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Good evening. Welcome to the night's Select Board meeting for June 16th of 2026. If we can, we'll start with the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands. One nation under God, individual liberty and justice is wrong. Thank you.

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We are starting slightly later. We did have an executive session. We have to attend to, so that's why there is a slight delay in the start of our meeting.

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Okay. We have announcements in opening remarks from the chair. Does any of the board have any opening remarks, comments?

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Go ahead, Mr. Ock.

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On last Thursday, I was able to take a tour of both the fire department and police department.

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And I don't see if you're going to do some services at day, but what your office says took

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me for a tour and first the lighthouse with Chief Martinez and then the police station

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and definitely an eye-opening about the logistics work that they were saying and definitely an

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eye-opening or so.

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So if any of the boy members haven't been down recently or don't be going on there, get

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not only a tour of what, get to see him here and when it works to how things are off

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right now, think it maybe could be better.

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It's don't go into a free station to see inside of Paul cramped it is, but everyone's still

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able to do the job.

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It's definitely an eye-opening and you have a great staff.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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All right.

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Thank you.

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Anybody else?

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All right.

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We will move into comments and concerns of citizens.

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Just please remember, if you are caulking and are the comments you have three minutes to talk.

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I have a timer here.

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So if you need to, I will raise my hand when we're about two minutes and 30 seconds in and we go from there

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if this is there anybody else that wants to have anything to say or discuss.

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All right, move it on.

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We will go to the consent agenda. We have under special events,

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2026-06250th US celebration committee. Week of events is from July 25th to August 1st of 2026.

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We have the applications with us, 2026-07 Fireworks Committee, summer fireworks, August 1, 2026.

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They'll be at the Everspool campus from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. with a rain date of August 2, 2026 from 4 to 10 p.m.

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and 2026-16, the domestic violence task force annual domestic violence walk is

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going to be happening October 18th of 2026 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Veterans Park with

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no rain date listed. We have a motion for the special events. I'd love

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A question?

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Yes.

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My name is Chair.

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On 2026-16, which was the domestic violence task force, what caught my attention was the

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note about the use of the Great Hall and concerned by Anna, the building commissioner, about

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some outstanding issues there.

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She mentioned the curtain.

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I think was it an occupancy and an inspection for the Great Hall that needs to be in place?

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So, I'm just curious what is missing.

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for us to be able to use the grade haul and how soon can we get that done so we

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can use the grade haul and not have to worry about these restrictions.

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There is an earlier event at the end of July and I had provided a list for

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that event. Cleanup tasks, the current is not moving before the end of July, but

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there's a dust peeling paint need to clean out the bathroom in behind the stage so mostly clean up the efforts unless you have others.

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There is a railing that needs to sort

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of stairs that would have to get raised faster.

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And

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which is some items that look a lot through but to have the annual inspection that will be required.

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So that's been in that we should actually right now what we do is we do a lot through the fire department.

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I'm going to do a walk through, and I'll end any safety concerns just prior to the

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event, and that is in response to that having the annual inspection for the certificate

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of inspection on display would be that should be able to get that and to try to put together

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a list, proactive list to have done for now, just maintenance, but also repair work and alterations

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I think the great hall is in a great state right now thanks to the friends and other investments.

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And we've seen its multi-purpose we used it as a temporary shelter just a couple of weeks

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ago.

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So we were using it on short term plus we've used it for elections.

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We used it for winter activities.

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We're going to use it for the town 250th celebration activities and now for this.

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So I would, through the chair, I would encourage whatever town departments have to get together

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We've already hired a cleaning company, which I think would take one care of most of it.

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But you're right, we have to get together to be a fire partner to talk with.

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And what's the issue with the curtain?

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I heard the curtain mentioned by Stuart and Diana.

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So, how is that going to impact the use of it?

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Because it's down, and my understanding is it's going to stay that way,

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because raising it could cause more dust and other stuff to get into the area.

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So we encapsulated it, so it's encapsulated, so that's no longer an issue.

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Right, what's an issue is whether raising it will do anything to the encapsulation,

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whether the current has any fire protection value at all still,

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and therefore do we have to replace it before we raise it?

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Ultimately, we would like to raise it so that only four feet are showing the design

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and then the, like for election, the town court have reused it again on this stage.

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So I guess, Anna, I'm looking at you. Is that something that can be looked at?

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We've been looking at it. So it was very difficult to find a rigging company that would take

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this task on. We found one in New Hampshire. They were asking for this information. What was

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the encapsulation process and details of the specifics? How long and does it have to get?

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because usually a process like that has to be done every so often so we don't have that

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specification or at least I don't have that specification information but I think it was

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given to us at some point so I have to find out where I'm going to and then was they have

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that information and then we also need to know if that if that curtain can be can have a

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change in its use to be just on display.

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That's a question that seems to a fire department

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is questioning that.

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I think there'll probably approach it with some

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code actions.

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And this brings me back to my initial.

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We took the initial steps to get fire alarm updated

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in the building with the electrical upgrade.

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Of course, the next step is to look at fire protection.

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For an assembly space, that's, you know,

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So, I guess, but if we have that down and we move forward over time, you know, it would be acceptable.

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Well, through the chair to store it, I just hope that the town staff can come together and mobilize and get this going in the right direction so that we can use it and be comfortable.

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it's being used with no code restrictions and with no exposures and if there are tasks

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that need to be updated that they get on a list and appear in a budget someplace so

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that we can fund them and be able to use the Great Hall in the manner it was designed

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to be used for.

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Is there anything in the budget for line items to have fixed if needed?

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Okay, so financially we are set to have things taken care of in a timely fashion.

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Yes.

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As long as you accept that on the end of July that curtain is likely to still be down.

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Okay.

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Which doesn't affect the July event in any way.

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Okay.

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So, what would that curtain be in down, what is the primary, what does it affect primarily?

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Is it, what is, what is the list?

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Yeah, like what?

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I understand that it's clean.

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I mean, there are things like a railing.

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No, we've done the exabytes, yeah, so.

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Is it some of the list that was provided

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to the Historic Commission?

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Yup.

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It's my understanding most of it is clean and organizing.

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Behind the current.

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Behind the current and down the stairs

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and up the balcony stair.

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Oh, it would not be publicly accessible anyway.

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All right.

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and we've got the fire alarm system coming into the town hall with the

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new electrical and how's that process going?

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So we'll have to pull up the engine here because the fire department has completed its review.

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Okay. Okay, so with that being said, are we comfortable with making a motion for these special events

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that are part of the designer agenda? I move we approve the special events 2026-06,

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two oh two six dash of seven two oh two six dash one six and two oh six

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dash two oh

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all right so just this special events all right so seconded by

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Valerie all in favor all right all right and then we have a one-day liquor

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license 2026 dash two oh it's wine o'clock music bingo at one robins road July 27th

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2026 from 5.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m., we look for a motion and then a second movie approval one

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day liquor license 2.026-2.0, all right, all right, all right, now we have scheduled appearance

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as presentation of Mill Health District, Adam, I have a last name that people put here, I'm just

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All right, sorry.

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I was just going to share, just to set the stage for so you're right.

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Ben Murphy, who's our funder for this grant project,

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as you see through the one-stop-for-growth applications,

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this is for planning, the intent was to plan the area from the

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milliard to the milliard property, therefore calling out the

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and helped this trick.

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A lot of these only areas you've done,

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but this is to make recommendations

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of how to go forward, how to market, how to do our reach.

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And Adam is here from VSC Group,

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who is the column consultant, led the process

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for the past several months, including a couple outreach

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programs, one of the senior centers,

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and then want to walk through the whole area,

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or actually two walks through the whole area,

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to lead to the packet that you had in your packet and then I can put that up on the screen.

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Okay. All right. Do you guys want to come right on up?

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So Adam, how do we say your last name?

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Dushano.

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Dushano.

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I wouldn't never have said it right now.

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It's not an easy one.

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Thank

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you Stuart for that introduction that set the table for the record.

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Adam Deschano, senior planner with BSC group and as Stuart indicated I'm here this evening

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to speak to you about the work our firm, Mass Development and town staff has been doing

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over the last several months for what we're calling the Mill Health District and this is

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a redevelopment plan but it goes a little bit beyond that more about actions and some ideas

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moving forward.

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So what I'd like to cover this evening is just to give some thanks to the project team

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talk about what our scope of work was, look at the existing conditions a little bit.

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As Stuart mentioned, talk about the two public engagement events that we held the opportunities

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for redevelopment in the district, some district recommendations, and then going to show

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you a few conceptual redevelopment plans and then some next steps.

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So from your home team here, the town staff was Stuart as well as your director of planning

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and community development in Parsmouth from Mass Development, which here this evening

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is Ben Murphy, and then also Martin Serrano's also involved with the project.

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And then from our firm, VSC Move, our director of planning Heather Bould, OXABUT, Teddy Campbell,

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Tabitha Wilson and myself were also involved in some way, shape, or form of this project.

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So in a nutshell, the scope was to provide a district plan that focuses on identifying

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redevelopment strategies to activate the former Maryland Hospital site and the Wear Millio

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are including the potential for housing and commercial space.

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As Stuart mentioned, the technical assistance for the project was provided by the Mass Development

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Real Estate Services Program and the grant money and the work needs to be all wrapped

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up by the end of this month, June 30th.

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So how did we achieve this scope?

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We had a couple of work. We had several project teams meetings meeting about once every six weeks or so to kind of go over different items, coordinate the different events that we had. We did existing conditions analysis, looked at the zoning of the area, commercial properties, parcel layout, did some site walks which sort of rolls into the next bullet point, conducting a couple of site visits, field work, taking photographs, just getting familiar with the area. And we had two community engagement events, which I'll get into later.

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and then a final report which we're drafting currently

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and we'll be provided to the town at the end of the month.

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So this map is intended to lay out the boundaries

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or give you an idea of more, I guess a more specific idea

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of the boundaries of the district.

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And you can see sort of in the northeast part there,

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we started and used the wear a milliard historic district

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sort of to define that area by Canal Street, East Main Street,

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through the wear a milliard.

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The district actually extends over the wear river

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and a little bit to the west, so the American Athletic

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shoe company property there, and also the Kwaban

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wire and cable company.

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That's the Millyard Historic District area.

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And then we also included Memorial Field,

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and then South Street, South of the where we're sort of

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performs like acts as a spine, moving southward.

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And a lot of those, primarily, it's the properties

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that have frontage along South Street.

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Until, of course, we get to the Forum of Maryline Hospital

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site, which extends all the way west to the where river. So that orange boundary formed

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the district that we arrived at in discussions with Ben's team and also with town staff.

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So in terms of existing conditions, these are just a slide here to sort of give you a feel

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for, as you probably know, very well what the where milliard historic district area looks

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like. Some of the milliard buildings, the commercial properties, the photo and the top rights

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of Otis Avenue, some of the properties around the American athletic shoe company, and then

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the residential units Canal Street there.

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And then I just wanted to highlight the wear river

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on this area. As you can see, it's very, very channelized with buildings, steep banks, even

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completely vertical concrete walls. And it's very challenging for anyone who would like to interact

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with the river in that area or get access to it. The photo in the lower right hand corner is one

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location where there's a very gentle grade in the sort of the back of the

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milliard. There's also some reasonable access at the west end of Memorial Field

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along the Maryland Hospital site but it is very

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channelized in this area as you can see from these photographs. And then as we move

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down South Street this just gives those who might not be familiar flavor of the

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context down there. So on the left you have the St. Mary's Church, the

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directory building, the former St. Mary's School, of course, the remaining building at

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the former Maryland Hospital site, and then Cedar Brook Village, which is adjacent to

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them.

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So the first community engagement event that we held was on February 12th, and that was

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at the senior center.

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And as part of this project, we implemented together feedbacks on what's called an online

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crowdsource map.

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I'm going to get into a little bit more detail about that later.

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But what we did here is we tried to bring that online crowdsource map in person to

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people at the senior center so we printed out a few copies of the map and then we had some sticky

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dots that were numbered so people could walk up to the map and place the dot where they wanted to

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provide a comment and then we had sort of these grids or tables where they could write the comment

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that they wanted to provide. We typically have some topic areas that we used with this so we had

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like access to the river, new health care facility,

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mixed use development and historic preservation,

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a few other topic areas that people could categorize

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their comments underneath,

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but then the comments we wanted to be a little more specific

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so people could write or submit whatever they wanted to.

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So that was the first event that we held.

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And then as Stuart mentioned, Saturday, April 18th,

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how we did some site district tours, which went pretty well.

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And for me, they're always good to really show people and I think the feedback that we got

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from those attendance was also very strong from the sense of you're really getting out

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there, boots on the ground, you're understanding, you're feeling what the people who are there

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on a day-to-day basis experience.

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I mean, many of you are probably driven through the area a number of times, but while you're

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driving, you're not really focusing, hopefully, on what's around you.

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So walking the actual site gives you time to slow down, smell the smells, feel the pavement, feel the scale of the building.

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So you can see on the right hand photo there that is what the crowdsource map online looked like.

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So we carried around a couple of tablets and we were getting information from people on the fly.

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And they were providing comments but that crowdsource map was available pretty much for the duration of the whole project.

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I think it's actually still active so you can go online, you can see the comments that people responded to, or excuse me, that people provided.

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So we did two tours. One was in the northern part of the district. That was about an hour and a half, and then we did one south of the werever and the southern part of the district.

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So this is what the crowdsource maps feedback page looks like. And this is, as I said, I believe it's still active.

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We had 70 responses for, I'll say, initial points.

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And then for each point, you can give us, like, a guess called a like.

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So if you saw a comment on there, instead of providing the same comment, you could just give a thumbs up.

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And you can see the comments on the left-hand side of this page are actually ordered in the number of total votes that they received.

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So the largest vote getter with 26 was renovate the remaining Maryland hospital building into medical center with space for a variety of services, and the number two vote getter with 17 votes was health care and open space in both of those location based comments were placed of course on the Maryland site, but as you can see there was a variety of new comments that were posted throughout the district under a variety of topics as well.

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This just is another way to look at the data a little bit. We did have another category

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So I felt it was probably appropriate to sort of lay out what some of these quote-a-quote other responses were

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You can see some of them on the right-hand side

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Helipad child care facility community center site cleanup new housing and recreational facilities bike lane rail trail crossing

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So beyond that I think new business and then roadway and sidewalk

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infrastructure improvements were the top two designated categories where

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comments were provided on the crowdsource staff.

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So we took all this data and looked

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at what our existing conditions announced to show it and we came up with, we're

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excuse me, we identified some opportunities for redevelopment within the

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Mill Health District. One, of course, would be the Weir Mill yard and I'll get

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them to this a little bit more right now just sort of identifying the

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different areas. The second one was the industrial properties along E Street,

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Knox Avenue and Maple Street. Also, the St. Mary's Rectory Property, which includes the

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former school at the site, the Weir River itself, some of the auto repair and service properties

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that are located in the districts, and obviously, again, is the former Mary Lane Hospital site itself.

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So, if we take a little deeper dive into some of these particulars just looking quickly at the

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and this just highlights some of the buildings kind of what's going on there.

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You've got some fitness, there's a brewery in there.

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I believe there's also marijuana cultivation facility.

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There's a moving company.

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And of course, I think as people have seen, you know,

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each of these buildings is in a variety of states.

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And I'll get into a slide which sort of looks at those a little more closely later on.

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But this is just a high level overview.

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And of course, a building nine to know if that's a building that's owned by the town.

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So that definitely factors into things that are going to happen in the future in the district

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here.

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Moving along to look at some of the other sites, the ones along E Street, Knox Avenue

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and Maple Street highlighted in red on this map, these are just general boundaries to give

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you a sense of what we're looking at.

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The red area highlights about 12, almost 13 acres, sort of one is almost five, the other one

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is almost eight.

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And in these areas you'll find industrial and automotive uses, there's some jump vehicle

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storage on the site, and this leads to some environmental concerns due to its proximity

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to the wherever. I think it was very clear when we did the northern district site tour,

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you see a lot of vehicles in various states of repair. You can even see them on this aerial

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photo, how they're sort of stacked back, stored away, some of them have vegetation growing

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all over them, looks like they haven't maybe been moved in several years, so maybe some opportunities

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for enforcement here or reuse. Looking at the next area, this is the same marriage rectory

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and former St. Mary School property outlined in red, again an approximate boundary on this map,

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roughly four acres, but also wanted to highlight which was outside the boundary of the

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Mill Health District is the, I guess I call it the mode area on the aerial image, which actually

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extends all the way south to the intersection of Union Street and Chestnut Street. So

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there seems to be a lot of open space in this area, which can be used for a variety of different things,

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will float some ideas on some of the concepts maps you'll see the former

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schools about a 15,000 square foot building although the viability of that

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building seems to be in question but even if it's kept or removed you know

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a large footprint on the site here as I mentioned significant open space on this

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particular site. Where River Access talked about that a little bit briefly so on

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the left-hand side as a photograph taken sort of at the east end of the

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billion and then on the right hand side is just a quick you know rendering of

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what could potentially be in that area. You could get a little more potential river

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interaction with like a little overlook or some pathways just a way to sort

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of provide a scenic overlook or a sort of pocket park in that particular area but

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just a way to get people to the river and be able to enjoy it. Looking at the

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auto-appearance service properties within the district there's one on Maple

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Street which is about an acre in size. This is an automotive use in a

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a very residential area and the automotive use in this SR zoning district is a non-conforming

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use and you can see just from the the area of the image there is some heavy car storage

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in this particular area and then there's one along East Main Street as well so the automotive

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use in this commercial area is by a special permit in the downtown commercial zoning district

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but this is also pretty you know it's a commercial area and is this really the most appropriate

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use for the, you know, in this particular area, it's something that should maybe be looked at and explored.

