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[music] Okay. So, we've already discussed new business and information. A um should we jump forward a little bit here till 6:15, Ron? Um, >> or can we go right into

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can we go right into >> Yeah, we could probably attack some of this new business stuff. Okay. >> Some of these things we could stamp out pretty quickly. >> Um, affirm appointments to charter day committee and land review committee and PBPC. >> Yes. Those should be in the box of

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goodies over there. You got that? Yep. >> Yep. You got that. Charter Day members something. >> I'll make a motion that we affirm Adam Cardy and Frankie Susa for the charter

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day committee. >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I >> I is Frank Susa. He must be >> He's Frank's grandson. Oh, grandson. Steven's son. >> My father-in-law used to hunt with

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Frank. Me, too. >> Back in the day. Yeah. He was like there were a bunch of Chick Chief of Police and we're attending the schools and all these guys. >> Yeah. Hunt. >> Yep. >> Maybe I hunted with your dad. Didn't know it. >> You probably did. Yeah. Um Okay. Uh

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anything for land review committee and PVC? PVPC I should say. >> I think those are included in the previous >> Yeah, I was going to say >> they're all in that. >> Yeah, previous one. land committee and select board I mean uh >> okay so they're all okay I'm sorry

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>> we just have some explanation about what the land committee is and >> I don't know who's on it honestly but I mean do we get that information >> I don't >> yeah I I get get some for the uh future meeting >> is that what we did with Crystal with

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the um open the uh >> open spaces separation the land review committee I believe off the top of my head is the committee that looks the stuff that's going to go into that that comes out of the what's it 61? >> Oh, 61A. >> 61A. I think that's what that is.

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>> 61A or B. >> Yep. Correct. Okay. >> That's right. Cuz the town would get to write our first refusal last point for reduced for reduced taxes for farming or >> can I just talked >> a Sure. [clears throat] >> One is one is farming and one is

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[clears throat] >> excuse me >> forestry. >> Yes. Thank you. All right. So, we are good there. Um, discussion for department of revenue financial review.

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>> Uh, yes, I did uh have an opportunity to speak with uh Zack or Zack Blake from the Department of Revenue last week. Okay. >> We spoke um quite quite a bit of length with regards to what the financial

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review would entail. Uh basically it's 2 to 3 months from beginning of the engagement until the report is actually then given to the town. Um they like to speak to a lot of the obviously the fi financial resources at the town

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administrator accountant treasurer fincom select board members. Uh they are willing to do inface meetings probably with you know myself, the accountant, the treasurer. Um but if needed to just accommodate schedules, they'll meet with the select board through Zoom or some

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type of remote fashion. Same with finance committee. So they are very flexible. Um it sounds as if they uh really wouldn't even be able to start until probably midocctober. But frankly, with a new town accountant starting,

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it's probably a good time to start, >> right? uh just so you know the new accountant can get everything squared away and be able to concentrate on the the new stuff so to speak. So it it sounds like a home run. Obviously it's it's free of charge. It's just a service

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that the Department of Local Services provides for towns. They'll come back. Um I have some experience with a um similar review that occurred in Beluretown probably about 10 years ago and pretty much came back with a longer list of you know 10 12 suggestions

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reasons for those suggestions and then it's up to the select board at that point really to say you know we'll take these three and put the others aside. >> Department heads they meet with department heads at all or just the administrators? Yes, they they didn't go on like I I don't sure they're actually

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get get to the library and and things like that, but I would be shocked if they're not talking to the police chief, fire chief, some of the largest uh highway builds outly schools. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> It is a large part of

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>> Yeah, exactly. >> When was our last one? >> It was a while, right? Because I don't remember it. So it's Oh, it's it was quite a while, wasn't it? >> Yeah. March of 2007 or something like that. I was going to say

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>> 2007 was for the financial review. >> Um I couldn't locate it. Chris couldn't locate it. >> We should be doing it's only it's about 20 years. So >> yeah, >> but the good news is [clears throat] it doesn't even sound like it's going to take a ton of resources, you know, and work on our side.

