guess we could do like
a drop in kind of thing. I mean, you know, we've talked about doing like drop in puzzles and stuff. I mean, I I Yeah, I don't know. >> Yeah. >> You know, I don't think we should do it by ourselves, but we could get a group
of people. We could use village neighbors to get some people together who would be willing to do to help on this. You know, the nice thing about um town hall basement is there's a good good bathrooms and a large kitchen. >> Yeah.
Yeah, the uh whoever's doing it has to be, you know, responsible, trustworthy individual that the, you know, the the town basically trusts like a town employee because it is town property. Uh that's got to be you that's got to be also kept in mind. Uh we just can't just
leave the door open and we just can't leave the town hall basically unlocked. That's what I'm trying to say. >> Right. >> Right. So we would have a we would need to develop a list of volunteers who would participate and get the list approved. >> Yeah.
>> Does that make sense? >> Makes sense to me. >> Thanks. Thanks Lenny. This been it's really been helpful for you. I hope for hope it for me anyway. I hope it's helped for you. >> Anybody Yeah. Anybody else have a different question they would ask like
to ask? Yeah, Janette, >> I'm curious what's uh the lock boxes. Do we have that on the agenda to talk about or if do you have any information how that's happening? >> A lot of people signing up. >> Yep. Jessica's going to report on that. >> Terrific. >> Yep.
>> That's more Devon, I think, than it is Lenny. >> Okay. >> Yeah, I talked to Devin a little bit about it. Uh we got all the lock box. We got like 50 plus about 50, I think, at the at the fire station. Uh he's getting a list made up. Um I know we were
talking about how we're going to do the codes. I think that's kind of up in the air just a little bit. And uh and then the other thing is installing them. So, you know, we got them at least. I think he talked about having a list and he I think he said, don't quote me, roughly
30 people requested one. Y. >> So, um, so >> nobody else has questions or comments because I have another question. >> Go for it. >> Not about Not about warming centers.
Have we talked about the fire truck yet? >> No. >> Okay. So, that's the only thing left. >> Yep. I think so. Okay. Um, David, you want to introduce it or you want me to introduce it? >> Introduce what? I'm sorry. I'm I'm
confused. >> The fire truck question. >> Oh, you you can go ahead because you you knew more about it than I did. >> Well, okay. So, I heard um Walter's comments about the new fire truck that
you're getting. It's It might be too big to go up some people's driveways. Well, that's what he said. So, pretty much, I mean, our fire truck's 30 years old. I don't know why he brought up rebuilding it. Everybody,
including multiple mechanics, thought that was a bad idea, but he still brought it up. Anyways, as for it being the new one being too big for a stock fire truck, this is the smallest truck we can get. So, we could
I you know, we could get C complete custom order fire trucks for starting at $1.1 million. We the this uh several salesman said we could get something identical to what we had for 1.1 million and that's just something I don't want
to do. This other truck is a basically going to be a foot and a half longer than the one we have now. So from from 28 ft long, it's going to be 29 1/2 ft long and we're going to get another when
we're going to have twice the water on it. So I do believe that's a much better compromise. Uh there's no such thing, you know, everything's a compromise. You know, there's no such thing as a solution. Everything's always a compromise. And uh
yeah, I mean, we like the old engine, too, but you know, it's also 30 years old, too. Um the uh the other engine we have, we have N Shootsbury engine one that is a behemoth that is 34 33 and a
half ft long with a very long wheelbase. And we've been able to get up basically everybody's driveway in town with that thing, too. So again, I don't really know why Walter was bringing all this stuff up. Um, I do say that instead of
uh worrying about getting up narrow driveways, I think having driveways plowed and sanded sanded is a much bigger issue than the length of our fire truck. Um, because our engine 2's had several problems with multiple driveways
in town because they're not maintained in the winter. So, that's, you know, it is what it is. Uh, and the other thing is, uh, you know, you also have to have a reasonably big drive, reasonably big
driveway just to get your oil truck up to your drive to your house. So, if you can't get an oil truck up to your house, I mean, are you going to expect to have the fire truck be able to show up? Um, so yeah. So, I guess I mean I hate to push
push on this um but do you think there'll be any driveways that you won't be able to get up? >> Well, we the the the fire truck is approximately 102 in long wide. So, that's going to be just uh it's 8 and
1/2 ft wide. Um your driveway should be a minimum of 12 feet wide. I can think of several houses in town that they put nice stone walls in and you it's just barely big enough for a uh a smalls size
car to fit in between. Um I don't care what firet truck it is. Hoot spare engine 2 will the present firetruck will never even make it up that. So it's a width thing too and they're the same width.
So, I guess um I guess what I'm thinking is if there are people whose driveways are not wide enough because they put up stone walls, they need to be told. >> I Yeah, I mean I I mean, I've mentioned
it to several people and they think that they don't need a fire truck, so I guess the joke's on them if there's going to be a fire. >> Yeah. But we need to make sure they know that because that's really going to cause them insurance problems,
>> I would think. >> I mean, that's that's the same thing. Like I said, it's we've had a much bigger issue with people not plowing their driveway or not sanding it and and it being on a hill. So, that's to me a much bigger issue
than the width of the the width or the length of a firetruck. So, I mean, again, I'm going to talk about communication. So, can we communicate with people that that the driveway not clearing the driveway properly is going to mean they can't the
fire trucks can't get up? >> Yeah, we could do a town I could do a town announce email to to to the town notifying. I have uh done uh certified mail to a number of people that that uh for driveways we've been stuck in. I can
think of uh last winter her engine two slid backwards and sideways down on a hill >> and that was because it was a really narrow wheelbase. So, you know, that was because engine 2 had a really has a real really narrow wheelbase that was
customordered and it's actually very easy for the truck to do 360s. Oh jeez. >> Well, like I said, there's there's always compromises on, you know, what what we're going to get for a firet truck. >> Yeah, I understand the compromises. I
just want to make sure that everybody understand everybody in town understands the implications. Janette, >> I I was just thinking recently um there were a bunch of Village Neighbors people that had to put um we we had to put them on for them, a lot of them. It was something I think with front bisters
like if people didn't have um banisters going out of their front doors, their insurance was refusing to um you know allow their insurance to continue. If I wonder if the insurance companies knew that there is no way that a firetr is going to get up your driveway if there's
a fire if they would be willing to be uh you know on the hook for uh the house. I mean there there there could be something put that way. >> Yeah. I mean, I think there's some general rules of thumb that, you know, your driveway needs to go up to your
house up to uh be within 50 feet of your house. Uh I think most driveways do that because most people don't want to carry their groceries more than 50 feet to their house. >> Yeah. >> Um most driveways, you know, are 12 feet wide. I mean, that's totally acceptable.
Uh you should have a minimum of 20 feet width of your driveway at the driveway entrance so we can make a corner going into your driveway. So um but I think the most to me the most important is if it it's is it
maintained in the winter >> is that houses that are not occupied in the winter there. Are there people who live there and who still don't plow their get their driveways plowed? Uh some people might take a couple days to get their driveway plowed. Uh some a lot
of people don't get it sanded. So think of like a long sloped driveway that your car can go up and down fine and then it turns into really hard packed snow. Uh the the fire truck can just slide right across it. So we've had that problem.
