1 00:00:00,270 --> 00:00:04,890 Educating, informing, serving. Fact TV, keeping government honest. 2 00:00:06,750 --> 00:00:11,430 You're watching a Fact TV presentation of the Town of Addons select board meeting. 3 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:18,540 The work to sort of- All right, we will call the meeting to order ... 4 00:00:18,570 --> 00:00:20,520 harmonize and think about some of these- 5 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:20,520 Certainly 6 00:00:20,550 --> 00:00:23,550 ... maybe then. And any adjustments to the agenda? 7 00:00:25,350 --> 00:00:27,180 Can we move up roads to- 8 00:00:27,270 --> 00:00:29,820 Yes, the same time as earlier, so- Yep 9 00:00:29,820 --> 00:00:30,720 ... we can get out of here? 10 00:00:31,020 --> 00:00:31,680 We can do that. 11 00:00:32,010 --> 00:00:32,880 Where do you want to move it to? 12 00:00:33,810 --> 00:00:36,420 I will move it probably after public comments. 13 00:00:36,750 --> 00:00:38,940 Oh, copy it after. I can't. 14 00:00:40,260 --> 00:00:40,860 Yep. 15 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:41,430 All right. 16 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:44,940 That's not that you're moving the thing- 17 00:00:45,210 --> 00:00:45,360 Yeah 18 00:00:45,390 --> 00:00:47,190 ... it's adding or subtracting something. 19 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:50,220 Minutes from the prior meeting? 20 00:00:50,551 --> 00:00:51,540 I will accept those too. 21 00:00:52,170 --> 00:00:55,170 Question. Did you get the minutes put on the website? 22 00:00:55,410 --> 00:00:56,280 Yes, I have them. 23 00:01:01,380 --> 00:01:02,821 And actually, that's two sets, right? 24 00:01:02,910 --> 00:01:04,560 One from the regular meeting and one from- 25 00:01:04,950 --> 00:01:08,280 There haven't been any minutes posted since July. 26 00:01:09,180 --> 00:01:09,510 Really? 27 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:13,500 You said... Well, they're not posted, but you said you- 28 00:01:13,650 --> 00:01:16,680 Yeah, they should be. I try to send them out the same night so you should- 29 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:17,250 Yeah, I know. Yeah 30 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:19,590 ... get them. I know I didn't post the last meetings, but I didn't know. 31 00:01:19,770 --> 00:01:23,370 But I don't think the regular meeting from August or the special one was posted. 32 00:01:23,850 --> 00:01:26,461 No, they're not posted, but I have copies of them. 33 00:01:26,551 --> 00:01:26,850 Yeah. 34 00:01:26,940 --> 00:01:28,410 So I can say I have them too. 35 00:01:28,530 --> 00:01:29,250 Okay. That's fine. 36 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:30,961 So I am approving both sets. 37 00:01:31,590 --> 00:01:31,920 Yep. 38 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:33,030 I will second 39 00:01:34,890 --> 00:01:35,130 that. 40 00:01:35,430 --> 00:01:36,810 I will double-check that. 41 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:37,620 All in favor? 42 00:01:37,711 --> 00:01:38,790 All in favor? All. 43 00:01:38,940 --> 00:01:39,180 Aye. 44 00:01:39,961 --> 00:01:39,961 Aye. 45 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:40,410 All right. 46 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:43,290 Public comments. 47 00:01:43,980 --> 00:01:47,010 I was going to public comment. I guess I thought roads were supposed to be before 48 00:01:47,070 --> 00:01:48,391 public comments. 49 00:01:48,450 --> 00:01:50,220 No, they're coming after public comments. 50 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:51,570 Okay. That's it for me. 51 00:01:52,141 --> 00:01:54,990 Public comment. I don't have anything. Public comment. 52 00:01:56,250 --> 00:01:58,021 You don't have to knock if you come in. 53 00:02:01,051 --> 00:02:02,070 All right, roads. 54 00:02:03,900 --> 00:02:07,920 The big truck's been giving us some headaches, just simple maintenance things. 55 00:02:08,671 --> 00:02:13,320 I got tires ordered. They're coming Monday to put them on because we blew a tire 56 00:02:13,860 --> 00:02:17,280 Wednesday morning. Christopher probably woke up from the gunshot. 57 00:02:19,290 --> 00:02:20,700 Can he sleep like a baby now? 58 00:02:20,730 --> 00:02:22,141 I hope. 59 00:02:22,290 --> 00:02:22,740 And 60 00:02:24,060 --> 00:02:29,760 the backhoe broke, the extended boom, one of the hoses on the inside, one of the 61 00:02:29,820 --> 00:02:32,580 O-rings let go, so Kat came down to fix that. 62 00:02:33,750 --> 00:02:36,421 They're coming tomorrow to finish putting it all back together. 63 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:39,300 So, I see how many hours did we use it? 64 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:40,260 That was under- 65 00:02:40,500 --> 00:02:41,610 That happened Tuesday. 66 00:02:41,940 --> 00:02:42,270 Okay. 67 00:02:42,900 --> 00:02:44,101 But that's under warranty, right? 68 00:02:45,060 --> 00:02:48,060 Yep. There's still a charge for service call. 69 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:53,160 I believe it's around 300 bucks, but that's still better than footing the whole 70 00:02:53,190 --> 00:02:53,490 bill. 71 00:02:53,851 --> 00:02:54,030 Yeah. 72 00:02:56,880 --> 00:02:57,240 Let's see. 73 00:02:58,830 --> 00:03:01,080 Grants and aid projects almost done. 74 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:03,990 Going to bring up a little bit more gravel up on Herring Hill, 75 00:03:05,370 --> 00:03:11,280 and that one will be all finished. And then we got the section on 76 00:03:11,490 --> 00:03:14,459 35 where we started removing the trees on Scott's Tracers. 77 00:03:15,870 --> 00:03:20,070 We got that to clean up and finish. I'd like to have somebody come in with an 78 00:03:20,130 --> 00:03:23,940 estimator and push the trees over that are right next to the road, so we're not 79 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:28,890 playing in traffic that long. So we can get them all cleaned up and removed. 80 00:03:30,270 --> 00:03:33,330 That should take about a half a day, so it should be that for 20. 81 00:03:34,410 --> 00:03:34,650 Right. 82 00:03:36,421 --> 00:03:41,610 Do you know how much we have in the fund for the big truck replacement fund? 83 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:43,020 Replacement? 84 00:03:43,951 --> 00:03:45,060 100,000, right? 85 00:03:45,570 --> 00:03:46,980 Oh, for the replacement. Oh. 86 00:03:48,601 --> 00:03:49,140 How much is that? 87 00:03:49,620 --> 00:03:51,031 I don't know. I'm sure I'll have to- 88 00:03:54,421 --> 00:03:58,531 That's another thing. Do we want to replace that truck or do we want to refurbish 89 00:03:58,650 --> 00:03:59,190 that truck? 