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>> No. And I would expect a lot of it's almost boilerplate for them. >> Agreed. Yeah. I'm sure they they know key things and then when they hear certain issues, they they know what to to go to and what to suggest. So, that's pretty much just like I said, just wanted to give you guys an update on

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that and let you know what what's coming down the road. Obviously, I'll reach out to the different department heads as we get closer to that mid-occtober time frame, let them know what's coming down the pipe and then we'll go from there. >> Very good. Sounds good. Okay.

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Um we have for time here. We got enough time. We um let's jump into um new business. Uh section D for fiscal year 27 gravel permit renewals.

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>> These these are all existing ones for several several years. I think there's one over a hundred years. >> Yeah. >> Was that Gregor Orans or was that Iraqi that was 1908? I think >> I Yeah, his father originally. >> So, we have

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>> chef must have got the original. >> He's got them all. >> Yep. I will >> mine. So, you're going to you're going to see >> you're going to see two from the rock because he has two separate pits. I'll make a motion to approve the following gravel pit renewals. Um,

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applicant Leon Shardier. Um, applicant Naki Construction Incorporated. Same motion. Two, uh, same motion, NRAI Construction Incorporated, 105 Slate Road. Same

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motion. Andre Materials and Recycling LLC, Industrial Road, Chikabe. >> Oh, sorry. Second. >> Uh, any discussion? >> Um, just to add details, the Iraqi one permit was originally

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um issued in 1995. Um they suggest they're going to take up to 15,000 cubic yards. Oh, they've taken 15,000 cubic yards in the last 12 months and they're um asking

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for 30 uh,000 cubic yards this year. U my experience with the Gregor Rollins is that they typically ask for more than they are going to use. >> That's correct. Um, another Iraqi one pit opened in 1908. Um, was issued before BIOS came in

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effect. Um, last year looks like they took out 10,000 yards. This year they're asking for 20,000 yards. Um, >> and that's the Lion's Street and Graanby location. >> I don't think I've seen that.

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Um, and uh, Greg's here somewhere. Gregs is um started in the 1940s and he put down 6,000 yards last year and 6,000 yards this year. I don't think he took

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out 6,000 yards last year. >> I don't think he's taken that out in years. >> Yeah. Well, I spoke with him last year and he said that um I asked him if he took out 10,000 cuz he put down 10,000. He said not done in years. So um all right. So I just want to know so he's up

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000 this year and these will all expire on December 31st correct >> of this year. Okay, there's no further discussion. >> All in favor? >> I I >> Any opposed? Thank you.

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>> Opposed. Okay. So, sign those up and we got a few minutes. So, sign them down. We'll pass them on and finish. Just copies. Did I not date him? >> I'm sorry. >> I didn't 720.

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>> Do I need the status? Was this two? >> Nope. That's all of us. If you speak, just speak a little louder. >> Okay, now I can do that. No problem. No problem. >> Did I miss a page on that one? Yep.

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It's just interesting. Yeah. So, All right, grab a pits off the table. [sighs] Uh, we have a couple of minutes left. we could appoint the uh new town

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accountant. >> Yes. For town accountant. Um I'm recommending that we that the board appoint Christopher Martin as the new town accountant. Obviously, Mr. Martin has a tremendous amount of experience

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with uh with Graanby, not only the the the books, if you will, but also the budgets, the departments, the operations in general. Frankly, if we had a nationwide search, I doubt we'd find someone more qualified than Mr. Martin to act as our town accountant. So, that

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he would certainly be my recommendation. >> I would uh I would tend to agree with that. And that will be a part-time position. Is that correct? >> Correct. Yes. Uh since Mr. Martin is uh officially retired, he can only work 1,200 hours without jeopardizing and

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impacting his retirement uh income. [snorts] And as such, I have spoken to Mr. Martin. He feels as though he could do the job in 1,200 hours and I once again suggest that we the board appoint him. >> We appoint we refer him.

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>> You have to appoint. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I think I think >> I move that we appoint Chris Martin as town accountant. >> Second. >> Any further discussion? All in favor? All right. Bye. >> Bye. Okay. I don't know if we can sneak another one

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in. Oh, 6:15. Naomi, your turn. >> Y. [laughter] >> Thank you for being patient. Y So, we are reviewing and approving Deer Creek Farm LLC request for five one-day liquor licenses.

