Hardwick Select Board: Key Projects, Conservation, and Public Safety

[00:00:00] Chapter 166 of the Massachusetts General
[00:00:03] Laws. You are hereby notified that a
[00:00:05] public hearing will be held at the
[00:00:07] Hardwick Municipal Office Building, 307
[00:00:10] Main Street, Gilgardville, Mass, on
[00:00:13] Monday, December 22nd, 2025
[00:00:17] at 6:30 p.m. The Hardwood Select Board
[00:00:20] will consider a request to give
[00:00:22] permission to Massachusetts Electric
[00:00:24] Company doing business as National Grid
[00:00:27] and Verizon New England, Inc. to locate
[00:00:30] poles, wires, and fixtures, including
[00:00:33] the necessary sustaining and protecting
[00:00:35] fixtures along and across the following
[00:00:38] public way, High Street.
[00:00:42] Do we have anybody here to speak for
[00:00:44] this
[00:00:46] >> poll hearing?
[00:00:47] >> Mr. Chair.
[00:00:48] >> Yes, ma'am. Uh the abutters were
[00:00:51] notified and the um poll hearing was
[00:00:54] posted in accordance with the general
[00:00:56] law and someone from national group was
[00:00:58] supposed Oh, speaking of there he is.
[00:01:00] [laughter]
[00:01:02] >> Perfectly timed. Could you explain
[00:01:05] quickly what we're talking about?
[00:01:08] >> Yeah, absolutely. Uh it's a new pole
[00:01:10] right over here on High Street.
[00:01:11] >> High street is what we're talking about.
[00:01:13] >> Yep. There's a gap in the poles from the
[00:01:15] north side of the street to the south
[00:01:16] side of the street. And there's new
[00:01:18] customer service uh closer to the south
[00:01:20] end on Joselyn or from Joselyn.
[00:01:25] >> Okay. So that's it. We've taken a pole
[00:01:27] down. You're going to put up another
[00:01:28] >> No, just one new one. There's no poll
[00:01:30] for I believe about 500 ft of that road
[00:01:33] and we need one.
[00:01:35] >> Thank you.
[00:01:39] >> Okay.
[00:01:42] No, it's pretty straightforward.
[00:01:44] >> I think it's I think it's fine.
[00:01:47] >> Anybody here to speak against this?
[00:01:53] >> I'll make a motion to uh approve the
[00:01:56] poll at uh
[00:01:59] where is it?
[00:01:59] >> High Street.
[00:02:01] >> I'll second it. All
[00:02:03] >> in favor? I I
[00:02:06] >> Thanks for coming in.
[00:02:09] >> [laughter]
[00:02:12] >> Thank you.
[00:02:14] >> Visitor comments limited to five minutes
[00:02:17] per topic.
[00:02:21] >> U Mr. Chairman, I have a question for
[00:02:23] Justine. I'd like to be updated on where
[00:02:26] you are with getting the bid bidding
[00:02:29] redone for the townhouse project. So, I
[00:02:33] don't know if it's just the time of year
[00:02:34] or something. I don't have any update. I
[00:02:36] don't I haven't heard back from the
[00:02:37] state yet. And I also reached out to
[00:02:38] someone at CMRPC. I don't know if it's
[00:02:40] just the time of year people are away,
[00:02:42] but I don't have any updated this time.
[00:02:44] Um, so the earliest it would be rebid is
[00:02:46] January
[00:02:48] >> through the RMCP.
[00:02:49] >> I know, but they're the they're my
[00:02:51] resource for any sort of random
[00:02:53] questions like you're asking. And I wish
[00:02:54] you would have come to me before the
[00:02:55] meeting. However, um, I don't have any
[00:02:58] update for you tonight.
[00:03:00] I I think that uh you're endangering our
[00:03:04] grant from Pioneer Valley Venture
[00:03:06] Center. They have timelines and they you
[00:03:10] signed an agreement with them about how
[00:03:13] things are to be done and I wish you
[00:03:16] would adhere to their
[00:03:19] rules and regulations on how things are
[00:03:22] to be done. We need this. So, I'm the
[00:03:25] one that applied for the grant, so I'm
[00:03:26] well aware that we have until August
[00:03:29] 1st. Um, I we went out to bid twice and
[00:03:31] they came back way too high. So, we have
[00:03:33] to do it again. And the earliest it's
[00:03:35] going to be is January. And that's the
[00:03:37] update.
[00:03:42] >> And you haven't been in contact with
[00:03:45] Pioneer Valley at all?
[00:03:47] >> Since when?
[00:03:48] >> Well, last meeting you made a very quiet
[00:03:51] thing saying you spoke to Kim.
[00:03:53] >> Yes. via email. Yes, I did
[00:03:55] >> in an email.
[00:03:56] >> Yes.
[00:03:59] >> Did she respond to you in writing?
[00:04:02] >> I do not have a response from her.
[00:04:08] >> All right. Well, we'll try to keep it
[00:04:09] moving.
[00:04:12] Anybody else?
[00:04:15] >> Yes, sir.
[00:04:16] >> Hi, U. Jeff Smith, Upper Church Street.
[00:04:18] I just wanted to make a request to this
[00:04:20] board to adopt a policy to record the uh
[00:04:24] meetings of the other boards of our
[00:04:26] government, planning board, capital
[00:04:29] planning, all the other important
[00:04:30] boards. I've noticed that Barry does
[00:04:32] this, how how Richston does it, North
[00:04:34] Brookfield does it. I realize there's an
[00:04:36] expense and I think that could be
[00:04:38] explored because I think we're
[00:04:39] overpaying for this as it is. Um, but I
[00:04:42] think it's important to get more
[00:04:45] particip participation in our town in
[00:04:47] all these meetings and [clears throat] I
[00:04:49] think it would be really great if they
[00:04:50] were on YouTube. It seems the select
[00:04:52] board meetings are very popular on
[00:04:53] YouTube.
[00:04:55] That's all I have. Thank you.
[00:04:56] >> Thank you.