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Everybody needs to have auto repairs in their communities, but just potentially where they're located.

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It should be, thought should be given to that.

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And then, of course, the Maryland hospital site, this includes a few properties totaling about 22 and a half acres.

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This area image is a bit dated, so I wanted, we wanted to highlight the only remaining building on the sort of eastern half there.

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but you can see it's vast, it expands. However, there are some environmentally sensitive areas on the property.

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You know, setbacks from the river, but there's also some wetlands on the property. So what you see in terms of,

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I guess again, I'll call the mode area, but then also where pavement is, that all appears to be very usable in some way,

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shape or form moving forward. So a lot of opportunity here for future redevelopment.

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So, in terms of high-level district recommendations before we dive into the three concept maps, the

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milliard buildings were sort of saying retention, renovation, or significant intervention.

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Areas, within the district there are areas for potential reuse, enforcement of regulations

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and or screening, enhancement of access to the wear, river, public parking, new memorial

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field.

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I think there's some plans already in the works for that with some adjacent town property,

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but also maybe formalizing some informal agreements.

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Potential for bicycle accommodations on South Street,

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and I think it'll become a little more relevant

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on the next few concept slides.

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We've talked there, I mentioned the St. Mary's Rectory property,

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but looking at some potential community center usage,

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whether we used to the building or new building,

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community gardens, potentially housing at that site.

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looking potentially at medical services,

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assisted living of some way shape or form, housing, and also trails.

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As Stuart mentioned, the healthcare services zoning district was recently

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implemented, which we think takes several steps in the right direction, but I think

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we think it could go just a little bit further by changing some of the special

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permit uses to make those as of right.

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And I can dive into that a little bit more detail later.

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And then sort of the, I guess I'll call it the overarching umbrella, or maybe it's the

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the bowl that catches everything at the bottom

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is the creation of redevelopment authority in the town.

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So again, jumping back to the where a milliard,

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this sort of provides some ideas about

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what can happen to some of the particular buildings

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in the milliard.

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The green ones are retained.

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These are buildings that we think are in pretty good shape.

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Not really much needs to be done with them.

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They've got some active uses already,

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so those are in pretty good shape.

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The yellow ones, these potentially can be renovated,

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but we do presume them to be vacant based upon walking through the milliard and the information

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that we've gathered and then as you can see the buildings in orange which seem to be in poor

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or even unsafe condition and this is where significant intervention made to be you know need to

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occur here these buildings have holes in their roof or potentially no roofs at all and they are

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and I, you know, the dilapidated state

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and need some attention for sure.

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But one thing I did want to highlight about the milliard

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is that it's important to note that for the town,

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I should say, to really support the development efforts

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in the milliard for future development,

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but also the existing businesses that are located in this area

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if, you know, there's going to be some change

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to come from that area.

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I just wanted to make that quick point.

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So this is concept A, and I'm going to cover probably

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all of the

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This concept, and then I can just walk through the changes on the other two. I'll just highlight some of the items, but I'll start up in the Northeast corner in the Mill yard. That is now a little, not a little, but a sort of a blank pad right now. I guess there was an old mill building there that burned down within the last 30 years or so. But maybe there's some potential there for a new building with some parking, maybe a pocket park with some access to the wear river there.

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There you can see the paint-catched areas, which we talked about for those properties

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along Knox Street and Maple Street, enforcement screening potentially in these particular

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areas to sort of deal with some of the uses that may not be fully compliant with what's

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happening there.

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The blue box on there, that's the town-owned building.

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We think there's some potential value to maybe keep the pad of that building.

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it could be used as a scenic overlook potentially, you know, enhancing the experience within

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the milliard.

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And then as we work around towards Memorial Field, you can see the potential in the parking

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area.

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But also it's our understanding that the American Athletic shoe company parking lot is being

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used informally right now for public parking in off business hours, but if that's, if there's

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no formal agreement there, it probably should be, you know, looked at.

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Then, sliding to the south, again, the rectory property.

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On this particular scenario or this concept, we're looking at maybe converting the rectory

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building to housing, a new or redo-use building for a potential community center, maybe some

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community gardens here to take advantage of that open space.

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The dashed lines on this map, the red and the blue ones, are potential pathways for the

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a mass central rail trail that is going to pass through downtown

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where at some point in time. So those are just two potential pathways.

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Actually they have a very good website and they're looking at some different

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options about where the mass central rail trail might go through downtown where some of it

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stays on the west side of the werever, but there's an option that talks about

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creating a bridge, three different options of creating a bridge and how that would navigate that area.

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And then as we get down to the Maryland Hospital site in this particular scenario, looking at

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some campus style development of rock-around health services, potentially some single

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family housing in the back, maybe moving to some more dense housing options, multifamily

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in the back with some trails, but definitely retaining that single family housing along

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the edge along Marjorie Street, and you'll see that in all the scenarios, and did want

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to highlight, they're a little bit hard, two things, a little bit hard to see.

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One of the blue stars, there could be some potential scenic points along the

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Weir River, but then also some thin orange lines that sort of identify some

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trails. One of those is at the end of Marjorie Street, potentially going all the

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way to the Weir River, and that could maybe link up with the Mass Central Rail Trail

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through that area. And then also a loop that would work around Memorial Field.

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This could potentially be used as an exercise loop for seniors in the community

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or anybody that you know they have those sort of small workout stations or for

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parents you know if your kid is practicing or playing at the warrior field. And

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then see we move into the concept B you can see some of the potential changes

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at the former Maryland hospital site looking at more exclusively single-family

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homes at the rear of the site but then maybe some assisted living or

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reabiltations, veteran housing at the front of the site, broken up, some office, potential

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office uses at the corner possibly, shifting up to the rectory site, looking at some

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more multi-family housing there, but also keeping the rectory building itself, incorporating

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into some type of housing development there. A lot of the same scenic overlooks and enforcement

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of different properties or different uses in the area. And then as we move to the northeast,

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east, part of the milliard again, maybe a three to five story office building again with

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the passive pocket park to the south there where river makes a turn.

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And then sliding into the third concept, I'll start at the south again on this one at

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the Maryland hospital site.

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This one incorporates the helipad, we did get some comments about that, again always retaining

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00:34:23,220 --> 00:34:28,160
the single-family edge lots along Marjorie Street, but wrap around medical services potentially

440
00:34:28,160 --> 00:34:34,880
at the site office uses. The rectory site a little less developed with housing, mostly primarily

441
00:34:34,880 --> 00:34:40,820
single-family homes, reuse of the rectory building there. I should have highlighted, and all the

442
00:34:40,820 --> 00:34:46,640
scenarios talk about protected cycling accommodations along Celstreet, and then back up to the northeast part

443
00:34:46,640 --> 00:34:53,460
of the milliart, again, we're looking at less of a massing there with two three to five

444
00:34:53,460 --> 00:34:58,600
story buildings with mixed use, again, the passive park being located in that area.

445
00:34:59,660 --> 00:35:01,840
And I just have a few more slides, so next steps.

446
00:35:03,500 --> 00:35:07,840
As I mentioned, sort of like the overarching umbrella on all of this is the creation,

447
00:35:07,840 --> 00:35:12,060
potential creation of an urge. I should say a recommendation of a redevelopment authority

448
00:35:12,060 --> 00:35:13,820
and an implementation strategy.

449
00:35:14,540 --> 00:35:17,120
It seems that the town has the foundation for this

450
00:35:17,120 --> 00:35:19,780
and your community development authority and the CDA,

451
00:35:20,240 --> 00:35:23,660
but a redevelopment authority would go a little bit beyond this.

452
00:35:24,300 --> 00:35:27,740
I'm focused more on redevelopment efforts as opposed to CDBG

453
00:35:27,740 --> 00:35:30,200
and grant funding management.

454
00:35:31,100 --> 00:35:33,180
So some of the actions that could come out of that

455
00:35:33,180 --> 00:35:34,860
would be property acquisition and disposition,

456
00:35:35,880 --> 00:35:37,760
brownfield, assessment and cleanup coordination,

457
00:35:38,160 --> 00:35:39,800
grant writing, public-private partnerships,

458
00:35:40,460 --> 00:35:43,840
marketing and redevelopment promotion and coordination among the mill owners.

459
00:35:44,480 --> 00:35:50,380
And this would be like a one to three year timeline and then we also list some of the potential funding sources that could help advance that forward.

460
00:35:51,480 --> 00:35:57,760
The second recommendation is completing a detailed district-wide property infrastructure and market assessment for the district.

461
00:35:58,380 --> 00:36:04,900
And some of these actions would include evaluating the building conditions, the environmental constraints, what's the utility capacity of the area,

462
00:36:04,900 --> 00:36:09,060
the market demand for housing, health care, mixed use, and commercial uses.

463
00:36:09,120 --> 00:36:13,180
Really drilling down, we sort of did a high-level look at it, and then also the

464
00:36:13,880 --> 00:36:17,760
redevelopment, excuse me, the redevelopment feasibility for the key sites in the

465
00:36:17,760 --> 00:36:23,580
area. Again, a list of potential funding sources. I think this will be laid out

466
00:36:23,580 --> 00:36:26,760
all a little bit better in the report. We have a little more space to let some of

467
00:36:26,760 --> 00:36:31,430
this text read that we can dive into a little bit more. The fourth sort of

468
00:36:31,430 --> 00:36:36,510
recommendation, adopt zoning and regulatory changes, so, as I mentioned earlier, again,

469
00:36:36,630 --> 00:36:44,110
we think the new healthcare services district zoning took some good steps, but not necessarily

470
00:36:44,110 --> 00:36:44,730
went far enough.

471
00:36:44,950 --> 00:36:49,770
So, if healthcare services are truly what the town's seeking to achieve here, we'd recommend

472
00:36:49,770 --> 00:36:54,250
changing some of those healthcare services from special permits to, as of right uses.

473
00:36:54,250 --> 00:37:01,230
So, for example, right now on the table, a hospital, for example, or a laboratory research facility,

474
00:37:01,470 --> 00:37:02,590
these are all special permits.

475
00:37:03,290 --> 00:37:09,970
So keep in mind a special permit is a discretionary permit from the permitting authority, which it's

476
00:37:09,970 --> 00:37:11,510
as a hot, pretty high threshold to clear.

477
00:37:12,010 --> 00:37:17,270
Moving those particular uses to, as of right, the town would still have some control on their site plan review,

478
00:37:17,770 --> 00:37:21,850
and it would be more attractive to any kind of a developer or business coming into the community.

479
00:37:21,850 --> 00:37:28,490
Having spent 12 years on the municipal side myself, a lot of times, developers will see that

480
00:37:28,490 --> 00:37:30,470
special permit, and they will get gunshot.

481
00:37:30,870 --> 00:37:36,310
It means more review, it means more time, more money, more risk for them, and so that's

482
00:37:36,310 --> 00:37:39,850
why we're sort of recommending if this is something that the town really wants to have in

483
00:37:39,850 --> 00:37:40,310
that area.

484
00:37:41,010 --> 00:37:46,650
Probably an evaluation of changing some of those uses from special permit to as of right.

485
00:37:46,970 --> 00:37:50,770
There are very few as of right uses allowed in the healthcare services district, they're

486
00:37:50,770 --> 00:37:57,350
really just the government facilities, agricultural uses, yeah, farms, so and everything else is a special

487
00:37:57,350 --> 00:38:03,630
permit where it's not permitted in that area. But this would allow mixed use residential development

488
00:38:03,630 --> 00:38:08,790
where appropriate, sort of reducing some of the regulatory barriers as I discussed for assistive

489
00:38:08,790 --> 00:38:12,830
living, senior housing or workforce housing, but also incorporating bicycle, pedestrian,

490
00:38:13,450 --> 00:38:19,250
and river access improvements and even into development review standards. Then a fourth recommendation

491
00:38:19,250 --> 00:38:23,070
over the one and three-year timeframe will be preparing a detailed district

492
00:38:23,070 --> 00:38:26,630
redevelopment and implementation strategy. So some of the actions for this

493
00:38:26,630 --> 00:38:30,150
will be prioritizing short medium and long-term projects, identifying

494
00:38:30,150 --> 00:38:35,610
responsible parties, establish cost estimates, and identify catalytic redevelopment

495
00:38:35,610 --> 00:38:39,670
sites and infrastructure investments, and again listing some of the potential

496
00:38:39,670 --> 00:38:49,230
funding sources for those that could be pursued. And my last slide here with the

497
00:38:49,230 --> 00:38:50,350
and connectivity projects.

498
00:38:50,590 --> 00:38:55,890
So these would be actual potential changes in the physical landscape out there.

499
00:38:56,110 --> 00:39:02,470
So implementing visible improvements that demonstrate progress, including the South

500
00:39:02,470 --> 00:39:07,050
Street bicycle accommodations, riverfront trail potentially or just simply riverfront access,

501
00:39:07,450 --> 00:39:12,770
public parking improvements in Memorial Field, streetscape enhancements, and screening or beautification

502
00:39:13,110 --> 00:39:18,850
of highly visible or underutilized properties, and again, some grants and opportunities

503
00:39:18,850 --> 00:39:19,970
these listed below that.

504
00:39:20,590 --> 00:39:23,410
And then the last one, advancing redevelopment partnerships

505
00:39:23,410 --> 00:39:25,470
and funding for catalyst sites.

506
00:39:25,570 --> 00:39:27,670
This would be a little longer term, four to 10 years.

507
00:39:28,570 --> 00:39:30,850
And these actions would focus on advancing redevelopment

508
00:39:30,850 --> 00:39:33,210
concepts of the district's most strategic properties,

509
00:39:33,330 --> 00:39:35,690
including issuing requests for information,

510
00:39:36,290 --> 00:39:39,110
request for proposals, and engaging healthcare providers,

511
00:39:39,570 --> 00:39:41,650
housing developers and nonprofit organizations

512
00:39:41,650 --> 00:39:43,930
to look at these sites.

513
00:39:44,110 --> 00:39:46,190
And that's those are partnerships that take time to build up.

514
00:39:46,270 --> 00:39:48,310
You sort of have to go out and start working with people

515
00:39:48,310 --> 00:39:49,710
to bring them into the area.

516
00:39:52,090 --> 00:39:52,630
And that's what I have.

517
00:39:53,390 --> 00:39:54,790
Thank you for listening.

518
00:39:54,910 --> 00:39:57,030
I was quite a little bit of information for me to get through

519
00:39:57,030 --> 00:39:59,130
but happy to answer any questions or talk to you

520
00:39:59,130 --> 00:39:59,710
or anything you might have.

521
00:40:00,190 --> 00:40:02,950
This is a board of anything that I don't know.

522
00:40:08,050 --> 00:40:10,590
Adam, when you did your research,

523
00:40:11,330 --> 00:40:13,810
the town has several existing master plans

524
00:40:13,810 --> 00:40:15,770
that talked about economic development.

525
00:40:16,530 --> 00:40:20,550
And I don't remember them talking exactly of the milliard

526
00:40:20,550 --> 00:40:22,710
and certainly not the healthcare district

527
00:40:22,710 --> 00:40:24,850
but more along the Main Street District.

528
00:40:25,490 --> 00:40:28,970
Was any of that work looked at as you developed

529
00:40:28,970 --> 00:40:31,010
this plan here so there would be connectivity

530
00:40:31,010 --> 00:40:34,310
between this work and whatever work might be happening

531
00:40:34,310 --> 00:40:35,490
in the Main Street section?

532
00:40:35,870 --> 00:40:36,590
Yes, definitely.

533
00:40:36,850 --> 00:40:39,690
So one of the first tasks we do with any community

534
00:40:39,690 --> 00:40:40,990
whether we're doing a district plan

535
00:40:40,990 --> 00:40:45,290
or open space recreation plan or comprehensive plan,

536
00:40:45,570 --> 00:40:47,670
we pull in those various plans and work

537
00:40:47,670 --> 00:40:48,510
that's already been done.

538
00:40:48,750 --> 00:40:52,050
So we, nothing really hit exactly

539
00:40:52,050 --> 00:40:56,230
in this district area, but there were some peripheral plans, you know, obviously there

540
00:40:56,230 --> 00:41:00,090
was the milliard work by that Ty and Bonneton, I believe Weston, Samson was another firm,

541
00:41:00,350 --> 00:41:05,450
that it also done some work there, so absolutely pulling those various reports and information

542
00:41:05,450 --> 00:41:08,210
to see what the build-off of the work that's already been done there.