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>> Give us any input real quick on >> Y. So, four um are the first four Saturdays in August that we plan to have >> acoustic music. Uh we open up our new pick flower fields. We have over

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7,800 plants planted this year. Um which we put a lot of efforts into so that people can come into our fields and enjoy them. Um you know, pick your own bouquet and people like experiencing agurism um and that type of environment.

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It's a very familyfriendly event. Um, and we also open up our farm store, which helps bring in people for, you know, sales of our beef and maple syrup and all the products that we grow and produce on the farm. Um, allows more

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people to come in and experience that. And then that last, the fifth one is a small private event. It's a small wedding under 75 people on September 5th. Um, they're just doing a simple beer and wine and yeah, that one's

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Saturday, September 5th. So, >> okay. And I'm sorry, I should have asked you. Just say your name and address for the >> money. Thank you. Um, okay. So, we have five four of them are all They're all for your flowers. >> Yeah, they're all the same. We just have somebody different come in.

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>> September 5th is the wedding, >> correct? >> So, and you'll serve >> wine and malt. Yep. >> Throughout those five events, >> correct? Okay. >> I move that we um approve we >> Yeah. >> approve the one day special alcohol

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permit um for Deer Creek for the following days. Um August 1st, 2026, August 8th, 2026, August 15th, 2026, August 22nd, 2026,

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and um September 5th, 2026. And I second. Any other discussion? Anyway, these are open to the public. These are just >> they are as a ticketed event. We have um an RSVP and a um our ticket sales

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through our website so that way we can control and cap. Um we have it set to a limit and then it shuts off after that. >> Very good. >> Yep. >> You second. >> Okay. No further discussion. All in favor? >> I >> I

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>> Thank you. >> Thank you. Have a good night. >> Thank you. You too. >> Should we um Ron, help me out here. Should we go back to citizen participation? Obviously we have >> um yeah >> good opportunity for it.

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>> Um okay. Do we have any citizen participation other than Naomi coming up for her licenses? Anybody have anything? No. Okay.

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All righty. and we will move on to appoint the council on agent director. >> Yes, if uh you recall as of July 1st of this year, we have vacancy for the senior center director position. Uh we

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had duly posted pretty much through the entire month of June. We had uh three applications that were received. the search committee uh consisting myself, the chief and Barbara the uh council on aging chair. Um we set out to interview

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which uh each of the three candidates which we performed those interviews last Friday. After the interviews, we deliberated uh strengths and weaknesses and we do in fact have a unanimous recommendation for the board. Um that uh

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recommendation is really I guess a few different ways in which the board can approach this and certain flexibility with with how you do it. You can go with an appointment directly from the recommendation that the search committee uh has. You can

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choose to [clears throat] interview the recommended u appointee or you can interview and chief correct me if I'm wrong. I think the committee was confident that there were two candidates that superseded the the third and if the

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board wanted to interview the candidates, we would suggest just the the two. So I guess I will leave it to to the board to see I guess which direction you would like to have. >> How many people are on the board? The two guys were on >> screening committee.

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>> The screening committee. Three. >> There was three hostiles. >> Yeah. Barbara, the chief and myself. >> Okay. >> So, it was a it was, you know, good cross-section. Obviously, Barbara's very in tune with what's happening Council on Aging. The chief has tremendous amount of experience with the operations, not

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only the senior center, but the town in general. >> I'm speaking for myself, I don't really feel the need to interview anybody. It was been well recommended. That's just my >> I and and in the past few weeks I have

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had conversations with our town administrator in regards to these candidates and I also would be comfortable going with their recommendation and and just so people know um this um

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[clears throat] can I say her name? >> Um sure. >> Yeah. The uh um person's name is Lauren Hanigan. She has been a um outreach transportation coordinator at the Hadley Council on Aging since 2018.