[00:04:59] >> Yes, ma'am. Um, uh, Justine, two weeks
[00:05:03] ago, I requested a copy of the dates on
[00:05:06] the townhouse and, uh, I have not heard
[00:05:08] back from you and nor have I gotten
[00:05:10] copies of that.
[00:05:11] >> Oh, I'm sorry about that. I can send
[00:05:12] those over to you.
[00:05:13] >> Um, yeah. And one of the things I did
[00:05:15] note on that is, um, since you were
[00:05:17] having so many problems on getting
[00:05:19] people to bid on it, and one of the
[00:05:21] things you were saying is, gee, uh,
[00:05:23] maybe we're going to have to cut out
[00:05:25] parts of the bids. My suggestion is why
[00:05:29] don't we cut up the um
[00:05:33] the project so that we send the gutters
[00:05:36] out for bid so that maybe we could get
[00:05:38] several people to bid the gutters uh
[00:05:41] several people to bid the windows,
[00:05:42] several people to bid the carpentry. uh
[00:05:45] instead of trying to find one contractor
[00:05:48] who may or may not cuz as contractors
[00:05:52] are they if you want one contractor to
[00:05:54] do a large project they're they know
[00:05:57] carpentry or they know gutters but they
[00:06:00] don't necessarily know windows. So
[00:06:01] they'll bid that part portion high so
[00:06:04] that they can make up because what
[00:06:06] they're going to do is they're going to
[00:06:07] subcontract it. So if we cut up the
[00:06:10] project and try to sub, you know, bid it
[00:06:14] out to several contractors pieces, we
[00:06:17] probably can do a lot better dollars and
[00:06:20] centswise by having numerous contractors
[00:06:24] do portions of that instead of one
[00:06:26] contractor [cough]
[00:06:28] doing doing the whole thing. And he's
[00:06:30] going to subcontract it and take the
[00:06:32] the, you know, the little pieces and put
[00:06:34] the profit into his pocket. and
[00:06:36] therefore we can do a much more
[00:06:38] efficient job and maybe we can get that
[00:06:40] whole project under the amount of money
[00:06:42] that we have.
[00:06:43] >> All right. Thank you. That's a good
[00:06:45] idea. Look into that.
[00:06:46] >> And the second thing I want to know is
[00:06:48] what's going on with the RFP center
[00:06:49] school.
[00:06:50] >> Nothing yet.
[00:06:52] >> Well, why isn't there anything going on?
[00:06:56] We have a building that is
[00:06:58] deteriorating. [clears throat]
[00:06:59] And you know, excuse me, but two years
[00:07:02] ago, I came forward to the select board
[00:07:04] saying that we were ready to go forward
[00:07:07] and put a project together on that
[00:07:08] thing. And all I keep hearing is, you
[00:07:12] know, we're we're not doing anything.
[00:07:14] We're not working on it, whatever. And
[00:07:15] and all you're doing is making the
[00:07:18] building less and less viable and more
[00:07:22] and more expensive to fix. And
[00:07:26] you're I mean, you know, it's just
[00:07:30] >> you're wasting assets.
[00:07:32] >> You're wasting. Sure.
[00:07:33] >> Just so you know, the town council is
[00:07:36] looking at the title cuz there might be
[00:07:37] an issue with it. So, they're revealing
[00:07:39] it. We have no further comment at this
[00:07:41] time.
[00:07:41] >> Okay. So, it's a possibility that, you
[00:07:44] know, you may have to give it back to
[00:07:46] the mixers also.
[00:07:49] If that's the situation, then you know
[00:07:51] would be very nice. If that if that is
[00:07:53] the issue, then fine. Tell me. I'll go
[00:07:56] talk to the mix.
[00:07:56] >> We don't have an answer. We're working
[00:07:58] on it. Town council's working on it.
[00:08:00] Once we get back from town council, we
[00:08:02] hear back, we will pass it on to the
[00:08:05] public.
[00:08:06] >> Okay.
[00:08:06] >> But right now, we have nothing to share.
[00:08:08] >> Okay.
[00:08:08] >> Other than town council's working on it.
[00:08:11] >> Okay. Thank you.
[00:08:13] >> Thank you.
[00:08:16] >> Yes, sir.
[00:08:17] >> Thank you. back to the uh townhouse
[00:08:21] grant uh the one from Paul Paul Brun. I
[00:08:24] think it was the National Park Service
[00:08:26] grant. So that was started a couple
[00:08:28] years ago. And I wonder I think I saw
[00:08:30] that they're up for another cycle of
[00:08:34] grants for the same type of purposes. I
[00:08:37] only wonder right now is if if any part
[00:08:40] of the work that couldn't be done under
[00:08:41] the first grant where the the bids were
[00:08:44] higher than it was the 95,000 that was
[00:08:47] allowed. If any part of that or frankly
[00:08:49] any other historic kind of project in
[00:08:52] town is considering
[00:08:54] uh applying for that cycle of the grant
[00:08:57] which this time we'd do I'm sure through
[00:09:00] CMRPC instead of Iron Valley. Anybody
[00:09:04] know anything about that? about the this
[00:09:07] next cycle of the same grant.
[00:09:09] >> Do you know anything about that?
[00:09:11] >> Um, so a lot of the times when you have
[00:09:13] [clears throat] an active grant open,
[00:09:15] you can't apply reapply until you you've
[00:09:17] exhausted the funds. Um, but I can
[00:09:19] definitely look into that more. We were
[00:09:20] not notified of the upcoming um grant
[00:09:24] cuz I I think it's because a lot of the
[00:09:26] grants it's because we have an active
[00:09:27] grant already open. Um, but I can double
[00:09:29] check that for you.
[00:09:32] [clears throat]
[00:09:33] >> Yes, ma'am. Is that through national
[00:09:35] parks?
[00:09:36] >> Is that grant through national parks?
[00:09:39] >> Yes.
[00:09:40] >> Yeah.
[00:09:40] >> Yes. Um because sometimes and and this
[00:09:43] may or may not be true, but sometimes
[00:09:45] the stipulation from some of grants
[00:09:47] through national parks is you get to
[00:09:49] apply once only.
