1 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:04,000 All right. Good evening and welcome to 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:06,080 the Hansen Select Board meeting of 3 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:08,720 August 11th, 2026. 4 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:10,480 This meeting is being recorded by 5 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:12,240 Whitman Hansen Community Access 6 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:14,080 Television. Please rise and join me in 7 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:16,880 the pledge of allegiance. 8 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:20,000 I pledge algiance to the flag of the 9 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,560 United States of America and to the 10 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:26,000 republic for which it stands, one nation 11 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,439 under God, indivisible, with liberty and 12 00:00:29,439 --> 00:00:31,199 justice for all. 13 00:00:31,199 --> 00:00:32,800 >> Okay, we did pretty good tonight, 14 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:34,239 people. 15 00:00:34,239 --> 00:00:36,559 >> We're coalesing. It's getting better. 16 00:00:36,559 --> 00:00:37,680 Okay, 17 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:39,280 >> we still can't take it on the road, but 18 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:42,480 we're doing better. Um, okay. Um, Mr. 19 00:00:42,480 --> 00:00:44,559 Heel. Uh, may I prevail upon you to read 20 00:00:44,559 --> 00:00:46,480 the public announcements of upcoming 21 00:00:46,480 --> 00:00:47,039 meetings? 22 00:00:47,039 --> 00:00:48,800 >> Yes, you may. Thank you, Madam Chair. We 23 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:50,320 are looking for citizens at large to 24 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:51,600 become members of the following 25 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:53,120 committees. The bylaw committee, which 26 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:55,920 is a three-year term with three openings 27 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:58,320 available out of five. The cable and 28 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:00,000 internet committee is a three-year term 29 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:01,600 with three openings available out of 30 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:03,280 five. 31 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:06,640 The capital improvement committee is a 32 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:08,000 three-year term with one opening 33 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:10,000 available out of five. The energy 34 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,560 committee is an annual committee annual 35 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:14,320 position with two openings available out 36 00:01:14,320 --> 00:01:16,720 of five. 37 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:18,960 Um the historical commission is a 38 00:01:18,960 --> 00:01:21,040 three-year term with one opening 39 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:23,439 available out of six. The memorial day 40 00:01:23,439 --> 00:01:25,920 and patriotics observance committee is 41 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:27,360 an annual term with one opening 42 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:29,520 available out of five. And the zoning 43 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:31,840 board of appeals is a three-year term 44 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:34,079 with one opening available out of three. 45 00:01:34,079 --> 00:01:35,840 Volunteer applications may be found at 46 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:38,000 the town website www.hansen-m 47 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:40,079 hansen-mass.gov 48 00:01:40,079 --> 00:01:41,759 or by calling the select boards office 49 00:01:41,759 --> 00:01:45,590 at 781-2932131. 50 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:48,560 The early voting hours will begin 51 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:52,240 Saturday, August 23rd 22nd and continue 52 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:54,640 through Thursday, August 53 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:57,680 27th, 2026 for the state primary 54 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:00,880 election on Tuesday, se September 1st, 55 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:03,920 2026. Early voting can be done in person 56 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:07,840 at the town hall, 542 Liberty Street, on 57 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:10,319 Saturday, August 22nd, from 9:00 a.m. to 58 00:02:10,319 --> 00:02:13,520 3:00 p.m. Monday, August 24th from 9:00 59 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:16,720 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 25th 60 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:19,840 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, 61 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:23,680 August 26th from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 62 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:26,319 and Thursday, August 27th from 9:00 a.m. 63 00:02:26,319 --> 00:02:29,760 to 4 p.m. Hansen Day will return on 64 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:32,720 Saturday, September 19th from 10:00 a.m. 65 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:35,200 to 2:00 p.m. at the Indian Heads 66 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:37,280 Elementary School with a rain date of 67 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:41,840 September 26th. This free familyfriendly 68 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:43,840 community event will bring together 69 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:45,440 local businesses, performers, 70 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:48,000 organizations, animals, activities, and 71 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:50,319 plenty of opportunity for residents to 72 00:02:50,319 --> 00:02:53,280 connect and enjoy the day. Um upcoming 73 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:55,440 select board meetings are September 1st, 74 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:59,200 2026 and September 8th, 2026. 75 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:03,760 >> Amazing. Well done, sir. Um and um so 76 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:05,680 first up on our agenda would, as I 77 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:07,599 mentioned earlier, take some items out 78 00:03:07,599 --> 00:03:10,800 of order. Um and so first up, we have 79 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:13,920 the Mccoan school makeover. Really, it's 80 00:03:13,920 --> 00:03:16,959 the Mccoan school property makeover 81 00:03:16,959 --> 00:03:19,040 because it's far too late for us to do a 82 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:25,200 makeover on Muan School. Um so um so uh 83 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:27,920 with us we have John Toms who is a 84 00:03:27,920 --> 00:03:30,640 business owner and also a resident um in 85 00:03:30,640 --> 00:03:32,720 Hansen and of course we have our 86 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:35,840 esteemed town planner um Tony DeFry. So 87 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:37,680 I was wondering if you judge would mind 88 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:40,560 joining me. I know um as you guys will 89 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:42,560 recall we had a very generous offer from 90 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:45,840 Mr. Toms to do some work um at the 91 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:48,080 former Mccoan pro um Mccoan school 92 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:51,599 property. Um and he has been speaking 93 00:03:51,599 --> 00:03:54,640 with um our town planner to try to 94 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:57,120 coordinate his efforts with the efforts 95 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:59,920 that Tony um our town planner is putting 96 00:03:59,920 --> 00:04:04,400 forward to establish a um 97 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:08,640 clean and accessible um and modern 98 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:12,400 >> um playground at Mccoin um as well 99 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:15,599 through CPC funding. So um why don't we 100 00:04:15,599 --> 00:04:18,000 start with you Mr. Defus and maybe can 101 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:19,440 kind of jump start us and then we'll 102 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:21,359 have Mr. Toms uh jump in. 103 00:04:21,359 --> 00:04:24,160 >> Uh sure. So, as you're aware, the 104 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:27,600 obviously the Quan School is gone. Um 105 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:29,520 it's a it's a bit sad looking property 106 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:32,639 at the moment. We have a plan for the 107 00:04:32,639 --> 00:04:34,560 site. There's a couple different things. 108 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:36,639 Obviously, the library, uh potential 109 00:04:36,639 --> 00:04:38,880 future fire station, obviously potential 110 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:41,120 also future maybe fields out there. But 111 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:43,440 in the interim, we one of the things 112 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:45,520 we're doing is um with working with the 113 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:47,759 CPC to gain funding to move the 114 00:04:47,759 --> 00:04:49,440 playground that's there closer to the 115 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:51,520 street to create a a nice new playground 116 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:55,520 area uh that's easier to access, has new 117 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:57,199 equipment, we can put lighting, 118 00:04:57,199 --> 00:05:00,240 security, and prevent vandalism. Uh Mr. 119 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:02,720 Tom's uh 120 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:05,360 he's sort of on a similar track. Uh so 121 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:07,840 we've come up we sort of met and he's 122 00:05:07,840 --> 00:05:10,000 looking to offer and I'll let him speak 123 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:14,000 is labor and uh materials to sort of 124 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:15,759 improve the site as it is. 125 00:05:15,759 --> 00:05:17,600 >> Well, first off, thank you so much for 126 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:20,720 coming and um I just want to express our 127 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:23,120 sincere gratitude um that you're 128 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:25,280 stepping up in the way that you are um 129 00:05:25,280 --> 00:05:28,800 and offering um services and offering to 130 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:30,880 help us spiff things up at Mccoin 131 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:33,680 because it's long overdue. Um we're 132 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:35,280 eternally grateful and we really 133 00:05:35,280 --> 00:05:36,000 appreciate it. 134 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:36,639 >> Wonderful. 135 00:05:36,639 --> 00:05:38,560 >> Welcome. Thank you, 136 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:43,120 >> Madam Chair. the my father we I was born 137 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:45,440 and raised in Hansen up on drive and 138 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:47,600 back in the 70s I don't know if you all 139 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:49,520 know this but he was he worked for motor 140 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:53,039 roller for the time and he got the first 141 00:05:53,039 --> 00:05:55,680 frequency in two-way radio and did 142 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:56,720 Hansen ambulance 143 00:05:56,720 --> 00:05:57,120 >> wow 144 00:05:57,120 --> 00:05:59,520 >> so it was his way to give back to the 145 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:01,919 community and I guess this is my way to 146 00:06:01,919 --> 00:06:05,759 give back to the community um I've been 147 00:06:05,759 --> 00:06:07,840 in the hospitality 148 00:06:07,840 --> 00:06:10,400 comm construction business for 40 149 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:12,639 something years now for uh as long as I 150 00:06:12,639 --> 00:06:16,160 can remember and I thought why don't we 151 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:18,240 do something here it won't take much 152 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:21,120 have a lot of contacts over the years is 153 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:23,360 a great town I bought my parents house I 154 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:25,680 live there now I've raised my three kids 155 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:27,360 there all went through the Hansen 156 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:31,680 schools um so they like to see something 157 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:34,639 too and talking with Tony you know he 158 00:06:34,639 --> 00:06:38,400 showed me the the phases and I I think 159 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:41,520 our elders in the library uh deserve 160 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:46,240 this as well. Um it'll go it'll 161 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:49,840 um combined with the plans of future 162 00:06:49,840 --> 00:06:51,919 >> uh have a walking track around it. Uh 163 00:06:51,919 --> 00:06:56,720 everything else. So I think this it's already well on its way. I talked 164 00:06:56,720 --> 00:06:58,400 to some people and they already said 165 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:00,400 they'd love to to see it done and they 166 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:03,440 stepped up. Madona landscaping my 167 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:06,960 neighbor Hansen business said absolutely 168 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:10,639 he'll provide a patio uh 20 by 30 maybe 169 00:07:10,639 --> 00:07:14,479 even larger. Um Bay State Seal Coating 170 00:07:14,479 --> 00:07:16,880 Kent Casey I went to high school with he 171 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:18,479 says whatever you want just let me know 172 00:07:18,479 --> 00:07:20,000 when the construction is all done he'll 173 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:22,880 take care of it. Um Wind's family he's 174 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:25,199 actually my son-in-law he said 175 00:07:25,199 --> 00:07:27,440 absolutely. Well he works in a metal 176 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:30,880 department for QXO. is just let me know 177 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:32,479 and what colors that you're you're 178 00:07:32,479 --> 00:07:34,319 thinking about and we'll put a nice 179 00:07:34,319 --> 00:07:35,520 metal roof on that. 180 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:37,440 >> Okay, that's amazing. So, let's make 181 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:39,120 sure as we're going through you've got 182 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:41,280 to work through Lisa because we have to 183 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:43,520 accept donations. It's a very formal 184 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:45,120 process otherwise it looks like it's an 185 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:47,120 ethics violation and we definitely 186 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:48,880 don't, you know, we don't want that no 187 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:50,960 good deed goes unpunished. Um why don't 188 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:53,120 you tell us a little bit about your plan 189 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:55,599 and I know one question that um has come 190 00:07:55,599 --> 00:07:57,199 up and it even just came up today. 191 00:07:57,199 --> 00:07:58,560 Somebody asked me like, "Oh, I thought 192 00:07:58,560 --> 00:07:59,840 we were going to put the fire station 193 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:03,280 there." No, what we said was we're 194 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:05,919 saving that piece of property, the back 195 00:08:05,919 --> 00:08:09,680 piece of it, in case at some point in 196 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:12,080 the future we need to do something with 197 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:14,000 our firehouse. Now, we probably are 198 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:15,199 going to have to do something with our 199 00:08:15,199 --> 00:08:16,720 firehouse, but what our current chief 200 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:19,120 didn't want to happen was that that 201 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:20,960 genie was let out of the bottle and 202 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:22,080 something else happened with that 203 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:23,599 property and then we weren't ever able 204 00:08:23,599 --> 00:08:25,440 to do anything with it. So, it's sort of 205 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:27,919 like um a holding pattern on the back 206 00:08:27,919 --> 00:08:30,560 piece, but the front piece, all bets are 207 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:32,880 off. We So, I just wanted to make sure 208 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:34,959 because I know I just literally just got 209 00:08:34,959 --> 00:08:36,800 an email like a half an hour ago from 210 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:38,000 somebody saying, "Oh my god, I thought 211 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:38,959 we were going to put the firehouse 212 00:08:38,959 --> 00:08:39,360 there." 213 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:40,959 >> Tony actually, he made that perfectly 214 00:08:40,959 --> 00:08:41,680 clear. 215 00:08:41,680 --> 00:08:44,000 >> And so, what I did is uh Marcelo 216 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:45,839 Mandanka and myself went down on Sunday. 217 00:08:45,839 --> 00:08:48,480 He took his drone, flew it over so we 218 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:53,360 could put the the it in perspective for everybody here today. the two 219 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:54,959 pictures at the bottom, the one on the 220 00:08:54,959 --> 00:08:57,519 left is the right now and then the one 221 00:08:57,519 --> 00:09:00,399 on the right you can see where the 222 00:09:00,399 --> 00:09:02,480 entrance of McQuan school I guess if you 223 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:04,160 knew it um 224 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:06,480 >> that would be tucked away in that corner 225 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:09,440 um that Tony designated as 226 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:13,120 okay to put this up and again I always 227 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:15,279 just wanted to clean it up look sharp 228 00:09:15,279 --> 00:09:17,600 nothing's permanent it could always be 229 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:21,360 taken down and and whatnot but 230 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:25,760 um You all know John Curry. He was my my 231 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:26,800 personal friend. 232 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:29,440 >> That's um Melissa Belovic's dad. 233 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:33,269 >> Yeah. 234 00:09:33,279 --> 00:09:36,720 » He recently passed in April. So I 235 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:39,200 thought it would be cool for that stage 236 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:41,760 to be kind of in his remembrance. I 237 00:09:41,760 --> 00:09:45,120 haven't talked to Donna um his wife, but 238 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:46,560 just a little something to give back as 239 00:09:46,560 --> 00:09:46,720 well. 240 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:48,560 >> That would be lovely. Yeah. He he was a 241 00:09:48,560 --> 00:09:50,160 lovely man. He did a lot for the town. 242 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:52,399 >> He did. Yeah. Exactly. 243 00:09:52,399 --> 00:09:54,800 And um I was in the third grade when 244 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:58,640 Ruth Masses was murdered in in 245 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:00,880 Miles Standish and there was a Memorial 246 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:02,320 Day. Antony told me they moved it over 247 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:05,680 to Indian Head. But um 248 00:10:05,680 --> 00:10:07,120 she lived across the street from me and 249 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:09,040 I grew up with her daughter. So that 250 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:10,880 would that that whole scenario is pretty 251 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:12,160 close to myself too. 252 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:14,560 >> So it has kind of a personal touch to me 253 00:10:14,560 --> 00:10:15,440 as well. 254 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:16,959 >> Um 255 00:10:16,959 --> 00:10:18,800 >> the timeline I also attached a timeline 256 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:21,680 for everybody to take a look at in 20 He 257 00:10:21,680 --> 00:10:24,320 said it looks um looked good as far as 258 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:25,680 he was concerned. 259 00:10:25,680 --> 00:10:28,800 >> Yeah. I mean um as I explained to 260 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:30,640 >> I know time is kind of the essence when 261 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:32,079 you're doing some of the landscaping 262 00:10:32,079 --> 00:10:32,560 stuff. 