90 00:04:03,270 --> 00:04:03,360 So- 91 00:04:03,421 --> 00:04:07,080 Refurbishing it would be sending it back over to Fairfield to have a new back body 92 00:04:07,140 --> 00:04:11,730 put on it, and plow waste, and new hydraulic lines, and all that. 93 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:12,960 What's the mileage on this one? 94 00:04:13,951 --> 00:04:14,970 77,000. 95 00:04:16,260 --> 00:04:21,240 My concern is when they start getting older, it's like throwing money away. 96 00:04:21,330 --> 00:04:23,160 I understand what you're saying about not 97 00:04:24,451 --> 00:04:26,550 trying to save it and get as much out of it as we can. 98 00:04:27,300 --> 00:04:28,350 But to replace it, 99 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:33,870 it would be cheaper to refurbish it than it will be to replace it right now. 100 00:04:34,290 --> 00:04:35,341 Cheaper. 101 00:04:35,430 --> 00:04:40,980 To buy a truck like we got this last time, in the condition, I was told by 102 00:04:41,370 --> 00:04:44,910 down at ATG it'd be about 100,000 for a used truck. 103 00:04:44,970 --> 00:04:47,490 What's a refurbishing cost? 104 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:49,201 I don't even- 105 00:04:49,770 --> 00:04:54,240 Townshend just had one done, and it was about 55,000. 106 00:04:55,260 --> 00:04:56,130 For the new- 107 00:04:56,190 --> 00:04:57,810 For a new body and all that. 108 00:04:57,870 --> 00:05:00,240 What about the engine, transmission, and everything? 109 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:01,591 That's- 110 00:05:01,980 --> 00:05:03,300 But that's not part of refurbishing. 111 00:05:03,330 --> 00:05:03,480 No. 112 00:05:03,540 --> 00:05:04,980 It's pretty much just the body. 113 00:05:04,980 --> 00:05:06,660 The transmission's going to, the rear end. 114 00:05:06,750 --> 00:05:10,800 So the rear end is going to run you anywhere between 5 and 8,000 on the high end. 115 00:05:11,430 --> 00:05:14,190 Transmission, I would say between 10 and 15. 116 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:19,531 A motor between 30, right around 30,000. 117 00:05:19,650 --> 00:05:24,600 I don't know these numbers to be exact, but that's what I would call off the top of 118 00:05:24,660 --> 00:05:26,190 my head with today's prices. 119 00:05:26,580 --> 00:05:26,790 Yeah. 120 00:05:27,091 --> 00:05:28,710 Might be high, might be low. I don't know. 121 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:33,570 Well, maybe the budget committee can give us some ideas on that instead of 122 00:05:34,410 --> 00:05:36,060 something going all to hell with it. 123 00:05:36,540 --> 00:05:40,770 Yeah, because it's at the point where, right, we need to think of what we're going 124 00:05:40,770 --> 00:05:40,980 to do. 125 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:41,400 We need to do something. 126 00:05:41,430 --> 00:05:47,130 We have 60. As of last year, we had 67,000 in the large replacement. 127 00:05:47,341 --> 00:05:47,970 60 what? 128 00:05:48,510 --> 00:05:48,750 66. 129 00:05:48,810 --> 00:05:51,900 How long of a process is that? How long will you be without it? 130 00:05:52,890 --> 00:05:56,220 Fairfield said it's, so we send it over there. 131 00:05:58,230 --> 00:06:01,260 If they can get it right in, it doesn't take them very long. 132 00:06:02,100 --> 00:06:04,680 Maybe a month, six weeks. 133 00:06:05,281 --> 00:06:07,500 So that's something you'd have to do in the summer. 134 00:06:07,591 --> 00:06:07,890 Yes. 135 00:06:10,020 --> 00:06:13,290 If I were thinking about it and on top of things, I would have had it done this 136 00:06:13,350 --> 00:06:14,130 summer instead of- 137 00:06:14,940 --> 00:06:18,120 So 67, and how much did we put into that in tier 10? 138 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:23,370 Oh, so far, I think. So far right now it's 11,000, I think. 139 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:28,081 So that'll make it 78, 76. 140 00:06:28,619 --> 00:06:31,800 Oh no, I'm sorry. I was thinking of the repair fund. 141 00:06:34,530 --> 00:06:35,760 Oh, the amount we put in. 142 00:06:36,510 --> 00:06:39,120 Yeah. It might be around 8. 143 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:44,910 We saved what, 39,000, and it's broke down to... 144 00:06:48,540 --> 00:06:52,440 Because I've talked to HP Fairfield, they haven't given me any solid numbers. 145 00:06:52,980 --> 00:06:53,730 There is Viking 146 00:06:55,110 --> 00:06:56,880 from up north we can talk to too. 147 00:06:58,260 --> 00:07:01,410 Danny would know that guy a lot better because that's where they grafted most of 148 00:07:01,470 --> 00:07:04,260 their bodies from, was Viking. I believe. 149 00:07:04,980 --> 00:07:05,160 Okay. 150 00:07:06,420 --> 00:07:09,960 Well, why don't you look into it, think what you can think about it. 151 00:07:10,050 --> 00:07:14,160 Maybe the budget committee can give us some ideas what to do to go from there. 152 00:07:14,220 --> 00:07:19,140 And while I have you here, just yet, ATD, the Freightliner was in for just a couple 153 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:21,390 small things stuff. 154 00:07:21,690 --> 00:07:21,990 Yep. 155 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:23,880 And that's holding up okay? 156 00:07:24,300 --> 00:07:24,660 Yeah. 157 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:25,530 That's the big truck. 158 00:07:25,591 --> 00:07:25,710 Yeah. 159 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:31,500 Yeah, we just lost, we had an air tank, had a problem with it. A couple air lines. 160 00:07:32,430 --> 00:07:34,410 Little things that normally go. 161 00:07:36,630 --> 00:07:40,651 Right now it's getting new tires put on because the other tires were weather 162 00:07:40,710 --> 00:07:45,331 cracked and starting to blow. So we got to replace them before I can keep running 163 00:07:45,390 --> 00:07:45,540 it. 164 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:51,841 Now was it that truck that we did the DEF system on, or was it before that? 165 00:07:51,870 --> 00:07:52,620 Yes, it was that one. 166 00:07:57,300 --> 00:07:58,230 Anything else? 167 00:08:00,420 --> 00:08:03,901 I do have a little matter for executive session, if we can pop into executive 168 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:04,831 session real quick. 169 00:08:06,061 --> 00:08:07,591 What type of matter is it on? 170 00:08:09,540 --> 00:08:10,081 A personal. 171 00:08:11,550 --> 00:08:11,701 Okay. 172 00:08:14,190 --> 00:08:15,960 Anybody have any objections to that? 173 00:08:16,230 --> 00:08:16,890 Nope, I don't. 174 00:08:17,430 --> 00:08:17,790 All right. 