[00:09:52] >> Okay. And if you applied once, you may
[00:09:56] sometimes will never be able to apply
[00:09:58] again for that particular building or
[00:10:00] >> I think we have the grant. We're trying
[00:10:02] to come up with scope of work, bids,
[00:10:06] things like that.
[00:10:07] >> Yeah. I'm I'm saying once you're awarded
[00:10:09] one, you cannot get another one. I'm
[00:10:11] just saying is that certain ones through
[00:10:13] National Parks are that way.
[00:10:15] >> Okay.
[00:10:18] >> Something to look into.
[00:10:20] >> Thank you. Thank you. Anybody
[00:10:24] else?
[00:10:27] Okay.
[00:10:30] Meeting minutes
[00:10:32] December 8th, 2025.
[00:10:36] >> Motion to approve meeting minutes as
[00:10:38] written.
[00:10:41] >> Second
[00:10:42] discussion. I I have discussion. I just
[00:10:45] want to mention that we have a lot of
[00:10:47] outstanding meeting minutes that go back
[00:10:50] to September all the way through October
[00:10:54] all the way November. So I'm just
[00:10:57] wondering why we're skipping to December
[00:11:00] 8th when we should be addressing older
[00:11:04] unit minutes.
[00:11:07] >> Um Mr. Chair, um so these were just the
[00:11:10] easiest ones to get done. It was a very
[00:11:12] quick meeting. those are not uh lost. Um
[00:11:17] really it's just because of it's license
[00:11:19] season and that's been the number one
[00:11:20] [clears throat] priority because as you
[00:11:21] know if we don't get the licenses out by
[00:11:22] the end of the year um that's a big no
[00:11:25] no and these businesses would be in
[00:11:28] violation of the law. So that's why it's
[00:11:30] been a little slower right now is
[00:11:31] because it's license season. But since
[00:11:34] you guys are [clears throat] doing the
[00:11:35] class 2 and class 3 tonight, it
[00:11:37] shouldn't be a problem.
[00:11:41] >> Okay. All in favor?
[00:11:43] >> I I
[00:11:44] >> Thank you.
[00:11:46] >> Guest presentation. Superintendent
[00:11:49] Colleen.
[00:11:51] >> Uh, may I have a presentation? I just
[00:11:53] wanted to give you an update. So, uh,
[00:11:56] we've been invited to begin the process
[00:11:58] for the roof project at Hardick
[00:12:01] Elementary School with the Mass School
[00:12:03] Building uh, authority, which is great
[00:12:05] because it's a full reimbursement grant.
[00:12:08] >> [clears throat]
[00:12:08] >> Um, I gave us as much of a window as
[00:12:11] time as we could have. So, we're looking
[00:12:13] at not starting construction. If we go
[00:12:17] all the way through the process and the
[00:12:18] town is on board, we wouldn't start
[00:12:20] construction until the summer of 2027,
[00:12:24] but we need to begin to have some
[00:12:26] conversations
[00:12:27] um around the process because we have to
[00:12:31] follow certain steps of the process. So,
[00:12:33] I just wanted to make you aware and let
[00:12:35] you know I'll be sending you more and
[00:12:37] more information and then I'll just be
[00:12:39] looking to come, you know, have sessions
[00:12:42] with you to update you and make sure
[00:12:44] we're both on the same page for the
[00:12:45] project. Um, it sounds like they will
[00:12:51] assign us an engineer and they will
[00:12:53] evaluate before we even go too much
[00:12:56] further about whether they would
[00:12:57] recommend replacing the entire roof or
[00:13:00] just a section of the roof. and that
[00:13:01] will be a big factor for you guys
[00:13:03] because of cost, but also the middle
[00:13:05] section is where we have a problem over
[00:13:07] the cafeteria. So, I don't see that as a
[00:13:09] bad thing if if that's what they
[00:13:11] recommend. So, I just kind of wanted to
[00:13:13] update you on that. And Eric, I know you
[00:13:15] had gotten a green community grant for
[00:13:17] solar panels.
[00:13:18] >> It's a municipal vulnerabilities
[00:13:22] uh preparedness grant. Uh, and we're
[00:13:26] moving on that. Would you be looking to
[00:13:29] have those be roof panels or
[00:13:32] >> I think we'll need to talk about Okay.
[00:13:34] >> We need to what we're what we'll get out
[00:13:37] of this initially is plans and permits
[00:13:41] and things like that. So, we're not even
[00:13:45] a scope of work yet. Uh my
[00:13:50] push was to get uh solar electric on the
[00:13:54] roof to power air conditioning in your
[00:13:58] building there.
[00:14:00] >> Well, no one would argue with that.
[00:14:02] [laughter] That would be a wonder,
[00:14:04] [clears throat] right?
[00:14:05] >> Well, it's the public it's designated
[00:14:06] public shelter.
[00:14:08] >> Yes. And these days, if we had what they
[00:14:10] call a wet bald day, we'd be in trouble
[00:14:14] because there's no cool place to put
[00:14:16] more than a couple of dozen people
[00:14:18] except
[00:14:19] >> the elementary school. So that was my
[00:14:22] initial thinking. So we're pursuing that
[00:14:24] and it also has we're tied in with
[00:14:27] gardener um Harvard
[00:14:30] uh with their school uh with their
[00:14:32] generator. So, the idea is to make it
[00:14:37] more independent from uh power outages
[00:14:40] and and to cool the building out with
[00:14:44] solar panels. So, but so that's a
[00:14:45] three-stage.
[00:14:46] >> Yeah.
[00:14:47] >> So, we're probably in the same time
[00:14:49] frame in terms of really getting
[00:14:51] anything
[00:14:54] but hammers going.