543
00:41:08,530 --> 00:41:08,730
Okay.

544
00:41:09,090 --> 00:41:09,310
Thank you.

545
00:41:11,850 --> 00:41:12,730
Any other board members?

546
00:41:15,030 --> 00:41:20,330
The only question I have is when we receive this is stored in terms of process, how do

547
00:41:20,330 --> 00:41:25,490
And we follow up on this once it's delivered to the town as a consumer.

548
00:41:25,770 --> 00:41:26,930
What do we do with the power?

549
00:41:26,930 --> 00:41:30,210
Are we going to take advantage of this and actually utilize it?

550
00:41:30,910 --> 00:41:31,790
Great question.

551
00:41:32,230 --> 00:41:42,110
The first thing I would say is to assign responsibility in parts to the people that would take care of it.

552
00:41:42,530 --> 00:41:45,130
There's a good part there that would be the community development department.

553
00:41:48,660 --> 00:41:52,560
Parts that will be part of the healthcare discussion going forward.

554
00:41:52,560 --> 00:41:59,420
as you look at the transformation, real-health transformation grant, and then in the recommendations

555
00:41:59,420 --> 00:42:05,380
it talks about resources and funding sources and other sources to take advantage of, and

556
00:42:05,380 --> 00:42:15,380
that would fall on me and Jay, the grant writer, to look at those resources in terms of, well,

557
00:42:15,500 --> 00:42:20,640
the experts are here, but in terms of the creation of a redevelopment authority, I think that

558
00:42:20,640 --> 00:42:25,140
That needs some research or it'll probably be in the report with the explanation of how

559
00:42:25,140 --> 00:42:27,400
that benefits the town or other than the town doing itself.

560
00:42:30,140 --> 00:42:37,090
So you would have to probably, if you're going in, establish a primary list and then assign

561
00:42:37,090 --> 00:42:37,790
a responsibility.

562
00:42:40,150 --> 00:42:46,130
Mr. Chair, I'd like to suggest that at a future meeting, probably after the summer, once this has

563
00:42:46,130 --> 00:42:51,050
been received and starts at a chance to work with this staff, is that store come back and report

564
00:42:51,050 --> 00:42:55,050
report on this and exactly how have they designated the responsibilities for what section.

565
00:42:55,950 --> 00:43:01,890
So we know that we're acting on this and trying to get the sense of what the timeline

566
00:43:01,890 --> 00:43:06,470
might be to start initiating, seeing what works for us, not all of this might work, but there

567
00:43:06,470 --> 00:43:07,470
might be something that does.

568
00:43:08,230 --> 00:43:14,430
But my fear is we have a boatload of master plans and we haven't really acted on.

569
00:43:14,430 --> 00:43:23,170
They're there and they read good, but where has been the struggle has been getting behind

570
00:43:23,170 --> 00:43:29,670
it and trying to pick off it, the things that we can, instead of vision, for what the bigger

571
00:43:29,670 --> 00:43:30,290
targets are.

572
00:43:30,610 --> 00:43:32,130
And I don't want to see that happen with this.

573
00:43:32,390 --> 00:43:34,630
I think there's a two critical areas for us.

574
00:43:34,910 --> 00:43:35,470
I agree.

575
00:43:35,910 --> 00:43:38,750
So after in September, we can have that review.

576
00:43:48,090 --> 00:43:48,610
Thank you, Adam.

577
00:43:48,890 --> 00:43:49,450
I appreciate that.

578
00:43:49,450 --> 00:43:49,870
Thank you very much.

579
00:43:49,870 --> 00:43:50,390
Yes, thank you.

580
00:43:52,370 --> 00:43:53,930
And Ben, thank you for the funding.

581
00:43:55,470 --> 00:43:57,290
We'll probably be coming back to you.

582
00:43:57,290 --> 00:43:59,010
I don't know if that's usually how it works.

583
00:44:01,010 --> 00:44:03,150
In fact, can you open up an office on Main Street

584
00:44:03,150 --> 00:44:04,830
and maybe just make it easier for us?

585
00:44:04,970 --> 00:44:05,490
We can just say,

586
00:44:10,450 --> 00:44:10,890
I'm sorry.

587
00:44:11,290 --> 00:44:11,770
I don't have this.

588
00:44:12,050 --> 00:44:13,930
We do have a Western office that I work out.

589
00:44:14,270 --> 00:44:15,090
Oh, but a warehouse.

590
00:44:15,630 --> 00:44:16,930
People could say, where are you?

591
00:44:17,070 --> 00:44:18,210
And you could say, we're in ware.

592
00:44:18,470 --> 00:44:19,310
And then they go, where?

593
00:44:19,510 --> 00:44:20,270
It's a great game.

594
00:44:24,250 --> 00:44:24,450
Thank you.

595
00:44:25,770 --> 00:44:27,790
All right, we have neighborhood outreach

596
00:44:27,790 --> 00:44:31,990
with the police chief, board of health director,

597
00:44:32,730 --> 00:44:33,610
and building commissioner.

598
00:44:42,730 --> 00:44:43,150
You need chief?

599
00:44:45,030 --> 00:44:46,970
Suits been banished as all the little items.

600
00:44:47,870 --> 00:44:48,190
What was that?

601
00:44:49,370 --> 00:44:49,690
Come on.

602
00:44:49,990 --> 00:44:50,930
It's not a cut, thanks.

603
00:44:54,170 --> 00:44:57,940
So if I, Mr. Chair, if I might,

604
00:44:58,320 --> 00:44:59,980
I'd ask Stuart to bring in.

605
00:45:00,080 --> 00:45:29,600
This panel, through the chair it asks, because after the one of the most recent drug bus that you had done chief, I think it was the oldest avenue area. And right after that, the amount of comments in the social media and just people in general about where and the expectation is, this is what you find and where, this is what you expect and where. And that's not what where it is. That's not what we are. That's not what we expect. It's not what we strive for.

606
00:45:29,600 --> 00:45:34,560
In fact, I know we're doing many things to try and keep that from happening, but with

607
00:45:34,560 --> 00:45:38,120
the board support, we wanted to come in and talk about, are we doing enough?

608
00:45:39,180 --> 00:45:40,360
Are we doing the right things?

609
00:45:40,640 --> 00:45:45,960
Are we doing the things to make your jobs easier, supporting you with what you need to go and

610
00:45:45,960 --> 00:45:51,780
continue with those improvements and improving the quality of life, not only for the residents

611
00:45:51,780 --> 00:45:55,280
of the town, but for the residents who live on those streets because those people don't

612
00:45:55,280 --> 00:46:00,420
want to live in neighborhoods with neighbors like that who are bringing that activity into

613
00:46:00,420 --> 00:46:04,120
their street that's their home that's their family that's their safety they don't want

614
00:46:04,120 --> 00:46:08,100
to live with that either. That's correct. So the question is are we doing enough and if not

615
00:46:08,100 --> 00:46:12,200
what else should we be doing and what can we do to support you the three of you and your

616
00:46:12,200 --> 00:46:17,510
efforts better? You guys take me to the end? It's probably all numbered here.

617
00:46:19,650 --> 00:46:20,550
So yeah over

618
00:46:20,550 --> 00:46:25,270
the years well when I took over sad eight years ago nine years ago that was one of my big

619
00:46:25,270 --> 00:46:32,630
thing was the drug addiction and drug issues that town had. We've made incredible strides

620
00:46:32,630 --> 00:46:38,390
and reducing that problem. We will have flare ups like we had here. We did three houses

621
00:46:38,390 --> 00:46:43,370
all at once, just how it all worked out. You know, we were able to get search on the street,

622
00:46:43,530 --> 00:46:48,970
one of those houses at the targets of each and instead of doing one, the other one private

623
00:46:48,970 --> 00:46:53,010
shut down flow, it would just extend the investigation. We did everything at once.

624
00:46:54,610 --> 00:46:57,750
So, with that being said, things have simmered down.

625
00:46:58,810 --> 00:47:01,950
I've been in front of the boards in the past,

626
00:47:02,450 --> 00:47:05,050
so unfortunately we'll never stop the drug use

627
00:47:05,050 --> 00:47:07,270
or the drug sales in any town.

628
00:47:08,050 --> 00:47:11,110
We're looking to reduce it, which I think we've done a tremendous job.

629
00:47:11,370 --> 00:47:15,110
I started the dark program back when I first started.

630
00:47:15,550 --> 00:47:17,530
We partnered with BHN,

631
00:47:20,250 --> 00:47:27,570
with CDHNL, there's rehab centers on Main Street, the Hampton County Sheriff's Office

632
00:47:27,570 --> 00:47:34,210
has their methanol travel and clinic that comes to wear I believe it's every day or

633
00:47:34,210 --> 00:47:39,910
Monday through Friday, you know, so the avenues for the help and the treatment are there.

634
00:47:40,430 --> 00:47:45,550
The enforcement, the trust between the police department and the public is also there.

635
00:47:46,890 --> 00:47:51,490
Back in the day, by history and attitude of the past ministry, you used to be the problems.

636
00:47:52,190 --> 00:47:58,570
We cleaned that up, and saw also the residents have to take responsibility to be part of

637
00:47:58,570 --> 00:48:00,330
the solving the problem.

638
00:48:00,790 --> 00:48:07,270
Residents in that area, but down then, started pointing out, get out of here, there's a little

639
00:48:07,270 --> 00:48:08,430
more drug dealing down here.

640
00:48:08,810 --> 00:48:13,790
They stood up, and now that area is still low income housing, but we don't have too much

641
00:48:13,790 --> 00:48:18,910
drug issues down there in that in that area you know I'd like to see that we

642
00:48:18,910 --> 00:48:23,030
done up in the oldest oldest half but once again it's up to the residents to

643
00:48:23,030 --> 00:48:27,090
step up we're gonna back them we're gonna protect them when you know if there's

644
00:48:27,090 --> 00:48:35,190
any issues up there with that so but that's the to look at the town of where is

645
00:48:35,190 --> 00:48:38,610
that so yet to where that's not true you know so

646
00:48:41,330 --> 00:48:48,190
we've worked with Anna and the

647
00:48:48,190 --> 00:48:51,650
Probably about 2019, throughout the Commonwealth,

648
00:48:52,370 --> 00:48:54,490
we've got a bunch of grow houses that are developing.

649
00:48:56,130 --> 00:48:59,030
The mass chiefs were advised of all this.

650
00:48:59,230 --> 00:49:01,290
All of us were pretty much aware of it at the time.

651
00:49:03,250 --> 00:49:05,530
Practically pleaded with us just to hold off.

652
00:49:05,690 --> 00:49:06,770
They wanted to get the head as snake.

653
00:49:08,230 --> 00:49:09,670
We let some years go by.

654
00:49:10,890 --> 00:49:14,110
And I don't know how much was being done,

655
00:49:14,230 --> 00:49:16,050
but I just said I got tired of it and said,

656
00:49:16,050 --> 00:49:17,170
and I want to mine it down.

657
00:49:18,350 --> 00:49:20,410
Searching weren't too done, evidence was collected.

658
00:49:20,910 --> 00:49:27,430
Unfortunately, low individuals live in there,

659
00:49:27,530 --> 00:49:28,470
just 10 into these crops.

660
00:49:29,730 --> 00:49:31,350
Houses were destroyed, worked with data.

661
00:49:32,490 --> 00:49:33,990
Board of Health and the electrical inspector,

662
00:49:34,190 --> 00:49:36,810
those houses were maybe using the wrong term,

663
00:49:37,090 --> 00:49:39,710
but were condemned until certain regulations were met.

664
00:49:40,550 --> 00:49:42,910
The electricity was shot by National Grid immediately.

665
00:49:44,990 --> 00:49:53,710
So, this organization was smart, they had spent half their money cash for the house, the other half was alone.

666
00:49:54,070 --> 00:49:58,350
So, small towns like Ware, Palmer, wouldn't seize the house.

667
00:49:59,530 --> 00:50:02,990
You don't have a couple hundred thousand dollars to come up with to go to the Internet.

668
00:50:03,330 --> 00:50:05,930
If it was all paid off cash, that's a whole different story.

669
00:50:05,930 --> 00:50:11,930
You know, so what like the Bill of the Department of Health in the Electrical Inspector forced them to

670
00:50:11,930 --> 00:50:12,950
Reapp the house

671
00:50:13,950 --> 00:50:19,090
Bring it up to code and they they're excited right away because they got an investment in that they want their money back

672
00:50:19,650 --> 00:50:26,850
So as far as the department's working together including the fire department, you know, we've done everything we possibly can

673
00:50:26,850 --> 00:50:27,290
That

674
00:50:28,490 --> 00:50:33,550
When it comes up that we work together and we make it happen

675
00:50:34,960 --> 00:50:41,880
And Anna with the, on Otis Avenue were the, the multiples drug bus took place.

676
00:50:42,280 --> 00:50:46,860
Just following that there was a fire of one of the brick blocks and now that building

677
00:50:46,860 --> 00:50:47,660
was morded up.

678
00:50:48,120 --> 00:50:54,280
And knowing that housing stock has a lot to do with the quality of life for people and

679
00:50:54,280 --> 00:51:00,160
knowing that the housing stock and what is being, the market rate is will attract people

680
00:51:00,160 --> 00:51:08,300
at certain interests, so what are we doing with that recently boarded up block where the

681
00:51:08,300 --> 00:51:14,220
fire was to kind of minimize that as being a risk to the neighborhood and contributing

682
00:51:14,220 --> 00:51:18,460
to just the general perception that it's not a safe neighborhood?

683
00:51:20,620 --> 00:51:26,780
Well, it was boarded up very securely, we made sure that there was a very good company that

684
00:51:26,780 --> 00:51:34,980
was retained by the owner. That owner is very responsive to any of the correspondence

685
00:51:34,980 --> 00:51:43,800
that we've had with him as far as inspections and other matters. He was very interested

686
00:51:43,800 --> 00:51:50,660
in getting it. There was no pushback, I guess. He was very responsive and he did what he had

687
00:51:50,660 --> 00:51:56,480
to do, but he wanted to do it. So that was, that made it simple. I don't know what his

688
00:51:56,480 --> 00:51:59,840
plans are going forward. I think it's too early. I think he's still working with insurance

689
00:51:59,840 --> 00:52:03,820
to see what would happen or how much they could contribute. And I don't know what's

690
00:52:03,820 --> 00:52:08,700
going to happen in the future. I know that there's enough damage in there that it's going

691
00:52:08,700 --> 00:52:14,920
to significantly require code updates to the building. So sprinklers and all that is if it

692
00:52:14,920 --> 00:52:20,000
were to be repair. The structure is sound on the exterior but because it's a majoring building

693
00:52:20,000 --> 00:52:28,980
And we'll say damage on the inside and above the where the fire happened, that the fire

694
00:52:28,980 --> 00:52:29,800
went through the floors.

695
00:52:30,320 --> 00:52:32,840
So there is significant amount of damage to it.

696
00:52:33,420 --> 00:52:37,740
But we just have, unfortunately, we're in a waiting period right now just to see what

697
00:52:38,400 --> 00:52:39,080
can be done.

698
00:52:39,680 --> 00:52:48,760
His next steps will be to, within his insurance company, find out how feasible and what

699
00:52:48,760 --> 00:52:53,120
but will we pair mean or maybe he might decide to sell it?

700
00:52:53,200 --> 00:52:53,620
I'm not sure.

701
00:52:54,020 --> 00:52:55,040
So I'm not to say, yeah.

702
00:52:55,440 --> 00:52:57,220
Unfortunately, that's the only way it seems to be.

703
00:52:57,500 --> 00:52:59,140
If you have a client, they collect the insurance money,

704
00:52:59,260 --> 00:53:01,760
they dump the property and they don't care about the top.

705
00:53:02,960 --> 00:53:07,880
Well, he would have to do some things to it before selling it,

706
00:53:07,900 --> 00:53:12,800
but if you can't afford a repair work that's required,

707
00:53:13,120 --> 00:53:13,900
then I don't know.

708
00:53:14,120 --> 00:53:15,820
But didn't we pass them?

709
00:53:16,120 --> 00:53:17,060
Was it a by-law?

710
00:53:17,380 --> 00:53:18,000
Yes, yes.

711
00:53:18,000 --> 00:53:21,860
that talked about after a fire and where the town was in line to

712
00:53:21,860 --> 00:53:25,420
work, was it to collect from the insurance company if needed?

713
00:53:26,200 --> 00:53:31,160
Yes, so that's what I'm, but if it comes to after that,

714
00:53:31,160 --> 00:53:35,680
like if the price ends up being too high, and it's not feasibly

715
00:53:35,680 --> 00:53:39,940
possible, then I think the only option will be to sell it or find

716
00:53:39,940 --> 00:53:44,080
someone who could renovate it and finish it and bring it to

717
00:53:44,080 --> 00:53:49,140
co-compliance, probably receivers, I don't know yet, it's still too early to know what's

718
00:53:49,140 --> 00:53:50,000
going to happen with that.