263 00:10:32,560 --> 00:10:34,560 >> Yeah. I I I had said to John I said you 264 00:10:34,560 --> 00:10:36,320 know 265 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:38,560 he's he'd go hog wild and this place 266 00:10:38,560 --> 00:10:40,560 would look fantastic. Um, of course we 267 00:10:40,560 --> 00:10:42,320 have some plans, but I said look, when 268 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:44,640 we we're going to do the playground, so 269 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:46,079 some of the highscape you're proposing, 270 00:10:46,079 --> 00:10:48,480 that'd be good to kind of go with that. 271 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:51,920 >> And but the remaining of let's say 272 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:56,240 graded off uh lmen seated and make it 273 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:59,279 like a nice giant clean level field of 274 00:10:59,279 --> 00:11:01,440 grass that can be mowed and used by the 275 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:04,320 public is a great idea. You know, 276 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:05,600 obviously we don't want to get I don't 277 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:08,880 want to see him go crazy where something 278 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:10,720 gets in the way and we go, "Oh, that now 279 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:12,320 we got to remove it." You know, I don't 280 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:14,880 want to see things I I'd like to have 281 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:16,880 when he's done that it stays. It's 282 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:18,000 permanent. It's we're not going to have 283 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:19,440 to move it because it's it's in the way 284 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:21,920 of something like that. So, um 285 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:23,920 >> I think it's great because aside from 286 00:11:23,920 --> 00:11:25,760 even just the like having a place for 287 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:27,760 people to congregate if you know their 288 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:30,240 children are on the playground. Um I 289 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:32,160 think it's great because a lot of times 290 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:34,079 we you know we have like say Hansen 291 00:11:34,079 --> 00:11:36,079 Historical Society wants to have like 292 00:11:36,079 --> 00:11:38,720 some type of an outdoor event or anybody 293 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:40,160 really wants to have some kind of an 294 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:42,000 outdoor event. Right now you're kind of 295 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:43,920 taking your life in your hands like 296 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:45,519 you're going to twist an ankle there if 297 00:11:45,519 --> 00:11:47,920 you do going over that parking lot. Um, 298 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:49,360 and that is not meant to encourage 299 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:50,560 people to go out there and twist their 300 00:11:50,560 --> 00:11:53,279 ankle and sue the town. Um, so um, you 301 00:11:53,279 --> 00:11:53,519 know, 302 00:11:53,519 --> 00:11:54,720 >> I think it'll be I think it' be great 303 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:55,920 improvements to what you're saying, 304 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:57,279 Madam Chair. This would be great 305 00:11:57,279 --> 00:11:59,519 improvements. Uh, the fact of, you know, 306 00:11:59,519 --> 00:12:02,320 uh, seal coating the the parking area 307 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:03,839 that would make it look a 100 times 308 00:12:03,839 --> 00:12:06,079 better. It will protect it for the long 309 00:12:06,079 --> 00:12:07,279 term. Um, 310 00:12:07,279 --> 00:12:08,720 >> now if they seal coat, are they going 311 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:10,639 to, and this is just my ignorance, so 312 00:12:10,639 --> 00:12:12,320 I'm sorry if this is so obvious and 313 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:14,000 everybody else knows it, but they're not 314 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:16,000 going to just slap seal coat like will 315 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:18,000 they do a little grading of it to kind 316 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:20,240 of get it even like will not have a 317 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:22,399 bumpy seal coated? 318 00:12:22,399 --> 00:12:24,480 >> Well, 319 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:26,000 it's kind of it's kind of make it look 320 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:27,920 pretty. It's not It's not like a what 321 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:30,079 they call a mill where you take off the 322 00:12:30,079 --> 00:12:30,639 top coat. 323 00:12:30,639 --> 00:12:32,320 >> That was what I was visualizing. Okay, 324 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:34,320 >> that's a little more. This is more like, 325 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:35,920 you know, think of it giving a good 326 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:36,720 solid 327 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:38,639 >> paint job and restriping so it looks 328 00:12:38,639 --> 00:12:39,760 better than what it does. 329 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:40,800 >> Okay. All right. 330 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:41,360 >> You know, 331 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:43,920 >> it'll protect it for so in the long run. 332 00:12:43,920 --> 00:12:44,639 >> Yeah. 333 00:12:44,639 --> 00:12:46,320 There's a there's a cone there now 334 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:48,800 with the drain. That's that's a 335 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:49,760 liability. And 336 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:51,279 >> yes, it's very attractive right now. 337 00:12:51,279 --> 00:12:52,560 >> A little something around that, but 338 00:12:52,560 --> 00:12:54,160 allow the water to go down inside that, 339 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:54,720 too. So, 340 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:55,040 >> okay. 341 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:55,680 >> Yeah. 342 00:12:55,680 --> 00:12:57,519 >> The water and that type of stuff has as 343 00:12:57,519 --> 00:13:00,000 a concern for me. Are we leaving the set 344 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:02,959 the like when we redo this area or 345 00:13:02,959 --> 00:13:05,600 somebody redo the area, 346 00:13:05,600 --> 00:13:07,200 there's going to be a plan for drainage 347 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:09,519 and all the rest. Is that going to 348 00:13:09,519 --> 00:13:11,600 change this? Like or are we are we 349 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:14,240 anticipating what might be done and what 350 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:16,880 might be needed for water drainage? Are 351 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:18,480 we just leaving it the same and hoping 352 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:19,920 for the best? 353 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:22,560 >> Are you saying anticipating like if 354 00:13:22,560 --> 00:13:24,320 Robbie does something with it for the 355 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:27,200 fire? if anybody does if if Robbie or 356 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:28,560 XYZ comes in. 357 00:13:28,560 --> 00:13:29,920 >> I don't think we're getting to that cuz 358 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:31,200 we're really because the list of 359 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:32,880 possibilities would be endless about 360 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:35,680 what might be worried. But definitely we 361 00:13:35,680 --> 00:13:37,120 will take into consideration the 362 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:38,399 playground. 363 00:13:38,399 --> 00:13:39,920 >> Yeah, the play the playground's going to 364 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:41,519 go by the street and then that'll get 365 00:13:41,519 --> 00:13:44,560 engineered and this is more like so what 366 00:13:44,560 --> 00:13:46,399 you see like he says on the left there, 367 00:13:46,399 --> 00:13:48,639 think of it as redoing your yard. If 368 00:13:48,639 --> 00:13:49,839 your yard looked like that, you bring in 369 00:13:49,839 --> 00:13:51,279 lom and seed. You kind of level things 370 00:13:51,279 --> 00:13:53,279 out. You spread you spread some seed 371 00:13:53,279 --> 00:13:55,360 down. You get a nice lawn going. And 372 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:57,040 then you have so you have a nice flat 373 00:13:57,040 --> 00:13:59,600 field, a flat surface. It's not bumpy 374 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:00,959 and people can go out there, you know, 375 00:14:00,959 --> 00:14:02,399 play frisbee. We could have hands. 376 00:14:02,399 --> 00:14:03,839 >> I guess my concern is somebody comes out 377 00:14:03,839 --> 00:14:05,360 and says, "Oh, it really should be a 378 00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:07,839 foot higher or it's 6 in higher or 6 in 379 00:14:07,839 --> 00:14:11,279 lower." What does that do 380 00:14:11,279 --> 00:14:12,959 >> to this that we've already done this 381 00:14:12,959 --> 00:14:14,959 work with when we don't know? Well, as 382 00:14:14,959 --> 00:14:17,199 he said that he's doing stuff that he's 383 00:14:17,199 --> 00:14:19,120 okay that if at some point in the future 384 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:21,760 we have to disturb it or redo it like 385 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:24,880 he's going in eyes wide open, you know, 386 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:27,440 he understands that. Um, we're saying 387 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:29,360 it's temporary, but you know how town 388 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:31,120 government moves. We'll still be talking 389 00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:33,120 about this 30 years from now. It'll be 390 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:34,320 still there. So, 391 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:35,600 >> it's it's a beautifification. 392 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:36,240 >> Yeah. At least. 393 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:37,680 >> No, no, this is definitely a 394 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:38,240 beautifification. 395 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:40,000 >> Pretty, you know, attractive. Right now, 396 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:41,920 it looks like a running field. 397 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:44,480 >> Exactly. So, so that is that's so I have 398 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:45,920 a couple questions and first and 399 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:47,600 foremost, thank thank you for this. This 400 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:49,760 is this is amazing. Thank you for doing 401 00:14:49,760 --> 00:14:52,320 all of this. Um, I too worked with John 402 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:53,839 for a very very long time. So, 403 00:14:53,839 --> 00:14:55,440 sentiments the same. I was on the 404 00:14:55,440 --> 00:14:56,399 capital improvement committee with him 405 00:14:56,399 --> 00:14:58,560 and he used to come in with these little 406 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:00,800 >> uh fruit snack things all the time. 407 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:02,639 Loved it. Absolutely loved it. 408 00:15:02,639 --> 00:15:04,160 >> So, um 409 00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:05,600 >> he and he used to eat them all too. He 410 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:06,639 brought them for everybody, but he'd eat 411 00:15:06,639 --> 00:15:11,199 them all himself. Um, so I I I just have 412 00:15:11,199 --> 00:15:13,920 technical questions just based off of uh 413 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:15,199 probably coming from a place of 414 00:15:15,199 --> 00:15:17,360 ignorance, just based off of um other 415 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:20,480 projects that are similar. Um, but the 416 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:23,680 use of volunteers for 417 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:26,880 the development of property and and all 418 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:29,120 of that cuz I've been in situations 419 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:30,959 before where we've tried to utilize or 420 00:15:30,959 --> 00:15:33,360 get donations from folks like yourself 421 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:35,040 that were roadblocked because we were 422 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:37,040 told that we couldn't use donations cuz 423 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:39,680 there was like prevailing wage issues 424 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:41,519 and liability issues and stuff like 425 00:15:41,519 --> 00:15:43,839 that. I'm totally open to the idea that 426 00:15:43,839 --> 00:15:45,920 all of that was misinformation. And I am 427 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:48,240 following up with saying I'm sure before 428 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:49,839 it even gets to us that all of those 429 00:15:49,839 --> 00:15:52,000 boxes have been checked. But I do 430 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:53,519 >> want to say it out loud just for the 431 00:15:53,519 --> 00:15:55,920 sake of just asking cuz I just need to 432 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:58,320 know for my own self uh for other 433 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:01,199 projects moving forward. Uh was it 434 00:16:01,199 --> 00:16:04,560 misinformation in the past and or if not 435 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:06,320 what separates this from something else? 436 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:08,240 So that way we can utilize other folks 437 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:12,000 good fortune and uh selflessness for the 438 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:13,920 future because Camp Cam Kowani was a big 439 00:16:13,920 --> 00:16:15,839 one back at like 10 years ago where we 440 00:16:15,839 --> 00:16:17,040 were trying to like work on things and 441 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:18,720 they said no. This is before most 442 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:20,160 people's time. 443 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:21,360 >> But I'm just 444 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:23,680 >> It depends. If it was something that 445 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:26,320 required licenses um and people were 446 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:28,240 well-intentioned but not licensed in it, 447 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:29,440 then they wouldn't have been permitted 448 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:32,480 to do it. Um this um we did check with 449 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:35,600 Kate um as soon as Mr. Toms reached out 450 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:37,440 uh cuz I was a little like oh were you 451 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:39,680 even able to to do this and I had the 452 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:41,519 same question not necessarily about 453 00:16:41,519 --> 00:16:44,160 prevailing wage I was concerned was this 454 00:16:44,160 --> 00:16:45,839 going to be a problem with the union 455 00:16:45,839 --> 00:16:47,279 >> well that's what it was it was union 456 00:16:47,279 --> 00:16:48,720 stuff it was prevailing wage stuff it 457 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:51,040 was the appropriate three bids type of 458 00:16:51,040 --> 00:16:51,680 thing 459 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:53,920 >> that we are absolutely able to accept 460 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:57,759 donations of um labor and materials 461 00:16:57,759 --> 00:16:59,360 there's no problem and that we should 462 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:02,320 have any volunteer doing um the work 463 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:04,640 sign a waiver and that was It's as 464 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:05,280 simple as that. 465 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:06,959 >> That's all she said. 466 00:17:06,959 --> 00:17:07,679 >> Okay. Yep. 467 00:17:07,679 --> 00:17:10,240 >> Okay, that's good to know. And then um 468 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:12,079 in terms of if anybody gets hurt or 469 00:17:12,079 --> 00:17:13,839 anything along those lines based on the 470 00:17:13,839 --> 00:17:16,319 work that was that was done, like who 471 00:17:16,319 --> 00:17:17,679 signs off on the work at the end of the 472 00:17:17,679 --> 00:17:17,919 day? 473 00:17:17,919 --> 00:17:19,199 >> Oh, well, it would be our normal 474 00:17:19,199 --> 00:17:20,000 process, you know. 475 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:20,959 >> Okay. So, we can still go through the 476 00:17:20,959 --> 00:17:22,319 normal process and all of that other 477 00:17:22,319 --> 00:17:24,319 stuff. We don't wave any like if it's 478 00:17:24,319 --> 00:17:26,640 you know um I mean it would be our 479 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:28,079 building commissioner even though it's 480 00:17:28,079 --> 00:17:30,080 not building but like you know and would 481 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:32,080 obviously want like anybody in the land 482 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:34,720 use boards to like if conservation feels 483 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:36,880 like they need to you know chime in and 484 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:38,400 you know like all of those guys. 485 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:39,360 >> Okay. Okay. 486 00:17:39,360 --> 00:17:40,160 >> Yeah. 487 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:42,559 >> That's really my only um my and then the 488 00:17:42,559 --> 00:17:44,400 I guess the other thing is um for just 489 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:46,559 maintenance of the property cuz now was 490 00:17:46,559 --> 00:17:47,840 obviously not being maintained at all. 491 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:51,919 So once it becomes beautified, who who 492 00:17:51,919 --> 00:17:53,520 mows it? Is that going to be the highway 493 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:54,080 department? 494 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:54,480 >> Yep. 495 00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:55,760 >> We already have that budget. 496 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:58,559 >> Yeah. I mean, technically they do mow it 497 00:17:58,559 --> 00:18:00,799 now. It's just not great. 498 00:18:00,799 --> 00:18:02,000 >> Well, now they're going to be doing it 499 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:05,360 not on they're going to be doing it to make it still look good, not just 500 00:18:05,360 --> 00:18:07,039 going over dirt. 501 00:18:07,039 --> 00:18:12,480 >> So So it sounds like all the all the the tees were crossed. So I just that it 502 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:13,840 would be foolish for me not to at least 503 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:15,280 ask it out loud. So I do appreciate 504 00:18:15,280 --> 00:18:16,559 that. 505 00:18:16,559 --> 00:18:18,559 Um, did anybody else have any? 506 00:18:18,559 --> 00:18:23,919 >> I have three totally unrelated things. I I see solar powered and I see Wi-Fi 507 00:18:23,919 --> 00:18:25,760 surveillance camera. Are those the same 508 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:27,679 thing? Is it or is something else solar 509 00:18:27,679 --> 00:18:28,160 powered? 510 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:29,840 >> It's It's the same thing. Solar powered 511 00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:30,480 Wi-Fi. 512 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:33,039 >> So that Okay. And then you talk about a 513 00:18:33,039 --> 00:18:35,840 stage. I don't see it in the picture. 514 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:37,120 Where's the stage going to go? 515 00:18:37,120 --> 00:18:38,880 >> It's hard to see in a picture. I'll have 516 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:42,320 to email you uh a picture, but it's it's 517 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:44,960 in the corner 518 00:18:44,960 --> 00:18:45,679 >> of the pavilion. 519 00:18:45,679 --> 00:18:47,120 >> Oh, I see. Yeah, in the top right of 520 00:18:47,120 --> 00:18:47,760 that pad. 521 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:51,200 >> It's a 12 by 14 stage with a a cover 522 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:52,960 over it. We'll have two doors in the 523 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:54,720 back in case the little ones want to put 524 00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:55,360 on some sort of 525 00:18:55,360 --> 00:18:57,120 >> So, people will sit on chairs on the 526 00:18:57,120 --> 00:18:59,039 patio or something and all that. 527 00:18:59,039 --> 00:19:01,679 >> Uh Jim Hickeyi uh volunteered to build 528 00:19:01,679 --> 00:19:04,080 some benches for us place around. 529 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:06,559 >> He makes nice benches. We we have a 530 00:19:06,559 --> 00:19:09,520 >> we have a similar themed 531 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:12,320 area proposed for the high street park. 532 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:13,440 >> Oh, good. 533 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:15,280 >> Great. And then my only other thing is 534 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:18,480 that the the Hansen Preservation or the 535 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:20,000 town of Hansen, the two different names 536 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:22,720 to make ch Does that exist? Hansen 537 00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:24,960 Preservation. Hansen. Yeah. 538 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:26,480 Preservation. 539 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:27,919 >> If someone was to make a check out to 540 00:19:27,919 --> 00:19:28,480 that. 541 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:30,799 >> What is Who was Hansen Preservation? 542 00:19:30,799 --> 00:19:33,600 >> Uh I'm sorry. I think it's the PCC. 543 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:35,120 Yeah, it's the middle of the 544 00:19:35,120 --> 00:19:37,840 >> flush pres. 545 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:40,480 >> I also Well, okay. We need to flush that 546 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:43,600 one out. I'm not sure that the checks 547 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:46,480 could be made payable to Hans. 548 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:47,679 >> I've just seen this tonight. 