1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:13,679 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the 2 00:00:10,639 --> 00:00:18,800 republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and 3 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:23,680 justice. >> Thank you. 4 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:32,095 minutes from August 18, public to non-public conf. 5 00:00:27,359 --> 00:00:35,040 » I didn't I did not see any problems. [laughter] 6 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:39,040 » My name was spelled incorrectly on one of the lines, but discussed, but that's 7 00:00:38,079 --> 00:00:42,559 okay. [clears throat] >> Apparently, it's not a problem. No, 8 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:47,215 » it's not a problem. It's not a problem. I've heard in cold worse. 9 00:00:45,195 --> 00:00:47,215 [laughter] 10 00:00:53,710 --> 00:00:55,730 » [laughter] 11 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:15,520 » I'll move to accept as second written with one correction. All 12 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:18,600 in favor? All right. 13 00:01:35,119 --> 00:01:43,079 Uh, so we got a couple things to do. Okay. 14 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:49,439 We have a revised estimate for revenue [clears throat] of the MS434. Were there 15 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:53,159 any changes? Do you know? >> I do not. 16 00:01:50,159 --> 00:01:53,159 » Okay. 17 00:02:08,640 --> 00:02:12,679 » Not online. >> No. 18 00:02:13,599 --> 00:02:18,239 motion to accept that. >> So, it's revised. 19 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:22,120 » Yes. >> Do we know what was revised? 20 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:31,400 » When do when do we need to have it fin? I mean, can we table this till our next 21 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:31,400 meeting if we don't know what 22 00:02:42,319 --> 00:02:48,160 It's not a huge problem if you want to wait till the next meeting. 23 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:52,560 » I'm going to move that we just >> or suggest that we have it. 24 00:02:50,480 --> 00:03:01,599 » We have a water abatement for Carnegie Mountain Realy which is 66 and 169 Route 25 00:02:56,160 --> 00:03:10,720 4. Uh it goes back to 2025 I believe 2024. 26 00:03:03,519 --> 00:03:14,560 um and was involving Don and Rebel. Uh and it was currently the number was 27 00:03:12,640 --> 00:03:22,519 granted back or was granted but never processed back then. So the totals for 28 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:22,519 um 1,6735 29 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:39,720 So we granted it previously but process. 30 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:50,120 » I move to grant it again and process. 31 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:50,120 » All in favor? I 32 00:03:54,640 --> 00:04:00,799 » while we're on the water department, um we have some updated I'm going to make 33 00:03:58,159 --> 00:04:06,480 copies of these for you guys to grab so you can review them. Caroline's put put 34 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:12,360 together uh a new set of ordinance for the water. Um, last time it was done was 35 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:21,799 so I'll make copies of both the old ordinance and the new and the 36 00:04:18,799 --> 00:04:21,799 recommendations. 37 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:30,360 If you guys come by and pick them up and we can talk about this in the next 38 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:30,360 meeting. 39 00:04:49,840 --> 00:04:59,199 Then we have the uh updated ordinances for Ken Cemetery that we voted on last 40 00:04:55,759 --> 00:05:02,680 meeting. These are the changes put in voted on it. 41 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:30,800 All right. So, we have a bunch of nonprofits nonprofit organizations in 42 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:35,360 town uh with the recommendations from the assessor on whether they should be 43 00:05:32,639 --> 00:05:42,000 granted tax abatements or not. Not abatements but tax um 44 00:05:39,759 --> 00:05:47,280 exempt status. Uh the first one up is Old North Church. 45 00:05:45,199 --> 00:05:49,919 Um this property is only used for one service per year and occasionally for 46 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:53,520 wedding or funeral. We're looking at the New Hampshire Supreme Court cases. 47 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:58,000 Nature Conservancy versus Nelson. The Supreme Court speaks these are the 48 00:05:55,680 --> 00:06:01,759 assesstors notes to the test of use. In that case, the Supreme Court said use by 49 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:07,840 non-members four to five times a year does not meet the test required. In his 50 00:06:03,919 --> 00:06:11,759 opinion, it should be denied. And um we have granted it for the last several 51 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:17,840 years even though he suggested we deny it. Uh it is a church. There's no 52 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:22,639 plumbing in it. Um it's used for I believe two service two regular services 53 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:28,240 a year which I think it's a um use of regular use even though it's 54 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:32,919 minimal. We have any opinions on that? 55 00:06:33,199 --> 00:06:42,720 I'll move that we still grant it under the fact that it has the use hasn't 56 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:46,080 changed from what we've been allowing. >> I'll second that. All in favor? 57 00:06:45,039 --> 00:06:51,400 » I I >> I'll 58 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:51,400 um 59 00:06:54,800 --> 00:07:01,680 so we're denying his recommendation. 60 00:06:59,759 --> 00:07:05,319 his grant or deny denying his recommendation. 61 00:07:02,319 --> 00:07:05,319 » Yeah. 62 00:07:13,199 --> 00:07:20,560 Uh Mascoma Community Healthcare uh his recommendation are this organization has 63 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:24,000 been make making payments in le of taxes for several years now. This is not a 64 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:27,360 hospital but it does charitable work. is obligated for charitable work due to the 65 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:31,840 payments received from the government via Medicaid and Medicare. He is 66 00:07:29,919 --> 00:07:38,160 recommending granting the exemption. Motion to accept or is denied. Any 67 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:41,520 comments first? >> He's recommending. 68 00:07:39,599 --> 00:07:43,360 » He's recommending that we grant the exemption. 69 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:48,360 » Move to grant. >> I'll second. 70 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:48,360 » All in favor? by 71 00:07:54,879 --> 00:07:59,080 she's okay. 72 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:10,479 This one is uh known as the forestry society on Potato Road. This 73 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:16,000 organization owns vacant land in Kanan. applies annually for property tax exempt 74 00:08:12,319 --> 00:08:19,360 status under RSA 720 23. This property doesn't meet the criteria to the 75 00:08:17,599 --> 00:08:24,960 property tax exempt because it's vacant land. The applicable assessment is 76 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:29,280 prescribed by RSA 79 recommending that you completely deny the request. 77 00:08:27,599 --> 00:08:31,120 » I move to deny. >> I'll second. 78 00:08:29,919 --> 00:08:37,719 » All in favor? I >> I 79 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:37,719 think it's already in current use. 80 00:08:40,479 --> 00:08:47,519 » Uh next one is Cardan Mountain School. Multiple lots 62 alumni drive. The 81 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:50,640 entire campus was reviewed with facilities director and has been 82 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:54,240 prorated with buildings to coincide with what is exempt and what is taxable. The 83 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:59,279 vacant land is not exempt and will be taxed accordingly. These recommended 84 00:08:56,720 --> 00:09:05,360 grant parade exemption. So just so people are clear, it's not the entire 85 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:10,880 facility. It's just uh the uh living room uh that are t or the school actual 86 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:14,720 classroom buildings only that are taxed are not taxed. So 87 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:18,560 » yeah, place any of the room parts of the building for education purposes are 88 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:24,399 exempt. >> We have a motion on that. 89 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:29,000 » Move to accept his recommendation. All 90 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:29,000 » in favor? All right. 91 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:43,040 Uh the next one is West Canon 4 sponsoring group. Um route four. This is 92 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:47,120 more complex set of this is a more complex set of circumstances due to the 93 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:50,720 nature of the ownership in the PLA case from earlier this year. The owner is not 94 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:55,519 the user. They were incorporated to support the local 4 group. They still 95 00:09:53,279 --> 00:09:58,880 believe they do not qualify for the that reason. However, this organization's 96 00:09:57,040 --> 00:10:04,800 once again failed to timely file their A12 paperwork and did not provide any 97 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:10,040 reason to support for accident. In that case, he's recommending that we 98 00:10:06,560 --> 00:10:10,040 deny the exemption. 99 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:17,160 I'll move to deny because they failed the file. 100 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:22,160 » I'll second that. All >> in favor? 