So, it's like the homeowner goes up and down the driveway fine with their smaller car, but the heavier fire truck just uh kind of slit skids right across it. So, I'm wondering if we should and in
the fall think about putting a newsletter out and having um Lenny write a little article about um you know, how to maintain your driveway for the safety of themselves as well as in case emergency that the fire
truck has to come in. Yeah, I mean that was me. That was that would basically was my goal for this uh fall because of what happened last uh last winter with uh going sideways with a truck down the hill.
So, and that was because the wheel wheelbase is short. >> So, what do you do if you can't safely get into a driveway? where I either park at the street. In that case, it was only a it was it was
only a smoke alarm going off. So once once the truck came to a halt, I just walked up the driveway and dealt with the homeowner. Um verified there was no issues and then we spent the rest of the night getting unstuck. If that was a real issue, we would have dragged a two
and a half hose inch hose up the driveway and done it that way. So, >> wow. >> So, speaking >> what if what if somebody had fallen?
Okay. So, say in that in that instance, somebody fell. They broke their their head open or their leg or whatever. And now here comes the ambulance that can't get in. Then what do you do? >> Oh, that's a huge issue. Yeah. We're
gonna have to carry somebody out, you know. I mean, think of how hard it is to like carry somebody down the flight of stairs. All then that's we're going to be carrying them down the whole length of a driveway. Um, I did get a uh uh two years ago I ended up getting a
Cascade Rescue wheel that gets bolted on to a stretcher. So, it's like a it's a uh it's a single wheel in the center of the strokes basket. And uh that's for carrying people out of the woods. So we don't have to physically carry the person. They can just roll on that one
wheel. Um we actually you used it once for uh somebody who had a stroke out in the woods. And uh we basically had the person out on the driveway by the time the ambulance showed up, but that there wasn't any snow. So we would probably use something like that.
>> I was just I was curious. >> Yeah. I mean, it would definitely add time to the rescue. Don't don't go I mean, it'll get done, but it's just going to add time to it, >> right? >> You know, it's like the difference if you have a really long driveway and you
have to walk to get your mail. It's kind of like it takes longer to get your mail. If you have a long driveway, it's going to take longer for us to get you out to the road to the ambulance if you have a long driveway and we can't access it. So, and typ if it's a medical call, we're going to be using the smaller
truck, the rescue truck, not an engine, >> right? >> So, I know you guys are more concerned about the fire engine instead for going up driveways. So, >> so as as someone that lives um next to
Lake Wyola, I'm curious about the roads around the lake and whether those are all meeting the criteria that you need in order to access things. >> So, it's kind of like they're all those
roads are narrow. What makes it difficult is two fire trucks won't be able to pass. But it doesn't say that one. It's not going to stop us from getting driving up to a house. >> It's just going to complicate things. If it's more of a bigger fire and we're
going to need a lot of trap, a lot of uh you know, say a tanker shuttle and trucks will need to pass each other that turn that can turn into a can of worms. But actually, as for like one truck going to one house on the lake, for the
most part, I think we should be fine with getting to them. Most of the houses at the lake. Um, like I said, the lake roads are narrow, and none of the none of the uh roads are wide. A lot of those roads aren't wide enough for two cars to
pass. >> Oh, yeah. So, it kind of it kind of scratches the uh you know you know our old truck you know will be able to pass another old truck. I mean that's just never going to happen either. Um and then also we have to accommodate you
know think about trucks coming from other towns too. So um it's it is what it is >> I guess. Um, you know, it's really important for people to know these things to understand the situations of
their house. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I did, like I said, I did plan on doing a uh a uh, you know, a wide uh, townwide email flyer notifying everybody that you got to have your driveway
maintained in the winter just because of what happened last winter. Um, yeah. That sounds like a good idea. >> It's true that a lot of people aren't here. I mean, there's more people living here, I think, than there used to be,
but a lot of people just leave, you know, for months and months. Um, and are they even getting that email? Well, >> yeah. Well, I think um your Lenny's email is a great idea. Or let you're sending
letters. >> Uh well, the people that lived on that road that that we got stuck pretty bad at last winter. I did certified mail. Um but I was thinking about for this fall just doing an email, like an email flyer. I may maybe I could print a
couple out and just put them up at the town hall and the post office, but uh pretty much just do a just an email flyer. >> So you But you'd be using town announce. >> Um
I'm not quite too sure. It would be it would be the town announce or the bright arrow uh service at that point. See, I'll have to talk to the town administrator, see what's working for them. >> The bright arrow would be the new red code. >> Yeah, the bright arrow would be the code
red replacement. So, you know, town announce does not reach a fairly large percentage of the population, >> but and the bright arrow would reach more. >> You should do more. >> It it depends on who signs up. So, we're
we're going to have to put a link at the uh on the town of Shootsberry website. We can put a sign out while we get the fire department sign that we could put out in front of the fire station to tell people to sign up. We could advertise at the, you know, at the town hall, the
post office. We could maybe ask the school to put that in their newsletter. Um, >> you could, >> but basically to tell the town that that the code red is no longer going to be working and they have to resign up and
start fresh. >> You can you can post stuff at the library, too. The library gets a lot of traffic. >> I'm think Yeah, totally. Um, some people use Next Door rather than town announce. >> That's fine, too. I mean, I think once I get the flyer, I think it's as simple as
putting it wherever. >> Put it everywhere. >> Yeah, put it everywhere. To me, as >> it's just as easy to put it everywhere as it is to put it out to send it to one person. >> So, >> that's really a good idea.
So, we think we're okay with asking Lenny questions. We're getting a lot of good answers, helpful answers from Lenny. >> Yeah, definitely. And we know where he is, so we can even find him in case we forgot one. >> So, let him go have dinner. Thank you.
>> Yeah. Hey, feel free to stop by the station anytime if you want a tour or if you want to have any other questions or whatever. Are you there? If are you there most of the time in the daytime? >> Pretty much. If you see the white car out front, I'm there. >> Okay. I wondered about that.
>> Yeah. I mean, I'll be there like 99% of the time that there's a white car out front, but like say tomorrow I have to take both trucks to Amoris for pump testing. So, my car is going to be out front and I'm not going to be there. But other than tomorrow, that's basically
all that I'm I'm there if the car is there. >> Okay, that's really good to know. Thanks, Lenny. >> Yeah. >> So, thank you very much for coming and talking with us, Lenny. It's been really informative. >> Do you have anything you want to ask us? >> Uh, not really. I think uh I'd like to
talk to the select board and the town administrator about possibly having uh uh you guys come up with like a volunteer list for a warming and cooling center. I think that's I think that would be appropriate. Um
and uh yeah, I think that's about all all. >> Okay. And thank you very much for coming and joining us. >> Yeah. Thank you. Thank you for having me. >> You're welcome. >> Y >> Yeah. Take care. Thank you. >> Bye.
