Select Board - Regular Meeting

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. All right. Um there's no minutes for you tonight. No minutes. No.

Okay. Good. Second agenda. I'll make a motion to approve the consent agenda for 12226 consisting of the accounts payable manifest dated 123125 reissued with Morrison accounts payable manifest dated 123125 AC Harpers [clears throat] accounts payable manifest dated 11326 a Harpers accounts payable manifest dated manifest 2025 dated Dated 11526 NHB AHC accounts payable manifest for 2025 dated 11626 [music] accounts payable manifest 2026 dated 11626 accounts payable manifest 2025 dated 12126 awx accounts payable manifest 2025 dated 1226 accounts pay accounts payable Special payment manifest 2026 dated 12226. Payroll payment manifest dated 11526. Distribution of funds for patriotic recreation special events fund in the amount of $20,5660. Distribution of funds from the special events CTF in the amount of $8,2669. Distribution of funds from acred wages [snorts] capital reserve fund in the amount of $22,7.38. Approval of the 2026 on call policy for the water sewer department. Approval of the 2026 uniform supply policy for the water and sewer department.

Second. Okay. I have a motion by Don, a second by Scott to approve the consent agenda dated 12226. Any discussion? Um, I will just point out to you the two distribution of funds for the events. They had originally been approved in November. Um, we pulled them and we voided that request and now we're we're asking to reapprove them. We just wanted to make sure you knew that. So, okay. Any other discussion hearing? None. All those in favor?

Opposed? And second passes 66. Come on. Uh, what I do want to pull up the chair. Grab. Yeah, that's fine. That's fine. I'm good. I'm good. It's the comfy chair. Actually, we can move this microphone because we don't need Oh, okay. So, here you go. Oh, okay. Great. I'm just going to scroll down. I can just map to show you.

Yeah. Yes. So, wanted I'm sure you might have topics for us as well, but we just wanted to provide you with some updates. Am I in the way of the map? No, you're good. What's up? You're good.

Okay, great. So, we're in the home stretch. We're pretty excited that we're getting finished up. So, we have most of the town complete at this point. We're just finishing up the final phase. And from this map, which is updated on our website, you can see the green is areas that already have service. We just need to finish up the areas in blue, which um we're looking to be starting uh probably in the early summer. Yeah, we're just going to wait till the snow melts. Probably uh probably May. It's about a month worth of construction. It's not a it's not a big lift. It's just a matter of just uh you know having access to get off the road and everything. Yep. Gotcha. Excellent. So, I know there are some other things. So, certainly um we've before have talked about middle mile.

What's that? The middle mile. The middle. Yep. Um I was just going to add um to before you go into the middle office mine one. Um so we had talked about there was concern about wires hanging and things being left but we've dis um in discussions with Andrea we've discovered that it isn't hub 66 that there are multiple um multiple fiber installations taking place unfortunately. And so we're assuming that all of these hanging wires or left things have been done and it's not. Every time we've checked it's not. No. And to be fair, like at least for me, I didn't assume it was just you guys cuz I know Consolidated out there. I know Metro.

I know New Hampshire co-op's out there making a mess. Um Yeah. And it's we actually had a discussion as a group on this about getting these things cleaned up in town because there's the polls are a mess. Um there's pole transfers that aren't happening because nobody's being notified that they need to even transfer over to the new bowl. Um there's fire alarm wire up and still still in up in town, which is kind of my problem. But um yeah, so we don't think it was uh we were we were mad at up 66. It was a uh that just been been a concern that we've had.

As you can imagine, we get a call for every telephone line that's down. So exhausting. And to be fair, like like so I'm also with the fire department too. So, if the fire department gets called out to a wires down call and we know it's a telecom wire, but we don't know whose it is, you know, we just know it's we know we can take that one, pull it out of the way, you know. Yeah. Um, but I mean, for instance, this one up on on uh Janelle Drive, it's still down across a snowmobile trail that they're riding over. Yeah. It's been down for months, so I don't and I don't know whose it is, but Yeah. Yeah, it's probably abandoned. Exactly.

We have wire we have wires hanging out here. I have to follow through on at some point, but they're not. I believe they're going to be the phone, but So, it's something that we discussed that like we're like, how do we I mean, it ultimately it comes down to Eversource. You folks are paying to be on Eversource's poll or however that works and they need to manage their polls, you know, and say, "Hey, you come clean this up." You know, definitely. So, we do need to process, we've been talking about the poll transfer because right now we aren't necessarily getting notified because the town is owning those attachment agreements and so we're looking you're going to say something.

Yeah, I spoke with co-op at least. I don't know about ever source but co-op just said we just need a single letter um about the you know authorizing us to take the polls from you to us. So, Andrea was saying she could put that together for you and just send it over and we have to do a deed letter to transfer them to you. So, we we need so that's one of the things we've talked about. Okay. Um in our board or Yeah. But I guess so the question becomes is so from an that they don't they don't own the majority of poles in town. They only have a few. No, but to transfer the ownership of the fiber the attachment agreement. The attachment agreement. We we we've done one deed transfer already. Um

well the deed Oh, I So there's two there's two different things. So one is there's the ownership of the fiber, right? And then there is the attachment agreement with the utility poles. So the utility pole transfers co-op and every source and that's where Michael has been talking to them about getting I'm saying so every source I mean that's a completely different agreement because it's different set of polls. Yeah. So getting the letter. So we were just suggesting that we could handle the paperwork required to get transferred over with a letter of authorization from the town that we could proceed to move that over so that we can then get notified and you know make sure that things at least we get notified of what might be happening on a

we'll streamline a few things too. Right now you guys are getting the bills and then we we pay it and to you. Yeah. Yeah. And then also, I don't know if you guys still have insurance or any bonds with the utilities, but as soon as we trust that, you'd be able to cancel that as well. Yeah. No, we stopped doing that when um I because you were taking over the bills, but we talked to you. I think I talked to you at the time. So, we're not paying that anymore. So,

that's good. I guess I'd like to make sure I want to I guess I want to make sure I understand before we start doing a blanket letter to between the town and the utility for yourself to do that is sort of the inventory of where that's going to happen. Right? Because if if we're doing any of that and it's in the areas that are still in blue, it's not done yet, right? So we're not suggesting that we're talking about the original um you know the original town built where the town is the owner of the attachments, right? So the original agreement was there's some section I'm just going to highlight it's this isn't all of it. So but there's some section like here and here. So the agreement was that

if we extend the bill this is the bill that the town made approximately right. There's some other areas that just say like down here. Um and so the agreement was that if we extend the coverage that this section would then be conveyed to hub 66. So all the sections that we're building we are getting the attachment agreements. It's the original section that was built by the town that we're talking about the pole transfer. So it's not any of the new construction. We are getting the pole attachment agreements already. It's just the existing. Mhm. Does that make sense? And so so that way, you know, we'll get the bills. It's something that we're going to have to run by legal anyway before we Yes. Yeah. Yeah. So it's in our agreement. We're just suggesting that we we're not just going to pencil. We're not just going to sign off something that we don't know what we're talking about. Okay. Right.

Yeah. Right. So we can help with uh the pole transfer uh process and so that way we get properly notified when something happens because it's also challenging for us is you know with the storm coming trying to keep on top of what's happening out there without driving around and not knowing where there might be down the trees. Yeah. If you could call us on Monday if you see anything down [laughter] because again we just don't know until people start yelling, you know. Yeah. And then often there's a delay because um there's power and we can't touch anything till power is out. We don't know till power restored that now the internet everybody's head end still here [snorts] upstairs. Yeah. Yeah. Right. So all the termination for all of the end points at the homes is up here. Yep.

Yep. Um and as so as far as like the transfer um we've only done one. We've only done the one. So just so I'm not sure if we've shared this with everyone already. Um, so we had outlined a plan over like five years and each year we would 20% would be transferred over to hub 66 from the town.

We ended up building things a little bit in a different sequence. So while we've done at this point more than 80% um we it doesn't match exactly to our agreement. So Christina and I have been talking about well does it make sense to um to then like refactor it and come up with a way to say well we've done the 80% so we should be conveyed you know 80% uh or do we just wait until we're done and maybe that at this point I'm sort of think you know even though our contract is a little bit um out of specific what's that it's more specific yeah it's very specific these streets in this order and then if you do the you know so we've done almost everything it's just that it was not in the exact sequence that we had originally thought we were going to build it in.

So, it's not a deed. I used the wrong words. It was a bill of sale. Bill of sale. Yes. So, we did a bill the only bill of sale that we've done so far and this was drawn up by the town's attorney um was for um Harriet Drive, Hall Road, Jonel Drive, Ernest Drive, Hall Road Connector, Maple Grove, 100 Acre, Dan Brookke, Pinket Hill, Baker Street, Park Drive, and Old Stage. That was all on phase one.

Yeah, that was all. So it was like this was you know think about this was the network that h that um the town built it was supposed to be conveyed in five 20% increments right so 202 so at this point we should have been conveyed 80% but because of the you know the agreement and the language it was very specific that we haven't done that and I was thinking well we're at the point where we're almost done maybe it makes sense to just wait until we're done and just in good faith and you know even though you've conveyed 20 only convey 20% not 80. So it sounds like you'll you first plan on being done by the the first half of the year.

Yeah, we're trying to finish before you know before the seasonality you know it's kind of hard to do work on those streets as the seasonal people come and um we find that all the signups for those seasonal areas tend to be you know in May and June. So we're targeting May. Yeah. Yeah. We last year wasn't I don't think it was you guys. There was an issue with we and contractors coming working on Saturdays on peak weekends. We talked about that. We found out that it was um I think it was electric co-op. It was so down there and the guy didn't even speak English. No traffic control.