101 00:10:26,560 --> 00:10:31,480 It's not the first year for doing this. 102 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:43,440 St. Mary's Catholic Church. This is continued to be a house of worship. He's 103 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:50,360 recommending granting redemption. Move to fill his recommendations. I'll 104 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:50,360 » second. All in favor? All right. 105 00:10:51,732 --> 00:10:53,752 [clears throat] 106 00:10:57,920 --> 00:11:05,760 » Next one is American Legion will Webster post 6055. I'm sorry. The organization 107 00:11:03,839 --> 00:11:11,200 has filed the necessary paperwork. He's recommending granted the exception. 108 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:14,200 » Move to his recommendation, but it's not pointable. 109 00:11:15,279 --> 00:11:21,560 » Okay, I'll second it. All in favor? >> Thank you. 110 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:36,480 Mount Carician Game Club Ballpark Road. This organization is club that is not 111 00:11:34,880 --> 00:11:40,160 open to the public. Nor are their meetings open to the attend open to be 112 00:11:38,560 --> 00:11:43,760 attended by the public. Attendance is by invitation only if not a member. They do 113 00:11:42,560 --> 00:11:48,240 not allow other groups to use the facility at the discussion the discret 114 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:51,519 they do allow other groups to use the facility at the discretion of the club's 115 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:55,600 board of directors. This property does not benefit the general public and their 116 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:59,839 mission doesn't appear to be public. The property is far has far more acreage 117 00:11:57,760 --> 00:12:05,560 than needed for the mission. He's recommending that we deny the Texas 118 00:12:02,560 --> 00:12:05,560 status. 119 00:12:06,399 --> 00:12:13,680 I thought that they updated their bylaws because we had conversations with them 120 00:12:11,680 --> 00:12:17,519 about that and George and Carrie were unable to 121 00:12:15,680 --> 00:12:20,399 attend tonight. They planned to, but something in the March, 122 00:12:19,519 --> 00:12:25,519 » you know, they were going through changes. I have not seen what they were. 123 00:12:23,839 --> 00:12:28,519 I'll recommend we table it till the next meeting. 124 00:12:29,279 --> 00:12:35,040 » Yeah. I mean, I don't know if it makes a difference on his recommendation or not. 125 00:12:32,959 --> 00:12:39,519 That's where I get hung up. It's like I don't want the town to be in one of 126 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:43,440 these lawsuits that we hear about from other towns. So, 127 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:46,959 » yeah. So, he's recommending it. So, >> but if they did change update, it may 128 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:52,800 change his recommendations. >> I know Terry had asked me about 129 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:55,600 historical information when she sort of moved into her new role there. 130 00:12:54,873 --> 00:12:58,800 [clears throat] >> Do you know if they supplied those new 131 00:12:57,360 --> 00:13:03,360 bylaws to the assessment? I >> I don't know. 132 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:07,519 And they knew it was on the agenda tonight. 133 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:11,040 » They did. And they had a family emergency. So she sent me a message and 134 00:13:09,519 --> 00:13:14,279 said, "I'm we were planning to attend. We can't. 135 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:34,880 got a text saying they did update their their bylaws and they were getting it to 136 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:38,959 Brendan, but >> okay, [clears throat] 137 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:41,120 » I'm okay with tableabling this. I mean, really, we were supposed to look at 138 00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:43,760 these months ago, >> right? 139 00:13:41,920 --> 00:13:48,560 » Another couple of weeks, >> right? Doesn't make a difference, right? 140 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:51,920 Uh, Assembly God Church, uh, this organization has filed the necessary 141 00:13:50,079 --> 00:13:59,480 prayer board recommending granting the exemption. 142 00:13:54,560 --> 00:13:59,480 Second, all in favor? I I 143 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:12,720 uh listen incorporated uh organization has been exempted from for some time 144 00:14:09,680 --> 00:14:16,320 without filing A9 in 2012 um which was discovered last year while 145 00:14:14,639 --> 00:14:19,760 reviewing exempted properties in town. The letter was sent letting them know 146 00:14:17,680 --> 00:14:23,440 they would need to file the paperwork. There was no reply and we did not 147 00:14:21,279 --> 00:14:27,399 receive an A9 or A12. Therefore, he's recommending denying the exemption. 148 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:33,279 did not deny because of failure of silence. 149 00:14:31,199 --> 00:14:39,120 » I'll second that. All in favor? >> I 150 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:43,440 » I'm going to abstain because I >> there were inaccuracies in the last 151 00:14:41,199 --> 00:14:46,639 statement. So I didn't >> inaccuracy. 152 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:51,360 » Well, when he was talking about the one for the game club. So I mean do we know 153 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:54,800 that we have given them an exemption in the past? 154 00:14:52,959 --> 00:14:59,440 » We have. and we've received paperwork or we've 155 00:14:56,800 --> 00:15:02,880 just >> I think there was a history going back 156 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:06,000 some years that >> Yes, I remember 157 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:07,760 without any >> Yeah, 158 00:15:06,399 --> 00:15:11,760 » just off the cuff. >> Well, a lot of that paperwork was not 159 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:14,959 required until about what about three years ago. 160 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:19,839 » They changed the state level of it for requirements. 161 00:15:17,760 --> 00:15:27,839 And finally, Mstone United Methodist Church uh proof of 9 Kan Street. Um this 162 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:32,240 organization is filed on necessary paperwork on time recommending granting 163 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:36,399 this exemption. Make a motion to accept this move to 164 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:41,560 accept recommendation. >> Is it Kanan Street or 165 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:41,560 » Yeah, that's the best 166 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:52,320 believe they sold anyways. So, but like I said, we've been on this for a while. 167 00:15:50,399 --> 00:15:56,959 So, >> the new ministers live in there. 168 00:15:55,600 --> 00:16:00,880 » I thought they >> So, they were talking about selling them 169 00:15:59,199 --> 00:16:07,199 both, but then they would been without a parsonage and I do know according to 170 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:11,680 what the church has posted is that the new Methodist minister is living at the 171 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:15,759 Canaan parsonage. >> Yeah. 172 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:18,320 » So, this is not the one in West Kanan. We don't have paperwork for that one. 173 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:21,680 » No. >> Okay. 174 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:26,399 » And I mean, I am going to agree with his 175 00:16:23,839 --> 00:16:30,880 recommendation, but if they're saying that the Old North Church doesn't have 176 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:36,560 services, I don't >> Yeah, I agree. That's what I'm saying. 177 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:39,199 » It's not a church. That's the parsonage. The minister lives in it. That's 178 00:16:38,240 --> 00:16:42,399 different than a church. >> Well, there's no service in the church 179 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:48,000 is what say. >> Oh, yeah. It's it's they combined them. 180 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:53,040 They combined Enfield and Kan. So if Nasoma Methodist Church now 181 00:16:51,279 --> 00:16:57,360 » but what I'm saying is if they're saying the Old North Church doesn't have enough 182 00:16:54,720 --> 00:17:00,240 services a year to qualify as exempt and that building's empty with no services 183 00:16:59,040 --> 00:17:04,079 in it. >> Yeah. But that's not what the this 184 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:05,760 exemption is not for the church. It's for the parts. 185 00:17:04,799 --> 00:17:08,319 » It's for both. See? >> Oh, it is. Yeah. 186 00:17:06,559 --> 00:17:10,480 » Because you gave the addresses Kanan Street. 187 00:17:09,039 --> 00:17:14,480 » Yeah. Well, they're both here. They're both here. 188 00:17:11,439 --> 00:17:17,520 » Yeah. Yeah. Okay, I know that makes a difference. 189 00:17:15,679 --> 00:17:21,799 » Um, all in favor >> I 190 00:17:18,799 --> 00:17:21,799 » I 191 00:17:22,772 --> 00:17:26,756 [clears throat] [snorts] 192 00:17:27,839 --> 00:17:32,840 did lose. >> They did not 193 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:42,280 turn off. 194 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:52,160 table. >> What's that? 195 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:58,852 » Listen. >> No, we did not. All right. Sorry. 196 00:17:56,832 --> 00:17:58,852 [clears throat] 197 00:18:01,919 --> 00:18:07,280 » You have a three you'd like to talk about? 198 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:15,039 » Yes. We applied [clears throat] for a uh grant to uh re-roof the museum. 