Welcome everybody. This is the select board meeting for November 17, 2025. It is 5:30 p.m. We in the land use hearing rooms town hall and also remotely via Zoom and on channel 15. This open meeting is being recorded. If anyone else is recording, please advise Russ
Anderson. And we will start with a roll call of attendance. Starting to Nicole Parker, Diane Gale, >> Doug Mo, Russ Anderson. >> May be good morning. And uh before the pledge, we would like to have a moment of silence for Bob
Johnson, who served various town roles, including being a member of the planning board, water commission, buildings and grounds director, and housing authority. And we will do the pledge. >> I aliance to the flag of the United
States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Uh, is there anyone in the room with public comment tonight?
Seeing none, is there anyone online? >> Is that your hand raised or >> That's Joanne. >> Joanne. Yes. Hi, Joan Leank Reservoir Road. >> Um, over the last few weeks, I've presented to the select board uh some
information about Comcast Fiber. So, I'm wondering if anybody has any follow-up they can provide. None. None today. >> Are you looking into it? >> I emailed them.
They are not doing any fiber installations. >> Then why are they installing fiber cable? >> I was informed by Comcast they are not installing any fiber. I don't know what they're doing, but they're not installing fiber. Fiber.
>> Okay. Because they told me directly. The men on the truck told me they were installing fiber. >> May not be to serve Southwick for all we know. >> Well, why would they put lines up in Southwick to serve another town? That doesn't make sense.
>> I would imagine it would be a pass through. Don't know. It's not our business. Don't know. >> Okay. >> Okay. Thank you. Anybody else? Seeing none,
we will move on to the continued public hearing. We're going to call back to order the previously continued public hearing for Verizon New England's petition for one jointly owned pole to be placed on the east side of North Lumis Street. And would you like to come
up? >> Sure. >> You need a motion. Uh, we are just continuing, right? >> Yes, sir. Welcome. Your name for the record, please. >> Yes, Don Vono with Verizon. Good evening. >> Good evening.
>> Um, so thank you for continuing this. I appreciate that so I could get out here. Um I did just visit the site uh on North Lumis and um everything I trust everybody has okay um the measurements
are within a foot so that's that's good. Um the only thing I can add to what you see here is there is a poll already in place across the street from the one that is being requested. Um because uh and this gets into the purpose of the
poll uh 303 North Lumis is up upgrading their services. So they needed that new pool to be put in place. So the pole line which runs on the eastern side of the street um needs another support pole midspan so
it can 90° across. And so this was designed as uh as it should be. Uh however um leading into this I know I know there's an abuter who has an issue. Um rather than speak for him I know he's probably
online so I will defer to him but I that's the purpose of the poll and that's the design of the poll and it does look pretty much like you see it there. It is because 303 needed to upgrade their service. >> Yes. And this was a request from uh
NSTAR Eversource. Um so um they they're the ones that put that poll in across the street already. Um they probably already petitioned you for that I imagine or it's on private property. I don't know that I don't know the specifics of that poll. Um but um
Verizon is not party to that new poll. uh we would be party to this poll because it would be in line with the other polls. Um so that's why Verizon is here tonight because uh Southwick is a
Verizon poll set uh town. So that's why we're here. We um we don't really have any stake in the matter as it were but because we need to place it we need to come ask for permission. So just for my clarification, does that mean so
assuming their pole is right here? I don't know if that one is there. >> It's right >> right there. Right directly >> basically 90 degrees across. >> Okay. And does it now come across to this existing pole? >> No, it's not attached yet.
>> Oh, it isn't even attached. >> Oh, okay. Right now they have a midspan line that comes across from the middle of the road road that just goes to their house. Uh um it attaches a midspan line just kind of
gets you in the middle of the wire and it comes across to their house. It's not ideal, but it's the way you have to do it sometimes. So that's the way they've been doing it and now they want better service. So they're upgrading it and that's why they put this new pole in place.
Okay. >> Does Does anyone recall us having a poll hearing for that other poll? >> No, I don't recall that one >> at all. >> It could be on private property. I like I said, I don't know the details about
that one. Do you? No, I don't. That's the one here. >> That's that one. >> The new one that's already in place that I'm speaking to. Okay. >> Okay. Um, do you guys have any questions at the moment?