Well, it's kind of ironic because the co-op's a New Hampshire organization, but all their people are from like pretty far away. whoever they subcontracted with. Yeah. So, but it wasn't even ex squared because we thought maybe it was one of them. Oh, for the grafting county bills, right? Which is going on in parallel. Yeah. Mhm. Yeah. Okay. So, as a followup, I guess I wanted to talk about just waiting, I guess, to your point, Rob, that we were planning to be finished this year according to our contract

and maybe it would make no sense to just wait until we were complete to do like the final conveyance of the rest of the network over to Hub 66. Just feels like I don't want to waste everyone's time like, oh, this street, that street. [clears throat] It seems like if it was for you folks, it would make the most sense for us. Yeah. I think just I feel like, you know, obviously good faith that we're both. Yeah. And if you're okay with that, I feel like that's the best solution. And then the poll transfers, I could just work with Christine. I don't know what you want me to do with that. Um I just put myself in talk to Shawn. Okay. We can send her a draft and then she can run it by Shawn.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. If you're good with that, I can not this Sean to run it by the town's attorney. So, the other two things we should probably talk about is what is our agreement with, and forgive me because I don't I wasn't here when this all started. Um, the agreement for the space upstairs. Yeah. Um, and also the usage of the lot down by the transfer station, too. Yep. Um, and like timing with all that. Yeah. So, the lot at the transfer station is to conclude when the construction concludes. So, we'll plan to move everything out of there once we're done with the construction. Okay.

There's multiple agreements. So, there is an agreement on their where the IT spaces. Yes. Um and that is 25 years. Um rough I believe 25 that's where our the network equipment. So, it's separated out. You probably know it's separated out and then there's some space. It was intended to be office space and we hadn't haven't yet built out that office space. We started doing some construction and we just pulled back because we had people working in different locations and it just didn't make sense. The world's gone remote. And what's that? Yeah, the world's gone remote.

Yeah. So, exactly. I think we do still want to I think we we definitely want to build out that space. I think it's valuable space for us to have. It just hasn't been a priority. We want to make sure it makes sense to invest the money. But we but we do have we do have an agreement on that because sitting for a while. No, we do. We I think there were at the time there were at least five agreements signed there. Um there's there's one for the fiber, there's one for the space, there's one for how it gets transferred. It's actually all pretty well defined. Okay, good. Yeah, but I do believe the space one is coming up for renewal.

For renewal. So, um I was just going to I can pull those out and let you know for sure. But yeah, since we certainly would like to [clears throat] cross that path when we come to it and have a conversation. I mean, the the lack of communication with you guys is never been an issue. So, for sure. Yeah. Um did you have some kind of issue with snow removal down at the transfer station? Um not that I not that I'm aware of. hearing. So, does a will coin work with you folks?

Yeah. So, Coin uses, you know, they're the presence that's mostly down there because they're um they're not only doing some of our construction here, but they're also doing the county construction. So, they kind of meet and have their trucks down there cuz I know they had been soliciting a local contractor about Snorble there. Oh, I think they had wanted to. Yeah, I I think but that's definitely a conversation that needs to go through us before we're cuz that's not property. Oh, okay. So, I can pass that along because they usually kind of manage that. They're there more than we are. We're just, you know. Yeah. I would before you do anything with that, please [snorts] have a conversation with Christina so she can have a conversation with Victor because it may be something that they say we'll just take care of. We don't

Yeah. I think if there was a period of time cuz you know a coin who's doing the work for us they actually did the construction of this first phase and so they've been there for a long time and they've had relationships with various people and at some point I think the town was plowing down there. We were plowing down there but I think they've stopped and I'm not sure if that's since the transition to new supervisor potentially. Um so I I'll have a conversation with Victor and just see. Yeah, sure. It's just a matter of clearing that up between you and Chuck and Yeah. Yeah. Okay. So, I'll follow up with you and Christine about the snow. Okay. Perfect. Okay.

I have a few more things on my list, but if you have other topics, any of you guys have questions as well? I Well, let me get through your list first and Okay. Um, so one is I guess just wanted to make sure about you were aware that you were trying to hire locally. I think a few months ago I had submitted the resume to Christina and to John for a network [clears throat] engineer. I'm sorry to interrupt you. Did you comment on that because they were waiting for our feedback. I thought I question see what account I sent it from. Okay. A couple things. Uh, you know, we're looking to fill a couple positions right now um on the

installation side as well as we're looking for a network engineer, but AOY and our contractor, they're looking for a lot of people. They need a lot of labor help. So, they're looking for people to help them with flagging in the roads. Um, they're looking for different people to help them on the construction side. So, I don't they didn't send us any type of like job description or anything, but we can get one for you because they're looking to hire a lot of people over there. We'll put on the website. Yep. Okay. So, so we have received a job description for what Hub 66 is advertising, but I don't we haven't given them that feedback yet. Um, if we had any feedback. Yeah, I mean our feedback the feedback I remember looking at was

um it looked fine. My larger question was really I think around sort of coverage area, right? That's all just around how we make sure that we are able to communicate. It's obviously going to be more than Bristol, right? The position. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We ideally would love to, you know, we actually hired someone from Bristol. It was a customer that reached out and it worked out, you know, it's great. We want to hire local. So that's really what I'm trying to communicate is Yeah. So the role would be bigger than Bristol would be helping, you know, our whole network for sure.

Yeah. And we're always interested in, you know, if there's people that, you know, or pipeline, even if we don't have a specific opening, we definitely definitely want to hire local people. For sure. So it's that's a win-win. So I definitely wanted to mention that today. Um, let me see what else. I had also a couple other things. I'm still finding that people aren't fully aware even after we've been doing this for a few years about new people are moving in just about the existence of hub 66 and the work that the town had done to really get ahead of a lot of the other communities and bringing fiber to the community. So, I wanted to see if there's opportunities um to share the update. I can send I sent you I think an

a proposal for putting something on your Facebook page with an update just to communicate with the community more maybe putting out I think we used to have some flyers out here just more communication or if there's other suggestions you have around a communication with the community I haven't found that people don't know I think that it becomes a a path of least resistance conversation right so when they talk about what they're if they're having problems then they're evaluating it And you know, it just for them becomes a pricing exercise, right? Mhm. I know that where I've heard the most chatter is where we're still struggling to get the bill done. That's, you know, unfortunately probably where folks have struggled to get what? To

get the build done. It's just up at the lake, right? Cuz every one of the folks that I run into from up there, they're all trying to remotely monitor all kinds of stuff and they're unhappy with Breezeline. Breezeline's responding by trying to get more fiber in up there now. I mean, it's going to it's going to be a race to who gets the infrastructure in first, right? And that's basically what it is now because Breezel Line's head end is in Laconia, right? So, they have repeaters up and what's happening for them is I think their repeaters have failed. So, so I I don't know that it's really a lack of understanding. I think it's just a okay, how are we satisfying a need and then it just becomes just a reliability.

Yeah. So, we do hear from people directly as we're around town. We use signs. There's a lot of different ways, but we do we still hear, especially if you have like social media updates on your own. Yes, we do. You can forward them over to Christina or even I don't know if you want to direct.

It might be easier um to go directly to Kate at some point, too. But so we've got a new website that so the page that we had the hub 66 information really should be updated and um so we we can get work with Kate to get that page updated. Maybe what I could do is I could because I had sent uh Cicate I had sent um you know proposal for just an update and maybe I just need to refresh it just to make sure like the date still makes sense and I can just resend it to you and copy and Christina and so if there's opportunity. So you know we do like I said we still are hearing from people but they didn't really know that we were we were here. Um

yeah we've normally we've had them come through me but I don't think I need to have approve her stuff because it's not a regular committee. So I think it can go direct to Kate and Kate can post whatever they need and that way they don't have to wait for me. Okay. I'm just copying so you're aware of what we're doing. Just provide you know basically it was like this is where we're at. Yeah. This is where we're at. We're on target to be done this year for our contract and this is the last section to be done and I know that that section of town has been anxiously awaiting and want to get that wrapped up as as soon as possible. I'll shoot you an email with this contact information. Okay. And then I want at what Oh, go ahead. On social media too. The new found link community page is that's the one

abroad page. It's there's over 10,000 members and that's you could that's where you'll see that's the one the post I do belong to that I think I belong personally to that. So I do like follow a lot of what's going on in Bristol just to hear what's going on but I don't think I don't know if they'll accept hub 66 as a follower like to be able to post. I guess I'll reach. No, you could as a personal and then you share the your Oh, I share. I see. I see. You could share it to the group or even answer questions cuz people hope there'll be a discussion might get crucified two weeks later. There'll be another same same question because someone new joined the group and then they're asked

the administrator to that page is in one of the blue areas. Yeah. So, it be interesting. So, that'll be That that would be good suggestion. That's where a lot of the chatter comes from. Yeah. Yeah. Cuz it used to be that uh what was that? I think it still exists. The Tom Crier. Yeah. It was something had the name had it something else before. It was like the real New No, something negative. The play new. That's it. Oh, that was that was [laughter] satire. Oh, I see. I follow that. People take it literally. Oh, yeah. I vote on do like that's a nice one. [laughter]

Um I just looked at the upstairs. Um it does expire in October. So we probably should set this on your schedule um to talk about and then um it does say at the end of five years um the lease would terminate and then at such time the parties need renegotiate a new lease agreement. Okay. So and so right now their lease agreement is they pay taxes twice a year on that space. So, um, but I I would have to double check how long we can actually do a lease agreement for. So, well, if we did five years ago,

it depends. I think I I'll double check. Sometimes it has to go back to legislative body. Okay. But I'll check. You may only be able to do one the first year and then go back to the legislative body. So, but I'll double check. Okay. Do you have anything else? Just one small thing I just noticed in the way and we used to at some point I had some flyers out there just communicating if that's okay if I can put some more out there. They seem to be gone. So Okay. Yeah. If you have an um some extras, we can put them in both lobbies. Um Oh, yeah. Maybe that maybe they're in the other lo. Okay. They could have ended up in the other lobby if because I was downstairs before. So I see. I see.

It might have been or they may have started to dis be picked up too. Yeah. Okay. So I'll make a note of Yeah. And yeah, we still want to sell you guys some internet. So from us, just uh let us know. [clears throat] Quick quick hop from one cabinet to the other. You guys get your internet from Plymouth University. Do some uh local testimonials. No, no. I mean, what you got with the town? Oh, the town. The town of Bristol is getting internet from hub 66.