199 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:20,080 and uh the Lchip organization which is 200 00:18:17,919 --> 00:18:25,120 hopefully going to give us some money came to view the site and they concluded 201 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:31,120 that uh there's a tree that's overhanging the property and that tree 202 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:36,559 needs to come down. Uh we discussed just limming it and they said it's too old, 203 00:18:33,039 --> 00:18:42,559 too mature, too close. They recommended it be pulled down. Um 204 00:18:39,760 --> 00:18:49,039 Angus Gorman who did the depot park tree work recently uh he'd given us a quote 205 00:18:45,280 --> 00:18:53,280 of uh 900 to pull the tree down. That would involve dicing it up, putting it 206 00:18:51,120 --> 00:18:57,679 by the curb so the people will take it for firewood and then we'll be stuck 207 00:18:55,600 --> 00:19:03,360 with some small limbs that we'll have to find volunteers and highway departments 208 00:19:00,559 --> 00:19:10,248 to remove. So do we [clears throat] have 900? Can we find it? Can we do it? 209 00:19:07,039 --> 00:19:10,248 negative. Um, [laughter] 210 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:17,679 » don't have anybody left on the table. What do you mean? [laughter] 211 00:19:15,120 --> 00:19:23,200 » 900's a bargain. So, >> it is for sure. 212 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:27,278 » It's less than the deductible on the property damage. 213 00:19:25,258 --> 00:19:27,278 [laughter] 214 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:34,160 » Think of yourself. It's $100 ahead. >> Motion. 215 00:19:31,120 --> 00:19:36,320 » I'll move to approve it. >> Second. All in 216 00:19:35,039 --> 00:19:39,120 » favor? Hi. >> Hi. 217 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:42,880 » Thank you, John. >> Thank you. 218 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:46,000 » Uh talking about tree. Oh, sorry. >> Interject something on the subject of 219 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:52,080 trees. >> Um the friends of Kanan Village um is 220 00:19:48,799 --> 00:19:55,760 part of our tree or uh had our forester look at the trees in 221 00:19:54,799 --> 00:19:58,640 the common. >> Yeah, I gave permission to Bob to cut 222 00:19:57,760 --> 00:20:03,440 that one down. It's >> There's two There's some ash. 223 00:20:01,039 --> 00:20:06,559 » Yeah. One either side of the Yeah. So, he's going to try to save the one on the 224 00:20:05,120 --> 00:20:12,400 left as you're looking from the hardware store at the common. 225 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:16,240 » Um, but one that's a group of trees might stay. 226 00:20:13,679 --> 00:20:19,760 » Yeah, he he was of the opinion that it's toast. 227 00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:22,960 » Highway's going to be cutting that cutting the group of trees down. Like I 228 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:24,880 said, my my understanding was he's going to try to look at the other one and try 229 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:27,280 to save it. >> Okay. 230 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:30,880 » Thanks. >> He viewed it as a safety issue with the 231 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:33,280 use of >> Yeah. 232 00:20:31,679 --> 00:20:39,400 » Yeah. Somebody from uh somebody reached out to me just recently on follow up 233 00:20:35,360 --> 00:20:39,400 with Thanks. 234 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:48,480 » Update on the water treatment plan. >> Yes. Well, [clears throat] 235 00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:56,159 um we've been spending some money. Uh uh we have spent um $37,998 236 00:20:52,480 --> 00:21:00,960 to actually modernize and install uh monitoring equipment that will 237 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:05,120 monitor the chlorine and the pH literally by the hour or almost by the 238 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:10,400 minute so that you can track it. those get those that information gets sent to 239 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:15,120 us through the cloud to uh for people so that if there's ever an issue with by 240 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:19,600 the way the new chlorinating equipment um then we will know literally 241 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:25,600 within minutes because we get a notification of an alarm that's a 242 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:31,679 dramatic improvement over the 30year-old I'll say kind of manual system that we 243 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:36,159 would check in on from time to time um so it's a it is a much needed did 244 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:43,600 upgrade and [clears throat] um it's really pretty critical to kind 245 00:21:39,120 --> 00:21:48,240 of stabilizing um mostly the chlorine and and and monitoring it so that you 246 00:21:46,240 --> 00:21:52,159 know the chlorine is at the right level. That's difficult to do in the town at 247 00:21:49,919 --> 00:21:56,640 the moment because some some some areas just because we don't have that loop in 248 00:21:54,320 --> 00:22:02,720 yet, right? We still have some dead end areas. The chlorine residual is lower at 249 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:07,679 those dead ends than it is. So, it's a tough balancing act. It still is. It 250 00:22:04,799 --> 00:22:13,840 will be until we until we finish the work um in the next couple of years. 251 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:21,919 Yep. But we're making great progress. We also um um 252 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:28,960 will be spending $69,334 to replace the pumps because we had two 253 00:22:24,159 --> 00:22:33,200 pump failures last week. And um um so for some number of hours we were 254 00:22:30,559 --> 00:22:39,200 actually unable to make water. And so that was a a scramble, but we did it. 255 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:46,159 It's good. Um so literally uh in the last two months we've made $107,000 256 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:53,280 worth of improvements uh to upgrade and monet and modernize the water the water 257 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:56,559 plant. We have more to do. >> Yeah. 258 00:22:54,400 --> 00:23:02,080 » And that's also scheduled. That's within the $69,000 259 00:22:58,480 --> 00:23:08,240 to replace the pumps. We put in a new uh water line, as you may remember, three 260 00:23:05,360 --> 00:23:13,280 almost four years ago, and it hasn't really worked for the last year almost. 261 00:23:11,679 --> 00:23:15,200 And so when I learned that, I said, "Well, what are we doing about it?" 262 00:23:14,511 --> 00:23:21,840 [laughter] Turns out not much. Uh so we'll be 263 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:25,919 repiping that and um working on that. And that third pump will be what's 264 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:29,840 called a prime and purge. And you have to treat that line just like you would 265 00:23:28,320 --> 00:23:34,240 any other water line. And I'll get to that in a minute. Um because sediment 266 00:23:32,640 --> 00:23:40,480 and stuff does build up in there and you have to flush that out. We haven't done 267 00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:44,720 that. So that is one uh potentially one reason why so we have some water 268 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:50,080 complaints about turbidity and kind of color because uh the pumps that were 269 00:23:47,679 --> 00:23:55,360 there the old pumps are basically swimming pool pumps uh aren't adequate 270 00:23:53,039 --> 00:24:00,480 to move enough water with enough volume to keep the pipe clear of sediment and 271 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:05,520 stuff. Um so that's those are all good things. I I 272 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:11,520 realize that that that there are water quality issues. Uh these will absolutely 273 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:19,760 begin to help those uh very soon, very quickly. And um um there's more to come. 274 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:22,799 Uh I can move on to the um wastewater plant. 275 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:27,440 » Yep. the wastewater plant. Um we have also 276 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:32,240 spent um another $37,998 277 00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:36,799 on the similar monitoring equipment that monitors the conditions in the 278 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:42,320 wastewater treatment lagoons and reports those out. 279 00:24:39,039 --> 00:24:46,000 Uh and um I have a proposal to spend $69,334 280 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:52,640 for new air raators. Now the interesting thing about the air raators is 281 00:24:49,679 --> 00:24:57,120 the air raators haven't worked for at least two to three years. Now I have no 282 00:24:55,120 --> 00:25:03,279 explanation for that sort of negligence but it's it's the conditions up there 283 00:25:00,799 --> 00:25:09,840 were pretty pretty deplorable. Um we we've been in in in 284 00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:12,960 some level of violation with the state because we haven't actually reported 285 00:25:11,360 --> 00:25:17,279 anything to them for two years because well the plant literally hasn't been 286 00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:23,919 working there. Everything's broken. I can't imagine how how things got that 287 00:25:20,080 --> 00:25:27,760 bad. But so uh we have spent like I say that $37,000 to put in monitoring 288 00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:32,000 equipment so we can actually monitor get some new power lines to the air raators. 