175 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:19,380 Hold on. Let me... 176 00:08:20,940 --> 00:08:22,890 Is it to evaluate someone? 177 00:08:24,331 --> 00:08:24,480 No. 178 00:08:25,500 --> 00:08:26,370 Something obvious. 179 00:08:28,651 --> 00:08:29,070 Let's see. 180 00:08:31,260 --> 00:08:31,860 It's loading. 181 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:37,170 She's got specific criteria. 182 00:08:37,230 --> 00:08:38,160 Well, it's not me. 183 00:08:38,220 --> 00:08:39,030 I know, I know. 184 00:08:39,510 --> 00:08:40,081 It's the law. 185 00:08:40,140 --> 00:08:45,061 It's the law. So if it's in any way to evaluate someone, so that could be their 186 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:48,300 performance, compensation, benefits. 187 00:08:49,020 --> 00:08:49,260 Nope. 188 00:08:50,910 --> 00:08:51,780 Just a head's up. 189 00:08:53,460 --> 00:08:54,390 Lead issues? 190 00:08:54,870 --> 00:08:55,140 Nope. 191 00:08:57,570 --> 00:08:58,080 April? 192 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:01,980 Is it... Sorry, I'm trying to 193 00:09:03,931 --> 00:09:04,500 help. 194 00:09:07,926 --> 00:09:08,856 So if it- 195 00:09:09,426 --> 00:09:11,257 Employment though, isn't it employment? 196 00:09:11,346 --> 00:09:14,646 No, it says it's for the... Are we hiring someone? 197 00:09:14,916 --> 00:09:15,336 Nope. 198 00:09:15,396 --> 00:09:16,296 Pointing? 199 00:09:16,356 --> 00:09:16,656 Nope. 200 00:09:17,226 --> 00:09:21,156 Just the evaluation. So evaluation could fall under benefits leave, performance 201 00:09:21,246 --> 00:09:24,486 updates on leave, updates on benefits, updates on performance. 202 00:09:24,757 --> 00:09:25,896 Yeah, plug it all in on that one. 203 00:09:25,956 --> 00:09:31,716 Okay. Okay. So I make a motion that we go into executive session to discuss 204 00:09:32,136 --> 00:09:35,736 the appointment or employment or evaluation of a public officer or employee, 205 00:09:36,246 --> 00:09:39,336 provided that the public body shall make a final decision to hire or appoint a 206 00:09:39,396 --> 00:09:42,576 public officer or employee in an open meeting and shall explain the reasons for its 207 00:09:42,606 --> 00:09:44,136 final decision during the open meeting. 208 00:09:44,916 --> 00:09:46,716 I'll second that. All those in favor? 209 00:09:46,866 --> 00:09:47,257 Aye. 210 00:09:48,816 --> 00:09:50,706 And it is, uh- 211 00:09:52,027 --> 00:09:52,806 10:17 212 00:09:52,836 --> 00:09:52,836 ... 213 00:09:54,546 --> 00:09:58,416 10:17. Session and none are to be made at this point. 214 00:09:59,286 --> 00:10:01,086 We'll move on to boards and officials. 215 00:10:01,146 --> 00:10:04,176 Wait, could you, since we're still on roads, was Amber going to give an update on 216 00:10:04,206 --> 00:10:04,836 the town truck? 217 00:10:04,926 --> 00:10:06,966 So I can make an update on the town truck. 218 00:10:07,027 --> 00:10:08,196 Yeah. 219 00:10:08,496 --> 00:10:12,516 I had sent the pictures of the doors to the factory. 220 00:10:14,106 --> 00:10:17,616 I hadn't heard anything for a couple of weeks, so I followed up with them the other 221 00:10:17,676 --> 00:10:23,316 day, and they said that they're waiting for measurements of the door, and how 222 00:10:23,586 --> 00:10:26,376 large we would like the stickers to be put on. 223 00:10:26,406 --> 00:10:31,476 And I said, "I didn't receive anything asking for that." I said, "So I will get 224 00:10:31,536 --> 00:10:35,136 that as soon as I can," and I hadn't had a chance to hook up with Matt this week 225 00:10:35,226 --> 00:10:35,466 to- 226 00:10:35,976 --> 00:10:36,246 Okay 227 00:10:36,366 --> 00:10:40,836 ... do that. So I have to go measure the doors and see how big we want the label. 228 00:10:40,836 --> 00:10:43,326 Have we gotten a price from them on how much it would be? 229 00:10:43,536 --> 00:10:43,806 Nope. 230 00:10:43,836 --> 00:10:45,336 No, you can't get a price if you don't know what size. 231 00:10:45,336 --> 00:10:45,456 You can't get a price until- 232 00:10:45,516 --> 00:10:46,986 It's all just still. I mean- 233 00:10:47,496 --> 00:10:47,886 It'll be... 234 00:10:49,746 --> 00:10:49,866 Yeah. 235 00:10:49,866 --> 00:10:49,956 Yeah. 236 00:10:50,646 --> 00:10:52,266 It won't be crazy crazy. 237 00:10:52,896 --> 00:10:54,036 Shouldn't be too bad, but- 238 00:10:54,126 --> 00:10:54,186 No 239 00:10:54,306 --> 00:10:56,196 ... soon as I get that number. 240 00:10:56,586 --> 00:10:56,826 Yeah. 241 00:10:57,486 --> 00:11:00,216 All right, we'll move on to our boards and officials. 242 00:11:01,266 --> 00:11:04,296 Don, how did the center meeting go? 243 00:11:05,556 --> 00:11:07,266 Uh, well, we never met. Uh. 244 00:11:11,527 --> 00:11:12,906 Always a dust meeting. They got 245 00:11:14,436 --> 00:11:18,786 the chairman and the construction project manager. 246 00:11:19,476 --> 00:11:21,996 They've got about the same performance level than our zippers. 247 00:11:23,527 --> 00:11:24,066 All right. 248 00:11:24,126 --> 00:11:24,906 That good, huh? 249 00:11:26,736 --> 00:11:28,656 Amber, anything from boards and officials? 250 00:11:29,556 --> 00:11:30,996 Uh, nope. The 251 00:11:33,066 --> 00:11:38,736 expenditures or reports you guys have, there is one correction that I noticed that 252 00:11:39,696 --> 00:11:42,336 jumped out at me when I was quickly flipping through it, 253 00:11:44,196 --> 00:11:44,496 that 254 00:11:45,906 --> 00:11:48,277 trash removal under 255 00:11:50,376 --> 00:11:55,086 Highway Garage, that was mislabeled, so I need to move that to the correct 256 00:11:55,806 --> 00:12:01,716 location. It was a trash removal for trash recycle removal. 257 00:12:02,226 --> 00:12:02,646 It just got- 258 00:12:03,456 --> 00:12:03,696 Put in wrong 259 00:12:03,696 --> 00:12:05,257 ... the wrong line item. So- 260 00:12:05,586 --> 00:12:05,916 All right 261 00:12:05,916 --> 00:12:08,586 ... that will be taken out of there, uh, and corrected. 262 00:12:09,906 --> 00:12:11,826 And then the other thing was the freight liner. 263 00:12:12,216 --> 00:12:12,996 The what liner? 264 00:12:13,296 --> 00:12:14,976 The freight liner. The old truck. 265 00:12:15,277 --> 00:12:15,726 Oh, yeah. 266 00:12:17,226 --> 00:12:21,516 That that was coming up to be a little bit older than what we budgeted for. 267 00:12:22,507 --> 00:12:22,746 Um, 268 00:12:24,305 --> 00:12:24,666 but yeah. 269 00:12:25,206 --> 00:12:25,626 All right. 