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She worked for Etna as a care management coordinator. Um she works going back a ways um in New Jersey. Um she was an intern in the public health and nursing. So she really has some good

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experience here. K has a master's degree. Yeah. >> And she want to be mass masters in public health and certificate in health education. >> Mhm. >> Yep. >> With a 4.0 GPA. Well, pretty good.

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So if >> I'm comfortable with the with the recommendation from from the town, they did all [clears throat] the leg work and I'm comfortable with um >> from the board. >> From the board. Yeah. >> Okay. As am I. So, I will entertain a motion if one of you would like to.

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>> I move that we appoint Lauren Hen >> pending contract successful contract negotiations. >> Thank you. >> Um I move that we appoint Lauren Hanigan as council on aging director pending successful contract negotiations. >> Second.

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>> All in favor? >> I >> I very good. >> Okay. I'll reach out to Miss Hanigan tomorrow morning and u start with the contract negotiation. >> Maybe we can get her right back on the schedule for the next meeting if we can get through it and >> sure

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>> see what happens or somewhere thereabouts. >> Yep. >> Very good. Thank you. >> Okay. Did Tom Okay. uh G uh discuss recent complaints and

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allegations against the White House. >> Uh yes, if you recall approximately two three meetings ago uh we were presented or board was presented with a packet of concerns and complaints regarding the

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wine house. uh at the direction of the select board I reached out to attorney cost who was obviously very familiar with this particular case and issue and had him review the entire packet. uh he did review that and in essence I guess

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kind of to summarize his response he had indicated that all the issues that were brought up had been adjudicated by the appropriate authority be it a at the local level the state level or the federal level and in his um in his

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expert opinion in essence that those matters were were closed. Obviously, the the the issues that were brought up and the decisions that were made were uh the complaintant didn't necessarily agree with them, but from a town's perspective

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um and state and federal, all those issues were addressed by the appropriate authority and a decision was made. However, there is one caveat that being there was an allegation about the site plan review had not in essence been performed by the town planning board and

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that is in fact correct. So I if the board so wishes I could certainly reach out to the planning board and let them know of attorney Costa's opinion and just let them know that this is something that is still on the quoteunquote to-do list. When you read

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that, did you feel like Costa had a he seemed to like not say he like had a opinion on the like alcohol related stuff. >> Correct. Yeah. In in fact that's where he was and very clear at least in my

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mind that things use the the alcohol or the liquor that that was addressed with I guess to a certain extent by the local authorities the select board but also by the state authority ABCC. That's correct. >> So, um, the [clears throat] site plan

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isn't going to be an issue. We're going to do that and at this point get a site plan. Is that is that the plan or >> that's up to the planning board? >> Yeah, that's the planning board. Yeah. Obviously, we we really don't have any authority over the uh the site plan, but I could certainly >> But that's not going to be an issue that the site plan is going in this late in

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the game. >> I don't believe so, but once again, that'll be the the planning board decision. >> So, from my understanding, that's the only piece of the puzzle that really is >> correct. Yeah, if if you if you will, that's the one box that needs to be checked. >> Okay, very good.

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>> Okay, so >> point of order, if you go to your bylaw 63, it says until the site plan has been completed, you cannot issue any permits. That's in our bylaws.

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630. All we can say is town council is recommending that there's one issue that remains unresolved. >> In that issue stage, you cannot issue any permits until that it's called completed. >> Well, unfortunately, Jay, all the

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permits have been in place for a long time now and >> not legally in our opinion. >> Agreed. But now we're dealing with council and they're telling us to move forward with the site plan. So that's so that's our goal.

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>> Just escalated to the state as >> Okay. And I wish you really would stop sitting here threatening us. Okay. >> I don't appreciate I don't appreciate it. >> And nobody does. >> I'm just telling you what the law says. >> I understand. You only have to say it once. I understand.

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>> Thank you. Um, we are going to allow this to go on as it is and we will get with the planning commission and also with attorney Costa.

