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Good evening. Good evening, wheream, and welcome to the January 20th, select board meeting, may I have a roll call please.

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With us tonight, our Mr. Still, Mr. Chadwick, you, Ms. White, myself and Mr. Gomes.

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Thank you very much. I declared that there is a quorum present. Mr. Chadwick, would you lead us in the pledge please?

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is

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to the flag of the United States of America into the Republic for which it stands one nation

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among your eyes, individual with liberty and justice for all

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those efforts.

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Is there anyone here who chooses to speak to this board about something that is not on the agenda?

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Mr. Day,

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thank you.

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Announcements, Mr. Still.

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None for me. Thank you Mr. Chadwick.

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I have none.

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Mr. Goals.

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None to there.

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Oh, come on.

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I bought a house last week.

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Oh, that's personal affairs, you know?

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I did buy a house.

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You know, it's very hard.

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I know for people around my age or anybody trying to get a house right now.

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But I'm very fortunate to have a house right now.

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No, no.

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Thank you.

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Oh, what's your face?

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Yeah.

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I'm probably white.

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You're just calling white.

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So, there are many vacancies on our town boards, committees and commissions, so make a lot of

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hands, make lighter work, folks. The town of Wareham wishes to announce that it is currently

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accepting applications for the following boards, committees and commissions. Alternative

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energy committee needs two associate members. The board of library trustee needs three more

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Members, by law review committee needs two members.

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Community events committee needs two members at large.

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Community preservation committee, one member at large, one member from the open space.

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Committee, conservation commission needs one member and two associate members.

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Council on aging needs one member and two associate members.

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Historical commission needs three members.

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The State District Commissioner Commission needs one member, three associate members, one recycling committee needs two associate members, registered voters needs one democratic registrar and one Republican registrar.

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Where him affordable housing trust needs one member, where him cultural council needs one member, zoning board of appeals needs one associate member and they're all great committees and they are doing great work for this town, so please do volunteer.

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and how do you do that? You go online on the town website and it will be abundantly

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care I'm positive on how you volunteer for these committees. It's actually on both on the

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clerks page and on the select boards page and you just type in volunteer opportunities for

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volunteer vacancies. So instead of complaining on Facebook you can actually get involved.

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Yes. Nice point, Mr. Chadwick.

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I have a couple. The annual, the 2025 town annual report is now available on the town

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web page.

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15th in the game against Cardinal Spellman. Aaron credits his teammates with

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helping reach this achievement, which is really cool. Apparently he had a year out because

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the injury is too his knees. Buzz's Bay Coalition has proven to be a great boon to the town

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where him.

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Some are sailing program registration is now open with the following information available

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on their website.

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There are weekly programs, weekly costs for non-resident, non-where-hand residents is

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3.95 for where-hand residents is a 10% discount at 355.

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I know that there are already 188 kids signed up for the summer program because the school

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has been giving the information out.

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There are all need-based scholarships available to people from all towns and there are partial and full scholarships for qualifying families.

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The weeklong sessions start on June 29th and go through the week of August 21st.

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Breakfast and lunch are provided at no cost to all participants, courtesy of where-hand public schools for food services.

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weekly menus will be available in advance of the program and if you want to bring your

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own food that's fine because if you have you know dietary restrictions that's fine.

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Last year there were nearly 50 campers in the Bay Explorers Day Camp, 174 campers took part

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in the sailing camp, the waterfront training academy grew from 25 to 37 teams and there's been

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20% growth across programs since on set big center opened in 2020.

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The buzzers pay coalition worked really hard for several years to get this center going.

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And I have to say years when he was first hired at the buzzers pay coalition.

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So it's been a joy and a real rewarding experience to work with him to get these programs

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for the town.

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I have announcements if you.

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I think Madam Chairperson, I apologize.

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I think you missed out the part with the scholarships for the students and they've

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for the wear ham kids and that they had opened it up to just wear ham kids in the beginning

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and what we've had for the influx.

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Right.

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Yeah.

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I think I did.

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The wear ham residents receive a 10% discount and already 185 kids as of last week had signed up

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because of the school advertising this and putting it out.

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So, okay, several years ago,

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the statistic in where hand was the 25% of the kids

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in this town didn't know how to swim.

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And that was an appallant statistic to me.

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But, and I have one other.

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I have recently talked with Chuck McCollock,

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who's the president of turning point.

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A couple of weeks ago, they put up several homeless people

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and this coming weekend they will be offering two or three day stay at local motels for

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between 20 and 25 people depending on how many of them accept the invitation. Damien's will continue

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to provide food through meals a day as well as toiletries for the people who will take advantage

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of this program. It's a wonderful public-private partnership between Damien's turning point

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in the town because we take care of our own and we're here.

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And I think it's very apparent that I know people are there,

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several people into...

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Individuals who are helping homeless, it's something that we really need to be aware of.

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I have an announcement from the Friends of the Wareham Free Library. I'm a member of the book,

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say, at 2026, book sailed dates and miscellaneous fundraisers. On March 19th to 20th. Sorry, I'm reading

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this cold, it doesn't make any sense to me. Anyways, March 29th, New England Heart Orchestra Redmond Hall,

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So at the Redmond Hall, a lot of shorthand there, May 28th, May 17th will be the duck race.

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On October 2 to 3 is the fabric sale.

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That one is really, really, really popular.

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October 20th, I'm reading big book sales dates here.

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Sorry for the confusion, but we'll just skip ahead and do this final one.