289 00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:37,760 We've replaced all of those pumps. That's for airator pumps. That's how you 290 00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:41,919 treat the water pump. Good. Um and um and now of course we only have 291 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:48,320 two of the four airways that work because again they're 30 years old and 292 00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:52,799 we just can't keep them running. >> Uh I I can't tell why it is. They keep 293 00:25:51,360 --> 00:25:55,360 stripping the circuit breakers. So there's there's something that's just 294 00:25:54,640 --> 00:26:01,679 don't >> they're at the but they're past their 295 00:25:57,679 --> 00:26:07,120 useful life. Um, so we're going to put in four new aators. That will obviously 296 00:26:04,559 --> 00:26:14,720 help the treatment quality of the water that we're discharging. And um, 297 00:26:11,279 --> 00:26:18,720 and so that's another $107,000 that we have spent. So the water and the sewer, 298 00:26:16,559 --> 00:26:23,679 they basically they use similar monitoring technology uh to make you 299 00:26:21,520 --> 00:26:28,159 aware of the conditions and the quality of both of them. Little different 300 00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:33,919 obviously. And um as you may remember from a couple 301 00:26:31,120 --> 00:26:39,919 of meetings ago when dees came here and said you know for the last two years 302 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:45,440 we've been in violation because we haven't been disposing of our household 303 00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:55,440 hazardous waste that we collected. And so, uh, when I realized that, we put a 304 00:26:50,240 --> 00:27:02,240 plan together and, um, I spent $9,970 on chemists and folks to come up here 305 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:07,440 and both identify the 51 barrels of household hazardous waste to figure out 306 00:27:05,039 --> 00:27:12,159 what's in them, label them, get them ready for shipping, and then I spent 307 00:27:09,919 --> 00:27:17,279 $37,315 actually trucking them out of 308 00:27:14,720 --> 00:27:22,240 and sending them down to New Jersey. >> Okay. 309 00:27:17,760 --> 00:27:27,600 » Um so that total was 47,285. So between the water plant, the 310 00:27:24,559 --> 00:27:32,440 wastewater plant and household hazardous waste u we spent $261,316. 311 00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:47,600 And um that is basically to overcome literally 15 to 20 years of neglect. 312 00:27:43,279 --> 00:27:52,480 And um it it's unfortunate that that you you you guys 313 00:27:49,919 --> 00:27:57,440 were really never made aware of that um for so long. And and you know it's 314 00:27:55,919 --> 00:28:02,000 complicated stuff. You don't you can go up there and take a look but you know 315 00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:10,320 it's not easy to understand it as you know volunteer elected the lake board. 316 00:28:05,679 --> 00:28:15,840 So um but we are we are making great inroads. We're actually uh making our 317 00:28:13,679 --> 00:28:24,000 daily and weekly reports to dees that we should have been doing years ago. It 318 00:28:18,159 --> 00:28:29,760 worked. Um so um great progress. We've spent so many. It's great progress. Um 319 00:28:27,520 --> 00:28:35,360 I'm still working on the depot pumping station. uh that has hit a couple of 320 00:28:32,320 --> 00:28:42,240 snags in terms of the requirements of dees and and some of the elements that 321 00:28:39,039 --> 00:28:46,159 has the potential to add probably another 322 00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:53,039 $200 or $300,000 to the cost of that pumping station. And I was hoping that 323 00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:57,080 uh the solution of going from a suction pump to a submersible pump and doing 324 00:28:55,120 --> 00:29:04,880 some rewiring would be enough to [clears throat] kind of do that this 325 00:28:59,120 --> 00:29:08,399 year um for about 200,000. Um but DS doesn't really like that plan that much 326 00:29:06,720 --> 00:29:16,000 and and I get that they had some legitimate um concerns about about what 327 00:29:13,039 --> 00:29:19,279 happens if sort of thing. Um, so we'll we're going to gather around the table. 328 00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:26,159 I'm going to invite you all to meet with the with um with our engineers and kind 329 00:29:23,039 --> 00:29:33,480 of walk through uh what what our options are. Um, and at that point, given that 330 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:33,480 I've already spent $260,000, 331 00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:41,840 I think we'll probably apply for a state revolving loan fund that will push this 332 00:29:38,640 --> 00:29:45,760 the street to next year. But I'm just sensitive that, you know, we're making 333 00:29:43,679 --> 00:29:50,799 great progress, but I I just don't think I can get that depot pumping station 334 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:54,399 designed and approved this year. >> Yeah. At this point, you're working 335 00:29:52,320 --> 00:30:00,240 probably first a year before you get final design approval anymore. 336 00:29:56,320 --> 00:30:04,559 » Right. Right. Yeah. [clears throat] Um so we've already spent about 30,000 337 00:30:02,399 --> 00:30:09,200 designing working uh through the options on the depot pumping station. Um, that's 338 00:30:07,679 --> 00:30:14,320 what the package was that we kind of submitted to DES to get their feedback 339 00:30:10,799 --> 00:30:19,610 on what they think of it. Um, so again, we'll we'll continue to work on that and 340 00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:23,919 um um [snorts] [clears throat] so we're making 341 00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:30,320 progress. I mean, you've got some very old infrastructure 342 00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:37,440 and u speaking of old infrastructure, I was talking with Hugh and Bob today. 343 00:30:33,919 --> 00:30:43,600 come to kind of find out that of the 26 fire hydrants that you have in town, 344 00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:50,000 I don't have confidence that any more than about a 345 00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:54,080 third of them actually work. >> And so 346 00:30:51,919 --> 00:30:59,440 we had a little meeting today about maybe ordering some replacement hydrants 347 00:30:57,360 --> 00:31:04,559 and some valving and whatever. And uh because one 348 00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:10,640 of the problems that we have in the town because some of these water lines are 349 00:31:06,720 --> 00:31:14,640 deadend lines is apparently we didn't take flushing the lines very seriously. 350 00:31:12,720 --> 00:31:19,120 So we haven't really flushed the water lines on a regular basis which normally 351 00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:24,159 you do at least every year. You flush the hydrants and so forth but 352 00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:27,600 because we might have >> half or more of the hydrants that don't 353 00:31:26,159 --> 00:31:32,159 even work. >> We haven't done that. And so whenever we 354 00:31:29,520 --> 00:31:35,760 did line flushing, we we just did the ones that we know work. 355 00:31:33,520 --> 00:31:38,880 » Yeah. [laughter] >> So, um, 356 00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:40,720 » yeah, we were being told they were being flushed once a year. 357 00:31:40,399 --> 00:31:45,279 » Yeah. >> By the previous operator. 358 00:31:42,159 --> 00:31:51,600 » Yeah. Yeah. And, and that that simply wasn't true. Um, so so [clears throat] 359 00:31:49,039 --> 00:31:54,399 we'll we'll continue to scope out. >> Is it the hydrants themselves or it's 360 00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:56,559 just because they don't have water to them or what's 361 00:31:55,360 --> 00:32:00,159 » Well, they have water to them, but the water's just kind of standing there. So 362 00:31:57,919 --> 00:32:03,760 after a fashion, right, your your chlorine residue goes down, the water 363 00:32:01,760 --> 00:32:08,880 sits there, it gets a little stale, and so once or twice a year, you open up the 364 00:32:06,080 --> 00:32:16,320 valve, flush out those pipes, get out any turbidity or sediment, and uh kind 365 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:21,840 of keep the water fresher, and it also exercises the valves that you might want 366 00:32:18,640 --> 00:32:28,559 if there's a fire. Um, >> the other thing we might want to look at 367 00:32:25,279 --> 00:32:35,440 on these dead end lines, what we have done on them before is just put an 368 00:32:31,679 --> 00:32:38,960 adapter and have even a half or 3/4 in open line just to keep that water 369 00:32:38,320 --> 00:32:41,600 moving. >> Yeah. 370 00:32:39,279 --> 00:32:45,440 » To help keep it from getting stale. You're treating more water, but you're 371 00:32:43,760 --> 00:32:49,840 getting a better quality product. >> Yeah. Yep. No th those would be those 372 00:32:47,919 --> 00:32:54,799 would be good things because it is clear that the [snorts] 373 00:32:51,679 --> 00:32:56,960 chlorine residual varies from from >> that's [clears throat] saying if we can 374 00:32:55,840 --> 00:33:00,240 just keep that moving >> some sometimes it can be too high on one 375 00:32:58,240 --> 00:33:04,559 end of the time and too low on the other end and at this point 376 00:33:02,720 --> 00:33:07,360 » um you're stuck with that at least for the next couple years until we can 377 00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:10,960 finish the design >> so keep it circulating. 378 00:33:08,799 --> 00:33:14,399 » Yeah. So ultimately there'll be a new water line going up I believe Blaine 379 00:33:12,559 --> 00:33:17,440 Road to the tower. Yes. That will pump the water from the lake through the 380 00:33:15,919 --> 00:33:21,440 treatment plant up to the tower and then down that way and that will begin to 381 00:33:19,679 --> 00:33:27,120 rotate the water and you'll get better circulation. Um 382 00:33:25,120 --> 00:33:34,120 um is that for circle? 383 00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:34,120 » Uh let me think. 