549 00:19:47,679 --> 00:19:49,600 >> Oh. Oh, okay. All right. Hansen 550 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:52,400 Community Preservation is definitely um 551 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:55,200 who Mr. Defias is working with on the 552 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:58,640 playground piece of it. Um but they have 553 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:00,799 um it's a very unusual arrangement. It's 554 00:20:00,799 --> 00:20:03,760 a very specialized account. um they're 555 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:07,039 not really set up to take funds in. 556 00:20:07,039 --> 00:20:07,440 Okay. 557 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:10,000 >> Um so um I think we'll have to flush 558 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:11,840 that out with with our town accountant 559 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:14,320 and with Miss Green and figure out 560 00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:18,080 exactly to whom it's probably um to the 561 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:20,880 town of Hansen. Um and then we're just 562 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:23,520 going to have to keep ourselves um you 563 00:20:23,520 --> 00:20:25,039 know keep ourselves honest about 564 00:20:25,039 --> 00:20:28,080 allocating that to a particular uh use. 565 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:30,720 Um, so there are rules of engagement 566 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:32,400 around that and Miss Green is our 567 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:34,640 procurement officer, so she'll gatekeep 568 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:36,000 on that. 569 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:38,720 >> So before anything gets used, we do have 570 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:40,559 to accept them individually as gifts, 571 00:20:40,559 --> 00:20:42,559 right? We can't just take a blanket 572 00:20:42,559 --> 00:20:43,520 donation. 573 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:43,840 >> Correct. 574 00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:45,919 >> We need to know like um 575 00:20:45,919 --> 00:20:47,360 >> yeah, everything has to follow a very 576 00:20:47,360 --> 00:20:49,600 slow step. 577 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:51,760 >> Work with you on on that. So like for 578 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:53,600 instance, Miss Green is our town 579 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:56,240 administrator. Um, and so for instance, 580 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:59,280 if you say, "Oh, um, the I'm making this 581 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:00,960 up like I'm totally spitballing, but if 582 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:03,600 you say, oh, the, um, you know, pavilion 583 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:06,799 is worth $25,000 and so and so is 584 00:21:06,799 --> 00:21:09,520 donating the time and material to do 585 00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:12,159 that, then we have to say, okay, we're 586 00:21:12,159 --> 00:21:14,559 going to accept the U pavilion worth 587 00:21:14,559 --> 00:21:17,039 $25,000 from so- and so." Like, we we've 588 00:21:17,039 --> 00:21:18,720 got to really keep track of that stuff. 589 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:20,559 So, Miss Green, again, we'll work with 590 00:21:20,559 --> 00:21:22,320 you on it. Do you need something from 591 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:25,200 the company or in an email for Well, we 592 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:25,679 can talk. 593 00:21:25,679 --> 00:21:25,919 >> Yeah. 594 00:21:25,919 --> 00:21:27,840 Yeah. Okay. Definitely. I 595 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:30,720 >> I guess I guess conceptually, does 596 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:33,360 anybody have a problem with this? 597 00:21:33,360 --> 00:21:34,960 Obviously, there's a lot of nuts and 598 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:36,960 bolts here and miss, you know, we'll 599 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:39,200 have to lean on Miss Green to work that 600 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:39,600 out. 601 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:41,200 >> I just want to know about the uh just 602 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:43,039 the minutiae of it just just so we're 603 00:21:43,039 --> 00:21:44,480 all on the straight now and he doesn't 604 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:45,919 get roadblocked. That's all. 605 00:21:45,919 --> 00:21:47,840 >> I mean, this we're not meeting before 606 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:50,960 the week of August 22nd, 2028. Do we 607 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:54,880 have to have some kind of a vote um to 608 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:58,320 direct the Hansen DPW to initiate this 609 00:21:58,320 --> 00:21:58,559 work? 610 00:21:58,559 --> 00:22:01,039 >> Um have we talked to Rich? 611 00:22:01,039 --> 00:22:03,039 >> Uh I have not had an opportunity, but I 612 00:22:03,039 --> 00:22:04,159 can talk to him tomorrow. 613 00:22:04,159 --> 00:22:07,440 >> Okay. Um I mean Rich has said in the 614 00:22:07,440 --> 00:22:08,960 email that you guys all got that he's 615 00:22:08,960 --> 00:22:10,400 feeling like he's in a good place to 616 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:12,000 take on additional work. I don't know 617 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:13,760 what his particular plans are for that 618 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:17,840 week. Um but um yeah, if you could kind 619 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:20,720 of um broker that a little bit and um 620 00:22:20,720 --> 00:22:25,280 work Mr. Toms and um with um with Rich 621 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:26,720 >> August is going fast. 622 00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:29,280 >> Rich Jasmine. Um and I wish we had a 623 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:31,120 DPW, but we don't. We've only got 624 00:22:31,120 --> 00:22:34,000 highway. Um so um these guys, the 625 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:36,320 highway department, um are the ones that 626 00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:39,280 we'll be working on. Um so don't be a 627 00:22:39,280 --> 00:22:41,200 hater out there if you don't like DPW. 628 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:45,520 Um okay. Um, so, um, 629 00:22:45,520 --> 00:22:47,840 I I mean probably you're just saying 630 00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:50,320 remove weeds, overgrowth, debris, un 631 00:22:50,320 --> 00:22:52,240 unwanted material. I I don't think 632 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:55,760 that's going to be a problem. Um, I I in 633 00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:58,640 on a separate note um but somewhat 634 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:02,240 related. I had talked to um 635 00:23:02,240 --> 00:23:05,679 uh Gilamato, our health agent, um when 636 00:23:05,679 --> 00:23:07,679 Mr. Jasmine had some other stuff he 637 00:23:07,679 --> 00:23:10,720 needed to remove from that property. And 638 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:13,520 Gil told me that as long as um you know 639 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:16,080 Rich contacts him, most of the 640 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:17,760 materials, if they're able to be 641 00:23:17,760 --> 00:23:20,240 disposed of, could be disposed at the 642 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:22,240 transfer station. But again, he just 643 00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:24,320 needs to reach out and communicate. So, 644 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:25,760 which makes sense because it is town 645 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:27,679 owned, but we just want to, you know, 646 00:23:27,679 --> 00:23:29,520 make sure we're we're involving 647 00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:30,400 everybody that needs to. 648 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:32,240 >> I just don't want to slow anything down. 649 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:33,520 There's something here that we need to 650 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:35,840 like the boom delivery is a that's a 651 00:23:35,840 --> 00:23:36,320 donation, 652 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:37,760 >> right? to just vote. 653 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:39,760 >> So I think yes, what I think we should 654 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:43,520 do is take a contingent vote saying that 655 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:46,240 contingent upon Miss Green working with 656 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:50,720 Mr. Toms to timely get um these for 657 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:52,240 instance like we don't know the dollar 658 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:54,320 amount of the loan to be delivered and 659 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:56,799 donated, but we can still take a vote 660 00:23:56,799 --> 00:23:58,799 that as long as it meets the procurement 661 00:23:58,799 --> 00:24:01,039 requirements set out by Miss Green that 662 00:24:01,039 --> 00:24:03,280 in concept we're willing to accept that 663 00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:06,159 donation. And we can also take a vote um 664 00:24:06,159 --> 00:24:09,200 that we um would like to have Mr. 665 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:13,520 DeFryas work with um Mr. Jasmine um to 666 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:16,480 see if the um highway department can do 667 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:18,080 the work that's described here. We can 668 00:24:18,080 --> 00:24:18,880 take that vote. 669 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:19,360 >> Okay. 670 00:24:19,360 --> 00:24:20,799 >> So I move that we 671 00:24:20,799 --> 00:24:23,120 >> Amazing. That's amazing. Um second. 672 00:24:23,120 --> 00:24:25,840 >> Okay. Great. Um uh any further questions 673 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:29,600 for Mr. Toms? Okay. Um all in favor? 674 00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:31,520 Amazing. Did you have anything else you 675 00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:33,360 wanted to tell us? Anything else you 676 00:24:33,360 --> 00:24:35,600 want to give us? 677 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:38,400 >> You know, I just have to say, 678 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:41,840 >> you know, that that he's your guy. This 679 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:43,440 is the guy right down there at the end 680 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:45,520 of my that's going to be a bottomless 681 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:48,000 pit. We we could we could use so much 682 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:51,120 help on that. Um that's great. And um 683 00:24:51,120 --> 00:24:54,080 again, I can't tell you how meaningful 684 00:24:54,080 --> 00:25:00,080 this is. A lot of times, you know, um we did run for this role. We were 685 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:02,559 elected. Um but a lot of times it sort 686 00:25:02,559 --> 00:25:04,480 of feels like hello out there. Is 687 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:07,679 anybody out there? Um and it's really um 688 00:25:07,679 --> 00:25:09,520 heartening when somebody steps forward 689 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:11,840 and supports, you know, the effort. So 690 00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:12,799 we really thank you. 691 00:25:12,799 --> 00:25:13,520 >> You're welcome. 692 00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:14,240 >> Thank you very much. 693 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:15,200 >> Thank you. 694 00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:17,200 >> Yeah, the timing is great with uh moving 695 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:18,240 the playground over. 696 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:20,159 >> Yeah, it was perfect. And thank you, Mr. 697 00:25:20,159 --> 00:25:22,880 Defers, for all that you do, but 698 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:24,480 coordinating this as well. Thank you. 699 00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:25,120 >> You're welcome. 700 00:25:25,120 --> 00:25:26,159 >> All right. Thanks. 701 00:25:26,159 --> 00:25:26,640 >> Thank you. 702 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:27,200 >> All right. 703 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:27,679 >> Thanks. 704 00:25:27,679 --> 00:25:28,799 >> Thank you. 705 00:25:28,799 --> 00:25:30,559 >> Appreciate it. Thank you very much. 706 00:25:30,559 --> 00:25:32,080 >> Thank you very much. Appreciate it. 707 00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:35,600 >> Take care and thank you. 708 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:37,520 >> Thank you so much. 709 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:40,640 >> We should go make an appointment. 710 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:44,070 >> Pleasure. 711 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:46,400 » Okay. And I'll send you an email. 712 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:48,640 >> Excellent. 713 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:50,080 >> All right. Thank you, Mr. and Mrs. 714 00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:52,000 Thompson. Take care. It gives you 715 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:57,190 something fun. All right. Eric Dresser. 716 00:25:57,200 --> 00:25:59,120 And we've got Whitman Hampton Community 717 00:25:59,120 --> 00:26:02,000 Access Television uh director Eric 718 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:03,840 Dresser with us. Deja April. Eric. 719 00:26:03,840 --> 00:26:04,799 >> Yeah, Dave. 720 00:26:04,799 --> 00:26:05,679 >> Um 721 00:26:05,679 --> 00:26:07,039 >> and thank you for taking me out of order 722 00:26:07,039 --> 00:26:08,640 because uh tonight I will be also 723 00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:10,240 joining the Whitman Select Board later 724 00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:13,360 to have a similar conversation. Um I 725 00:26:13,360 --> 00:26:16,159 believe you've all seen the updated uh 726 00:26:16,159 --> 00:26:17,919 access grant agreement that we were 727 00:26:17,919 --> 00:26:20,640 talking about last week. Uh we've gone 728 00:26:20,640 --> 00:26:24,000 back and forth for over a year on it. Um 729 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:26,240 and it's in a really good place. Uh as I 730 00:26:26,240 --> 00:26:28,320 said last week, we wanted to basically 731 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:31,919 work to document existing practices uh 732 00:26:31,919 --> 00:26:35,279 memorialize those on paper and then make 733 00:26:35,279 --> 00:26:37,440 the necessary modernizations 734 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:40,000 uh just to you know a lot has changed 735 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:43,039 since co and even before that. Uh and so 736 00:26:43,039 --> 00:26:44,240 I feel like we're in a really good 737 00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:47,760 place. It's been uh looked at by your 738 00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:49,200 legal counsel. have been looked at by 739 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:51,919 WHCA's legal council, approved by WHCA's 740 00:26:51,919 --> 00:26:55,039 board, and now it's before you um for 741 00:26:55,039 --> 00:26:57,679 your approval. And again, the goal was 742 00:26:57,679 --> 00:27:00,880 to try to get uh substantially 743 00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:03,840 uh the same agreement between Whitman 744 00:27:03,840 --> 00:27:05,600 and Hansen, which is why the timeline 745 00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:07,279 works out tonight the way that it does. 746 00:27:07,279 --> 00:27:08,559 >> All right. And Miss Green, did you have 747 00:27:08,559 --> 00:27:11,120 anything you wanted to chime in with? 748 00:27:11,120 --> 00:27:13,919 Um just just to point out there were 749 00:27:13,919 --> 00:27:18,240 some minor um changes in um some of the 750 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:22,159 terms and I can I can go through them. 751 00:27:22,159 --> 00:27:24,559 Um it's section three under the scope of 752 00:27:24,559 --> 00:27:27,600 services he access programming services 753 00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:35,190 facility um under let's see 754 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:38,080 uh so it's J 755 00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:41,440 and then uh double I or J2 which is on 756 00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:43,679 page four. 757 00:27:43,679 --> 00:27:47,840 Um the la the last sentence um basically 758 00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:50,559 this has to has to do with uh notice 759 00:27:50,559 --> 00:27:53,520 regarding funding. Now when funding 760 00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:56,000 comes to us from Comcast 761 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:59,919 um and then WHCA sends us an invoice and 762 00:27:59,919 --> 00:28:02,880 we take that funding and we send a check 763 00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:06,080 along um for that exact amount. Um but 764 00:28:06,080 --> 00:28:08,720 on here uh on this here it basically 765 00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:10,799 notes that if there's any change on any 766 00:28:10,799 --> 00:28:13,440 of that um we need to give written 767 00:28:13,440 --> 00:28:14,480 notice 768 00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:17,200 >> and they changed it from 10 days to 5 769 00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:20,240 days. Um so that my a minor change on 770 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:20,880 that 771 00:28:20,880 --> 00:28:22,559 >> I think that the reason might have been 772 00:28:22,559 --> 00:28:24,159 just that throughout the document in 773 00:28:24,159 --> 00:28:25,760 other places where reasonable notice was 774 00:28:25,760 --> 00:28:27,440 defined for example letting us know 775 00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:29,039 about a meeting like tonight for us to 776 00:28:29,039 --> 00:28:31,440 film um we also brought that number down 777 00:28:31,440 --> 00:28:33,600 to the similar reasonable notice amount 778 00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:36,000 of time. 10 wasn't realistic. 10 wasn't 779 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:37,760 actually what was happening in practice. 780 00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:39,279 So I think that the idea was just to 781 00:28:39,279 --> 00:28:40,799 harmonize that reasonable notice 782 00:28:40,799 --> 00:28:42,640 definition throughout the agreement in 783 00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:45,909 all areas. 784 00:28:45,919 --> 00:28:48,880 » Um and you don't think that's 785 00:28:48,880 --> 00:28:52,480 problematic? Um the payment? 786 00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:55,760 >> No, no, no. Because I mean it we get we 787 00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:58,880 receive the check uh turnover is done. 788 00:28:58,880 --> 00:29:01,120 We let um Eric know that we've got it. 789 00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:03,600 He immediately sends us an invoice of 790 00:29:03,600 --> 00:29:05,840 which we do turn our war on almost the 791 00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:08,080 same day. So it all basically happens 792 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:08,960 almost the same day. 793 00:29:08,960 --> 00:29:11,919 >> I assume you checked with Lisa Clark the 794 00:29:11,919 --> 00:29:14,159 treasure collector or with Gina whoever 795 00:29:14,159 --> 00:29:16,559 it is that's doing the that they feel 796 00:29:16,559 --> 00:29:18,320 comfortable with that timeline. 797 00:29:18,320 --> 00:29:20,080 >> Yeah. Well, we just have to produce it 798 00:29:20,080 --> 00:29:21,679 all. The check isn't cut right then and 799 00:29:21,679 --> 00:29:24,080 there. Then they they go through their 800 00:29:24,080 --> 00:29:27,120 process um with actually issuing the 801 00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:28,640 check. It's just that when we get the 802 00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:31,200 check, hand it over and then when we 803 00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:33,679 process the warrant, uh that's all 804 00:29:33,679 --> 00:29:35,279 pretty much done in the same day. But 805 00:29:35,279 --> 00:29:37,679 once it reaches accounting and then 806 00:29:37,679 --> 00:29:39,679 treasur collector and then our town 807 00:29:39,679 --> 00:29:42,240 accountant go approves it, then the 808 00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:44,000 check is issued on that end. So what 809 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:45,600 happens if for some reason we drop the 810 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:47,279 ball and we don't do it within that time 811 00:29:47,279 --> 00:29:50,399 frame? Well, we'll have to call Eric and 812 00:29:50,399 --> 00:29:53,039 let him know that something went arai 813 00:29:53,039 --> 00:29:53,440 and 814 00:29:53,440 --> 00:29:55,919 >> in terms of um what I would foresee 815 00:29:55,919 --> 00:29:57,600 would happen on our end is my bookkeeper 816 00:29:57,600 --> 00:29:58,480 would probably be like, "Hey, where's 817 00:29:58,480 --> 00:29:59,919 that thing we usually see about this 818 00:29:59,919 --> 00:30:00,240 time?" 819 00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:01,520 >> All right. There's no penalty. 820 00:30:01,520 --> 00:30:02,720 >> No, there's no not so far as we're 821 00:30:02,720 --> 00:30:04,880 concerned. And I think the nice thing is 822 00:30:04,880 --> 00:30:06,480 what Lisa is talking about is really 823 00:30:06,480 --> 00:30:08,240 documenting our existing practice, which 824 00:30:08,240 --> 00:30:10,399 is what overall what this whole 825 00:30:10,399 --> 00:30:13,360 >> uh goal has been on this project. And so 826 00:30:13,360 --> 00:30:14,799 we've already got two years under our 827 00:30:14,799 --> 00:30:16,720 belt since the new cable license. Well, 828 00:30:16,720 --> 00:30:18,720 one in Hansom, two in Whitman. Uh, so 829 00:30:18,720 --> 00:30:20,320 we're really just repeating the steps. 830 00:30:20,320 --> 00:30:21,760 So, we just did our second capital 831 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:23,520 payment and we just duplicated the 832 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:26,080 process from last year. Now, that's 833 00:30:26,080 --> 00:30:27,840 basically being memorialized into this 834 00:30:27,840 --> 00:30:30,480 document so that, you know, happened to 835 00:30:30,480 --> 00:30:32,559 me. Get hit by a truck, the next guy up 836 00:30:32,559 --> 00:30:34,880 knows how to continue that practice. 