719
00:53:53,760 --> 00:53:57,700
And I may also speak up, too, that we've been seeing it and we've been helping a lot

720
00:53:57,700 --> 00:54:02,860
of the landlords or owners of the buildings and property and we do conduct these rates, search

721
00:54:02,860 --> 00:54:03,520
once for drugs.

722
00:54:04,060 --> 00:54:09,640
If we advise them that, you know, there is a statute of law on the books that, hey, they have

723
00:54:09,640 --> 00:54:14,580
the ability now to evict off of this, you know, and a lot of them have been very receptive

724
00:54:14,580 --> 00:54:18,760
they've been going through with this because we've been seeing even the old

725
00:54:18,760 --> 00:54:23,800
board of staff and other areas of town, I've talked to some of the landlords and

726
00:54:23,800 --> 00:54:27,680
they know they're problem tenants and they want them out and so unfortunately

727
00:54:27,680 --> 00:54:32,400
it just takes a process sometimes six months or so coming through the

728
00:54:32,400 --> 00:54:35,800
thousands. John does health get involved in that process at all?

729
00:54:36,440 --> 00:54:40,600
Somewhat just for the record, I need code enforcement officer, I'm not the director

730
00:54:40,600 --> 00:54:51,460
Okay, so that's above my pay rate. Okay. We do get involved. Most of our involvement comes when we receive complaints.

731
00:54:52,340 --> 00:54:58,760
You know, we have a housing complaint. That's our shoe in or our foot in the door to go in there and do an inspection.

732
00:55:01,980 --> 00:55:05,000
Other than that, we really don't.

733
00:55:05,740 --> 00:55:11,020
But about when a property gets, I'll use the term abandoned, it's vacant, maybe it had

734
00:55:11,020 --> 00:55:15,080
a fire, maybe it didn't have a fire, it's boarded up, it's derelict, and it's just sitting

735
00:55:15,080 --> 00:55:15,320
there.

736
00:55:15,400 --> 00:55:18,300
It's an eye sore, but it's obviously not being maintained.

737
00:55:19,540 --> 00:55:25,760
At that point, who, from a town enforcement, code enforcement perspective, is the right

738
00:55:26,280 --> 00:55:31,500
office to go and take a look at it and start some kind of action to address it.

739
00:55:31,500 --> 00:55:39,000
Right. I think that depends there are a lot of variables. I can use 16 Walnut Street or

740
00:55:39,000 --> 00:55:44,100
you folks familiar to the same family home. It's been abandoned for a long time.

741
00:55:44,880 --> 00:55:50,580
So that came to our attention. We're going through the receivership process with the Attorney General's

742
00:55:50,580 --> 00:55:57,860
Office. The owners haven't done anything. They haven't complied with past orders to renovate the

743
00:55:57,860 --> 00:56:12,460
property or fix any of the issues there. So we're dealing with the Attorney General's Office to appoint a receiver, you can then come in, renovate the property, and then either sell it or put it out to bid through an auction process.

744
00:56:13,080 --> 00:56:23,560
So that's something that we can do through the Board of Health to take an older property that's been abandoned or vacant and potentially go through this receivership process.

745
00:56:23,560 --> 00:56:28,240
us. And that's what we did at WebCorp. We loved it. 13 WebCorp.

746
00:56:28,360 --> 00:56:35,100
I was going to just give that as a sample too. Well, with that, everything there, when

747
00:56:35,100 --> 00:56:40,400
we go to that one, we're like, maybe some phone calls. That property, because it reminds

748
00:56:40,400 --> 00:56:44,420
me of keeping it off. So there's a search while we go and take anyone in if we want. So

749
00:56:44,420 --> 00:56:45,100
we leave.

750
00:56:46,260 --> 00:56:53,180
And the Severship is a great alternative, but again, it takes a long time. It's not always

751
00:56:53,180 --> 00:57:02,290
the best solution but in certain situations like Wemcore in some of the other 21-23 Pleasant

752
00:57:02,290 --> 00:57:09,090
Street the former funeral home you know that's that's absolutely fantastic that was I think a

753
00:57:09,090 --> 00:57:15,610
success on our part we appointed a great receiver the court appointed a great receiver she's

754
00:57:15,610 --> 00:57:22,590
done a fantastic job and then that will be two really nice rental properties I think probably late

755
00:57:22,590 --> 00:57:29,630
summer. Yes, several months, but that's been almost completely renovated today. So interior

756
00:57:29,630 --> 00:57:32,730
work is being, she rock has been done on the inside right now.

757
00:57:34,820 --> 00:57:38,400
Okay. Anything that we

758
00:57:38,400 --> 00:57:41,820
as a board can do to support you. You know, all of the years the boards, regardless who

759
00:57:41,820 --> 00:57:45,980
been up here, they've been extremely supportive of what we're trying to bring the police department

760
00:57:45,980 --> 00:57:50,800
up to where it should be. I mean, I think I think Josh might have been the only one on.

761
00:57:51,340 --> 00:57:56,960
So, a couple years ago, I gave the, I think it was an FBI study from 2012, but Towne should

762
00:57:56,960 --> 00:58:00,540
have 2.2 officers per thousand, so that puts us at 22.

763
00:58:01,340 --> 00:58:05,940
That doesn't include a detective or a school resource officer, so we should be roughly

764
00:58:05,940 --> 00:58:07,620
around the 25 person department.

765
00:58:08,680 --> 00:58:13,700
Towne has given us an extra person, I believe, who is in the last year's budget, so we're

766
00:58:13,700 --> 00:58:21,380
We're making strides, you know, but once again, you know, it's through it, the board's

767
00:58:21,380 --> 00:58:25,420
always been supportive and getting us money if we need action money for it.

768
00:58:25,700 --> 00:58:31,840
Later tonight we're looking at opioid settlement, many grants through the town, and I know we

769
00:58:31,840 --> 00:58:37,180
do have some recovery programs in town, and you mentioned the Sheriff's Methadone Program

770
00:58:37,180 --> 00:58:38,420
comes into town all day.

771
00:58:38,420 --> 00:59:08,320
So, how are we doing connecting people in need to these programs and what programs, in your business, what programs are out there that maybe we haven't been able to take advantage of because we lack the money and is this an opportunity to look at some of these grant settlement funds that we receive as have been used successfully in health and some of the other areas of town, is there an opportunity there to leverage that, to bring it to some of the programs you might have read about in other parts of the state

772
00:59:08,320 --> 00:59:12,600
or perhaps across the country but we've never been able to do is this an

773
00:59:12,600 --> 00:59:15,720
opportunity for us to think about that and say what else can we bring it to

774
00:59:15,720 --> 00:59:20,600
town to help manage this better for the residents. I think we're more than

775
00:59:20,600 --> 00:59:25,060
adequate. I think we would agree with that with the dark program. The Sheriff's Office

776
00:59:27,200 --> 00:59:32,160
BHN. Oh yeah, John Kassel's phenomenal. He used the original dark

777
00:59:32,620 --> 00:59:37,960
officer and he's been continuing to do that work and it's phenomenal. We make

778
00:59:37,960 --> 00:59:43,300
arrangements, I even pay overtime sometimes to have one of the officers bring someone to

779
00:59:43,300 --> 00:59:48,100
a rehab center in Greenfield or wherever it may be, you know, so people do take advantage

780
00:59:48,100 --> 00:59:56,080
of those services and the Narcan, constantly giving stuff off to other departments to help

781
00:59:56,080 --> 00:59:59,100
them out on that stuff because we're able to get it through the dark program.

782
00:59:59,100 --> 00:59:59,520
Mom.

783
01:00:00,400 --> 01:00:29,340
I didn't know I had to. But yeah, we got a lot on the table, a lot of access to tools and help, but once again, if the people don't want it, it's an unfortunate thing to see. The comment about the neighbors have to play a role in helping you identify who is bringing something into the neighborhood that doesn't belong there. And I heard you say that you'll take that information, but you'll also stand with them. Correct.

784
01:00:29,340 --> 01:00:42,240
and work to keep them in the neighborhood safe, protect them, and how they get in touch with you to make that school station. Call me directly. I have a voicemail, if I'm not in the station, I'm pretty decent on return and phone calls.

785
01:00:42,540 --> 01:00:42,680
Okay.

786
01:00:45,390 --> 01:00:46,470
Anybody else from the board?

787
01:00:46,470 --> 01:00:54,250
It is to have a couple of questions that you, with the last point of cuts, the government has done with this here.

788
01:00:54,830 --> 01:01:09,850
The Department, do you know how, once it comes, but in fact, the cuts have affected the police department's effort to work on with the drug problem?

789
01:01:10,490 --> 01:01:15,170
So, as far as other neighboring towns, it seems like everybody's dealing with budget cuts.

790
01:01:15,910 --> 01:01:19,270
We've got some, we're going to see what we can do.

791
01:01:20,110 --> 01:01:25,230
Once again, the border and still it's always been supportive if we need action money for drug

792
01:01:25,230 --> 01:01:30,650
invests or any type of overtime, one of the other biggest things that we deal with is sexual

793
01:01:30,650 --> 01:01:31,150
assaults.

794
01:01:31,150 --> 01:01:32,350
We spend a lot of time on that.

795
01:01:32,350 --> 01:01:39,750
My officers spend a lot of time conducting sexual assaults, you know, so yeah, just please

796
01:01:39,750 --> 01:01:43,810
continue to be supportive and see any changes happening to you guys.

797
01:01:44,030 --> 01:01:47,650
I think I know I'm sure of coaching and I'm pretty good friends to him and

798
01:01:47,650 --> 01:01:51,530
him and Connie and he's one of the, I think the only sheriff that's

799
01:01:51,530 --> 01:01:55,070
sent up my drug rehab in the him and kind of jail and

800
01:01:55,530 --> 01:01:58,970
really works a lot with you. With our dark

801
01:01:58,970 --> 01:02:02,210
county of notes and him to Connie is a pretty good sheriff.

802
01:02:02,870 --> 01:02:06,050
When I share his, with his drug rehab

803
01:02:06,790 --> 01:02:13,410
program it's you know on the streets of DeGa at all I'm quite sure that here but

804
01:02:13,410 --> 01:02:18,910
so I think the sheriff's drug program I think it's court ordered okay I don't

805
01:02:18,910 --> 01:02:23,630
know much about it but I assume just because it's in within his his county his

806
01:02:23,630 --> 01:02:29,550
sheriff's county facility there it's something that's done by the court you know

807
01:02:29,550 --> 01:02:32,430
you can be sentenced to three months but they're gonna put you over here in

808
01:02:32,430 --> 01:02:37,930
recovery center to help you out which I think is is is a great thing you know

809
01:02:37,930 --> 01:02:42,990
call jail a call rehab but I think that courts and the legislators need to do

810
01:02:42,990 --> 01:02:48,090
something with these addicts where hey you got one or two chances and after that

811
01:02:48,090 --> 01:02:52,430
you're you're going to rehab we're going to keep you there for three months to six

812
01:02:52,430 --> 01:02:56,650
months to give you that step that needs to get you through recovery and get

813
01:02:56,650 --> 01:03:01,390
your life going and there you can have mental health counseling sessions you know

814
01:03:01,390 --> 01:03:06,890
job, job skills, classes, you know, there's a sleuth in it that you could have happen

815
01:03:06,890 --> 01:03:12,010
while you're going through that, but I know Sherry Quinty's a really good Sherry

816
01:03:12,010 --> 01:03:16,310
and it works a lot. Sherry, Caroline, Kayley, too, for Hampshire County,

817
01:03:16,310 --> 01:03:21,790
so we're going to, you know, you know, yeah. Thank you for being here. It doesn't come in.

818
01:03:22,290 --> 01:03:26,690
All three of us appreciate it. Happy to help. It's really questions.

819
01:03:28,350 --> 01:03:35,220
I just want to say I know John since you've been there you've seen a lot of drug us in town

820
01:03:35,220 --> 01:03:39,040
I just want to thank you you guys are doing a great job. I will pass go along. Thank you

821
01:03:39,040 --> 01:03:44,220
I get a great department and once again I've always had to support a student at all the boards that I've

822
01:03:44,220 --> 01:03:47,040
I've dealt with over the years I appreciate it. Thank you

823
01:03:48,320 --> 01:03:49,640
Thank you for your time.

824
01:03:49,960 --> 01:03:52,920
And John, Chief, thank you. Thank you.

825
01:03:53,540 --> 01:03:57,980
I'm glad to hear you working as a team also, because that's a lot more effective way to

826
01:03:57,980 --> 01:03:58,640
have that issue.

827
01:03:58,720 --> 01:03:59,020
Absolutely.

828
01:03:59,480 --> 01:04:03,900
Rather than each department trying to do it individually, but have a natural aberration

829
01:04:03,900 --> 01:04:05,260
and keep it up.

830
01:04:21,440 --> 01:04:26,620
We have the presentation of two grants where O2OA settlement contests or see him approval.

831
01:04:29,460 --> 01:04:30,400
I know why are you today.

832
01:04:30,720 --> 01:04:31,100
Good things.

833
01:04:31,860 --> 01:04:32,340
Good.

834
01:04:32,480 --> 01:04:32,780
Thank you.

835
01:04:32,780 --> 01:04:33,460
So,

836
01:04:38,820 --> 01:04:42,580
my name is Emma Berthieu, and I'm the epidemiologist for the Quay-Bot-Kill Substance

837
01:04:42,580 --> 01:04:47,680
Science, which is a substance use prevention coalition based out of the time we're in serving

838
01:04:47,680 --> 01:04:49,620
the broader Quay-Bot-Kills region.

839
01:04:50,340 --> 01:04:54,780
And I'm here this evening with some colleagues who will come up in a moment to introduce

840
01:04:54,780 --> 01:05:00,040
our opioid settlement fund task force and present two mini-grantial proposals for your approval

841
01:05:00,040 --> 01:05:00,500
this evening.

842
01:05:01,280 --> 01:05:06,100
So, the opioid settlement funds are monies received by the time we're as a result of settlements

843
01:05:06,100 --> 01:05:10,140
with opioid manufacturers and distributors for their role in the opioid crisis.

844
01:05:10,780 --> 01:05:15,120
The money is intended to address harms caused by opioids in the community and the state

845
01:05:15,120 --> 01:05:18,060
has outlined specific categories that the funds can be used for.

846
01:05:18,860 --> 01:05:23,620
These categories are opioid use to sort of treatment, supporting people in treatment or recovery,

847
01:05:24,260 --> 01:05:28,680
providing connections to care for people who have or are risk of developing opioid use disorder,

848
01:05:29,380 --> 01:05:33,380
harm reduction, addressing the needs of people involved in the criminal justice system

849
01:05:33,380 --> 01:05:37,580
due to opioids, supporting pregnant or parenting individuals and their families, including

850
01:05:37,580 --> 01:05:42,480
babies with neonatal abstinence syndrome, and preventing misuse of opioids and implementing

851
01:05:42,480 --> 01:05:43,580
prevention education.

852
01:05:44,040 --> 01:05:48,800
And so these are the state defined categories for this money.

853
01:05:50,280 --> 01:05:56,620
The Quay-Valk Hill substance use alliance was approached by Stuart back last summer to create

854
01:05:56,620 --> 01:06:02,200
a task force committee of key stakeholders and public health experts to create a process

855
01:06:02,200 --> 01:06:09,120
around getting this funding out into the community to do the work it needs to do.

856
01:06:10,300 --> 01:06:17,340
So myself, our prevention director who is up on the screen there, Emily, and one of our other

857
01:06:17,340 --> 01:06:24,220
co-workers, Rebecca, reach out to some of the key organizations in the town, the Recovery Center of

858
01:06:24,220 --> 01:06:29,480
Hope on Main Street, the Weir Library, also on Main Street, and we also are fortunate to have

859
01:06:29,480 --> 01:06:32,060
of participation from Officer Cicelo when he's available

860
01:06:32,420 --> 01:06:33,760
as where's Dart Officer.

861
01:06:35,400 --> 01:06:39,280
We, after discussion amongst ourselves

862
01:06:39,280 --> 01:06:42,380
and engaging with some of our neighboring communities,

863
01:06:42,720 --> 01:06:47,060
came up with many grants as a really effective model

864
01:06:47,060 --> 01:06:49,580
to get some of this funding out to the communities.

865
01:06:50,120 --> 01:06:52,480
Other neighboring municipalities have started

866
01:06:52,480 --> 01:06:55,160
many grant programs with their opioid settlement funds.

867
01:06:55,680 --> 01:06:57,540
And we thought it would be the right answer

868
01:06:57,540 --> 01:07:00,100
for where I wanted to present that to you.

869
01:07:00,620 --> 01:07:03,440
And the goal is really to support the wonderful work

870
01:07:03,440 --> 01:07:06,980
that's already being done to help continue to fund that.