[00:14:55] >> Okay. So,
[00:14:56] >> I'm not sure of the projects uh where
[00:14:59] they stand with [clears throat] solar on
[00:15:00] the new roofs, right? So, I'm going to
[00:15:02] reach out and start to ask those
[00:15:04] questions, which is one of the reasons I
[00:15:05] wanted to come tonight, just so we can
[00:15:07] both get all the information to decide,
[00:15:10] >> you know, what will
[00:15:11] >> Yeah, let's let's meet and and bring in
[00:15:14] >> Mr. Chair,
[00:15:15] >> Mr. Granado, and people like that and
[00:15:17] and make sure I know we're going in
[00:15:20] parallel, more or less parallel, but
[00:15:22] that's that can be fine. You know, it's
[00:15:24] not
[00:15:25] >> work out perfectly, right?
[00:15:26] >> Yeah. Yes, ma'am. Um, so the MVP grant
[00:15:29] that the town is awarded is for the
[00:15:31] planning stage. So that's when he said
[00:15:33] that it's very early. It's because it's
[00:15:35] it is only just the planning stage
[00:15:36] because that's all we were awarded this
[00:15:37] time around,
[00:15:38] >> right?
[00:15:39] >> So we should definitely set something
[00:15:40] up.
[00:15:40] >> Okay. Yeah.
[00:15:41] >> But I don't want to end up with yet
[00:15:42] another plan
[00:15:44] >> right
[00:15:44] >> up there on the filing cabinet. So
[00:15:47] >> yeah.
[00:15:48] >> So we'll see how it goes.
[00:15:49] >> Yeah. And we can ask the questions
[00:15:51] because you never know. I would imagine
[00:15:53] that MSBA would be in favor of in favor
[00:15:56] of any kind of savings opportunity,
[00:15:58] right? So, um maybe if they know we have
[00:16:00] two things happening at the same time,
[00:16:02] that could work in our favor. So,
[00:16:06] >> right after the holidays.
[00:16:07] >> Okay, you got it. I'll let you get
[00:16:08] through the holidays. Um and then the
[00:16:10] only other thing is I had reached out to
[00:16:12] Justine. She's going to bring it to the
[00:16:14] finance board, but we are struggling
[00:16:16] with our second boiler at the elementary
[00:16:18] school. So, uh, it has had a pretty
[00:16:21] major crack and it's leaking. We have it
[00:16:24] shut off, which isn't right now it's not
[00:16:26] a problem as long as the temperatures
[00:16:28] don't dip too low, but when the
[00:16:29] temperatures dip too low, we run both of
[00:16:32] them to keep the building warm. So, I
[00:16:34] just wanted to give you a heads up on
[00:16:36] that before it becomes a major problem.
[00:16:40] >> Yeah, [laughter]
[00:16:43] >> we're doing [clears throat] a lot of
[00:16:44] that.
[00:16:46] >> Fingers crossed.
[00:16:48] >> Thank you. Yeah.
[00:16:49] >> Thank you.
[00:16:52] >> Okay,
[00:16:54] Chief.
[00:17:08] How are you?
[00:17:08] >> Very well, thank you.
[00:17:10] >> Good.
[00:17:43] So, Mr. Chair, on [clears throat]
[00:17:45] Wednesday, November 26th, 2025 at 8:15
[00:17:48] p.m., our dispatch center received a 911
[00:17:51] call from PSM Road reporting a motor
[00:17:54] vehicle accident on the common with a
[00:17:56] car into a tree on fire, unknown if
[00:17:58] someone was in it. While Detective
[00:18:00] Olmstrom was responding along with
[00:18:02] Hardwick Fire, Barry ambulance and New
[00:18:05] Branch fire automatic response, an
[00:18:07] update was reported from the driver of
[00:18:09] the car reporting he was trapped in the
[00:18:11] car and he was burning.
[00:18:13] Detective Almstrom arrived 13 minutes
[00:18:16] after the time of call with Deputy Chief
[00:18:18] Guman shortly there behind them where
[00:18:20] they started working to extricate the
[00:18:21] party from the trap burning vehicle.
[00:18:24] During this time, the vehicle was
[00:18:25] exploding around them the whole time,
[00:18:27] and they were able to get him out, drag
[00:18:29] him from the car, and start life-saving
[00:18:31] measures while waiting for Barry and
[00:18:33] once to arrive.
[00:18:35] I want to read something that Sergeant
[00:18:37] Gentile wrote. [clears throat]
[00:18:40] It is without a doubt these actions of
[00:18:42] Detective Armstrong, Deputy Chief
[00:18:43] Gumont, were not only heroic, but saved
[00:18:46] the life of the operator and prevented
[00:18:48] him from being burned and minimized
[00:18:50] injury from the smoke inhilation. Their
[00:18:52] ability to stay calm is a true showing
[00:18:55] of their training that they have in this
[00:18:57] town.
[00:19:00] >> Each day we answer calls for service,
[00:19:02] but this goes above and beyond what
[00:19:04] anyone could expect and display the
[00:19:06] selfless exempl exemplary training of
[00:19:09] what they are. So based on that, my
[00:19:12] agency is awarding both of them their
[00:19:13] life saving award from the hardworking
[00:19:15] police department.
[00:19:20] Finish yours. Congratulations.
[00:19:26] And I also want TO
[00:19:32] this is the second one for basically
[00:19:34] both of them together working as a team
[00:19:36] on a call cuz they were both together
[00:19:38] for the cardiac arrest save two years
[00:19:40] ago working together. So they both got
[00:19:42] it at the same time.
[00:19:47] >> Thank you. Thank you. And I'd like to
[00:19:50] reiterate, uh, I do know that when you
[00:19:53] approach a burning h a car and the tires
[00:19:56] start to blow up, it gets pretty noisy
[00:19:59] and exciting. So, I'd like to thank you
[00:20:02] both for being heroes and working for
[00:20:04] us, protecting us. So, we have u
[00:20:14] chief.
[00:20:16] >> Thank you, sir.
[00:20:17] >> Thank you, sir. Thank you. Thanks for uh
[00:20:21] being
[00:20:24] [applause]
[00:20:33] >> I'll just finish by adding neither of
[00:20:35] them want no work and I know that and um
[00:20:38] they never want the notoriety for doing
[00:20:41] their job because they do what they're
[00:20:42] trained to do. But it's important to
[00:20:45] recognize what we do every day and how
[00:20:47] important it is to the community and
[00:20:49] everyone that comes to this town.