>> I don't. >> Okay. Um, is there anyone like to provide comment or questions on this? Mr. Stein. Yes, I would. that chairperson Gail >> and I believe I'm not sure if you
received I did send an email to Albet this morning and I'm and I did believe that I copied yourself and um Nicole on that raising the concerns about just you know um this is a newer property acquisition for me and when I had seen
different markings on the road um those markings were also confused with a surveyor that was taking stuff all the way down the road and had to come past this house even to my other house and it was um I thought it was survey markers
for a a land filing issue that Lec Associates were working on. So, I never really um you know had received anything on this property about this issue probably because it was uh filed several months ago, but it is something I would
like to take the time to speak to the engineers for the electric company and if they need to coordinate that with Verizon, who would be the the person putting in the poll, that's fine, too. But right now the the the 304 lot
already has a poll on it and on this um on the petition that you have it shows it at the property line which it's not. It's um that um drawing is not a accurate representation of where the
pole is right now on 304. It's further um south going toward Aadia Lane. So, it's basically on one side of my driveway and then this other pole that's being proposed would be on the other side, which would then affect the uh
visual look of my property and I would have poles on both sides of my driveway. So, and I don't I don't think that's the intent of what we're we're trying to do when we structure the locations of poles for service areas. At the same time, I
do support my my neighbors and what they want to accomplish, but I think we're just going to have to do it by looking at some other options. >> Good. We have your name and address for the record, sir. >> It's um Carl J. Steinhart
uh 304 North Lumis, Southwork, Mass. >> Thank you, sir. >> Thank you. Does anybody else have any comments for or against this proposal? >> None.
Anything further from you guys? >> I don't >> on this. >> Would it be possible to move that proposed pole set further north toward or south towards Arcadia? You'd have to come at the other one from
an angle >> or on the other side of the street. >> Well, >> well, there's already that other new one on the other side of the street. There's there's possible other engineering options. I don't we didn't design this.
Ever source did. So I guess what and Carl and I spoke beforehand um what we we'd probably request I guess is moving forward another continuation um so that we could get Eversource involved and get
their engineers involved and have a discussion to see what could possibly be done to uh make everybody happier. Nobody's going to be happy. Nobody likes polls but um you know they are necessary. So, um, we have to do what we
have to do and but we can still, uh, get people involved who need to be there. Um, so if we can get another month or two out, uh, probably two just cuz engineering is involved. You want to get see what they can do. Um, I would
respectfully request that we get another continuation. >> And you would you would take this to Eversource? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I I concur with that, Madam Chairperson, because, you know, having been um in the board service over a number of decades, I can remember
sitting through multiple um hearings for polls as well as uh issues relating to utilities, um vaults for electric utilities like up in the ranch golf course subdivisions where we had to deal with um some of these vaults
being on uh either in the sidewalks or on people's property that had to accommodated and and I can remember many times Randy and other public works people um also becoming involved with issues that had to do with public roads and so forth. So there is precedent of
having these types of situations when there's a uh not a consensus about the sighting of a pole location being worked out in the field by people and then revising the engineering drawings and the what solution gets constructed.
>> Yep. Absolutely. Two months from now would be approximately January 19th. >> Is that there's a holiday right around there? >> Is what? >> Yeah. Is that right? >> Okay. Or the 12th would be the week before that if that you think that would
be time. Six. Yes. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And >> that would be at 6 PM normal time. >> Yes. >> Um somebody wanted to make a motion to continue. >> So move. >> So roll call vote. Dian Gai.