Yeah. So, so I mean just we we can review that later. But at the end of the day, the reason why the Plymouth is is actually advantageous for the town. That's actually one of the ways that the fiber gets monitored between here and there, right? From an access perspective, we have a so they've they've left a unit up there, but they've installed the main unit down here. Yeah. So the question becomes Yes. So the the problem we have was Plymouth University doesn't have like a 247 response. So that's why we've installed one down here. What do you mean?

So they have they have some of the they have a Sienna box upstairs, right? So So they're actually they've been actually very responsive to to what we've been able to ascertain. Like we can definitely review that because I think when you look at the backups because there's there's two other fiber connections in the building, one from Breezeline, one from Consolidated. Um and I think trying to figure out what the backup here is is going to that's actually where it's going to be. Okay. How do we want to like do that and load share it and all that jazz? Originally when they did the design of the firewall was actually up in place. So all that got pulled back so that you know from a town perspective from the control it's actually here now. It wasn't before. Sure. Um I'm [laughter]

think one of the concerns was there's a section like um the section that goes into Plymouth that you guys were on isn't actually on our fiber. It goes on like a fiber build co-op from like the actual electric company and I don't have any access to cross connect up on is it on summer? It's it's no it's like river like up river road up river road. Yeah. The original construction stopped and I don't I have no way of like troubleshooting that or knowing that. I know Tony was having problems with that as well. So that's where it last time and I talked he actually had solved sort of like I think the ability to monitor the fiber from a footage perspective because that was one of the things I was concerned about. Okay. How do we know? And then where do we know that it's broken? That kind of stuff. Anyways, we can

I guess what I'm saying is I got like 200 gigs right there like from three different directions so I can feed you guys. Yeah. So, we have a lot. We purchased a lot and we're saying I could save you some money if you're interested in talking about I think that's what Michael's trying to say. At the end of the day,

as you can see, you're going have to convince him because we're all the rest of us are tech. So, at the end of the day, I think we're up for it because I do want to have two paths in and out of here. it's going to come down to sort of the direction of the path and then you're absolutely right from a cost perspective. Right. So then that's why I wanted to ask sort of about the middle mile and then sort of the larger discussion and and we can do some of this outside of here is like okay so now we go back and we renegotiate the space upstairs when you think about your business direction. How do you see Bristol fitting him? Yeah, I'm don't get me wrong, I'm super happy that we're talking about how do we hire some technicians and how do we sort of fill that out, but when you think about the business you're going after in New Hampshire, how does Bristol fit in? I'd love to understand that.

So, what do you mean exactly? How do you fit into what? Um just sort of like when you think about your operations are you do you intend to um at XYZ customers in this region like have an office like if you've got 50% of the town covered is that a strike point where you're going okay I want to put people in an office that then are responding like I that's I'm sort of trying to understand like what from our plan for a physical presence. Yeah. Yeah. So that's there's a number of different factors like we have some team members. People are generally remote. Um and so we have right now we support people like other a lot of other businesses. We have people really in different locations.

So you know some people you know I'm not in a position to have people drive two hours to be in a Bristol office. That's why we want to start hiring local. So that's something we could entertain for sure. Yeah. I mean my point is is and you just made it. It's like it's not that we want to try to have a situation where you've got people having to drive two hours to come to an office here for the sake of having an office. That's silly, right?

The question really becomes is okay, do you guys have a sense of what kind of business you want in this area? And then what would you want to put here? Would it be tech support? like cuz the reason why that's an important conversation I think in when we're trying to push um whether it's courses through the library for people around how to help upskill themselves or working with the school system to try to figure out what we got going on from a teaching perspective like how do we sort of line up some of those other pieces to properly support it economically right like that's sort of what that's the stuff that I'm trying to make sure we have an understanding

you're talking about education staffing plan physical Yeah, just sort of like like when you see Bristol besides us getting involved and going, "Okay, we helped get a uh a grant done so we get fiber which then allowed you to have a footprint on Bristol first and then build off of what's the what's the sort of like what are the next strike?" Yeah. So I mean certainly Bristol is a big hub for us and um you know we have we're trying to hire. So that's that's something that we've always we've hired already someone from Bristol. A coin's been hiring. So that's that's one way that we're trying if you're asking about how we're supporting. Well, but then also like what would you want the SP like so we got to we you know the lease is expiring in the space like

sort of what's your vision for the space? I mean if you're going to enter into it again that's I mean awesome right? But like what do you want to do with it? That's sort of like what where my head's going like okay and then once we have an understanding of what you're trying to do to build it then becomes a scenario of okay how do we help? Ideally it was supposed to be a twofold thing. It was supposed to be a couple customer service reps working full-time and it was also supposed to be a place where the local technicians like the new found region would meet there before they go out to do their jobs so they could talk with the reps about the issues they were dealing with that kind of thing. Yeah. And um

so ideally like right now we're in the process of building out Bridgewater on the lake as well this spring. So at the same time we're finishing you guys up. We're going to be doing the lakes side of Bridgewater and then we're going to be finishing that west shore room connection between um between Hebrin and Bristol. So that section is not done yet. So we'll have a presence like 360 around the lake and the idea is that everything Newfound Lake area will be out of here. Right. So this would be this we consider this a hub. It just, you know, when we started the pandemic, we hired people from different locations.

It was a lot of pieces. It was a lot of like random grants with small pieces all these different towns. So, we'll have 100% coverage in Bridgewater, 100% coverage in Hebrin, 100% in Bristol, and then at least the Alexandria side of the lake. So, then this will kind of be the place it all comes out. Yeah. Yeah. So, our intent is to start hiring people and then and then be able to make use of the space. I guess that's what you're asking. So we need to have the people to then make use of the space and uh but that's our plan is is just what Michael said that hasn't changed. We just pushed it off because it didn't make sense at the time. But we still share we still have that vision. Okay.

Um my only thing that we think we need to talk about when we talk about the upstairs is we um we found that if we can't access the attic space without climbing up a ladder in your space over the IT room to get and Yeah. and you have to crawl in through that little cubby. So, we really need to think about something different because we it's it's diff if what if they do build out, we're not going to have access and it's going to be really hard for us to get into that attic space. [clears throat] So, we really need to I wonder if they give something in the lease agreement that that would have to be accessible.

I wonder if we could do something from the hallway like a ladder and then we could put planks over the 2x4s or something so they can walk across or something. See, my concern, I don't want somebody to fall through their IT room because that's what we're climbing over is their IT room. Going in the attic. The line for the elevator. The elevator is is literally like when you look at where the line for the elevator is, it's in the attic. So, like the last time we had elevators. We just had to have the So, it's a service issue. This is This isn't a Deb's going up there and stuff. No, but we just had the H the HVAC people to do a quote for the air

and they had to go up in there. So, and so when I went to leave last night, the doors wide open. I'm like, hello. [clears throat] I'm like, who's out here? But nobody was. So, but we shouldn't have to we I don't want if once you're in your space, we shouldn't have to go in there when you're in there. And that makes sense. Yeah. So I imagine that like you said once we're ready to move forward with finishing that space, we can sit down and talk about what makes sense so you can access what you need to. I mean that's a that kind of fall under a normal landlord tenant relationship is a you know an issue with the the physical plant of the building that has to be addressed and you need to have access to that.

That's minor. So it just would be what else you'd like to see. So we should probably protect though the top of the Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, that's what I was thinking like putting some like plywood or something on there just just so no fall. There was some plywood or something. It wasn't I don't remember that being that bad there. Um I think you can walk from I don't be to be or something. But Michael, we can get together and go over the internet pieces. Okay, Christina, do you have any other things you like? Oh, we're taking up your whole meeting. Sorry. Oh, no, no, fine. Fine. No, I'm good. How about you guys? I'm good. All right. Well, thank you folks for coming in. Appreciate it. Do you have anything else on your list? Sorry. No, I don't think so. I I just uh

happy to be a customer now that you resolved your beaver issue. So, okay. [laughter] Oh, I forgot about that. Don't that was I hope you'll forget about that. That was a rough week. Well, that I and but it was reasonable. I mean, that was What are you going to do? Nobody like a lot of people didn't believe us, but yeah. So, there was Yeah. I mean, I I think we had just gone live. It was like the first week we went live in Bristol. Like we only had a single feed supply in our network. We had another feed that was coming 6 months later or whatever. We're like we're fine. We'll launch with this one feed and literally the first week like a beaver took out a tree over in um where was that like uh yeah I forget where it was but it was about 3:00 a.m. but it knocked down a transformer caught fire and

so I saw that I get the email from you guys. I'm like is it April Fool's Day? [laughter] I'm like this has got to be a joke. And then I think I actually talked to Mike. It was really true. And he's [clears throat] like, "No, serious." I'm like, "All right, cool." And then I think one other time it was back to pack is like a week later someone drove into a utility pole. It caught on fire like he he died. So like they couldn't like couldn't go to the site because it was fatality and they were But I don't think I had an outage since just that first meeting. [laughter] Happy customer here. Appreciate it. Yeah. I like I was more so excited to jump off my previous provider. Absolutely.

I was literally like chasing him down the road as they were hanging. I was on my drive going, "The line is right. It's right down at the lane. It's right down at the lake." Yeah. Just 200 yards up the road. You guys are the reason the franchise fee is dropped. No kidding. [laughter] Thank you. Yes. So, I'll be in touch and we're also happy to um you know come back at any time and provide additional updates outside of our regular meeting. So, well, thank you guys. Thank you so much. Have a good night. You too. Stay safe this weekend with the Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Different perspective on winter these days. Looks like it's going to be worse down south. So,

what's that? Just another day up here. Yeah. A lot worse down here. Oh, yeah. I hope so. We're I mean we're going to be prepared for the worst, but you just don't know. Self and the board is really going to have issues. Yeah. Yeah, definitely. All right. Thanks. All right. Thank you so much. Uh All right. So, we will declare the public hearing for the unanticipated revenue open. So, all those folks that came in for the public hearing can have a chance to speak on it. How's the public doing over there? Yeah. 43. [laughter] Christina, would you like to give the rundown?