>> Bye. seems like it would behoove us to um you know just kind of uh share that the idea that at some point maybe um probably should get permission first from the select board and all of that not to preempt that but you know just
reach out to people. I mean there were a couple of people that were very vocal last year about heating and cooling centers. um you know will you be on a list to help um and see if other you know other people as well.
>> Yep. And I would want to use village neighbors um communications to reach out and also ask the village specifically the shoot village um VN neighbors volunteers if any of them would be interested because there's
>> I think there are a lot of the people that already volunteer for things. Yeah, absolutely. >> I'm sure. >> Yeah. So, and Jessica, really good idea to have an article in newsletter.
>> I think it would be smart to to have, you know, um a little write up about keeping your your area clean and safe for emergency vehicles. >> Yes. Yes.
I think um you know as many as different ways and that Lenny was talking about that as many different ways as we can communicate it to the population the better because some people see one thing and some people will see another. >> I've never even thought about like the width of my driveway like can anything
just come in here like I've never even really given it a thought until now. >> Yeah. I don't know if the top of my driveway is 20t wide. Well, 12. You know, it's supposed to be 12 feet. >> I thought he said 20.
>> He said 20 at the end so they can make the turn if they could. >> So, that would be pulling in. That would be like doing a K turn. I mean, that's an an in ideal world. I don't think many people have that at all. >> Probably not.
>> Yeah. >> They they can pull in, they can pull back out. >> Yeah. But yeah, I say I think it's a good idea to put in a newsletter and and you know, so people realize because if we weren't sitting here, do we really think about
those things? No. And until something happens, you don't think about it, you know, until all of a sudden you need a fire truck and oh, I didn't get plowed yesterday. >> Right. coming down the S-curves. There's a couple houses whose uh
>> driveways are so short and steep that like on the best of days, they scare me like having to just go up and down them. >> Um >> crazy. >> Can you imagine what it's like in the summer the winter time and the fire engine had to go? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. That's crazy.
>> Yeah. I mean, years ago, the fire department went down the wrong street off of the lake to to to get to a fire. They the street doesn't go all the way through and they went all the way down the
street and realized and had to back up. And by the time that happened, the house was completely gone. >> That wasn't that Laurel Laurel Drive. >> Yeah, I think so. >> Yeah, I remember that. >> And the weird thing is they were supposed to knock down the next day. So there was a lot of, you know, speculation that there was something
going on, but you know, I know the person whose house it was, and he was like, "No." >> Oh, wow. >> Wow. >> Anyway, 610. >> Yes. >> Okay, we need to approve minutes. Uh,
Susan, we didn't approve the minutes for April. >> Uh, no, we didn't. >> So, we we didn't I thought we had done that. >> Well, I didn't see any Wait a second. Um
>> I don't have um I don't have a final copy. That's just a draft for April. And when I looked at the Okay. >> Didn't look I didn't see any evidence that we had approved them. >> I thought we had That's my fault. >> Well, I you know, I could be wrong. It's just I didn't see it in the minutes. And
that might be my minutes. Okay. >> So, can we do it just anyway? So, it's done. >> Yeah. I put in a motion to um approve the minutes for April 8th, 2026. >> Second.
>> All in favor? >> Johnson. I >> make peace. I >> um who's next? Millinger I and Stockton I. >> Okay. Um, I did read the the 610. Um, but I
did not see the 615 >> minutes. >> Okay. >> And I might have just missed that. Was that in the email, too? I might have missed it. >> Well, I think it was, but I um it looks to me like I missed filed the minutes in
my um my notes, so they all came up. So, I kept getting the May minutes when I wanted the June minutes. So, I may be asking people to send me back. Oh, no. I think I can find where they are. Sorry. I thought I sent you the this the 10
ones, but I can't swear to it. So, could we just approve the the earlier ones? >> Yeah. Do we need May, too? >> No. No. May is fine. So, we just need to approve um June
10th. >> Well, we have the two we have the two June meetings. We didn't appro approve the any minutes in the 10th at the 10th. So, we have June 6th and June 10th.
>> June 10th looked fine to me. I didn't I I was at the meeting um for the select board, so I couldn't distinguish in my head what happened at our meeting and what happened at the select board meeting. >> I know that was hard for me to write up,
too. >> Yeah. >> So, are we okay with those minutes? >> I think it'll be fine. >> Okay. So, I'm going to move to approve. >> Yeah, let's Yeah, let's do that. >> The June 10th minutes.
>> Second. >> All in favor? >> Johnson. I >> make peace. I >> Milinger I. >> Stockton I. >> Okay. So, eventually we need to to um approve the minutes of that really short meeting
that we had. Okay. That was just me, you, and Rich. So, >> yeah. >> Yeah. >> So, might as well wait till we have Rich, >> probably. >> Yeah, >> I think so. >> Okay.
>> All right. For the finances, we have um uh the beginning balances, we had um $7,551.82. In our grant, we have $2,395 in our um revolving account with the the
fees paid. >> And then we had the $200 um pound budget. Um so for the the um the expenses, we had the foot clinic was um
220 people for 220 people. $220 for 11 clients that were seen and we had um our mass um COA membership um dues which were $312.
Um we ended up getting $195 in donations for the foot clinic. So, our um and I did talk to Gail about the town um the town budget. >> Mhm.
>> The um the townwide birthday donations we made came out of that account and then with what was left, there was like 90 something dollars left, she put it towards June's um foot care clinic. So, she spent it down before the fiscal year
ended. Okay, good thought. >> So, we in our in our our final um in our grant, we have $7,219.82 in the the grant now. And we have re the revolving um $2,580
in the revolving account and nothing in the town account until next month when the fiscal year 27 comes up. So we'll get another 200 in FY whatever it is 67 27.
>> Yep. All together we have 9,8982. We did not spend any money with the lockbox program and we still have $1,532.51 in that account. Are you going to send me the written? >> I will. Yep. >> Oh, great. Thank you. >> Yeah, I have it. I have it it printed up
and then I didn't get it chance to get it to you, but I will do it right after this meeting. >> No problem. You know, I'm not going to write out the minutes right after the meeting, >> right? Um, so we did get um a village neighbors
request for a donation that we do yearly um um last month. I think we got it in June and we need to discuss and approve that. Um the the
um the invoice that came through for the donation was for uh $1,200. $1,250 this time. And I was wondering how that is um
um like how do they figure out that amount? >> Any idea about that? >> I don't really know. Our our treasurer does it. I didn't know that there was a um what what is it usually, Jessica? Is it usually a thousand they they ask for?
>> Yeah. Um, again, I think you all know that if we would prefer to give a little less, we just give a little less. That's just a suggested amount. >> I just didn't know if there was like a formula of how they >> No, I I don't think so. I I kind of wish there was. Um,
and and again, I I I could find out um if that same amount went to everybody. Um because there was at one point there was some disscent about you know we there's only 400 people in our town why do we have to pay as much and you know
we're one of the bigger towns um I think after leate um so I you know I can find that out but again it's suggested amount >> right >> so we can get >> I just didn't know if there was some kind of a a formula
that um you know >> no I for that. >> It would be a good thing if there was and I there might be for all I know uh but I I'm not sure about that. Did they send um in the past they've sent like how many requests, how many services?