>> Doug Min. Yes. >> Rosa Anderson. Yes. >> Then we will see you back then. Provided you get everything in them. >> Yep. >> Okay. >> Thank you folks. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> As part of the research for this, can we find when we
held a public hearing for that other poll? >> That is one at 303. >> Yeah. >> Okay. And then going into new business,
discuss the notice of intent filing for seven South Longard Road. >> Good evening everybody. >> For the recording and record, John Goddard, director, Department of Public Works. picking up on our discussion from
earlier this year uh regarding the municipal drainage that passes uh through portions of seven South Longyard uh road uh where we are in this process. Uh although I think we're all deeply
familiar with the uh erosion's proximity to Greatbrook. Um I should state that that pro same proximity u places the well really all of the meaningful work all the meaningful restoration work for this project squarely within
conservation jurisdiction. Um, uh, Great Brook has a production zone called Riverfront Area that is measured, uh, 200 ft horizontally from its banks. Uh, as well as we are working within, uh, the 100-year flood plane, um, for Great
Brook as well for this project. Uh, portions of the project are thankfully outside that jurisdiction, but really the meaningful um, rather I should say there's probably less than a third of it that's outside of conservation jurisdiction. Um,
this work. Uh certain conservation commissions treat municipal drainage um with broad discretion and allowing um permits to move forward. Um given the location of this project
squarely within multiple resource areas, uh we have a very thorough uh notice of intent package to bring before conservation, give them the confidence they need that uh we're proceeding properly. Um as this same document is also copied to the D western region
offices for their comment. Um we're not fully exempt from certain filing fees but um uh they are waved under our local bylaw and the state doesn't require um fees to be sent to them. Um so with that DPW respectively requests your
endorsement of this application for us to submit to conservation. There is a um a single signature line on there uh for if you will the chairperson of the select board to sign as owner or you may authorize someone else in your
study. >> Just have a question on that. >> Sure. >> Where are we being entering to do this work? >> Uh all the work to enter this site is going to be from South Long Road. And
realistically, so if I may point up this map here, it's going to be right about in that location. So a portion of the 19 South Longard Road driveway passes over 7 South Longard Road. And that's probably the easiest place for our ad
parade we can um enter just north of that curb cut >> to get all the way >> and and we're passing too much coffee today. um passing essentially all the way along just to the right of that property line. That little shade by the word subject right
there indicates uh a portion of that very steep slope um of which Mr. Yan is focused on uh because of the erosion matters in >> yes painfully thorough documentation
>> with pain it was prepared. I I kept looking for shorter options, but in this case, easier to let's go in uh with everything that D or conservation could ask for. Um you know, dial it back as needed. >> What's the expected turnaround once this is submitted?
>> Uh when it's submitted, uh generally speaking, you'll have that hearing within well within a month. Obviously, we're you playing certain games with um uh with the holidays. Um but between that uh and the tree work that needs to
that would be the next step after being granted a permit. Realistically, this is going to shift into a springtime project. Um you know, we'll do our uh best to monitor throughout the winter months. um any severe storm events, you know, we'll look very carefully and see
if there's any opportunity for us to try to mitigate some of those impacts. Um I I believe the sin has already been has already passed us when it comes to the time frame, but uh we'll move this forward as swiftly as possible. A certain bit of that time frame uh is
incumbent upon successful navigation of local and um statewide conservation regulations. >> Yep. And they could come back with other stipulations. >> Yep. There may be conditions, comments, and revisions. >> Questions?
>> No. Make a motion for to endorse that and to have the chair sign. >> Second. >> Roll call vote. Van Gale. Hi >> Doug Min. Yes >> Russ Anderson. Yes. >> Thank you. >> It's a pleasure to see you all. Have a good evening >> given that that event is
>> my pleasure. >> We are going to then discuss a Cub Scout event at town hall derby. Hi, I'm the uh Cub Scout um master for pack 118 in here in Southwife. Um we
were looking to use >> your name. Sorry. >> Oh, uh Katherine September, >> John Wescott, assistant go master. Um we were hoping to be able to utilize town hall um February 27th and 28th to run a
uh group uh an open to the youth in Southwick Granville Tallland um Pinewood Derby. Um, we typically would run these as just the cub pack, but um, we've been working
very well with the um, with Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts and other youth organizations in Southwick. So, we were hoping to be able to utilize a public space to invite them and any other youth organizations and see any other kids
that might be interested in making a little Pinewood Derby car to come to a public space to race and have fun and all that stuff. >> Um, >> we are not allowing anybody to recruit from this event. It would kind of be set
up like Lisa Bailey does for the um trunk or treat where you can hand out information about your organization, but you know, we're not having anyone. We're not taking names for anyone. They're not taking names for anyone. You can hand out information. Hopefully, you can. they're representing your path with this event and they're just inviting
>> or the Girl Scouts can come and represent the Girl Scouts and hand out information about Girl Scouts or the library can hand out youth program information for that and rec center can handle information for upcoming sports and stuff. Um trying to make it a uh an
area where different organizations in South have access to this the same pool of youth to help generate participation. Okay. And you've done it here before? >> Uh, yep. We were allowed to use it last year. Um, we didn't manage to generate
very much attention last year because we had a lot of planning issues, but that's why we're starting now with trying to talk to you guys about >> getting that going. So, >> and you had enough space last year? >> Oh, yes. Last year that was plenty >> have enough space if you invite other
groups in. >> Yep. >> Yes. We're limiting the amount of cars that can race. >> Okay. >> Yep. because we want to make sure that we're staying within our time frame and based on the races last year, we're looking at 50 participants maximum.
