Members Present: Carol Troy, Chair, Pam Brass, Mel Pfeifle, Caleb Connor, Karen Hambleton, Town Administrator
Members Absent: Justin Dohrn
Others Present: Ed Shaughnessy, Police Chief, Bryan Nowell, Fire Chief, Kris Foss, Masonic Hall committee chair, Steve Hall, Highway Department
Meeting was called to order at 6:05
Review and consideration of the July 12, 2023 minutes
Motion to accept: Karen Hambleton
Second: Mel Pfeifle
Decision 5-0 in favor
Pam reviewed the current spreadsheet and discussed possible changes.
Kris Foss, chair of the Masonic Building Committee described her group’s process in finding options for possible uses of the Masonic Hall building and the estimated costs associated with those options. Since this is a newly formed committee, she relayed that the research for options was ongoing.
Pam asked where the Library was in any of its requests such as new carpet and weatherization of the building. Karen will check on that and update at a future meeting.
Ed Shaughnessy, Police Chief, discussed upcoming projects for his department. He went over specific updates on replacing vehicles and equipment. He also brought up the fact that there should be a savings plan in place for a future new police facility.
Steve Hall, Highway Department, spoke about changes to the plan for his department. He moved the replacement years of some vehicles and discussed changes to several line items. He would like to add a new trailer to his request list as the current trailer is not sufficient to haul some of the equipment. He estimates that this should cost approximately $25,000 and would like to purchase it in 2024.
Bryan Nowell, Fire Chief, discussed several line items. He shared the timeline of purchasing new vehicles and emphasized the long wait time to actually receive the purchased vehicles. He further discussed the future vehicle replacement request dates and the estimated costs as well as other upcoming projects.
Motion to adjourn: Karen Hambleton
Second: Mel Pfeifle
Decision: 5-0 in favor
Meeting adjourned at 8:41
Next scheduled meeting is September 6 at 6:00