871
01:07:07,680 --> 01:07:11,580
Just for some broader context about what other communities are doing

872
01:07:11,580 --> 01:07:14,460
in Belchertown has a very successful mini-grant program

873
01:07:14,460 --> 01:07:17,540
that they've been running for almost two years

874
01:07:17,540 --> 01:07:21,900
and have dispersed funds to several local organizations in their community

875
01:07:21,900 --> 01:07:25,800
and they were kind enough to share their mini-grant application with us

876
01:07:25,800 --> 01:07:30,880
which we then adapted to make most sense for where,

877
01:07:31,060 --> 01:07:32,780
but it is fairly similar.

878
01:07:33,100 --> 01:07:36,360
They did a wonderful job and no need to reinvent the wheel.

879
01:07:37,280 --> 01:07:40,180
Palmer and Monson both have many grant programs as well,

880
01:07:40,700 --> 01:07:43,480
as well as some farther out communities like Springfield,

881
01:07:43,700 --> 01:07:48,020
Northampton, Amherst, and Wayfarway, North Adelboro.

882
01:07:48,440 --> 01:07:51,480
We also engaged in some community surveys

883
01:07:51,480 --> 01:07:54,240
and a listening session at the Recovery Center

884
01:07:54,240 --> 01:08:00,540
to speak with some of the folks most impacted and see what the community saw as some of the key needs

885
01:08:00,540 --> 01:08:07,460
and it echoed a lot of these key categories outlined by the state, opioid use disorder treatment

886
01:08:07,460 --> 01:08:13,140
and supporting folks in treatment and recovery and prevention came up as some of those really

887
01:08:13,140 --> 01:08:21,360
high key categories in general. So there is currently about $95,000 available with more

888
01:08:21,360 --> 01:08:28,360
Our funding coming in although in smaller amounts is at this point, the town will continue

889
01:08:28,360 --> 01:08:34,340
to receive opioid settlement funding for about 10 to 15 more years although it will be

890
01:08:34,340 --> 01:08:40,520
in decreasing amounts over time as some of those settlements and in agreements with some

891
01:08:40,520 --> 01:08:46,900
of these manufacturers and distributors, the length of their settlement funding differed.

892
01:08:46,900 --> 01:08:53,580
So, the process we came up with is sort of the following, an organization or an individual

893
01:08:53,580 --> 01:08:58,820
in partnership with an organization completes the mini-grant application and budget template

894
01:08:58,820 --> 01:09:06,540
that you have in your packet, and then they submit that mini-grant application to the task

895
01:09:06,540 --> 01:09:06,980
course.

896
01:09:07,220 --> 01:09:13,780
We review that, ask questions, and essentially review it to make sure it meets the requirements

897
01:09:14,600 --> 01:09:23,840
that the state has set out for what the funding is usable for, and also whether we believe it will be valuable to the community.

898
01:09:24,980 --> 01:09:29,820
We then bring it to you to be voted on for approval.

899
01:09:30,180 --> 01:09:36,960
And then the task force would work with town administrators to get the funds to the organization.

900
01:09:36,960 --> 01:09:45,920
The organization will also complete quarterly check-ins with the task force to ensure the program is going well and that the money is being used as described.

901
01:09:46,360 --> 01:09:51,860
We would also love to come back and report on how thinking programs are going in the mini grant process.

902
01:09:52,380 --> 01:09:56,480
So you can really see the way that this is benefiting the community.

903
01:09:57,280 --> 01:10:03,380
So at this time I'd love to bring our partners up for our first two mini grant applications.

904
01:10:03,380 --> 01:10:08,640
We have Julie and Gabe from the Recovery Center of Hope and Heidi from the Library.

905
01:10:13,980 --> 01:10:14,380
Awesome.

906
01:10:15,000 --> 01:10:15,860
Can I follow the chair?

907
01:10:16,200 --> 01:10:16,600
Sure.

908
01:10:25,250 --> 01:10:25,650
Welcome.

909
01:10:26,530 --> 01:10:26,930
Hi.

910
01:10:27,050 --> 01:10:27,470
You want to start?

911
01:10:27,570 --> 01:10:28,170
Do you want me to start?

912
01:10:29,050 --> 01:10:29,810
Whichever is fine.

913
01:10:30,390 --> 01:10:31,210
Yours was first.

914
01:10:31,390 --> 01:10:31,890
Do you want to move first?

915
01:10:32,070 --> 01:10:32,250
Sure.

916
01:10:33,150 --> 01:10:33,950
My name is Julie.

917
01:10:34,030 --> 01:10:36,210
That's the program director for the Recovery Center of Hope.

918
01:10:36,950 --> 01:10:41,610
Because of you who don't know, we are a state-funded, peer-led, recovery center.

919
01:10:41,610 --> 01:10:45,670
We have two locations, one at 52 Main Street and one in 78 Main Street.

920
01:10:46,550 --> 01:10:51,610
Joining me is Gabe Barrios. He's one of our community members here to share his

921
01:10:51,610 --> 01:10:58,490
perspective as well. At the Recovery Center of Hope, we are proud in multiple pathways center,

922
01:10:58,970 --> 01:11:04,030
meaning we honor that there are many ways to seek and maintain recovery.

923
01:11:04,750 --> 01:11:09,050
I have to note this feels certain, but it's after your conversation, so I'm happy to present this.

924
01:11:10,130 --> 01:11:15,070
Often people are, you know, they get into treatment, they go back out into their community

925
01:11:15,070 --> 01:11:15,630
and they go back.

926
01:11:15,810 --> 01:11:19,470
We call it people places and things, go right back to the life that you left.

927
01:11:20,390 --> 01:11:24,790
So one of the things we do at the Recovery Center of Hope and a role that we take very seriously

928
01:11:25,170 --> 01:11:29,570
is supporting people and exploring pathways that are going to be meaningful and sustainable

929
01:11:29,570 --> 01:11:31,170
when they get back to their life.

930
01:11:31,970 --> 01:11:34,770
I myself am a woman in long-term recovery.

931
01:11:34,770 --> 01:11:39,610
A physical wellness remains an important part of my recovery journey.

932
01:11:40,390 --> 01:11:46,690
It helps me regular movement, rather, helps me improve mood, reduces stress, builds confidence,

933
01:11:47,350 --> 01:11:53,990
helps me build routine, discipline, and if frequently is helping me reconnect with myself

934
01:11:53,990 --> 01:11:54,750
and positive by.

935
01:11:55,370 --> 01:12:00,030
And while physical wellness is in everybody's pathway, we do acknowledge, and I have seen many

936
01:12:00,030 --> 01:12:03,630
times in our center, that it becomes a meaningful part of many people's recovery.

937
01:12:03,630 --> 01:12:10,910
For this reason, we are requesting opioid settlement abatement funds to establish a recovery

938
01:12:10,910 --> 01:12:12,670
focused wellness initiative.

939
01:12:14,010 --> 01:12:17,190
Probably in partnership with Fitness Factory, so we can support a local business.

940
01:12:17,770 --> 01:12:23,330
The program would provide recovery center for participants with access to gym memberships,

941
01:12:23,730 --> 01:12:29,330
while also removing the practical barriers by supplying essential work-up items, shoes,

942
01:12:29,730 --> 01:12:33,410
shorts, tablets that you need to take a shower afterward.

943
01:12:33,410 --> 01:12:39,890
had found something like that, because of the trust or relationship we have with our community members,

944
01:12:40,330 --> 01:12:43,810
we're uniquely positioned to identify individuals who are interested in this opportunity.

945
01:12:44,790 --> 01:12:49,490
We will encourage ongoing participation and support them as they develop healthy routines.

946
01:12:50,590 --> 01:12:57,070
Rather than assigning memberships to individuals, we decided that we would, as the Center,

947
01:12:57,070 --> 01:13:10,510
routine five memberships. So this allows us to ensure that if someone's participation naturally comes to an end at the center, the membership can be reassigned to another member who is ready to benefit.

948
01:13:10,970 --> 01:13:17,950
This approach will maximize the impact of every dollar invested while creating ongoing opportunities for people that are in recovery and interested.

949
01:13:19,270 --> 01:13:23,170
So that's our proposal. Happy to answer any questions.

950
01:13:26,310 --> 01:13:27,090
Yeah,

951
01:13:29,250 --> 01:13:34,370
I just had some resources here that I just looked up,

952
01:13:36,390 --> 01:13:38,470
just like the NIH, NIH.gov,

953
01:13:39,340 --> 01:13:49,790
rewriting the addicted brain through a physiological model of physical exercise, and also

954
01:13:49,790 --> 01:13:56,430
So at h.gov, role of physical activity on mental health and well-being, and those are just

955
01:13:56,430 --> 01:14:03,370
like overviews of multiple studies, and they highlight some of the factors that are

956
01:14:03,370 --> 01:14:13,670
beneficial to people in recovery, just increasing neuroplasticity, and increasing the EOTM-MAX, and

957
01:14:13,670 --> 01:14:17,890
obviously, if you have more resources for your body to use, you can recover better.

958
01:14:17,890 --> 01:14:22,830
And also substance

959
01:14:28,560 --> 01:14:33,540
use disorders have a negative effect on the prefrontal cortex of the brain,

960
01:14:33,900 --> 01:14:40,460
these studies show, you know, due to overstimulation of some of the neurotransmitters and receptors.

961
01:14:42,140 --> 01:14:47,680
And the prefrontal cortex has a large role in the executive decision making an impulse control.

962
01:14:49,080 --> 01:14:54,200
And so exercise is linked to improvements in executive function and increased

963
01:14:54,200 --> 01:14:59,980
gray matter volume and increased activity in the prefrontal cortex, so directly, you know, affecting people.

964
01:15:08,490 --> 01:15:34,650
If I may have one more thing, just as somebody living in recovery. In early recovery, I think I can only speak for myself, but I also run the center, I see it very frequently. You just send up as so much time in your hands. So really at the center, we're trying to provide productive pathways that people can explore to sustain. It's one thing to go to treatment. It's another thing to sustain the recovery. So as many options as we can offer, we're having conversations with workshop.

965
01:15:34,650 --> 01:15:40,330
13 to pursue some more artistic pathways but I think we've been talking this

966
01:15:40,330 --> 01:15:43,850
that there are many members in the center that seem really excited about

967
01:15:43,850 --> 01:15:49,070
pursuing some they just want to work out and the endorphins that you get from

968
01:15:49,070 --> 01:15:55,750
working out it's just yeah it's just a pathway that makes sense so thank you very

969
01:15:55,750 --> 01:16:03,070
much thank you really cool I'm Heidi we've been the library director here in

970
01:16:03,930 --> 01:16:15,830
And we are asking for a combination grant, one part of which would be, the library currently has 20 Wi-Fi hotspots that we load to our patrons.

971
01:16:16,190 --> 01:16:21,970
It allows them to access the internet through up to 10 devices for a hotspot.

972
01:16:22,750 --> 01:16:24,670
Those items are out constantly.

973
01:16:24,670 --> 01:16:28,610
When Emma and I were speaking about the grant at our meeting at the beginning of the month,

974
01:16:28,610 --> 01:16:37,770
I checked on our existing hotspots and in the beginning of June, most of the hotspots

975
01:16:37,770 --> 01:16:41,530
had been out eight to ten times and they go for two week loans.

976
01:16:41,730 --> 01:16:44,310
So they're pretty much they come in and we charge them and they go back out again.

977
01:16:45,950 --> 01:16:47,470
And we don't have enough.

978
01:16:48,110 --> 01:16:56,230
So, one of the things I'm asking for our grant is another 10 hotspots that would give us a total of 20.

979
01:16:57,070 --> 01:17:05,550
I think that might be enough to fill the demand so that we wouldn't have to make people wait, which is currently the situation.

980
01:17:06,190 --> 01:17:08,810
They're waiting a week or more before there's another one available.

981
01:17:10,550 --> 01:17:16,610
We got a very lucky approach, Mobile Beacon, who is our provider.

982
01:17:17,050 --> 01:17:21,250
We get some hotspots each year through an organization called TechSoup,

983
01:17:21,510 --> 01:17:26,030
which gives us a very good deal on both buying the hotspots and the service.

984
01:17:26,770 --> 01:17:31,450
Mobile Beacon, when I approach them to consider purchasing more,

985
01:17:31,910 --> 01:17:36,970
offered to donate is the 10 hotspots if this grant would pay for service,

986
01:17:36,970 --> 01:17:43,750
which we have to buy service up front, it's $120 a year for each hotspot to have service.

987
01:17:46,110 --> 01:17:53,990
So that was just a bit of a bonus even that we didn't have to approach for grant funds for both

988
01:17:53,990 --> 01:18:01,710
the hotspots and the service. The other part of our grant is we are asking for funds for

989
01:18:01,710 --> 01:18:08,330
a newer larger television for the library, and I'm not sure we did this very last

990
01:18:08,330 --> 01:18:11,950
minute. I'm not sure in your packet if you've got that half of our brand.

991
01:18:14,050 --> 01:18:15,230
Okay, so

992
01:18:15,230 --> 01:18:19,890
probably what I'll do on that part is write another grant and come back at another

993
01:18:19,890 --> 01:18:27,190
time, so you're not approving something that we don't have back up for. But the

994
01:18:27,190 --> 01:18:33,530
The hotspots, as I said, the most popular thing in the library, and a real service to the

995
01:18:33,530 --> 01:18:33,850
town.

996
01:18:34,050 --> 01:18:35,710
And so I hope you'll consider supporting that.

997
01:18:37,070 --> 01:18:37,390
I'm sorry.

998
01:18:37,650 --> 01:18:38,350
It's a funny question.

999
01:18:38,750 --> 01:18:41,470
It's part of my ignorance, but where's the hotspot?

1000
01:18:42,030 --> 01:18:42,470
I don't know.

1001
01:18:42,550 --> 01:18:43,810
It's on this really stupid day.

1002
01:18:44,350 --> 01:18:45,090
I should know, but.

1003
01:18:45,730 --> 01:18:47,410
Hotspot is a little box.

1004
01:18:47,410 --> 01:18:53,630
It's probably that big, about a half inch square, and you turn it on, and it emits

1005
01:18:54,430 --> 01:19:00,770
Why fix a signal leaf and attach your phone to a wired television or your tablet or any such thing

1006
01:19:01,250 --> 01:19:06,250
A lot of people do have them you know, I'm sorry, I'm so old, but I said, oh, where?

1007
01:19:07,870 --> 01:19:10,970
But you know where is a town that has

1008
01:19:11,930 --> 01:19:16,190
Definitely people that are able to afford internet service on their own

1009
01:19:16,190 --> 01:19:20,990
And so it's a way to make it available to them on a loan basis. So it's just those

1010
01:19:26,890 --> 01:19:31,730
I didn't approach them only because we have had a successful relationship with

1011
01:19:31,730 --> 01:19:37,790
mobile beacon for a number of years and so they were my first thought to do that

1012
01:19:37,790 --> 01:19:42,810
and then compounded by the fact that they offered to donate the hotspots.

1013
01:19:43,790 --> 01:19:44,810
Sorry about that.

1014
01:19:44,810 --> 01:19:45,890
All right.

1015
01:19:47,640 --> 01:19:48,440
It's important, have anything?

1016
01:19:49,240 --> 01:19:49,360
No.

1017
01:19:50,060 --> 01:19:50,800
I'll start over.

1018
01:19:51,740 --> 01:19:57,060
Just, we didn't plan this one putting together a agenda, but it's kind of a beneficial circumstance

1019
01:19:57,680 --> 01:20:01,220
that this discussion is coming after the one that you just held with you.

1020
01:20:01,800 --> 01:20:08,080
Said, your previous discussion was mostly about enforcement, but it's important if the

1021
01:20:08,080 --> 01:20:14,760
town is going to continue to be better to recognize that there are resources in the services

1022
01:20:14,760 --> 01:20:23,320
that are available in this town, which are significant and really important as part of that discussion of the point forward.

1023
01:20:29,000 --> 01:20:29,420
Good job.

1024
01:20:29,860 --> 01:20:33,280
All right, so do we need motion?

1025
01:20:33,940 --> 01:20:35,060
Yep, I'll be looking forward.

1026
01:20:35,380 --> 01:20:35,780
You want to do it?

1027
01:20:36,980 --> 01:20:38,060
We should do both.

1028
01:20:38,260 --> 01:20:39,840
If you want to do it individually.

1029
01:20:40,120 --> 01:20:41,640
Can we do both at the same time, Nicole?

1030
01:20:41,960 --> 01:20:42,320
Of course.

1031
01:20:43,500 --> 01:20:51,880
Mr. Chair, I would move we approve a town-aware opioid settlement fund mini-grant application

1032
01:20:51,880 --> 01:21:04,460
from the library for $1,425.48 and from the recovery center of pulp,

1033
01:21:08,880 --> 01:21:10,860
$2,625.

1034
01:21:10,860 --> 01:21:14,020
All right, we have a motion on the floor.

1035
01:21:14,540 --> 01:21:15,280
Wait a second.

1036
01:21:15,900 --> 01:21:16,020
Okay.

1037
01:21:17,040 --> 01:21:18,100
So have I Steven?