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December 4th book sale and December 5th holiday fair book sale and that also is very popular.

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The council on aging will be holding their St. Patrick's Day luncheon on Tuesday, March 17th,

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at 11.30 a.m., tickets go on sale Wednesday, February 25th at 8 a.m., at the council on aging

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building, and that's a very, very popular one.

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Did you say the price?

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I do.

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There are many planning activities surrounding the library 50,

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35th birthday celebration on Wednesday, May 6th, this summer.

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It's spring.

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The actual date that the library opened is current location.

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And this is a fun fact that I just found out, and I think it's fascinating.

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Boston Brahmins, who founded the Boston Public Library, founded the Wearham Free Library, because

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they had their summer homes down here. And I think that's an amazing pedigree, and that

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you should support your library.

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That's all I have.

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Okay, let's see. Mr. Alden is not here. We have an application from FTR.

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T. R. F. D. B. A. Tropical Smoothie Café. Do you want to step forward and address the board, please?

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Karen Ferreira. Just identify yourself for the record.

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And you, you can have a seat.

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And if the green light is on, we can hear you. So Karen, for our owner and operator of Tropical Smoothie Café,

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30-20 Cranberry Highway.

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You can have an opportunity to advertise what you do.

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So basically, we smell cell smoothies and wraps and flatbreads, disciples of a very healthy

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concept.

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I have two other locations and we are excited to bring it to Sam.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Do any questions?

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You want to gluten-free bakeries?

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We don't sell any bakeries, but we do have salads.

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That's it.

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Are you the one that also operates the one in Fairhaven?

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I am.

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Okay, very good.

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Very happy.

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It's coming to where I am.

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Thank you.

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Just curious, where is your third location?

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The way him is the third.

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Okay, first.

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Second.

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Second.

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Second.

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Second.

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Second.

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made in second or two approves, right into the record.

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Is any further discussion on that motion?

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Hearing none, I will go for a roll call vote.

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Mr. Still, Mr. Chad, Mr. Gomez, Corbett, and myself,

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I, it is so.

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You can pick the paperwork up in the office.

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They'll give you a call when it's ready.

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It might be a couple of days.

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I'm not really sure.

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Because of the long weekend and then, of course, thanks so much.

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Thank you so much.

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Welcome, thank you very much.

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Yeah, thank you for choosing to do business here.

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You want to do the common victim of services?

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I'm moved to renew the following annual common victimial license for the year ending December 31st,

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2026 under the provisions of chapter 140 of the Massachusetts General Laws,

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pending payment of fees, completion of paperwork, and satisfactory inspections.

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I don't have to read the addresses.

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I was just pausing to look at that.

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I do, right?

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No.

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It's not a hearing.

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Okay.

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Then we got a second.

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Motion made in second.

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Is there any further discussion on that motion to approve is right into the record?

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Hearing none, I will go for a roll call vote.

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It's just still.

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Aye.

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Mr. Chadwick.

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Mr. Gomes.

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Aye.

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Mr. Corbett.

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And myself.

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I move to renew the following annual entertainment license for the year ending December 31st.

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2026, weekdays only under the provisions of chapter 140, 130, 183A of the Massachusetts General Laws,

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pending payment of fees, completion of paperwork, and satisfactory inspections.

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And I just have to say, this is for El Mariachi.

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So the last one we did was misleases in Orleans, because he cuisine.

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Because I don't think there's anything in the top blurb that tells you.

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No, it didn't. Yeah. So this one's for El Mariachi.

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is a motion-managed seconded to approve, has read it into the record.

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Any further discussion on that motion?

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Hearing none, I will go for a roll call, but Mr. Still.

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I'm Mr. Chattas. Mr. Gomes.

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Mr. Corbett and myself, I conclude the name.

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Just for the record.

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I move to renew the following annual common

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victory license for the year, ending December 31, 2026 under the provisions of chapter 140 of the Massachusetts General Law's pending payment of fees and completion of paperwork and satisfactory inspections for misleases.

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Ms. Norland's cuisine, LLC 208, Rear, Main Street,

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where-hand Massachusetts 02571, number 4048250.

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Sir, motion made in second it to approve is right

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into the record.

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Any further discussion on that motion?

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Hearing none, I will go for a roll call vote.

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Mr. Still, Mr. Chatter, Mr. Gomes, Ms. Corbett,

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I, myself, I, it is so.

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Ms. Sullivan, if you would like to step forward

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with Mr. Silverberg, we will hear you

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in about two more minutes.

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How about the donation?

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I move to accept a donation of $1,371 in 14 cents from the friends of the Wareham Council on Aging to the Council on Aging for dishwasher replacement for the Council on Aging Kitchen.

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Sir, motion made a second or two approve is read into the record any further discussion on that motion. Hearing none, I will go for a welcome vote. Is Corbett?

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I was just still

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Mr. Gomes. Mr. Chadwick.

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And myself.

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I am so sorry.

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Oh, but I think that's what I'm saying.

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Yeah, I'm not saying it.

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Correctly it.

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That was good.

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Thank you to the friends of the Wareham Council on Aging for that very generous donation.

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Thank you.

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Ms. Corbett, we have a 715 hearing.

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Would you read into the record?

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The notice please?

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I move to open the hearing for simply

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Smith, catering and event planning incorporated

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doing business as the Deli at Onset Bay, 239 Onset Ab, Onset Massachusetts 02558 for an annual

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wine and malt beverage restaurant license under MG, Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 138,

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Section 12, and an annual common victimial license under Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 142,

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pending payment of fees, completion of paperwork, and satisfactory inspections.