[00:20:50] Whether they're a resident or a visitor,
[00:20:52] we're there to protect you and we'll do
[00:20:53] what we can to help you.
[00:20:56] >> Thank you very much.
[00:21:04] [applause]
[00:21:12] Thanks for coming in. Thank you. Thank
[00:21:14] you very much.
[00:21:31] [clears throat]
[00:21:35] Okay, now
[00:21:37] come to the exciting part.
[00:21:41] approval of class 2 and class 3 auto
[00:21:44] renewals.
[00:21:47] [clears throat]
[00:21:49] >> Mr. Chair.
[00:21:50] >> Yes, ma'am.
[00:21:51] >> Um, so all of these businesses were
[00:21:53] inspected. Um, I'll read I'll just read
[00:21:55] you the list. They've all submitted
[00:21:56] payment and they've all uh
[00:21:59] >> submitted all the proper paperwork.
[00:22:01] LNS Used Auto Parts, class 2 license.
[00:22:05] Gillespie Care 1, class 2 license.
[00:22:08] Gagy's Garage, class 2 license. L and J
[00:22:11] OI repair class 3 license motor
[00:22:14] specialties company class two BBB Auto
[00:22:18] Inc. formerly Harbick Auto Sales LLC
[00:22:21] class 2 and class 3 Regans Repair class
[00:22:24] 2 L Associates class 2 and class 3 and
[00:22:29] Finish Line Collision Center class 2.
[00:22:33] So class two means that uh they have the
[00:22:37] uh permit to work on cars and repair
[00:22:40] them and class 3 me means that they
[00:22:42] would have the ability to essentially
[00:22:45] have a junkyard and keep uh wrecked
[00:22:48] cars. So that's the difference between
[00:22:50] the two classes.
[00:22:54] >> See the motion
[00:22:56] >> motion to uh approve the
[00:22:59] uh applications the renewals of the
[00:23:02] class uh two and three licenses.
[00:23:06] >> I'll second the motion. Discussion.
[00:23:10] All
[00:23:11] >> in favor? I I
[00:23:13] >> just [clears throat] after the meeting I
[00:23:15] will have a ton of stuff for you to
[00:23:16] sign.
[00:23:17] >> Okay.
[00:23:19] Uh discussion and vote on conservation
[00:23:22] restriction
[00:23:24] 1232 Turkey [clears throat] Street
[00:23:26] Hardware.
[00:23:30] >> Thanks.
[00:23:32] It's hard to compete with that nice
[00:23:34] ceremon.
[00:23:36] Um [clears throat] thank you for
[00:23:37] reviewing the documents that I sent in.
[00:23:40] Um this has been a dream of mine since I
[00:23:43] got here. Really is this almost 30
[00:23:46] years. That's a little hard to believe.
[00:23:48] But uh my 36 acres on the east side of
[00:23:51] Hardwood Pond looks like this
[00:23:55] and it includes 2,258
[00:23:58] ft of shoreline almost a half mile
[00:24:04] basically undeveloped, unsubdivided
[00:24:07] forested shoreline.
[00:24:09] And I think my neighbors across the pond
[00:24:11] look across to the east and enjoy the
[00:24:13] view and think that it's a it's a state
[00:24:16] park and I'm the superintendent. Um,
[00:24:20] so for a long time I I've wanted to um
[00:24:25] put a conservation restriction on this
[00:24:27] piece and in recent years the
[00:24:30] opportunity came up for some of us to
[00:24:32] work on also conserving the 100 acre or
[00:24:36] 99 acre summer camp just to my south
[00:24:38] boundary. Um, and we were able to be
[00:24:43] successful at that. And I'm I'd like to
[00:24:46] think I'm I'm kind of proud to think
[00:24:47] that
[00:24:49] I had relayed to the division that if
[00:24:53] they were able to um fund and approve
[00:24:57] the acquisition and conservation of the
[00:25:00] camp that it would come with a
[00:25:03] conservation restriction to permanently
[00:25:05] [cough]
[00:25:05] restrict my land from further
[00:25:07] subdivision and development.
[00:25:10] um because their wildlife management
[00:25:13] area lands extend to my north boundary,
[00:25:17] not counting a couple of small cutouts
[00:25:19] for homes. Um and so from the point of
[00:25:22] view of ecology and some of us um folks
[00:25:27] that think in terms of the biological
[00:25:29] world, this would result in um landscape
[00:25:33] connectivity across the east side of the
[00:25:36] pond. And for me that's a pretty big
[00:25:39] deal because when I came here it was
[00:25:40] pretty clear that the Muddy Brook Valley
[00:25:42] and Hard Brook Pond were um identified
[00:25:45] as pretty high priorities for
[00:25:46] conservation in various town plans
[00:25:49] [clears throat] including the open space
[00:25:50] and recreation plan. So anyway um
[00:25:55] you've seen my email and write up and
[00:25:59] again thanks for taking the time to
[00:26:00] review the the document and the maps. Um
[00:26:08] I guess the important points to make are
[00:26:11] um
[00:26:12] I will continue to own the land. I will
[00:26:14] continue to live there. I love hard work
[00:26:17] as many of you do. And um I will
[00:26:21] continue to pay taxes as I have through
[00:26:23] the years. Although I'm hearing a bit
[00:26:26] from Jen, our tax assessor, that they
[00:26:30] will be at somewhat of a reduced rate
[00:26:32] because I will have donated my um
[00:26:36] development rights
[00:26:38] um to be held
[00:26:40] by another organization which would be
[00:26:42] the Squad Trust. And um
[00:26:47] [clears throat]
[00:26:51] I don't know. I guess maybe I'll I'll um
[00:26:53] either let you ask questions or if you
[00:26:56] want me to explain things further or ask
[00:26:59] Cynthia if at some point in here you
[00:27:01] have something to add. I mean, I don't
[00:27:03] want to take up a lot of your time, but
[00:27:05] I do want I I am kind of proud of being
[00:27:08] able to do this, like I said. So, um I
[00:27:11] just wanted it to be clear what what it
[00:27:13] is that I'm proposing.