>> They did. >> They did. >> Yep. >> Yep. >> Um do you have that right now? >> Um I can pull it up >> because I think that would be a nice thing to uh reflect upon as we decide what we want to give. Um I don't know if
>> I was upon it um while Jessica brings it up. I thought so many of us so many re residents of Shootsbury volunteer and so many residents of Shootsbury get services >> that it makes sense to me to give to
give a large a larger amount and if we give more than others that's reasonable to me too because we make more use of village neighbors than others. I haven't seen that new um table at all. So, I'm kind of curious to
see it. Don, you together? >> You don't get to see >> Well, I do, but I haven't seen it yet that I can recall because I'm asking about it. You know, >> they usually have a breakdown like what's the population in the four towns and >> and there's also like, you know,
economic issues that come with each town as well. Lever is the richest, is that the right word? Uh, town in in Franklin County. >> Really? >> Yes. >> Wow. >> It's I think it has the highest
economic, you know, percentage kind of >> the income the residents have the highest incomes. >> I believe it's something like that. And then, you know, other towns, they're, you know, they're they're not quite so um there there is a there is a
difference. the four towns in many ways. >> So that's the that's the the the um the um the grid that I got I can actually forward it to everybody um after the meeting. >> Okay.
>> Um so it says the total of numbers is 300 in all four towns and there's 101 in Shootsberry. >> Wow. 101 members. >> Yeah. We also have the highest number of volunteers at 66.
>> So there was 168 um volunteers and there's 66 from Shootsberry. >> That's great. >> Um the ME there's only 31 that are asking for services um in Shootsberry,
>> but there was 180 services completed. So, so there there's 31 people that asked for 180 services, >> right? >> There was 27 small home repairs, >> 37 >> 27
>> 27 That's amazing. Free free home repairs. >> 33 helping hands. Um 45 member well-being. >> That's really nice. three technology services
and then 72 transportation um incidences. I don't know how you'd say that. >> Yeah, that's that's right. >> And we already have a few new members since then those stats uh happened
in Shootsbury. So I I abstain from this as you know. >> Yeah, I know. >> I mean I I'm just making you know saying I think we do good work and I think we're in an awesome partnership too. I'd really like us to also reflect upon how
you know much more the Council on Aging in all four towns, the four towns are working with village neighbors to be the most successful we can be in helping our population. the population that chooses Village Neighbors, which I I you know, it's like
it always confuses me why, you know, it's a free completely free service, you know, um why, you know, maybe we have how many people in this town uh that are over the age of 60. Not all of them are electing to be Village Neighbors members.
Um >> well I have to confess that I'm one of the people who needs to have service needs to ask for services and I >> for you >> since Chris I need to but I haven't done it and since Christine died >> I really need to you know get some help
but I it's just you know we've talked about the difficulty of reaching out and asking for help and I'm an example of that. >> Well I will bug you then and make you do it. >> Okay. Okay.
Yeah. So, what do you So, what do you think, folks? Do you want some more time to chew on this and make the decision next time? Are are you willing to think about talking about it now? What do you think?
>> Um, I'm okay with talking about it now. Um, I'm okay with um giving the the 1,250 because last year we only um donated 750 because we were in a really bad financial state. >> That's true.
>> And we're in a much better place this year. Um so I'm okay with giving the amount that was requested. Okay. >> I would be too. Did that motion get seconded? >> No, I just said I was okay with it and >> Oh, okay.
>> and Mary Joe said that she would be okay with it and then we're waiting for you. >> Oh, and I see how you Yeah, I feel I already said I would ready to do it. >> Okay. So, I put in a motion that we donate $1,250 to village neighbors um
for their services to our shoay residents. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Johnson. I >> make piece I >> Millinger I >> Stockton abstain. >> Yeah. Village Village Neighbors does wonderful
work. You're really a plus for our community. >> If I was to brag right now, I would say I just took in a new member who lives over by the lake and his his cousin found out about Village Neighbors. She lives in Boston. It's getting harder and
harder for her to help him. And when we, you know, discussed he came in as a member, but she said, you know, I have never heard in my whole life of an organization being just sort of celebrated in in such with good such
good press and and um yeah, so I'm happy about that. Not that we make everybody happy, but we try. You know, when we're putting out our next newsletter, it would be worth it to put that the information from that chart or at least the shoots fairy
information into the Don't you think? >> I would love that. >> Yeah, >> it could be an article. In fact, I would I would volunteer to write that one. >> Oh, good. >> When are we ready for another newsletter? We're going to try to do two a year or
>> I I really wanted to see one done soon because we're trying to get these lock boxes sold. Yeah. >> And and town announce, every time we put out town announce, a few people trickle in, but like you said before, a lot of people don't get town announce.
>> So, we're at this place where what do we do? You know, we have 30 people signed up. I mean, besides, I've I've put it on next door and the town announce, you know, and I was at the the town
meeting. Um, we need to figure out a way to get to more people. >> Okay. Well, I would suggest when Rich gets back, he did volunteer to collect all the emails that we have from different from different organizations,
from different activities. >> Yeah. >> And put them someplace where we could use them, where we can do a mass mailing. >> Right. So when he's done that, then we'll know how many printed copies we will need
and we can we we can get ready to have an issue, but I would suggest we don't finalize it till we have that information about emails. Does that make sense? >> And we had Dena do it last time, right? And paid her. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. So are we going to do that again
because I can maybe reach out to her? That that would be my vote. I'm not touching it. No, no, you've got too much going on. >> Well, it's just that for the nominal amount she charged us, you know, she was making maybe 10 cents an hour. Um,
>> well, she ought to charge us more. >> Well, I just, you know, to try to find a volunteer or something like that to save whatever it was. I'm completely against that. >> Okay. So, um, >> are we ready to start putting articles
together? I'd like to put a an article together about the, um, town puzzle book, too, >> for the newsletter. >> And we did an article I'm I'm getting my newsletters mixed up. We we I know we
did an article I village neighbors did our newsletter had something about the town lunch. Is that right? The shootsbury lunch, didn't we have something in about that? >> Yeah, we talked about our activities and we had some nice photos that you took. >> Okay. So, um you know, maybe we can use
some of that stuff again. It's it's just as relevant. >> The food is always good. >> The company is wonderful. Well, we're going to we would do a little reminder of our activities. >> Yeah. >> All right. So if we were to start
thinking about that, I would take the village neighbors um chart and like you know sort of a um advertising village neighbors just a teeny bit to remind the however many seniors we have that you know >> Yeah.
