Notes for Tue, May 6 2025

• 5:00 p.m. Call Meeting to Order, Review Agenda, Review Minutes: 4/29/25

Public Comment - remember to sign in and brownies are available (Hilma)
5:10 p.m. Pole Hearing: No. 30711701—to relocate 1 pole on Rte. 8A by bridge construction

• Pole to be put back in a position that is over 3' from original location which requires approval from the Select Board
•  Will be put on public land, not private land.
• Will be placed so as not to interfere with any homeowner access to abutting land
  

Other Business

• ATM—Final Review and Discussion
  • Legal fees  of $26,000 for Vincent Rd  [The Town is accumulating a significant amount in  legal fees due to a lawsuit filed by a land owner against an abutter  regarding Vincent Road access.  The plaintiff's lawyer has pulled the Town into the suit.]
  • Late bus cost of  $6000 per each  town of Heath, Rowe, and Charlemont. How many Heath kids use the late bus?
  • Plowing vehicle needed for dirt roads.  
• Salt Shed update
  • The EOC work can be done now: (1) move the electrical on the abutting wall of the Fire building and the EOC, (2) remove and close off of the abutting wall, (3) demolish the EOC.
  • Move the propane tanks by the salt shed to the area where the EOC was.
  • ​Waiting on the foundation drawings
  • Tyson - too wet to finish cleanup of tree work
• Sawyer Hall Repairs update—vote possible
  • ​​Drywall repairs are done and carpet installed
• Sawyer Hall Generator—awaiting third quote
• Town Buildings’ Needs
  • ​Quick review of the building needs report
  • EOC and Salt Shed can be crossed off
• National Grid meeting review
  • ​Discussed Avery Brook alternate proposal  to Burrington Hill Rd
  • Talked about the cost of moving the fiber lines  and right now they are sticking to the original agreement that has Heath paying to move the fiber.
  • They are replacing 54 poles and adding 7 new poles
  • They are marking trees next week and then they plan to go door-to-door to speak to people and leave information.
  • Plan to have a police detail the whole time.
  • May be coming to town for a public meeting in the beginning of June.
• Summer Meeting Schedule 
  • ​May 20, June 3, June 17, July 8, July 22, Aug 5, Aug 19

New: Transfer Station 

•  The Salvation Army no longer picks up on a regular basis so textiles were piling up. Lee had to stop people from dropping off outside the bin.
• There is a company, Helpsy,  available to pick up the textiles.
• We don't have room for 2 boxes so the Salvation Army would need to be picked up.
• SB to investigate the move to go with Helpsy.

New: Town to be reimbursed $5771 for work done on Community Hall ceiling.
Mail

• Complaint about properties referred to as  "junkyards."  Complaint sent to Board of Health and FRCOG agent.
• There was a question of need to purchase posts for all street signs and  length of bus rides.
• Town nurses monthly report
• Paul Mark office hours