[00:27:16] >> Thank you. Thank you.
[00:27:20] Questions?
[00:27:22] No, no. I mean, I asked I asked Bill a
[00:27:25] couple questions just to see and he
[00:27:27] answered them and questions were would
[00:27:29] this property down the road ever come
[00:27:31] off the tax and he said no and right now
[00:27:34] he pays full taxes on his entire
[00:27:36] property but it's going to be reduced to
[00:27:38] 61A
[00:27:40] and he gets break on that but it's you
[00:27:43] know he just chooses to put the
[00:27:44] conservation restriction on and so no
[00:27:47] development
[00:27:49] and but there's still all the public
[00:27:52] like as far hunting, kayaking. It's
[00:27:55] mentioned under you land trust as far as
[00:27:58] >> Yeah. Well, you know, part of my goal
[00:28:00] there was um if we could conserve the
[00:28:02] camp property, the 100 acre camp
[00:28:04] property, it would ensure that that rema
[00:28:08] remained publicly accessible for the
[00:28:10] future rather than a 10 lot subdivision
[00:28:12] with no trespassing signs.
[00:28:14] >> And the land to the north is all
[00:28:16] wildlife management area also. And
[00:28:19] that's open for hunting. that's totally
[00:28:21] open for hunting, fishing, hiking, you
[00:28:23] know, photography, bird watching,
[00:28:25] whatever. Um, and so I kind of viewed my
[00:28:28] property as part of making and helping
[00:28:30] that happen, you know. Um,
[00:28:32] [clears throat]
[00:28:34] so my intent and my goal was not for
[00:28:37] wide open public access for my actual
[00:28:40] property because I'm going to have to
[00:28:41] live there and think about security for
[00:28:43] the last 15 years or so of my life.
[00:28:45] Um but
[00:28:48] um you know I feel like I've facilitated
[00:28:50] enough public access
[00:28:53] um you know permanent public access for
[00:28:56] adjacent [clears throat] lands to
[00:28:57] support our ecoourism planning goals and
[00:29:00] our master planning goals and and such.
[00:29:02] Um
[00:29:04] I I was I was considering donating the
[00:29:07] restriction to the state but um I I can
[00:29:12] say I'm I'm proud to uh have assistance
[00:29:14] from these Quabin Land Trust for this.
[00:29:17] Um the state in fact their um model
[00:29:22] template for these kinds of things
[00:29:24] requires wide open public access and
[00:29:26] that's not my intent here.
[00:29:28] >> Right.
[00:29:30] I'd like to say something.
[00:29:32] This speaks pretty clearly to what Dr.
[00:29:36] Romano presented us a month ago or two
[00:29:41] months ago that this is a major acquer.
[00:29:44] We're already we've already got the
[00:29:47] landfill up there bothering us and uh
[00:29:50] who knows what else. But not having 20
[00:29:54] septic systems along that shoreline has
[00:29:58] got to be a good thing.
[00:30:00] And then my personal experience from
[00:30:04] when I was a selectman in the past was a
[00:30:09] a wild phone call came in about how at
[00:30:12] that time the music camp we called it
[00:30:16] was owned by some inner city
[00:30:20] community development group.
[00:30:23] And the person who was hysterical
[00:30:28] calling me said that they were shipping
[00:30:30] 300 kids up here and they were going to
[00:30:33] house them in those buildings and that
[00:30:37] we of course would then be responsible
[00:30:40] for their education and and and the
[00:30:42] buses were on the way. So that didn't
[00:30:47] happen but um definitely a defcon one or
[00:30:52] two there. So this is a lovely um
[00:30:56] solution.
[00:30:58] >> Thank you. Yeah. And and just to be
[00:30:59] clear, Bill, um you know, the whole
[00:31:03] neighborhood knows since I arrived here
[00:31:05] tearing down no trespassing signs that
[00:31:08] this is accessible. And you know, any of
[00:31:12] people that know me in town know that
[00:31:15] they're welcome. You know, Harry Cford
[00:31:17] brings his grandson down and takes
[00:31:18] canoes out to take him fishing. You
[00:31:21] know, everybody's welcome there, but I
[00:31:23] want to be in control of it. So, that's
[00:31:24] the only reason I didn't want to have
[00:31:26] wide open public access. Um, you know,
[00:31:29] so, um, I'm trying to give back what I
[00:31:32] had as a kid,
[00:31:33] >> you know. Right.
[00:31:35] >> Thank you.
[00:31:37] So Cynthia actually has done
[00:31:40] >> Okay,
[00:31:42] you can make a motion
[00:31:44] >> and I have the original.
[00:31:45] >> Okay.
[00:31:46] >> All right. I'll make a motion to approve
[00:31:48] approve the conservation restrictions
[00:31:51] for 1232 Turkey Street.
[00:31:54] >> I'll second.
[00:31:56] >> Further discussion?
[00:31:57] >> No, I think it's a really good
[00:31:58] >> I think it's a great idea.
[00:32:00] >> All in favor?
[00:32:02] >> I I
[00:32:04] Mr. Can you just um take care of this
[00:32:07] while the counter is here
[00:32:09] >> to notoriize it?
[00:32:10] >> Sure.
[00:32:20] >> Thank you.
[00:32:40] What?
[00:32:46] >> Thank you, Bill.
[00:32:47] >> Yeah.
[00:32:48] >> Thank you, Jeff. Thank you very much,
[00:32:50] Bill.
[00:32:55] >> All right.
[00:32:57] I'm getting a lot of stuff in here. Mhm.
[00:33:01] discussion and vote on West Brookfield
[00:33:03] ambulance contract.
[00:33:07] >> Mr. Chair.
[00:33:08] >> Yes, ma'am.
[00:33:08] >> Um I don't have it for the board to sign
[00:33:11] tonight. Uh fortunately and
[00:33:13] unfortunately, West Brookfield has
[00:33:15] changed their legal counsel, so it's
[00:33:16] just it's taking a little extra longer.