384 00:33:34,399 --> 00:33:41,200 » I just want to say I think so. Thank you, Jack, for tackling this. But I also 385 00:33:39,120 --> 00:33:46,640 want to thank all the multiple companies we have working with us and stepping in 386 00:33:43,120 --> 00:33:50,640 and uh wastewater water treatment people from other towns helping out. I mean, 387 00:33:48,799 --> 00:33:55,200 I'm compensating them, but they're, you know, they're the operator, wastewater 388 00:33:53,120 --> 00:33:57,360 treatment operator from handover is running our wastewater right now. 389 00:33:57,039 --> 00:34:03,519 » Yep. >> He's here every day 390 00:34:00,320 --> 00:34:08,000 for water. Uh we've hired a a young guy who's really well educated that's going 391 00:34:05,919 --> 00:34:13,359 to be our operator, our one of our first operator. Um he is jumping in with both 392 00:34:10,879 --> 00:34:19,520 hands and feet and uh really gung-ho smart kid. Um and Seth 393 00:34:17,200 --> 00:34:24,480 is really can't say enough about how well he's doing and jumping on. So 394 00:34:22,240 --> 00:34:28,879 » yeah, he gets he gets rave reviews at this point from our contract operators 395 00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:32,480 that he's picking up quick learning it and he does have a microbiology and a 396 00:34:30,879 --> 00:34:35,760 mathematics background and an IT background. So he understands the math 397 00:34:34,639 --> 00:34:41,119 and the formulas. >> The microbiology and the math are the 398 00:34:37,760 --> 00:34:44,079 two hardest parts of your testing to pass. 399 00:34:41,839 --> 00:34:47,919 » Right. Right. His master's degree will help in that. 400 00:34:45,200 --> 00:34:52,240 » Yeah. And I have another uh applicant because you're really supposed to have 401 00:34:49,119 --> 00:34:56,240 two licensed operators. Um, I have I'm interviewing another fairly recent 402 00:34:54,480 --> 00:35:01,359 graduate from college, graduated last year. He has both some laboratory 403 00:34:58,720 --> 00:35:06,560 experience as well as biology. So, he comes with some of the technical 404 00:35:03,520 --> 00:35:10,000 transferable skills and and um we've been chatting for about a month now and 405 00:35:07,920 --> 00:35:13,680 he's still interested. He knows all the good news, he knows all the bad news. I 406 00:35:11,680 --> 00:35:18,560 send him all the stuff and he's still interested. So 407 00:35:16,160 --> 00:35:22,320 » well I mean for better for worse for anybody coming in right now it's a great 408 00:35:20,079 --> 00:35:26,640 learning experience inside and out hands-on learning 409 00:35:24,400 --> 00:35:28,640 » is absolutely fantastic young guy it would be something to be pretty excited 410 00:35:28,160 --> 00:35:32,560 about. >> Yeah. Yeah. The these are not inherently 411 00:35:30,560 --> 00:35:36,320 complex systems. You know they're relatively straightforward. There's 412 00:35:34,320 --> 00:35:43,839 obviously some moving parts and pieces and knowledge. Um but um this is 413 00:35:40,160 --> 00:35:48,079 probably I say in the last two two or three months we've made more progress 414 00:35:45,440 --> 00:35:54,000 than in the last 30 years. So um we're headed 415 00:35:51,520 --> 00:35:58,160 » look at the wastewater treatment office. It's neat. It's organized. You know 416 00:35:56,400 --> 00:36:04,960 where stuff is. >> It looks like a motorcycle out of there. 417 00:36:01,119 --> 00:36:07,839 » Uh I don't know. I'll have to ask you. No, 418 00:36:05,839 --> 00:36:09,680 » it it it might not be. >> It's one step at a time. 419 00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:12,480 » Yeah, one step. >> Does look a lot better. 420 00:36:10,800 --> 00:36:16,880 » Every every day is progress. >> Y 421 00:36:13,119 --> 00:36:20,880 » and we've had great help mowing the wastewater treatment lagoons, which 422 00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:26,320 hadn't been mowed in years. Um, and uh I've had a number of dees 423 00:36:24,480 --> 00:36:30,400 people up at the water plant while we wastewater plant while we uh uh 424 00:36:29,690 --> 00:36:34,320 [clears throat] figured out where all the valves work 425 00:36:32,079 --> 00:36:39,119 and the flow rate and that sort of thing. Some of the equipment up there 426 00:36:35,599 --> 00:36:41,920 hadn't been calibrated since 2015 and normally you calibrate your 427 00:36:40,880 --> 00:36:45,599 equipment every year. >> Yeah. 428 00:36:42,720 --> 00:36:49,119 » So pretty pretty um pretty poor operation. I just have no explanation 429 00:36:48,240 --> 00:36:52,640 for it. >> Appreciate the update. Obviously, we all 430 00:36:50,800 --> 00:36:56,880 know what's going on. The hydrants is the first big surprise today. So, 431 00:36:54,560 --> 00:37:04,320 » yeah. Yeah. We're We're going to have to um I'm going to suggest we buy some um 432 00:37:01,920 --> 00:37:08,240 hydrants and and anything else we need just in case we need them. Not a lot, 433 00:37:06,079 --> 00:37:12,960 but we go we'll go two or three at a time, check them, see if they work. 434 00:37:10,320 --> 00:37:19,680 depending on the type of hydrant that they installed initially. If we can just 435 00:37:16,160 --> 00:37:26,320 replace at the water man or if it has to be cut main cut and replace at that 436 00:37:23,359 --> 00:37:30,320 point. Some of those it's just a flange. You have the elbow on the bottom of the 437 00:37:28,160 --> 00:37:32,960 drain and you can just undo the flange and set a new hydrant. 438 00:37:31,680 --> 00:37:36,960 » Yeah. >> And it depends if they put a shut off a 439 00:37:35,359 --> 00:37:40,400 gate valve in front of the hydrant. So you can do that. I think some of them 440 00:37:38,560 --> 00:37:45,119 have a gate valve and that's what what he was talking about. But again, those 441 00:37:43,040 --> 00:37:49,680 gate valves haven't been exercised in years. So, they may be a gate, but it 442 00:37:48,560 --> 00:37:52,680 might not be a valve anymore. >> Yeah. 443 00:37:53,440 --> 00:37:57,920 » Make sure we can shut it down if we open. 444 00:37:55,599 --> 00:38:01,599 » Well, maybe some of them are shut and that's why they're not working. 445 00:37:59,119 --> 00:38:05,680 » Well, then, you know, again, we're we're we're going to spend some more money, 446 00:38:03,040 --> 00:38:09,440 but you you can't you can't you can't run a job like this. You you have to 447 00:38:07,680 --> 00:38:13,440 have working hydrants. >> Where did 51 barrels of hazardous waste 448 00:38:12,240 --> 00:38:16,800 come from? >> I mean, is that from the collection that 449 00:38:15,280 --> 00:38:21,359 we did from residents and we >> I know there was three collections. I 450 00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:25,040 know there was three collections done without disposal. 451 00:38:23,520 --> 00:38:27,839 » You've been gathering this stuff up for years and for some reason or other you 452 00:38:26,560 --> 00:38:32,440 just >> kept it. 453 00:38:29,440 --> 00:38:32,440 » So 454 00:38:32,560 --> 00:38:40,560 where was it? uh scattered around in and around the wastewater treatment 455 00:38:37,920 --> 00:38:45,280 building. There's a whole bunch of blue barrels, 55gallon drums out front, whole 456 00:38:43,359 --> 00:38:51,119 bunch of other different containers on the side, both bays of the garage that 457 00:38:48,079 --> 00:38:53,920 used to hold the pump truck and tractor. 458 00:38:52,400 --> 00:38:58,000 » Uh you you couldn't get anything in there. You could barely walk in there. 459 00:38:56,240 --> 00:39:00,400 » I thought we were told there was like one collection that hadn't been picked 460 00:38:59,599 --> 00:39:03,520 up yet. And >> yeah, one big huge collection. 461 00:39:01,920 --> 00:39:06,800 » Yeah. Well, [laughter] Clearly. Okay. 462 00:39:04,880 --> 00:39:12,160 » When I checked into it, I know there was a second collection made after the first 463 00:39:10,240 --> 00:39:18,079 one was not picked up >> and there was already stuff there 464 00:39:15,359 --> 00:39:22,240 before the first one was added. >> 51 barrels. I mean, that 465 00:39:20,960 --> 00:39:26,000 » didn't happen overnight. >> The last one I did was 2020 and there's 466 00:39:24,560 --> 00:39:29,200 still barrels up there with some of the tags that I put on, labeled them. We 467 00:39:27,920 --> 00:39:32,240 were getting collections done and some of the easiest stuff to get rid of was 468 00:39:30,720 --> 00:39:35,599 getting rid of and we're holding on to the other stuff waiting for a full 469 00:39:33,920 --> 00:39:37,839 barrel way to do it. 470 00:39:36,320 --> 00:39:42,880 » We're done with household household hazards with collection. 471 00:39:40,240 --> 00:39:46,079 » Uh [snorts] Seth has been great to start cleaning things up, organizing things, 472 00:39:44,640 --> 00:39:50,560 that sort of thing. We actually to be able to use the garages. Of course, we 473 00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:54,560 have to replace all the the heat, the ventilation that is required because 474 00:39:53,119 --> 00:39:58,320 you've got chemicals up there. So, you're supposed to have air flow. So 475 00:39:55,920 --> 00:40:01,920 when you open one door, air comes in, exhaust goes out. So you don't you're 476 00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:05,200 not breathing these chemicals. Those those units have been broken for years. 477 00:40:03,839 --> 00:40:08,640 They're they're they're actually gone. They've been cut out. So they broke and 478 00:40:07,359 --> 00:40:12,880 simply got removed and we threw them away. 479 00:40:09,760 --> 00:40:16,400 » And and uh the water plant, same thing. It is the humidification there. There's 480 00:40:15,680 --> 00:40:18,079 no heat. >> Yeah. 481 00:40:16,720 --> 00:40:22,000 » There's no dehumidifier. There's no ventilation. 482 00:40:19,359 --> 00:40:26,160 » And there's no no responsible chemical storage. It's just stuck in the middle. 483 00:40:23,920 --> 00:40:29,599 » Plenty of moisture. Yeah. So, it's just a mess. It's just a terrible mess. And 484 00:40:28,400 --> 00:40:34,480 there's no excuse for it. >> Was the furnace was a new furnace 485 00:40:32,560 --> 00:40:35,839 mounted up there yet? >> No, not yet. 486 00:40:35,200 --> 00:40:38,960 » Okay. >> I got to do something with the humidity 487 00:40:38,160 --> 00:40:45,119 first. So, >> no. I'm just because 488 00:40:41,839 --> 00:40:50,400 I know they had man come in. He put a mini split up just to try to keep it 489 00:40:47,280 --> 00:40:53,599 from freezing. But I was told that the furnace was all installed 490 00:40:52,240 --> 00:40:57,200 » at the which >> at the treatment facility waste water 491 00:40:56,240 --> 00:41:00,480 » mini splits up. >> The mini splits up 492 00:40:59,599 --> 00:41:02,640 water. This is water >> and the furnace water treatment. I know 493 00:41:02,240 --> 00:41:05,040 it does. >> The furnace is in at the wastewater 494 00:41:04,400 --> 00:41:07,040 plant. >> Okay. 495 00:41:05,359 --> 00:41:12,560 » And the issue. Now the problem with that is the copper piping is all black 496 00:41:09,839 --> 00:41:18,880 because you you you've got offging of these chemicals that we use in there 497 00:41:14,800 --> 00:41:22,400 which is coating and oxidizing on the on the metal and so there's also the air 498 00:41:21,440 --> 00:41:26,880 that you're breathing. >> Well, that's why I ask if the furnace at 499 00:41:24,319 --> 00:41:28,800 this point is even usable being in that environment. 500 00:41:27,440 --> 00:41:33,760 » It is because it's only about a year old. We need to we need to move next on 501 00:41:32,079 --> 00:41:36,960 the ventilation. So yeah, room for growth. 502 00:41:36,160 --> 00:41:39,920 » Yeah, >> room for growth. 503 00:41:38,560 --> 00:41:42,960 » Yeah. >> Is that your whole report? 