Yeah, I put the advertisement in your folder, but I didn't put the check in. We had talked about this check before. Um, and we had to do a little research and then I've missed advertising the public hearing in time frame meetings because you have specific time frames. So, it's finally advertised. Um, it is, do you remember we had the conversation? We got the it was from a sale of from Crocker Regional Solid Waste that cooperative that we are part of. They sold a property on the in the Whitney Road District. Yeah.

Um and this is our portion of it $ 38,585.40. So, we have anything that's over $10,000, we have to have a public hearing to if it's unanticipated revenue to accept it and we also have to dis consider where determine the disposition of those funds. So, I advertise the public hearing that's tonight. Um, my recommendation is that the board obviously accept it, but um put it into the transfer station. Absolutely. Yep. So, if you have any other questions or concerns, I'll make a motion to accept it. Do I have to close the public hearing for all pardon me? Yeah.

Yeah. I hereby declare the public hearing closed. That was a one minute public hearing. [laughter] Let you add something. Closed. All right. So, I'll make a motion that we accept the funds in the total of It's in your here. There you go. Do you rate in that paragraph uh 38 thou accept them in the amount of 38,58540 for the sale of the cooper property uh and move it to the transfer station fund revolving revolving fund. Second.

We have a motion by John, second by Scott to, sorry, I shouldn't be signing this up this uh to accept a one-time payment from Conquered Regional Solid Waste Resource Recovery Corp. in the amount of $38,585.40. Any discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor?

I opposed. So, while we're on this really quick, um the compactor has been replaced. Um and it's about $28,000. Um we just gotten the bill for it. And if you are good, I would like to book that to the transfer station revolving fund to pay for that because it would be just a Clinton. Absolutely. Okay. I thought we already agreed on it. I I don't think we were we were talking and then this check came in and we weren't sure we going to have enough in the transfer station fund at the time. So this check came in we have enough to pay for it. So there you go. Y is working as it's supposed to.

Yep. um because we are not going it's going to take us a little bit longer to resolve some of the revenue accounts like land use change tax and it's going to take us a little bit to be able to get that transferred to the conservation commission um emos fundraiser is um an account we also have to do the revol and transfer station revolving fund so um that's just going to take a little longer so but this check will pay for the compact are completely consent. Okay. Warrant article review and vote.

So there it's just a draft in your folders, but if we approve this whole thing and um vote on it tonight, I will update it and bring it to tomorrow's meeting for you to sign. If you're good with that, um right now we updated it. What a tomorrow. Oh, whoever's there tomorrow. Okay. Sorry. Not me. I know. Me. I was like, "Wait a minute." Yeah. At first I was like, "I don't have much." I will deliver it to uh Don Milbrand's, but John, you're out of luck. No, I'm kidding. Shocker. No, I can make sure I can make sure you sign it. That's fine. Yeah. Before we do anything with it.

So, um I want um touch base real quick on elections. Um, one of the things we didn't think about when we were moving our election voting to the high school is set up and dismantle. Um, they were planning one day for voting and I'm like, well, we have to set up. We can't just show up on voting and set up. So, we're we're working on that with them. They're they're trying they're going to accommodate us. The problem is it may have to be after hours for hiring, which is going to be overtime. Um, they also have to dismantle on the Wednesday after elections before 7 a.m. that will be overtime. So, Highway did go back to budget committee and have budget committee reinstated their overtime line to what he had originally asked for at budget committee on Tuesday night. Um, so in and it'll help cover because there are two elections. The the sec so the first one is March and then the second one is November and the one in November. We're going to have to go back the day after the holiday and clean and clean up before school.

So what's the issue? The issue is they've got plans for the space. It's the gymnasium that we're in. So they do have events booked at it, but they didn't plan on dismantle set up or dismantling. And they would like us to be out of the school before the school opens with the kids on the next day because it's because the space is booked for use.

Yeah. Normal school day. Normal school day. And so so and and this is the first year. There's some growing pains. We're going to meet talk about it ahead of time. Um but we are set for March with them and we are set for November. I've talked to Cheryl and September we're going to try here because September is traditionally lower turnout and we're going to see how we can utilize the round space and and see if it how it works if you're So So we're not using this in March? This space? No, we're using the high school. Okay. I thought we we decided Oh, we're going to use the high school in March. Yeah. Oh, okay. Cuz I thought it was

No, he said It didn't work out. We were going to use this. Okay. So, March and November, we're set to use the high school for voting and September here. [clears throat] If you're still I mean, you technically you guys decide where the elections are going to be, but I [cough] make it. It was you that spit over. Thank you. We're good for dismantling if they want. I mean, after the pool is closed, they can start taking stuff down. So you'd have that would be overtime. It's still over. It's still over. We've done that before. It just depends on when they feel like work. It would be easier probably to have them do set up the night before and dismantle the night.

Yeah. But we're Victor Paul Armond from the school district, Cheryl and I are going to meet. [clears throat] So technically the the select board designates where voting is going to be. Um, so roughly how much in overtime does he think this is going to cost? Oh, there you go. Not much more. It [clears throat] was 2700. It was line it. It was only like 27 to 3,000 that got added back. That's it. Yeah. So, it wasn't a large number. No, we dropped it. He We put it back to what he originally requested. Okay. Yeah. Because also he came in uh his his overtime came in

$100 difference. Yeah, we cut it because we thought he was his actual was going to be way under. It was It's not. Yeah, it's not. And and I actually questioned it thinking we didn't raise it [clears throat] enough. Yeah, I was thinking that, but I just went with it. That's right. You got to look at the big picture with that department because that department historically comes in significantly under budget. So, it's a bottom line budget, right? And that but he is trying to make sure his lines all are legit. [clears throat and cough] Yeah, Victor's taxes to use a sharp pencil. Yeah. No, no, I'm not saying he doesn't do a good job. So, I'm just trying to So, the overspend may change. Yeah. This is nothing against him whatsoever. It's just that

Yeah. No, that's the department that has or one of the departments that historically has a lot of flaw. A lot of the departments are going to be not that they're spending it. It's that it's going back. We're raising money just to put it back [clears throat] in the general fund. Right. Yeah. A lot of departments are going to be very close this year. Yeah. Good. And part of that's that 27th pay period. Yeah. So, um I'm trying like I'm running a budget report, checking it, making sure. So, but it also means that our departments are doing a good job budgeting too. Yeah.

Um we updated article one. Um we removed the um there was an extra budget committee position in here. Um Joe Kristi will be leaving the budget committee at the end of the budget season. Um when we talked to him, he would have had to resign before it went to the paper. So he didn't. [clears throat] So we took him off this. I put a note on the website so people know it was advertised with that third position. Um Oops. Wrong. Remote. Remote. I did not. What? Why does it say moderator for two years? What says one moderator to two years?

Thought that was a three year. [clears throat] No, I think it's two. I think it's two. I thought it was Oh, I always thought it was three. Okay.

So, um, we we put a little disclaimer on the website so people knew why that weren't in there. I took the new found school board off. I told her to take it off, so she did as well. Um, it did go out in the advertise the newspaper, but it's good. Um, all right, keep moving. Uh, article two is, this is your social district's article. We have to hold a public hearing not less than 15 days before they vote. So, before March 10th and no more than 30 days. So, I'm get I'm going to advertise that by the beginning of next week. It'll be Yeah, it uh it'll be your I'll advertise it by tomorrow. Um, it'll be your first February meeting. You have to have a public hearing on it.

What's that? You don't have to set the rules. You probably talk about where you're thinking [clears throat] about this would be. Um, you don't have to have the rules set, but you have to hold a public hearing before they vote on it. Um, and then article 3 through 12 are all zoning amendments. Um, they are going to they the attorney hasn't responded yet just to vet the wording. Um, but they've gone through their public hearing. So, the attorneys Okay. So, you just said the attorney has not. I was curious about the the whole mural thing.

Oh, he's he's re so he's reviewed the zoning amendment changes already, but the wording on the ballot is very different sometimes. So, we usually have that as well. Yeah, I went to I went to that meeting. [clears throat] I was pretty skeptical. Um Yep. I I think they're trying to just just what I was told is they're trying to differentiate between a sign art. Right. Exactly.

Um and there was cuz the way they said it was there was a case where there was a piece of art, but it also had the name on it. So it was a de facto sign in the historic in the historic area, which has since been changed. Um, I would just say that what I always say is that no one ever reads these zoning articles. I don't think there's one that has not passed with the exception of building codes in my in my 30 years of voting here in town. And I just please people read there is a great thing on the website that talks about each one of these

articles that you'll be voting at the polls. I'll fix the link. I don't know why it's not voting. Um yeah, so but uh it is a really great document that Donna has created. Um it may be she might have changed it since it's been voted on. So, I just may have to update the link. Yeah.

Um, and clean this up. [cough and clears throat] Hearing's done. So, we'll change the wording and then we'll make sure that we get the document so everybody can see it. We'll also have printed versions at um I told them to usually make 20 or so 20 to 40 copies. People will read it and put it back, but at least they can read it if they want to. I had I had brought up at the meeting that the you know the last thing that the last thing that I wanted to see was art artistic endeavors in town that are meant to bring the community together thwarted. Forwarded. Yes.

Correct. Um and I really, you know, they say that's not the intent and I'll take them on their word. Um, but folks should read the article and the information behind it. Absolutely. Yeah. Yeah. It's not to thwart it. It's actually doesn't really encourage it, but it's not to defeat it. It's it's to keep people from, you know, not maintaining it and all the nuisance things that you don't think of around that. I did try and get a handle on all that stuff.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I did remind them of the Conway situation where they spent a lot of money uh going to court over whether it's a sign or whether it's on the side of the building and the town lost in that case. Um I will fix the link, but this is it is off of the planning board page. This is the voters's guide. Perfect.

Um she's done a very very nice job on it taking you through each article. There's other information on the same page. the this talk. This is the actual um mural policy. This is um zoning amendment changes sign ordinance. Just a sign ordinance is mainly just a reformatting and yes um to make it [clears throat] easier to understand and flow more smoothly. And then um map amendments. We had a few um we still have more. This is only fixing part of them, but split zoning properties, which makes it very difficult for the owner because they the harsher rules apply.