1038
01:21:19,580 --> 01:21:21,760
Any questions that are in need for their discussion?

1039
01:21:22,600 --> 01:21:23,240
Hearing none.

1040
01:21:23,740 --> 01:21:24,380
All in favor?

1041
01:21:24,760 --> 01:21:24,940
Aye.

1042
01:21:25,980 --> 01:21:26,280
Thank

1043
01:21:28,320 --> 01:21:28,840
you so much.

1044
01:21:29,240 --> 01:21:29,840
Thank you so much.

1045
01:21:29,980 --> 01:21:30,200
Thank you.

1046
01:21:30,280 --> 01:21:30,600
Great work.

1047
01:21:31,180 --> 01:21:32,220
Thanks for what you're doing.

1048
01:21:32,420 --> 01:21:34,260
Thanks for coming back and calling you home.

1049
01:21:34,780 --> 01:21:35,680
Thank you so much.

1050
01:21:36,340 --> 01:21:36,980
Thank you so much.

1051
01:21:44,000 --> 01:21:56,560
The agenda, we have reservations and appointments, appointments, three-year terms, and once noted, we have 250th U.S. Celebration Committee, Mr. Frank Bayman.

1052
01:21:58,000 --> 01:22:00,660
Do you want any of these just individually?

1053
01:22:00,660 --> 01:22:00,960
visually.

1054
01:22:03,550 --> 01:22:05,250
What's the price of law?

1055
01:22:07,330 --> 01:22:13,220
Make much difference in law or less one is different now.

1056
01:22:17,280 --> 01:22:21,400
Why don't we do like a consent agenda? Read down and if somebody's got something to say.

1057
01:22:21,880 --> 01:22:23,700
Take our comment and then we can move it aside.

1058
01:22:24,100 --> 01:22:27,400
All right, so 250th U.S. celebration committee and this is Frank Favon.

1059
01:22:27,400 --> 01:22:31,180
A.D.A. Commission, Heidi Reid, Nancy Talbot,

1060
01:22:31,810 --> 01:22:34,160
A.R. Fultural Commission, Todd LaValle,

1061
01:22:34,520 --> 01:22:37,880
Capitol Planning Commission, Clayton Sylda,

1062
01:22:39,970 --> 01:22:42,990
Community Development Authority, Denise Blodgett,

1063
01:22:43,010 --> 01:22:45,970
Kathleen Daychamps, Finance Committee,

1064
01:22:46,550 --> 01:22:48,670
Commissional Cooperman, Nancy Talbot,

1065
01:22:48,910 --> 01:22:51,010
Kathy Cassio, put a hold on that one.

1066
01:22:51,450 --> 01:22:52,030
Yes, sir, please.

1067
01:22:53,250 --> 01:22:57,130
All right, so we'll just remove that one for now.

1068
01:22:57,710 --> 01:22:58,710
Historical Commission,

1069
01:22:58,710 --> 01:23:11,410
Kathleen Galford and Lynn Coffield-Lacke, open space Todd LaValle, police department special officers which we have a list of them, special

1070
01:23:13,740 --> 01:23:25,260
officers Dan Polak and Paul Skutnik with honorary police officers, the only medic, Dennis Healey, Gary Hock,

1071
01:23:25,260 --> 01:23:29,920
Oskins, Cushins, John Pageak, Police Matron,

1072
01:23:30,800 --> 01:23:34,020
Ariane Rain, Constables Christopher Talbeth, Francis Cole,

1073
01:23:35,300 --> 01:23:41,080
and then Zoning Board of Appeals, Maxwell Lombier.

1074
01:23:42,380 --> 01:23:47,480
Do we have a motion to approve all except for Finance Committee?

1075
01:23:48,500 --> 01:23:51,260
I make a motion to approve all except Finance Committee.

1076
01:23:51,700 --> 01:23:52,380
Do we have a second?

1077
01:23:52,680 --> 01:23:53,220
Second.

1078
01:23:53,220 --> 01:23:54,260
All in there.

1079
01:23:54,700 --> 01:23:55,280
All right.

1080
01:23:57,360 --> 01:23:57,560
All right.

1081
01:23:57,560 --> 01:23:57,640
All right.

1082
01:24:00,320 --> 01:24:01,420
Now we have new business.

1083
01:24:01,920 --> 01:24:05,020
Can I just step forward and talk about what's that?

1084
01:24:05,400 --> 01:24:06,280
Can we talk about?

1085
01:24:06,540 --> 01:24:06,860
Yeah.

1086
01:24:06,960 --> 01:24:07,280
Let's commit.

1087
01:24:07,540 --> 01:24:07,680
Okay.

1088
01:24:08,080 --> 01:24:08,680
Because I have a request.

1089
01:24:09,100 --> 01:24:09,280
Okay.

1090
01:24:16,100 --> 01:24:24,120
As you know, with the third time successful on the chart, the finance committee wants the state

1091
01:24:24,120 --> 01:24:27,740
to sign off on the changes will become the advisory committee.

1092
01:24:27,740 --> 01:24:43,160
It will retain the same functions of the finance committee but will also advise the town manager, the select board and town meeting on non-financial articles as well.

1093
01:24:43,780 --> 01:24:48,820
They will have the same five members, the same sequence of appointments and alike.

1094
01:24:49,620 --> 01:24:53,280
But it will have a little bit broader authority than it's had in the past.

1095
01:24:53,280 --> 01:25:07,000
At the same time, we just got through a somewhat challenging budget that got through, got approved, and I think we managed within the resources that are available to us.

1096
01:25:08,980 --> 01:25:22,920
I believe that the next budget for FY28 absent some sudden infusion of money from the state and absent a reduction in the income tax rate for five to four percent.

1097
01:25:22,920 --> 01:25:27,780
then it's still going to be probably our most challenging budget in a long time.

1098
01:25:30,300 --> 01:25:33,900
So we have three openings, one is a reappointment.

1099
01:25:34,100 --> 01:25:39,220
What I would like to ask the board to do is to reappoint Mitch Cuppern to the board.

1100
01:25:39,340 --> 01:25:42,920
He served very well and has been a great asset to the board.

1101
01:25:43,060 --> 01:25:48,600
That'll give us three members, therefore a corn if we need to meet soon.

1102
01:25:49,360 --> 01:25:51,540
I would like to hold on the other appointments.

1103
01:25:52,680 --> 01:25:58,940
and I'd like to reach out and see if very well could be the Kathy and Nancy are our best candidates.

1104
01:25:59,960 --> 01:26:08,800
But I think with the new way of the Finance Committee becoming advisory, I would like to open it up a little more to the public.

1105
01:26:09,600 --> 01:26:18,440
We've had problems in the past, I think, as most boards and commissions have and getting volunteers, despite the huge stipend we received.

1106
01:26:20,060 --> 01:26:25,480
And I'd like to use the newspaper and whatever to see if there are others in the community

1107
01:26:25,480 --> 01:26:27,900
who are potentially interested.

1108
01:26:28,180 --> 01:26:35,160
And then I think it would work well for me if couples select board members and myself

1109
01:26:35,160 --> 01:26:41,600
would sort of form a nominating committee and review what applicants we have.

1110
01:26:41,800 --> 01:26:46,480
If we don't have any new ones, we can move forward with the ones who have expressed an interest

1111
01:26:46,480 --> 01:26:51,920
and I'm always happy when people are willing to step forward and serve a convener like finance.

1112
01:26:53,660 --> 01:27:00,640
So that's my ask. Proof Mitch Copperman tonight to give us a quorum along with SK Robinson,

1113
01:27:00,940 --> 01:27:07,120
who was reappointed earlier this year and then hold on filling the other two until we can

1114
01:27:07,780 --> 01:27:14,920
get something in wherever news and on the town website to sort of raise awareness of the

1115
01:27:14,920 --> 01:27:22,460
opening on the new advisory committee. So would you like to hold on for about six weeks?

1116
01:27:22,940 --> 01:27:24,660
Yeah, that's a vice.

1117
01:27:25,140 --> 01:27:31,220
I think so. Go through the like the end of July. It's a quiet period on the budget anyway.

1118
01:27:31,740 --> 01:27:37,100
So and if something came up where they needed the finance committee, we have a we have a quorum with three members.

1119
01:27:37,100 --> 01:27:37,440
Six months.

1120
01:27:37,440 --> 01:27:37,760
Okay.

1121
01:27:38,580 --> 01:27:39,380
Nicole Haslund.

1122
01:27:40,380 --> 01:27:43,860
So, if you hold on the employment for six months then we don't have the finance money

1123
01:27:43,860 --> 01:27:45,320
because you all want extra numbers, correct?

1124
01:27:45,660 --> 01:27:46,480
Yes, three.

1125
01:27:46,920 --> 01:27:47,020
No.

1126
01:27:47,200 --> 01:27:48,080
Why don't you move on, Mitch?

1127
01:27:48,460 --> 01:27:49,320
Once to a point, Mitch.

1128
01:27:49,340 --> 01:27:50,700
We don't have to worry about it.

1129
01:27:50,700 --> 01:27:51,140
Never tie that.

1130
01:27:51,600 --> 01:27:52,480
Six weeks.

1131
01:27:53,780 --> 01:27:54,160
Six weeks.

1132
01:27:55,060 --> 01:27:55,440
Did that.

1133
01:27:55,580 --> 01:27:56,220
The motion?

1134
01:27:56,400 --> 01:27:57,820
Six months would be a little longer.

1135
01:27:58,400 --> 01:27:58,800
No.

1136
01:27:58,960 --> 01:27:59,140
No.

1137
01:27:59,220 --> 01:28:00,120
I think it would be one motion.

1138
01:28:00,480 --> 01:28:00,620
Yeah.

1139
01:28:01,000 --> 01:28:02,340
To move to a point, Mitch.

1140
01:28:02,680 --> 01:28:02,780
Yup.

1141
01:28:03,000 --> 01:28:03,860
And hold the two.

1142
01:28:04,700 --> 01:28:05,640
And re-everyday.

1143
01:28:05,640 --> 01:28:12,600
all right we have a motion motion to go ahead and move the point niche

1144
01:28:12,600 --> 01:28:21,620
government to the Finance Advisory Committee and to hold hold off on Nancy

1145
01:28:21,620 --> 01:28:28,940
Tavit and Kathy Villocacio for six weeks okay do we have a second all second

1146
01:28:37,180 --> 01:28:50,100
I would like to suggest that sometime in the next four to six weeks that we, you guys

1147
01:28:50,100 --> 01:28:58,920
and the finance committee, sit down together here and sort of look back at the last

1148
01:28:58,920 --> 01:29:07,040
budget cycle and you know what we found what needs improvement what we can

1149
01:29:07,040 --> 01:29:12,400
begin to resolve as we head to the next budget cycle that would be a good

1150
01:29:12,400 --> 01:29:19,440
use of our mutual time to do that. How about next meeting? What's the next

1151
01:29:19,440 --> 01:29:28,440
mid-July, second? Yeah, I think July 6th would work. No. No. No. No. July 6th. The call says no.

1152
01:29:29,840 --> 01:29:39,480
July 6th would work better. July 6th. Okay. I'm here on July 6th. So let's do July 6th. Any time in

1153
01:29:39,480 --> 01:29:47,900
particular? It's your meeting. We work together. All right. You put it on the agenda where you want to.

1154
01:29:47,900 --> 01:29:50,320
And then this app that I have,

1155
01:29:52,790 --> 01:29:58,950
yeah, okay, read to them, the topic is, is the sort of a,

1156
01:30:02,130 --> 01:30:12,550
After budget review. Yeah, after budget review, F1, 20, so the process. Can I make, did you get my e-mail?

1157
01:30:13,610 --> 01:30:25,170
Which one? Only one, I said you. I would also like to suggest that a member of the board

1158
01:30:25,170 --> 01:30:29,310
Select Board be appointed as an ex-efficient member of the finance committee.

1159
01:30:29,610 --> 01:30:30,290
Yes, I did get that.

1160
01:30:30,530 --> 01:30:37,750
It's been a huge asset for the past year to have Ken both in helping my transition chairman,

1161
01:30:38,350 --> 01:30:42,670
but also as a link between Select Board and finance committee.

1162
01:30:42,850 --> 01:30:48,210
And I think it's important for us to have that link as an information pathway back and forth.

1163
01:30:48,590 --> 01:30:52,890
The more that we are collectively informed about the budget,

1164
01:30:52,890 --> 01:30:58,190
it, how things are rolling, what the challenges are ahead of us, what we're seeing from the

1165
01:30:58,190 --> 01:31:03,810
state, you know, even the outreach we want to have to our state centers, state reps,

1166
01:31:05,110 --> 01:31:12,430
to push for better funding of general government aid, chapter 70 school aid, whatever. I think

1167
01:31:13,050 --> 01:31:19,570
it will make us collectively more successful. So if someone is, you guys can determine who

1168
01:31:19,570 --> 01:31:26,750
that is, but it'd be ex officio, but nevertheless they'd be there as a full participant and able

1169
01:31:26,750 --> 01:31:27,750
to report back to you.

1170
01:31:31,060 --> 01:31:34,860
So if you just want to ask your consideration of that is something

1171
01:31:34,860 --> 01:31:41,360
to move forward, because it's fairly common for a select board member to be on charter

1172
01:31:41,360 --> 01:31:47,260
or any other number. Is there any board member right now that's interested

1173
01:31:47,260 --> 01:31:49,560
and being the ex-ficio to the finance committee?

1174
01:31:49,900 --> 01:31:50,420
What do you look?

1175
01:31:51,000 --> 01:31:51,160
Okay.

1176
01:31:52,300 --> 01:31:52,980
I would continue.

1177
01:31:53,180 --> 01:31:54,860
Yeah, it's still to all of you.

1178
01:31:54,860 --> 01:31:57,980
I'd make a motion then to appoint Kendall a lot

1179
01:31:57,980 --> 01:32:00,680
as the next phisio to the finance committee.

1180
01:32:01,340 --> 01:32:01,780
Yes?

1181
01:32:02,140 --> 01:32:02,920
I would second that.

1182
01:32:03,560 --> 01:32:03,820
No.

1183
01:32:04,400 --> 01:32:05,020
What do you got, sir?

1184
01:32:05,440 --> 01:32:09,780
Just a question, if there's a difference between ex-o-ficio

1185
01:32:09,780 --> 01:32:13,040
member and liaison, I think it's the same, and I don't care.

1186
01:32:14,160 --> 01:32:15,160
I think it's the same.

1187
01:32:15,160 --> 01:32:25,040
I think the key is non-voting, a non-voting member to serve as the word members misleading right which word do you prefer?

1188
01:32:25,920 --> 01:32:35,920
Liaison, if you understand that it means liaison that it's fine, but let's excuse liaison. Yeah, I'll use them. Let's find out because I think it's a good point. Many towns

1189
01:32:35,920 --> 01:32:39,120
not just the finance committee, the boards divvy up

1190
01:32:40,360 --> 01:32:40,800
Correct.

1191
01:32:41,100 --> 01:32:41,780
Many committees.

1192
01:32:42,200 --> 01:32:42,460
I know.

1193
01:32:43,780 --> 01:32:45,020
It sucks a lot.

1194
01:32:45,380 --> 01:32:46,340
But it's great.

1195
01:32:47,380 --> 01:32:49,000
Great way to stay in touch.

1196
01:32:49,420 --> 01:32:49,440
Yeah.

1197
01:32:50,220 --> 01:32:50,440
All right.

1198
01:32:50,660 --> 01:32:50,880
Yeah.

1199
01:32:51,920 --> 01:32:54,000
So I'll redo my motion.

1200
01:32:54,760 --> 01:32:57,180
And swap that out for X-Fishio to liaison.

1201
01:32:58,260 --> 01:32:59,760
Oh, we had a second by...

1202
01:32:59,760 --> 01:33:00,640
Yeah, we had a second.

1203
01:33:01,380 --> 01:33:01,820
Yep.

1204
01:33:02,740 --> 01:33:03,780
So we have a second there.

1205
01:33:04,260 --> 01:33:05,300
Are we all in favor?

1206
01:33:05,660 --> 01:33:06,040
Stephen?

1207
01:33:21,540 --> 01:33:25,600
Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, and, um, can I

1208
01:33:25,600 --> 01:33:26,300
always run in the board?

1209
01:33:26,300 --> 01:33:32,120
We know very soon, we will banish the term finance committee until at least the next

1210
01:33:32,120 --> 01:33:34,620
charter will be approved.

1211
01:33:36,360 --> 01:33:37,140
And I'm not one.

1212
01:33:38,540 --> 01:33:39,600
I'm not surprised.

1213
01:33:39,940 --> 01:33:40,360
All right.

1214
01:33:40,520 --> 01:33:41,040
Thank you guys.

1215
01:33:41,580 --> 01:33:43,890
All right.

1216
01:33:44,130 --> 01:33:47,830
So we have, under no business, who are Bay Bend requests for both Highland Street.

1217
01:33:54,790 --> 01:33:55,690
We've seen pretty straightforward.