>> another 500 could potentially sign up for free services which would help everybody. >> Yeah. Um, and then we have uh Jessica, what were you what was the article you were Oh, the um >> lock box. >> Lock boxes. >> Lock boxes. What about the fire all of
the fire information? Lenny would do that one maybe. >> Yeah, we could we could work on it with him, I think. >> Yeah, >> I don't know that Lenny would write an actual article. >> Okay. But we could interview him.
>> Well, right. Right. we can get the the points and then we can write it into an article I think right would probably be the best >> you know we used we did we've done some interviews in the past even to do an interview of Lyn would be good >> that's what I just said and I think I
think Martha had even done that in the past >> yeah yeah I'm sorry yeah I meant that would be the article the >> and that's how you get all the information out in a more interesting way rather than just straight text And in the past, we've asked Sally to do it for us.
>> Uh, yeah. And I'm sure Sally would if she But we have to give her time. So the >> But if Jessica wants to do it, that would also be good. >> Sure. >> Do what? I'm sorry. >> Interview on the fire.
>> People want to know about >> and >> doesn't matter to me. and also probably um you know talk about heating and cooling centers, what we're thinking about. >> Well, I mean we target the questions to what's really important.
>> Yeah. >> So that'll be an interview. >> Um Martha's been very uh in communication with a lot of those people. We could ask her if maybe she would want to just um re redo that
because I I swear she did one a couple of years ago in our first issue. >> Well, I don't remember Lenny particularly, but it's possible Martha I Martha was going to come tonight, but she's got company and she get away.
>> Right. Right. >> Yeah. just that she's been in such close contact with them anyway that it would be almost a natural um >> right >> thing. We just have to make sure that we have uh the qu the burning questions. >> Yeah.
>> All right, Jessica, but we know Jenn Jessica was has known they were both kids together. >> Well, whoever wants to do it, you know, I'm just making suggestions here so we get some articles for the newsletter. Yeah. >> What else do we need?
>> Okay. Well, I said I would do the um puzzle book. >> This is a little off topic, but I talked to um Jessica Carlson Banger >> um about um I brought um a possible
project of doing a um um a project with the recreation committee. I'm doing a time capsule because I was watching the news and this this town opened a time capsule from 1976
and it showed all the fun things that were in it. And so I had asked her, you know, would the recreation committee want to put together a time capsule and of all the residents contribute to it? And well, um, they're going to bring it to the meeting in August. So that might
be something that we might be able to help with, too. >> Yeah. The other thing that um I think it was Leverit um had um connection between their elementary school and some of the seniors and it was really a lovely
thing. I don't know if we do anything like that here. That could be a nice thing. Maybe with our lunch or something. Bus a couple of kids. Put put a couple kids on the fire engine and drive them over. They had they had the tea time at the
the the >> Okay, so maybe it was Shootsberry. I apologize. >> All right, so that's already happening, but you know, we could do a little article about that. >> Lever did Yeah, maybe Rich would like to write that. Lever did it something, too.
>> Okay, that's I I'm Yeah, >> later. >> There's a lot. So, um you're doing the time capsule. >> Well Well, we don't know yet, but >> right You're doing the puzzle book. I'm sorry. Sorry, I'm getting my list mixed up.
Well, um, the woman who mentioned it might if it happens, maybe she could write the article. >> Oh, about time about the time capsule. >> Mhm. >> Yeah. >> I mean, it's we're we're talking little little chunks here. It's not like it's
>> Right. Right. You know, we also have if we want what we have to talk about these two documents of NADS, the need a little extra help at home and the contact info and >> could we get to that? That's really important. >> We might want to say something about
them in the newsletter. >> For sure. >> Or even include them >> in Absolutely. Um it would be great to get to those because I know that there was something that we were trying to get them. Although I think we just decided when each COA gets to it, that's when
they get to it. Never mind. >> Yes. But it would be still nice to have it done. >> So the >> um Oh, go ahead. >> The foot clinic, it was a $220 cost and we had 180 in donations. So it's like
>> 195. >> Wow. So, it's almost >> last last month we actually we had more donations than we had fees. >> Amazing. >> But I think I think somebody might have doubled up on their payment or something. So, it might not be true to
that. But >> well, yes, that we had somebody who had who owed money from the past and that was a double payment. Yeah. And people sometimes people give us 25 rather than 20. And more and more people
are giving us 20. So, it's really nice. I have to tell you, if we're talking about foot clinic, Donna keeps saying, "Let's do two a month." And I say, "No way. I can't manage to do two a month." But she really enjoys doing it, so it's
great. >> Yeah. Is there any other activity that we could get her to to do like a I don't know something in the senior room like I don't know. >> I I I keep saying like we're having the
lunch anyway and people just pack up and go home and they're already there. Like why not turn those lunches make them an hour longer and we go over to the other room and do or we clean up the food and we do puzzles or something. a a captive
audience um is a good thing. >> Yeah, I think that's we've Jessica suggested that to in the past and maybe too Janette. We did it with the presentation uh the announced presentation and um I think there was a
something else at one point but you know >> well we talked to well we did did we had the dancer at one point remember we had a dance session sitting and in our chairs. >> Were you there for that? >> No. >> It was I had
>> it was really fun. I had a a conversation with a a a senior citizen um when about the lock boxes, but she was asking me um what programs that we do because she's a widow and she needs
to get out more. And I'm like, you know, besides the lunchon, >> does she come to the lunchon? >> She doesn't, but she she thought about it. She just started coming to the foot clinic. >> Mhm. and she thought about going to the lunchon, but she didn't have anything to
bring with her. So, she did not go to this month's lunchon, but hopefully she will go to next month's lunching. >> Good. >> Yeah. She didn't want to walk in without anything. And I said, "Well, there's always extra. We don't, you know, we don't make people bring something to
eat, you know, but so >> so but she she said that she would like to see more, you know, if there was pu puzzles set up or something where like a drop in like we were talking about Susan. >> Yeah.
>> Should we just plan to try that next month? Like why wait and just like you know after the lunch let's do something. >> I'm on vacation at the end of July. I wouldn't mind >> if we could get if Yes. I'm taking a
whole week's vacation. I'm not doing anything. I'm not going anywhere. But I wouldn't mind if if we wanted to do some kind of a drop in day. I wouldn't mind helping with that. >> Oh, good. in that.
>> We could even have like an ice cream social or something to get people to come and then maybe do um you know have a couple puzzles out or a chess board or something and see what happens.
>> Yeah. Card game pack of cards. >> Yeah. And maybe some of the people that do maong at the library would like to bring their maong sets and do maong. >> Yeah. >> Okay. We're we're going to need to publicize it. We're going to need to
plan it. Should we start by picking a day that to ask if the t you know it's I mean the town hall always looks pretty pretty empty after we Well, actually it's a senior center, >> right? We don't really >> put there.
>> Well, I don't know if the um public health nurse is ever there, but we should avoid being there when she's there. >> What are her office hours? Do you know or her days? I think they'll I I thought they were Friday now, but I actually do
not know if she's there, but I would um email her and double check. I think, you know, other people do use the room, so it's important to at least tell Brendan we're planning to use it. at a particular time.