Um, so we're fixing fixing a big group and then I think there's a few more still to fix, but okay. Um, so war article 13. Shoot. Are we voting tonight? We're supposed to. Let me skip 13. Can I come back to it? I'll run the report.

Um, article 14 is um the $30,000 contingency. And you also, if you want to see these moved around at all um on the val on the warrant, let me know. But right now, article 14 is the contingency fund and well up to 30. Um, I don't think there's much to say about that. We did put um we ended up putting approximately 10 just under 10,000 back from this year. Um, but we had a few things at the end of the year that ended up having to be put into [clears throat] it. So,

okay. So, here's what we're going to do on this. Somebody move the article. We'll discuss it. We'll vote on it. Okay. I'll move uh well, we we're not skip. I move to recommend article 14. I'll second. Okay. Have a re um Sean has moved to recommend which is the Yep. I'm sorry.

14. Second by Dawn to see if the town will establish contingency fund for the current year [clears throat] on anticipated expenses that may arise in the amount of $30,000. Any discussion hearing? None. All those in favor? If you're in favor, that means you're recommending the article. And if you're opposed, that means you do not and you can abstain. So all those in favor? Opposed? Any abstensions? Okay. So that's 500. I'll make a motion to recommend article 15 to raise [clears throat] the sum of $30,000 for the to add it to the patriotic fund. I'll second.

Okay. Motion by Sean, second by Dawn to recommend the amount of $30,000 [clears throat] to be raised for patriotic recreation specials expendable trust fund. Discussion. So, since we're having trouble with the whole fireworks thing, is this appropriate right now? That's Give me one second. Okay. Where do we stand? I haven't been able nothing's changed currently. Nothing's changed. But the problem would be we haven't discussed an alternative date. So I haven't I've only reached out for the fourth around the fourth and I'm getting nos. Yeah.

Everywhere. But at the budget committee, they strongly So an idea came up in a meeting [clears throat] I went to last night, but the budget committee, they strongly recommended we consider another date. They think that we should still have a show. Not all. I don't know if they all said that, but it came up in the meeting. I think that was the general consensus. I might

in my meeting last night I with was events I met with events two people from events committee and one of the thoughts that I came up with was if social districts passes we could have a big social district 250th birthday grand opening celebration with fireworks and pick a different date. Well, we bring it to the voters and the voters decide. Yeah. The other the other possibility I just thought we [clears throat] should probably get on, you know, the waiting list cuz there might be towns that that don't appropriate it

and dates will come open for these so we could do that and that's going back to the original company. I think is the only way this I can email them back and say can you put us on a wave answer your [clears throat] question John only you can you know nothing has to be not not everything has to be unanimous no I understand if you don't look

I kind of we're on the same page because even I'm like but we'll give it to the voter I mean so right it's it's up to the voters whether they uh you know vote on this and then so if it doesn't happen No, listen. The only reason I brought it up was more of the completeness of the question, right? Like I actually think it's a good idea to have I'm still a little torquked that we're in the position that we're in, right? Like, you know, but that's that's and that's we just need to bring that information to town meeting and let them decide. Yeah. I mean, I just I didn't want to basically say, "Hey, let's appropriate 30,000 bucks, but we we're still kind of in limbo. We don't know what we're going to do." Like that that doesn't seem right. That's all. I was just going to say too, we should

we are moving forward with the plan to do something and but if it falls through the money goes into the reserve fund and we won't have to put a warrant article up next year, right? Because we have the money in the fund. Okay. All right. That's I'm totally good. But that's true. All right. So, hold on before we while we're discussing, do we want to try to procure another date or do we need to run that by the events committee?

Uh, no. The events committee was what gave that's what gave me the idea when I was meeting with them and we were talking about do they felt we should do a different date the two that I met with and then I got thinking great social districts is perfect that's a great idea I guess the one thing I would love for us to consider because it seems like we ended up here mainly because we were trying to figure out how to how many people we had to ask permission for before we committed to something with the current vendor Right. So, I want us to try to empower Christina to go if we got something that we think works, lock it in so we can

So, here here's the other thing we can with with this like I I understand what you're saying. You want something more concrete before you recommend this. But we can also the day of town meeting if we've hit a brick wall and we're not getting anywhere, we can say, "We recommended this, but don't vote for it." [clears throat] You can pass over too. At that point, we just pass or you can just table it. Yeah. Exactly. Okay. I I when we last checked the weekend after was open. Yeah. I mean, I can certainly try to pursue those dates and put us on a waiting list for the other dates. I think we should try we should come to the table with as much ammunition as possible. Yeah. Just we have a couple weeks to get the information to present.

Okay. So you guys tell me if it's if we can do this or not, but like with our current vendor, how do we I don't want to go off and make an agreement and then that was because it's felt like before we were agreeing to okay, we'll pay more, right? Like we had a bit of back and forth the last time. I want to make sure we avoid that, right? So, like, you know, I'm not sure exactly where we've got in our way the last time when we had that back and forth, but like that's why I brought up the whole it's what are we going to do to empower Christina to manage the vendor to go and that's that's it. It's just we don't have any more than this. I mean, we have some money left in the [clears throat] reserve.

I I I'll tell you right now, the only it's no other vendor is going to show up here with a barge and put it on the lake and shoot fireworks off it. Yeah. Yeah. So, for this price though, right? And that's, you know, and listen, I'm good. I'm just trying to get I just want to get it locked in. Somebody send a contract and, you know, go, okay, you're down. The other issue, you know, I've spoken to Greg. Greg's willing to help out with his barge. But that becomes a logistical nightmare on our side, too. Well, and I'm not looking I'm not looking to complicate M. There's so many rules, too. What's up? There's so many rules and fire marshals can show up and shut you down if you're don't following every rule. All right. Um, all those in favor I

I opposed. Abstain. 500. Uh, move to recommend article 16 to raise and appropriate the sum of $166,895 for Beach Street cover replacement project. Second. Okay. Motion by Sean, second by [clears throat] Sean to recommend article 16. Discussion. Do you want me to give input on each of these like what the budget committee did or thoughts? They'll have their own. They're going to have their own. They're going to have their own. So, the only real question is I forget how we ended up with this like cuz I know we have the project line in the budget,

but we decided to not because I know when Victor originally kind of went through this, he goes, "Well, there's a couple different ways to navigate this particular project." We ended up saying we'd rather have it in a warrant, right? because it doesn't delay the things that are already in that project budget. Correct. Right. Okay. So, this gets voted down then you can go to that. Well, no, you cannot do this. Not that. Not that year. It [clears throat] would it would have to be declared an emergency. Yeah. Yeah. Put it in the budget. We could declare it if there's a catastrophic failure. Okay. Any other discussion on that? All those in favor? I I opposed abstain by 00.

Okay, I'll make a motion to recommend article 17 to amend the existing endurance replacement revolving fund. Oh, sorry. Okay. Motion by Sean, second by Dawn. Discussions. Yes, Ben has prepared Oh my goodness. [laughter] And very elaborate presentation and he is ready. Now, I walked out of the meeting Tuesday and I thought, [clears throat] do we really need all of that? Yeah. You don't want to do it. I was like, do we just give an abbreviated version? If the if someone starts asking questions, then we have Ben speak%. No, no. I I agree with that. But but a couple talking points.

This is we get this much money in revenues. Let's put it here to save. We'll put stuff probably and then if if the people really start questioning them, we'll say, "All right, let's go down." Yeah. The side road, Ben. Please give your presentation because it's No, I listen. Buckle up. All right. Does anybody have any any discussion on the actual article? Yeah. Just just quickly, I know you had talked you had Yeah, I don't anymore. I' I've thought it over and I'm fine with it. Okay. Yeah. Y Okay. Any further discussion? All those in favor?

I opposed abstensions. 5 0. I'll make a motion to recommend article 18. Oh, I got to fix. Sorry. Shoot. You didn't fix that top number. Fix the top number. Hang on. I think we So, we found that there's a difference from the what's the Oh, slight capital reserve. Yeah. Make a motion to recommend article 18 to see if the town will vote and raise and appropriate the sum of four. It is um it's more than that. 405.

Somebody can't use something smarter than me. Okay. I can't think. [laughter] Apparently, I can't calculate either. It's only 395. Yeah, 395. 395. So, I'll make a motion to recommend article 18 to see if the town will vote to raise appropriate the sum of $395,000 to be added to the following capital reserve funds previously established. Those amounts are correct. I'll second. Okay. Motion by Sean, second by Don to recommend article 18. Any discussion on that? Hearing none. All those in favor?

I opposed abstain. So, so just Don, just we can do some of this more later, but like when I think about the inventory work that we did for the water department, do we have does each department have similar inventory that then gets [clears throat] properly allocated against the CIP? Like I know they're saying, okay, I want to replace a backhoe and it's in the CIP. Yeah. But do we have sort of a total of what our assets are like capital assets the we are working on we've started that process

okay we we can talk I have I have a whole list of other ideas around that we'll do that later town inventory has been going on for trying to be going on for 20 years tried to start it at some point we may want to start to say okay if you if your department doesn't have an inventory and how do you replace the thing just from a finance perspective? Anyways, I'll make a motion to recommend article 19 to see if the town will adopt provisions of RSA 7235 for an optional tax credit of $2,500 for a service connected total disability on residential property.

Yeah, I'll second. Okay. Motion by Sean, second by Don. Discussion. I don't understand this. Yeah.

Um, you don't understand it. Is that what you'll say? Can I'll explain real quick um what this So, right now the town offers a uh better words regular veterans credit and um which is 750. But we also are are currently allowed to offer or the anybody who has received a service connected it is total and permanent. So, it has to be 100% and it has to be total and permanent words on their um declaration. So, we offer $1,700 additional. The law just changed and we can no longer give them both. So these people who when we talked about this, we felt to make this neutral to them, we should increase our service connected to offset what [clears throat] they're going to lose because they they will only be able to get the $ 1,700 and they're going to lose 750 and

veterans credit. Yeah. On the veterans credit. That's right. I remember this. And then you increased it by $50 to make it an even number. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. All right. Any other questions? Uh all those in favor? Opposed? All right. Uh, session's done. Um, do we do we also need to decide? Do you want us also to decide who's going to speak on these right now or No, we'll do that. We'll do that when we get closer.