504 00:41:41,040 --> 00:41:45,040 » That's that's about enough good news I got. 505 00:41:44,748 --> 00:41:50,480 [clears throat] >> Um do we have a date for the new fire 506 00:41:47,760 --> 00:41:59,280 chief? I know we've got >> Yeah, it is. I believe 507 00:41:54,880 --> 00:42:06,000 » next week I think might be the 12th. Very close to 508 00:42:02,640 --> 00:42:08,560 Any other business? You 509 00:42:07,040 --> 00:42:12,640 » was going to bring this up tonight, but since you guys are talking about fishing 510 00:42:10,319 --> 00:42:17,440 game club and stuff, >> ballpark road 511 00:42:15,280 --> 00:42:22,079 past two Fridays when they've been doing their Lions Club's been up there on 512 00:42:19,680 --> 00:42:28,000 their campers in. I'm lucky because I have another access that I can get off 513 00:42:24,160 --> 00:42:31,280 Route 4 from. But this last Friday, I had to go around and 514 00:42:29,520 --> 00:42:36,494 use that other access because all their campers are lined up before lining up 515 00:42:33,920 --> 00:42:41,040 the hill because now they've stopped let [clears throat] them in. The problem is 516 00:42:38,400 --> 00:42:43,920 that road is super narrow. So there's a car I have a picture of a car that 517 00:42:42,400 --> 00:42:47,440 stayed parked there at the bottom of the hill 518 00:42:45,680 --> 00:42:51,200 and just stayed parked there because there was also another truck to the top 519 00:42:48,960 --> 00:42:55,359 of the hill. So, I've been in contact with them up there to do it the other to 520 00:42:53,920 --> 00:42:57,520 do something different because it's not working. Yeah. 521 00:42:57,454 --> 00:43:00,000 [clears throat] >> It's when when they're coming in to set 522 00:42:59,599 --> 00:43:02,160 up. >> Yeah. They they've stopped their timing 523 00:43:01,520 --> 00:43:05,359 or something, >> right? 524 00:43:02,880 --> 00:43:10,000 » Um they've been kind of receptive to that. The other problem is Sundays. 525 00:43:08,000 --> 00:43:15,599 They're getting so much business up there and having so much camping over 526 00:43:11,920 --> 00:43:19,599 the weekends that they've got to stop where if we can get a permission to just 527 00:43:17,680 --> 00:43:26,000 temporarily posted no parking from like their second entrance up past Allen Way 528 00:43:22,720 --> 00:43:30,319 up to the top of the hill where Neil's 529 00:43:28,319 --> 00:43:33,200 flat opens up by Hammond's Pits there. That's one thing. But they're parking in 530 00:43:31,760 --> 00:43:36,800 the middle of the hill and somebody is gonna get clobbered right there because 531 00:43:34,720 --> 00:43:39,599 there's no way to get off the road. Cindy, I don't know if you've run into 532 00:43:38,160 --> 00:43:45,920 problems with >> Yeah. Um had a couple conversations with 533 00:43:43,520 --> 00:43:50,640 Matt and then I reached out to Melissa today. She was like, "Well, I didn't 534 00:43:47,359 --> 00:43:54,240 know about two weekends ago." But yeah, >> and the amount of traffic that we're 535 00:43:52,319 --> 00:43:58,240 getting over that road now just because of road bridge. 536 00:43:56,319 --> 00:44:03,359 » Well, Potato Road Bridge, everybody comes south and the ballpark road. 537 00:44:00,800 --> 00:44:06,640 And I know I spoke to one of them because I physically could not get 538 00:44:05,280 --> 00:44:09,200 through with the dump truck. They were parking both sides of the road with 539 00:44:08,960 --> 00:44:10,720 ours. >> Fire truck can't get through there 540 00:44:10,160 --> 00:44:15,040 either. >> Well, yeah. And and the other thing is 541 00:44:13,440 --> 00:44:17,599 you're able to fire trucks instead of fight trying to get across Chris Mill 542 00:44:16,560 --> 00:44:20,800 because it's so much slower, they're just coming up going ballpark to get to 543 00:44:19,200 --> 00:44:25,680 Grisill, the upper end of Sugar Hill and stuff like that. So, 544 00:44:23,680 --> 00:44:29,440 and then last year, the last race of the season, it went really crazy up I mean, 545 00:44:27,839 --> 00:44:33,119 they had bikes riding up and down the road and everything. And Scott, I talked 546 00:44:31,280 --> 00:44:35,680 talked to Scott. He was coming. I don't even know what their schedule was. I 547 00:44:34,240 --> 00:44:39,599 know they raised us back. >> Yeah, I think the last one. 548 00:44:37,920 --> 00:44:44,240 » Last year, we ended up having to follow the police up because they were coming 549 00:44:41,440 --> 00:44:49,200 all the way up my place. Motocross bikes. 550 00:44:46,560 --> 00:44:54,079 » Yeah, they weren't anybody from the Lions Club. 551 00:44:52,160 --> 00:45:00,960 » Great. Right. [clears throat] >> And they've made strides and 552 00:44:57,680 --> 00:45:07,920 mitigating the dust. But for years that has been a health hazard [clears throat] 553 00:45:05,520 --> 00:45:12,079 » from where they are in the where they're racing or the back of the road ballpark. 554 00:45:10,640 --> 00:45:15,040 » The track. Yeah. >> I mean, they're trying to do a bunch of 555 00:45:13,359 --> 00:45:19,520 good things up there. >> Either not managing the parking 556 00:45:17,440 --> 00:45:22,079 situation or they're just running out of it. 557 00:45:20,560 --> 00:45:27,760 Well, when they opened it up to the campers for the weekend, you just lost 558 00:45:24,800 --> 00:45:34,160 3/4 of your parking because now you've got motor homes and not little campers. 559 00:45:31,280 --> 00:45:37,839 You've got big campers in there that are taking up threequarters of the streets 560 00:45:36,000 --> 00:45:42,400 that cars will be parked. >> Talk to Ryan a little bit about it 561 00:45:40,400 --> 00:45:47,119 Saturday morning. The issues are ran into Friday. So, just reach out to him 562 00:45:44,720 --> 00:45:51,280 and he'll get involved too. But >> we got to do is something for either a 563 00:45:49,760 --> 00:45:55,119 no harding >> temporary go up that hill if they want 564 00:45:53,280 --> 00:45:58,800 to go park the top where the road wines out. That's one thing. But 565 00:45:57,119 --> 00:46:02,800 » yeah narrow >> I don't know there an opportunity to put 566 00:46:01,119 --> 00:46:06,880 some signs up that say no parking this side. Yeah. 567 00:46:05,440 --> 00:46:09,760 » But probably you're going to have to no parking both sides 568 00:46:08,560 --> 00:46:14,160 » because when they do that they're going to go park on the other side and you're 569 00:46:11,440 --> 00:46:16,079 going to end up saying narrow spout. They'll park it between sides up both 570 00:46:15,760 --> 00:46:19,119 sides. >> At least if there's signs there, it 571 00:46:17,440 --> 00:46:22,880 gives the police something to act on. Whereas if there isn't, 572 00:46:20,720 --> 00:46:28,240 » the real thing is it's like their second entrance all the way up the hill is the 573 00:46:24,720 --> 00:46:34,800 narrow parts that they're parking in. >> There's a about a 500 foot stretch that 574 00:46:31,760 --> 00:46:39,079 really should not be any parking because of the narrowness of that road. 575 00:46:39,599 --> 00:46:48,240 » So if you guys are good with it, I can make that happen. 576 00:46:45,200 --> 00:46:50,079 Yeah, that's kind of >> we can certainly do that right off the 577 00:46:49,680 --> 00:46:55,280 bat. >> I can let Melissa know that we're gonna 578 00:46:52,800 --> 00:46:58,400 keep the communications up. I see what they're trying to do. They're trying to 579 00:46:56,240 --> 00:47:00,960 do a lot of good stuff up there, but the situation we're in with that road right 580 00:47:00,000 --> 00:47:03,680 now, we just >> Yeah, 581 00:47:02,000 --> 00:47:07,680 » somebody's going to get in a bad spot. So, 582 00:47:05,119 --> 00:47:12,400 » well, not to be a wise guy, I honestly don't know. Do you need with the last 583 00:47:10,079 --> 00:47:16,400 street thing we went through, do you need a town vote to add no parking signs 584 00:47:14,480 --> 00:47:19,960 or do you have the ability to just do you just do that? 585 00:47:20,160 --> 00:47:30,560 » Do you want to pass a motion with regard to all the funding purchases or that? 586 00:47:27,359 --> 00:47:33,440 » No waste water. As those come up, we've already done them. 587 00:47:34,480 --> 00:47:41,119 Um, >> right. 588 00:47:38,240 --> 00:47:45,119 » Yeah. I mean, I'll make a motion to to based on Hugh's recommendation. Um, do 589 00:47:43,760 --> 00:47:48,480 you want Ryan to take a look at it or you guys I mean, highways. It's sort of 590 00:47:46,880 --> 00:47:50,960 in highways perview anyway. So, >> yeah, I would take care of it. 591 00:47:50,079 --> 00:47:56,720 » All right. [clears throat] I'll make a motion to make both sides of uh ballpark 592 00:47:54,640 --> 00:48:03,160 no parking where they lower half. 593 00:47:58,720 --> 00:48:03,160 » I'll second that. All in favor? 594 00:48:04,079 --> 00:48:09,119 » Any other business? Yes. >> Yeah. I Well, we're on the subject of 595 00:48:07,920 --> 00:48:14,800 water. I probably shouldn't even bring this up, but um a while ago, I forget 596 00:48:11,920 --> 00:48:18,720 how many years ago it was, we voted on a um flood control project 597 00:48:17,839 --> 00:48:22,400 » on the what? >> A flood control project. 598 00:48:20,319 --> 00:48:28,559 » Yeah, the flood mitigation >> other stuff. And since I live in that 599 00:48:25,520 --> 00:48:33,760 neck of the woods, I was just curious if that was ever going to happen or not and 600 00:48:31,280 --> 00:48:39,200 how if it's expired, if that warrant article has expired because I think they 601 00:48:36,559 --> 00:48:44,160 expire after um special warrant articles expire after five years and I don't know 602 00:48:41,200 --> 00:48:48,800 if it's been five years yet or not. >> Um I'd have to go back and look at I'd 603 00:48:46,240 --> 00:48:52,240 have to get more information. I know I know the potato bridge was part of that 604 00:48:50,240 --> 00:48:54,559 flood control project to widen that to make it so it doesn't it's not a 605 00:48:53,520 --> 00:48:58,720 bottleneck. >> I just remember them wanting to take out 606 00:48:56,640 --> 00:49:02,880 the I don't know what you want to call it. I guess they call it a trestle where 607 00:49:00,880 --> 00:49:03,920 the railro tracks used to go over the river. 