>> Yes. >> When will this be again? >> Um we were hoping for February 27th, which is Friday, to set up and then February >> 4:30 to 8:30. >> Yep. And then February 28th, um the Saturday from 8:30 to 5:00 p.m. for
finishing setup and then we'll be cleaned up and out of here completely tracked down and everything out of here by 5. >> Is it two day? Just curious. Is it two days of the same? >> No, it's one day. >> It's It would be one day of the
participation. Um, whichever track we do end up using does take a bit of time to set up properly and make sure that all the me um timing mechanisms are working, which is what Friday night would be is making sure that everything's set up. >> Okay, gotcha.
>> Okay, questions, >> concerns. >> Yeah, >> we would have already run it by Margaret. Okay. >> This is about my 44th Angua derby. >> Oh my goodness. >> Not that you're
>> and still popular, right? >> Yeah. >> You know, very >> It's gone downhill, though. >> I'm sorry. I'm on >> just had to. And um the um application looked fully complete to
me. I didn't see anything um missing. >> Um the one issue that we have um the organizations have their own insurance like all our Cub Scouts and members of Cub Scouts are
fully insured. Girl Scouts are fully insured. 4 and any of the other groups. What is going to happen if we get children in that are not part of the organization? Are they covered under town insurance?
>> Nobody's covered. No, no outside people are covered under town insurance. We have >> Okay. >> We have uh no liability to anybody using our facilities or walking on our sidewalks. >> Okay. >> Or attending >> or attending
the time is not similar. They are just participants just participants. >> I would assume so. >> Question may be more is as you you are hosting the event. Are they covered under your insurance? >> No, they're not. >> Not unless we call it a recruitment
event, >> which then changes the parameters for which we can host it for making it a public event open to Girl Scouts and stuff as well. >> So, we have two options. either we don't allow non-group children in or we
recruit just the Cub Scouts roll group and make it a recruiting event. We will look into that and we'll have to let you know based on that. Our concern is not with the the children who are in active children's groups. It was children who
are not in active something else. >> We're not trying to exclude them. We just want to make sure it's not like they're going to get run over. cars only this big. >> They'll be able to build cars and participate though. >> Yeah. >> Yes. The restrictions cars the
restrictions on the cars is it has to be a regulation fine with derby cars >> and we supply those cars and there is a registration fee but that pays for the trophies and any child can win a trophy.
There are Cub Scout trophies because Cub Scouts who win certain awards go on to regional districts whereas all the other groups do not go on to regionals. Cubs a Cub Scout car that wins
theoretically can go all the way to nationals. So that's why it has to be a regulation car. But it's not like we're making any we don't make a dime for this. We pay for trophies and >> Yeah. pay for the cars. >> Yeah.
Um Okay. So, facilities seem to be available. >> You need a motion. >> Sure. >> Motion to approve. >> Second. >> Roll call vote. Dan G. I >> Doug Mun. Yes. >> Ros Anderson. Yes. >> Thank you. >> Thank you very much. Hope you you get
this. >> I got to find my find with Derby car. I know where it is. >> Yes. If if you want to regulate come if you want to come in and get registered as an adult. >> Oh boy. You're going to be under recruiting. >> I might have to come help you set up. >> You won't get recruited. But as long as
you're registered, you can race. >> Club master. >> Do you need assistance? >> We do have adult races. >> We have races for everyone that helps us run stuff. >> Thank you very much. >> All right. Good luck.
All right. Okay. Then we have a one-day liquor license Southwick Rec Center for their karate club Christmas party on December 6th, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. to 11 p.m. >> So moved.
>> Um, we did get that was for this. We did get the board of health sign off. Uh, I did >> did know that the police department sign off is blank. So if we're going to
approve that, it would just be pending that final signature. >> So move second. >> Roll call vote. Daniel I >> Doug Mwin. Yes. Russ Anderson. Yes. >> Okay. Then um other new business.