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If activities at the White House need to cease and exist until the planning board comes to a conclusion, we will make that decision down the road. Um, until we get all the information in front of us, I don't

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think we can make a decision at this point based on not having a site plan. Thank you, Jay, for your input on the bylaw. We will also dig into that. I appreciate it. >> [snorts]

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>> So, do you need a motion to move forward with the planning board? >> I think it would be I think it would be cleaner. >> Yes. Does somebody make a motion on that please? I'll make a motion that we move forward on this issue to the planning board um regarding the site plan and put this in

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their hands for the wine house. >> For the wine house on um >> what's their address again? >> What's your address? >> 16 Street. >> Okay. Is that it? Um and you're just

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going to follow up with the attorney is necessary. Second. >> All in favor? Hi. Hi. Thank you. Okay. Uh, any correspondence? >> Department reports. >> I didn't see any correspondence. >> Make a motion that we approved the departmental reports.

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>> Second. >> Any discussion? >> I read them. They look >> anything interesting. >> Yeah. >> No. >> No. Mostly. [laughter] >> You got you got to read them once in a while, Mark. You know, >> it helps when you do read them.

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>> Okay. No further discussion. All in favor? I uh warrants two got a couple. We got two warrants here. I'll make a motion

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to approve warrant number 01 PR dated 72 2026 paid to each entities listed previous in this warrant the sum set against the respective names amounting in total to $16,247.91 and charge the same to the accounts

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indicated second all in favor I >> I >> make a motion to approve warrant 02D dated 71 of 26. Pay to each of the entities listed previously in this

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warrant the sum set against their respective names amounting in total to 1,770,834.93 and charge the same to the accounts indicated. >> Second. All in favor? All right. Hi. >> Payroll. Yeah.

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>> You didn't do the 01 PR, did you? >> Oh, you did. That's payroll. You have to do that. Let's go back to that. >> Why don't you read that again and then recuse yourself? >> I will read it. Um, I move that we approve the warrant 01 PR posted 72206.

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Pay to each of the entities previously listed in the warrant. some set against their respective names mounting in total to $100,247.91 and charge the same to the accounts indicated. >> $16,247. >> Oh, what did I what did I say? >> You said 100,000. That's okay.

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>> Okay. >> I will second that motion. If there's no discussion, all in favor? >> I >> I >> Thank you, Chief. And did we do we do a vote on the other one? >> We already did. >> Jeff wanted to recuse himself. We got payroll war.

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>> We aren't voted on O2. I don't >> correct. >> For some reason, I was thinking I was allowed to vote on them now after doing that. >> If you do, you have to say out of necessity, but since two people are here. >> Okay. >> I would I would >> then kind of ruins the whole necessity.

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>> We only have one one symmetric. Yeah. All right. Scare of those. And you're up on Ton Administrator report. >> Yes. And this one I guess is kind of

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administrators report and also late arriving new business. On Friday, we had uh gentleman from the uh Grammy Veterans Memorial Project uh came up and they are in need of an electrical permit and it's

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they are facing some relatively tight uh deadlines and he was requesting that I approach the board at this evening's meeting and request a waiver of the electrical permit. Uh, as you're aware, the

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Veterans Mora project is a voluntary I don't know if I'll call it tax-free, but uh, more or less tax-free. Um, no no expense to the town project that I don't know if anyone's not behind it 100%. >> Nope.

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>> Um, I spoke with Tom Rousell and uh, >> he said, uh, yeah, I mean, we should just wave it. I mean, we I think even the electrical inspector suggested it. The only thing you may have to tell them is there's like a $12 fee to do this

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online with that that program. >> Correct. >> That that we can't even as a West Street building committee, we had to pay those. >> Right. >> Um so I would just advise them they may have that $12 fee. That's something that Tom can't even take back out of the

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computer afterwards or something. >> Right. >> How much is the permit fee? >> I don't know what the fee is for the permit. um the >> I want to say it's 75 or something. It's not huge, right? It's just the fact that unfortunately the $12 has to come from somewhere, you know. >> Yeah.

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>> All right. I'll make a motion to wave the fees for the electrical permit for the Veterans Memorial Committee. >> Yeah. >> For It's for the gazebo, correct? >> Correct. That's all. We just need to inform them about the $12 filing fee. Uh second

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discussion. All in favor? >> I I >> Okay. So, I I will notify him and we'll figure out how to do that $12. >> Yeah. If it needs I mean, whatever. I'll pay the 12 bucks. I'll make it. I'll Yep.