[00:33:18] Um but I should have that for you for
[00:33:20] your next meeting on January 12th.
[00:33:23] >> Okay. And in the interim, West
[00:33:24] Brookfield is covering this county.
[00:33:26] >> Yep. and it's still very um however
[00:33:30] Westbrookville is covering um and it
[00:33:32] will change in the 911 system the day
[00:33:35] you sign.
[00:33:36] >> Yeah.
[00:33:36] >> On the 12th. So,
[00:33:38] >> okay. Thank you.
[00:33:39] >> You're welcome. [clears throat]
[00:33:41] >> Discussion and vote on the page building
[00:33:43] deed.
[00:33:50] >> I have no issues with the deed
[00:33:54] the way it is written. uh uh mixers
[00:33:59] uh uh deeding the or allowing the mixers
[00:34:03] to have uh right of first refusal and uh
[00:34:08] signing up on the deed as it is written.
[00:34:11] >> Thank you.
[00:34:13] >> Right. Well, we're not giving them the
[00:34:14] option like they have
[00:34:17] acting on first the right.
[00:34:20] >> So, so people understand
[00:34:23] mention it. So with the page building,
[00:34:26] we we put it out for sale and or request
[00:34:30] for a proposal and the friends of the
[00:34:32] page building, you know, put in a big
[00:34:35] part. So we basically by us putting it
[00:34:38] up for sale, there's a restriction on
[00:34:40] the deed that we weren't aware of and it
[00:34:42] was item number five and it it gives the
[00:34:45] mixer trust the right to first refuse
[00:34:47] it.
[00:34:48] So that was become that would c it
[00:34:52] caused problems as far as transferring
[00:34:55] and stuff like that as far as the
[00:34:56] friends of the page. So what we
[00:34:58] understand is they've enacted their
[00:35:00] right to first refusal. The town is
[00:35:03] giving them back the property for $1 and
[00:35:06] what the Mixster Trust decides to do
[00:35:08] with that property and transfer to sell
[00:35:11] it to whoever is on them. So the intent
[00:35:15] is it's going to the friends of the page
[00:35:17] building after they clean up the deed
[00:35:18] and remove some of these restrictions so
[00:35:21] they can renovate and do everything they
[00:35:23] need to do with the building. But again,
[00:35:26] we have no control over that part of it
[00:35:28] once we transfer it back to them. So I
[00:35:31] just want everybody to know so you're
[00:35:32] all aware.
[00:35:34] But it's a good deal.
[00:35:36] >> Yeah. Okay. [laughter]
[00:35:39] >> All right. Well, we
[00:35:41] >> Yeah, just the the date of what is the
[00:35:46] the date of this legality?
[00:35:49] >> The 22nd of December.
[00:35:51] >> So So if you when you sign us today, it
[00:35:54] reverts back to the mixture.
[00:35:56] >> Correct.
[00:35:56] >> Mhm.
[00:36:01] >> What about all the stuff that's in it?
[00:36:05] >> I'm sure we worked out to allow us
[00:36:08] access to remove it. They're
[00:36:10] not going to like change the locks
[00:36:12] tonight.
[00:36:13] >> You can't lock it. The doors are
[00:36:15] >> Exactly. [laughter]
[00:36:16] My plan. Exactly. We'll have time to
[00:36:18] remove whatever items are in there.
[00:36:20] >> And will the will the town accept the
[00:36:24] removal of everything that's in there
[00:36:26] and putting it back in the road barn?
[00:36:30] My understanding is that the group that
[00:36:33] the friends of the page building is is
[00:36:36] looking forward to working with the town
[00:36:39] fair. Uh if that's what you mean.
[00:36:43] >> All our a large amount of our stuff is
[00:36:46] in there.
[00:36:46] >> I think you don't have to worry about a
[00:36:48] thing.
[00:36:49] >> I'll take full responsibility.
[00:36:51] >> Okay.
[00:36:53] >> You don't have to worry about
[00:36:54] [clears throat]
[00:36:54] >> So it was I have a question.
[00:36:57] >> Sure. It was on the front page of the
[00:36:58] Barry newspaper. Um, and it was said by
[00:37:02] the town administrator that this trust
[00:37:05] was expired. I mean, I don't understand
[00:37:06] how this got by town council and was
[00:37:11] gone auction company and a lot of stuff
[00:37:14] has gone on.
[00:37:15] >> A lot of stuff has gone on. There have
[00:37:17] been a lot of mistakes made and here we
[00:37:20] are and we'll just deal with it this
[00:37:23] way. I don't I don't read the
[00:37:25] newspapers. I'll probably pick it up
[00:37:27] again when I serve out my term.
[00:37:32] >> Yes, Mr. Cole. I'm looking for to do a
[00:37:35] vote here, so let's try to keep it
[00:37:37] [laughter] short. Okay.
[00:37:37] >> I don't intend to slow you down. I only
[00:37:39] want to point out that as people talk
[00:37:41] about the mixer trust and the the deed,
[00:37:44] the original deed. There wasn't a mixer
[00:37:46] trust. The mixers had donated the
[00:37:48] property. And I guess the clause that
[00:37:50] escaped the town's notice many years ago
[00:37:52] and recently said
[00:37:55] it said the clause said that the mixers
[00:37:58] the property had to be offered to the
[00:37:59] mixer heirs.
[00:38:01] >> So the as that came to light I
[00:38:04] understand that the friends of the page
[00:38:08] talked to the mixer heirs and the
[00:38:10] mixture heirs have come together to
[00:38:12] create a trust in order to accomplish
[00:38:13] this. I don't. It sounds as though it's
[00:38:15] all understood what's going to happen
[00:38:17] and it's all consistent with the past
[00:38:19] deed. It's not It doesn't sound
[00:38:21] worrisome to me.
[00:38:23] >> Me neither.
[00:38:27] >> Motion to approve signing the deed.
[00:38:32] >> Back to the mixer trust.
[00:38:33] >> Back to the mixer trust. Yes.
[00:38:35] >> I'll second the motion.
