Notes for Tue, Apr 22 2025

Agenda Items
5:00 p.m. Call Meeting to Order, Review Agenda, Review Minutes: 4/15/25
Public Comment - none
5:15 p.m.
Appointment: Budge Litchfield, MTRSD School Committee Representative

• A move to a single campus, if it happens at all, would not be done in the next few years. 
• A transportation model that does not have kids spending a long time on a bus would have to be done geographically which would mean a break from town line as an elementary school district. 
• The District has been unable to recommend  what school(s)  might close.

Other Business
Highway Road Signs update

• Final street list is OKed and the order placed for approx. $5100 out of an $8000 budget.
• Tyson pricing posts and mounting hardware which will need to come out of the budget

Salt Shed update 

• Demolition can begin as soon as Town has the permit
• Can not stay with Ostermann for propane as they do not include the servicing needed. Tyson would like to go with George propane who will service.  SB voted to go with George.

Sawyer Hall Repairs update

• New carpets have been installed in the hallway. Vestibule rugs on order.
• Drywall work is ready to start
• New hardware has been installed on the door
• Generator needs to be repaired, but should be replaced as it is reaching retirement age. This would need to be added to the budget.

Town Buildings’ Needs—discussion
NGRID

• Need to get the cost of the storm  to our State Representative, Natalie Blais.
• Preliminary private meeting with NGRID scheduled for  May 5, Will Emmet to represent  the SB. 

Finance Committee

• Issue: if the loan for the new truck does not pass, then we need to put money in the budget  for more contract snowplowing since the current truck will not be able to plow next year.
• Would like to know how many Heath kids use the late bus before we pay one third of the cost.
• FC wanted to know If the Community Hall is winterized for the winter since it is mainly seasonal use.
• Long discussion regarding the 4 generators in Town all of which are old. We must at least replace one.

Mail
Unsafe driver communication with police chief.
Political comment.
Deerfield watershed requests a letter of support from Towns for a grant from the Woodlands Partnership
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