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>> He may find my credit card on his on his desk. >> Um Um Okay. So, just a few other things. Uh the USA trash collection. Um, boy, let me tell you, there's no one happier than I am that the number of calls, issues, complaints is I mean, literally

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one one or two like it's it's been very uh it has calmed way way down and a lot of credit goes to USA. They've been very very responsive. Uh, as issues come up, they will hop on them right away and um really could not ask for a better

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business partner than than USA has been. So, it's that's been a a huge home run. >> That's wonderful news. >> Um, also had a chance to sit down with Jenny and I won't even attempt her last name Jenny.

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Ajamowitz and um, she is certainly on board with being able to address what I'm referring to as phase one of the website project. That's really to go in and correct the incorrect or the inaccurate uh data, update the data that

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has is dated, uh fix links that end up going nowhere, things along those lines. Just getting it to the point where it is accurate. Um she envisions that will take a little bit of time and one of the things that we can do is in my my

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personal preference is we just contract with her um to to actually perform that phase one. She is obviously an employee of the the school department. So we would have to designate her as a special municipal employee as as well. So she

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can enter into that contract. So, uh, if the board is amendable to that, I can certainly drop that paperwork and we can address that at our next meeting. Um, in the meantime, excuse me, [clears throat] what I've done is also scheduled a

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meeting with our MUN bid uh consultant or representative uh Walton Schilling and basically going to give them an overview of what we're looking to do with the website, indicating [clears throat] that the um training that I guess was

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provided originally did not take and we'll probably have to do that again. um and also to be able to to work and incorporate Jenny into the website and in essence provide her with administrative rights and so on so forth so she can do what she needs to do. But

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I also want to get Jenny and and Walton together so that they can work as as a pair. Um, one of the things once this phase one is over, then I'll probably be coming [clears throat] back to the board with phase two, which is what I'll I'll call general upkeep and and maintenance

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so that we can keep the information and the content current. And a couple different ways to do that. We can hire someone to do it. We can assign it to someone to do it so it's centralized or we can farm it out so that each department head or committee is responsible for their own. So just

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something for for the board to think about. that's, you know, probably coming more towards the early fall, but it's hopefully it comes sooner versus later. >> The good news is is the way it was set up is the fire department that they

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haven't that locked out. >> I think the product is going to be good. I think that mean the problem was um the people we had in place managing the process were not effective and as a consequence we ended up with something substandard. >> Yeah. And we're paying the price now

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because there a lot of the data is gated or just flat incorrect. >> Yeah, I still can't find that stuff. So, as long as we can get it updated and get the right information in there, then I hope that it'll move a little. >> Well, hopefully it should be easy enough for department head to just or committee to keep theirs current.

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>> And I don't think aside from receiving an email, I'm not sure there was ever any kind of conversation or explanation to people about how they were supposed to approach that. >> I saw an email. >> Yeah. What what I'm envisioning is uh once I have that that detailed

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discussion with our rep is to find out what are the different avenues of training it could be you know webinars it could be online video type stuff could be face-toface hands-on training maybe a little bit of of everything and you know based upon that then I'll have

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a department head meetings uh starting in September and saying okay department heads thou shall so figure out how you want to be trained trained and pay attention. >> Will there be a page to post um do you would you post your reports like you and

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all the department heads? Would you post those so people know what's going on in town? >> Because we don't read them out loud. We approve them. >> Is that possible? >> They're technically public records. >> So it's possible that they could be linked to it and if people wanted to

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read them, they could. To be honest with you, if that happened with my department, I would probably ask my web designer to put another link on mine and people could just still >> rather than try to upload twice, I would just put it on my website. >> Okay. It was just a thought. I don't

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know if I don't know if that's something that people will ask for down the road or not, but >> yeah, I I would I mean I'll I'll definitely mention it to to Walton, but I >> think that that should be very easy to do cuz it's probably just going to be a PDF file that you upload into a page as