608 00:49:03,280 --> 00:49:07,599 » Correct. >> Uh that that was going to get taken out 609 00:49:05,520 --> 00:49:11,920 and it was a spillway and I forget all >> I mean the the uh transportation bridge 610 00:49:10,559 --> 00:49:15,040 is part of that whole I mean it's the whole flow of the rivers coming down and 611 00:49:13,440 --> 00:49:19,040 joining. So, how long ago do you remember how 612 00:49:16,640 --> 00:49:22,640 long ago it was that that was voted on? >> I don't. I'd have to go back. We'd have 613 00:49:20,720 --> 00:49:26,079 to go back and look. So, I mean, I know, like I said, it was a multi-phase 614 00:49:24,319 --> 00:49:30,160 project because it was involved in basically every place the the river went 615 00:49:28,240 --> 00:49:37,880 under the the road. So, because each one was a a bottleneck in some sense. So 616 00:49:33,200 --> 00:49:37,880 yeah, that was all the FEMA mitigation 617 00:49:38,000 --> 00:49:48,240 » you know the Williams field area >> when I talked with the engineers that we 618 00:49:45,119 --> 00:49:53,280 have they were under the understanding that 619 00:49:50,000 --> 00:49:59,680 that area this side of Grisill behind Reggie Barney's old place to the ball 620 00:49:55,599 --> 00:50:02,720 field the FEMA had uh dropped that part of the money. Well, that was what I was 621 00:50:01,920 --> 00:50:05,680 wondering because I thought we appropriated money. So, I was just what 622 00:50:04,640 --> 00:50:11,760 happened to the money? >> We approved the FEMA 623 00:50:08,720 --> 00:50:17,920 project. We have to approve to accept FEMA money for a project like that. And 624 00:50:15,040 --> 00:50:22,800 then when I talked with the engineers, they said that part of it to their 625 00:50:20,160 --> 00:50:26,400 knowledge, FEMA have dropped the funding on and concentrated on the bridge. 626 00:50:24,800 --> 00:50:31,374 » So, they were not. So, that that part of the project's not going to happen. I 627 00:50:28,480 --> 00:50:35,280 would not expect it for a while. [laughter] 628 00:50:32,559 --> 00:50:39,839 » Good. That's all I wanted to know. >> Anything [clears throat] else? 629 00:50:38,000 --> 00:50:44,240 » Yes. >> I thought she was done. I wasn't sure if 630 00:50:41,359 --> 00:50:48,000 she was done. [clears throat] So, my name is Sean and I'm one of the 631 00:50:46,000 --> 00:50:53,040 commissioners at the the co-ed softball league. Um, this was Cali, who's also on 632 00:50:50,480 --> 00:50:58,720 the board of the the softball league. And we are, 633 00:50:55,920 --> 00:51:02,960 I guess we have plans in place to upgrade a bunch of stuff over in that 634 00:51:01,440 --> 00:51:06,800 whole vicinity. Anything from the horseshoe pit to the playground to the 635 00:51:04,800 --> 00:51:11,280 softball field to the bathrooms. 636 00:51:08,960 --> 00:51:16,880 Um, so I guess we're looking for permission to do so with 637 00:51:15,119 --> 00:51:23,920 I think we get a bunch of quotes for a majority of it. Um, 638 00:51:21,359 --> 00:51:28,000 » so if you can uh either give us copies of what you're looking to get done. Um, 639 00:51:26,160 --> 00:51:30,559 and if you got prices involved as well. I mean, you already doing you're doing 640 00:51:29,119 --> 00:51:35,040 the fundraising. You're >> Yeah, we have um run two fun and field 641 00:51:33,119 --> 00:51:39,599 tournaments every year. Yeah. Um, we also run tournaments for the fire 642 00:51:36,960 --> 00:51:44,000 department. Um, and then 643 00:51:41,440 --> 00:51:50,319 what else? >> Um, we had I think it was brought up 644 00:51:46,880 --> 00:51:57,040 once before about way back in the day it used to be uh banners along the outfield 645 00:51:52,880 --> 00:51:58,960 fence. Um, and no one was sure of why that was stopped. 646 00:51:58,319 --> 00:52:05,680 » Okay. >> So, we had thoughts of doing that again 647 00:52:02,319 --> 00:52:09,440 and getting sponsorships out there um to also help raise money that way. Yeah, 648 00:52:07,760 --> 00:52:13,680 » I know why some of them were taken down was because they were advertising 649 00:52:10,960 --> 00:52:20,240 alcohol. And the other reason was at one point was somebody Pepsi I think bought 650 00:52:16,559 --> 00:52:24,800 the scoreboard and we couldn't advertise anything else like Vulk or anything 651 00:52:22,800 --> 00:52:28,240 competing. But that was it was a long time ago. But I know that those two 652 00:52:26,880 --> 00:52:31,680 reasons. >> Yeah. I mean, if there's certain 653 00:52:30,000 --> 00:52:36,480 stipulations that we can't have certain things on the banners, then 654 00:52:34,720 --> 00:52:41,920 » I know Leslie asked about that a couple years ago, too, with the possibility. 655 00:52:39,920 --> 00:52:44,400 » Um, yeah, just I mean, give us a list. Let us review it and we can, you 656 00:52:43,700 --> 00:52:47,760 [clears throat] know, we probably should have a 657 00:52:46,000 --> 00:52:52,559 if we need a public hearing or not, but I mean just just let people know what's 658 00:52:49,520 --> 00:52:57,760 going on unless it's such a highly used part for mult multiple groups. So 659 00:52:55,599 --> 00:53:02,240 » would the intention be it's paid all for by donated funds? 660 00:53:00,720 --> 00:53:07,440 » Yeah. Right. >> Um well we kind of were also wondering 661 00:53:04,400 --> 00:53:12,400 how we get the funds that were donated were given in on behalf of the Williams 662 00:53:10,800 --> 00:53:16,400 field fund. >> Okay. 663 00:53:13,200 --> 00:53:18,960 » So there is a trust fund Williams trust fund. 664 00:53:17,040 --> 00:53:24,960 » I don't know what's in there. I mean >> it's about $9,000. $9,000. 665 00:53:21,760 --> 00:53:30,640 » But it's unclear whether [clears throat] that money half of which is accumulated 666 00:53:28,160 --> 00:53:35,760 income and half of which would have been donated funds, 667 00:53:32,880 --> 00:53:43,947 but was that given to the town in response to a specific grant that you 668 00:53:38,880 --> 00:53:46,960 filed? And was that work that was [clears throat] 669 00:53:44,480 --> 00:53:50,800 represented in the grant application actually? That would be in the the trust 670 00:53:49,119 --> 00:53:54,160 fund uh forms that are in the town office, 671 00:53:52,160 --> 00:53:59,520 right? Wouldn't that description why it was formed? 672 00:53:54,640 --> 00:54:05,119 » The town was the party that filed the grant applications to the Williams 673 00:54:03,119 --> 00:54:08,720 Foundation for funding. >> Got it. 674 00:54:06,240 --> 00:54:15,040 » And it's not automatic. There has to be a grant application filed. So there is 675 00:54:12,319 --> 00:54:19,760 $9,000, but I don't know when the town has it earmarked. 676 00:54:18,240 --> 00:54:25,440 » Past project. >> Is that foundation or that fund still 677 00:54:23,920 --> 00:54:28,880 uh allowed >> is what 678 00:54:26,319 --> 00:54:31,839 » the set up as a trust fund, right? >> Yeah. 679 00:54:29,520 --> 00:54:37,119 » We we got the money from a fund >> Williams still exists. 680 00:54:34,720 --> 00:54:41,599 » The Williams Foundation exists headquarters are in Maine. 681 00:54:39,119 --> 00:54:44,880 » Okay. So would they have history that might answer the question if we don't 682 00:54:43,520 --> 00:54:47,440 have any records >> or or would they have any objection to 683 00:54:47,040 --> 00:54:54,720 it >> on the 990s and see what grant funding 684 00:54:52,160 --> 00:54:59,280 they made in prior years. >> Can't see the reason for it. You can see 685 00:54:57,599 --> 00:55:03,440 the dollars. >> Sounds like a death maybe. 686 00:55:02,079 --> 00:55:07,680 Do we have an idea how long that's been out there for sitting there 687 00:55:06,079 --> 00:55:12,000 » in the >> the $9,000 or the the 688 00:55:09,599 --> 00:55:18,440 » It's been at least two years before since there's [clears throat] been any 689 00:55:13,200 --> 00:55:18,440 money in or out of that fund. 690 00:55:18,480 --> 00:55:24,480 » All right. So, what are your suggestions? How to figure out how you 691 00:55:22,559 --> 00:55:30,960 need it or not? >> Guru of the trust funds. 692 00:55:27,040 --> 00:55:37,680 » Oh, guru trust funds. Well, to have to have the application that the town filed 693 00:55:34,880 --> 00:55:41,599 with the Williams Foundation, >> right? 694 00:55:38,240 --> 00:55:45,680 » I know at one time uh they wanted to have money to pave the basketball court, 695 00:55:45,200 --> 00:55:50,880 » right? >> And to fix up the log cabin. 696 00:55:48,559 --> 00:55:53,520 » Now, whether that was >> So, we did pave the basketball court, 697 00:55:52,880 --> 00:55:57,200 » right? But >> two years ago, three years ago because 698 00:55:54,880 --> 00:55:59,839 that's when we stopped allowing >> the stakes to be driven into it. 699 00:55:58,880 --> 00:56:04,240 » And we also >> reimbursement saw it. 700 00:56:01,520 --> 00:56:07,920 » We also redid the infield with all new material 701 00:56:05,440 --> 00:56:11,440 » two years ago, three years ago. >> So I don't know if that was part of that 702 00:56:09,680 --> 00:56:13,599 whole process or not. So >> So maybe you just say 703 00:56:12,960 --> 00:56:19,760 » yes >> that money is unencumbered. 704 00:56:16,799 --> 00:56:24,720 Um but then if >> I think the infield mix was all 705 00:56:22,640 --> 00:56:27,520 » we paid through the league fees. >> Yeah. 706 00:56:24,960 --> 00:56:32,079 » It was we did all of that >> and then I think like maybe some of 707 00:56:29,200 --> 00:56:40,160 highway helped move it or something but yeah I don't there were no actual funds 708 00:56:37,280 --> 00:56:42,960 » but Cindy in that fund is it can is the full 9,000 available or just the 709 00:56:42,000 --> 00:56:46,640 million? >> Okay. It's not taxpayer money. It's 710 00:56:45,520 --> 00:56:49,680 fully expendable. >> Okay. 711 00:56:47,839 --> 00:56:54,960 » Now, does that that still has to be applied to the Williams Foundation and 712 00:56:52,640 --> 00:57:00,880 seek approval to spend it or is that >> that money that has been released? 713 00:56:58,960 --> 00:57:05,040 » It's an expendable fund >> because I know in the past monies that 714 00:57:02,720 --> 00:57:10,720 were spent from the Williams Foundation, they had to apply to the foundation for 715 00:57:08,559 --> 00:57:18,160 in get approvals to >> still pay. Um over the past two years I 716 00:57:15,760 --> 00:57:25,040 couldn't find any record that the town had applied to the Williams Foundation 717 00:57:21,119 --> 00:57:31,839 for funding which is kind of a loss >> opportunity. So I would suggest that 718 00:57:28,960 --> 00:57:38,640 maybe working with your group uh application is filed 719 00:57:34,799 --> 00:57:41,359 soon to seek funding for 2026, >> right? 720 00:57:39,359 --> 00:57:48,079 » And 2027 represents the 100th anniversary of Mr. 721 00:57:44,720 --> 00:57:54,240 Williams gift of that field to the town. So there may be some sentiment 722 00:57:50,960 --> 00:57:58,240 to requesting a larger amount to honor that anniversary. 