270 00:12:26,946 --> 00:12:27,246 Yeah. 271 00:12:27,366 --> 00:12:31,206 And, oh, tax season went well. 272 00:12:34,266 --> 00:12:34,686 There's 273 00:12:35,976 --> 00:12:40,296 a handful or two that haven't paid, but there's a bunch of them that have contacted 274 00:12:40,926 --> 00:12:42,906 Hannah and I, and they should be coming in. 275 00:12:42,996 --> 00:12:46,056 So our list should be, hopefully, pretty short. 276 00:12:46,806 --> 00:12:47,527 Sounds great. 277 00:12:48,426 --> 00:12:48,727 Jen? 278 00:12:49,386 --> 00:12:54,936 Um, I'm still watching the commercial pricing from Dead River. 279 00:12:56,796 --> 00:12:59,136 I kicked myself I didn't sign on in 280 00:13:00,727 --> 00:13:03,936 July when it was $3 or something. Now it's- 281 00:13:03,936 --> 00:13:05,556 Which is a lot. 282 00:13:08,076 --> 00:13:13,806 It is $4.93 for heating oil, and it is 283 00:13:14,796 --> 00:13:17,586 close to five for diesel right now. 284 00:13:18,216 --> 00:13:18,396 All right. 285 00:13:18,876 --> 00:13:22,386 But I did see barrels going down ever so slowly. 286 00:13:22,447 --> 00:13:22,536 Okay. 287 00:13:22,566 --> 00:13:23,556 So hopefully, 288 00:13:24,846 --> 00:13:29,376 um, and they'll send out pricing until the end of December, so. 289 00:13:29,947 --> 00:13:30,276 All right. 290 00:13:31,657 --> 00:13:37,626 Um, I know that some places have not been able to get a guaranteed price and amount 291 00:13:37,657 --> 00:13:41,046 and stuff, just because of the volatility. 292 00:13:41,376 --> 00:13:44,676 I think it's because we contracted with them- 293 00:13:44,676 --> 00:13:45,426 With them before 294 00:13:45,576 --> 00:13:47,856 ... and we built the account, so. 295 00:13:49,386 --> 00:13:50,286 All right. That's good. 296 00:13:51,816 --> 00:13:55,926 I talked to Chris Canty from Windham Regional, and since 297 00:13:58,596 --> 00:14:02,166 Bobby Anderson had moved, I believe moved to Springfield- 298 00:14:02,436 --> 00:14:02,977 Yes. Mm-hmm 299 00:14:02,977 --> 00:14:07,146 ... uh, he was wondering if there was anybody in maybe the planning commission to 300 00:14:07,176 --> 00:14:11,616 look into anybody that wants to serve on the Windham Regional Commission. 301 00:14:12,186 --> 00:14:12,846 Um, 302 00:14:14,166 --> 00:14:17,197 Andy Chapter is one, and Bob was the other. 303 00:14:17,376 --> 00:14:22,477 Um, Windham Regional sometimes has trouble getting enough Windham people there for 304 00:14:22,536 --> 00:14:26,136 a forum if they need to vote on some things, or maybe the planning commission can 305 00:14:26,197 --> 00:14:28,776 look around and see if anybody wants to do that. 306 00:14:28,866 --> 00:14:32,076 It can be a Zoom, it's a Zoom meeting usually, I guess. 307 00:14:32,166 --> 00:14:34,296 Yeah, Hillary would be interested in that. 308 00:14:34,716 --> 00:14:35,376 Oh? Mm-hmm. 309 00:14:36,096 --> 00:14:37,986 We haven't had a meeting since the, 310 00:14:39,426 --> 00:14:40,746 the plans passed. 311 00:14:40,986 --> 00:14:41,197 Mm-hmm. 312 00:14:41,316 --> 00:14:42,757 I did see that Hillary, 313 00:14:45,306 --> 00:14:45,846 the, uh, 314 00:14:47,376 --> 00:14:51,456 rolling mayor, and I mentioned to him about getting together and just going over 315 00:14:51,486 --> 00:14:56,616 and seeing what flood plains, bylaws and whatever. 316 00:14:56,886 --> 00:14:57,306 Mm-hmm. 317 00:14:57,366 --> 00:15:00,606 So I'll reach out to them, see if we can set up- 318 00:15:00,816 --> 00:15:00,966 Mm-hmm 319 00:15:00,966 --> 00:15:06,876 ... an appointment and do the, uh, make inquiry, 320 00:15:07,026 --> 00:15:08,286 see if somebody wants to. 321 00:15:08,886 --> 00:15:12,576 And, um, we should post that out front there that's a- 322 00:15:12,936 --> 00:15:12,936 Yeah 323 00:15:12,936 --> 00:15:18,816 ... empty position. If anybody wants it, they can certainly, um, apply. 324 00:15:19,836 --> 00:15:20,076 So 325 00:15:21,727 --> 00:15:23,227 anything else boards and officials? 326 00:15:23,767 --> 00:15:25,926 Um, not offhand. 327 00:15:26,407 --> 00:15:26,706 Trish? 328 00:15:26,947 --> 00:15:27,757 So, yeah. 329 00:15:30,096 --> 00:15:35,496 For the school, if you go onto the school's website, through 330 00:15:35,556 --> 00:15:39,697 the SU, there's the report from the consultant that's published. 331 00:15:40,267 --> 00:15:40,326 Uh-huh. 332 00:15:40,536 --> 00:15:44,977 So long story short, immediate closure wasn't recommended. 333 00:15:45,036 --> 00:15:48,636 There were some other, hold your breath, there were some other things that were 334 00:15:48,666 --> 00:15:53,436 recommended. However, at the last school board meeting, it became clear that with 335 00:15:53,466 --> 00:15:55,356 the penalties imposed by the state, 336 00:15:57,816 --> 00:16:03,426 we don't know what's sustainable. So there'll be more information about that. 337 00:16:03,517 --> 00:16:08,496 So long story short, from my understanding, what was recommended by the consultant 338 00:16:08,556 --> 00:16:13,386 just doesn't seem in line with what's possible from the tax penalties from the 339 00:16:14,316 --> 00:16:19,896 state. Um, Harvey Merrill's kind of our guru, uh, financial 340 00:16:19,956 --> 00:16:20,436 person. 341 00:16:20,886 --> 00:16:20,886 Mm-hmm. 342 00:16:20,916 --> 00:16:23,616 And so I'd asked him if he could have some, 343 00:16:25,086 --> 00:16:30,066 like, exact numbers because he's saying how much it's gonna go up, but it's a 344 00:16:30,126 --> 00:16:35,796 certain cent, right? And so it's just very difficult to imagine the actual impact 345 00:16:35,826 --> 00:16:36,816 when you're talking about 346 00:16:38,916 --> 00:16:39,876 a cent amount. 347 00:16:40,116 --> 00:16:41,286 When is the recommended, like, 348 00:16:42,517 --> 00:16:46,356 when should this all start to take place? I mean, it's not for this school year. 349 00:16:47,346 --> 00:16:49,596 There could be a vote as early as town meeting. 350 00:16:50,496 --> 00:16:52,447 March. So then that would probably be- 351 00:16:52,926 --> 00:16:53,916 Close to September. 352 00:16:54,426 --> 00:16:55,836 Yeah. So we don't know. So 353 00:16:57,216 --> 00:17:00,157 I got put on the consolidation committee. 354 00:17:00,546 --> 00:17:05,706 So the state isn't technically doing forced mergers, 355 00:17:06,727 --> 00:17:10,206 but with the penalties, it's kind of like call a spade a spade. 356 00:17:10,447 --> 00:17:14,947 Like, 'cause one of the things is you have to have 2,000 kids per school district, 357 00:17:15,816 --> 00:17:18,247 so that's just a hefty 358 00:17:19,776 --> 00:17:20,286 number. 359 00:17:20,826 --> 00:17:23,046 And is that Windham Northeast or Eastern? 360 00:17:23,106 --> 00:17:24,666 We don't even have that in our district. 361 00:17:26,017 --> 00:17:31,236 Um, so I'm on, I got put on this, I'm the 362 00:17:31,296 --> 00:17:35,646 representative from Athens-rafton, and then there's a representative from other 363 00:17:35,706 --> 00:17:41,526 school boards. Then we have consolidation meetings about what 364 00:17:41,586 --> 00:17:43,956 that could look like going forward. 