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It's like motion made and seconded to open the hearing.

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Is there any further discussion on the motion to open the hearing?

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Hearing none, I will go for a roll call of vote, Mr. Chadwick.

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Yes, Mr. Goams.

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Yes, Mr. Still.

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Ms. Corbett and myself, the hearing is open.

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Would you read the hearing notice, please?

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Notice of public hearing.

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Notice is here by given that the town of Wareham, select board,

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has received an application from simply Smith's Catering and Event Planning Incorporated.

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doing business as the Delhi Adanset Bay, Jean Sullivan Manager, for common fictional license under the provision of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 140, Section 2, and for a wine and malt liquor restaurant license under the provisions of Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 138, Section 12, to be exercised at 239, onset av, onset Massachusetts, 02558, premises described as 1,2002 square feet establishment,

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in one floor with two entrances, three exits, seating capacity of 50.

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It is ordered that a public hearing be held on set application on Tuesday, January 30,

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of 2026 during the select board meeting at approximately 1750 p.m.

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Meeting to be held in person.

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Mr. Silverberg is my manager, and he will be taking care of the everyday business at the

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Delhi. We are bringing to the community and upscale Delhi and it we expect that it'll take

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off because it's going to be lunch and dinner. I want to be back the old, you know, the old

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delis we used to have in all like cats and New York and actually none of you will probably

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remember Jack and Marion's from Brooklyn, but do you remember it?

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Oh, okay.

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I'm glad.

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But it's, you know, the old Deli's are gone.

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You don't see him anymore.

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And we're going to have my chef does his own

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Pastrami and corn beef.

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And, you know, the rubins and the pile high sandwiches.

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I mean, they're just going to be great.

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I can't wait.

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Yeah.

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Do you guys have any concerns?

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Good.

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Good.

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It's open too.

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Yeah.

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Well, we have a hood being delivered at the moment until that hood system is in place.

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The answer to the hood system might not be going to open until then.

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We have to have.

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Yeah, we'll just, you know, we'll slip you a sandwich through the door, but we're doing

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lunch and dinner.

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We want to serve barren wine, of course.

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We're only going to be open 11.30 to 9.

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We're not going to have entertainment, you know,

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not into that.

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A couple of TVs with silent, you know,

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that's it.

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I'm not doing live entertaining.

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We have a set of like booths and bank, bank cats,

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and it's going to be pretty.

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It's something different for onset.

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I don't think they've ever had anything like this.

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In our prior, I had a prior restaurant and co-hass it.

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and it closed due to COVID and we came here and after a few health issues my finally was

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able to look for another place and I'm glad I found on it. It's in the old where the

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Cape Cod lobster place was and we're hoping that the community will love us. Right in

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Dudley Square? Yeah. That's awesome. Yeah. We can't wait. It's just the process is long. I want

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I think Kathleen Moore, because without her, I couldn't have come this far.

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She's amazing.

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She helped me so much and I am so grateful to her and all the select board.

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I mean, everybody I've talked to, you know, you need to have someone tell you what to do so

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that you do it the way it's supposed to be done.

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You don't pull any back door things on, I mean, you don't try to, you know, interfere with

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what the rules and regulations are of the village or the town.

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And that's what I'm doing.

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I'm just going along with whatever you say,

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to the best of my wallet.

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I hope it's just to the best of my ability.

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And I really hope that we have a very successful restaurant.

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You know what I'm saying?

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Thank you, perfect.

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Mr. Silverberg, do you want to add?

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I'm Bob, I'm looking forward to helping you get back

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to the community of where I am.

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I mean like here, uh, uh, uh, I've always, we always gravitated to

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honestly in the summer, so I'm hoping that this summer, we'll have, uh,

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we'll have our hands full, I think. So, thank you for choosing where

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ham to do business or really. If you guys try shredded cabbage with

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Italian subs instead of lettuce, just trust me on that. I mean, I didn't get

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This belly, but I'm not known, though.

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Maybe after you.

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Uh-oh.

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The Jared?

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The Jared?

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Now the chat.

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The mustard?

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The mustard?

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I love it.

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Yeah.

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Any gluten-free options?

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Yeah.

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I do.

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I do.

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Well, dinner and lunch.

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Nice.

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There actually is a place in sandwich.

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I don't know if any of you guys have been there.

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It's called the Deli.

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It's just this little tiny, it's been there for years, and all I do is sandwiches.

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You can barely walk in, they have a little thing in the middle.

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But on that, yeah, and it passed down, that police packed all the time. I mean, I would hope the same for you.

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Yeah, see, it does like that anymore.

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They're the best.

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Yeah.

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I'm excited now. Yeah. Awesome. Any other questions? Thank you for choosing to do business and we're here.

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Thank you. I moved to close the hearing for the application of simply Smith's catering and event planning ink.

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Do I have to go through the whole thing?

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DBA, DBA, the Delhi at onset Bay.

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Yeah, that's fine. Second. Motion made is seconded to close the hearing. Is there any further discussion on the motion to close the hearing?

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Hearing none, I will go for a roll call, but Mr. Chadwick, Mr. Gomes, it's just still...

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I...

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It's Corbett and myself about it.

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They played the games, you know.

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Hearing is closed.

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Thank you so much.

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We haven't done it yet.

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Motion to approve.

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Motion to approve.