837 00:30:34,880 --> 00:30:35,840 >> Okay. 838 00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:36,480 >> Love it. 839 00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:40,080 >> U, what else, M? Um so under section 840 00:30:40,080 --> 00:30:42,559 seven which is funding and equipment of 841 00:30:42,559 --> 00:30:45,120 the access corporation 842 00:30:45,120 --> 00:30:50,000 um we have num letter A and then I which 843 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:51,360 I guess is one. 844 00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:51,840 >> Yeah. 845 00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:54,480 >> Um capital support that language is 846 00:30:54,480 --> 00:30:57,840 added um just again basically um under 847 00:30:57,840 --> 00:31:00,720 the license renewal with Comcast that we 848 00:31:00,720 --> 00:31:04,720 entered into uh last year. Um, this 849 00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:07,679 basically is talking about again we 850 00:31:07,679 --> 00:31:10,399 receive a check from Comcast and we go 851 00:31:10,399 --> 00:31:12,080 through that process. They send us an 852 00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:15,679 invoice and we do that process. Um, any 853 00:31:15,679 --> 00:31:18,080 capital that what Hansen Community 854 00:31:18,080 --> 00:31:20,480 Access purchases is purchased with that 855 00:31:20,480 --> 00:31:23,520 with those funds and and the town does 856 00:31:23,520 --> 00:31:25,600 not pay for any of those that that 857 00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:28,080 capital out of its budget funds like 858 00:31:28,080 --> 00:31:29,440 general fund. 859 00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:30,000 >> Okay. 860 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:32,240 >> So, yeah. So basically that was inserted 861 00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:34,399 because there's I think eight other 862 00:31:34,399 --> 00:31:36,720 references to section 6.4 that talks 863 00:31:36,720 --> 00:31:38,240 about the way the operating revenue 864 00:31:38,240 --> 00:31:40,480 flows but there was a lot of ambiguity 865 00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:42,159 about the way the capital funding flows. 866 00:31:42,159 --> 00:31:44,559 So we just inserted that clause so that 867 00:31:44,559 --> 00:31:46,080 the capital funding just points to 868 00:31:46,080 --> 00:31:48,880 section 6.5 which I did email over. 869 00:31:48,880 --> 00:31:50,799 We're going to possibly make all of 870 00:31:50,799 --> 00:31:52,480 section six from the cable license an 871 00:31:52,480 --> 00:31:54,399 appendix to this agreement just so that 872 00:31:54,399 --> 00:31:55,919 all those cross cross references are 873 00:31:55,919 --> 00:31:56,640 right there. 874 00:31:56,640 --> 00:31:58,640 >> Did you guys have a concern? 875 00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:01,760 >> Oh okay. Oh, 876 00:32:01,760 --> 00:32:03,360 >> really thorough per usual. 877 00:32:03,360 --> 00:32:03,840 >> Yep. 878 00:32:03,840 --> 00:32:04,480 >> Good job. 879 00:32:04,480 --> 00:32:04,880 >> Thank you. 880 00:32:04,880 --> 00:32:05,840 >> Um, thank you. 881 00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:09,039 >> All right. Um, and the last under 882 00:32:09,039 --> 00:32:12,720 section 17 indemnification, 883 00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:19,190 uh, there is a let's seeification 884 00:32:19,200 --> 00:32:21,360 or 885 00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:21,840 >> what page? 886 00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:24,480 >> I'm sorry, it's not 17. It's um, it go 887 00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:27,200 we go to section 20, termination of the 888 00:32:27,200 --> 00:32:29,200 agreement. 889 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:34,389 uh which is on page 14. 890 00:32:34,399 --> 00:32:36,720 Uh a determination of the agreement. Uh 891 00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:40,960 basically we um we changed it was a 892 00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:42,640 60-day 893 00:32:42,640 --> 00:32:46,320 um it's that would be under um section C 894 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:49,279 so 20 C. So we changed it from 60 days 895 00:32:49,279 --> 00:32:52,960 to 90 days. Um that just allows a little 896 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:55,519 bit you know more time if the agreement 897 00:32:55,519 --> 00:32:58,320 is terminated. 898 00:32:58,320 --> 00:33:02,320 Uh so that we changed that and again um 899 00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:03,840 nothing out of the ordinary with going 900 00:33:03,840 --> 00:33:06,159 from 60 to 90 days. 901 00:33:06,159 --> 00:33:07,279 >> 60. 902 00:33:07,279 --> 00:33:09,919 >> Uh and then under section 21 transfer of 903 00:33:09,919 --> 00:33:13,200 assets upon termination 904 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:15,760 um there is language that was added in 905 00:33:15,760 --> 00:33:21,039 there that basically says that the the director and it's actually in 906 00:33:21,039 --> 00:33:23,919 section B. uh the executive director 907 00:33:23,919 --> 00:33:26,640 shall have no claims shall not have any 908 00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:28,559 claims against the town for compensation 909 00:33:28,559 --> 00:33:30,399 for his services in connection with any 910 00:33:30,399 --> 00:33:32,880 liquidation. So meaning if there if 911 00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:34,399 there is a termination of the agreement 912 00:33:34,399 --> 00:33:37,279 and liquidation of the asset the 913 00:33:37,279 --> 00:33:39,440 director none the town is not 914 00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:41,440 responsible for any compensation to the 915 00:33:41,440 --> 00:33:42,720 director um 916 00:33:42,720 --> 00:33:44,960 >> just continue to pay out of WHCA until 917 00:33:44,960 --> 00:33:46,080 the well runs dry. 918 00:33:46,080 --> 00:33:46,799 >> Right. Fine. 919 00:33:46,799 --> 00:33:47,600 >> Perfect. 920 00:33:47,600 --> 00:33:49,440 >> So those are the major changes in the 921 00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:50,559 agreement. 922 00:33:50,559 --> 00:33:52,080 >> Does anybody have any other questions? 923 00:33:52,080 --> 00:33:55,760 Yes. Um, it occurs to me. So, say things 924 00:33:55,760 --> 00:33:58,080 went totally sour and the agreement was 925 00:33:58,080 --> 00:33:59,519 terminated. 926 00:33:59,519 --> 00:34:02,399 >> What happens to all of the videos that 927 00:34:02,399 --> 00:34:05,440 are up on YouTube and blah blah blah. 928 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:05,760 You know, 929 00:34:05,760 --> 00:34:08,000 >> it's an interesting question. Um, I 930 00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:09,679 think that they would be considered 931 00:34:09,679 --> 00:34:12,320 assets of WHCA and the way that this is 932 00:34:12,320 --> 00:34:14,800 written is about the transfer of assets 933 00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:18,639 back to the respective towns. So, I just 934 00:34:18,639 --> 00:34:20,079 figure it would be a matter of turning 935 00:34:20,079 --> 00:34:21,839 over in that case passwords because 936 00:34:21,839 --> 00:34:23,520 there wouldn't be any physical servers. 937 00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:23,839 Okay. 938 00:34:23,839 --> 00:34:26,399 >> For things just providing that access. 939 00:34:26,399 --> 00:34:26,639 >> Okay. 940 00:34:26,639 --> 00:34:26,960 >> Yeah. 941 00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:28,720 >> As long as they're not going to 942 00:34:28,720 --> 00:34:30,399 >> No. 943 00:34:30,399 --> 00:34:35,280 Um Okay. Um then uh with that I will 944 00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:39,440 entertain a motion um to 945 00:34:39,440 --> 00:34:41,520 um 946 00:34:41,520 --> 00:34:44,879 to adopt the um agreement by between the 947 00:34:44,879 --> 00:34:46,560 town of Hansen and Whitman Hansen 948 00:34:46,560 --> 00:34:48,399 Community Access Corporation. 949 00:34:48,399 --> 00:34:48,960 >> So moved. 950 00:34:48,960 --> 00:34:49,599 >> Second. 951 00:34:49,599 --> 00:34:52,000 >> Okay. Um all in favor I 952 00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:53,040 >> All right. Amazing. 953 00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:55,119 >> Um all right. We will sign this tonight 954 00:34:55,119 --> 00:34:56,720 and Miss Green will get it. 955 00:34:56,720 --> 00:34:58,000 >> Might even be able to sign our side 956 00:34:58,000 --> 00:34:59,359 since she's here. I think she's standing 957 00:34:59,359 --> 00:35:01,119 here to Whitman, but 958 00:35:01,119 --> 00:35:02,720 >> he's getting signed as we speak. 959 00:35:02,720 --> 00:35:03,200 >> There we go. 960 00:35:03,200 --> 00:35:03,680 >> Okay, great. 961 00:35:03,680 --> 00:35:05,119 >> So, we'll circle back. We're obviously 962 00:35:05,119 --> 00:35:05,680 in close. 963 00:35:05,680 --> 00:35:08,160 >> Thank you so much for um for coming. 964 00:35:08,160 --> 00:35:09,359 >> Thank you. 965 00:35:09,359 --> 00:35:12,000 >> Um okay, next up, and thank you very 966 00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:13,920 much for your patience. Um and I'm sorry 967 00:35:13,920 --> 00:35:15,359 you just hit us on a night when we had 968 00:35:15,359 --> 00:35:17,359 to take a bunch of stuff out of order. 969 00:35:17,359 --> 00:35:21,920 Um is the um consider vote for the fir 970 00:35:21,920 --> 00:35:24,560 uh first right of refusal on 902 Main 971 00:35:24,560 --> 00:35:28,720 Street, unit um 52. Um, sorry about the 972 00:35:28,720 --> 00:35:32,320 loss of your aunt. Um, and uh, did you 973 00:35:32,320 --> 00:35:34,079 want to just kind of tell us where 974 00:35:34,079 --> 00:35:36,000 you're at and what's happening? 975 00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:38,240 >> Yeah, so I've sold these units before. 976 00:35:38,240 --> 00:35:41,200 I'm also a realtor. Um, so I have the 977 00:35:41,200 --> 00:35:43,119 listing ready to go. I have photos ready 978 00:35:43,119 --> 00:35:47,119 to go. Um, I'm pretty much on Chapa's 979 00:35:47,119 --> 00:35:49,839 timeline of when they tell me I can do 980 00:35:49,839 --> 00:35:52,400 whatever I need to do. So, our next step 981 00:35:52,400 --> 00:35:54,800 is obviously finding out if the town 982 00:35:54,800 --> 00:35:56,960 would like to purchase or doesn't want 983 00:35:56,960 --> 00:35:59,440 to purchase. And then after you give me 984 00:35:59,440 --> 00:36:03,280 that answer, Chapa will let me list it, 985 00:36:03,280 --> 00:36:07,119 which could be potentially next week if 986 00:36:07,119 --> 00:36:10,640 you guys make a decision. Um, and yeah, 987 00:36:10,640 --> 00:36:13,040 it'll be an income eligible unit. I 988 00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:14,640 can't imagine it's not going to sell. 989 00:36:14,640 --> 00:36:17,280 It's an amazing unit. Um the one that 990 00:36:17,280 --> 00:36:21,040 was just listed number 35, they had a 991 00:36:21,040 --> 00:36:25,280 buyer in 20 23 days, so it's contingent 992 00:36:25,280 --> 00:36:30,320 now. Um so yeah, listed for 307,900 993 00:36:30,320 --> 00:36:32,400 square ft if you have a buyer. It's 994 00:36:32,400 --> 00:36:34,320 actually it's an amazing offering. I 995 00:36:34,320 --> 00:36:36,160 have photos if you want them. 996 00:36:36,160 --> 00:36:37,920 >> Honestly, I keep think thinking to 997 00:36:37,920 --> 00:36:39,680 myself, I wish I knew somebody who was 998 00:36:39,680 --> 00:36:40,640 eligible for this. 999 00:36:40,640 --> 00:36:42,720 >> I wish I could get my parents in there. 1000 00:36:42,720 --> 00:36:44,560 I wish I could almost live in there. I 1001 00:36:44,560 --> 00:36:46,640 mean, I'm almost 55. I'm close. 1002 00:36:46,640 --> 00:36:47,280 >> Almost. 1003 00:36:47,280 --> 00:36:48,960 >> Um, so yeah. 1004 00:36:48,960 --> 00:36:53,440 >> Um, so our last foray into this, um, we 1005 00:36:53,440 --> 00:36:54,560 learned a lot. 1006 00:36:54,560 --> 00:36:54,960 >> Yeah. 1007 00:36:54,960 --> 00:36:57,440 >> And you're the benefactor of that that 1008 00:36:57,440 --> 00:37:00,079 learning. Um, so, um, it is going to 1009 00:37:00,079 --> 00:37:02,640 stay affordable. Um, and that's your 1010 00:37:02,640 --> 00:37:04,560 intention. We would just, I think, ask 1011 00:37:04,560 --> 00:37:06,400 you the same thing that we had asked Bob 1012 00:37:06,400 --> 00:37:08,240 Germaine, who was the realtor for that 1013 00:37:08,240 --> 00:37:11,520 unit. Um, if for any reason it doesn't 1014 00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:13,359 look like it's going to sell, we would 1015 00:37:13,359 --> 00:37:18,720 want you to let Miss Green know and we might, you know, uh, think about 1016 00:37:18,720 --> 00:37:20,079 purchasing it as a 1017 00:37:20,079 --> 00:37:21,920 >> I mean, that's that would be a sixmonth 1018 00:37:21,920 --> 00:37:24,480 time frame because we have 180 days. So, 1019 00:37:24,480 --> 00:37:26,720 I cannot imagine we would get there, but 1020 00:37:26,720 --> 00:37:27,520 absolutely. 1021 00:37:27,520 --> 00:37:28,240 >> Okay. Yeah. 1022 00:37:28,240 --> 00:37:29,520 >> All right. Did anybody have any 1023 00:37:29,520 --> 00:37:32,079 questions? No. Um, with that then I will 1024 00:37:32,079 --> 00:37:36,000 entertain a motion um to 1025 00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:39,200 um not exercise our first right of 1026 00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:42,240 refusal on 902 Main Street, Unit 52. 1027 00:37:42,240 --> 00:37:42,880 >> So moved. 1028 00:37:42,880 --> 00:37:44,240 >> Second. 1029 00:37:44,240 --> 00:37:46,640 >> Any further discussion? All in favor? 1030 00:37:46,640 --> 00:37:48,079 >> All right. And thank you so much and 1031 00:37:48,079 --> 00:37:48,960 thank you for waiting. 1032 00:37:48,960 --> 00:37:51,040 >> Do Can I have one quick question? Do you 1033 00:37:51,040 --> 00:37:52,480 know when I would get that piece of 1034 00:37:52,480 --> 00:37:53,119 paper? 1035 00:37:53,119 --> 00:37:55,599 >> Um, our Yep. Our admin will send it to 1036 00:37:55,599 --> 00:37:57,760 you tomorrow, Amy. Awesome. Okay. Thank 1037 00:37:57,760 --> 00:38:00,800 you so much. Yep. 1038 00:38:00,800 --> 00:38:01,839 All right. Thank you. 1039 00:38:01,839 --> 00:38:02,800 >> Thank you. 1040 00:38:02,800 --> 00:38:05,760 >> All right. That brings us to discuss and 1041 00:38:05,760 --> 00:38:08,960 consider vote to appoint unenrolled 1042 00:38:08,960 --> 00:38:11,359 um election workers. So in front of us 1043 00:38:11,359 --> 00:38:13,920 we have election workers with the term 1044 00:38:13,920 --> 00:38:17,760 to expire August 2027. We've got Deborah 1045 00:38:17,760 --> 00:38:21,680 Bonnie, um, Lisa Marie Carson, Ellen 1046 00:38:21,680 --> 00:38:25,119 Conan, Matthew Dyer, Kathleen Ferrara, 1047 00:38:25,119 --> 00:38:27,920 um, Helen Fuller, Aaron Hearn, Ann Marie 1048 00:38:27,920 --> 00:38:30,560 Heislip, Mary Beth Johnson, Daniel 1049 00:38:30,560 --> 00:38:34,000 Johnson, Joe Kelly, Kevin Lalian, and 1050 00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:35,680 I'm sorry if I just slaughtered that, 1051 00:38:35,680 --> 00:38:38,640 Kathleen McGee, Nancy Meyers, Alvara, 1052 00:38:38,640 --> 00:38:41,839 Oso, James Rodick, Louise Russo, Teresa 1053 00:38:41,839 --> 00:38:45,520 Sanche, Margaret Schneider, Beth Sloan, 1054 00:38:45,520 --> 00:38:47,359 Ma Matthew Matthew Spencer, Robera 1055 00:38:47,359 --> 00:38:49,760 Spencer, Heidi Wedell, and Moren Watson. 1056 00:38:49,760 --> 00:38:51,760 I will entertain a motion to appoint 1057 00:38:51,760 --> 00:38:54,640 these individuals as unenrolled election 1058 00:38:54,640 --> 00:38:56,880 workers for a term expiring August of 1059 00:38:56,880 --> 00:38:58,000 2027. 1060 00:38:58,000 --> 00:38:58,560 >> So moved. 1061 00:38:58,560 --> 00:38:59,040 >> Second. 1062 00:38:59,040 --> 00:39:00,400 >> All in favor? 1063 00:39:00,400 --> 00:39:04,000 >> Amazing. Um, okay. Then that brings us 1064 00:39:04,000 --> 00:39:08,400 to um discuss October special town 1065 00:39:08,400 --> 00:39:10,560 meeting proposed articles. Miss Green. 1066 00:39:10,560 --> 00:39:12,560 >> Uh, yes, Madam Chair. U Madam Vice 1067 00:39:12,560 --> 00:39:14,640 Chair, members of the board. Uh the 1068 00:39:14,640 --> 00:39:16,880 board opened the October special town 1069 00:39:16,880 --> 00:39:20,320 meeting warrant last Tuesday. Um we had 1070 00:39:20,320 --> 00:39:22,720 circulated the memorandum to the 1071 00:39:22,720 --> 00:39:24,079 departments to let them know that the 1072 00:39:24,079 --> 00:39:26,960 warrant was open. We have a an article 1073 00:39:26,960 --> 00:39:29,839 submission deadline of Thursday, August 1074 00:39:29,839 --> 00:39:34,400 20th at 12 noon. Uh to date we have 1075 00:39:34,400 --> 00:39:38,640 received uh 30 well we've we've received 1076 00:39:38,640 --> 00:39:40,320 um 1077 00:39:40,320 --> 00:39:44,320 we're looking at about 30 articles. Um 1078 00:39:44,320 --> 00:39:46,079 some of them we do have the exact 1079 00:39:46,079 --> 00:39:48,160 amounts like right now we only have one 1080 00:39:48,160 --> 00:39:50,560 unpaid fiscal bill bill from the prior 1081 00:39:50,560 --> 00:39:53,520 fiscal year. Um we do have wage and 1082 00:39:53,520 --> 00:39:55,760 personnel bylaw. We have some updates in 1083 00:39:55,760 --> 00:39:58,160 that that is already in the warrant. Um 1084 00:39:58,160 --> 00:40:02,560 we will need some expense some uh salary 1085 00:40:02,560 --> 00:40:04,160 supplements 1086 00:40:04,160 --> 00:40:07,040 um for our uh building commissioner 1087 00:40:07,040 --> 00:40:09,119 position and uh town planner and 1088 00:40:09,119 --> 00:40:10,960 director of land use. Uh there may be 1089 00:40:10,960 --> 00:40:14,000 more that that'll to be determined. Um 1090 00:40:14,000 --> 00:40:15,839 but we know we've got the Mccoan 1091 00:40:15,839 --> 00:40:18,000 playground with community preservation. 1092 00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:21,200 We're waiting on water commissioners uh 1093 00:40:21,200 --> 00:40:24,720 to submit any articles. Uh treasure 1094 00:40:24,720 --> 00:40:27,040 collector has submitted hers. Uh police 1095 00:40:27,040 --> 00:40:29,200 has submitted some articles including 1096 00:40:29,200 --> 00:40:31,040 HVAC improvements for the police 1097 00:40:31,040 --> 00:40:34,720 station, cruisers, uh fire, cardiac 1098 00:40:34,720 --> 00:40:36,960 monitors and defibrillators. 1099 00:40:36,960 --> 00:40:40,720 uh IT director has submitted articles um 1100 00:40:40,720 --> 00:40:43,920 for capital items um that are going to 1101 00:40:43,920 --> 00:40:46,560 include server infrastructure uh police 1102 00:40:46,560 --> 00:40:50,000 safety radio consoles for the dispatch 1103 00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:53,040 um security cameras at Camp Kuwani 1104 00:40:53,040 --> 00:40:56,240 transfer station skate park uh Kenbury 1105 00:40:56,240 --> 00:40:59,200 Cove then we have planning that has is 1106 00:40:59,200 --> 00:41:01,200 still looking for consultant for the 1107 00:41:01,200 --> 00:41:05,599 subdivision regulation control um 1108 00:41:05,599 --> 00:41:07,599 we have highway A uh vehicle 1109 00:41:07,599 --> 00:41:10,400 replacement, air compressor for trailer. 1110 00:41:10,400 --> 00:41:13,040 Uh conservation is fund replacement. 1111 00:41:13,040 --> 00:41:15,440 Their conservation fund replacement. Uh 1112 00:41:15,440 --> 00:41:17,760 we have one article for the school 1113 00:41:17,760 --> 00:41:19,280 Whitman Hansen Regional School District, 1114 00:41:19,280 --> 00:41:22,560 which is high school paving. Uh elder 1115 00:41:22,560 --> 00:41:24,960 affairs has not submitted anything yet. 1116 00:41:24,960 --> 00:41:28,319 Uh and then from 21 down, these are 1117 00:41:28,319 --> 00:41:32,400 mainly going to be bylaw um adjustments, 1118 00:41:32,400 --> 00:41:35,599 additions, amendments, um or new bylaws. 1119 00:41:35,599 --> 00:41:38,640 Okay. So, look in looking at these, what 1120 00:41:38,640 --> 00:41:41,520 I'd like to do is try to get ahead of um 1121 00:41:41,520 --> 00:41:44,319 us having a bunch of questions. So, um 1122 00:41:44,319 --> 00:41:46,800 I'd like to the ones that I think that 1123 00:41:46,800 --> 00:41:48,319 we need to have somebody come and talk 1124 00:41:48,319 --> 00:41:50,960 to us about are conservation for sure. 1125 00:41:50,960 --> 00:41:52,160 Like, we need to know what the heck's 1126 00:41:52,160 --> 00:41:54,960 going on with those. Um and then we need 1127 00:41:54,960 --> 00:41:56,480 to know what the heck's going on with 1128 00:41:56,480 --> 00:41:58,640 the IT director stuff. um all 1129 00:41:58,640 --> 00:42:00,720 well-intentioned and I'm sure they they 1130 00:42:00,720 --> 00:42:02,480 are valid because Matt does his 1131 00:42:02,480 --> 00:42:04,160 homework, but we just like to hear from 1132 00:42:04,160 --> 00:42:07,280 him on it. And then the highway director 1133 00:42:07,280 --> 00:42:09,359 um again, we want to have a conversation 1134 00:42:09,359 --> 00:42:12,240 with with him. And I don't anticipate 1135 00:42:12,240 --> 00:42:14,000 that these conversations are going to be 1136 00:42:14,000 --> 00:42:16,160 long, but since we are going to be in a 1137 00:42:16,160 --> 00:42:19,359 position of uh recommending or not, we 1138 00:42:19,359 --> 00:42:21,359 kind of need to have some facts um from 1139 00:42:21,359 --> 00:42:24,960 folks. Um you know, and then any of the 1140 00:42:24,960 --> 00:42:26,720 other ones you can kind of flush out. I 1141 00:42:26,720 --> 00:42:28,319 did want to mention like I don't the 1142 00:42:28,319 --> 00:42:30,319 community preservation Indian crossway 1143 00:42:30,319 --> 00:42:32,560 bridge at Crooker Place. Um has that 1144 00:42:32,560 --> 00:42:35,280 already been presented to the community 1145 00:42:35,280 --> 00:42:36,880 preservation. 1146 00:42:36,880 --> 00:42:38,160 >> I don't know if it has or not. 1147 00:42:38,160 --> 00:42:39,200 >> Who submitted that? 1148 00:42:39,200 --> 00:42:41,440 >> Um 1149 00:42:41,440 --> 00:42:43,440 that that was submitted by conservation. 1150 00:42:43,440 --> 00:42:47,680 >> I think I think Dave is going to talk to 1151 00:42:47,680 --> 00:42:48,480 >> Okay. 1152 00:42:48,480 --> 00:42:51,359 >> talk to community preservation about it. 1153 00:42:51,359 --> 00:42:53,599 >> Okay. Um I don't know when they're 1154 00:42:53,599 --> 00:42:56,319 meeting. Uh they're not meeting before 1155 00:42:56,319 --> 00:42:59,920 August 20th. I can tell you that. Um 1156 00:42:59,920 --> 00:43:02,720 it's is well you've got a placeholder. 1157 00:43:02,720 --> 00:43:05,040 >> What's the lockdown date? 1158 00:43:05,040 --> 00:43:06,800 >> So that well that that's going to be 1159 00:43:06,800 --> 00:43:09,680 part of the um August 20th is submission 1160 00:43:09,680 --> 00:43:12,880 for the articles. So by August 20th, 1161 00:43:12,880 --> 00:43:14,319 we'll need the article, we'll need the 1162 00:43:14,319 --> 00:43:15,920 language, and we'll need the amount. 1163 00:43:15,920 --> 00:43:17,119 >> Yeah. You're not going to have any of 1164 00:43:17,119 --> 00:43:19,359 that on the Indian crossway. 1165 00:43:19,359 --> 00:43:21,280 >> Okay. We can let we can let conservation 1166 00:43:21,280 --> 00:43:24,000 know. You know, I'm not saying you can't 1167 00:43:24,000 --> 00:43:25,359 put a placeholder, but you're just not 1168 00:43:25,359 --> 00:43:26,640 going to know anything cuz they're not 1169 00:43:26,640 --> 00:43:30,240 meeting until like middle of September. 1170 00:43:30,240 --> 00:43:32,400 >> Oh, yeah. That probably wouldn't work. 1171 00:43:32,400 --> 00:43:34,720 >> Yeah. So, it may need to be a spring 1172 00:43:34,720 --> 00:43:36,560 child meeting more article. 