365 00:17:45,006 --> 00:17:50,346 Admittedly, I'm a bit confused because the Bella Falls, I'm calling it like the 366 00:17:50,376 --> 00:17:54,576 Bella Falls District with, like, a high school, was the state put us on a map with 367 00:17:54,606 --> 00:17:57,276 what you would call Wheeling and Gray's towns. 368 00:17:57,576 --> 00:18:01,986 But something's happened where, for whatever reason, I guess we're not in talks. 369 00:18:02,736 --> 00:18:07,086 So it's just gonna be me and representatives from the rest of the SU school boards. 370 00:18:07,776 --> 00:18:10,956 So Rockingham High School's got a board in Westminister. 371 00:18:11,556 --> 00:18:16,506 But none of them are, that doesn't equal 2,000 by a long ways. 372 00:18:16,986 --> 00:18:21,036 Nope. And then the other issue that came up is we were talking numbers, and even 373 00:18:21,096 --> 00:18:21,246 if- 374 00:18:22,602 --> 00:18:28,482 Even if, let's say Saxon River was to accept us and we were to go 375 00:18:28,542 --> 00:18:32,082 there, that is not a proposal right now. I'm giving an example. 376 00:18:33,042 --> 00:18:36,372 Even with us doing that, we don't know if we would have enough kids- 377 00:18:36,582 --> 00:18:37,332 In Saxon River 378 00:18:37,362 --> 00:18:38,292 ... Mm-hmm. 379 00:18:38,532 --> 00:18:40,542 Okay. 380 00:18:40,572 --> 00:18:46,513 But again, nothing's in stone, that's a conversation that's still a 381 00:18:46,571 --> 00:18:49,482 ways out, but it's just that's the stuff that came up at the last school board 382 00:18:49,513 --> 00:18:49,932 meeting. 383 00:18:52,422 --> 00:18:52,692 Yep. 384 00:18:54,192 --> 00:18:58,513 And then there's disagreement among even board members on our board of 385 00:18:59,892 --> 00:19:01,602 next steps or what 386 00:19:03,792 --> 00:19:07,062 may be best for Athens kids may not be best for Grafton kids, and 387 00:19:08,682 --> 00:19:09,882 it's just a lot of uncertainty. 388 00:19:12,582 --> 00:19:16,182 Between Athens and Grafton, everything is so spread out demographically. 389 00:19:18,102 --> 00:19:22,422 Ideally, each family would want to make a choice to the nearest elementary school 390 00:19:22,482 --> 00:19:23,292 to them. 391 00:19:23,382 --> 00:19:24,732 Yeah. Then that becomes difficult. 392 00:19:24,852 --> 00:19:25,902 It's how are the kids getting there? 393 00:19:26,202 --> 00:19:26,682 I know. 394 00:19:26,712 --> 00:19:28,212 Then it would be a non-factor. 395 00:19:28,303 --> 00:19:34,242 Yeah. So one of the things is Marlborough closed their school this past year, and 396 00:19:34,332 --> 00:19:39,792 they are somehow a school district themselves, so they were able to have a bus. 397 00:19:40,182 --> 00:19:45,192 So they were able to provide transportation from Marlborough to Putney, which is 398 00:19:45,222 --> 00:19:46,242 where a lot of kids went. 399 00:19:47,952 --> 00:19:52,422 We went and talked in that situation. 400 00:19:52,752 --> 00:19:55,362 Especially now because Windham Northeast has the buses. 401 00:19:55,962 --> 00:19:58,062 Years ago, they were in the individual towns. 402 00:19:58,332 --> 00:19:58,602 Yeah. 403 00:19:58,722 --> 00:20:04,002 So what were the towns? The town can't do the buses themselves? 404 00:20:04,572 --> 00:20:07,962 So if we became our own school district, we possibly could. 405 00:20:08,682 --> 00:20:14,652 But the problem with that becomes, okay, what school is our one 406 00:20:14,712 --> 00:20:19,152 little school bus that's supposed to take Athens and Grafton kiddos to take them 407 00:20:19,212 --> 00:20:21,402 to? Because this happened with high school. I went to Lilian Gray. 408 00:20:21,642 --> 00:20:24,582 We didn't have a school bus. But there was enough of us. 409 00:20:24,763 --> 00:20:27,013 I'm sure Nicole had this happen with Green Mountain. 410 00:20:27,672 --> 00:20:27,882 Yeah. 411 00:20:27,942 --> 00:20:28,152 Yeah. 412 00:20:28,422 --> 00:20:32,592 My grandson goes down to Lilian Gray, and so again, there's- 413 00:20:32,742 --> 00:20:33,282 Yeah, because 414 00:20:34,902 --> 00:20:38,202 the teachers that live down the road would come to your house in the morning, and 415 00:20:38,232 --> 00:20:42,553 it was like a bus stop between the kids from Grafton would come over, and me, and 416 00:20:42,582 --> 00:20:43,602 then we'd go into Suburban. 417 00:20:45,972 --> 00:20:50,053 What's tough is the families that are going to be okay are going to be okay, and 418 00:20:50,112 --> 00:20:54,042 the families that are struggling are going to be the ones that are hurt the most. 419 00:20:56,502 --> 00:21:01,182 When they first decided to do school choice, we did transportation in the morning 420 00:21:01,242 --> 00:21:04,482 for Green Mountain, and transportation from Lilian Gray. 421 00:21:06,822 --> 00:21:07,062 Yeah. 422 00:21:07,122 --> 00:21:07,632 So one way- 423 00:21:07,782 --> 00:21:08,202 For school 424 00:21:08,263 --> 00:21:09,792 ... one way for the town. 425 00:21:10,962 --> 00:21:11,172 Yeah. 426 00:21:11,232 --> 00:21:12,222 We first did that. 427 00:21:12,763 --> 00:21:16,752 Yeah. That was when the towns had the buses. 428 00:21:16,902 --> 00:21:16,902 Yeah. 429 00:21:16,932 --> 00:21:21,372 Now it's Windham Northeast, and so there's some options. 430 00:21:23,112 --> 00:21:26,322 There's talk about somehow it's becoming like an-- And I encourage everybody to 431 00:21:26,352 --> 00:21:28,992 read the report. I don't want to mistrust the report over me. 432 00:21:29,442 --> 00:21:29,442 Where is it? 433 00:21:29,502 --> 00:21:33,763 It's on the WNOCC website. So it was published, the Grafton News also shared it. 434 00:21:35,681 --> 00:21:40,392 One of the main priorities was not school closure recommended. 435 00:21:40,452 --> 00:21:46,392 It talked about the positive things is our numbers are academically in 436 00:21:47,172 --> 00:21:51,882 line with other larger schools. So there's not an argument that our kids are doing 437 00:21:51,942 --> 00:21:55,452 worse because we're in a smaller school. 438 00:21:55,812 --> 00:22:00,252 There's also things like our environmental-based education because of the nature 439 00:22:00,282 --> 00:22:02,982 museum and the involvement in the village. 440 00:22:03,642 --> 00:22:08,532 We have a lot of opportunities that if you go to other schools that aren't as close 441 00:22:08,562 --> 00:22:10,662 to those nature-based things, you're not going to have 442 00:22:12,042 --> 00:22:14,772 as well as high community involvement and very 443 00:22:16,242 --> 00:22:20,172 normally high parent community satisfaction. 