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The application of simply Smith's Catering and Event Planning Incorporated,

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doing business as Delade onset Bay 239 onset Avenue onset Massachusetts 02558 for an annual

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wine and malt beverage restaurant license under the Massachusetts General Law chapter 138

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section 12 and an annual common vix license under Massachusetts General Law chapter 142 pending

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payment of fees in completion of paperwork and satisfactory inspections number LL-25-4148109.

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motion made in second it to approve is right into the record is any further discussion on that motion

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Hearing none I will go for a well-cove myself. Yes, Mr. Bones, Mr. Still, I Mr. Chadwick. Oh, yes,

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We have fun. Thank you so much

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Also, I want to explain we're not all dumb dums for just very new

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This one, we need her forever, because I've been on here two years, those two guys at the end have been on for one and that big guy has been on for three, so he's honest with me.

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Well, you're right, you're on your fourth. So we need a lot of.

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I've been in great job.

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Thank you.

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Kathleen will get hold of you when she has everything all signed off, but thank you for bringing in the document that she asked for.

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this evening. And thank you very much for choosing to do business and where

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I'm going to be ready with the cabbage.

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Good night.

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Walking out of there with like four different sub.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Drive very carefully. It's slippery out there.

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Item D.

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On an annual basis, we do two things for the ABCC.

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One of the things is that we let people know who failed to renew their license during the

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year.

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You have a copy of this in your packet.

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So I would simply ask that you approve the information that's on here and we will sign

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it and send it to the ABCC.

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Lucky goat is the name of the company that chose not to renew its license.

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I'm sorry, but I'm information on the renewal certificate, okay. I move to approve the information on the annual liquor license renewal certificate for 2026.

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Thank you.

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So I can motion me to second and two approve is right into the record and for the discussion on that motion.

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Hearing none, I will go for a roll call vote.

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It's poor, but eyes to Chad, right?

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Yes.

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It's just still life.

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It's to go home to myself.

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It is so.

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And the next one, please.

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I move.

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But we do want an annual basis, as we tell the state, commonwealth, the ABCC, what

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our year-round, resident population is.

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And then we also certify to them what our summer residents are.

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And licenses are given out.

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And the quotas that we are allowed are based on those numbers.

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So that's what you are being asked to certify.

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I move to certify

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the estimate that the temporary increase

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resident population of where

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him as of July 10th, 2026 will be 47,052.

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Again, these are estimates, but we do send them on an annual basis

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to the ABCC.

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Is there any further discussion on that motion

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to set the seasonal population as read the seasonal increase population as read into the record.

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Hearing none, I will go for a roll call vote. Mr. Still.

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I'm Mr. Cheb.

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Yes.

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Mr. Gomes.

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I'm Mr. Gomes.

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And myself, I get a self.

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Thank you.

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I do not have any 48 hour business.

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I think we've done everything on here.

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I don't know what you want to do.

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Allden was told that he needed to be here this evening.

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Has he previously been on a board with us?

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He was, yes, he resigned when he moved out of town,

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and he's now moved back to town,

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and we do have a letter from the ZBA,

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recommending that he be appointed.

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However, because he was technically new,

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we asked him to be here.

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Our best practice, though, is we like the person here.

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if they haven't been on a previous port, but this is a new board.

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This is a new position because he's back in town.

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Well, and he was associate ZBA.

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Yeah, and that's exactly what he's looking for.

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Yeah, to be back at that too.

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So I think he was going for like eight months or something like that.

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But he's now back and the ZBA actually reached out.

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Santa copy of what they did the other night at the meeting, which is to recommend that he be approved.

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I don't see a problem with approving, but it's up to the board.

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I agree. I don't have a problem with approving him. Make a motion. I move to approve.

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Where are we? Sorry.

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Connor Alden. Thank you.

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I move to approve to appoint Connor Alden as an associate member to the zoning board of appeals for the term

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to expire June 30, 2026.

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Much of Maine is seconded to approve is read into the record.

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Any further discussion on that motion?

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Hearing none, I'll go for a roll call,

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but Mr. Still, I stood Chadwick.

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Yes.

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Good go.

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Mr. Corbett, I, myself, I, it is so.

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I have no 48 hour business, and I'm pretty sure

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we've done everything else.

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So let's skip to the town administrators report.

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Mr. Sullivan, how are you this evening?

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Very well, thank you.

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Good evening, everyone.

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and I apologize in advance it will be a little long-winded tonight so I'm not trying

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to get through this as soon as possible but a bunch of things going down that I think

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you should know about.

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One little bit is some good news and that is we received the $250,000 ADA grant for the onset ban shell.

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I don't know if you remember, we internally with Mr. Minard and the municipal maintenance crew,

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we would actually rehab the ban shell building itself to the fantastic job with it.

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However, we needed to redo the rest of it, including the seeding, the walkways,

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and this

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is part of, if you will, a supplement to the Bay View Park project, and something we had

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going on.

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So I'm really excited for it, just to give you an idea of the timeframe, the bid documents

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are being completed, and we anticipate bid awards in March with the time starting in April.

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The goal is to have that completed by June 30th, and we have spoken to Kat Jones on it.

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Her concerts don't usually start till after that time in July, and she asked if there was any overrun

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whether she could use Bayview Park, and we think that's an excellent suggestion.

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So, we're also combining this with redoing the entry to the onset peer.

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If you remember, we brought that forward to town meeting, and we're going to do this with the

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sidewalk work on West Boulevard. So our goals to put these three together. So we have one

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one staging with one company, which we believe will save money overall and get these projects done.