723 00:57:56,319 --> 00:58:02,160 you guys want to take on that challenge of uh putting in an application for some 724 00:58:00,000 --> 00:58:03,920 grant funding for for new projects? I mean, 725 00:58:02,480 --> 00:58:08,799 » yeah, absolutely. >> And then um yeah, you know, then we can 726 00:58:06,319 --> 00:58:11,280 tackle 2027. I mean, even if we probably can't do it concurrently, do we? Or 727 00:58:10,319 --> 00:58:14,880 could we? >> Yes. Well, I don't know. We couldn't. 728 00:58:12,960 --> 00:58:18,160 » So, the firefighters association, the ambulance, and then they all combined 729 00:58:16,640 --> 00:58:23,920 into one. Michelle actually ended up combining this into one when it was kind 730 00:58:21,680 --> 00:58:25,200 of in its limbo there a couple years ago. 731 00:58:24,400 --> 00:58:29,680 » Yeah. um they apply for it every year. Yeah. 732 00:58:27,280 --> 00:58:33,599 So they used to get like 5,000 for the firefighter association, four or 5,000 733 00:58:31,920 --> 00:58:38,640 for the ambulance. In the past couple years um they've combined those two 734 00:58:36,240 --> 00:58:42,559 works to do they were doing 10 grand last year I think it was for pagers and 735 00:58:40,480 --> 00:58:45,200 stuff like that. But it's a pretty simple application. 736 00:58:44,079 --> 00:58:50,240 » Yes. >> Um the nice thing is there's some nice 737 00:58:47,680 --> 00:58:57,799 local family to it that has ties right in orange. She calls up Scott 738 00:58:54,640 --> 00:58:57,799 says, "Hey, 739 00:58:57,920 --> 00:59:03,359 » works out." [clears throat] >> Yeah. 740 00:59:01,280 --> 00:59:07,280 » Well, I've had a few conversations with her, but there have been long 741 00:59:05,440 --> 00:59:10,640 conversations because she points me to the town. 742 00:59:08,480 --> 00:59:17,040 » So, >> so would you be agreeable to signing an 743 00:59:14,799 --> 00:59:19,599 application? Because as the owner of the land, you're the party. 744 00:59:18,880 --> 00:59:25,200 » Yeah. >> And 745 00:59:21,680 --> 00:59:29,920 for any other funding that they may see they through the Mascot Bank Foundation. 746 00:59:28,400 --> 00:59:33,119 How much are you up to as far as improvements that you want to do? Just a 747 00:59:31,920 --> 00:59:39,680 second. Just uh >> for a number 748 00:59:34,720 --> 00:59:45,599 » everything that we've had so far plus um I didn't get final numbers from the 749 00:59:41,440 --> 00:59:53,599 horseshoe people um but you're roughly looking anywhere from 40 to $50,000 750 00:59:49,119 --> 01:00:00,160 but that's anything from new dugouts to redo the outfield bathrooms to horseshoe 751 00:59:57,200 --> 01:00:06,559 pits new playground equipment. Um, >> we just started new swings. So, 752 01:00:02,079 --> 01:00:10,319 » yeah. Um, and the biggest amount is the light system. Yeah. Um, a lot of those 753 01:00:08,960 --> 01:00:14,720 lights >> have been there for 754 01:00:12,559 --> 01:00:19,599 » Well, that was a donated system, so you know, it wasn't state of the art. 755 01:00:17,040 --> 01:00:26,079 » Uh, yeah. And we did peek in one of the boxes and every thing in there is 756 01:00:22,319 --> 01:00:32,240 corroded. So, I mean, that's one of the safety concerns. 757 01:00:28,880 --> 01:00:37,240 Gota depot. [laughter] >> That's the one that's actually located 758 01:00:33,680 --> 01:00:37,240 in the water. 759 01:00:37,839 --> 01:00:42,160 » This book could possibly go. [clears throat] 760 01:00:40,079 --> 01:00:45,520 » I I've seen things like that before. I don't know where 761 01:00:44,240 --> 01:00:48,720 » there's a lot of water that way. >> Yeah. So, I mean, like I Yeah, I think 762 01:00:47,040 --> 01:00:52,640 that's a great idea. If you want to tackle that taken on as an application, 763 01:00:50,799 --> 01:00:56,440 I'd be I mean I think the board would be behind it and then 764 01:00:57,680 --> 01:01:02,960 to the point of it being 100th anniversary. 765 01:01:00,960 --> 01:01:09,599 » Yeah. Which the league has talked about. We plan on trying to figure out some 766 01:01:05,040 --> 01:01:12,720 sort of celebration to do um for it all. We haven't finalized everything because 767 01:01:11,520 --> 01:01:16,720 we >> Gary I don't know if I say Gary if you 768 01:01:14,559 --> 01:01:20,160 guys are all gonna know who he is. >> Yeah. 769 01:01:18,240 --> 01:01:23,599 He walks by the ball field every night, you know, 770 01:01:21,839 --> 01:01:28,480 and he told me that he could get access to some articles and stuff. Um, 771 01:01:25,760 --> 01:01:34,319 » yeah, he's great to >> to kind of show up some things. Um, so, 772 01:01:32,160 --> 01:01:41,280 and obviously we're up for suggestions if you guys have ideas that you would 773 01:01:36,319 --> 01:01:47,520 like to see at the field. Um, >> yeah. Now, is there like a specific 774 01:01:45,040 --> 01:01:51,920 person or point of contact that if we want to do upgrades 775 01:01:49,839 --> 01:01:55,599 or if we just give you that list, that's pretty much the 776 01:01:53,280 --> 01:01:58,000 » Yeah. So, I mean, ideally, you're going to give us a list of stuff. You're going 777 01:01:56,960 --> 01:02:02,000 to give us a way that you're going to fund it and then we just vote on it as 778 01:02:00,559 --> 01:02:05,520 far as giving you the go-ahhead to go forward. So, all right. 779 01:02:03,440 --> 01:02:08,240 » And then for grant applications though, we have to review those and sign off on 780 01:02:07,520 --> 01:02:12,000 those. >> So, same thing. So you come in, you come 781 01:02:10,400 --> 01:02:15,760 back here and say, you know, we're applying for this grant for this kind of 782 01:02:13,280 --> 01:02:18,319 money. This is what obviously the grant application is going to say what you're 783 01:02:16,880 --> 01:02:22,720 using it for, which you already have a list. So 784 01:02:20,240 --> 01:02:29,280 » um yeah. So >> does town have somebody that researches 785 01:02:26,319 --> 01:02:32,400 grants because there's lots of money for lots of we talked about it a couple 786 01:02:31,280 --> 01:02:39,280 times. >> We attempted to hire someone a few years 787 01:02:34,880 --> 01:02:44,400 ago, but we didn't know. It's kind of been like the meeting 788 01:02:42,720 --> 01:02:50,520 house. They have a person on their committee that's been really successful 789 01:02:46,640 --> 01:02:50,520 in doing things like that. 790 01:02:50,640 --> 01:02:58,559 » You, our assistant administrator, is pretty adept at looking for money. So, 791 01:02:55,599 --> 01:03:02,640 hoping that uh grows as he gets more more feet wet into that whole process. 792 01:03:00,400 --> 01:03:06,720 » Sure. And I think a lot of the playground equipment over there was 793 01:03:04,559 --> 01:03:09,680 funded through the hope foundation at Hyperm 794 01:03:08,559 --> 01:03:16,680 like 10 15 years. >> I think it was I think it was 795 01:03:13,119 --> 01:03:16,680 longer than ago. 796 01:03:17,920 --> 01:03:26,400 » Okay. Any other questions? Appreciate it very much. So any other 797 01:03:24,880 --> 01:03:31,599 » Oh, so do what are we going to do to find out about banners? I mean I have no 798 01:03:28,480 --> 01:03:36,480 objection to that. Our our intentions were if we were allowed to and we got 799 01:03:33,200 --> 01:03:40,240 them up, we would take them down like before snow so then they wouldn't get 800 01:03:38,960 --> 01:03:43,200 ruined or whatever. And >> are you talking about material or like 801 01:03:41,760 --> 01:03:46,480 plywood or >> No. Uh Joe Tetro. Um 802 01:03:45,839 --> 01:03:49,440 » the vinyl. >> The vinyl. So vinyls. Okay. 803 01:03:48,000 --> 01:03:53,920 » Yeah. >> Um 804 01:03:51,520 --> 01:04:00,559 is there a board history of not wanting alcohol advertised or 805 01:03:56,640 --> 01:04:04,799 » I don't know. I mean we have policy. It used to be anyway, you aren't allowed to 806 01:04:02,720 --> 01:04:08,880 drink alcohol on town property unless you get a special permit from those life 807 01:04:06,559 --> 01:04:12,680 boards. So why would you advertise >> because it makes you money? 808 01:04:12,960 --> 01:04:21,200 » Most of our be for local businesses >> to put up banners. 809 01:04:18,400 --> 01:04:23,200 » So it wouldn't be alcohol. >> You're not going out to corporate. 810 01:04:22,799 --> 01:04:26,400 » No. >> Don't want the Pepsi thing again. 811 01:04:24,640 --> 01:04:30,160 » Yeah. Well, the Pepsi thing. Yeah. That was 20 years ago. They bought the 812 01:04:27,920 --> 01:04:34,960 scoreboard about 20 years ago when the lights were put in and they put in soda 813 01:04:32,640 --> 01:04:40,640 machines in town, free soda machines in town and that was part of the agreement. 814 01:04:37,599 --> 01:04:44,160 Marvin Rock signed the agreement um because he was the rep director and uh 815 01:04:43,520 --> 01:04:48,799 » it was a while >> people tried to put up coke signs and 816 01:04:45,920 --> 01:04:52,319 all kinds of other stuff and they were told they can't do that but those are 817 01:04:50,559 --> 01:04:56,319 the only two things that I remember. It's 818 01:04:55,200 --> 01:05:00,160 » not. >> Excuse me. 819 01:04:58,880 --> 01:05:04,240 » Ellie, please. >> Sorry. 820 01:05:01,839 --> 01:05:06,160 » Used to have a sign policy. Do you still have that or 821 01:05:05,359 --> 01:05:10,240 » have to dig it out? >> I have a copy of an old one. 822 01:05:09,039 --> 01:05:14,079 » Probably hasn't changed. >> Yeah, 823 01:05:11,599 --> 01:05:19,280 » there's some typos in it. So, um, but I have a copy in my friends of the Canyon 824 01:05:16,640 --> 01:05:23,039 Village notebook. Can you uh drop that off the town office copy of it? 825 01:05:21,839 --> 01:05:31,039 » We can just take a look at it. If we have to update it first, then we will 826 01:05:27,200 --> 01:05:34,319 » maybe the only copy in the distance. >> Did you bring it down from the museum? 827 01:05:33,975 --> 01:05:39,839 [laughter] >> I found it in the archives. You know, 828 01:05:36,799 --> 01:05:42,400 Rey saved everything. He the history of that group. Hey, 829 01:05:40,799 --> 01:05:48,079 » they found that Dolly Parton post pretty quickly when she passed away. [laughter] 830 01:05:45,280 --> 01:05:53,839 No, that's in that's in the u Yeah, that's in the uh 831 01:05:49,760 --> 01:05:57,839 » you means the call of fame that poster. >> Yeah. So, I think near near the end of 832 01:05:56,319 --> 01:06:02,559 the season, so we can probably figure out banners as you go into next year. 833 01:06:01,119 --> 01:06:07,200 » Yeah. >> Any concern with mowing? I mean, I don't 834 01:06:05,119 --> 01:06:11,440 you know, as far as they're going to be on the fence, right? 835 01:06:09,359 --> 01:06:16,480 » They be on the fence out. >> Yeah. And they're not like they won't be 836 01:06:14,160 --> 01:06:19,280 to the ground. So, all right. I mean, you were to wee whack around the fact, 837 01:06:18,000 --> 01:06:22,640 you shouldn't >> shouldn't affect [clears throat] the 838 01:06:20,000 --> 01:06:28,240 banners at all. >> Good. Anything else from anybody? 839 01:06:26,240 --> 01:06:33,240 » Motion to adjourn. >> So, move. All in favor? 95.