>> Do we want to figure out what that date might be? Jessica, you have um >> I have the whole week >> of the end of July. >> Yep. The 26th through the 2nd. Too bad you're not going to take it um a
little bit longer cuz the Oh, I guess it's the Do we do it? We do it lunch the first Tuesday, right? It'll be the 4th of August. Okay, Jessica, what is a good day for you when you're going to be off that you would like to do this?
>> I have no plans. It can be any day. >> Wednesday, maybe. >> Okay. And what are we thinking of like um midafter afternoon type thing? two, three, I don't know. What time do
people usually Well, I don't know. Any any any suggestions? >> Three sounds good. Maybe 3 to 4. That would be a good time. That's a good tea time if we if we wanted to have tea and
cookies. or do you want to do the thing about ice cream is um we would need to invest in it and not know whether we're going to use it. >> Well, there is a freezer. It could always be uh used for, you know, at the next lunch or something. It's not like
it's going to be wasted. >> Okay. >> Since it's summer, I kind of like ice cream. >> Me, too. We'll wait and see what good ice cream is on sale that week and just get a couple couple gallons and half gallons,
not gallons. Although when we do the the the decade party, um I think they get like big tubs. >> Yeah. Okay. I have a concern that we have other items on the agenda that need to be dealt with. Can we have a special
planning meeting for this? >> I if we need to. >> Okay. But I can we get because what else is I know we need to I'd like to talk about these two things and I also want to get approval for
uh the the NAD the topics that NAS wants everybody to do. I have suggested I think I put I sent it to you all. I suggested doing one on um uh end of life planning
basically. Okay. >> Are you talking about the presentation? >> Sorry. >> Are you talking about the presentation? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Yes. >> I thought so. At this point, I just need
to know if you're okay with that with that topic. >> Fine with me. >> Legal, financial, and advanced care planning. >> I think it will be very popular. >> Yeah. Okay. So, Mary Joe, what? Thank
you. >> I think it's a good idea. >> Okay. So I would be it would be helpful to me if we would have have a motion so I know that we have something we've decided on.
>> Um um just that particular topic that >> Yeah. Okay. Um I also Okay. So I move that um Chutsbury COA take the topic of legal financial advanced care planning as the topic
they're going to have presentations presentation or tunations on Bernads. >> Yeah. Or we could even say the village neighbors COA kind of collaboration. It'll be our our piece. >> I second that motion. Whatever it ends
up looking like. >> Okay. Good. All in favor >> Johnson I >> Mcpie I >> Millinger I >> Stockton I >> thank you. So how about these two forms the need a
little which I sent you need a little extra help at home and permission to share contact info. the the question is whether we want to um I think that the um police and fire department particularly the fire
department are going to be asked to pass these out when they're in contact with people. So the question is do we want to say that confidential support is available through us as well as through village neighbors.
>> Well, we're we're already evidencing that by like this person that we're helping with his snow. I mean, it's just that's what we're doing. That's what we do. So, >> yeah, but we don't really give confidential support. Um,
I mean, if you look at this, okay, sometimes a small amount of help can help can make it easier to stay safe, independent, and connected. Assistance is available with grocery shopping and errands, small home repair, transportation, meals, social
connection, or finding local resources. Confidential support is available through Village Neighbors and the Shootsbury Council on Aging. Okay, that's wonderful because that's what Village Neighbors does, but I'm not
avail up to taking it on for us. Also, >> Susan, did you get the impression that the other COAs were checking that let's say checking that box or >> I think whatever it is, >> that surprises me.
I think it's just a lot to ask a small group that's already busy doing things, >> right? Uh perhaps we could act as a a conduit for information because again, not everybody belongs to village
neighbors and that's why we as a COA, you know, put it in our newsletter really uh you know, people should join. There's absolutely no negative. It's free. >> Yeah. >> Never have you don't have to volunteer.
You can just be a member as a member. You never have to ask for anything. I mean, but it's a way also of keeping tabs on helping to keep tabs on people. >> Yes. I can I can tell you by doing the
lock box um when I was giving out the um the stuff from um at the town at the town um town meeting um a lot of the younger seniors are like I'm we're not there yet. And it's like well anybody can fall in your home.
>> That's a lot of it a lot of it is just probably denial that they're ever going to need help or that they need help right now. I'm not there yet is probably what they're thinking, >> right? you know. Yeah. >> My uh my spiel is always you're joining
a village neighborhood. You know, life is different. You don't go and borrow a I would not go and borrow a cup of sugar from the person across the street from me. I cannot tell you how much I would not do that. You know, like we just life is different and it's it's
a way of con creating connection and communication. So, the more we can get people to uh not see it as, oh, I'm not, you know, I I I joined when I was 60 or whatever. Um,
it's like what's what's the harm? So, when people say that to you, you should say you could fall down the stairs tomorrow and wouldn't you be happy. That's what I say. >> I know. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. So what if I were to a to ask NADS
to change this for us to leave the v confidential support is available through village neighbors and then say shoot council on a on on aging will help you contact village neighbors. >> Yes that's exactly what I wanted to say. >> Okay.
or that's exactly >> our track. If when we get our track phone, it'll be a lot easier to deal with phone calls. >> Yeah. Okay. So, how about the permission to share contact info?
The that one says, "A f a first responder will connect you with local support services that may be helpful. With your permission, your contact information may be shared with village neighbors um is one box and Shootsbury
Couch Law and aging is another. These organizations will contact you to discuss services, resources, programs, social connection or other assistance. Providing permission is voluntary. Your privacy is of utmost importance to us and this information will remain
confidential. I mean there that's that's that would be asking us to provide information not to actually give services >> right again we're we're functioning as a conduit for information
>> so um on this one on the permission to share contact info I would be h content to put council on aging there what do you all think >> I agree Jessica and Mary Joe. >> I don't see why not.
>> I'm okay with it. >> You're okay with that, Mary Joe? >> Yes, I am. >> Okay. Okay. Thank you. So, I'll pass along. So, we have a NADS meeting coming up on Monday and I will be happy to pass along all
this information is Shootsbury COA got active. >> Yay. So, Jessica, um, back your agenda. Sorry, I didn't >> Oh, that's okay. Um, we need an update. It says update on
approved purchases. Um, I don't know if that's because of the curig thing. Um, we we didn't really talk about that any more than that one email. Um, so we originally wanted to and approved to buy
a cure rig for the town hall, but then thinking on it further, curates have gotten people sick, especially when they're not used for long periods of time. Mold can get into the into the machine and we know that the um the town
hall can harbor mold issues. So, we did not purchase a curing because we need to find some other healthy alternative that's not possibly going to get people sick. >> This is >> okay. So, I talked with at community
lunch. I talked with um Tom who's fall >> who was the initial person who wanted coffee and I told was a problem with the curigs and he said that he's perfectly happy with a percolator with uh heating
up water and using making instant coffee. So, I think we ought to try that route and we can have tea and and hot cocoa and instant coffee and we can just heat up the water heater which is what the which is what we used to do in the
past. >> I also have a uh just a regular coffee machine, you know, with the glass carff that I bring up >> and it gets used and then cleaned and then put away in a box.