1173 00:43:36,560 --> 00:43:37,040 >> Okay. 1174 00:43:37,040 --> 00:43:40,000 >> Um unless there's something that I'm 1175 00:43:40,000 --> 00:43:43,680 missing, but um Okay. Um I did want to 1176 00:43:43,680 --> 00:43:45,920 talk to you guys. I had um and if 1177 00:43:45,920 --> 00:43:48,319 there's anything that you guys want to 1178 00:43:48,319 --> 00:43:51,040 add um you know, let's discuss it as a 1179 00:43:51,040 --> 00:43:53,520 board. I had asked to have the ban the 1180 00:43:53,520 --> 00:43:56,160 selling ofratom. Um I had reached out to 1181 00:43:56,160 --> 00:43:58,640 the board of health um about this a 1182 00:43:58,640 --> 00:44:00,800 couple of months ago. Um several 1183 00:44:00,800 --> 00:44:03,200 surrounding towns have uh banned the 1184 00:44:03,200 --> 00:44:05,680 sale ofratom. It don't ask me what it 1185 00:44:05,680 --> 00:44:07,920 is. It's an unregulated 1186 00:44:07,920 --> 00:44:11,760 um substance that is sold by um various 1187 00:44:11,760 --> 00:44:14,160 smoke shops I guess I would say mostly. 1188 00:44:14,160 --> 00:44:17,599 Um, and it has not been approved by the 1189 00:44:17,599 --> 00:44:20,640 FDA and it's known to have c caused some 1190 00:44:20,640 --> 00:44:22,240 psychotic episodes and people that 1191 00:44:22,240 --> 00:44:24,000 overdose on it, which of course a lot of 1192 00:44:24,000 --> 00:44:26,079 things I mean literally Coca-Cola could 1193 00:44:26,079 --> 00:44:28,079 probably do that. But still, um, it 1194 00:44:28,079 --> 00:44:29,839 seems like it's a lot of kids that are 1195 00:44:29,839 --> 00:44:33,280 buying it. And I had asked the board of 1196 00:44:33,280 --> 00:44:35,200 um, health to discuss it, but they have 1197 00:44:35,200 --> 00:44:38,240 not as of yet. Um, so I thought I would 1198 00:44:38,240 --> 00:44:40,400 um and I did talk to the chair of the 1199 00:44:40,400 --> 00:44:42,160 board of health about it and they will 1200 00:44:42,160 --> 00:44:44,000 talk about it and potentially it will 1201 00:44:44,000 --> 00:44:45,920 become their article or at least they'll 1202 00:44:45,920 --> 00:44:48,319 support our article um because I do 1203 00:44:48,319 --> 00:44:50,319 think there should be a partnership on 1204 00:44:50,319 --> 00:44:53,680 that. Um, several surrounding towns have 1205 00:44:53,680 --> 00:44:56,480 passed the ban on this. Um, notably 1206 00:44:56,480 --> 00:45:00,480 Rockland and I believe Plymouth 1207 00:45:00,480 --> 00:45:02,480 and I'm not I don't want to misrepresent 1208 00:45:02,480 --> 00:45:04,560 but I know for sure Rockland did. Yes. 1209 00:45:04,560 --> 00:45:07,680 Um so just a question um or or just a 1210 00:45:07,680 --> 00:45:08,480 comment rather. 1211 00:45:08,480 --> 00:45:08,800 >> Yeah. 1212 00:45:08,800 --> 00:45:10,960 >> If we are going to um put an atomic can 1213 00:45:10,960 --> 00:45:12,800 we make sure it has teeth in it that 1214 00:45:12,800 --> 00:45:14,960 says if you are caught selling this x y 1215 00:45:14,960 --> 00:45:16,480 and z will happen. Fair point. So 1216 00:45:16,480 --> 00:45:17,760 instead like because I don't want the 1217 00:45:17,760 --> 00:45:19,920 same thing to happen with that like we 1218 00:45:19,920 --> 00:45:21,040 had with the nip ban 1219 00:45:21,040 --> 00:45:22,800 >> but nip ban wasn't our article. 1220 00:45:22,800 --> 00:45:25,040 >> Well that no and I understand that but 1221 00:45:25,040 --> 00:45:27,920 it was a citizens petition but um 1222 00:45:27,920 --> 00:45:29,200 >> there was just no there was no 1223 00:45:29,200 --> 00:45:29,760 enforcement. 1224 00:45:29,760 --> 00:45:31,680 >> No we need we definitely need 1225 00:45:31,680 --> 00:45:36,319 enforcement. um probably tied to we will 1226 00:45:36,319 --> 00:45:38,319 revoke your license if you violate this. 1227 00:45:38,319 --> 00:45:38,720 Like 1228 00:45:38,720 --> 00:45:41,040 >> is there a specific license for smoke 1229 00:45:41,040 --> 00:45:42,240 shops? Is that a 1230 00:45:42,240 --> 00:45:43,119 >> No, it's just a business license. It's 1231 00:45:43,119 --> 00:45:44,319 just a business license. Okay. 1232 00:45:44,319 --> 00:45:45,040 >> Yep. 1233 00:45:45,040 --> 00:45:45,599 >> Um 1234 00:45:45,599 --> 00:45:48,160 >> the problem with from what I understand 1235 00:45:48,160 --> 00:45:50,240 is it's u the stuff that they're selling 1236 00:45:50,240 --> 00:45:52,800 in these stores is unregulated. Exactly. 1237 00:45:52,800 --> 00:45:56,160 Completely. They do use for uh 1238 00:45:56,160 --> 00:45:59,200 beneficial purposes with um PTSD 1239 00:45:59,200 --> 00:46:01,440 veterans and stuff, but that's 1240 00:46:01,440 --> 00:46:02,560 medicinal. Exactly. 1241 00:46:02,560 --> 00:46:04,240 >> We're talking about something that's uh 1242 00:46:04,240 --> 00:46:06,880 it's it's like I can't think of the 1243 00:46:06,880 --> 00:46:08,800 right word, but it's it's not 1244 00:46:08,800 --> 00:46:10,079 >> properly regulated. 1245 00:46:10,079 --> 00:46:11,599 >> And we'll get more information. We don't 1246 00:46:11,599 --> 00:46:13,119 have to vote on this tonight, but I just 1247 00:46:13,119 --> 00:46:14,800 wanted to tell you guys why I had asked 1248 00:46:14,800 --> 00:46:16,720 to have that put on there. Um I'll make 1249 00:46:16,720 --> 00:46:18,800 sure that we you know that we we ceue up 1250 00:46:18,800 --> 00:46:21,599 more information. Um the dock regulation 1251 00:46:21,599 --> 00:46:24,720 bylaw. Um Miss Green, I'm not really too 1252 00:46:24,720 --> 00:46:26,319 sure about that one. What the heck is 1253 00:46:26,319 --> 00:46:27,359 that? 1254 00:46:27,359 --> 00:46:33,119 Um that one actually the conservation place that in front of 1255 00:46:33,119 --> 00:46:35,839 us but also I believe um fire is I I 1256 00:46:35,839 --> 00:46:38,319 haven't seen that yet. Um I haven't seen 1257 00:46:38,319 --> 00:46:39,920 >> Did you say Amy to me that it's 1258 00:46:39,920 --> 00:46:43,359 something about that it allows fire to 1259 00:46:43,359 --> 00:46:44,880 have more jurisdiction over what's 1260 00:46:44,880 --> 00:46:47,119 happening on the docks or something? 1261 00:46:47,119 --> 00:46:48,880 >> The building I think. 1262 00:46:48,880 --> 00:46:49,280 >> Yeah. 1263 00:46:49,280 --> 00:46:50,400 >> Oh. Oh. Okay. On 1264 00:46:50,400 --> 00:46:52,079 >> like who can have the regulations about 1265 00:46:52,079 --> 00:46:52,880 putting docks. 1266 00:46:52,880 --> 00:46:55,119 >> Okay. All right. Okay. Um All right. So 1267 00:46:55,119 --> 00:46:56,640 again, we might want a little write. We 1268 00:46:56,640 --> 00:46:58,240 want some explanations on this stuff 1269 00:46:58,240 --> 00:46:59,760 just so we know what's what. 1270 00:46:59,760 --> 00:47:01,599 >> But we're going to have the whole 1271 00:47:01,599 --> 00:47:02,160 warrant. 1272 00:47:02,160 --> 00:47:03,520 >> Yeah, we'll have the warrant, but I 1273 00:47:03,520 --> 00:47:04,960 think it would be good for us to kind of 1274 00:47:04,960 --> 00:47:07,359 get our minds around things in advance. 1275 00:47:07,359 --> 00:47:09,760 It helps expedite the process and the 1276 00:47:09,760 --> 00:47:11,920 discussion if we can just be educated 1277 00:47:11,920 --> 00:47:14,000 about what people are putting in for. 1278 00:47:14,000 --> 00:47:16,240 Um, and then of course the marijuana 1279 00:47:16,240 --> 00:47:18,400 delivery waiver which we had put in 1280 00:47:18,400 --> 00:47:21,520 there and the false alarm bylaw. I um 1281 00:47:21,520 --> 00:47:23,440 Amy and I had that conversation. You 1282 00:47:23,440 --> 00:47:25,280 guys will recall that we were a bit 1283 00:47:25,280 --> 00:47:28,319 hamstrung with the property um at 1057 1284 00:47:28,319 --> 00:47:31,040 Main Street um in that we were getting 1285 00:47:31,040 --> 00:47:34,160 called out frequently, but unfortunately 1286 00:47:34,160 --> 00:47:36,560 we have a bylaw that doesn't allow us to 1287 00:47:36,560 --> 00:47:38,240 charge when we're getting called out for 1288 00:47:38,240 --> 00:47:40,480 bogus calls and somebody has not done 1289 00:47:40,480 --> 00:47:41,839 what they're supposed to be doing with 1290 00:47:41,839 --> 00:47:43,920 their alarm. And of course, we would not 1291 00:47:43,920 --> 00:47:46,079 do this willy-nilly, but in this case, 1292 00:47:46,079 --> 00:47:48,079 it was egregious and the town was out 1293 00:47:48,079 --> 00:47:49,920 money because we're required to respond, 1294 00:47:49,920 --> 00:47:51,839 but we can't charge somebody for the 1295 00:47:51,839 --> 00:47:53,200 fact that we're responding and they 1296 00:47:53,200 --> 00:47:54,240 should have done something different 1297 00:47:54,240 --> 00:47:57,280 with their um alarm. So, Chief O'Brien 1298 00:47:57,280 --> 00:47:59,839 had mentioned to us at the time um that 1299 00:47:59,839 --> 00:48:01,680 he would like to have a bylaw change. 1300 00:48:01,680 --> 00:48:03,119 So, that's what this is. 1301 00:48:03,119 --> 00:48:04,640 >> So, these are just placeholders. People 1302 00:48:04,640 --> 00:48:07,520 haven't that doesn't exist in paragraph. 1303 00:48:07,520 --> 00:48:08,800 >> No, we don't have the meat and potatoes 1304 00:48:08,800 --> 00:48:11,040 of all of this yet. Um, these are just 1305 00:48:11,040 --> 00:48:14,079 all sort of conceptual. 1306 00:48:14,079 --> 00:48:16,480 >> Am I wrong or is this like a lot of 1307 00:48:16,480 --> 00:48:18,400 articles for the October special talk? 1308 00:48:18,400 --> 00:48:20,319 >> No, that's it's kind of normal. 1309 00:48:20,319 --> 00:48:21,920 >> Yeah, it's kind of normal and it's all 1310 00:48:21,920 --> 00:48:23,680 over the place and some of these may get 1311 00:48:23,680 --> 00:48:25,680 reduced. You know, I think one of the um 1312 00:48:25,680 --> 00:48:28,079 big questions we need to ask ourselves 1313 00:48:28,079 --> 00:48:29,920 since many of them are looking at using 1314 00:48:29,920 --> 00:48:32,960 free cash is how much free cash do we 1315 00:48:32,960 --> 00:48:33,359 have? 1316 00:48:33,359 --> 00:48:35,119 >> Do we even have that number yet? 1317 00:48:35,119 --> 00:48:37,040 >> So, we do need to get that number. So 1318 00:48:37,040 --> 00:48:40,240 Eric um our town accountant noted that 1319 00:48:40,240 --> 00:48:43,599 he should have um he should have a good 1320 00:48:43,599 --> 00:48:45,760 estimate number by September 15th. 1321 00:48:45,760 --> 00:48:47,920 >> Okay. All right. Okay. 1322 00:48:47,920 --> 00:48:51,280 >> Can can I just can we add another 1323 00:48:51,280 --> 00:48:53,440 >> um another article here for the women 1324 00:48:53,440 --> 00:48:54,720 hands and regional school district 1325 00:48:54,720 --> 00:48:56,880 committee for um any additional capital 1326 00:48:56,880 --> 00:48:58,800 items. I don't know if they've even 1327 00:48:58,800 --> 00:49:00,160 known that we've opened up the warrant 1328 00:49:00,160 --> 00:49:01,119 yet. I have a meeting 1329 00:49:01,119 --> 00:49:03,280 >> you send along the memo to them as well. 1330 00:49:03,280 --> 00:49:03,520 Yeah, 1331 00:49:03,520 --> 00:49:05,200 >> you send Okay. So, you sent the memo to 1332 00:49:05,200 --> 00:49:06,160 and um 1333 00:49:06,160 --> 00:49:08,880 >> I'm trying to figure out if we have um 1334 00:49:08,880 --> 00:49:11,200 unspent warrant money that we might be 1335 00:49:11,200 --> 00:49:12,640 able to transfer. So, I just don't want 1336 00:49:12,640 --> 00:49:13,839 to have like 1337 00:49:13,839 --> 00:49:14,800 >> I don't know the uh 1338 00:49:14,800 --> 00:49:17,040 >> Well, yeah. So, um just prior to this 1339 00:49:17,040 --> 00:49:18,480 meeting, Frank mentioned, you know, how 1340 00:49:18,480 --> 00:49:20,800 we always go through the exercise of how 1341 00:49:20,800 --> 00:49:23,280 of have we allocated money for items for 1342 00:49:23,280 --> 00:49:25,440 the schools that they have not spent. 1343 00:49:25,440 --> 00:49:27,760 Um, so Frank and those guys have gone 1344 00:49:27,760 --> 00:49:29,280 through and there's a little chunk of 1345 00:49:29,280 --> 00:49:32,960 change that has was allocated but is not 1346 00:49:32,960 --> 00:49:35,200 spent yet, but it doesn't mean that they 1347 00:49:35,200 --> 00:49:37,839 haven't made plans for it. So Frank just 1348 00:49:37,839 --> 00:49:41,520 wants to um double check that. But um in 1349 00:49:41,520 --> 00:49:43,520 the event that in fact it does turn out 1350 00:49:43,520 --> 00:49:45,119 that they're not going to spend that 1351 00:49:45,119 --> 00:49:48,559 money, um Frank would like to have a 1352 00:49:48,559 --> 00:49:50,720 warrant article to allow us to transfer 1353 00:49:50,720 --> 00:49:53,680 that unspent money into stabilization. 1354 00:49:53,680 --> 00:49:55,680 Yep. Um, so if we could just put a 1355 00:49:55,680 --> 00:49:57,440 placeholder for that and then just wait 1356 00:49:57,440 --> 00:49:59,680 for Mr. Melissa to get back to us. 1357 00:49:59,680 --> 00:50:00,960 >> Yeah. The only reason I'm asking is 1358 00:50:00,960 --> 00:50:02,400 because you're we're closing the warrant 1359 00:50:02,400 --> 00:50:04,240 before we meet next. Right. So I just 1360 00:50:04,240 --> 00:50:06,079 want to make sure that we don't have to 1361 00:50:06,079 --> 00:50:07,599 >> reopen it at that point that we already 1362 00:50:07,599 --> 00:50:08,880 have something there and everybody's 1363 00:50:08,880 --> 00:50:10,960 aware. So we may not need it. Um I 1364 00:50:10,960 --> 00:50:11,520 haven't talked to 1365 00:50:11,520 --> 00:50:13,440 >> I I'd rather that people put stuff in 1366 00:50:13,440 --> 00:50:16,480 there and then we can always delete it. 1367 00:50:16,480 --> 00:50:19,040 uh once we close the warrant really uh 1368 00:50:19,040 --> 00:50:20,400 these guys are trying to have rigor 1369 00:50:20,400 --> 00:50:21,920 around the timelines because otherwise 1370 00:50:21,920 --> 00:50:23,760 they end up running around like maniacs 1371 00:50:23,760 --> 00:50:25,599 at the end. Mr. Weeks 1372 00:50:25,599 --> 00:50:28,640 >> uh so for me I just have a a quick 1373 00:50:28,640 --> 00:50:30,960 followup around this. So capital 1374 00:50:30,960 --> 00:50:32,240 improvement committee always has kind of 1375 00:50:32,240 --> 00:50:34,160 like a soft spot in my heart on all of 1376 00:50:34,160 --> 00:50:36,880 these things and we have been announcing 1377 00:50:36,880 --> 00:50:39,200 that there's only one vacancy out of 1378 00:50:39,200 --> 00:50:41,119 five. 1379 00:50:41,119 --> 00:50:43,280 Per our bylaws, the capital improvement 1380 00:50:43,280 --> 00:50:45,200 committee is supposed to meet, make 1381 00:50:45,200 --> 00:50:46,880 recommendations, 1382 00:50:46,880 --> 00:50:48,640 and do everything they need to do in 1383 00:50:48,640 --> 00:50:51,839 order for the for the town to even hold 1384 00:50:51,839 --> 00:50:54,319 the town meeting. And I'm just I just 1385 00:50:54,319 --> 00:50:55,920 want to make sure that the four people 1386 00:50:55,920 --> 00:50:57,200 that are actually on the capital 1387 00:50:57,200 --> 00:50:59,440 improving committee uh are are meeting 1388 00:50:59,440 --> 00:51:00,880 and doing what they're they're they're 1389 00:51:00,880 --> 00:51:02,960 tasked to do per the bylaws. 1390 00:51:02,960 --> 00:51:04,640 >> Is there a plan for them to meet? Yes, 1391 00:51:04,640 --> 00:51:08,160 we um we talked about it today and we 1392 00:51:08,160 --> 00:51:10,400 are um going to be sending out an email 1393 00:51:10,400 --> 00:51:12,480 to the members um about meeting the 1394 00:51:12,480 --> 00:51:13,839 first week of September. 1395 00:51:13,839 --> 00:51:14,880 >> Okay. To look at the 1396 00:51:14,880 --> 00:51:16,960 >> Just want to make sure because they're 1397 00:51:16,960 --> 00:51:18,640 supposed to be meeting with all of these 1398 00:51:18,640 --> 00:51:20,800 department heads 1399 00:51:20,800 --> 00:51:23,440 >> on our behalf making recommendations to 1400 00:51:23,440 --> 00:51:25,599 kind of cut through the minutia for us. 1401 00:51:25,599 --> 00:51:27,359 Yeah. So, I just want to make sure that 1402 00:51:27,359 --> 00:51:29,359 process is, you know, is happening. 1403 00:51:29,359 --> 00:51:32,960 That's all. I'm not sure 1404 00:51:32,960 --> 00:51:35,599 that process is happening. Process is 1405 00:51:35,599 --> 00:51:35,839 happening. 1406 00:51:35,839 --> 00:51:37,760 >> I think we I think Yeah. Yeah. I just 1407 00:51:37,760 --> 00:51:39,359 want to make sure we're we're doing what 1408 00:51:39,359 --> 00:51:40,160 we're supposed to be doing per the 1409 00:51:40,160 --> 00:51:40,720 bylaws. 1410 00:51:40,720 --> 00:51:43,119 >> Def I appreciate you bringing that up 1411 00:51:43,119 --> 00:51:48,960 and um I it's a very valid um concern. 1412 00:51:48,960 --> 00:51:50,800 >> Just a question on number 12. 1413 00:51:50,800 --> 00:51:51,599 >> Uh number 12. 1414 00:51:51,599 --> 00:51:53,680 >> Conels or consoles? 1415 00:51:53,680 --> 00:51:54,880 >> It's probably consoles. 1416 00:51:54,880 --> 00:51:56,720 >> Consoles. Consoles. Yes. 1417 00:51:56,720 --> 00:51:58,240 >> Consoles. Okay. I just wanted to make 1418 00:51:58,240 --> 00:51:59,760 sure. I've never heard of a con sell 1419 00:51:59,760 --> 00:52:00,000 like 1420 00:52:00,000 --> 00:52:01,280 >> expand your vocabulary. 1421 00:52:01,280 --> 00:52:03,760 >> Hey, I my vocabulary is extensive. 1422 00:52:03,760 --> 00:52:05,760 >> I know. 1423 00:52:05,760 --> 00:52:06,240 >> Um, 1424 00:52:06,240 --> 00:52:08,079 >> also same thing with 30. It says selling 1425 00:52:08,079 --> 00:52:08,559 the of 1426 00:52:08,559 --> 00:52:09,280 >> cratom. 1427 00:52:09,280 --> 00:52:11,359 >> Yeah. 1428 00:52:11,359 --> 00:52:13,200 >> Banning the 1429 00:52:13,200 --> 00:52:15,599 >> I wasn't going to pick 21 has it. You're 1430 00:52:15,599 --> 00:52:17,040 missing the M and swamp. 1431 00:52:17,040 --> 00:52:19,200 >> One question on the timing. You're 1432 00:52:19,200 --> 00:52:21,359 talking about um 1433 00:52:21,359 --> 00:52:23,040 >> improvement meeting in September and 1434 00:52:23,040 --> 00:52:24,079 then 1435 00:52:24,079 --> 00:52:25,920 >> we're getting numbers and on like how 1436 00:52:25,920 --> 00:52:27,200 much free cash is available in 1437 00:52:27,200 --> 00:52:28,160 September. Yeah, 1438 00:52:28,160 --> 00:52:31,200 >> but yet the the um the bridge we can't 1439 00:52:31,200 --> 00:52:33,839 do in September. I'm not I don't have to 1440 00:52:33,839 --> 00:52:37,119 >> because capital improvement is after the 1441 00:52:37,119 --> 00:52:39,359 community preservation is a recommending 1442 00:52:39,359 --> 00:52:41,280 committee. They have to recommend it. 1443 00:52:41,280 --> 00:52:43,280 You can't just put a placeholder there 1444 00:52:43,280 --> 00:52:45,920 because people want to have a project. 1445 00:52:45,920 --> 00:52:48,319 Only capital uh only community 1446 00:52:48,319 --> 00:52:50,640 preservation can put a placeholder in 1447 00:52:50,640 --> 00:52:51,280 for community 1448 00:52:51,280 --> 00:52:54,319 >> presholder itself is the problem getting 1449 00:52:54,319 --> 00:52:56,800 >> well the article potentially too but but 1450 00:52:56,800 --> 00:52:58,319 definitely If there's a placeholder 1451 00:52:58,319 --> 00:53:00,640 there, you could take it out, 1452 00:53:00,640 --> 00:53:03,359 >> right? But you but something has been 1453 00:53:03,359 --> 00:53:05,440 circumvented here. There's a whole 1454 00:53:05,440 --> 00:53:06,240 committee, 1455 00:53:06,240 --> 00:53:06,800 >> right? 1456 00:53:06,800 --> 00:53:09,280 >> Like I like if I were like for instance 1457 00:53:09,280 --> 00:53:10,960 the economic development committee, I'm 1458 00:53:10,960 --> 00:53:12,640 not going to put something on there as a 1459 00:53:12,640 --> 00:53:14,400 placeholder if I haven't talked to the 1460 00:53:14,400 --> 00:53:15,599 entire board about it. 1461 00:53:15,599 --> 00:53:17,359 >> Right. Right. No, I agree. I'm just 1462 00:53:17,359 --> 00:53:18,079 confused a little bit. 1463 00:53:18,079 --> 00:53:20,160 >> So this has come out of the left hand. 1464 00:53:20,160 --> 00:53:22,160 This has sort of come out of like maybe 1465 00:53:22,160 --> 00:53:23,680 they've talked about it. I don't know. 1466 00:53:23,680 --> 00:53:24,960 And if they have, then that's 1467 00:53:24,960 --> 00:53:26,960 appropriate. Um, but if they haven't 1468 00:53:26,960 --> 00:53:28,640 talked about it, I think that there 1469 00:53:28,640 --> 00:53:30,480 needs to be some kind of a conversation. 1470 00:53:30,480 --> 00:53:32,319 And the reason I'm saying that it's not 1471 00:53:32,319 --> 00:53:34,160 going to happen is because I happen to 1472 00:53:34,160 --> 00:53:35,200 know that certain members are 1473 00:53:35,200 --> 00:53:37,760 unavailable during the very constrained 1474 00:53:37,760 --> 00:53:38,720 time frames that we have. 1475 00:53:38,720 --> 00:53:40,559 >> That that that answers my second 1476 00:53:40,559 --> 00:53:42,720 question is is why wouldn't they be 1477 00:53:42,720 --> 00:53:45,520 meeting with enough time to get 1478 00:53:45,520 --> 00:53:47,359 >> because they all agreed they didn't need 1479 00:53:47,359 --> 00:53:48,559 to meet in August. 1480 00:53:48,559 --> 00:53:49,040 >> Okay. 1481 00:53:49,040 --> 00:53:52,000 >> And certain parties. 1482 00:53:52,000 --> 00:53:52,960 >> Yep. Yeah, 1483 00:53:52,960 --> 00:53:55,200 >> that makes sense because it's it's it's 1484 00:53:55,200 --> 00:53:56,960 them meeting after they get so 1485 00:53:56,960 --> 00:53:57,839 >> sitting next to me. 1486 00:53:57,839 --> 00:53:59,760 >> No, no, I'm I'm not on community 1487 00:53:59,760 --> 00:54:02,720 preservation, but I I am I am quite 1488 00:54:02,720 --> 00:54:06,000 close to somebody who is um so um and 1489 00:54:06,000 --> 00:54:09,280 again I think probably the right thing 1490 00:54:09,280 --> 00:54:12,480 is to just say to whoever submitted it, 1491 00:54:12,480 --> 00:54:14,319 have you circle back with the chair? 1492 00:54:14,319 --> 00:54:15,599 This needs to go through the right 1493 00:54:15,599 --> 00:54:17,599 protocols. it should be the chair or the 1494 00:54:17,599 --> 00:54:20,160 vice chair that's making the decision um 1495 00:54:20,160 --> 00:54:22,079 on whether it's a placeholder and then 1496 00:54:22,079 --> 00:54:24,160 circling back. I'm not saying it can't 1497 00:54:24,160 --> 00:54:26,800 be done, but there is a protocol um for 1498 00:54:26,800 --> 00:54:30,000 it. And I just know that um if Lisa is 1499 00:54:30,000 --> 00:54:32,079 saying she needs the numbers by August 1500 00:54:32,079 --> 00:54:32,960 20th 1501 00:54:32,960 --> 00:54:33,520 >> Mhm. 1502 00:54:33,520 --> 00:54:35,040 >> if they're not meeting, 1503 00:54:35,040 --> 00:54:37,440 >> right? No, I agree. then I don't see how 1504 00:54:37,440 --> 00:54:40,640 they could give the numbers, you know, 1505 00:54:40,640 --> 00:54:42,240 again, unless there's some agreement 1506 00:54:42,240 --> 00:54:44,720 that like you've got rough numbers and 1507 00:54:44,720 --> 00:54:46,720 you could back into them in a me in a 1508 00:54:46,720 --> 00:54:48,160 meeting in September, 1509 00:54:48,160 --> 00:54:50,240 >> right? Rough rough numbers at least is 1510 00:54:50,240 --> 00:54:52,400 what we would what we would expect. So 1511 00:54:52,400 --> 00:54:54,800 if somebody has if somebody you know 1512 00:54:54,800 --> 00:54:57,599 contacts the chair and talks to them and 1513 00:54:57,599 --> 00:54:59,520 says we've got rough numbers then I 1514 00:54:59,520 --> 00:55:01,440 think pro that might we could do a 1515 00:55:01,440 --> 00:55:03,680 placeholder but we won't have the final 1516 00:55:03,680 --> 00:55:06,240 article or the details because the 1517 00:55:06,240 --> 00:55:07,920 community preservation committee will 1518 00:55:07,920 --> 00:55:12,240 not have met um and so that what goes to 1519 00:55:12,240 --> 00:55:14,000 kind of my other question which is what 1520 00:55:14,000 --> 00:55:16,480 is the drop dead date? 1521 00:55:16,480 --> 00:55:18,000 So that's um 1522 00:55:18,000 --> 00:55:19,839 >> for like everything to be locked down, 1523 00:55:19,839 --> 00:55:22,559 the final wording, the the vote of the 1524 00:55:22,559 --> 00:55:25,040 committee, the money. 