1218
01:33:58,560 --> 01:34:05,660
Broken pipe, leaky toilet, fixed and replaced on 3,2,2,026 sign.

1219
01:34:07,810 --> 01:34:10,790
by the VPW.

1220
01:34:13,360 --> 01:34:15,460
Is there any questions that we have?

1221
01:34:17,040 --> 01:34:18,340
Does it look very short forward?

1222
01:34:18,580 --> 01:34:19,500
Yeah, it was timely.

1223
01:34:20,660 --> 01:34:24,840
You know, the amount is not seems appropriate.

1224
01:34:25,740 --> 01:34:26,160
All

1225
01:34:32,920 --> 01:34:36,660
right. If there is no question, we'll look into a motion

1226
01:34:36,660 --> 01:34:38,780
for the approval of the evapment.

1227
01:34:39,220 --> 01:34:41,520
I would move we approve a sore pavement

1228
01:34:41,520 --> 01:34:49,440
in the amount of $97.41 for a grantee with Donald of 12th Highland Street.

1229
01:34:50,080 --> 01:34:51,240
All right, we have a motion on the floor.

1230
01:34:51,400 --> 01:34:51,920
We have a second.

1231
01:34:52,760 --> 01:34:54,980
All in favor?

1232
01:34:55,420 --> 01:34:55,780
Hi.

1233
01:34:56,240 --> 01:34:57,320
All right.

1234
01:35:00,880 --> 01:35:03,080
Elementary water survey results.

1235
01:35:03,840 --> 01:35:03,980
Yes.

1236
01:35:04,860 --> 01:35:09,660
So I want to thank Stuart and Nicole for doing some behind-the-scenes work

1237
01:35:09,660 --> 01:35:12,660
to tabulate those results and get them before us tonight.

1238
01:35:13,860 --> 01:35:21,120
That was the survey that went out with the town census was available online, and we had

1239
01:35:21,120 --> 01:35:29,860
almost over 800 responses, I believe, is what I remember, and now these are preliminary,

1240
01:35:30,240 --> 01:35:33,220
so is there still other data or other information?

1241
01:35:33,820 --> 01:35:35,040
So this is a very small,

1242
01:35:37,160 --> 01:35:40,860
yeah, but so this is preliminary, but I think the high takeaway

1243
01:35:40,860 --> 01:35:48,660
The way is some people complemented the amount of information they had been receiving from the water department.

1244
01:35:48,880 --> 01:35:51,900
They noted the work on Anderson Road and the church tree tank.

1245
01:35:52,040 --> 01:35:53,000
They noticed the flushing.

1246
01:35:53,480 --> 01:35:55,480
They acknowledged some of the existing problems.

1247
01:35:56,020 --> 01:36:01,480
But there was a fair majority of people who the water quality is a real issue for them.

1248
01:36:02,060 --> 01:36:07,420
They cited issues of having to replace filters repeatedly, having damaged their laundry,

1249
01:36:07,420 --> 01:36:12,020
There are appliances and having to purchase bottled water at a cost.

1250
01:36:12,940 --> 01:36:19,340
So when all the results are in and we tabulated, I think what we're going to see is that a majority

1251
01:36:19,720 --> 01:36:27,880
of the respondents to this survey reported concern of the quality of the water, their perception

1252
01:36:27,880 --> 01:36:29,040
on the quality of the water.

1253
01:36:29,180 --> 01:36:36,720
We know that we pass the laboratory rankings, we know that it's not dangerous water, but

1254
01:36:36,720 --> 01:36:40,940
Well, we do know that there's times that it is brown and this is what we're hearing.

1255
01:36:41,840 --> 01:36:48,900
The challenge, not the challenge, but once we have all the information, we should have

1256
01:36:48,900 --> 01:36:52,900
a board meeting on where the agenda is to talk about possible next steps.

1257
01:36:53,440 --> 01:36:56,780
What next steps would be available, using this to guide us.

1258
01:36:57,140 --> 01:37:03,200
Before we were just talking anecdotally, and this was not a scientific survey, but nonetheless,

1259
01:37:03,200 --> 01:37:09,820
Yes, I think it was a strong, bolder, strong citizen response that we can use to guide our actions.

1260
01:37:15,390 --> 01:37:16,290
Okay, yes.

1261
01:37:16,590 --> 01:37:17,550
We're not here, I believe.

1262
01:37:18,310 --> 01:37:19,450
We don't have anything to do.

1263
01:37:19,730 --> 01:37:19,830
Yeah.

1264
01:37:20,170 --> 01:37:20,670
We've discussed.

1265
01:37:21,970 --> 01:37:27,430
No solution for problems, but something, quick name, the chart we use.

1266
01:37:28,170 --> 01:37:34,390
So people in town could go somewhere in time where they could get first water.

1267
01:37:34,790 --> 01:37:34,930
Yeah.

1268
01:37:40,210 --> 01:37:44,970
Yeah, it's a filtration system, but it was like a kiosk.

1269
01:37:45,430 --> 01:37:51,010
And Ken Calder from Public Works came in and talked about it because he found one in

1270
01:37:51,010 --> 01:37:52,270
the town of Randolph, I think.

1271
01:37:52,710 --> 01:37:55,330
So that is a possible short-term solution.

1272
01:37:55,330 --> 01:38:12,250
Yes, in fact, the MVP group which is the climate resiliency group working is choosing a project going forward and that is one component of the project that they would like to implement and they have the grant funding to do it.

1273
01:38:13,470 --> 01:38:21,450
So finding the right spot that's fair to the people most affected or spots I guess as it could also be considered.

1274
01:38:21,450 --> 01:38:26,730
And that's being considered by that group as a funding project, isn't it?

1275
01:38:26,910 --> 01:38:27,230
I'm sorry.

1276
01:38:27,850 --> 01:38:29,990
Is this, in a way, that may be the good news.

1277
01:38:30,530 --> 01:38:36,970
Explanate the, because there's been a lot of reasons, that recently, now, I'll deal with

1278
01:38:36,970 --> 01:38:37,470
a lot of your brewing.

1279
01:38:37,990 --> 01:38:42,410
It's not just to drink a lot of the compost, but people do it in a lot of the other way.

1280
01:38:42,650 --> 01:38:50,570
Wondering brewing, it's, yeah, that, that, my definition, that project has to move quickly.

1281
01:38:50,570 --> 01:38:58,130
okay should do they need access to these results to help them in moving forward

1282
01:38:58,130 --> 01:39:02,610
with that project would that be helpful for them it would be helpful I think

1283
01:39:02,610 --> 01:39:19,990
to stay as approved the project but yes thank you so much thank you thank you

1284
01:39:19,990 --> 01:39:25,990
No, look, I can't thank you, bro, I know you do a lot of work on that, so there's a group

1285
01:39:25,990 --> 01:39:26,270
effort.

1286
01:39:27,010 --> 01:39:30,450
That's how we get things done, all right?

1287
01:39:32,750 --> 01:39:34,410
Now, I was just one nice thing to find.

1288
01:39:35,050 --> 01:39:39,330
When these results are all tabulated, they will be available to the public right now,

1289
01:39:39,410 --> 01:39:44,870
the preliminary, and they were in our packet, but when we have everything tabulated, we will

1290
01:39:44,870 --> 01:39:45,690
share it with the public.

1291
01:39:46,030 --> 01:39:50,190
Yeah, the only thing that's not included, which I also don't think should be included

1292
01:39:50,190 --> 01:39:52,230
I don't understand these people's addresses, this is the problem.

1293
01:39:53,530 --> 01:39:55,930
Hey, they don't tell you anything because they don't say who said what.

1294
01:39:57,010 --> 01:39:58,490
We didn't include that.

1295
01:39:58,510 --> 01:40:01,410
It might be helpful in locating where to put a station, though.

1296
01:40:02,330 --> 01:40:02,930
Yeah, yeah.

1297
01:40:03,770 --> 01:40:08,650
So a lot of the data is put together and could be further analyzed by Emma,

1298
01:40:08,770 --> 01:40:14,710
who was just here, representing, so she could do statistics on it.

1299
01:40:14,930 --> 01:40:15,030
Great.

1300
01:40:15,030 --> 01:40:15,970
No,

1301
01:40:18,270 --> 01:40:18,950
we have.

1302
01:40:21,900 --> 01:40:25,880
Select order on table discussion annual report.

1303
01:40:28,720 --> 01:40:31,800
Yes, I asked for that and following up on

1304
01:40:31,800 --> 01:40:37,220
town meeting where a resident asked where the annual town report was and the

1305
01:40:37,220 --> 01:40:42,840
story response was wasn't ready for distribution yet. So, store where is the

1306
01:40:42,840 --> 01:40:44,580
the Angle Town Report as of tonight.

1307
01:40:45,000 --> 01:40:53,040
So we've posted it, you know, approved, because the hour in past years and I haven't

1308
01:40:53,040 --> 01:40:55,500
attached my report, otherwise it's done.

1309
01:40:55,640 --> 01:40:59,220
So it's posted in that form to help my report.

1310
01:40:59,860 --> 01:41:00,600
All right.

1311
01:41:01,080 --> 01:41:04,960
And if I can ask what's the delay in your report?

1312
01:41:06,060 --> 01:41:12,300
There's no good answer for that, other than time and putting together all the town managers

1313
01:41:16,860 --> 01:41:27,520
If I can, Mr. Chair, I think just from my perspective, it's a real disappointment that we weren't able to get the annual town report out.

1314
01:41:27,600 --> 01:41:36,020
I think the resident made a very valid point and we worked hard as a board to raise visibility and information to the citizens

1315
01:41:36,020 --> 01:41:38,300
to be able to make informed votes at town meeting.

1316
01:41:39,720 --> 01:41:42,740
And the town report is one of those documents that you look at.

1317
01:41:43,920 --> 01:41:45,420
You can see the activity.

1318
01:41:45,960 --> 01:41:47,420
You can get a sense of what's happening.

1319
01:41:47,580 --> 01:41:49,080
You can see the department heads report.

1320
01:41:49,780 --> 01:41:50,720
So that was a...

1321
01:41:50,720 --> 01:41:54,440
And the charter requires it be done by April 1st, that it be out by April 1st.

1322
01:41:54,960 --> 01:41:59,620
So I just think, Stuart, that was a real disappointment

1323
01:41:59,620 --> 01:42:01,800
and I think we let our citizen read down.

1324
01:42:01,800 --> 01:42:06,720
I don't think it puts us as a board, frankly, in the best light.

1325
01:42:07,040 --> 01:42:08,920
I don't think it reflects on a board.

1326
01:42:09,140 --> 01:42:14,620
I understand you're the representative of the town, but I own the shortcoming.

1327
01:42:18,240 --> 01:42:21,600
It's bad for the town, but I understand your point.

1328
01:42:21,840 --> 01:42:24,180
Yeah, I think it reflects on us and that we're your supervisor.

1329
01:42:24,980 --> 01:42:29,860
And one of our jobs is to work with you to be sure that you're accountable

1330
01:42:29,860 --> 01:42:36,080
and that we give you guidance to achieve the things that are required by chartered but also

1331
01:42:36,840 --> 01:42:41,680
help the town and that reflects on us that we didn't we didn't see that.

1332
01:42:41,880 --> 01:42:43,580
When will that be available?

1333
01:42:45,120 --> 01:42:45,460
Okay,

1334
01:42:48,360 --> 01:42:51,820
so we gave that tomorrow. Can we get that on a town website?

1335
01:42:52,700 --> 01:42:53,880
Yeah, it's there.

1336
01:42:54,160 --> 01:42:59,640
Yeah, and will it be printed and available as well as we would normally do?

1337
01:43:02,420 --> 01:43:05,840
Okay, so the board will get a copy.

1338
01:43:06,120 --> 01:43:08,000
The board will get a copy.

1339
01:43:08,240 --> 01:43:14,480
Okay, but I wouldn't suggest because we didn't have it available as we previously had.

1340
01:43:15,180 --> 01:43:19,980
If people want a printed copy, they can request one from the manager's office and will mail it to them.

1341
01:43:20,820 --> 01:43:25,780
There may be people who can't access it online.

1342
01:43:27,140 --> 01:43:29,620
And we also make it available to the library.

1343
01:43:30,360 --> 01:43:31,600
In one copy?

1344
01:43:32,040 --> 01:43:32,920
One or two.

1345
01:43:33,480 --> 01:43:40,700
I would still request that if somebody wants a printed copy that we mail it to them.

1346
01:43:41,240 --> 01:43:42,660
I think that's on us.

1347
01:43:43,380 --> 01:43:47,840
Our responsibility was to get that out and to get the information in the hands of the people.

1348
01:43:47,880 --> 01:43:48,740
And there was a delay.

1349
01:43:49,320 --> 01:43:53,180
And I think we have to show good intent that we're trying to compensate for that.

1350
01:43:53,180 --> 01:44:02,840
And it may cost us money, that's what happens when things don't go right sometimes and you got to make up for it, so that's my suggestion.

1351
01:44:05,220 --> 01:44:07,600
How many of these do we normally print out?

1352
01:44:22,090 --> 01:44:24,170
All right, so-

1353
01:44:24,170 --> 01:44:31,460
The majority of them go to the department and one has to go to the state and the department passing it on.

1354
01:44:32,520 --> 01:44:36,940
Then we get one in the other chairs in the library, okay.

1355
01:44:37,940 --> 01:44:42,900
So if somebody does want that, they can email you, yeah, we're stopped by.

1356
01:44:43,180 --> 01:44:43,880
So we're stopped by.

1357
01:44:43,940 --> 01:44:46,000
And they can get an electronic copy, but it's correct.

1358
01:44:46,340 --> 01:44:51,720
If they, that doesn't work for them, that's even more challenging for them, usually.

1359
01:44:52,240 --> 01:44:52,480
I'm sorry.

1360
01:44:52,760 --> 01:44:57,060
That's even more challenging for the public, you're pulling it off the thumb, you're right where

1361
01:44:57,060 --> 01:44:57,260
it's on.

1362
01:44:57,700 --> 01:44:58,140
Right.

1363
01:44:58,140 --> 01:44:59,860
So if they

1364
01:45:00,000 --> 01:45:29,140
We have the ability to email, Stuart. Can we get them, like, the direct link and just respond to them that way? I mean, if they're emailing it, right? We know that they have access to that. While I know what you're stating, and I fully see it, if they are able to convene to Stuart that they want such a thing, we send them a link.

1365
01:45:29,140 --> 01:45:37,780
or PDF or something like that, hyperlink, they can just click on and they can read it there.

1366
01:45:38,760 --> 01:45:41,020
We'll be prepared for either.

1367
01:45:41,560 --> 01:45:43,100
Okay, in writing or digital.

1368
01:45:43,400 --> 01:45:43,660
Okay.

1369
01:45:44,100 --> 01:45:44,660
All right.

1370
01:45:45,140 --> 01:45:46,200
That sounds good.

1371
01:45:47,060 --> 01:45:50,780
So, but anything else?

1372
01:45:51,160 --> 01:45:51,300
No.

1373
01:45:52,100 --> 01:45:52,300
Okay.

1374
01:45:54,470 --> 01:45:54,890
All right.

1375
01:45:55,590 --> 01:45:58,490
So now we have the town manager report.

1376
01:45:58,490 --> 01:45:59,090
All

1377
01:46:01,360 --> 01:46:02,800
right, Stewart, take it away,

1378
01:46:05,150 --> 01:46:10,290
just want to highlight that although people have just

1379
01:46:10,290 --> 01:46:17,950
received their fourth quarter bills a few weeks ago, in two and a half weeks, the town

1380
01:46:17,950 --> 01:46:22,370
will be issuing the preliminary bill for FY27,

1381
01:46:24,780 --> 01:46:26,600
that'll be on the last day of June.

1382
01:46:26,600 --> 01:46:27,900
I'm going to be heading out.

1383
01:46:28,160 --> 01:46:33,920
There'll be two on Monday, August 3rd.

1384
01:46:36,700 --> 01:46:42,360
The board has asked a few times for attendance by a railroad

1385
01:46:42,360 --> 01:46:43,100
representative.

1386
01:46:45,260 --> 01:46:46,320
Talk to them again.

1387
01:46:46,640 --> 01:46:49,880
Last week, the person has a general manager now.

1388
01:46:50,700 --> 01:46:52,720
As we discussed last meeting, the railroads

1389
01:46:52,720 --> 01:46:54,060
and the process of being sold.

1390
01:46:54,300 --> 01:46:56,560
He expected that would not take a long time.

1391
01:46:57,320 --> 01:47:00,100
And at that time, the new owners, and hopefully

1392
01:47:00,100 --> 01:47:06,700
he would attend. And he did acknowledge that the new owners are aware of the bridge condition,

1393
01:47:06,960 --> 01:47:09,480
and that it is a priority project for them.