444 00:22:22,572 --> 00:22:27,462 So yeah. There's potential concerns about socialization, 445 00:22:27,822 --> 00:22:32,952 about how many kiddos do you need in a class to hit peak socialization. 446 00:22:34,812 --> 00:22:40,062 The other thing that's difficult is the incoming numbers are higher than the higher 447 00:22:40,122 --> 00:22:44,832 grades. So the number of kids in lower grades have more than 448 00:22:46,002 --> 00:22:47,442 the upper grades, if that makes sense. 449 00:22:50,562 --> 00:22:53,592 Something the state would mind its own business, we probably would get by. 450 00:22:53,622 --> 00:22:57,612 Well, the real issue is that the state's both saying that this is going to save 451 00:22:57,672 --> 00:22:58,872 taxes, and there's not a- 452 00:22:58,992 --> 00:23:01,752 Oh, yeah 453 00:23:01,752 --> 00:23:07,542 ... single study that shows that closing schools actually lowers the tax burden. 454 00:23:08,022 --> 00:23:10,662 So instead, though, we're going to be getting hit with penalties. 455 00:23:11,772 --> 00:23:16,422 So I don't know the exact amount. If you watch the school board meeting, Harvey was 456 00:23:16,452 --> 00:23:20,472 saying the cent basis, but to me, if you're talking about 10 cents, that doesn't 457 00:23:20,532 --> 00:23:23,202 sound like a lot. But he's like, "Oh, no, that's a lot." 458 00:23:24,553 --> 00:23:27,072 So hopefully we'll have numbers at the next one. 459 00:23:27,102 --> 00:23:29,832 But again, I don't want to be a speaker, speak for anybody, so I just encourage 460 00:23:29,892 --> 00:23:34,542 everybody to read that report. So there's that. 461 00:23:35,382 --> 00:23:40,152 And then the Community Center Committee is having our chili cook-off Saturday. 462 00:23:40,212 --> 00:23:41,112 Hope you all come. 463 00:23:41,922 --> 00:23:43,782 Is that with Mel's French restaurant? 464 00:23:43,842 --> 00:23:44,082 100. 465 00:23:44,202 --> 00:23:44,472 Oh. 466 00:23:47,502 --> 00:23:52,752 But you get a trophy and an apron, and bragging rights for a year. 467 00:23:52,962 --> 00:23:56,562 Do you want to increase the prize money and put that in next year's budget, Andy? 468 00:23:57,342 --> 00:23:58,752 I'm not sure we can do that. 469 00:24:00,612 --> 00:24:02,382 And then there's going to be an open house this 470 00:24:03,732 --> 00:24:07,692 Sunday at the Meeting House. The Meeting House is also putting together a candidate 471 00:24:07,752 --> 00:24:10,182 forum for next month. So 472 00:24:12,522 --> 00:24:16,002 Tom Charlton, who's the current representative, and Will Hoser, 473 00:24:18,013 --> 00:24:21,792 his opponent, are being invited to a community forum. 474 00:24:21,882 --> 00:24:24,192 So they'll take questions from the community. 475 00:24:24,702 --> 00:24:26,442 Candace Damon will be moderating it, 476 00:24:28,182 --> 00:24:29,442 and that'll be happening in October. 477 00:24:30,312 --> 00:24:31,152 Do you know the date on that? 478 00:24:31,782 --> 00:24:33,282 It's the week that we're gone. Is that the third? 479 00:24:34,572 --> 00:24:35,502 Or two weeks later. 480 00:24:38,952 --> 00:24:42,372 I believe it's either October 3rd or 4th. 481 00:24:43,602 --> 00:24:44,082 All right. 482 00:24:46,212 --> 00:24:46,932 That's that. 483 00:24:47,712 --> 00:24:48,612 Anything else? 484 00:24:49,631 --> 00:24:52,241 Did you have anything for the health inspector regarding the- 485 00:24:53,651 --> 00:24:53,803 No 486 00:24:53,831 --> 00:24:54,822 ... crash? Okay. 487 00:24:54,971 --> 00:24:57,672 I don't have anything additional related to that. 488 00:24:58,572 --> 00:25:01,902 I guess I should've said this in public comments, but it is technically a health 489 00:25:01,932 --> 00:25:06,792 hazard we avoided. Brattleboro Memorial Hospital is keeping its birth center open, 490 00:25:06,852 --> 00:25:10,303 which is a great thing for this community. Yeah. 491 00:25:10,392 --> 00:25:14,622 So thanks to the Selectboard for being one of the voices that stood up for that. 492 00:25:15,462 --> 00:25:19,992 Okay. That's good. Yeah, I had read that, that they were planning to do it. 493 00:25:20,442 --> 00:25:25,422 Now it's for this year, but it's not a guarantee that it's perpetuity. 494 00:25:26,982 --> 00:25:30,582 Nothing's permanent, but my hope is that this was the... 495 00:25:33,162 --> 00:25:36,432 I don't know. I don't have any additional information. 496 00:25:37,872 --> 00:25:41,292 Well, we are delighted. We are very happy Christian will not have to deliver our 497 00:25:41,352 --> 00:25:42,612 baby on the side of the road. 498 00:25:42,852 --> 00:25:48,013 As somebody married to somebody who is six months pregnant, I'm very glad that 499 00:25:48,102 --> 00:25:51,612 birth services will continue locally for at least this pregnancy. 500 00:25:51,643 --> 00:25:53,203 And I think Christian would want it, but 501 00:25:55,152 --> 00:25:57,672 If push comes to worst, you just call a neighbor and say, "Help." 502 00:25:59,232 --> 00:25:59,772 Daniel. 503 00:26:00,372 --> 00:26:00,763 All right. 504 00:26:00,792 --> 00:26:03,882 I've delivered puppies, never really babies, but- 505 00:26:04,242 --> 00:26:05,203 They're a little different 506 00:26:05,292 --> 00:26:06,522 Little different. 507 00:26:06,582 --> 00:26:06,972 Yeah. 508 00:26:07,872 --> 00:26:09,942 Denise, do you have a blood bank at your house in case we- 509 00:26:10,272 --> 00:26:11,203 No, I don't. 510 00:26:11,203 --> 00:26:11,862 ... have bad 511 00:26:13,902 --> 00:26:13,902 happen? 512 00:26:13,902 --> 00:26:14,172 No, I don't. 513 00:26:14,263 --> 00:26:17,442 And this really isn't board official, but- ... 514 00:26:17,502 --> 00:26:18,192 there was a 515 00:26:19,602 --> 00:26:23,232 note of a dog lately that took off. 516 00:26:23,533 --> 00:26:23,652 Yes. 517 00:26:23,712 --> 00:26:24,972 They've all been found. 518 00:26:25,513 --> 00:26:26,802 Yes, and that's been found. 519 00:26:26,862 --> 00:26:30,192 She came to here today, and- 520 00:26:30,612 --> 00:26:30,942 The animal? 521 00:26:30,942 --> 00:26:32,172 ... I contacted them, and- 522 00:26:32,263 --> 00:26:33,132 She just showed up here? 523 00:26:33,643 --> 00:26:38,802 No. This lady pulls in and she comes in and she's all nervous, and she's like, "I 524 00:26:38,862 --> 00:26:43,033 have a question." And I was like, "Okay." And she's like, "I have a dog in my 525 00:26:43,122 --> 00:26:47,712 truck." And I was like, "No, really?" Because all I could think of was the dog that 526 00:26:47,742 --> 00:26:51,162 was missing. And she's like, "Yes." I was like, "Wow." I could see the dog's name, 527 00:26:51,162 --> 00:26:53,232 and the dog just freaked out. And I was like- 528 00:26:53,263 --> 00:26:54,283 Where did she get the dog from? 529 00:26:54,432 --> 00:26:57,162 It was, I think, just up the road, past around your house. 