Uh just want to give a little recap. We were visited by Mass D and one of their contractors, TRC Environmental Consultants last Thursday. They had done various evaluations and ratings of our lake water quality
and through their examination deemed us impaired water quality. Um they did acknowledge that the alum treatments have been very beneficial and had they not been done we would have been much more severely
rated as impaired. Um so good that we did that. >> Is it just that the Allen hadn't taken effect yet or >> no it's just over the period of time it has been done it has improved the conditions. If it hadn't been done, it
would be a murky mucky. Um, >> what is the impairment? >> It's too much phosphorus. Basically, >> um, their purpose was to gather more local information on conditions and testing that LMC has done um, and what
current plans LMC is still embarking on or what future plans they might have. and they really wanted to gauge how active the local water management committee was um to see if they were going to facilitate and what they're trying to do
is facilitate this. I think the guy literally said, "We're from the government. We want to help." >> Just just thinking exactly that. >> Really said that we just want to help. And I was like, "Oh, good goodness." Um, but they basically want to facilitate um
they want to make recommendations based on other lake situations, understanding everyone is different. Um, the conditions, the surroundings, the age of the lake are all different. Um but they want to also work with the NRCS dredging
project. This goes hand inand um with what those plans are and make some recommendations to um reduce the phosphorus load on the lakes which then increases the clarity of the
water, the plant life, the fish life etc. Um there is a formal process which is an obligatory process. If you go the formal route, you must do the recommendations, you must do it under those conditions,
under those stipulations, etc. Or there's the shorter ninestep plan which is totally voluntary. So which one would you choose? And in order to apply for these particular um section 319 grants which
we have applied for in the past, you now have to be certified that you have gone through the ninestep plan to begin with. So clearly we would go through the ninestep plan. Um so they'll be doing a little more um
conversing, exchanging information and then see if we will proceed with LMC making that application for the ninestep plan and future um grant opportunities. One very positive outcome was this is
actually a federal um program being administered by Mass D and it through discussion the realization came out that they could also approach Southfield Connecticut um the state of Connecticut and Sfield and
get them involved in the same round so they can work cohesively with everything we do and they can apply for the same grants as well is Southwick apply line for those same grants and do the whole project, not just Southwick hoping we're going to bleed into the Connecticut
side. So, that was a good a good thing. So, um that's all I got for new business today. >> Um nothing for new business. No, >> I do have something for
Maya sent a letter today that um due to the sex success of our programs and our favorable loss history, they're offering a two-year renewal FY27 at 0% and FY28 2 and a half. Um but I wanted to bring it
to them to you guys. I think should be a decision. It's a two-year decision. So this recommend Yes, it's workers comp liability and property >> is that >> 0% increase for the two years
>> 0% increase by 27 2 and a half for 28 >> two okay >> so we're locked in no matter what happens next year >> is is the 0% because of the credits we've been earning or just our loss it's >> they're everything citing the loss but it's probably everything
And what do we get credits from? Just from training. Um >> classes at M&A. >> Exactly. >> Good stewardship. >> What did it go up this year? You know, >> no,
I don't. Do you remember, Nat? No, I don't remember. >> No, they added police this year, too. Fire. Sorry. They had a fire this year. >> The cabin. Yeah, >> they were on VFIS previously. So, okay.
>> When's it two? >> The 25th >> of November. >> Next week. >> I carry it to next week. We execute it Monday. And >> I'd like to know when it went up this year. >> We're not here Monday. We It's Thanksgiving week. >> See?
>> Oh, we're not meeting. >> No. What are your what's your options? >> 0%. >> Well, we could always do a one year at zero, but I don't know if they're offering that. That's what my question is. >> And then I and to Russ's point too is we
do take the all the classes we take through the year here in trainings and town hall and then also at Mass Municipal. There's discounts that are offered from that. So that from zero or is that I don't know how they handle those discounts directly. You know what
I mean? like you get I forget it was >> 0.05% discount on your whatever if you complete all the classes at MS um >> school he mentioned the other day that he was he thought he was maximum of what credits you could get on the maintenance stuff right now
>> some of the infrared imaging and all the other stuff he and credits. >> It went from a couple of different representatives. >> They're not going to cancel us even if it's a >> No, I can find out. But it was locking
us into a 2 and 12% regardless of what loss we had next year. So, >> but you're right. If the losses showed a 0% increase, then it's a 0% increase. >> No, but we wouldn't have made our our
maximum and they don't give you, you know, a no percent increase for making for Eve if you do get your maximum points. >> It's just like anything else, right? These guys have a it's a business. They want to make a you know they want to make a set margin. So they take in X percent they hope to pay
out 90 whatever percent of your premium and you know and the rest is is their profit. If you have a good claims history then all things being equal shouldn't go up. >> Well we can ask them to quote the one year separately. Right.