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long as they have an area in which it can be stored. >> Well, that's how I do my monthly log or daily weekly log like the you guys get the written report, but then also like the the the pages of log. >> Yes. Um yeah, I take that pages as a log and I have a police logs area on my

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website and I just upload that every [clears throat] week. >> Okay. >> Sorry. So >> So it's not it's it's not very difficult, right? You know, it shouldn't be once as long as the website is set up properly, it should be fine. And it I don't even know if it's a common practice, but if people there are some people that have asked me what's in

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those reports and I tell them, you know, it's the it's you know, police department rode six tickets and they had a speeding trap and they you know, there were 20 accidents >> responded to this responded to this crisis right? >> And Jeremy's mold this lawn we whacked

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this field. >> So I don't know if people are interested in that, but I have had a couple people ask me what's in them. Yeah, I mean this honestly the police one is probably the most um >> gives you it gives you the most idea of what people actually do. I mean like you

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kind of you get an appreciation for the kind of things you have to do as a police officer in Grand um >> whereas like you know >> I'm I'm less interested in the weed whacking. >> Yeah, >> that is being done but I sure want to

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read about it. >> Emptying the trash at the dog park. That's not very interesting. Ron, the contract with Jenny. Jeannie. Um, are we talking an hourly rate type contract or how is she? >> Yeah, I'm going to I'm going to talk to her. She was going to be taking a look after our initial meeting. She was going

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to take a look and start to formulate a game plan for okay, how much am I going to have to work? Um, if she's comfortable, I mean, I' I'd prefer to do it just a flat rate. So that way she can kind of take her time and, you know, as long as I say if you can have it done by

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such and such a date, then she can, you know, do it on as she sees fit. But if she prefers hourly, I mean, I'll still make that work as well. Okay. >> And then last but not least, the senior center had uh barbecue last week and we

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did have an issue where we didn't have a grill, >> but yes, but uh >> that was a twofrain, right? No, he's actually here. Oh, I'm sorry about that. >> And uh Chief O'Grady came to the rescue with a phone call to the sheriff's department. >> Oh, yeah. Excellent. Sheriff Caine and

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the Hampshire County Sheriff's Department came through with a grill and a cook. >> Wow. Oh, nice. Awesome. Cooking, Ian. >> That's great. >> I don't know who was out there cooking. >> You got a connection there, huh? >> We had camp going on at the same time, so I two places [laughter] at the same time. >> Probably more than one.

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>> Yeah. I I have to admit I I did test the wares and they were good. [laughter] Excellent. That's good. >> Okay. We can uh if we can just throw a thank you out to them for that if you haven't already. >> Y >> um that's good. >> So, do we need to buy a new grill for

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the senior center? >> I think this is the way to do it. Honestly, the sheriff, as long as we have enough notice, they have one of those big industrial ones. >> They bring it. They bring the propane. They make sure the thing is running before they get here. It's a It's a win-win. It's awesome. >> And it's only once a year anyway. >> They have it once a year. I'd like to

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get back to now hopefully we have a new director. I'd like to get back into the the salt committee and we used to put one on a due frames. I think this is just a better location to have it where it's air conditioned. The facilities are right there. Literally, they cooked right out back. So, we'll figure

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something out. But, you know, um >> we used to charge a few bucks and have one, too. So, we'll figure it out or do something a little different. But, I just think it's I wouldn't make the investment in the grill. The sheriff's have has it. He loves to >> got something else in the store. >> I mean, literally, you were talking

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about it a week before it happened. I sent the text and within 15 minutes I had it coming. >> Great. >> So, awesome. >> Um, as long as they have enough notice, not a big deal. >> Perfect. >> They had a nice little assembly line going out there, bringing food out, bringing food back in. >> Good.

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>> Well, that's a positive thing. I like hearing that. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. and a Amy and Barbara did a great job working together on that and getting it squared away with the sheriff's department. So, it's uh I think it'll uh I think we'll be seeing another barbecue sooner versus later. >> Good.

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>> All right. Is there anything else? That's it. >> No, I'll make a motion to adjourn. >> That's my motion. Second. [laughter] All >> in favor? I said car. All >> set. Thank you. Thank you.