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So very excited to get these going.

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The next item is one that's been outstanding and that's the

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library, HVAC system, and we've also gone over a few, there was partial replacements of just

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doing sort of the AC and not the heating sections, the heating sections in decent shape,

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but can be passed its useful life. There was band-aid repairs, and then there was also the full

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replacement. We initially had wanted to go with just the simple one part of the HVAC, but

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after Spectre having a multiple parties brought through, it really looks like the folder placement

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is the best option. Doing that we have to go through certain procurement laws. So the first step is

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the designer selection because it is a public project on a public building in excess of $300,000.

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So we're working on that and expect to have that out within the next month.

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Once we have the designer selected, they will create the whole system.

478
00:33:23,620 --> 00:33:27,960
It's not an easy replacement for this due to the design of the building.

479
00:33:28,680 --> 00:33:30,620
And we're all the mechanicals are.

480
00:33:31,580 --> 00:33:36,280
We've looked at, we're trying to figure out all the alternatives too.

481
00:33:36,280 --> 00:33:42,000
I don't think we can just put some ductless systems in there and move on.

482
00:33:43,060 --> 00:33:48,580
So, fairly substantial, once we have all that done, we'll put that out for bid.

483
00:33:49,420 --> 00:33:54,420
And we know already that it's at least a two and a half million dollar project,

484
00:33:54,420 --> 00:33:56,840
but could be an excess of it all together.

485
00:33:58,580 --> 00:34:03,720
The goal is, when we do this work, we're shutting down the library.

486
00:34:03,720 --> 00:34:10,280
the library is going to be completely shut down. So we have some exterior work we need to do as well,

487
00:34:10,500 --> 00:34:14,880
and honestly I think the exterior work should be done at the same time as as our work

488
00:34:14,880 --> 00:34:20,480
being done on the interior so that we're only shutting down the library for a certain period of time once

489
00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:33,700
and not having a series of sets and starts. And I will say that select board member Corbett has been

490
00:34:33,700 --> 00:34:34,200
Thank you.

491
00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:34,860
Honestly.

492
00:34:38,900 --> 00:34:40,660
So, I hope that's some good news.

493
00:34:40,820 --> 00:34:41,880
We're trying to get that going.

494
00:34:42,180 --> 00:34:46,240
We know there's going to be a lot that has put in the building.

495
00:34:46,500 --> 00:34:50,400
We have secured it with the new roof and the not too distance pass.

496
00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:52,940
So, these would be the next steps.

497
00:34:56,180 --> 00:35:02,340
About the grant that we just received over at the Parkingville Dam over at Tremont

498
00:35:03,260 --> 00:35:10,820
So I'll go over a little bit this information and hopefully you don't not off during it.

499
00:35:11,420 --> 00:35:13,320
So I'll give you a little bit of background.

500
00:35:15,520 --> 00:35:21,480
When the first part that's shut down that road was mass dotted, notice that the bridges

501
00:35:21,480 --> 00:35:24,320
and I say bridges, because blue did not, there's two.

502
00:35:24,580 --> 00:35:29,800
There's one from the water, the water runs down or the fish ladder is,

503
00:35:29,800 --> 00:35:35,540
And also kind of the loose way is the second one that's probably about 30 feet further on.

504
00:35:36,980 --> 00:35:44,460
We worked with Representative Gifford to get those, and at the same time, those would

505
00:35:44,460 --> 00:35:48,400
repair the bridges, but didn't nothing to fix the dam itself.

506
00:35:49,380 --> 00:35:55,040
As we started working on the dam project, it became apparent that those sorts of bridge designs

507
00:35:55,040 --> 00:35:56,680
would not work.

508
00:35:56,680 --> 00:36:04,220
So, in the option, we could, this would actually be worse than just burning the roughly

509
00:36:04,220 --> 00:36:09,900
$1 million in bridge grants, because we could have built the bridges and then had to

510
00:36:09,900 --> 00:36:13,420
tear them down this new stuff to do the day-on-work.

511
00:36:13,720 --> 00:36:20,600
I think that would be completely irresponsible to waste $1 million of funds like that, whether

512
00:36:20,600 --> 00:36:25,820
it's a commonwealth or the town, so that would have been really an awful use.

513
00:36:25,820 --> 00:36:33,220
So, we did not go forward with the bridge ones or going forward with the dam project with the removal.

514
00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:40,460
So, you know that we just received a $642,200 grant.

515
00:36:41,980 --> 00:36:48,760
And the purpose behind this information is just to give you an overview of how the previous awarded grants were expanded,

516
00:36:49,860 --> 00:36:52,480
and how the new funds will be allocated.

517
00:36:52,480 --> 00:37:01,460
So, this is a high hazard dam, and it's classified by that, and with state and federal regulation,

518
00:37:05,160 --> 00:37:08,100
which requires extensive engineering or removed.

519
00:37:08,840 --> 00:37:15,540
As a result, a dam removal project, or implemented in phases, beginning with the investigation and design,

520
00:37:16,020 --> 00:37:18,740
and only later, proceeding to construction.

521
00:37:19,520 --> 00:37:27,220
Well, if you may, we would all love to not have to do this work and just move forward to rebuilding the darn thing.

522
00:37:27,680 --> 00:37:29,740
But I'll say didn't say damn thing.

523
00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:47,520
On this, but these are what is required. So what have we received before? $187,000. That was spent, and that was funded for the assessment, investigation, and conceptual design only.