All right. [clears throat] Sean, article 20. Uh, make a motion to recommend article 20. Uh, shall the town modify the pro provisions of RSA 7239 for elderly exemption from property taxes in the town of address. I'll second. Okay. Uh I do recommend article 20 uh by Sean second by Don. Any discussion? Yeah, just on the wording. This isn't any special wording or anything because it's to really want us to modify the RSA because we can't really modify RSAs. Um I can double check the word. Shouldn't it be?

No, it's modify the provision. I'm modifying the RSA. modify curves of provisions. I don't know. No. Well, in the RSA, there are specific provisions and they're much lower. So, we're modifying those provisions. Correct. Now, I got it. Okay. Now, it makes them now it makes sense. I'll double check the wording and we're actually changing we're doing it differently than what the RSA specifies. We're adding to that. We're adding to it. All right. Now, make sense. Yep. We've we've increased ours because we hadn't touched these since 2004 and 2007. So there is income. Yeah. Um

on your elderly there is income and asset limits you still have to meet to qualify and during the age brackets show you what you would get and this is a discount off the value. So if you had an easy one 80 or older and you add 100,000 deduction property right you get 75 off the value and tax on the remainder. So okay all those in favor I opposed [clears throat] 5.

I will make a motion to recommend article 21. Shall the town modify the provisions of RSA 7237B exemption for disabled from property taxes based on assessment. I'll second motion by Sean, second by Don to approve article 21. Discussion same income assets age um age brackets as well on the disabled. So all right. All those in favor? I opposed extensions 00 article 22.

I recommend art make a motion to recommend article 22. Shall the town modify the provisions of RSA 7237 exemption for the blind to allow an inhabitant who is legally blind as determined by the blind services program to be exempt each year on the assessed value. I'll second. Okay. Motion by Sean, second by Don to approve April 22. Discussion. Just so you know, they aren't required to meet increment asset limits on here. They just need to um be blind. Be bl um blind as designated by the blind services division of the department of education. Department of Interesting. Yeah.

All those in favor? I oppos on that. All right. get along [clears throat] gang as we make make a motion to recommend article 23. Shall the town modify the provisions of RSA 72 38B exemption for deaf or severely hearing hearing impaired persons. Second motion by Sean second by approve article 23. Any discussion? All those in favor? Opposed?

Abstensions 5. Article 24. Uh make a motion to recommend article 24 to see if the town will vote to adopt RSA chapter 53F and establish a commercial property assessed clean energy and reliance district. Second motion by Sean seconded by Don to recommend article 24 discussion. I don't want to be a guinea pig. That's my input. Well, so I don't know if you were here when Paul was in last. I wasn't. I still

he he did he actually did a he came with a lot of information around businesses in town that would be open to trying this and taking a look at it and trying to really help figure out how it helps. So [clears throat] for what it's worth, they he definitely the the him and the rest of the group they kind of went back and they did what we asked them to do which is sort of dig in get some better detail work with the land use department and try to figure out the interest in the community. Site some specific examples. Uh he did it was Marines Marine Village local. Um was it a couple others he had? Yeah, he had almost half a dozen honestly. So it would actually

Yeah. Anyways, so the bottom line is is is he found some good interest in uh discussion? Any further discussion? All those in favor? I'm going to abstain. just you weren't here when you came in. It's all good. Doesn't mean I'm against it. Um, so I will fix 401. Yeah, I will fix all the votes. I'll fix that number. Um, I'll make sure that I bring this to you um um so you can all sign it because you've all been here tonight to vote on it. Um and then um

I have a uh do we really need to say that you're a file board. Yeah, that's the way they've always done it. But I can check and see if other towns do. We've always had the same exact wording. I can see if other towns do. How's that? Um, do you have any recom? Yeah. Yeah, we put a lot of thought in that early on. You want to just say AB uh uh what BC? Uh, no. C, right? Common error. Yeah, I think so.

Um, okay. So, we'll clean it up. We'll get you to sign it. It'll go out to the budget committee beginning of next week, so they have it early enough to look at again. They do not get to vote on all of the articles, right? Um they only get to even though there's the exemptions do involve money they it's not racing it's not raising [applause] um and then um we'll go from here. So, well, all right. Cool. Did you have something else? Cuz you're looking at me like you do. Me? My just like blinking. Were you trying to It's a blinking beacon. He's like looking at me like

I wasn't like looking straight at her. I was just like, "Yeah,

um, okay. Let's see. Where's my document?" So there is a document there for you to look at. Um the yellow highlights are two a couple things I want to point out and I couldn't get this to accept my word for question. So green is a question. Um these numbers are based off of um where we're at right now for 2025. Um some of them each of the departments have actually put com feedback in. I've adjusted a couple of things. Um, but the first yellow one, I just wanted to let you know that we did not we're not going to have all of that land use change tax on this line. It will half of that is being moved out to the conservation commission. So, it doesn't go here. It gets reported under conservation commission. Um, that's the first yellow line. And then the second yellow line,

you talk about the 2025 actual. Yeah, the 2025 actual. cuz I didn't want you to think I should jump this up. Yep. Yep. Um so cuz half of that by Warren article goes to the conservation commission fund. Um the next yellow line is the is highlighted is the highway block grant. It's booked to the wrong line. So we we're moving it to the the top one which is the 3353-100. So, um, it'll just it's just a matter of moving it up and fixing it. It was booked to the wrong line. I think she fixed it today, actually. So,

still can't believe I have to register my dog. Doesn't have to register.

Um, Jeff's revenues are in here. Um, there I've updated those. Um, the green one is my question for the board. I didn't change it. I bas I left it for last year. But the only property we've really talked about selling is once I get notific once I can notify them um or notify put a ad in paper um is the South Main Street property. I don't believe we'll get this number. So my question to you is um I don't I can't think there is a sliver property I think um well a lotment maybe but I'd have to look

the one up by the lake that they cut the trees on it. I um that one I don't know what we want to do with I don't think it's a buildable lot. It's not. Yeah. Could it be sold to an potentially? Yes. That's something we'd have to look at. Yeah. Um other than that, I don't think there's a lot of parcels to not 200. I was I was going to question why they have 200. Yeah, we're not. So, I a reason I highlighted it because I hadn't changed it. Wanted to make sure. I think we should drop it. I don't think we're going to get two for that property. If we get What are we thinking we're going to get?

Well, put this put this in at 50 then it could be an it could be a good property I just don't know where the market's going to be by the time we can get it on the market um so you know we could do 50 we could do 100 even if 50 as a placeholder and then you go through the process and see what comes up well I mean we we typically under underestimate revenues anyhow because it it it's easier on you at the end of the and and this isn't really this isn't a huge issue I think if we just dropped it to 100, you're readjusting these. Yeah. In November, these get all readjusted.

Yeah. I don't know if I I'd probably put I'd be more in line with 100. Don't we need this number for MS737? Right. Right. So, let's make it appropriate. If we put too much in here, then we're not going to raise enough in taxes and we're going to be short on money. No, when you set your tax rate, you adjust your revenue. Again, even though we're But what we what we estimate though is going to be used for the 737, right? [clears throat] No, that's when you adjust it. So even Yes. This number, this one we're posting for that's the MS 434. We have Sorry, 434. This is the MS737 now. So this is what you report.

This is what you're voting on. So these are your appropriations voting, right? These don't ne the revenues don't set your tax rate from here. We have to do a whole other report at the end of No, I'm saying I'm saying what we're what we put in the town report. Yeah. Yeah. Right. We should be underestimating that. Yeah. Okay. Do 50. I think 50 motion. Um what do we need to make a motion on changing it? I can. No, just in general to approve it as

No, I'll I'll make a motion to approve the uh proposed uh revenues with the amendment of sale of property down to 50,000. Second, Scott here. Okay. Uh motion by Don, second by Scott to reduce the amount of revenue from the sale of town property from 200,000 to 50,000. Discussion.

So what's interesting to me is when I look at this report, you guys tell me if I'm looking at this the right way. 2024 the budget was 35 actuals was just call it 45 just for argument sake, right? So there's almost a million difference. 2025 41 to 43 and now you know you just took basically 150 out. So what what we're saying is we're we're going to revenues are going to reduce to uh 4285. Yeah. 4285, right? But but this year's actual so 4377. Don't forget the sale the fire station fire station has 2024.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That Okay, that's what the difference was. Okay. I mean, Jeff's revenues did go slightly down a little bit, but um the other and I did increase the motor vehicle registrations. Um we've only estimated 800. We got 910, but I I only bumped it to 850 because I wasn't sure. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. No, it's all good. I was trying to figure out sort of the delta there. Okay. Okay. So, if you want it further discussion on that. Yeah. Uh, all those in favor? Opposed? All right. Um, so then we've got the new number of

1,285,97. I'm going to try to fix the sense. That can't be right. Didn't I try it again? If I can't run the calculator tonight, then I think I'm going to just go home. 4,185,96.51. Subtract 50,000. I have $4,285,97. How much you deducting? Are you using the select board number? I'm deducting 150,000. The select board number. You're only deducting 50. Yeah. Sorry. What was that number?

Yeah. So, I'll make the motion to approve the proposed revenues at 4,185,960 $96.51. Well, we're getting rid of your cents. So, just so you know, $97. Okay, sounds good. Motion by me, second by Scott. Any discussion? All those in favor? I I All right. No more. No more sights. On town properties, do we still own a boat according to this? We do.

We do. Um I've got Jo I'm asking Joanne and them to look into it. Um I don't think it's a viable boat. Yeah. Yeah. I think we've had those questions in the past. That's right. How long do we have that one? Um we've we took it, we sold it, we end up taking it again and we just hung on to it. Um, it is a corner like it jogs. So instead of being two open spots, you can't fit too many at the same time because one the way they put the docks in the one side is uh cuts off. It's in Adam's drive. Okay, we should rent it.