>> We we've been in Maya customer forever. I just I just don't like having this I haven't even had a chance to read this yet and and I just would like the chance to stew it over for >> or we could ask for an extension to December whatever week that is >> November 32nd
>> December 2nd. >> Uh December 1st we will be meeting again. >> Sure. >> Any Black Friday. >> You could ask them what would it be separately. Yes. Right. And ask for an extension. >> It's the same. This is the same thing.
Thought I was saying, >> they're a nonprofit. Just to be clear, it's also contingent on maintaining a favorable loss ratio for all lines below 60% for 28. So my guess is you don't get that discount. They don't change it
>> through fiscal. We're in Yeah, we're in 26 now. So that' be 27. >> So it's >> through 27. So this would be for fiscal 27 and 28. So then loss ratio for all lines of coverage below 60% through fiscal year 28.
>> I can get. >> So it's pretty non-committal, >> right? on their >> for for 29. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I think we just estimated. >> Sure. >> Anything else? >> No.
>> Okay. >> All business. Um I am still seeking notes from one of the board members here to integrate into the master plan recommendations for alteration, removal or commitment, etc. And uh that's all I have under old
business. Just a reminder. >> Noted. >> I'm that guy. I got it. >> We got next Monday. >> We do. >> So um under old business. Uh under the
department head reports. Um there's discussion around adding additional surveillance cameras within town hall. I think that is deserving of a larger conversation. Um I have concerns about that in general, but I also have concerns in that a lot
of those spaces are used for elections and so on and so forth and there would have to be a plan in place. >> I don't know. >> Well, that's the other plan. >> Good plan. Um and then I was reading another uh
department head report today and I I I talked to the person prior to the meeting. So, make sure I wasn't stepping on toes here. Um, I had a meeting this afternoon with Dr. Eric Mueller of LMC. Um we're trying to put our heads together on coming up with a better process
um to bring to the board and all the stakeholders so that when something comes up on the lake that there's a a process to follow who to con you know convene a meeting with whom get the right people in the room to make the
right notifications follow whatever processes need to be followed. Um and then more and most importantly is unified communications to the residents and people utilizing the lake as to what's going on. So we don't have um the
potential for mixed messaging like the lake's closed but the ramps are open or this type of thing. So >> there will be one source official >> and you know utilize the code red or the other tools that we have available in our in our in our bag in order to make those communications and and and Dr.
Mhler made another excellent uh suggestion too is to h is to have kind of a status page on the town website. You know, you go to southwick ma.govlake and you'd have like a green, yellow, red thing, and it would say the lake is
open, no restrictions or the water level's too high, so no weight or Yeah. And you just have a singular place to go and get that. >> Um and people could sign up there for notifications if it changes and whatever else. Um, but we're going to come back
uh with LMC. They're going to socialize it there, but then come back in front of this board to present that for discussion. So, because it involves more than obviously just us, the harbor master, board of health, etc., etc. So, we want to make sure we have the right people on that thing
without having it be too big a meeting that you're not productive. So, uh, stay tuned. >> Anything else? Um, no. Other than I have been chasing Senator Representative Baldiga, unfortunately had a death in his family,
but I did not forget about that mass highway piece um for that potential location off of Route 57. Okay. No any anything other new new >> um we are going to acknowledge and
approve the open session meeting minutes from October 20th October 27th and November 3rd those are the right dates this week >> second roll call vote Dan Gale I >> move Sanders and >> okay we're going to acknowledge Payables
warrant 2612V special warrant dated October 24th, 2025 in the amount of 15,46195. Payables warrant 2611B dated October 27th, 2025 in the amount of 1629226.
And payables warrant 2613B dated November 10th, 2025 in the amount of 3,924,81152, which included a scheduled school district payment of 3.62 something million FYI. And we're going to acknowledge an
approved payroll warrant 2612 dated November 3rd, 2025 in the amount of 315,48806. And just to reiterate, the next meeting date will be December 1st, not meeting for Thanksgiving week. And we wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving
holiday with friends and family. We will be going into executive session. And I'll need a motion to go into executive session pursuant to Mass General Law Chapter 3A section 21 number three to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a
detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body and the chair so declares and we will not be reconvening in open session. Doug Mvin. Yes. >> Russ Anderson. Yes.