1525 00:55:25,040 --> 00:55:28,000 >> Uh September 15th is the drop dead date. 1526 00:55:28,000 --> 00:55:32,240 Okay. Because um we have to post we have 1527 00:55:32,240 --> 00:55:34,480 to present it to the constable to post 1528 00:55:34,480 --> 00:55:36,720 at least by the 17th of September 1529 00:55:36,720 --> 00:55:39,760 >> to make absolutely sure that we're we're 1530 00:55:39,760 --> 00:55:42,160 meeting the two week deadline and we 1531 00:55:42,160 --> 00:55:44,079 don't wait till that Monday because you 1532 00:55:44,079 --> 00:55:45,280 never know what could happen. and a 1533 00:55:45,280 --> 00:55:47,200 storm could li you know I don't know so 1534 00:55:47,200 --> 00:55:53,200 we we do it on the Thursday before the twoe deadline just to be sure so my 1535 00:55:53,200 --> 00:55:54,960 very strong recommendation would be that 1536 00:55:54,960 --> 00:55:58,640 if the conservation commission is um 1537 00:55:58,640 --> 00:56:00,559 bullish about this which I know you've 1538 00:56:00,559 --> 00:56:03,359 had fits and starts because of the um 1539 00:56:03,359 --> 00:56:06,000 the uh airark and all that um and I know 1540 00:56:06,000 --> 00:56:08,160 that this is an important project then I 1541 00:56:08,160 --> 00:56:10,480 think my very strong suggestion would be 1542 00:56:10,480 --> 00:56:12,960 get everything lined up all the ducks 1543 00:56:12,960 --> 00:56:15,200 lined up about you know the application 1544 00:56:15,200 --> 00:56:18,000 filled out all of the estimates lock 1545 00:56:18,000 --> 00:56:19,920 down do the three you know if you've got 1546 00:56:19,920 --> 00:56:23,440 to do three estimates of the work blah blah or if it's going to be you 1547 00:56:23,440 --> 00:56:26,079 know um well-intentioned people doing 1548 00:56:26,079 --> 00:56:27,760 the work I don't I don't really know 1549 00:56:27,760 --> 00:56:29,760 what the um you know I don't know what 1550 00:56:29,760 --> 00:56:31,839 the process is there I know Dave does a 1551 00:56:31,839 --> 00:56:32,240 lot of 1552 00:56:32,240 --> 00:56:34,240 >> Dave has a lot of people planning 1553 00:56:34,240 --> 00:56:34,880 involved 1554 00:56:34,880 --> 00:56:38,160 >> yeah so I mean um I just get it all 1555 00:56:38,160 --> 00:56:40,079 locked down so that when they do meet 1556 00:56:40,079 --> 00:56:42,960 the CPC in September they can take a 1557 00:56:42,960 --> 00:56:44,880 vote because everything will be ready, 1558 00:56:44,880 --> 00:56:46,559 >> right? If not, this is just going to be 1559 00:56:46,559 --> 00:56:48,000 the second time that 1560 00:56:48,000 --> 00:56:50,160 >> we got kicked. You know, this this one 1561 00:56:50,160 --> 00:56:52,559 specific project is getting pushed yet 1562 00:56:52,559 --> 00:56:53,440 again, which 1563 00:56:53,440 --> 00:56:55,359 >> timing is timing is everything really. 1564 00:56:55,359 --> 00:56:58,319 They met in July and I'm not I I don't 1565 00:56:58,319 --> 00:57:00,720 know that this came up, but um if it did 1566 00:57:00,720 --> 00:57:02,160 then it's fine, but I I just don't 1567 00:57:02,160 --> 00:57:03,200 remember it coming up. 1568 00:57:03,200 --> 00:57:05,920 >> Okay. Um and then for you guys, um 1569 00:57:05,920 --> 00:57:07,839 anything that's coming in from somebody 1570 00:57:07,839 --> 00:57:10,000 other than the department head or the 1571 00:57:10,000 --> 00:57:12,079 chair of the department of the 1572 00:57:12,079 --> 00:57:14,480 committee, it just that just shouldn't 1573 00:57:14,480 --> 00:57:16,960 be that's a protocol. 1574 00:57:16,960 --> 00:57:20,160 Um so, um and that goes for I mean 1575 00:57:20,160 --> 00:57:21,760 there's got to be checks and balances 1576 00:57:21,760 --> 00:57:24,160 there, right? Otherwise, we have people 1577 00:57:24,160 --> 00:57:27,040 going all over the place. Um all right. 1578 00:57:27,040 --> 00:57:28,880 Well, this is a great list and I know 1579 00:57:28,880 --> 00:57:30,880 this was a herculan effort to put it 1580 00:57:30,880 --> 00:57:33,760 together. Um, and but I just thought it 1581 00:57:33,760 --> 00:57:35,040 would be good for the board to kind of 1582 00:57:35,040 --> 00:57:38,240 get a snapshot of the various things 1583 00:57:38,240 --> 00:57:41,040 that might be out there. And uh, I I 1584 00:57:41,040 --> 00:57:43,839 like it. I did not see anything. Um, you 1585 00:57:43,839 --> 00:57:45,839 said library, 1586 00:57:45,839 --> 00:57:48,880 >> right? The library um, senior center. We 1587 00:57:48,880 --> 00:57:49,920 have not received anything. 1588 00:57:49,920 --> 00:57:52,720 >> Board of Health, um, water. We haven't 1589 00:57:52,720 --> 00:57:54,160 received anything from those departments 1590 00:57:54,160 --> 00:57:54,480 yet. 1591 00:57:54,480 --> 00:57:57,200 >> So, will we send a little note? And I 1592 00:57:57,200 --> 00:57:59,359 also had mentioned to um Amy that I was 1593 00:57:59,359 --> 00:58:01,119 a little surprised and I know Jessica's 1594 00:58:01,119 --> 00:58:03,440 on vacation this week, but I I don't 1595 00:58:03,440 --> 00:58:05,520 know what what Jessica would have asked 1596 00:58:05,520 --> 00:58:07,040 for, but I would have anticipated that 1597 00:58:07,040 --> 00:58:08,720 the town clerk might have something 1598 00:58:08,720 --> 00:58:10,960 because she's had articles almost every 1599 00:58:10,960 --> 00:58:11,839 town meeting. You know, 1600 00:58:11,839 --> 00:58:14,480 >> check with Jeanie. She does see one. 1601 00:58:14,480 --> 00:58:15,200 >> Okay. Okay. 1602 00:58:15,200 --> 00:58:17,119 >> We'll double check as well in justice. 1603 00:58:17,119 --> 00:58:19,599 >> Okay. All right. Cool. Um did anybody 1604 00:58:19,599 --> 00:58:21,680 have any other questions or comments on 1605 00:58:21,680 --> 00:58:25,040 this? Okay, great. Thanks. Oh, Mr. God, 1606 00:58:25,040 --> 00:58:26,640 I just I just got to I didn't know if I 1607 00:58:26,640 --> 00:58:27,520 could mention one thing about 1608 00:58:27,520 --> 00:58:28,720 conservation before I left. 1609 00:58:28,720 --> 00:58:30,000 >> Yes, please do. Yep. 1610 00:58:30,000 --> 00:58:31,920 >> Um, we I mentioned it the bit in the 1611 00:58:31,920 --> 00:58:34,799 past about the mill and it's not getting 1612 00:58:34,799 --> 00:58:37,440 >> any better. Dave Dave Mansfield did do 1613 00:58:37,440 --> 00:58:40,960 some fix up of the mill. It's it's 1614 00:58:40,960 --> 00:58:44,000 already starting to not do well 1615 00:58:44,000 --> 00:58:45,040 >> deteriorate. 1616 00:58:45,040 --> 00:58:47,760 It's up to us to figure out 1617 00:58:47,760 --> 00:58:49,680 what we're going to do to maintain the 1618 00:58:49,680 --> 00:58:52,240 mill. You know, it it's you know, there 1619 00:58:52,240 --> 00:58:54,240 are other committees that do work on it, 1620 00:58:54,240 --> 00:58:58,000 but it falls on our plate to seal it and 1621 00:58:58,000 --> 00:59:00,000 fix the stairs and do whatever needs to 1622 00:59:00,000 --> 00:59:01,760 be done. So, at some time, I'm not sure 1623 00:59:01,760 --> 00:59:02,480 it's today's meeting. 1624 00:59:02,480 --> 00:59:03,839 >> You say on our plate, who are you 1625 00:59:03,839 --> 00:59:04,319 referring? 1626 00:59:04,319 --> 00:59:05,119 >> Select board. 1627 00:59:05,119 --> 00:59:06,640 >> No, we've got the Thomas Mill Committee 1628 00:59:06,640 --> 00:59:07,040 and that's 1629 00:59:07,040 --> 00:59:08,559 >> But they don't have 1630 00:59:08,559 --> 00:59:10,640 >> I've re I reached out to Marcus after 1631 00:59:10,640 --> 00:59:12,799 our last meeting and mentioned Dave's 1632 00:59:12,799 --> 00:59:15,119 concerns and I thought he was going to 1633 00:59:15,119 --> 00:59:17,359 talk to Dave. Um, 1634 00:59:17,359 --> 00:59:19,119 >> but I don't think there's any any 1635 00:59:19,119 --> 00:59:21,440 resolution or anything moving forward. 1636 00:59:21,440 --> 00:59:22,960 >> Well, that sounds like a committee 1637 00:59:22,960 --> 00:59:24,000 problem. 1638 00:59:24,000 --> 00:59:25,920 >> Could is it possible for us to get our 1639 00:59:25,920 --> 00:59:27,520 building commissioner to go over and 1640 00:59:27,520 --> 00:59:29,760 take a look and assess? I I'm not 1641 00:59:29,760 --> 00:59:33,839 doubting Dave because he's an expert and I know he spent time doing that as a 1642 00:59:33,839 --> 00:59:36,880 job, but um would that be possible for 1643 00:59:36,880 --> 00:59:38,640 us to ask our building commissioner? 1644 00:59:38,640 --> 00:59:38,960 Yes. 1645 00:59:38,960 --> 00:59:40,960 >> Um to go out and take a look and just 1646 00:59:40,960 --> 00:59:41,599 assess 1647 00:59:41,599 --> 00:59:44,720 >> I guess underneath underneath the the 1648 00:59:44,720 --> 00:59:46,400 stairs are in rough shape. They've just 1649 00:59:46,400 --> 00:59:47,200 patched them. 1650 00:59:47,200 --> 00:59:47,760 >> Yeah. 1651 00:59:47,760 --> 00:59:50,400 >> Underneath there are pilings or 1652 00:59:50,400 --> 00:59:51,599 something that hold them up that are 1653 00:59:51,599 --> 00:59:53,920 rotting out and there's a lot of dry 1654 00:59:53,920 --> 00:59:55,920 rot. Those are three things I'm aware 1655 00:59:55,920 --> 00:59:56,319 of. 1656 00:59:56,319 --> 00:59:57,920 >> And I told Marcus that and he seemed 1657 00:59:57,920 --> 01:00:00,240 very surprised about the pilings and 1658 01:00:00,240 --> 01:00:02,720 stuff. Um he said that he wasn't aware 1659 01:00:02,720 --> 01:00:03,920 of that and and 1660 01:00:03,920 --> 01:00:05,599 >> Okay. I don't know that that's the thing 1661 01:00:05,599 --> 01:00:08,640 is is it's and it does it I mean the 1662 01:00:08,640 --> 01:00:11,280 committee I don't know like what what 1663 01:00:11,280 --> 01:00:13,440 they they don't have money to fix it. I 1664 01:00:13,440 --> 01:00:13,680 don't know. 1665 01:00:13,680 --> 01:00:15,200 >> Right. they can come to us like they did 1666 01:00:15,200 --> 01:00:17,680 come for the water wheel and you know so 1667 01:00:17,680 --> 01:00:19,119 um that's why I'm saying if the building 1668 01:00:19,119 --> 01:00:21,359 commissioner can take a look at it 1669 01:00:21,359 --> 01:00:23,520 >> um and maybe you want to put a 1670 01:00:23,520 --> 01:00:25,920 placeholder in here we don't have any 1671 01:00:25,920 --> 01:00:28,160 facts at all but you know maybe we've 1672 01:00:28,160 --> 01:00:30,079 got maybe we need to do some kind of an 1673 01:00:30,079 --> 01:00:32,400 emergency repair on the Thomas Mill I 1674 01:00:32,400 --> 01:00:34,400 don't know we don't have dollar amounts 1675 01:00:34,400 --> 01:00:35,599 or anything but if we're going to close 1676 01:00:35,599 --> 01:00:37,200 the warrant on the 20th and we're not 1677 01:00:37,200 --> 01:00:39,680 meeting again until after that um and if 1678 01:00:39,680 --> 01:00:42,079 it is as dire as Mr. heel says, which I 1679 01:00:42,079 --> 01:00:44,240 have no doubt it is, then maybe we just 1680 01:00:44,240 --> 01:00:45,359 put that there and we can have the 1681 01:00:45,359 --> 01:00:46,960 building commissioner take a look at it 1682 01:00:46,960 --> 01:00:50,000 and then um see what what the thoughts 1683 01:00:50,000 --> 01:00:51,280 are there. 1684 01:00:51,280 --> 01:00:52,640 >> Can I have Yes. 1685 01:00:52,640 --> 01:00:53,920 >> Okay. Thank you, Mr. Hill. 1686 01:00:53,920 --> 01:00:54,400 >> Thank you. 1687 01:00:54,400 --> 01:00:56,559 >> Okay. To another meeting and I will be 1688 01:00:56,559 --> 01:00:56,960 back. 1689 01:00:56,960 --> 01:00:58,319 >> All right. 1690 01:00:58,319 --> 01:01:02,559 >> I'm taking my name tag and leaving. 1691 01:01:02,559 --> 01:01:04,240 >> Um 1692 01:01:04,240 --> 01:01:07,680 All right. That brings us to discuss 1693 01:01:07,680 --> 01:01:09,680 board meeting calendar. for uh Miss 1694 01:01:09,680 --> 01:01:10,960 Green. 1695 01:01:10,960 --> 01:01:13,920 >> Okay. Um 1696 01:01:13,920 --> 01:01:18,799 so September um as I as I not noted 1697 01:01:18,799 --> 01:01:22,640 earlier um we need to post or pro we 1698 01:01:22,640 --> 01:01:26,240 need to hand the uh warrant to the 1699 01:01:26,240 --> 01:01:29,440 constable on September 17th. 1700 01:01:29,440 --> 01:01:32,480 >> Uh the board if you the meeting schedule 1701 01:01:32,480 --> 01:01:34,079 is September 1st 1702 01:01:34,079 --> 01:01:35,359 >> and then September 8th, 1703 01:01:35,359 --> 01:01:37,839 >> right? So, is the board going to be 1704 01:01:37,839 --> 01:01:40,480 ready to sign the warrant on the ETH for 1705 01:01:40,480 --> 01:01:44,400 us to post on the 17th or would the 1706 01:01:44,400 --> 01:01:46,480 board want to change the ETH to the 1707 01:01:46,480 --> 01:01:49,200 15th? So, you can look at the warrant a 1708 01:01:49,200 --> 01:01:50,720 couple of days before we're going to 1709 01:01:50,720 --> 01:01:54,559 post it just to confirm everything 1710 01:01:54,559 --> 01:01:58,160 um uh vote everything and then sign the 1711 01:01:58,160 --> 01:02:02,480 warrant on, you know, by the 17th. 1712 01:02:02,480 --> 01:02:03,119 sets us. 1713 01:02:03,119 --> 01:02:05,200 >> So, I mean, I don't know with the 1714 01:02:05,200 --> 01:02:07,359 finance committee what their what their 1715 01:02:07,359 --> 01:02:09,680 meeting schedule is. Um, I don't know if 1716 01:02:09,680 --> 01:02:10,960 everyone's going to be on the same 1717 01:02:10,960 --> 01:02:13,040 schedule for the board to have 1718 01:02:13,040 --> 01:02:14,880 everything that it needs by the 8th of 1719 01:02:14,880 --> 01:02:17,119 September to be able to sign the warrant 1720 01:02:17,119 --> 01:02:18,720 for us to post on the 17th. 1721 01:02:18,720 --> 01:02:21,760 >> I mean, that's a fair point. Um, we can, 1722 01:02:21,760 --> 01:02:23,200 but we don't have to make our 1723 01:02:23,200 --> 01:02:25,119 recommendations 1724 01:02:25,119 --> 01:02:27,599 before you go to print. 1725 01:02:27,599 --> 01:02:29,520 >> No. Well, no, this is post, 1726 01:02:29,520 --> 01:02:32,079 >> right? But you but you're saying fin and 1727 01:02:32,079 --> 01:02:34,480 usually the fin is tied to our 1728 01:02:34,480 --> 01:02:35,920 recommendations, right? 1729 01:02:35,920 --> 01:02:38,720 >> Um because we'd like to try to 1730 01:02:38,720 --> 01:02:40,000 >> Yeah. I mean, we can certainly go to 1731 01:02:40,000 --> 01:02:41,520 print afterwards, but the more 1732 01:02:41,520 --> 01:02:44,400 information we have when we post 1733 01:02:44,400 --> 01:02:46,960 >> is is is better then, you know, then 1734 01:02:46,960 --> 01:02:48,640 when we pro when we put together 1735 01:02:48,640 --> 01:02:51,200 theformational warrant, a lot of the 1736 01:02:51,200 --> 01:02:52,880 information on theformational warrant is 1737 01:02:52,880 --> 01:02:57,200 already on the posted warrant. Could we possibly instead of moving the 1738 01:02:57,200 --> 01:02:59,839 8th to the 15th, could we move the 22nd 1739 01:02:59,839 --> 01:03:02,000 to the 15th? 1740 01:03:02,000 --> 01:03:03,359 >> That would be completely up with the 1741 01:03:03,359 --> 01:03:03,599 board. 1742 01:03:03,599 --> 01:03:04,960 >> Oh, absolutely. 1743 01:03:04,960 --> 01:03:06,319 >> That's going to give us three and three 1744 01:03:06,319 --> 01:03:07,520 with one week off. 1745 01:03:07,520 --> 01:03:09,040 >> Three weeks in a row. 1746 01:03:09,040 --> 01:03:10,160 >> Well, if you do it the other way, it 1747 01:03:10,160 --> 01:03:11,200 could be four weeks in a row. It could 1748 01:03:11,200 --> 01:03:11,520 be 1749 01:03:11,520 --> 01:03:14,559 >> I think the reason we had that um Oh, 1750 01:03:14,559 --> 01:03:16,240 yeah. Okay. Because we're still meeting 1751 01:03:16,240 --> 01:03:17,920 the 29th, 1752 01:03:17,920 --> 01:03:18,480 >> right? 1753 01:03:18,480 --> 01:03:20,480 >> Um I don't know. What do you guys think? 1754 01:03:20,480 --> 01:03:22,240 >> I can't make it because that's Kennedy's 1755 01:03:22,240 --> 01:03:25,440 birthday. So I I cannot make the 15. You 1756 01:03:25,440 --> 01:03:25,920 can't make 1757 01:03:25,920 --> 01:03:27,520 >> Yeah, but obviously you don't need me 1758 01:03:27,520 --> 01:03:29,280 for a quorum. But just in case there is 1759 01:03:29,280 --> 01:03:30,559 a quorum issue, I can't make 1760 01:03:30,559 --> 01:03:33,599 >> But even that if you were able to make 1761 01:03:33,599 --> 01:03:36,000 it, do do what are your thoughts on like 1762 01:03:36,000 --> 01:03:38,559 the the timing? 1763 01:03:38,559 --> 01:03:41,839 >> I think uh whatever Lisa needs to get 1764 01:03:41,839 --> 01:03:43,920 the job done is what I'll support. So it 1765 01:03:43,920 --> 01:03:44,400 doesn't 1766 01:03:44,400 --> 01:03:47,039 >> if we did this 22nd to the 15th. 1767 01:03:47,039 --> 01:03:47,359 >> Yeah. 1768 01:03:47,359 --> 01:03:48,960 >> It's going to give us a three weeks and 1769 01:03:48,960 --> 01:03:50,640 then one week off and then three weeks 1770 01:03:50,640 --> 01:03:51,359 on. 1771 01:03:51,359 --> 01:03:52,480 >> Yeah. Yeah, I truly 1772 01:03:52,480 --> 01:03:53,359 >> you'll get to miss it. 1773 01:03:53,359 --> 01:03:54,480 >> That's what I'm saying. To me, it 1774 01:03:54,480 --> 01:03:55,599 doesn't matter because I won't be there 1775 01:03:55,599 --> 01:03:56,880 regardless. So whether it's 3 weeks or 1776 01:03:56,880 --> 01:03:58,240 four weeks, it doesn't matter. 1777 01:03:58,240 --> 01:04:00,720 >> I'm here either way. So whatever the 1778 01:04:00,720 --> 01:04:02,559 >> what is the recommendation is you are 1779 01:04:02,559 --> 01:04:04,160 you guys recommending that we do the 1780 01:04:04,160 --> 01:04:05,760 15th 1781 01:04:05,760 --> 01:04:07,280 >> instead in lie of the 8th? 1782 01:04:07,280 --> 01:04:10,319 >> Either the 8th or the 22nd. Um it 1783 01:04:10,319 --> 01:04:11,680 whatever the board but if you can meet 1784 01:04:11,680 --> 01:04:13,359 on the 15th I think that would that 1785 01:04:13,359 --> 01:04:14,960 would wrap everything up nicely and have 1786 01:04:14,960 --> 01:04:18,240 the idea by the move to the 15th. 1787 01:04:18,240 --> 01:04:20,160 >> You know what my gut is telling me? 1788 01:04:20,160 --> 01:04:21,680 What's what was what were we supposed to 1789 01:04:21,680 --> 01:04:24,799 >> those last two weeks? I just so many 1790 01:04:24,799 --> 01:04:26,960 there's so many moving parts there, you 1791 01:04:26,960 --> 01:04:29,039 know? I just my gut's telling me that 1792 01:04:29,039 --> 01:04:31,280 we'll regret moving the 22nd to the 1793 01:04:31,280 --> 01:04:32,160 15th. 1794 01:04:32,160 --> 01:04:36,079 >> So, I think that it it it might be a 1795 01:04:36,079 --> 01:04:37,839 better idea to hold a meeting on the 1796 01:04:37,839 --> 01:04:40,160 15th, the 8th, the 15th, and the 22nd. 1797 01:04:40,160 --> 01:04:41,039 Can't we 1798 01:04:41,039 --> 01:04:42,079 >> We can always cancel 1799 01:04:42,079 --> 01:04:43,680 >> cancel a meeting if we don't feel like 1800 01:04:43,680 --> 01:04:44,960 we need it. 1801 01:04:44,960 --> 01:04:47,119 15. Of course, we also may have to send 1802 01:04:47,119 --> 01:04:49,520 personal massuses and um you know, hook 1803 01:04:49,520 --> 01:04:51,599 up hook these guys up to vitamin 1804 01:04:51,599 --> 01:04:53,680 >> IVs. Yeah. Um 1805 01:04:53,680 --> 01:04:55,119 >> it's better to have it not need it than 1806 01:04:55,119 --> 01:04:56,319 you did not have it though. 1807 01:04:56,319 --> 01:04:57,520 >> Well, we need the 15 1808 01:04:57,520 --> 01:04:59,760 >> and the information from the is going to 1809 01:04:59,760 --> 01:05:01,920 be important um for recommendations as 1810 01:05:01,920 --> 01:05:04,079 well. So feel like 1811 01:05:04,079 --> 01:05:07,440 >> I mean I don't I I I'm fine not meeting 1812 01:05:07,440 --> 01:05:10,240 on the ETH. I that meeting I'm not I 1813 01:05:10,240 --> 01:05:12,240 don't feel like oh my god we have to 1814 01:05:12,240 --> 01:05:15,119 meet on the ETH like But that's fine. 1815 01:05:15,119 --> 01:05:17,280 Like the deadline is the 17th. 1816 01:05:17,280 --> 01:05:19,440 >> I just say wait until honestly though 1817 01:05:19,440 --> 01:05:24,160 wait until you get the actual stuff the 1818 01:05:24,160 --> 01:05:25,920 details cuz you might end up needing the 1819 01:05:25,920 --> 01:05:26,559 ETH. 1820 01:05:26,559 --> 01:05:28,160 >> All right. Then what then why don't we 1821 01:05:28,160 --> 01:05:30,720 just conceptually agree that our goal 1822 01:05:30,720 --> 01:05:33,599 will not be to meet four times um in 1823 01:05:33,599 --> 01:05:35,440 September. Our goal will be to meet 1824 01:05:35,440 --> 01:05:39,200 three times. hopefully um not meeting on 1825 01:05:39,200 --> 01:05:43,039 the ETH but that we will on our calendar 1826 01:05:43,039 --> 01:05:45,760 say that just to give us some ability to 1827 01:05:45,760 --> 01:05:48,400 be agile that 1828 01:05:48,400 --> 01:05:50,319 the ball's in the air. 1829 01:05:50,319 --> 01:05:53,359 >> Yeah. I mean what we can do is um on the 1830 01:05:53,359 --> 01:05:56,880 ETH um this the schedule is to you vote 1831 01:05:56,880 --> 01:06:00,079 your recommendations um sign the warrant 1832 01:06:00,079 --> 01:06:02,799 but um and then on the first you have 1833 01:06:02,799 --> 01:06:05,520 reviews your review and close. So, we 1834 01:06:05,520 --> 01:06:08,400 can move either one of those. Um, you 1835 01:06:08,400 --> 01:06:10,319 know, still I mean, if you want to close 1836 01:06:10,319 --> 01:06:14,240 the warrant on the first and then also 1837 01:06:14,240 --> 01:06:16,559 um start look looking at 1838 01:06:16,559 --> 01:06:18,160 recommendations, we can do all that on 1839 01:06:18,160 --> 01:06:18,720 the first. 1840 01:06:18,720 --> 01:06:21,599 >> I don't there's no way that the fin is 1841 01:06:21,599 --> 01:06:22,799 going to be writing by the first. 1842 01:06:22,799 --> 01:06:24,079 There's no way. 1843 01:06:24,079 --> 01:06:26,880 >> I I I think that the ETH is probably a 1844 01:06:26,880 --> 01:06:28,079 very important meeting because what 1845 01:06:28,079 --> 01:06:29,599 we're going to see for the first time on 1846 01:06:29,599 --> 01:06:31,520 the first. There's going to be revisions 1847 01:06:31,520 --> 01:06:33,440 to it and then we're going to have to 1848 01:06:33,440 --> 01:06:35,359 revise it on the 8th and then have it in 1849 01:06:35,359 --> 01:06:37,359 time for because if we meet on the 15th 1850 01:06:37,359 --> 01:06:39,119 and you guys have to post and print by 1851 01:06:39,119 --> 01:06:41,680 the 17th that gives you two days to make 1852 01:06:41,680 --> 01:06:44,240 any revisions that we have which isn't 1853 01:06:44,240 --> 01:06:46,079 fair to you guys to have that. So 1854 01:06:46,079 --> 01:06:47,440 >> all right so maybe you're in the Ann 1855 01:06:47,440 --> 01:06:50,400 Rain camp I 1856 01:06:50,400 --> 01:06:51,760 >> just think we just need to to call a 1857 01:06:51,760 --> 01:06:53,359 meeting on the 15th keep the rest of it 1858 01:06:53,359 --> 01:06:56,880 the same and if we have to cancel we can cancel the 22nd if we 1859 01:06:56,880 --> 01:06:58,640 don't totally agree. Yeah. All right. 1860 01:06:58,640 --> 01:07:00,079 So, I'm going to enter that motion to 1861 01:07:00,079 --> 01:07:00,400 add. 1862 01:07:00,400 --> 01:07:01,599 >> So, moved. Second. 1863 01:07:01,599 --> 01:07:02,880 >> All right. All in favor? I. 1864 01:07:02,880 --> 01:07:04,319 >> All right. And Mr. Hill, you're not 1865 01:07:04,319 --> 01:07:07,039 here, so you don't get to say. Um, so, 1866 01:07:07,039 --> 01:07:08,880 um, okay, great. And thank you for 1867 01:07:08,880 --> 01:07:10,400 bringing it to our attention. And again, 1868 01:07:10,400 --> 01:07:12,880 it is not our intention to be meeting 1869 01:07:12,880 --> 01:07:14,799 four times, but we got we got a job to 1870 01:07:14,799 --> 01:07:16,480 do, so whatever we got to do to get it 1871 01:07:16,480 --> 01:07:19,119 done is what we'll do. But um and I 1872 01:07:19,119 --> 01:07:22,400 think um the 1873 01:07:22,400 --> 01:07:24,480 I think you have a better shot at 1874 01:07:24,480 --> 01:07:26,640 potentially not having to work all four 1875 01:07:26,640 --> 01:07:29,200 Tuesday evenings and run around getting 1876 01:07:29,200 --> 01:07:32,400 minutes and everything done if you can 1877 01:07:32,400 --> 01:07:35,440 prepare and package everything for so 1878 01:07:35,440 --> 01:07:38,559 that it is just there for us to have no 1879 01:07:38,559 --> 01:07:40,559 questions about and it's all laid out 1880 01:07:40,559 --> 01:07:42,960 and we can just vote on things 1881 01:07:42,960 --> 01:07:44,480 >> and and you don't necessarily need to 1882 01:07:44,480 --> 01:07:46,559 have large agendas either. No, we do 1883 01:07:46,559 --> 01:07:48,240 not. We can just get right down to 1884 01:07:48,240 --> 01:07:50,640 business. Yep. Yep. 1885 01:07:50,640 --> 01:07:54,630 >> Hilarious. 