Um, if they put a big boat in, you can't fit two in. All right. uh selling their own price. [snorts] Yeah, they probably get 100,000 for it. Is that 150 that we just took out? New Hampshire Recycles Materials Management Contract.

Um the contract really hasn't changed. The pricing um comparison is probably the one you want to look at on 07. Um, this is our MSW hauling, our glass hauling, CND hauling, CND disposal. The only number that's changed is the CND disposal. It went from 115 per ton to 125 per ton. Um, this is only a year-long contract. Um, the um the other thing he did add is there is a new state search charge of 350 per ton. that was that um we talked about this during budget season. We don't know how this is going to impact us. We'll be able to apply to get reimbursement from the state on that 350 um a quarterly from New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services.

What's our total ton from last year? That's what I was thinking. How much have we spent on that? I can tell you what we spent. I um 15 or 11 actually I can't because and New Hampshire recycles is combined with multiple hauling. Hang on. I can tell you don't worry about we don't have the tonnage in the system but we can make I think um we should ask Chuck to start tracking that. Yeah. Okay. Um, somebody want to move for this?

I'll make I'm trying to figure out how the motion should be made. Make a motion to approve the contract renewal. For materials, materials management contract renewal with Ninh Recycles effective January 1. Starting January 1. Yes, please. 26 starting January 1st, 2026 and ending December 31st, 2026. Approving be second. I'll second. That's fine.

Okay. Motion by John, second by John to approve the 2026 miniature recycles contract to run from January 1st, 2026 to December 31st, 2026, approving the town administrator to approve the uh to sign the contract discussions.

So, um how often does the town's attorney actually review this? like because if you if you look if you look at the contract the way that it's being presented to us, it's really just the fine print of sort of what we get charged right now and it's an abbreviation and it refers to terms and conditions on their website. So it seems like the terms and conditions can change, but in the terms and conditions there are things like if we see a discrepancy, we have five business days to notify them

and then they've got 30 calendar days to sort of respond, right? like there's there's a bunch of nuances in how we function. Um, including things like they're referring to in the contract they refer to the hourly charge, but in here they're also sort of referring to the hourly charge. Did did the town's attorney actually line up the T's and C's of this and the T's and C's of that? And does that coincide with how we function? Um, we didn't have a review at this time. Nothing had changed in the wording. So, um I can't it would have been a few years ago that we would have had him review it.

Do we know when New Hampshire Recycles updates? Cuz because again, these the seats are pretty specific like it's holding us to account and like in the um in the contract that we're basically trying to approve tonight in that that abbreviated version to us around the costs. Um it talks about, you know, remedies if there's a difficulty. So, we haven't had the difficulties um

when they're separated like this, they can update the terms and conditions and just send us a notice. And I don't see in the other contract where it says that they'll notify us if they update the terms and conditions. Like forget about the the individual pieces, but like there's nothing in there that says that they will notify us upon updating these things. So So the attorney hasn't gone through not this time. No. Okay. All right. Okay. Um, all those in favor?

I opposed and motion passes. Uh, there's nothing on the TA report, so I guess we'll skip over that. Yeah. Um, you can look in the info only first if you like. There's only four items. You can look at the report and see if there's anything you wanted to. Um, but you are you're right. There's nothing written on the discussion report, but I'll touch base. Um, well, we need to talk about the block. Um, that's wasn't in the info only, was it? No.

No. So, um, and there's a couple things in the discussion folder, but the first one I wanted, um, is this little this little gift that we got. Um, [snorts] which was really nice. I'd like to read the letter that came with it. And then I'll show you show you it. Um, I um, this actually went to Rob, but it came into my office. So, it says um, dear Mr. bless it. The view from my cozy summer street home has become more beautiful than ever. The removal of the parsonage on Summer Street and the Spring Street Redhouse property, the other one um being incredibly spruced up is utterly amazing to my eyes every day. I appreciate the many hours of all the hardworking employees in our town of Bristol who spent time on these projects to completion. I'm giving I am giving a little token of appreciation to show how much I value what has been done. So every day what one looks at the flag of New Hampshire in our Bristol Square, hopefully it brings about positives of living in our progressive town. Um, and I could I'll say the name. It's um

Bonnie Linda VLK. And so she brought a our New Hampshire flag probably does need to be replaced in square. I haven't done it yet because I wanted to bring it here, but she bought um Jeff submitted us a New Hampshire flag. Thank you. So very nice. So I thought it was really nice. We'll get the flag replaced. It probably won't be until next week with the coming storms. So but awesome. It was really nice letter.

Um we did. So there's a meeting agenda kickoff with the town. We met with the New Hampshire Department of Transportation, Victor Chuck, not Chuck, Victor Jeff, um Troy Ko from the DO shed, and then um a member of um from the New Hampshire DOT, and I apologize if you're listening. I don't remember your name. And then um Dave Smith. Jordan Pike from He was Dave Smith.

Thank you, Dave Smith. And then Jordan Pike from Hebinger. Heb engineering has been awarded the contract for the summer street project. Um they and I think Victor took the plan because I don't see it here. Um there is a the meeting agenda kind of goes over the topics. Um and but I did put the presentation plan in there um for you to take a look at. Um these this isn't the final plan, but this is the beginning stages. There's a lot of stages that they're going to start doing. Um they're want to talk to us potentially. I think I our intake has been that you felt that the corner this corner now that the parsonage is moved could be straightened out some um and they're interested in that. Um, right now this plan has sidewalks on both sides of the road to Spruce Street and then the one on the the historic town hall side ends at Spruce Street

and the other one will continue out to U on 104. Right now they are still talking about putting a um a path down to the down to Wellsfield. It hasn't been stricken out yet. So um they the concern is they have about $3 million in funding right now um towards this project. Um and

it's not going to be enough. Um going to my notes they there's there's going to be the first thing that they have to do is a public information meeting and that will be set up in April. What they're ask and we're going to host it here somewhere. We're not sure if we're going to ask the school district to be their building [clears throat] to host it. They prefer to have a bigger space because they don't know how many people will show up for the public information meeting. um butters will be invited. Um the butters that are impacted which are two buildings um will be invited. Um there is still the building issue on two of the properties. Um so th those will be topics.

Yeah, I was going to say does this still involve taking property back? Yes, there are two buildings that are going to be affected and so um part of what they said they would start with um developing a group of stakeholders. So the question would be do um which would include the properties that are affected the people that are invested. They didn't know if there were specific groups that we would want somebody to be be involved in. They're suggesting um that the stakeholder group be about eight eight to nine people, no more or they won't accomplish anything.

Um so they were thinking a couple of residents um probably myself um Victor and me and Jeff I think um and them and then if there's somebody else we felt strongly about um so wanted you to think about that. Um then what they do is hold a big public information meeting that talks about this whole project and explains exact what some of the impacts are. They take the information from the public information meeting. There could be something that people are that somebody made a comment from the water and sewer department. They would like to see a better access to the um the forest state horse land.

Um which is a nice point. you know, I don't know if they can do anything about that, but it's a nice point. We've talked um we're going to be drawing up um marking off this plan with um where we think the drainage issues are. They are going to be looking to still straighten that corner a little bit. That's why it's going to affect the house um but the corner near Baker Street. Um and then um we are going to provide them um the test scorings that if we can from Sergeant that they've done instead of them having to duplicate the work. Um the timeline right now is to start off with the kickoff meeting in April and then the things go move along and then final design would be 2829 and construction in 2030. This is the south corner of the street. It's owned by the fire company.

Yes, that's where the giraffe site is. Oh, okay. Yeah, that has nothing to do with this though. No, sorry. You got I thought I thought we could get away with

corner board. That used to before the hybrid system. They talked about beginning surveys through the square in the spring. Um they were collecting to um actually there were surveys in the square in the spring. Those were for the bridge project. Those are still moving forward. And the two bridges that are affected are um South Main Street crossing south um and up near D'Angelo Drive. So um they talked a little bit about that. They um Heb will begin surveys in the spring on this section. Um they will be using drone surveying. Um so [clears throat] they asked us if any policies and you don't. But I just wanted to make sure the board was okay that I said you need to make sure you advertise well that you're using drones to do your surveying because um that could cause some issues for PE and I'd hate to see you get shot down.

[laughter] But yeah, um what else? It will be a wider lane. It won't be a traditional bicycle lane, but the intent is to widen it. Um and they will are talking about pedestrian controls, what they wanted. Um they're supposed to make sure they give us the information. Um, my concern was once they install the pedestrian controls, we have to take over the cost of the maintenance and electric electrical.

So, I mean, I I said we would really need to know how much that is. Um, how many you're proposing in these areas? Um, and so they know they're going to make sure they let us know that. Um, plus I'm sure we have feedback. What are we talking about for pedestrian control? They're talking um so they were talking about either an overhead or some kind of FL I'm like well the overhead probably isn't going to pass but I said if you looked at some kind of flashing or something like that in the square no right here out here probably here and I think near Spruce Street where the sidewalk ends.

Um I don't think they're proposing any others but that's what he threw out. I'm going to bed. It's cuz they're popping up everywhere. The the flashers and then what I've been seeing are solar units. Yeah, it's kind of problems popping up everywhere. Um he did say right now they're moving forward this project as if this project is going to go forward in 2030. Um we still obviously um there is always going to be the risk over the next few years um whether the funding a lot of work and investment for something that may Yeah.

So he said he he recommended that we build support at the legislature engage our executive counselor um so I can take some of the letter we already did and make sure that I don't think we sent it to our executive counselor but I can make sure it goes to him. Um, and then Jeff talked to them. They're talking in some areas there would be a full box reconstruction. We're concerned about how we would divert traffic. This road is they said they can't believe the number of trucks that come through here.

Um Jeff is feels that we should consider replacing the water line at the same time. Um, those water lines are 80 years old. So, um, he's suggesting that we consider that. So he may not be the one here to plan that by then, but we should may just keep that on our radar.

Um he is providing them as folks for water and sewer as well. They have to do a need for process too. Um and then let's see. Oh, we're looking at a evening on a Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday in April. I have to check with the school what would work. um they want to keep they didn't want to do a weekend, they don't want to do a Thursday or Friday and they prefer not enough to compete with like a planning board meeting, any anything like that. So, I'm going to check the schedule and let them know and then they're going to give us a link to the DOT website where they'll update all of the information on the project. So, we'll just maintain that connection so people can see it. there.