530 00:26:57,792 --> 00:26:57,912 Hmm. 531 00:26:58,302 --> 00:26:58,513 So- 532 00:26:59,203 --> 00:27:00,283 Well, that's nice of her to pick her up 533 00:27:00,313 --> 00:27:02,712 ... she was all excited. Gave her water and stuff, and- 534 00:27:02,922 --> 00:27:04,332 And your dogs came home. 535 00:27:04,362 --> 00:27:05,292 My dogs came home. 536 00:27:05,322 --> 00:27:08,232 And I had to go to my house to make the phone call. 537 00:27:08,292 --> 00:27:10,272 Man, I had the bath then, so it must have happened- 538 00:27:10,692 --> 00:27:11,172 Good one 539 00:27:11,203 --> 00:27:11,472 ... yeah. 540 00:27:12,643 --> 00:27:12,852 All right. 541 00:27:13,182 --> 00:27:14,322 Oh, my goodness. 542 00:27:14,563 --> 00:27:17,592 So we'll move on to the garage project and the community center. 543 00:27:18,552 --> 00:27:18,792 Okay. 544 00:27:20,172 --> 00:27:26,143 I've only been about a quarter of the way through my punch list. 545 00:27:26,203 --> 00:27:29,682 It's about a 60, 65-hour punch list. 546 00:27:30,283 --> 00:27:30,942 Okay. 547 00:27:31,362 --> 00:27:32,712 I've been pulled away a lot 548 00:27:35,040 --> 00:27:39,540 Sandy is getting a knee replacement on October 16th. 549 00:27:40,020 --> 00:27:45,510 I would like to be done with the town stuff before then, if I can. 550 00:27:45,630 --> 00:27:49,321 I need to have late days like I had today, if that's going to happen. 551 00:27:53,611 --> 00:27:56,940 I don't have a detailed financial report, but 552 00:27:58,260 --> 00:28:03,750 the final payment on the heating system, HB Energy, was about $9,300 less than I 553 00:28:03,810 --> 00:28:04,590 was expecting. 554 00:28:07,170 --> 00:28:11,190 Brian Herndon has been terrific in 555 00:28:13,770 --> 00:28:17,010 working the design-build on the heating system. 556 00:28:17,071 --> 00:28:17,250 And 557 00:28:18,930 --> 00:28:19,260 I was 558 00:28:20,790 --> 00:28:25,230 kind of agitated early on in the progress, but he's wonderful. 559 00:28:25,380 --> 00:28:27,000 He's done the town really well. 560 00:28:29,491 --> 00:28:33,420 We're still waiting for them to get started on the ventilation portion of the 561 00:28:33,480 --> 00:28:39,270 project, so I have asked them for a written agreement that we can sign so the state 562 00:28:39,361 --> 00:28:42,750 knows by September 30th that we have this work under contract. 563 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:49,560 Because we've been doing so well on the MERP stuff, I had a-- And this goes 564 00:28:49,620 --> 00:28:54,571 back a couple of years. Thanks to Mike McConnell at Windham Regional, he had the 565 00:28:54,630 --> 00:29:00,090 foresight to get a scope of work amendment for all the Windham County 566 00:29:00,180 --> 00:29:04,770 towns. You're putting in heat pumps and other stuff, you might need to upgrade your 567 00:29:04,830 --> 00:29:08,580 electric service and that. And we've had to do that with both our buildings. 568 00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:11,609 We needed a panel at the community center. 569 00:29:11,670 --> 00:29:16,741 The panel in the garage was okay, but we needed to upgrade the 570 00:29:17,700 --> 00:29:21,420 cable coming into the building. It wasn't big enough, and Green Mountain Power had 571 00:29:21,450 --> 00:29:27,180 to update the transformer. We had a small copay on that. 572 00:29:28,920 --> 00:29:33,361 The total cost between Green Mountain and our electrician, John Murphy, was 573 00:29:33,601 --> 00:29:35,010 $10,600. 574 00:29:38,430 --> 00:29:40,801 That qualified for 575 00:29:42,150 --> 00:29:46,260 MERP, but at the beginning of the project, to say, "That's nice, but we don't have 576 00:29:46,321 --> 00:29:49,440 the money in the MERP budget." Well, it turns out 577 00:29:50,970 --> 00:29:52,560 we did have the money in the MERP budget. 578 00:29:52,620 --> 00:29:56,821 So rather than having to pay that 10,600 out of ARPA, we were able to pay it out of 579 00:29:56,880 --> 00:29:57,180 MERP. 580 00:29:57,180 --> 00:29:57,241 Nice. 581 00:29:58,560 --> 00:29:59,370 So yeah, 582 00:30:00,930 --> 00:30:02,220 when the dust settles, and I 583 00:30:03,991 --> 00:30:06,120 have the final bookkeeping, I'm hoping that 584 00:30:07,321 --> 00:30:11,130 it shows pretty good on... When I say ARPA, what used to be the ARPA. 585 00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:12,480 Now it's 586 00:30:16,710 --> 00:30:21,930 not reserved. Remember, it's not reserved funds. I don't know the term for it. 587 00:30:22,530 --> 00:30:24,900 Earmarked. I call it earmarked funds. 588 00:30:26,970 --> 00:30:27,420 So I- 589 00:30:27,900 --> 00:30:28,140 Yeah 590 00:30:28,170 --> 00:30:32,551 ... I do know that we were possibly going to have a selector meeting there, but 591 00:30:32,580 --> 00:30:34,290 then it got postponed because things weren't... 592 00:30:35,940 --> 00:30:38,730 Yeah, with me being pulled away and 593 00:30:41,010 --> 00:30:44,880 Matt and Robbie being busy on projects, the place is kind of a disaster right now. 594 00:30:45,150 --> 00:30:47,940 If I finish my punch list, then maybe 595 00:30:49,260 --> 00:30:52,440 we can get one or both of our cleaners in there to give us a 596 00:30:54,870 --> 00:30:58,590 leg up on the cleaning. Then we might be in shape, maybe. 597 00:30:59,970 --> 00:31:00,180 I know 598 00:31:03,630 --> 00:31:03,780 an 599 00:31:05,310 --> 00:31:07,200 October selective meeting is possible. 600 00:31:07,290 --> 00:31:11,310 Maybe an open house might be a more practical thing to do. That might be good. 601 00:31:11,430 --> 00:31:12,120 I don't know. 602 00:31:12,150 --> 00:31:13,920 I think that sounds like a good thing. An open house. 603 00:31:14,491 --> 00:31:14,640 What-- 604 00:31:17,520 --> 00:31:21,270 I saw the roof of the community center was extended there. 605 00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:23,940 Is that going to be enough to cover the- 606 00:31:25,051 --> 00:31:28,470 It's just enough to keep the snow slide from hitting the unit. 607 00:31:29,730 --> 00:31:31,290 Okay. 608 00:31:31,380 --> 00:31:34,741 Yeah. So we got that. And that's part of my punch list. 609 00:31:34,830 --> 00:31:37,620 I have to finish a little exterior painting on that, and- 610 00:31:40,560 --> 00:31:42,361 But is that up and running now? 611 00:31:43,500 --> 00:31:44,611 Oh, it has been since, 612 00:31:46,051 --> 00:31:50,040 oh gosh, late-- sometime in June, I think. Wasn't it? 613 00:31:50,370 --> 00:31:50,370 Okay. 614 00:31:50,520 --> 00:31:52,950 And then he said we did run the system for 615 00:31:54,210 --> 00:31:59,160 about a two-week period, and that would've spiked the June electric consumption. 