524
00:37:47,520 --> 00:37:54,140
So key funded activities included the professional engineering services from Fresno Niel, including

525
00:37:54,140 --> 00:38:00,420
project management, coordination, sediment sampling, and laboratory analysis completed under

526
00:38:00,420 --> 00:38:07,540
Master E.P. approved sampling plans, and oh my god Bethametric, and I've put you that survey

527
00:38:07,540 --> 00:38:13,640
of Parker Mill, pond to determine depths and sediment volumes. And then, because this could

528
00:38:13,640 --> 00:38:19,800
impact other dams and bridges, we had to do hydrologic and hydraulic modeling to evaluate

529
00:38:19,800 --> 00:38:24,440
upstream and downstream impacts, including root 25-scour risk.

530
00:38:26,420 --> 00:38:32,060
So if then the conceptual dam removal turn it is and preliminary, a proxon, which would

531
00:38:32,060 --> 00:38:33,640
be about a 30% design.

532
00:38:34,720 --> 00:38:40,480
After that, it's regulatory coordination with mass DEP, mass dot, and other commonwealth agencies.

533
00:38:41,280 --> 00:38:44,560
And then we also included public meetings and outreach and

534
00:38:44,560 --> 00:38:47,940
including presentations and community information materials.

535
00:38:49,540 --> 00:38:53,860
So I just want to clarify, no prior grant funds are used for

536
00:38:53,860 --> 00:38:59,260
damn construction and no the idea of that funds were

537
00:38:59,260 --> 00:39:01,960
diverted that absolutely is inaccurate.

538
00:39:04,140 --> 00:39:07,080
So these expenditures were required to determine whether

539
00:39:07,080 --> 00:39:13,040
dam removal is safe, feasible, and permittable, just because we want to do it doesn't mean

540
00:39:13,040 --> 00:39:16,980
that the Commonwealth will let us. So, we have to prove it.

541
00:39:18,420 --> 00:39:24,900
Now, what is this new grant to work do? The town has been awarded $640,000, $2,200 through

542
00:39:24,900 --> 00:39:31,160
the high hazard potential dam program. It will advance engineering investigations, progression

543
00:39:31,160 --> 00:39:36,180
from conceptual design to final design, detailed permitting documentation,

544
00:39:42,350 --> 00:39:43,030
continued agency

545
00:39:43,030 --> 00:39:47,050
court, you know, here's what it doesn't find. That's not going to fund the removal,

546
00:39:47,630 --> 00:39:52,050
the dam removal construction does not authorize physical removal of the dam,

547
00:39:52,350 --> 00:39:56,810
does not commit the town to construction. Instead it prepares the project to be construction

548
00:39:56,810 --> 00:40:03,070
ready, positioning the town onto pursue future removal funding and avoid emergency repair scenarios.

549
00:40:03,070 --> 00:40:10,250
Why is this necessary with this approach, or the phased in approach, it reduces liability, prevents

550
00:40:10,250 --> 00:40:15,250
unforeseen environmental infrastructure impacts, strengthens the town's eligibility for future

551
00:40:15,250 --> 00:40:19,610
construction funding, so we're not putting on the town's back, we're trying to get other

552
00:40:19,610 --> 00:40:24,970
grants and get funds from other sources, and it avoids emergency failures that would be

553
00:40:24,970 --> 00:40:26,330
significantly more costly.

554
00:40:28,490 --> 00:40:32,830
So summary, the prior grants were used appropriately for required engineering and assessment

555
00:40:32,830 --> 00:40:39,350
work. We're now advancing into final design in permitting and the future dam removal requires

556
00:40:39,350 --> 00:40:48,450
separate approval and separate funding. So I know there was a lot of a lot of confusion and I hope

557
00:40:48,450 --> 00:40:49,830
that's helped clarify

558
00:40:54,310 --> 00:41:01,810
it and I appreciate Mr. Fiddler for the board. Any questions on that?

559
00:41:01,810 --> 00:41:03,530
It's a lot of damn information.

560
00:41:05,310 --> 00:41:06,810
All right, all right.

561
00:41:07,110 --> 00:41:08,390
Thank you for presenting that.

562
00:41:08,510 --> 00:41:10,530
It was really clear and easy to understand.

563
00:41:10,810 --> 00:41:13,450
I know it's been a long and complex process,

564
00:41:14,030 --> 00:41:16,330
and thanks for bringing us up today.

565
00:41:16,950 --> 00:41:18,170
Yeah, thank you. You're welcome.

566
00:41:18,730 --> 00:41:20,190
So I'll make sure everybody understands

567
00:41:20,190 --> 00:41:22,330
because it is not an easy process,

568
00:41:22,430 --> 00:41:25,250
and there's a lot of groups that people think

569
00:41:25,250 --> 00:41:27,070
towns don't have to jump through,

570
00:41:27,250 --> 00:41:29,610
and we still do and are required to.

571
00:41:29,610 --> 00:41:37,470
So the other thing just want to bring forward is we had our first let's say our first

572
00:41:37,470 --> 00:41:45,590
probably real, reals the snowstorm we've had in a long time, so it's reminding the

573
00:41:45,590 --> 00:41:51,870
board and others that our municipal maintenance department, we used to have 80 plus private

574
00:41:51,870 --> 00:41:57,630
plows and we're down into the 30s now and that's not abnormal that we see it all

575
00:41:57,630 --> 00:42:08,270
a lot of people don't want to do it. I don't want to start sounding boomerask or anything, but there's a new generation that doesn't quite want to

576
00:42:08,270 --> 00:42:18,630
that doesn't seem to like this plowing as much, and you have to know what you're doing. So, and many of our folks are getting a little bit

577
00:42:18,630 --> 00:42:21,850
along the tooth and the costs have become astronomical,

578
00:42:22,110 --> 00:42:24,550
the costs have pickups, the costs have insurance.