>> We can Yeah, we can try that. It's just that it the nice thing about curig is that everybody can have their own choice. And if we make coffee up, we don't know who's going to drink it. We could try it once just and Jonathan. Yes, Janette. And see how many people
wanted to drink it, but I hate to make up a lot of coffee and just throw it down the street. >> Well, we made ice coffee with the extra last time, right? I mean, it's not going to be like a a a huge thing.
>> I would rather see us using that than a cury any day of the week cuz um I mean, I just think they're terrible machines making tons of waste. >> They that the environmental problem is great. >> Yeah. I mean, the man who invented it um
he ended up bankrupt anyway, but he also his biggest regret in his in life is having invented it. Really? >> Yes. How much? How much waste? So, let's try um I mean I literally have a coffee machine. >> Okay. >> Um and I will bring it up and then we
need one pound of coffee. >> I'll bring that. >> I have another suggestion. Instead of bringing the whole coffee pot, if you brewed it at your house and we got one of those insulated crafts and then you wouldn't have to worry about boxing it
and unboxing it and all that. >> I just don't come every time. >> Um, why don't we just try the coffee machine? >> I guess anybody could do that, you know. Anybody could >> could >> brew it and and bring it.
>> Okay. Well, I would say let Janette do whatever she wants to do. >> Well, I think, you know, get it up there and and then try it one month and see if anybody anybody wants >> and then we can always go to that plan after.
>> Yep. Okay. And we will have tea anyway. And I mean there plenty of pot we have a pot that heats water. So that's we can also heat that up for tea drinkers and some instant cocoa. or instant coffee. I mean, they have
really good versions of it now, too. But anyway, details, details, details. Let's let's make sure we're on the agenda because it is 656, >> right? Okay. We've got we really need to do um the Birch Drive letter that I sent out
to you all. >> It was very strong and much more like like, you know, I I read it earlier. I thought it was I I thought at this point it's what we need should be saying. >> Looked good to me.
>> I'm fine with it. >> Okay. So, we can we have a motion that I should send it to the town administrator and the select board. >> That sounds like a motion if you just got rid of the question mark at the end. >> Okay.
>> So, I second it. All in favor >> Johnson I. >> Make peace I. >> Millinger I. >> Stockton I. >> Okay. Thank you folks. >> Okay Jennifer. Yes. Jessica. Do you need some time? You want some time to talk
about the lock boxes? >> Um well we kind of talked about it earlier. >> Okay. >> Um so so far 30 people signed up. We have 50 lock boxes at the fire station
ready to be um installed. Um Devon was um going to start that in July. Um they were trying to get everything done for the fiscal year. So um he said they were going to start making phone calls in
July to schedule them. Um we're still trying to figure out ways to get to people. um and get that, you know, more advertised. I don't know. I I don't want to keep Go ahead, Janette. >> I was just thinking like um I I remember
like when we were even looking for, you know, like who who are the people in our community that really need help and the policemen know it. Um, so are they happy with who has signed up or are they seeing like, oh, that person it would be a good thing or that person? I mean, are
they they're going to reach out like that? >> Um, >> or let people voluntarily. >> It's it's more voluntarily um because we didn't know how many people were going to jump on it and
that's a good amount so far. Yeah, >> I'm sure there are people that are vulnerable that could probably, you know, get motivated by one of the the officers or the fire department coming to them. Um, and I actually might might
mention that to him, but other than that, like, you know, what other ways are there to reach people? Well, I I could put something in the village neighbors newsletter just for shoes shoots residents.
>> We would love that it's that it's happening because those people will all be over the age of 60 who might be interested. >> That's good. >> That's good. >> And if you guys know anybody, you know, your your frequent flyers, definitely um
I can even drop you off some some um or email you a form >> if you would do that. If you would do that, I can utilize that in the newsletter potentially. >> All right. >> It'll be electronic, but at least, you know, c could there be even a link, I
don't know, to uh maybe I can make a link of the form. >> I can um I think I've already talked about it with LOL on Thursday evenings, but I can do that again. >> Great idea. But
has there been any forms at lunchon? >> We had them. I I meant to do it yesterday this week, but I totally forgot. Unfortunately, I totally forgetting a lot of things these days. It's called aging. Um
I Where can I can you send me a form? Yeah. >> That I can make copies of for LOL. >> Yep. >> Oh, good. I will do that. >> Oh, good. Thank you. >> You know, these um the those things that
we just approved doing the permission to share contact information, they there is going to be an attempt to get uh first responders to when they're contacting people to to uh talk about support services. And I would say a
lockbox is definitely a support important support service. So we want to make sure um cuz this is a NADS thing and NADS has not been aware of the lock boxes in Shootsbury. Have they do they
>> um it you know what it might have come up when we were in the grant process that they were applying for it. But I mean it's also it's one out of four towns >> cuz it's that's cuz it's life path. That's the source of the grant. Right. >> Right. Correct.
>> So, we need to bring this up at a NADS meeting >> to make sure that any any anything that any communication that goes out to first responders to take to people should include lockbox for shitsbury. >> Although at some point the 50 lock boxes
are going to be you said sold. They're not >> Yes. We have money for more. >> Okay. Yeah. I mean we could ask to have it put on that form. I mean that form is easily editable. >> Yeah. >> So anything more we want on there.
>> Um yeah. >> Yeah. Any way we can get the get more people to know about it. >> Right. The foot clinic. >> Did we have the foot clinic? >> I I gave them I Susan
>> I did. Yep. Yeah. I I should probably talk more about it. Some people have picked them up from from um foot clinic. >> Oh, good. >> I Yeah, I mean, I think having 30 people already signed up um they're going to be
busy just from that. So, if it goes in, you know, the village neighbors newsletter and goes in our newsletter, that will not be too late, especially knowing that there there's more potential funding for it. >> Yes, absolutely. Okay. Is there very
much more on the agenda because I'm getting a headache because I'm really hungry. >> Um it was just um the um updates on programs. >> Oh, great. >> We can pass on that, can't we?
>> Sure. >> Well, we're planning a a program, an ice cream program. >> What about number seven? Special needs emergency registry questionnaire. Jessica, do we did we say anything about that? >> Oh, I thought that was the same thing as
the nads. It was that was supposed to be with >> the fire chief. >> Oh, okay. >> He was the one that went to that meeting, not me. >> Because I had a a bad bear attack. >> Oh, that's right. You had >> I had a bad bad bear problem.
>> So, I didn't get to that meeting. >> Yikes. Yeah, I had a bear that Anyways, I had a bad bear. >> He broke in broke into my chicken coop. >> Oh. >> And then he and then he kept coming back and totally destroyed it.
>> Oh, >> yeah. I only lost one chicken out of it, though. So, >> that's pretty good. >> How many do you have? >> I now have two. >> Two? Okay. >> I had three. Yeah.