616 00:31:59,760 --> 00:32:03,900 But somebody noticed the other day, in the middle of the day, said, "Huh, the 617 00:32:03,960 --> 00:32:08,370 floodlights are on." And so I'm thinking, "Wow, I wonder how long that's been on." 618 00:32:08,430 --> 00:32:11,730 So that might contribute to the electric bill, so I need to put a little-- You got 619 00:32:11,730 --> 00:32:14,340 to get that single light switch outside the teacher's room. 620 00:32:14,430 --> 00:32:18,180 I have to put a sign on that. This is for exterior floodlights. 621 00:32:20,340 --> 00:32:24,060 Did you talk to Bolt about hooking up the generator yet? 622 00:32:24,660 --> 00:32:25,980 Yeah, I kind of dropped the ball on that. 623 00:32:26,040 --> 00:32:30,330 I want to find out this week where we fell on his schedule so I can report that 624 00:32:30,361 --> 00:32:30,810 tonight, but 625 00:32:32,071 --> 00:32:32,730 I didn't. And 626 00:32:34,290 --> 00:32:40,080 he was, when we were out getting prices on the tank installation, he 627 00:32:42,480 --> 00:32:45,270 contacted me four or five times. "Have you got the fuel yet? 628 00:32:45,330 --> 00:32:47,730 You got the fuel yet?" So now they've had the fuel. 629 00:32:48,630 --> 00:32:52,020 He must've known he was going to be tied up on some bigger projects than mine, so. 630 00:32:52,590 --> 00:32:57,361 But I meant to get a hold of him before today to tell you guys, and I'm sorry, I 631 00:32:57,390 --> 00:32:59,160 forgot, but it should be sooner than later. 632 00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:02,370 And we're 633 00:33:04,051 --> 00:33:08,851 out of the $375,410 of our MERP grant, there's 634 00:33:10,290 --> 00:33:15,301 right around $10,000 left that hasn't been submitted for reimbursement. 635 00:33:15,390 --> 00:33:15,690 So on- 636 00:33:17,220 --> 00:33:22,200 ... without doing the ventilation system, I don't know us, I'll be closing out the 637 00:33:22,230 --> 00:33:25,680 grant end of September, but it'll be early October probably. 638 00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:27,361 All right. Sounds good. 639 00:33:28,560 --> 00:33:29,910 I would like to bring up the 640 00:33:31,351 --> 00:33:33,510 generator service contract. 641 00:33:33,601 --> 00:33:33,750 Yeah. 642 00:33:34,950 --> 00:33:36,180 You had one from- 643 00:33:37,051 --> 00:33:42,030 I hear from Southern Vermont Backup. I don't remember their name as well. 644 00:33:42,090 --> 00:33:43,980 Lindsay Shambu there, and her father. 645 00:33:44,400 --> 00:33:48,090 And I called Bartlett, and they don't do them. 646 00:33:48,510 --> 00:33:48,750 Okay. 647 00:33:49,321 --> 00:33:49,620 So 648 00:33:51,330 --> 00:33:54,780 they seem to be the reasonable price. 649 00:33:55,200 --> 00:33:57,779 I know Power's is up around $500. 650 00:33:58,140 --> 00:34:00,689 And HB, how much is theirs? That was three- 651 00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:02,759 It was 420, isn't it? 652 00:34:02,849 --> 00:34:04,770 Oh, I don't remember off the top of my head. Yeah. 653 00:34:05,009 --> 00:34:07,830 I want to say it was 400 something. I want to say $420. 654 00:34:07,830 --> 00:34:08,580 Yeah. 655 00:34:09,120 --> 00:34:10,080 We just signed on. 656 00:34:11,430 --> 00:34:13,471 Let me refresh my memory what was the cost of it. 657 00:34:14,010 --> 00:34:16,380 It was $300 through Southern Vermont. 658 00:34:17,341 --> 00:34:21,480 Yeah. And that's for once a year, they come in, they go through the generator and- 659 00:34:22,020 --> 00:34:27,960 Yeah, they go through things. They change the oil, the spark 660 00:34:28,020 --> 00:34:32,280 plugs, and stuff like that. They make sure the battery's swapped out every five 661 00:34:32,341 --> 00:34:33,690 years. I did ask about the 662 00:34:35,370 --> 00:34:39,030 motherboard failing here at the town office, whether something might've been missed 663 00:34:39,091 --> 00:34:41,341 in servicing, and she said no. She said that there was 664 00:34:42,780 --> 00:34:46,170 some kind of power surge from a storm or something like that, could've knocked it 665 00:34:46,230 --> 00:34:49,020 out, but it's nothing that could've been picked up in the servicing. 666 00:34:51,510 --> 00:34:51,780 Okay. 667 00:34:51,841 --> 00:34:57,060 So back to the power part for the community center. 668 00:34:57,991 --> 00:35:02,130 Since June, the power has been going down, so. 669 00:35:02,610 --> 00:35:03,930 Yeah, because we talked about that. 670 00:35:03,960 --> 00:35:04,050 Yeah. 671 00:35:04,080 --> 00:35:04,650 About the power. 672 00:35:06,090 --> 00:35:06,270 Okay. 673 00:35:06,330 --> 00:35:07,140 That was it, so. 674 00:35:07,230 --> 00:35:08,910 So do we want to move on? 675 00:35:08,971 --> 00:35:11,670 Yeah. So you make it a motion that we go with- 676 00:35:13,680 --> 00:35:17,340 The Southern-- I mean, technically it's not on the agenda, but we can still do that 677 00:35:18,510 --> 00:35:18,870 under- 678 00:35:18,960 --> 00:35:20,491 Yeah, that was our project. 679 00:35:20,550 --> 00:35:21,180 Yeah. Okay. 680 00:35:21,870 --> 00:35:24,690 Sorry. What's the motion? Janet makes a motion that we go with... 681 00:35:25,080 --> 00:35:29,101 I might jump the name right here. Southern Vermont Standby Power. 682 00:35:29,760 --> 00:35:30,270 For what? 683 00:35:31,710 --> 00:35:32,221 Generator. 684 00:35:32,310 --> 00:35:33,390 Annual servicing. 685 00:35:34,950 --> 00:35:36,270 Generator service contract. 686 00:35:36,991 --> 00:35:40,980 Okay. Yeah, Janet makes a motion that we go with Southern Vermont Standby Power for 687 00:35:41,040 --> 00:35:42,330 generator servicing contract. 688 00:35:42,630 --> 00:35:42,870 Yes. 689 00:35:43,680 --> 00:35:45,660 I would second that. All those in favor? 690 00:35:45,780 --> 00:35:46,020 Aye. 691 00:35:46,140 --> 00:35:46,410 Aye. 692 00:35:51,690 --> 00:35:53,520 Southern Vermont Standby Power, yes. 693 00:35:59,250 --> 00:36:00,750 All right. Anything else, Don? 694 00:36:03,300 --> 00:36:04,170 No, that's it. 695 00:36:05,130 --> 00:36:08,580 All right. That's good. Is there any further business? 696 00:36:11,370 --> 00:36:12,330 Not that I know of. 697 00:36:12,450 --> 00:36:15,900 I will make a motion that we adjourn at 698 00:36:16,410 --> 00:36:18,660 7:53. 699 00:36:18,991 --> 00:36:20,880 Oh, man. Wow. Good. 700 00:36:20,910 --> 00:36:23,851 Knock, knock. Wait, who second it? 701 00:36:23,971 --> 00:36:24,300 I did. 702 00:36:24,840 --> 00:36:25,920 All those in favor? 703 00:36:26,010 --> 00:36:26,460 Aye. 704 00:36:26,460 --> 00:36:26,460 Aye. 705 00:36:26,550 --> 00:36:30,420 Aye. 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