579
00:42:25,670 --> 00:42:27,550
So even though we've raised the rates,

580
00:42:27,830 --> 00:42:32,010
we've given sign-on bonuses, we match what the Commonwealth pays.

581
00:42:32,190 --> 00:42:34,150
It's still not as attractive.

582
00:42:34,950 --> 00:42:37,530
So it's tough work being out there for a

583
00:42:42,360 --> 00:42:44,140
long clip set of time.

584
00:42:44,280 --> 00:42:46,200
And yeah, they do after rest.

585
00:42:46,740 --> 00:42:50,240
So it's unsafe for them and anyone else in the area.

586
00:42:50,240 --> 00:42:57,940
Just to remind people what we are faced with, the town for our winter maintenance operation, we have approximately

587
00:42:57,940 --> 00:43:11,720
193.7 miles of road of which 133, the little over 133 are town accepted and almost 61 are unaccepted roads.

588
00:43:11,720 --> 00:43:18,160
So, our municipal maintenance department also serves as the town facilities, including

589
00:43:18,160 --> 00:43:20,380
but non-link to Cemetery's police stations.

590
00:43:20,840 --> 00:43:25,740
We help with the fire stations, EMS, does winter maintenance at the old town hall, the

591
00:43:25,740 --> 00:43:27,960
library, and sidewalks as well.

592
00:43:29,320 --> 00:43:33,320
So, it's not an substantial amount of work that they have to do.

593
00:43:33,860 --> 00:43:40,660
And just reminding folks that per the policy, you know, we try and get primary streets done

594
00:43:40,660 --> 00:43:46,360
within 12 hours. I know that's really, when you see them out, they will be on those primary

595
00:43:46,360 --> 00:43:51,900
streets, especially at the big trucks. That is the goal. That's the major public safety aspect.

596
00:43:52,320 --> 00:43:58,320
So, roots, you can get to hospitals, things such as that. Secondary streets are within 24 hours,

597
00:43:58,800 --> 00:44:05,380
and then sidewalks, and some of the privates of you will are within 48, but usually privates are

598
00:44:05,380 --> 00:44:13,080
under the secondary streets. So I'm just giving you an idea because it feels like we have not

599
00:44:13,080 --> 00:44:19,840
seen snow and this seems to be a winter that could change that path. Thank you.

600
00:44:33,220 --> 00:44:34,420
Anything else,

601
00:44:34,420 --> 00:44:41,280
And the eight looks to be Governor Healy will be presenting the house one budget, the Horn

602
00:44:41,280 --> 00:44:41,720
budget.

603
00:44:42,880 --> 00:44:48,020
That is our first real look of what we will be getting for state aid in assessments.

604
00:44:48,900 --> 00:44:53,760
State aid makes up approximately 25% of all are revenue.

605
00:44:55,880 --> 00:44:59,960
So you can imagine that we are a little bit hamstrung to see this number.

606
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:26,160
And all things are pointing to, we're not so good outlook. It also the expenses when we have from assessments, including school choice and charter school, can be as is, you know, we spend about $7 million in assessments, not just for those, but also retired teacher health insurance and such.

607
00:45:26,160 --> 00:45:33,940
So I'm just going to give you a heads up that once we get that number, it can really give

608
00:45:33,940 --> 00:45:36,820
us an idea of where we stand.

609
00:45:37,260 --> 00:45:42,380
I do not feel positive on us getting much additional aid from everything that's coming

610
00:45:42,380 --> 00:45:51,720
out and I will say that there is no way without a substantial influx of state aid that

611
00:45:51,720 --> 00:45:57,580
will be able to fund what the requires we've seen from the schools and the town departments.

612
00:45:58,760 --> 00:46:04,880
I know I've gone over this before and let you know that's going to be a lean one. So

613
00:46:04,880 --> 00:46:12,120
we will present the budgets as requested by the towns to the finance committee, but I don't believe

614
00:46:12,120 --> 00:46:21,100
any way we will get to where we need to be to stay status quo. So we will do everything possible

615
00:46:21,100 --> 00:46:24,820
to make sure we continue to give the best services to the community.

616
00:46:25,600 --> 00:46:27,120
Thank you.

617
00:46:27,560 --> 00:46:29,120
So, it's like Board Chair.

618
00:46:29,160 --> 00:46:30,800
First of all, I'd just described.

619
00:46:32,240 --> 00:46:34,820
It is not the two new police station being constructed.

620
00:46:35,660 --> 00:46:38,580
We did not magically find 30 to 40 million,

621
00:46:38,580 --> 00:46:40,580
million dollars in our back pockets.

622
00:46:41,360 --> 00:46:45,600
What it is is the company that the mass DOT is hired

623
00:46:45,600 --> 00:46:52,920
to do the we-we-answer bridgework is going to be using that area for staging and I appreciate

624
00:46:52,920 --> 00:46:53,740
their reminder.

625
00:46:54,440 --> 00:46:57,520
I mean, driving by, they've done a phenomenal job.