1886 01:07:54,640 --> 01:07:59,200 » Okay. All right. Uh next up, uh discuss 1887 01:07:59,200 --> 01:08:01,119 and vote to consider approval of town 1888 01:08:01,119 --> 01:08:04,880 hall youth for holy apostles parishes 1889 01:08:04,880 --> 01:08:07,680 prayer rally on October 10th from 11:30 1890 01:08:07,680 --> 01:08:09,520 to 1:30. I will entertain that motion. 1891 01:08:09,520 --> 01:08:10,240 >> So moved. 1892 01:08:10,240 --> 01:08:10,720 >> Second. 1893 01:08:10,720 --> 01:08:11,520 >> All in favor? 1894 01:08:11,520 --> 01:08:13,039 >> I don't forget about the library 1895 01:08:13,039 --> 01:08:13,680 leazison. 1896 01:08:13,680 --> 01:08:16,000 >> Oh yes. Thank you. discuss and consider 1897 01:08:16,000 --> 01:08:19,759 vote to appoint library liaison miss. 1898 01:08:19,759 --> 01:08:24,080 >> Um so the board um normally they are 1899 01:08:24,080 --> 01:08:26,239 liaison to different departments so that 1900 01:08:26,239 --> 01:08:28,159 if the library is if they're 1901 01:08:28,159 --> 01:08:31,359 experiencing any issues uh or concerns 1902 01:08:31,359 --> 01:08:33,199 they have a select board member to reach 1903 01:08:33,199 --> 01:08:38,239 out to. Um I don't know 1904 01:08:38,239 --> 01:08:41,199 who may want to take on that um to be 1905 01:08:41,199 --> 01:08:44,239 the the library liaison. Um 1906 01:08:44,239 --> 01:08:45,759 >> um yeah. Is there anybody that wanted to 1907 01:08:45,759 --> 01:08:48,640 reach out to do that? I I did I did it 1908 01:08:48,640 --> 01:08:51,839 last year. Um which was a controversial 1909 01:08:51,839 --> 01:08:54,960 year to do it. Um and um they are quite 1910 01:08:54,960 --> 01:08:56,960 a lovely group of people. I would 1911 01:08:56,960 --> 01:09:00,319 anticipate that there because the new 1912 01:09:00,319 --> 01:09:02,239 building didn't get passed probably a 1913 01:09:02,239 --> 01:09:04,960 lot of their focus is going to be on um 1914 01:09:04,960 --> 01:09:06,640 some of the deferred maintenance that 1915 01:09:06,640 --> 01:09:08,960 they have on the building. Um so I I 1916 01:09:08,960 --> 01:09:10,880 think that's the majority of what 1917 01:09:10,880 --> 01:09:14,319 whoever the leazison um is. Um, so did 1918 01:09:14,319 --> 01:09:16,080 anybody feel particular stling? I don't 1919 01:09:16,080 --> 01:09:17,679 mind continuing to do it. I really 1920 01:09:17,679 --> 01:09:19,199 don't. It's not a problem for me. 1921 01:09:19,199 --> 01:09:19,920 >> So moved. 1922 01:09:19,920 --> 01:09:20,719 >> Okay. 1923 01:09:20,719 --> 01:09:22,640 >> I was I was going to I was going to say 1924 01:09:22,640 --> 01:09:24,239 that I I have no issue doing it if 1925 01:09:24,239 --> 01:09:25,839 nobody else wants to do it. So 1926 01:09:25,839 --> 01:09:28,159 >> Okay. Well, we can arm wrestle, but um 1927 01:09:28,159 --> 01:09:29,199 do do you want to 1928 01:09:29,199 --> 01:09:31,600 >> Yeah, I'll definitely I'll definitely I 1929 01:09:31,600 --> 01:09:35,199 resend my motion and I I will move that 1930 01:09:35,199 --> 01:09:36,799 Frank is leaving. 1931 01:09:36,799 --> 01:09:38,159 >> Okay. All in favor? 1932 01:09:38,159 --> 01:09:39,920 >> Okay, great. All right. Thank you. And 1933 01:09:39,920 --> 01:09:41,600 if you could 1934 01:09:41,600 --> 01:09:44,640 >> um Yep. Um, and seconded. Joe made the 1935 01:09:44,640 --> 01:09:45,520 motion. 1936 01:09:45,520 --> 01:09:48,159 >> Um, thank you guys. Um, 1937 01:09:48,159 --> 01:09:51,199 >> and then that brings us to um, we're 1938 01:09:51,199 --> 01:09:53,600 skipping over the gift from Friends of 1939 01:09:53,600 --> 01:09:55,520 Camp Kuwani because there's logistics to 1940 01:09:55,520 --> 01:09:57,040 still work out on that. Correct. 1941 01:09:57,040 --> 01:09:59,120 >> Okay, great. And then uh, that brings us 1942 01:09:59,120 --> 01:10:01,040 to the one day liquor license August 1943 01:10:01,040 --> 01:10:04,400 30th, 2026 2 to 7:00 p.m. Camp Kani 1944 01:10:04,400 --> 01:10:06,080 Allen birthday party. I'll entertain 1945 01:10:06,080 --> 01:10:06,800 that motion. 1946 01:10:06,800 --> 01:10:07,520 >> So moved. 1947 01:10:07,520 --> 01:10:08,000 >> Second. 1948 01:10:08,000 --> 01:10:11,120 >> All in favor? Amazing. Um, and meeting 1949 01:10:11,120 --> 01:10:14,000 minutes. Well, buckle up, people. 1950 01:10:14,000 --> 01:10:16,000 >> What is this? 1951 01:10:16,000 --> 01:10:17,520 >> Good, good job. 1952 01:10:17,520 --> 01:10:21,679 >> Well done. Well done, um, Miss Annis. 1953 01:10:21,679 --> 01:10:24,800 Um, Mrs. Enis, um, this was a doozy. 1954 01:10:24,800 --> 01:10:26,719 This might go down in the books, in 1955 01:10:26,719 --> 01:10:29,280 fact, as the longest set of minutes that 1956 01:10:29,280 --> 01:10:31,120 we have ever in the town of history. 1957 01:10:31,120 --> 01:10:33,920 >> There's a there's an arrow on page 38. 1958 01:10:33,920 --> 01:10:35,520 >> Okay, 1959 01:10:35,520 --> 01:10:38,719 >> I'll get right on it. 1960 01:10:38,719 --> 01:10:41,280 So, um, it was 1961 01:10:41,280 --> 01:10:42,719 >> it looked pretty good. Pretty good to 1962 01:10:42,719 --> 01:10:42,800 me. 1963 01:10:42,800 --> 01:10:46,159 >> It was painful to relive. Um, so, um, 1964 01:10:46,159 --> 01:10:48,800 but I thank you for your diligence and 1965 01:10:48,800 --> 01:10:51,360 your attention to detail. And, um, I'm 1966 01:10:51,360 --> 01:10:54,159 not sure many other people could have 1967 01:10:54,159 --> 01:10:58,159 >> created this little opus. Um, so, um, I 1968 01:10:58,159 --> 01:11:00,080 will entertain a motion to approve the 1969 01:11:00,080 --> 01:11:02,320 May 19th, 2026 minutes. 1970 01:11:02,320 --> 01:11:02,880 >> So, moved. 1971 01:11:02,880 --> 01:11:03,280 >> Second. 1972 01:11:03,280 --> 01:11:05,600 >> All in favor? Amazing. And thank you 1973 01:11:05,600 --> 01:11:08,480 again, Mrs. Andis. appreciate it. 1974 01:11:08,480 --> 01:11:11,520 >> Um, and um, 1975 01:11:11,520 --> 01:11:13,840 I just wanted to mention something um, 1976 01:11:13,840 --> 01:11:16,880 to folks. Uh, two things to folks. Um, I 1977 01:11:16,880 --> 01:11:18,719 I've had a couple of people reach out to 1978 01:11:18,719 --> 01:11:20,560 me about the flock cameras, more than a 1979 01:11:20,560 --> 01:11:23,440 couple. Um, and people are very 1980 01:11:23,440 --> 01:11:25,920 concerned about the flock cameras and I 1981 01:11:25,920 --> 01:11:27,840 know we have spoken to the chief and we 1982 01:11:27,840 --> 01:11:30,960 have had our um, questions answered, but 1983 01:11:30,960 --> 01:11:32,800 things keep coming up and I will say the 1984 01:11:32,800 --> 01:11:34,560 media is creating a bit of a frenzy 1985 01:11:34,560 --> 01:11:36,320 about this and sort of whipping 1986 01:11:36,320 --> 01:11:38,000 everybody in, you know, like creating 1987 01:11:38,000 --> 01:11:41,520 these um, sort of controversial uh, 1988 01:11:41,520 --> 01:11:44,800 headlines that cause people to panic. Um 1989 01:11:44,800 --> 01:11:47,360 and although when we spoke to Chief 1990 01:11:47,360 --> 01:11:50,480 Casey, he was really clear about um the 1991 01:11:50,480 --> 01:11:54,400 fact we've got solid protocols in place 1992 01:11:54,400 --> 01:11:58,239 um that it's limited access um that we 1993 01:11:58,239 --> 01:12:00,400 get audited on who accesses this 1994 01:12:00,400 --> 01:12:03,360 information, etc., etc. Um when I talked 1995 01:12:03,360 --> 01:12:07,679 to Chief Casey today about it, I said, 1996 01:12:07,679 --> 01:12:09,440 "What do you think about having a public 1997 01:12:09,440 --> 01:12:11,040 forum where you could just answer 1998 01:12:11,040 --> 01:12:12,960 questions that people have?" And I 1999 01:12:12,960 --> 01:12:14,560 realize that this could take a sharp 2000 01:12:14,560 --> 01:12:17,679 left and really go wrong. Um, but I 2001 01:12:17,679 --> 01:12:19,520 think that people have got concerns. And 2002 01:12:19,520 --> 01:12:21,600 what I've been finding super interesting 2003 01:12:21,600 --> 01:12:25,679 about this is this cuts ac across swaths 2004 01:12:25,679 --> 01:12:28,800 politically like nobody's business. I've 2005 01:12:28,800 --> 01:12:30,880 got people all over the spectrum that 2006 01:12:30,880 --> 01:12:33,360 are concerned about these cameras. Um, 2007 01:12:33,360 --> 01:12:37,040 so I was thinking maybe a public forum 2008 01:12:37,040 --> 01:12:39,280 where the and the chief totally was 2009 01:12:39,280 --> 01:12:41,679 like, "Yep, that's fine." like I I will 2010 01:12:41,679 --> 01:12:44,560 answer people's questions. Um sort of 2011 01:12:44,560 --> 01:12:46,960 similar to like MBTA, even though we're 2012 01:12:46,960 --> 01:12:48,800 not asking voters to make a decision 2013 01:12:48,800 --> 01:12:51,199 about it, it's ultimately our decision. 2014 01:12:51,199 --> 01:12:53,920 Um and I thought it might be helpful for 2015 01:12:53,920 --> 01:12:55,520 us too because maybe people will ask 2016 01:12:55,520 --> 01:12:56,640 questions that we didn't even think 2017 01:12:56,640 --> 01:12:58,400 about asking. Um even though I know 2018 01:12:58,400 --> 01:13:00,719 we've all asked quite a few. What are 2019 01:13:00,719 --> 01:13:02,800 your thoughts on that? 2020 01:13:02,800 --> 01:13:06,960 Can I say um I think that if people if 2021 01:13:06,960 --> 01:13:09,760 Chief Casey is able to get people to 2022 01:13:09,760 --> 01:13:11,360 understand that 2023 01:13:11,360 --> 01:13:14,719 >> in Massachusetts the information is very 2024 01:13:14,719 --> 01:13:17,040 it's very controlled what they're 2025 01:13:17,040 --> 01:13:19,520 allowed to use it for. And he gave me 2026 01:13:19,520 --> 01:13:21,760 very compelling reasons why. And I I see 2027 01:13:21,760 --> 01:13:25,600 it all over this. The the chiefs want it 2028 01:13:25,600 --> 01:13:27,520 for 2029 01:13:27,520 --> 01:13:29,600 in law enforcement. And I don't think 2030 01:13:29,600 --> 01:13:31,920 that that's a bad thing. My the problem 2031 01:13:31,920 --> 01:13:34,640 is is is the bad actors that can get 2032 01:13:34,640 --> 01:13:36,960 their hands on it. This is the issue and 2033 01:13:36,960 --> 01:13:40,560 people if people had some asurances 2034 01:13:40,560 --> 01:13:43,199 >> of that. I mean I how do we put how do 2035 01:13:43,199 --> 01:13:45,280 we put any kind of guard rails on it or 2036 01:13:45,280 --> 01:13:48,400 whatever because I mean everybody wants 2037 01:13:48,400 --> 01:13:50,640 to pull them down. I don't think that's 2038 01:13:50,640 --> 01:13:52,320 going to work because right behind the 2039 01:13:52,320 --> 01:13:54,400 flock cameras are the axon light poles. 2040 01:13:54,400 --> 01:13:55,840 So, I'm just saying they're going to 2041 01:13:55,840 --> 01:13:57,360 watch us one way or the other. Yeah. 2042 01:13:57,360 --> 01:13:58,880 >> And it's not necessarily a bad thing 2043 01:13:58,880 --> 01:14:01,520 that they can catch bad guys. 2044 01:14:01,520 --> 01:14:03,600 >> They shouldn't be watching me. I mean, 2045 01:14:03,600 --> 01:14:05,199 I'm I'm not a bad guy. I'm just saying 2046 01:14:05,199 --> 01:14:06,560 you you can think of me what you want, 2047 01:14:06,560 --> 01:14:08,800 but I you know, that's the problem. 2048 01:14:08,800 --> 01:14:10,480 They're watching people that don't need 2049 01:14:10,480 --> 01:14:11,199 to be watched, 2050 01:14:11,199 --> 01:14:11,760 >> right? 2051 01:14:11,760 --> 01:14:12,719 >> Yeah. 2052 01:14:12,719 --> 01:14:13,199 >> So, 2053 01:14:13,199 --> 01:14:14,880 >> may caution the board because this is 2054 01:14:14,880 --> 01:14:17,040 >> we're not we're not voting on this. I'm 2055 01:14:17,040 --> 01:14:20,640 just asking generally what what people's 2056 01:14:20,640 --> 01:14:21,040 um 2057 01:14:21,040 --> 01:14:22,640 >> I think we should have the forum. I 2058 01:14:22,640 --> 01:14:25,280 think it'd be an excellent idea to have 2059 01:14:25,280 --> 01:14:27,120 a a free exchange of information under 2060 01:14:27,120 --> 01:14:29,280 control under, you know, we can't have 2061 01:14:29,280 --> 01:14:30,159 people going nuts. 2062 01:14:30,159 --> 01:14:33,840 >> Okay. Well, I think um 2063 01:14:33,840 --> 01:14:36,560 we'll we'll have um we'll have Miss 2064 01:14:36,560 --> 01:14:38,880 Walcott, Mrs. Walcott, work with the 2065 01:14:38,880 --> 01:14:41,199 chief on dates and we'll circle back the 2066 01:14:41,199 --> 01:14:42,719 next time we meet on the first and we'll 2067 01:14:42,719 --> 01:14:44,560 take a vote one way or the other. The 2068 01:14:44,560 --> 01:14:46,800 other option was frankly to put it on 2069 01:14:46,800 --> 01:14:49,440 our agenda as a select board meeting 2070 01:14:49,440 --> 01:14:51,920 agenda. And frankly, this is a very 2071 01:14:51,920 --> 01:14:53,920 small and and again this could be a 2072 01:14:53,920 --> 01:14:55,600 tempest in a teapot. It could be people 2073 01:14:55,600 --> 01:14:56,880 reaching out to me that have no 2074 01:14:56,880 --> 01:14:58,560 intention of coming to anything that we 2075 01:14:58,560 --> 01:15:00,640 might hold. I don't know. But I just 2076 01:15:00,640 --> 01:15:02,239 thought it would be a good opportunity. 2077 01:15:02,239 --> 01:15:03,920 And I know you had some serious 2078 01:15:03,920 --> 01:15:05,760 concerns. I know we've all had people 2079 01:15:05,760 --> 01:15:09,520 contacting us. Um and um and again I 2080 01:15:09,520 --> 01:15:12,640 think what really really I thought wow 2081 01:15:12,640 --> 01:15:15,520 um I've got people like such a diverse 2082 01:15:15,520 --> 01:15:17,679 group of people contacting me that this 2083 01:15:17,679 --> 01:15:21,040 is this is resonating with a lot of 2084 01:15:21,040 --> 01:15:24,400 people in town and since we are supposed 2085 01:15:24,400 --> 01:15:26,400 to be representing them I want to make 2086 01:15:26,400 --> 01:15:27,920 sure that we're hearing what their 2087 01:15:27,920 --> 01:15:29,840 concerns are and I thought a forum would 2088 01:15:29,840 --> 01:15:34,159 be the best way to do it instead of a 2089 01:15:34,159 --> 01:15:38,320 just kind of crazy select board meeting. 2090 01:15:38,320 --> 01:15:40,080 So, we'll put it on the agenda for the 2091 01:15:40,080 --> 01:15:46,000 first and we can talk about it, but um I will just say the chief was open to 2092 01:15:46,000 --> 01:15:49,440 it. Um honest and this is something 2093 01:15:49,440 --> 01:15:52,560 again just an update. No uh no vote 2094 01:15:52,560 --> 01:15:55,600 needed. Um you will recall we had talked 2095 01:15:55,600 --> 01:15:58,560 to Whitman and uh the regional school 2096 01:15:58,560 --> 01:16:00,640 district about the fact that we would 2097 01:16:00,640 --> 01:16:03,280 like to have the district audited. We 2098 01:16:03,280 --> 01:16:05,840 had come up with a letter. we sent back 2099 01:16:05,840 --> 01:16:08,000 some changes and then it just sort of 2100 01:16:08,000 --> 01:16:10,239 that Carl left and there was some 2101 01:16:10,239 --> 01:16:12,640 turnover and now Justin is the person 2102 01:16:12,640 --> 01:16:14,159 we're dealing with and I'm not blaming 2103 01:16:14,159 --> 01:16:15,520 this on Justin because it's got nothing 2104 01:16:15,520 --> 01:16:17,440 to do with him but there was just a 2105 01:16:17,440 --> 01:16:19,600 change of guard and and a few other 2106 01:16:19,600 --> 01:16:23,360 things uh popped up. Um, so I emailed 2107 01:16:23,360 --> 01:16:24,880 everybody and said, "Could we get this 2108 01:16:24,880 --> 01:16:26,880 back on track cuz we still want that 2109 01:16:26,880 --> 01:16:30,239 audit even though um, you know, it's we 2110 01:16:30,239 --> 01:16:32,159 we've got the right people in place now. 2111 01:16:32,159 --> 01:16:35,040 We still need to restore faith, know 2112 01:16:35,040 --> 01:16:37,679 what happened, etc., etc." So, um, we're 2113 01:16:37,679 --> 01:16:41,040 meeting the three of us to hammer out 2114 01:16:41,040 --> 01:16:44,640 um, a tweaked letter and I will present 2115 01:16:44,640 --> 01:16:47,280 it to you guys on uh, September 1st, but 2116 01:16:47,280 --> 01:16:48,320 I just wanted to let you know I'm 2117 01:16:48,320 --> 01:16:49,520 meeting with them and that I have not 2118 01:16:49,520 --> 01:16:51,199 forgotten about it. Thank you. 2119 01:16:51,199 --> 01:16:53,840 >> Okay. Um All right. Then that brings us 2120 01:16:53,840 --> 01:16:56,719 to economic development committee. Um we 2121 01:16:56,719 --> 01:16:59,120 had a great meeting last week. Um mostly 2122 01:16:59,120 --> 01:17:02,719 about Hansen uh day, but uh Mr. Devryas 2123 01:17:02,719 --> 01:17:05,920 uh continues to make progress on um 2124 01:17:05,920 --> 01:17:10,320 getting us um Oh yeah. So that's an 2125 01:17:10,320 --> 01:17:12,400 article that we might want to ask Mr. 2126 01:17:12,400 --> 01:17:15,679 DeFryas about. Um Mr. Devias is making 2127 01:17:15,679 --> 01:17:19,280 great strides in getting the um 2128 01:17:19,280 --> 01:17:21,280 industrial the two industrial park 2129 01:17:21,280 --> 01:17:23,199 properties kind of primed and ready to 2130 01:17:23,199 --> 01:17:26,159 either lease or sell whatever this board 2131 01:17:26,159 --> 01:17:28,880 decides they want to do with it um or 2132 01:17:28,880 --> 01:17:30,480 sit on it if we decide we don't want to 2133 01:17:30,480 --> 01:17:32,000 do either of those things. And then 2134 01:17:32,000 --> 01:17:35,920 similarly, he's um uh got some um irons 2135 01:17:35,920 --> 01:17:37,920 in the fire for the light control 2136 01:17:37,920 --> 01:17:40,960 building, not to sell but to lease. um 2137 01:17:40,960 --> 01:17:43,760 and he's got some estimates from a 2138 01:17:43,760 --> 01:17:45,679 gentleman who is going to appraise the 2139 01:17:45,679 --> 01:17:47,840 properties and we need to have that 2140 01:17:47,840 --> 01:17:49,679 information in either in order for this 2141 01:17:49,679 --> 01:17:52,080 board to make an intelligent decision. 2142 01:17:52,080 --> 01:17:56,159 It was a very modest amount. Um it was 2143 01:17:56,159 --> 01:17:58,960 like $2,000 for each property. One of 2144 01:17:58,960 --> 01:18:00,480 them might be might have been slightly 2145 01:18:00,480 --> 01:18:02,080 more than that, but could you reach out 2146 01:18:02,080 --> 01:18:05,040 to him and see if that is um a a warrant 2147 01:18:05,040 --> 01:18:06,480 article that we should be putting on 2148 01:18:06,480 --> 01:18:09,600 because we really need to move forward 2149 01:18:09,600 --> 01:18:11,760 with funding the assessment, the 2150 01:18:11,760 --> 01:18:14,239 appraisal of those properties so that 2151 01:18:14,239 --> 01:18:16,320 this board and the economic development 2152 01:18:16,320 --> 01:18:18,000 so the economic development committee 2153 01:18:18,000 --> 01:18:20,159 can make recommendations to this board 2154 01:18:20,159 --> 01:18:22,000 and we can decide as a board what the 2155 01:18:22,000 --> 01:18:23,040 heck we're going to do with those 2156 01:18:23,040 --> 01:18:25,440 properties. um they have tremendous 2157 01:18:25,440 --> 01:18:28,960 potential um to either bring in one-time 2158 01:18:28,960 --> 01:18:30,800 money or lease and we've got to sort of 2159 01:18:30,800 --> 01:18:32,480 weighs the pro weigh the pros and the 2160 01:18:32,480 --> 01:18:34,560 cons but before we do any of that we 2161 01:18:34,560 --> 01:18:36,480 need an appraisal so um if you don't 2162 01:18:36,480 --> 01:18:39,440 mind reaching out to him about that okay 2163 01:18:39,440 --> 01:18:42,000 um and um we were visited uh by the 2164 01:18:42,000 --> 01:18:44,640 manager from uh the new branch manager 2165 01:18:44,640 --> 01:18:46,239 from Morland Trust which was quite 2166 01:18:46,239 --> 01:18:51,360 lovely um and um and Lorie Cook um 2167 01:18:51,360 --> 01:18:53,440 joined us who owns the Hitching Post for 2168 01:18:53,440 --> 01:18:55,280 her first meeting um since being 2169 01:18:55,280 --> 01:18:57,440 appointed. So, we're on we're on to good 2170 01:18:57,440 --> 01:18:59,840 stuff. J Mari is a rock star. I tell her 2171 01:18:59,840 --> 01:19:02,239 that far too often, but um she really 2172 01:19:02,239 --> 01:19:04,480 is. She's doing a bangup job organizing 2173 01:19:04,480 --> 01:19:06,800 everything for Hansen Day and my 2174 01:19:06,800 --> 01:19:08,320 appreciation goes out to her and that's 2175 01:19:08,320 --> 01:19:11,280 all I've got on that. Um Mr. Weeks, 2176 01:19:11,280 --> 01:19:12,800 >> nothing since last time. We're going to 2177 01:19:12,800 --> 01:19:14,719 have our meeting with the new G group in 2178 01:19:14,719 --> 01:19:15,760 September. 2179 01:19:15,760 --> 01:19:17,520 >> Amazing. Yeah. All right. Um highway 2180 01:19:17,520 --> 01:19:18,800 committee, what's happening? We have a 2181 01:19:18,800 --> 01:19:20,400 meeting 2182 01:19:20,400 --> 01:19:23,360 when they uh Thursday maybe on the 20th. 2183 01:19:23,360 --> 01:19:23,760 >> Okay. 2184 01:19:23,760 --> 01:19:24,239 >> Coming up. 2185 01:19:24,239 --> 01:19:27,520 >> All right. Cool. And oh boy. 2186 01:19:27,520 --> 01:19:27,760 >> Uh 2187 01:19:27,760 --> 01:19:29,600 >> oh. Go again. 2188 01:19:29,600 --> 01:19:30,320 >> Oh boy. 2189 01:19:30,320 --> 01:19:32,560 >> No. No. So um I just a couple we're 2190 01:19:32,560 --> 01:19:34,080 meeting tomorrow for the um Whitman 2191 01:19:34,080 --> 01:19:36,560 Hansen regional uh agreement committee. 2192 01:19:36,560 --> 01:19:38,560 So, um, the things I'm going to talk 2193 01:19:38,560 --> 01:19:40,719 about, um, from our side is the feedback 2194 01:19:40,719 --> 01:19:42,080 that I got last week from everybody 2195 01:19:42,080 --> 01:19:44,239 about not having a strict capital item 2196 01:19:44,239 --> 01:19:45,679 in the spring town meeting, but more 2197 01:19:45,679 --> 01:19:47,520 language in there that says, you know, 2198 01:19:47,520 --> 01:19:49,600 the boards should meet be well before 2199 01:19:49,600 --> 01:19:51,280 the town meeting to kind of come up with 2200 01:19:51,280 --> 01:19:53,679 capital items. Um, in the meantime, um, 2201 01:19:53,679 --> 01:19:55,679 one of the other discussion items is the 2202 01:19:55,679 --> 01:19:58,480 payment schedule, um, to the school from 2203 01:19:58,480 --> 01:20:00,000 the towns. That is going to be 2204 01:20:00,000 --> 01:20:03,760 discussion. Um so right now the payment 2205 01:20:03,760 --> 01:20:07,679 schedule for um each of the I go oh 2206 01:20:07,679 --> 01:20:10,239 there it is is um August 1st, November 2207 01:20:10,239 --> 01:20:12,560 1st, February 1st and April 1st of each 2208 01:20:12,560 --> 01:20:14,320 um fiscal year just to give the tax 2209 01:20:14,320 --> 01:20:16,560 payment to the town. Um one thing that I 2210 01:20:16,560 --> 01:20:18,080 think they're going to want to do is 2211 01:20:18,080 --> 01:20:20,880 change the April 1st to be a May 1 date 2212 01:20:20,880 --> 01:20:23,040 instead of April 1st to line up with our 2213 01:20:23,040 --> 01:20:24,960 um with closer to the end of the school 2214 01:20:24,960 --> 01:20:27,280 year. Um, so I was wondering if I can 2215 01:20:27,280 --> 01:20:28,880 get some feedback from the board about 2216 01:20:28,880 --> 01:20:31,520 um changing that from April 1st to May 2217 01:20:31,520 --> 01:20:32,880 1st if that was something that they were 2218 01:20:32,880 --> 01:20:35,360 interested in. Um, I talked with Eric um 2219 01:20:35,360 --> 01:20:36,960 earlier today. He said that actually 2220 01:20:36,960 --> 01:20:38,560 works out better for us because we get 2221 01:20:38,560 --> 01:20:42,239 our um tax uh receipts on May 1st, 2222 01:20:42,239 --> 01:20:42,800 right? 