So, but he kept coming back. He wouldn't leave. I had to have the cops come up here and everything. >> Wow. >> Yeah. >> Gee. >> Anyways, so that that was supposed to be more of a an emergency management kind of thing. >> Okay.
>> Yeah. >> Okay. So, I'll just ask if that's the same thing. >> If we had Martha here, we would know, >> right? So other than that, the programs and any un unanticipated business and we already
took care of that with the ice cream social and the um the upcoming um newsletter and then we have to um schedule our next meeting. >> Yes. Do we want to say anything more about the so any more planning about the
social event that we're going to do the last week in July? Well, we need to figure out a date and then check that the I mean there's no Wednesday. >> Okay. Wednesday. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Wednesday. >> Wednesday. 3 to 4.
>> 3 to 4. Maybe 2 to 4. >> If we do it at two and people start enjoying themselves, >> we don't have to kick them out, do we? >> No. >> No. >> So, let's do two to four. So, we're having an ice cream social.
>> Uh, can you tell me the date? >> Wednesday the um >> Wednesday is the 22th >> 29th >> or the 29th. Which we >> 29th. >> 29th. >> 29th. >> Um, so what what are the tasks really?
You know, we've got the date, so I guess we have to make a flyer and publicize it. Um, and maybe we can ask to have it put in that 541 thing. >> Oh, the five Friday five. >> Yeah, >> Friday fives. Yeah.
>> I mean, not that it's that big news, but I mean, she's getting a lot of people looking at a lot of eyeballs looking at that. >> Um, >> you know, why couldn't we ask? >> Um, and then, um,
we won't know how much ice cream to get. >> We're just going to have to get a bunch. and and eat it if we don't finish it. The um we always have leftovers and I make ice cream cakes for LOL. You haven't had one of my ice cream cakes yet, Susan. Oh, >> you'll be right behind this endeavor.
You'll be like, "Yeah." >> Okay. >> Um but I think I'm around then and I would love to help with that. >> Okay. Um we could maybe go to Harolds and get one of those, you know, tubs,
>> right? That's what we've done in the past with the um I think it's from I don't know if it's from Atkins or Harold. Sally Fairfield always purchases the ice cream for us and they I think it's almost free. Honestly, I don't think I don't know um if there's
receipts from the uh party that happens once a year. Um but I could I could check in with her about that who she gets the ice cream from. >> And she usually gets uh chocolate and vanilla. Sorry, strawberry fans.
>> And do we have um puzzles at the at the um the senior lounge? >> We have a couple, but I think we could stand more >> or we could. I mean, I have at least six or seven in my house. I could bring them up because they're not going to be used over and over again. In fact, usually
you do a puzzle and pass it on. >> So, I'm willing to provide >> Are we able to leave that up for the next week for the lunchon? >> Yeah. >> Like if we start a big puzzle? Yes. >> A couple big puzzles. What a fun idea. Um >> and then and then and then they can come
in and do do the lunch and um >> right cuz it'll be like just a couple days later. Can we leave the puzzles on those round tables, Susan? Or be moved. >> Certainly try and put a note on it and say, "Please leave this puzzle."
>> If not, I can see we um we might have some pieces of Masonite or something around here. We could build it on that and then just move them somewhere. >> So Melissa, you've got access to the guy, right? I mean Jessica,
>> I have what? >> You have access to the maintenance guy, >> Chris? >> Yeah, >> I have very he Yes, I have access to him. >> Well, so I was thinking you could just point out to him that we're going to have puzzles on the tables. Would he please leave them up?
>> Okay, I'll see him tomorrow night. I'll tell him. I I was thinking Melissa because I was thinking of the connection. >> And if he says absolutely not, we have to take those and move them, then I'll really work hard at trying to find some big pieces of something that we can build them.
>> I don't think he'll say that. I'm sure he'll be fine with that. >> Good. Good. All right. So, um, puzzles, coffee machine. >> I'll bring a chest there, but we could bring more. >> I actually have dominoes.
and you know and or cribage. People love a good game of cribage. >> I don't have cribage. >> Cribage. >> We can also purchase these things on Amazon with on the town account
>> by the way. And it's taxfree if we wanted to to get permanent games instead everybody bringing their own. Right now I'm thinking it would be nice to move on the dominoes. So I would be happy to see them stay up in
>> and if anyone wants to do ma jong they could borrow it from the um library just that one day maybe if it's not the same day. >> Let's see how it goes and just borrow stuff for now because we can only do three puzzles at a time if that right or
maybe even one puzzle at a time because we've got these other things going. Okay. So, we ended up doing some details on that. >> When does Rich come back? >> I have no idea. >> You might know.
>> I saw his kids at the house yesterday, but I don't know that he was back. I know his kids were there. >> Well, he's been really secretive about where he's going. If he's doing if this is his >> Oh, he's been all over. He's in like Italy and I've been following them on Facebook.
>> Oh, you have? >> Yeah. I think this was his Europe trip. >> So I I worked with his wife and I was friends with her on Facebook for years. >> Uhhuh. >> And then he took over her Facebook. So
me and him are our Facebook friends and whoever he's with, he's I think he's with his sister and brother-in-law. They tag him in posts. So I've been I've been watching his whole vacation. >> Oh, nice. They look like they're having
a lot of fun, by the way. >> So very so much for his secretive trip. >> Yeah. >> And Jessica, your vacation will just be some nice downtime. Who needs to go anywhere? >> I just need a reset and refresh.
>> I have not taken a vacation for years. >> Oh my. And here you are offering half of it one of those days. You're >> just one of those days. >> Just one day, >> you know, and it's Spending time with people is super enjoyable. I was in a kind of pissy mood yesterday and I just
decided to go into the lunch at the last minute because I was out and I felt so much better afterwards, >> right? >> I really did. It was a quick little reset. >> So, it's all important. >> Yeah. I even took um the week off with
my old lady that I put to bed, too. So, I took the whole everything is just wiped clean. >> Good. >> Yeah. She's got a child or sister that lives down the street from her that can take over, right? >> Um the the morning girl is going to to
her her daughter actually just found out she has breast cancer. >> Oh, dear. >> But um the morning girl is going to take over all my time. >> Oh, that's >> Yeah. >> Jessica, is this someone that lives in Shootsbury?
>> No, they're in Hadley. >> Yeah. can always help just a little bit. Okay. All right. So, I guess we can adjourn at we never called the meeting to order, but we can adjourn at 7:12.
And um Yeah. >> And our next meeting is on it's the >> third it'll be the third no the second. Yeah. The second Wednesday in August is the 12th.
Oh, good. >> That's when we meet the second Wednesday. Absolutely. Right. Right. >> Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. All right. >> Okay. >> All right. I put in a motion to adjurnn. >> I second that. >> Yes. >> All in favor? >> An I.
>> Makepiece. I >> Milinger. I >> stopped and I >> have a good night. >> Thanks a lot. We really accomplished a lot. >> We did so much. Pat ourselves on the back. Go get something to eat.
Thanks a lot. Thanks a lot, Jessica. Thanks, Mary Joe. Okie do. And I can turn off the recording. Yes.