But it's moving. Hopefully. It's just this section, correct? Not Lake Street. No, Lake Street's been cut right now still. Okay. Um, sorry. Um, so Lake Street has been cut right now. Um, so no, we're not doing anything with Lake Street unless we decide in the future there's another project that we want to put and submit an application on a 10-year plan. So, any anything else on that? That's good news. It is good. I just laugh every time I hear that plan. Yeah. I know. [laughter]

I don't know where they came up with that title. I know. It's what? It's been This one's been on almost 20, right? Yeah. And it's going to be 25 until it's done. So for 10 years, it's kind of like the the Willy Wonka everlasting job stock. It just always [clears throat] for Service took 10 years to come up with a 20-year management. What? [clears throat] No comment. Um by 10. Planning is everything. Plans are worthless. I mean, is that all you had on the TA report? No. Um, so there um we talked

there's nothing to wish for.

Yeah, they we talked about the monument downtown with the misspelling and I know we want to do a bigger idea down there, but um we I'm hoping that you we can at least just fix the we're still going to use this one. Can we can we go forward and get this gentleman to fix this one? They they've approached us. It's three years now. No, and we haven't fixed it and we were going to hold off, but this project's going to take a little bit longer to do. I anticipate two or three years before we're doing anything um on the project downtown. So, I was hoping you would say we can go ahead and do this. It would come out of the contingency.

If you're good with that, can you remind me again on the project? Fix the sign, the misspelling of the names there and the name. It was misspelled twice. one name. And um on the Gulf War monument, this this was the bronze piece that had So we have to take the bronze piece off. He's going to redo the names on it, but he and do it in the try do it redo the names and then mount it again in the spring. But he had wants to take it off now um if he if we approve it. So Okay. Is that a [clears throat] general consensus? Yeah,

there's a agreement to provide services for for the events committee. Um, this is our event coordinator. Um, she's recommending some changes to the contract but keeping the same rate. So, which would be the volunteers will end up taking some of the workload in the year that she's done the workload. she feels it's too much for the contracted rate. Um there's an email in there that just says inbox Christina Goodwin that tells you the bullet points that she talked about. Um Les and I met with her LA last night and we felt comfortable. We also made some um recommendations on how they should move forward organizationwise um how they should set up their events. I'm going to go to their next meeting um and um talk to the group with her and less um but before I didn't want to sign this contract with with a reduction in what she's doing um

at the same rate but if you feel it's appropriate then I I think that we were Janice does a great job and I'm not saying but I think we were spoiled with Claire because Claire did a amount of work that she probably never built for um and didn't it didn't really get taken into consideration when we set up the contract with Janice.

Um so I feel um that it makes sense um as long as they follow through with their organization changes and which we can help talk about when we start meeting with the committees. So, so if you're good, it is slight it is slightly over the total year is is 10 over 10,000 which is but in the budget but it's technically I need your vote. Okay, I'll move to amend the contract as described. I'll second by and authorized TS second by Don to

approve the contract for events coordinator as amended that makes sense with the town administrator authorities to sign discussion in favor in that kind of day. Um, we still have three to four people out, which is really not that bad, but when two of them are in the same department, it hurts. So, um, let me see. Was there anything else in here?

Yep. I think we're good. Unless I remember something while you're talking. All right. I reserve the right to call Columbbo. Sean, are you good? You think? Uh, no. I'm good.

Sean, while [clears throat] you were talking, I was looking at a list. We were talking about revenues and town properties. I'm looking at a list of town properties. I think there are a few that we could look at there. They may not be viable building laws, but they might be of interest to buyers. Y it's like quarter acre here, a tenth of an acre there. We can get them off the books and if we got a, you know, we got five, you know, just put it out and there might be a buildable lot though. Um I don't know if it's Camelot. I might be mixing it. There is a lot there. There's one on Country Club that might be buildable if we if they change the wetland. Yeah. Delineation,

which is pretty broad brush through there. It it's pretty wet. Yeah. No, but it's really wet. But it might be of interest to a neighbor. Well, I think we got that all over town when you go look at the maps. I mean, I'm going to Camelot. Yeah. Like there's several spots where Okay. Well, it's technically a class 6 road. Well, really nobody uses and there's no way for the road to be extended the way they like. They tried to set it up for future development and then change their mind. Yeah. There's there's a whole bunch of I'll work with the land use department on I got a half a thousand of them I took note of and yeah they can give you

even if we only did a few a year right like I'm not saying you turn around you do that but like that it just helps our tax base not that no I'm just wondering if that should be turned over to the town yeah there there's some if you go on the town there's some there's some that says town exempt Uh, like it's actually owned by the conservation commission, not the, you know, we, you know, there's a there's a little lot next to the spring. If you check this, the town report though, it is marked conservation commission. There are at least two lots. Yeah. Well, there's the wildlife reserve and then there's the two lots next to the spring. But, um, what about the one at Profile Falls?

There's one there, too. Yeah. So, we may not be marking them all. I'll double check that. that did show up on the but on the summary that goes in the town report. You just do a search on the on the map for Bristol Town and it gets all good. But I think there's there's a few there. So that's awesome. So budget committee uh met on Tuesday. He went through reviewed the warrants

and then um so Victor came in asked for to increase his overtime line which we did and then increase the salt line again because he's just having a lot of usage. So use less. So I'm sure that could increase but just to what it was level what he had originally requested which was that was but that was what he did previously. He didn't do that this week. The only thing he did Oh right. It was pre we didn't do it again. Oh it was just the overtime.

Well this we've had a discussion about reducing salt usage. So why? So until I finalize the budget, the um the budget warrant article, you can vote on that. Um we did have to go back through and just make sure um with Paul that everything was he was going to look and make sure all their votes were in there with me. So, um, yeah, we did move the budget, [snorts] right? You didn't

and then Ben presented his his presentation and I haven't seen I honestly commend him. He's going to do a PowerPoint, but just everything he did was verbal off and his notes and here's there's a lot of information. Ben is always thorough. Yeah. You don't meet again before the public hearing on the budget. We have to we may have to do like a fivem minute drive by so that you can just um do approval on the budget number before the public hearing. So

I think that's and then uh Joe gave his notice that he's going to be leaving budget committee just he's super too busy. Um and then lastly, uh the TTCC has now closed on the Lake Street property. They're as of Tuesday owners. Pretty excited.

Um I signed off on their request for a release of funds and I have one more form to give them and then they'll be moving forward with those funds [clears throat] too. Um we did find out less less found out that we do not need to collect the funds and then distribute the checks. Very thankful for that. Um so um we did confirm that but we still have to sign off on all their paperwork usually. And I believe that's it for me. And I did actually think of one thing since uh the HTC [clears throat] the uh big deal. What's that bill? Yes. Earlier needed. Yeah.

I responded no to it and I forgot to reach out to you. You were also on the thing and you need everybody there on the corner. Yeah. But uh Yeah. And the owner of uh for Central Square on the corner. Yeah. Came in and presented plans for very nice replacement of windows and the doors there. Getting rid of the air conditioning units, having wooden doors. Um much more historical look. to that. And

the uh you saw he did uncover the old signs. He originally wanted to take those and hang them up high just preserve them there, but between cranes, police key to tail, and everything else to do that cuz they they're huge. I think they weigh a ton or something like that. Yeah. So, he's just going to take them down and keep them and figure out what to do. But in place of that, he's going to put basically a a board, you know, like a board facing crosshair that signage for as things change, you can you can put it like a sign, but it's like like an older

building with with the uh you know, crown molding sort of matching the the roof line. It's going to it's going to look really good. It's going to dress that corner up really nicely. Yeah, he's done a nice job with that. Yeah. Yeah. as always with he does a good job on that. But yeah, actually talked about maybe approaching the homestead to see if one of those signs go in there because like they have the old RB William sign. Oh yeah, I was going to say. Yeah. Yeah. Somebody did say that since they sort of collect old signs. Yeah. I don't know how you get in there. Yeah, that's true.

Yeah, it's I So the first HTC meeting we had that he came in and discussed it. Um I hadn't gone down and looked at it and after the meeting I went down and looked at it. I'm like that sign's huge. It's like 5 and a half inches thick. He said it's ridiculous. Oh yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Those are all hand cut. Yeah. It's an impressive sign. Y I would also pass along another I've received a couple um strong approvals of the way the square looks with the building. I haven't heard any say he say. So,

um I just have two more quick comments I just have. Um I talked to one of the things that was questioned in the budget committee meeting on Tuesday was um because we did drop the surplus transfer line down based on the revenues. Um so we had that adjusted in the budget. Um comment was by someone on the budget committee. Well, you're not going to increase rates now. And so when Jeff and I have talked about this, there's no plan to increase rates. So I want people to understand that. But I also wanted to say there currently is no plan, but there is a commercial property that the flows have been are reducing. So if they continues to trend this way, we may have to revisit because they've dropped um in this past quarter either they're doing proved efficiencies, which is great for them, but has dropped the flows that would come

Yeah. into the town um substantially this past quarter. So Jeff is watching the trends to see where it goes. He didn't he has no plans to promote an increase, but if that continues, he may that may have to happen. So um and then the one thing I noticed in the budget, I mean the town report, the only way we put the revenues in is we put them in on the MS737. So, so we have the MS737 has both the budget and the revenues. And then the next thing we have in the Excel is our budget. Our budget. Um, do we've never included our Excel revenues. Do we want to do that?

I just leave it. I'm good with that. Okay. Good. [cough and clears throat] Kate. Oh, I have one more thing. All right, Christie. I gave you an A+ tonight cuz I don't think I think you batted 100 tonight on on names. I didn't screw down. He had one. I missed it. Don Don did it, but he called. He called me. Yeah. Yeah. I called him like or something. Good name. I didn't have to use last name. Dawn. [clears throat] Anybody want to make a motion to return?

Make a motion to I'll second. All right. All those in favor? I pray.