2223 01:20:42,800 --> 01:20:45,600 >> Um and he said not we can change he said 2224 01:20:45,600 --> 01:20:46,719 we can change these dates to 2225 01:20:46,719 --> 01:20:48,000 theoretically whatever we want because 2226 01:20:48,000 --> 01:20:49,440 we have the cash that will be able to 2227 01:20:49,440 --> 01:20:51,440 pay on that time. So um I was just 2228 01:20:51,440 --> 01:20:53,280 looking for feedback from the board 2229 01:20:53,280 --> 01:20:54,080 opinion on that. 2230 01:20:54,080 --> 01:20:55,840 >> I I think it's fine. And I the only 2231 01:20:55,840 --> 01:20:57,840 other person I would check with I think 2232 01:20:57,840 --> 01:20:59,600 I mentioned to you was Lisa like is 2233 01:20:59,600 --> 01:21:01,600 there Lisa Clark is there interest that 2234 01:21:01,600 --> 01:21:03,199 we're getting that we wouldn't get I 2235 01:21:03,199 --> 01:21:05,600 don't it's not a huge game changer 2236 01:21:05,600 --> 01:21:07,440 unless you know she says like oh my god 2237 01:21:07,440 --> 01:21:09,520 we missed out on so much interest but 2238 01:21:09,520 --> 01:21:11,520 you know but conceptually I don't I 2239 01:21:11,520 --> 01:21:14,239 don't have a problem with it. Do you 2240 01:21:14,239 --> 01:21:15,360 need a vote on that? 2241 01:21:15,360 --> 01:21:16,800 >> Um no I don't think we need a vote on 2242 01:21:16,800 --> 01:21:21,280 it. Um I I don't I I So I'm and in 2243 01:21:21,280 --> 01:21:22,880 future times I'm going to do I'm going 2244 01:21:22,880 --> 01:21:25,040 to do a better job myself of bringing 2245 01:21:25,040 --> 01:21:27,120 stuff to you guys before I talk to the 2246 01:21:27,120 --> 01:21:28,960 rack just to get the feedback before 2247 01:21:28,960 --> 01:21:30,960 just so we get a tone of the board. So 2248 01:21:30,960 --> 01:21:32,480 um the meeting dates in the past just 2249 01:21:32,480 --> 01:21:34,480 really haven't lined up that way. Um the 2250 01:21:34,480 --> 01:21:36,320 second thing is I'm going to talk to um 2251 01:21:36,320 --> 01:21:39,040 Dr. Marcus and Mr. Trussell about um 2252 01:21:39,040 --> 01:21:40,880 past warrant articles that haven't been 2253 01:21:40,880 --> 01:21:42,480 expended yet from the school district. 2254 01:21:42,480 --> 01:21:44,719 Yep. And um one thing that I think we 2255 01:21:44,719 --> 01:21:46,719 could get ahead with with um you know 2256 01:21:46,719 --> 01:21:50,159 the the capital mismatch is um having 2257 01:21:50,159 --> 01:21:51,760 funding the stabilization account in 2258 01:21:51,760 --> 01:21:57,440 October. Um and that does two things. It makes it so if we have a expense that 2259 01:21:57,440 --> 01:21:58,800 needs to be funded in May that's shared 2260 01:21:58,800 --> 01:22:00,239 between both towns. We have the capital 2261 01:22:00,239 --> 01:22:02,239 do that and it also gains interest on 2262 01:22:02,239 --> 01:22:04,400 the capital if we appropriate in 2263 01:22:04,400 --> 01:22:05,280 October. 2264 01:22:05,280 --> 01:22:06,960 >> It's been our intention. We started to 2265 01:22:06,960 --> 01:22:09,120 lean into stabilization and then you 2266 01:22:09,120 --> 01:22:12,000 know things got tough as usual. Um but 2267 01:22:12,000 --> 01:22:14,159 um we we did have some regular around 2268 01:22:14,159 --> 01:22:16,239 that. So uh I think it would be good to 2269 01:22:16,239 --> 01:22:17,760 get back to that. What what was the 2270 01:22:17,760 --> 01:22:19,360 ballpark on what you thought you might 2271 01:22:19,360 --> 01:22:19,760 have? 2272 01:22:19,760 --> 01:22:21,520 >> The ballpark was close. It was it was 2273 01:22:21,520 --> 01:22:23,360 give or uh give or take a couple 2274 01:22:23,360 --> 01:22:25,199 thousand dollars off of $100,000 total 2275 01:22:25,199 --> 01:22:26,639 that they haven't expended yet, which 2276 01:22:26,639 --> 01:22:28,239 would be more than enough to cover the 2277 01:22:28,239 --> 01:22:29,920 um the paving that they're looking for 2278 01:22:29,920 --> 01:22:31,600 us to fund in October. 2279 01:22:31,600 --> 01:22:32,960 >> Um 2280 01:22:32,960 --> 01:22:35,520 >> so I I I'm going to talk with Dr. Marcus 2281 01:22:35,520 --> 01:22:36,960 and Mr. trussle to figure out if I can 2282 01:22:36,960 --> 01:22:38,239 get an answer on these of what's been 2283 01:22:38,239 --> 01:22:39,840 expended, what's coming in, if they just 2284 01:22:39,840 --> 01:22:42,880 forgot to expend it um before the town 2285 01:22:42,880 --> 01:22:44,800 meeting. So my my intention would be if 2286 01:22:44,800 --> 01:22:46,639 they have, you know, $60,000 in here 2287 01:22:46,639 --> 01:22:48,480 that they haven't expended, um we can 2288 01:22:48,480 --> 01:22:50,400 just go ahead and move that $60,000 from 2289 01:22:50,400 --> 01:22:51,920 the previous town meeting articles into 2290 01:22:51,920 --> 01:22:53,920 the stabilization in October. So we have 2291 01:22:53,920 --> 01:22:55,280 a little bit of a head start coming into 2292 01:22:55,280 --> 01:22:57,199 May next year where we where if we're in 2293 01:22:57,199 --> 01:23:00,159 a tough financial situation, um we still 2294 01:23:00,159 --> 01:23:01,840 have a little bit of capital for shed 2295 01:23:01,840 --> 01:23:03,040 expenses that we can still do. 2296 01:23:03,040 --> 01:23:04,560 >> I think it's a great idea. Does anybody 2297 01:23:04,560 --> 01:23:06,239 have any problems with that? 2298 01:23:06,239 --> 01:23:07,520 >> Great work, Frank. Thank you. 2299 01:23:07,520 --> 01:23:09,280 >> Thank you. That's all I got. 2300 01:23:09,280 --> 01:23:11,360 >> And other committee updates, which is 2301 01:23:11,360 --> 01:23:13,040 rather vague, but I don't know if we had 2302 01:23:13,040 --> 01:23:14,560 any other committee updates. All right. 2303 01:23:14,560 --> 01:23:16,000 And then that brings us to the town 2304 01:23:16,000 --> 01:23:17,520 administrator report. 2305 01:23:17,520 --> 01:23:19,679 >> Okay. Um, madam chair, vice chair, 2306 01:23:19,679 --> 01:23:22,960 members of the board. Um, so the past 2307 01:23:22,960 --> 01:23:24,719 week is 2308 01:23:24,719 --> 01:23:26,560 I don't I don't know people are must be 2309 01:23:26,560 --> 01:23:28,480 hungry for information because we've 2310 01:23:28,480 --> 01:23:31,040 received quite a quite a few um public 2311 01:23:31,040 --> 01:23:32,960 records requests. So the IT director and 2312 01:23:32,960 --> 01:23:34,880 myself have been working on uh 2313 01:23:34,880 --> 01:23:36,400 responding to these public records 2314 01:23:36,400 --> 01:23:40,480 requests. Um we went over early talked 2315 01:23:40,480 --> 01:23:42,320 about the uh department submitting the 2316 01:23:42,320 --> 01:23:44,159 articles for October special meeting. 2317 01:23:44,159 --> 01:23:46,320 Again the deadline for the articles is 2318 01:23:46,320 --> 01:23:48,159 Thursday, October, I'm sorry, August 2319 01:23:48,159 --> 01:23:51,760 20th for 12 noon. Um, and I'm happy to 2320 01:23:51,760 --> 01:23:54,000 just report to our assistant town 2321 01:23:54,000 --> 01:23:58,000 assessor um has been taking courses um 2322 01:23:58,000 --> 01:24:01,440 so that he can be certified as a U 2323 01:24:01,440 --> 01:24:04,400 Massachusetts accredited assessor. So he 2324 01:24:04,400 --> 01:24:07,040 has completed su successfully completed 2325 01:24:07,040 --> 01:24:09,040 the principles of assessing procedures 2326 01:24:09,040 --> 01:24:11,920 course um it's a primary required course 2327 01:24:11,920 --> 01:24:14,239 towards earning that certification. So 2328 01:24:14,239 --> 01:24:16,800 um congratulations to him for that. Um 2329 01:24:16,800 --> 01:24:19,360 he's taken four classes and he has four 2330 01:24:19,360 --> 01:24:22,400 left. Um and he's doing a great job um 2331 01:24:22,400 --> 01:24:25,679 with passing all those courses. Um I've 2332 01:24:25,679 --> 01:24:27,679 been working on the highway facility 2333 01:24:27,679 --> 01:24:29,760 building project request for proposals 2334 01:24:29,760 --> 01:24:32,800 for the owners um project manager. Um 2335 01:24:32,800 --> 01:24:35,520 it's a lengthy document. I do have a few 2336 01:24:35,520 --> 01:24:37,360 templates from other towns that I'm 2337 01:24:37,360 --> 01:24:39,679 working with. Um it's just putting it 2338 01:24:39,679 --> 01:24:41,920 and fashioning it together to match what 2339 01:24:41,920 --> 01:24:44,159 Hansen needs. So I am working on that. 2340 01:24:44,159 --> 01:24:46,000 And um when the highway building 2341 01:24:46,000 --> 01:24:48,000 committee meets next Thursday, uh we're 2342 01:24:48,000 --> 01:24:49,840 going to be talking about the timeline 2343 01:24:49,840 --> 01:24:52,800 on the request for proposals. Um so we 2344 01:24:52,800 --> 01:24:54,400 can kind of button that up and get that 2345 01:24:54,400 --> 01:24:55,679 going. 2346 01:24:55,679 --> 01:24:58,400 >> Um I'd like to provide an update on the 2347 01:24:58,400 --> 01:25:01,440 building commissioner recruiting. Um 2348 01:25:01,440 --> 01:25:04,080 interviews were held with um two 2349 01:25:04,080 --> 01:25:06,159 candidates, myself and the and one of 2350 01:25:06,159 --> 01:25:08,560 our interim building commissioners um 2351 01:25:08,560 --> 01:25:11,440 sat and interviewed two candidates. Um I 2352 01:25:11,440 --> 01:25:14,159 do plan to bring one candidate um on 2353 01:25:14,159 --> 01:25:15,920 September 1st towards the board for 2354 01:25:15,920 --> 01:25:20,560 consideration. Um he is comes with lots 2355 01:25:20,560 --> 01:25:24,239 of experience. Um our actually our IT 2356 01:25:24,239 --> 01:25:26,239 director worked with him uh many years 2357 01:25:26,239 --> 01:25:28,320 ago and has nothing but raves things to 2358 01:25:28,320 --> 01:25:30,159 say about him. Um I have checked out 2359 01:25:30,159 --> 01:25:32,239 references that have come back again u 2360 01:25:32,239 --> 01:25:35,679 with rave. So um he's one candidate. Um 2361 01:25:35,679 --> 01:25:37,679 we do have our posting still out there 2362 01:25:37,679 --> 01:25:39,840 so we'll see if anything else comes in. 2363 01:25:39,840 --> 01:25:42,000 Um, we we do get other candidate 2364 01:25:42,000 --> 01:25:44,080 applications, but they are not certified 2365 01:25:44,080 --> 01:25:46,080 building officials, which is a 2366 01:25:46,080 --> 01:25:47,280 difference. There's a difference between 2367 01:25:47,280 --> 01:25:48,880 a building commissioner doing what a 2368 01:25:48,880 --> 01:25:50,239 local inspector can do, and we're 2369 01:25:50,239 --> 01:25:52,159 looking for a building commissioner. 2370 01:25:52,159 --> 01:25:54,960 >> Um, for the veterans benefits 2371 01:25:54,960 --> 01:25:57,440 administrator position, 2372 01:25:57,440 --> 01:25:59,040 uh, we had three candidates for the 2373 01:25:59,040 --> 01:26:02,239 position. Uh three were interviewed. Two 2374 01:26:02,239 --> 01:26:04,080 of them were invited back for a second 2375 01:26:04,080 --> 01:26:07,760 interview with the um our veterans 2376 01:26:07,760 --> 01:26:10,480 service officers with Terrence. Um one 2377 01:26:10,480 --> 01:26:12,320 candidate did possess uh more 2378 01:26:12,320 --> 01:26:14,000 qualifications and had an understanding 2379 01:26:14,000 --> 01:26:16,080 of chapter 115 2380 01:26:16,080 --> 01:26:18,719 um about the process um that was the 2381 01:26:18,719 --> 01:26:23,040 focus for the second interview. Um I do 2382 01:26:23,040 --> 01:26:24,719 hope to bring him forward in the near 2383 01:26:24,719 --> 01:26:26,719 future. Uh he is still active in the 2384 01:26:26,719 --> 01:26:28,880 military. he is going to be retiring 2385 01:26:28,880 --> 01:26:31,280 toward the end of the year. Uh we are 2386 01:26:31,280 --> 01:26:33,120 kind of just waiting on that date of 2387 01:26:33,120 --> 01:26:35,360 retirement. So as soon as we know that 2388 01:26:35,360 --> 01:26:37,280 date, I will uh bring that candidate 2389 01:26:37,280 --> 01:26:38,880 before the board for consideration. 2390 01:26:38,880 --> 01:26:41,199 >> And is and our veteran services officer 2391 01:26:41,199 --> 01:26:42,560 is comfortable with that approach. 2392 01:26:42,560 --> 01:26:44,400 >> Oh yes. Yes. Absolutely. 2393 01:26:44,400 --> 01:26:46,560 >> Well, we want somebody he feels he can 2394 01:26:46,560 --> 01:26:47,280 work with, right? 2395 01:26:47,280 --> 01:26:50,000 >> Oh, yes. Yeah. Absolutely. Um in the 2396 01:26:50,000 --> 01:26:53,360 meantime, what we're doing is um Mrs. 2397 01:26:53,360 --> 01:26:56,320 Zenis is going to be working um with him 2398 01:26:56,320 --> 01:26:59,040 5 hours a week uh to provide clerical 2399 01:26:59,040 --> 01:27:02,000 support. Uh so she will answer the 2400 01:27:02,000 --> 01:27:06,080 phones um she will um make appointments 2401 01:27:06,080 --> 01:27:08,239 and she's going to assist with some some 2402 01:27:08,239 --> 01:27:10,000 um projects that he has not been able to 2403 01:27:10,000 --> 01:27:12,560 get to. So she will do that five hours a 2404 01:27:12,560 --> 01:27:15,280 week starting this week um until we get 2405 01:27:15,280 --> 01:27:18,159 that other position um you know hired. 2406 01:27:18,159 --> 01:27:18,639 Right. 2407 01:27:18,639 --> 01:27:22,320 >> Um so the MBTA polis will be doing some 2408 01:27:22,320 --> 01:27:24,159 work on the commuter rail tracks on Main 2409 01:27:24,159 --> 01:27:27,600 Street. Um Friday, August 14th through 2410 01:27:27,600 --> 01:27:30,000 Saturday the 15th, Main Street will be 2411 01:27:30,000 --> 01:27:32,320 closed. Um and we do have some of the 2412 01:27:32,320 --> 01:27:34,239 signs up around town to let people know 2413 01:27:34,239 --> 01:27:37,199 that in advance. Um I don't know the 2414 01:27:37,199 --> 01:27:39,840 exact times, but um I do believe more 2415 01:27:39,840 --> 01:27:40,960 information is going to be out there on 2416 01:27:40,960 --> 01:27:42,080 the exact times. 2417 01:27:42,080 --> 01:27:44,239 >> I think they did post the exact times on 2418 01:27:44,239 --> 01:27:46,320 some of the postings 2419 01:27:46,320 --> 01:27:48,159 and police department. Yeah, I mean it 2420 01:27:48,159 --> 01:27:49,679 was just to get that out there. 2421 01:27:49,679 --> 01:27:51,840 >> Not this week, but the prior week it was 2422 01:27:51,840 --> 01:27:52,960 a bit of a 2423 01:27:52,960 --> 01:27:54,719 >> Well, I can't use the term I normally 2424 01:27:54,719 --> 01:27:55,600 would. 2425 01:27:55,600 --> 01:27:57,199 >> Yeah, it was a little we'll just say it 2426 01:27:57,199 --> 01:28:01,199 was it was a little disjointed. Um and 2427 01:28:01,199 --> 01:28:03,679 um that uh they've now got their act 2428 01:28:03,679 --> 01:28:05,360 together for this coming weekend. 2429 01:28:05,360 --> 01:28:06,960 >> Yes. So, you know, folks, if you're 2430 01:28:06,960 --> 01:28:09,520 listening out there, please be aware. Um 2431 01:28:09,520 --> 01:28:11,840 >> there will be detours and then Main 2432 01:28:11,840 --> 01:28:13,040 Street, a lot of Main Street will be 2433 01:28:13,040 --> 01:28:15,760 closed. Uh there's also utility work 2434 01:28:15,760 --> 01:28:18,320 being done on Mccoan Street in the 2435 01:28:18,320 --> 01:28:20,719 vicinity of Library and Senior Center. 2436 01:28:20,719 --> 01:28:22,400 The last couple of days there's been a 2437 01:28:22,400 --> 01:28:23,840 lot of confusion because of the way 2438 01:28:23,840 --> 01:28:25,840 they've got the road blocked off from 2439 01:28:25,840 --> 01:28:28,719 Mccoan um down to School Street. 2440 01:28:28,719 --> 01:28:30,800 >> Uh people actually can enter School 2441 01:28:30,800 --> 01:28:33,120 Street from Indian Head to access the 2442 01:28:33,120 --> 01:28:35,199 library and senior, but because they put 2443 01:28:35,199 --> 01:28:37,280 cones there instead of road closed that 2444 01:28:37,280 --> 01:28:38,880 is provide that's causing a lot of 2445 01:28:38,880 --> 01:28:42,080 confusion. So, highway and police have 2446 01:28:42,080 --> 01:28:44,480 been working together to get a sign out 2447 01:28:44,480 --> 01:28:48,159 there um that says like local traffic. 2448 01:28:48,159 --> 01:28:50,239 Um but that's what how people can 2449 01:28:50,239 --> 01:28:53,120 access. Um I understand that this road 2450 01:28:53,120 --> 01:28:54,639 this work should be done in a couple of 2451 01:28:54,639 --> 01:28:57,600 days. Um it's it's a contractor for uh 2452 01:28:57,600 --> 01:28:59,280 Eversource. 2453 01:28:59,280 --> 01:29:01,679 >> Um yes, but I think Mr. Jasmine said 2454 01:29:01,679 --> 01:29:03,840 they'll be coming back in two to three 2455 01:29:03,840 --> 01:29:06,880 weeks and doing more work and he's going 2456 01:29:06,880 --> 01:29:08,560 to coordinate that and he's hoping that 2457 01:29:08,560 --> 01:29:10,560 they'll Eversource will be more 2458 01:29:10,560 --> 01:29:12,639 proactive and communicating so that we 2459 01:29:12,639 --> 01:29:14,320 in turn can be more proactive in 2460 01:29:14,320 --> 01:29:15,440 communicating. 2461 01:29:15,440 --> 01:29:18,000 >> Um I I don't have the exact information 2462 01:29:18,000 --> 01:29:20,239 on that yet, but we're we're following 2463 01:29:20,239 --> 01:29:21,840 them closely to make sure we have better 2464 01:29:21,840 --> 01:29:22,719 communication. 2465 01:29:22,719 --> 01:29:24,639 >> Yeah. And I sent that to Mary Collins 2466 01:29:24,639 --> 01:29:27,600 and Karen um just because I thought they 2467 01:29:27,600 --> 01:29:30,000 might want to put on their various you 2468 01:29:30,000 --> 01:29:32,320 know Facebook and website like they they 2469 01:29:32,320 --> 01:29:34,000 might so Karen said she was going to 2470 01:29:34,000 --> 01:29:35,920 update for for their 2471 01:29:35,920 --> 01:29:38,000 >> Yeah. And Lieutenant Durgen um did 2472 01:29:38,000 --> 01:29:40,239 provide an email with she was out 2473 01:29:40,239 --> 01:29:42,639 yesterday and this morning and provided 2474 01:29:42,639 --> 01:29:44,080 an email of what they're going to do to 2475 01:29:44,080 --> 01:29:44,880 make the communication. 2476 01:29:44,880 --> 01:29:46,800 >> You should double check that she's 2477 01:29:46,800 --> 01:29:48,639 copying them on that. 2478 01:29:48,639 --> 01:29:50,560 >> I sent She sent it to me and I sent it 2479 01:29:50,560 --> 01:29:51,120 to them. 2480 01:29:51,120 --> 01:29:52,800 >> All right. Okay. I I sent them to make 2481 01:29:52,800 --> 01:29:54,000 sure they had it. 2482 01:29:54,000 --> 01:29:56,639 >> Um 2483 01:29:56,639 --> 01:29:59,520 uh let's see. So, I guess police and 2484 01:29:59,520 --> 01:30:02,080 fire are also going to post about the um 2485 01:30:02,080 --> 01:30:06,320 high the uh MBTA and then the highway, I 2486 01:30:06,320 --> 01:30:08,320 mean the uh senior center library about 2487 01:30:08,320 --> 01:30:09,840 >> I actually want to do a shout out to 2488 01:30:09,840 --> 01:30:13,280 Chief O'Brien um because when things 2489 01:30:13,280 --> 01:30:16,000 jumped the track a couple of weeks ago, 2490 01:30:16,000 --> 01:30:21,600 um you know, um it w um our highway 2491 01:30:21,600 --> 01:30:24,239 director had gone there to the tracks, 2492 01:30:24,239 --> 01:30:27,360 literally to the MBTA tracks and said um 2493 01:30:27,360 --> 01:30:29,199 to the guys that were there, hey, you 2494 01:30:29,199 --> 01:30:30,880 know, like, okay, we're going to do like 2495 01:30:30,880 --> 01:30:35,520 little detour. And they're like, no, no, You need to shut down all of 27. 2496 01:30:35,520 --> 01:30:38,239 >> So, Richard called or like this chunk of 2497 01:30:38,239 --> 01:30:40,400 27th. You can't just have people going 2498 01:30:40,400 --> 01:30:43,600 around. So, Richard called Robbie and 2499 01:30:43,600 --> 01:30:46,239 said, "Uh, we got a problem here." And 2500 01:30:46,239 --> 01:30:48,560 I, you know, I know this won't surprise 2501 01:30:48,560 --> 01:30:50,800 anybody who knows Chief O'Brien because 2502 01:30:50,800 --> 01:30:53,360 we all love him. Um but he stepped right 2503 01:30:53,360 --> 01:30:56,719 in and went down there and said the you 2504 01:30:56,719 --> 01:30:58,880 can't do the work because all the 2505 01:30:58,880 --> 01:31:02,480 ambulances um take a certain route and 2506 01:31:02,480 --> 01:31:04,480 you didn't tell us that you were going 2507 01:31:04,480 --> 01:31:07,840 to try to shut down Route 27. So we 2508 01:31:07,840 --> 01:31:09,520 didn't tell them. So now you're going to 2509 01:31:09,520 --> 01:31:11,360 have people in ambulances and life or 2510 01:31:11,360 --> 01:31:13,600 death situations. We can't do it. You're 2511 01:31:13,600 --> 01:31:16,000 going to have to reschedu. So again, I 2512 01:31:16,000 --> 01:31:18,320 thank um you know, Chief O'Brien for his 2513 01:31:18,320 --> 01:31:19,600 leadership. Of course, we wouldn't 2514 01:31:19,600 --> 01:31:21,360 expect anything different, but it 2515 01:31:21,360 --> 01:31:23,679 happened at a time when Chief Ca Casey 2516 01:31:23,679 --> 01:31:26,080 happened to be on vacation and it was 2517 01:31:26,080 --> 01:31:27,920 quite a little monkey wrench, but as 2518 01:31:27,920 --> 01:31:30,159 usual, our guys work well together. They 2519 01:31:30,159 --> 01:31:31,280 stepped right up and handled it. 2520 01:31:31,280 --> 01:31:32,719 >> So, the work wasn't done at all. 2521 01:31:32,719 --> 01:31:34,560 >> The work was not done because 2522 01:31:34,560 --> 01:31:36,159 >> didn't do the proper notice or 2523 01:31:36,159 --> 01:31:38,800 >> Correct. Yeah. I tried to be diplomatic 2524 01:31:38,800 --> 01:31:41,120 when I posted about it, but I and not 2525 01:31:41,120 --> 01:31:42,239 throw them under the bus, but there's 2526 01:31:42,239 --> 01:31:44,639 really no way to say like they just 2527 01:31:44,639 --> 01:31:47,440 didn't. and and in part, you know, they 2528 01:31:47,440 --> 01:31:48,880 said, "Well, we got 2529 01:31:48,880 --> 01:31:51,199 >> we kind of got orders from above that we 2530 01:31:51,199 --> 01:31:53,120 needed to make this a priority." 2531 01:31:53,120 --> 01:31:56,159 >> So then in my mind, I was like, "Well, 2532 01:31:56,159 --> 01:31:57,679 maybe I'm a little bit to blame because 2533 01:31:57,679 --> 01:32:00,080 I had asked Ken Sweezy. I had asked 2534 01:32:00,080 --> 01:32:02,480 Kenzie to turn up the heat on it and he 2535 01:32:02,480 --> 01:32:03,760 did." And then they 2536 01:32:03,760 --> 01:32:05,840 >> But then you got to give us time to 2537 01:32:05,840 --> 01:32:07,840 >> It is all staged in the MBTA parking 2538 01:32:07,840 --> 01:32:09,840 lot. 2539 01:32:09,840 --> 01:32:11,520 I drive by it every morning. So 2540 01:32:11,520 --> 01:32:14,639 >> yeah. Um so this is the weekend. It's 2541 01:32:14,639 --> 01:32:18,000 slated to happen and um everybody's 2542 01:32:18,000 --> 01:32:20,960 coordinated. Chief O'Brien communicated 2543 01:32:20,960 --> 01:32:22,480 with everybody, so we're good to go. But 2544 01:32:22,480 --> 01:32:24,239 I just really want to recognize his 2545 01:32:24,239 --> 01:32:26,639 leadership. 2546 01:32:26,639 --> 01:32:29,360 >> Um and I would like to also recognize we 2547 01:32:29,360 --> 01:32:34,080 have um Alex Sergeant of Troop Troop 34 2548 01:32:34,080 --> 01:32:37,440 um who will be receiving his Eagle Scout 2549 01:32:37,440 --> 01:32:41,120 honor on August 29. So he led the 2550 01:32:41,120 --> 01:32:43,760 project um over at the Thomas Mill 2551 01:32:43,760 --> 01:32:46,239 building to remove and replace the guard 2552 01:32:46,239 --> 01:32:48,880 rails around the like the waterway over 2553 01:32:48,880 --> 01:32:49,280 there. 2554 01:32:49,280 --> 01:32:50,000 >> Looks good. Yeah. 2555 01:32:50,000 --> 01:32:52,560 >> Um so I do, you know, want to recognize 2556 01:32:52,560 --> 01:32:54,639 him. He will be receiving that honor on 2557 01:32:54,639 --> 01:32:56,560 August 29th during a ceremony at the 2558 01:32:56,560 --> 01:32:58,800 First Congressional Church. Um so 2559 01:32:58,800 --> 01:33:00,639 congratulations to him on that 2560 01:33:00,639 --> 01:33:01,280 achievement. 2561 01:33:01,280 --> 01:33:03,760 >> And we hope to have a representative, 2562 01:33:03,760 --> 01:33:06,000 >> right? Yes. Um and that concludes my 2563 01:33:06,000 --> 01:33:07,040 town administrator report. 2564 01:33:07,040 --> 01:33:09,199 >> All right. Well, great. Um then I will 2565 01:33:09,199 --> 01:33:13,440 entertain a motion to adjurnn. Um and do 2566 01:33:13,440 --> 01:33:15,520 we have anything to discuss in executive 2567 01:33:15,520 --> 01:33:18,000 session? We do not. 2568 01:33:18,000 --> 01:33:19,600 >> Then I will entertain a motion to 2569 01:33:19,600 --> 01:33:23,360 adjurnn. Um so moved. Okay. Second. All 2570 01:33:23,360 --> 01:33:27,239 >> in favor? Great.