626
00:46:57,980 --> 00:47:05,100
They're clearing it out, they'll be resetting some of the stone walls and as part of their

627
00:47:05,100 --> 00:47:10,640
license to utilize this, they are giving us for the first year it would be $8,000 a month

628
00:47:10,640 --> 00:47:16,240
which will increase by $250 for every program to have them there.

629
00:47:16,700 --> 00:47:22,100
So overall they've done a fantastic job, a professional job, already clearing up the site.

630
00:47:22,420 --> 00:47:29,080
We ask them to keep a nice buffer for Glenda, have there for the residents, but it should

631
00:47:29,080 --> 00:47:34,120
be a great win-win situation for a project that's being done within our town.

632
00:47:34,640 --> 00:47:36,680
So I'm glad we were able to make it work.

633
00:47:36,840 --> 00:47:37,760
Thank you for the reminder.

634
00:47:38,100 --> 00:47:38,480
Thanks.

635
00:47:39,000 --> 00:47:39,380
Anything else?

636
00:47:40,540 --> 00:47:42,080
No, that's good.

637
00:47:42,280 --> 00:47:43,000
Thank you.

638
00:47:43,060 --> 00:47:44,640
Well, Lawsinger, after all that.

639
00:47:45,100 --> 00:47:45,880
Thank you.

640
00:47:46,160 --> 00:47:48,640
Liaison initiative reports, Mr. Gomes?

641
00:47:49,060 --> 00:47:49,680
I have not today.

642
00:47:49,940 --> 00:47:50,420
Mr. Still?

643
00:47:50,660 --> 00:47:51,380
Not for me.

644
00:47:52,180 --> 00:47:52,300
No.

645
00:47:54,020 --> 00:47:55,260
I just...

646
00:47:55,260 --> 00:47:59,300
Trounce through all of my liaison reports are waiting for 7.15.

647
00:47:59,620 --> 00:48:00,240
No, I'm good.

648
00:48:01,240 --> 00:48:02,160
I have one.

649
00:48:02,620 --> 00:48:05,460
The Veterans Council now has five members.

650
00:48:05,800 --> 00:48:07,980
We appointed one couple of weeks ago.

651
00:48:07,980 --> 00:48:17,620
Their first meeting in several years is scheduled for the 28th, 5 p.m. Room 27 in the town hall.

652
00:48:18,900 --> 00:48:28,060
They have a charge, which I, as the chair of this board, the appointing authority has to read to them because they haven't been doing anything for several years.

653
00:48:28,060 --> 00:48:39,180
But the new members are all excited about rolling this leaves up and getting it used to be 15 members many many years ago.

654
00:48:39,440 --> 00:48:41,040
It's now down to 5.

655
00:48:42,660 --> 00:48:43,400
5 p.m.

656
00:48:43,420 --> 00:48:46,320
Room 27 on the 28th.

657
00:48:48,320 --> 00:48:49,520
And I...

658
00:48:49,520 --> 00:48:51,900
The minutes, Ms. Corbett.

659
00:48:52,440 --> 00:48:55,060
I moved to vote to approve the...

660
00:48:55,500 --> 00:49:00,960
I'd love to approve the select board meeting minutes of January 6th, 2026 regular session.

661
00:49:01,320 --> 00:49:01,720
Second.

662
00:49:02,200 --> 00:49:04,820
No, she's made in second and two approve the minutes is read into the record.

663
00:49:04,980 --> 00:49:06,600
Any further discussion on that motion?

664
00:49:07,200 --> 00:49:08,900
Hearing none, I will go for a roll call of vote.

665
00:49:09,080 --> 00:49:09,660
Mr. Still.

666
00:49:10,120 --> 00:49:10,880
Mr. Chadwick.

667
00:49:10,920 --> 00:49:11,680
Yes, Mr. Gomes.

668
00:49:11,680 --> 00:49:12,040
Yes.

669
00:49:12,140 --> 00:49:12,600
It's Corbett.

670
00:49:12,640 --> 00:49:12,820
Hi.

671
00:49:13,020 --> 00:49:13,420
Myself.

672
00:49:13,780 --> 00:49:17,060
I don't think we have any other business before this meeting.

673
00:49:17,160 --> 00:49:17,960
Motion adjourned.

674
00:49:18,200 --> 00:49:19,040
Is there a second to that?

675
00:49:19,040 --> 00:49:19,680
It's not debated.

676
00:49:20,140 --> 00:49:24,060
I'm sure it made it seconded to adjourn and it's not a debatable motion, Mr. Gomes.

677
00:49:25,320 --> 00:49:25,680
I...

678
00:49:25,680 --> 00:49:26,420
I...

679
00:49:26,420 --> 00:49:26,980
No, yes.

680
00:49:27,620 --> 00:49:28,060
Yes.

681
00:49:28,240 --> 00:49:28,760
It's not the oven.

682
00:49:29,080 --> 00:49:29,920
It's still...

683
00:49:33,000 --> 00:49:33,840
Hand Miss Corbett.

684
00:49:33,920 --> 00:49:34,140
Hi.

685
00:49:34,420 --> 00:49:36,500
And myself, we are adjourned.

686
00:49:36,600 --> 00:49:39,260
Our next meeting will be on February 3rd.

687
00:49:39,360 --> 00:49:39,620
Thank you.

688
00:49:40,020 --> 00:49:41,400
We are adjourned at 750.

689
00:49:41,800 --> 00:49:42,120
Good night.

690
00:49:42,340 --> 00:49:42,720
Good night.