1394
01:47:17,020 --> 01:47:19,780
Did have a meeting with the community development staff

1395
01:47:19,780 --> 01:47:25,280
and the Pioneer Valley, as well as the project engineer, Tyne Bond for Cotton Street,

1396
01:47:26,600 --> 01:47:34,400
the plan for the first phase of the grant that has been received is to do the water

1397
01:47:34,860 --> 01:47:42,700
a long kind of street, hopefully get it been late summer and fall and have the project

1398
01:47:43,160 --> 01:47:44,220
as a fall project.

1399
01:47:45,220 --> 01:47:51,280
If at any point paperwork slows it down, then it would be a spring project, but the goal

1400
01:47:51,280 --> 01:47:52,240
is a fall project.

1401
01:47:53,000 --> 01:47:58,040
As long as the payment will still be available to seal the project at the end.

1402
01:47:59,420 --> 01:48:05,820
As Mr. Desmond has often requested there, where a nails and meeting is important for

1403
01:48:05,820 --> 01:48:11,820
that project and that will happen before construction and will include discussion

1404
01:48:11,820 --> 01:48:19,080
of the opportunities for residents to redo their service lines if needed or desired on

1405
01:48:20,490 --> 01:48:20,910
their dying.

1406
01:48:25,200 --> 01:48:33,300
We've interviewed a DPW Director candidate and also given him a tour of the town.

1407
01:48:33,300 --> 01:48:42,340
projects and staff. You have had applicants that we're going to do future additional interviews

1408
01:48:42,340 --> 01:48:50,820
with in the coming week and then likely to be able to present to the board candidate for higher

1409
01:48:50,820 --> 01:48:53,160
for the DPW director. Hopefully.

1410
01:48:56,160 --> 01:48:59,580
There are other interviews going on for equipment operator,

1411
01:49:00,920 --> 01:49:07,100
We had applicants today for the open mechanic position as well as we have a customer service

1412
01:49:07,100 --> 01:49:14,600
position to open in the tax collector office, so and the new assessors assistant began

1413
01:49:15,050 --> 01:49:15,820
last week.

1414
01:49:18,050 --> 01:49:24,950
You discussed the discoloration of the water lately, but that is primarily due to the refilling

1415
01:49:24,950 --> 01:49:31,370
of the Anderson and Church Street tanks to bring them up.

1416
01:49:31,550 --> 01:49:36,730
It took longer because the department was trying to be cautious and go slower.

1417
01:49:37,210 --> 01:49:38,970
So it was not to stir up the system as much.

1418
01:49:39,590 --> 01:49:44,310
It still created a lot of discoloration getting to that.

1419
01:49:46,010 --> 01:49:54,750
Friday DEP conducted an inspection of the tanks waiting here from time on how that went.

1420
01:49:54,750 --> 01:49:57,770
where their findings were.

1421
01:50:00,360 --> 01:50:03,540
We discussed a basic cleaning, particularly a coffee hill.

1422
01:50:04,400 --> 01:50:07,600
John Stan got price quotes for the highway department,

1423
01:50:08,900 --> 01:50:11,500
and that catchphrase of cleaning

1424
01:50:11,500 --> 01:50:13,700
should begin very soon.

1425
01:50:14,920 --> 01:50:18,460
All of the DPW is doing really well working together,

1426
01:50:19,500 --> 01:50:23,920
getting projects done, just the regular summer projects,

1427
01:50:23,920 --> 01:50:29,760
but also yesterday, the Leaky Water Line at the Lake Water

1428
01:50:29,760 --> 01:50:36,520
Treatment Plant, quite a construction project was completed.

1429
01:50:37,600 --> 01:50:44,160
So it was great work getting quotes for that and then getting them to come out quickly to repair that line.

1430
01:50:47,040 --> 01:50:55,840
We had an inspection also yesterday from a park grant coordinator from the state looking at the memorial field

1431
01:50:55,840 --> 01:51:00,520
the bathroom project. She's quite happy with the progress. It's not quite done, but she'll

1432
01:51:00,520 --> 01:51:07,800
be done by the end of next week, which is within the grant timeline. We'll get reimbursed.

1433
01:51:12,360 --> 01:51:18,820
Give special thanks to Nicole, as well as others involved, moderators, town clerk for the success

1434
01:51:18,820 --> 01:51:25,600
of the town meeting. It went very well to all the residents who showed up. As you can see on the

1435
01:51:25,600 --> 01:51:27,360
streets as part of the summer work,

1436
01:51:27,560 --> 01:51:29,840
D.P.W. has been striping the crosswalks,

1437
01:51:29,840 --> 01:51:32,480
including the crosswalks identified

1438
01:51:32,480 --> 01:51:37,400
over the winter and spring near Cherry Street.

1439
01:51:39,180 --> 01:51:41,380
Yep, just one thing to back up about

1440
01:51:41,840 --> 01:51:43,740
is the apartment of Tom Forders.

1441
01:51:44,460 --> 01:51:47,100
Is there a way we can, when, hopefully,

1442
01:51:47,260 --> 01:51:51,020
to the full house and the concessional standards,

1443
01:51:51,600 --> 01:51:52,920
hopefully to my youngness here,

1444
01:51:52,920 --> 01:52:00,140
It took a way to secure around the pool because it's going to take years to either demolish

1445
01:52:00,140 --> 01:52:07,200
the pool, fill it in, or get a new pool in, or some kind of fence or something around

1446
01:52:07,200 --> 01:52:07,540
the pool.

1447
01:52:08,980 --> 01:52:14,160
So I know you are a town meeting, the presentation by the DBW director was that we would get

1448
01:52:14,160 --> 01:52:16,340
that done this year, the demolition.

1449
01:52:17,100 --> 01:52:28,300
We do have to do some hazard material study just in case there's cocking on the doors and windows of the buildings, but I expect that done this year.

1450
01:52:29,120 --> 01:52:38,820
Based on the vote, I don't expect the vote to come up in the near future on, I can be wrong on rebuilding pool.

1451
01:52:41,820 --> 01:52:45,440
but to secure around the pool, kind of like a base date,

1452
01:52:45,800 --> 01:52:48,620
dig on for the former Marine Lane site.

1453
01:52:49,580 --> 01:52:50,020
Two?

1454
01:52:50,580 --> 01:52:51,020
Two?

1455
01:52:51,200 --> 01:52:52,000
That's not a pool.

1456
01:52:52,360 --> 01:52:52,740
Other rooms?

1457
01:52:52,980 --> 01:52:53,080
Yes.

1458
01:52:53,560 --> 01:52:56,380
But they plan to take the pool down and...

1459
01:52:56,380 --> 01:52:57,240
All the buildings.

1460
01:52:57,620 --> 01:52:57,880
Okay.

1461
01:52:57,960 --> 01:52:59,620
And we start to a great site.

1462
01:52:59,840 --> 01:52:59,920
Correct.

1463
01:53:00,520 --> 01:53:01,240
A flat site.

1464
01:53:01,840 --> 01:53:02,680
It hasn't been done in a while.

1465
01:53:02,880 --> 01:53:03,000
Yes.

1466
01:53:03,160 --> 01:53:05,060
And we'll be gone, not a lot with the buildings.

1467
01:53:05,280 --> 01:53:06,180
That's all done in the house.

1468
01:53:06,640 --> 01:53:07,820
Yeah, except for the...

1469
01:53:07,820 --> 01:53:09,220
If there's a specific one here.

1470
01:53:10,360 --> 01:53:10,900
Sorry, I won't go.

1471
01:53:11,100 --> 01:53:11,620
No problem.

1472
01:53:11,880 --> 01:53:12,480
That's a good question.

1473
01:53:16,510 --> 01:53:21,370
Just wanted to draw attention to some important regional state meetings.

1474
01:53:22,070 --> 01:53:29,570
The new payment in lieu of taxes review committee, which is going to oversee what the state pays

1475
01:53:29,570 --> 01:53:33,530
and wears case for the Kwaman land.

1476
01:53:34,270 --> 01:53:37,910
But through highly agreements for state land throughout the state,

1477
01:53:37,910 --> 01:53:43,810
They were there holding listening sessions later this summer I signed up you know

1478
01:53:43,810 --> 01:53:48,330
others did to be on a list to be made made aware when those dates will occur

1479
01:53:51,430 --> 01:53:58,690
certainly the resolution that was passed by town meeting related to the

1480
01:53:58,690 --> 01:54:05,630
Kwaban pilot and representation that will continue to move forward the MWRA is

1481
01:54:05,630 --> 01:54:11,370
is actually going to meet in Belchertown, I believe, July 10th, so that working group is

1482
01:54:12,490 --> 01:54:19,410
working to come up with a common message to be presented to the MWRA.

1483
01:54:20,730 --> 01:54:22,650
In the rural health division,

1484
01:54:25,590 --> 01:54:28,530
did you report on that, the second paragraph on that page?

1485
01:54:28,530 --> 01:54:34,550
Yeah, they've held outreach sessions, they've been well attended by representatives from

1486
01:54:34,550 --> 01:54:42,070
where and the region, mostly they're taking input from people as to how they would like

1487
01:54:42,070 --> 01:54:53,810
to see the grants run and reviewed and released to public, used to the agencies, but I do know

1488
01:54:53,810 --> 01:55:03,700
the region and individual towns are getting well prepared to apply and as well as

1489
01:55:03,700 --> 01:55:11,300
when the hospital, through Bay State, when everyone knows the rules for what's

1490
01:55:12,550 --> 01:55:17,450
required to apply and what can, it's going to be a lot of applications and

1491
01:55:17,450 --> 01:55:24,410
require a fast turnaround. Applications will be requested soon, the

1492
01:55:24,410 --> 01:55:31,370
probably we do in August have to be released in October, which being incredibly fast, from

1493
01:55:31,370 --> 01:55:33,890
statewide 160 to 2 million.

1494
01:55:37,600 --> 01:55:42,860
The story on the state's new pilot review committee, the listening sessions, we can attend

1495
01:55:42,860 --> 01:55:43,200
those.

1496
01:55:43,760 --> 01:55:43,920
Yes.

1497
01:55:44,400 --> 01:55:44,640
Okay.

1498
01:55:45,220 --> 01:55:53,000
If you, I don't know if you've been to a state here and it's pretty formal, but you need

1499
01:55:53,000 --> 01:56:00,020
to sign up to let most everyone present information, but usually have to sign up ahead of time.

1500
01:56:00,660 --> 01:56:08,420
So I can send you the link that you can sign up to start learning about it, and then

1501
01:56:08,420 --> 01:56:11,160
when they schedule the meeting, you can sign up if you want to speak.

1502
01:56:11,260 --> 01:56:11,420
Okay.

1503
01:56:11,820 --> 01:56:12,100
Please do.

1504
01:56:14,220 --> 01:56:23,520
Stuart, with the DPW Operator Equipment Operator and DPW Mechanic, is anybody in house

1505
01:56:23,520 --> 01:56:30,600
applying for those positions or is this coming these are all from outside the

1506
01:56:30,600 --> 01:56:41,360
department currently yes what is before an equipment operator for a title the

1507
01:56:41,360 --> 01:56:47,440
skilled laborer is it so laborer instructor or CEO yep and equipment

1508
01:56:47,440 --> 01:56:53,780
operator CDL plus voice in place okay I was just curious to know if anybody was in

1509
01:56:53,780 --> 01:57:01,860
those other positions that would be applying for the Equipment Operator positions around.

1510
01:57:03,240 --> 01:57:03,880
Not yet.

1511
01:57:04,440 --> 01:57:07,480
So you have one that could be qualified.

1512
01:57:08,880 --> 01:57:12,500
So hopefully that they get encouraged to do it.

1513
01:57:12,720 --> 01:57:17,820
Nice key people in house and move them up and pay them for it.

1514
01:57:18,160 --> 01:57:18,260
Yeah.

1515
01:57:18,940 --> 01:57:19,620
That's all.

1516
01:57:23,220 --> 01:57:37,140
on June on Tuesday June 23rd at 2026 at 6 p.m. The town of where is going to be holding an open meeting law training for all elected appointed board and committee members as part of the ongoing training and education.

1517
01:57:37,140 --> 01:57:42,760
It is a requirement that we all understand the following and follow the law on behalf of the town.

1518
01:57:42,760 --> 01:57:47,920
The town's attorney did this training for the town several years ago and it was very

1519
01:57:47,920 --> 01:57:48,360
helpful.

1520
01:57:49,000 --> 01:57:54,480
This way you can see what is allowed but it's not, we'll be able to ask questions, says

1521
01:57:54,480 --> 01:57:58,780
I'm sure you'll walk away with a better understanding of why the law has been implemented.

1522
01:57:59,860 --> 01:58:05,420
There's many new members on boards and committees now serving even though there are also

1523
01:58:05,420 --> 01:58:08,060
season members who have attended training previously.

1524
01:58:08,060 --> 01:58:12,940
The town manager, Stuart Beckley, has made a mandatory that all board and committee members

1525
01:58:12,940 --> 01:58:15,820
attend in the select order are absolutely in full support of this.

1526
01:58:16,440 --> 01:58:18,620
Please plan accordingly so that you can participate.

1527
01:58:18,620 --> 01:58:23,600
There will be a PowerPoint as well as handouts for a use and discussion.

1528
01:58:24,320 --> 01:58:28,420
This handout should be utilized in the future as a guideline or reference that was written

1529
01:58:28,420 --> 01:58:30,560
by Tom Thorpe, Nancy Talbot.

1530
01:58:31,360 --> 01:58:36,440
I just want to make sure that the public is aware that we are going into those type of trainings

1531
01:58:36,440 --> 01:58:43,900
and we are going to get better and making sure that we are following any laws and rules that we need to.

1532
01:58:44,300 --> 01:58:46,740
Now on that issue, I'm going to be out of the country.

1533
01:58:47,360 --> 01:58:48,820
There are two we've heard from.

1534
01:58:49,180 --> 01:58:51,780
So we are going to ask Stanley if he could record it.

1535
01:58:51,980 --> 01:58:52,260
Okay.

1536
01:58:52,640 --> 01:58:52,840
Record it.

1537
01:58:53,260 --> 01:58:54,260
Okay, thank you.

1538
01:58:58,320 --> 01:59:00,520
Other than that, is 839?

1539
01:59:00,920 --> 01:59:01,280
Yes.

1540
01:59:01,760 --> 01:59:04,560
In our packet was the Select Board Operational Guidelines.

1541
01:59:04,880 --> 01:59:06,280
Were these reviewed by council?

1542
01:59:06,480 --> 01:59:06,820
Yes.

1543
01:59:07,480 --> 01:59:08,000
Oh, they were.

1544
01:59:08,640 --> 01:59:11,580
It was separate, not in the pocket, not in the book, but in the pocket.

1545
01:59:11,700 --> 01:59:11,880
Right.

1546
01:59:12,160 --> 01:59:15,020
They were reviewed in lots of comments on the pie chart.

1547
01:59:15,020 --> 01:59:15,300
Okay.

1548
01:59:15,660 --> 01:59:20,940
Yeah, so the one that was in our folder, but not part of the packet, has been reviewed by council

1549
01:59:20,940 --> 01:59:27,240
and the council's remarks are in the red line.

1550
01:59:28,040 --> 01:59:28,500
Okay.

1551
01:59:30,680 --> 01:59:32,420
Oh, can we mention the chicken barbecue?

1552
01:59:33,160 --> 01:59:33,980
Yes, go ahead.

1553
01:59:34,240 --> 01:59:37,200
The chicken barbecue is June 27th.

1554
01:59:37,200 --> 01:59:44,600
seven tickets are on sale for the folks who remember when wear used to do a lot

1555
01:59:44,600 --> 01:59:48,880
of civic events and bring people together all the events that are happening

1556
01:59:48,880 --> 01:59:53,620
to celebrate our country's 250th anniversary here and where are those types of

1557
01:59:53,620 --> 01:59:58,320
events they're designed to bring people together, relive the history in the

1558
01:59:58,320 --> 01:59:59,980
country but also how great wear is.

1559
02:00:01,740 --> 02:00:22,780
So, the tickets are $20 each, and the going to be down at the St. Mary School is where you'll be able to pick it up or eat outside, and that will, the ticket sales close on this Monday, and they're available from the call in the manager's office in any place else.

1560
02:00:22,780 --> 02:00:32,920
any of the board committee members for the 250th anniversary celebration. So, I'd like to have a see you all there. I'm going to be there.

1561
02:00:33,280 --> 02:00:43,220
I'd like to add that our T-shirt sale is still going on. The first one will be closed on the 17th for those who want to get up on the 25th.

1562
02:00:43,520 --> 02:00:46,140
And then we're going to keep that open until the middle of July.

1563
02:00:46,140 --> 02:00:53,180
So, if you want to wear your wear t-shirt to the barbecue on the 25th, get your order in by the 17th.

1564
02:01:00,300 --> 02:01:02,840
Okay, 841, we look for a motion for adjournment.

1565
02:01:03,480 --> 02:01:04,440
We'll be adjourned.

1566
02:01:05,240 --> 02:01:05,540
Second.

1567
02:01:06,600 --> 02:01:06,740
Second.

1568
02:01:07,620 --> 02:01:08,160
All in favor?

1569
02:01:08,580 --> 02:01:08,980
Aye.