[00:38:37] >> All in favor?
[00:38:38] >> I I
[00:38:39] >> I
[00:38:41] here for you guys to sign off.
[00:38:44] That was exciting.
[00:38:46] >> Uh thank you all. Uh
[00:38:50] approval of sewer abatement
[00:38:56] lease, right?
[00:38:59] >> As the water and sewer commissioners, I
[00:39:00] just need you to approve the sewer leans
[00:39:03] uh to be linked to the real estate bill.
[00:39:07] >> I will have to recuse myself.
[00:39:10] >> Okay.
[00:39:20] You still can't make a motion. I know.
[00:39:23] I'm just looking for the whole sheet.
[00:39:28] >> All right. There it is. I got it.
[00:39:31] >> All right. I got it.
[00:39:34] Um, make a motion to approve the sore
[00:39:37] leans as listed in page one and two of
[00:39:40] these documents.
[00:39:42] >> I'll second it.
[00:39:45] >> All in favor?
[00:39:46] >> I I
[00:39:49] going in your city sign.
[00:39:52] [clears throat] All right. And we're
[00:39:54] waiting to sign those until
[00:39:56] the end.
[00:39:58] >> You can sign the deed now if you don't
[00:39:59] mind. Sure.
[00:40:05] >> That has to be notorians.
[00:40:25] Is that all of them
[00:40:26] >> that's listed in these documents?
[00:40:28] >> Yeah.
[00:40:28] >> Okay.
[00:40:29] >> Yeah.
[00:40:37] of course
[00:40:42] shirt
[00:40:45] red and black.
[00:40:52] >> Hey, there you go. The red. It is a
[00:40:54] Christmas movie.
[00:40:58] Put them in there. That's all the
[00:41:01] spreadsheets.
[00:41:02] >> Thank you, sir.
[00:41:05] >> Can I administrator report?
[00:41:07] >> Oh, sure. Um, so we met with USDA
[00:41:10] waterline and DCP on the sewer project
[00:41:12] finances. Um, we're getting really close
[00:41:15] to the end, so um we're wrapping that
[00:41:17] up. Uh, Suffman Tinker has been on
[00:41:19] [cough] most of the calls, too. Um, West
[00:41:22] Brookfield Ambulance is now servicing
[00:41:25] the town hall AED machines. And
[00:41:27] something else that we're talking about
[00:41:28] for their contract that you will be
[00:41:30] signing hopefully on the 12th um is like
[00:41:32] a CPR class a year or something. Um just
[00:41:35] different ways to give back to the town
[00:41:36] that
[00:41:37] >> should be so that the AEDs are not right
[00:41:39] foreign to everybody.
[00:41:40] >> Exactly.
[00:41:42] >> Um so that will be something new that's
[00:41:43] currently not in the contracts we have
[00:41:45] active right now. Um I met with Civic
[00:41:48] Plus and the town clerk on updating the
[00:41:50] town website. Anyone that uses the town
[00:41:51] website knows if you click certain
[00:41:53] things it brings you to nothing. It's
[00:41:55] just it's a very outdated model um that
[00:41:58] they don't even make anymore and it just
[00:42:00] wasn't set up properly to begin with. So
[00:42:03] um we're looking into that and what
[00:42:05] that's going to look like. Oh, thanks.
[00:42:08] Um
[00:42:10] so the as you guys know uh we recognized
[00:42:14] uh the two um heroes for um saving that
[00:42:18] man's life, but now I have to deal with
[00:42:20] the insurance matter in the tree. Um so
[00:42:25] the um insurance [clears throat] company
[00:42:27] is going to be um taking down the tree
[00:42:31] um and replacing it with another one. So
[00:42:33] um we are expecting the funding for
[00:42:35] that.
[00:42:39] Met with Paul from CM Geeks and the
[00:42:40] police chief um on town IT services. The
[00:42:43] chief uh was there because the police
[00:42:46] station is a whole separate animal. So,
[00:42:48] um, every year I like to meet with
[00:42:50] CMGeeks just to touch base and see kind
[00:42:52] of what's working, what's not working.
[00:42:54] Um,
[00:42:55] met with the accountant on the budget
[00:42:57] sheets. The budget sheets have now gone
[00:42:59] out to all the department heads.
[00:43:01] Um, they're meeting with me the first
[00:43:03] the [clears throat] first full week of
[00:43:04] January. Um, so if you guys if any of
[00:43:07] you have your budget books from last
[00:43:09] year, if you could please return them to
[00:43:10] me so we can recycle them. If not, I'll
[00:43:12] we can do new ones, but I just figured
[00:43:14] we could recycle. You don't have one, so
[00:43:16] you don't have to worry about that.
[00:43:18] Yeah.
[00:43:19] >> So, I met with the treasurer. We are
[00:43:21] standardizing our payroll templates and
[00:43:23] we're doing mandatory direct deposit.
[00:43:25] Um, so those the new payroll templates
[00:43:28] are going into effect the first payroll
[00:43:29] in January. And we are looking to do
[00:43:31] mandatory direct deposit because it it's
[00:43:33] going to save the town some money. So,
[00:43:35] um, that's different cost costsaving
[00:43:38] measures that we are looking we're
[00:43:40] looking at. Um,
[00:43:42] >> do you have a you have a way to
[00:43:46] help people that don't want to do that?
[00:43:50] >> You could deposit it in my account.
[00:43:53] [laughter]
[00:43:53] >> That's nice. You have enough money.
[00:43:56] >> If I don't want to do it that way, do I
[00:44:00] then not get paid?
[00:44:01] >> No, you'll get paid. We'll just
[00:44:02] >> Do I get fired
[00:44:04] >> or do I get I get brow beaten, don't I?
[00:44:07] >> Oh, I'll stick a list on you. I know
[00:44:10] it's already happened. I don't want to
[00:44:13] do it, but
[00:44:15] enough of that.
[00:44:16] >> Um, so we're still advertising for a
[00:44:18] wastewater treatment plant operator, a
[00:44:20] highway equipment operator, a van
[00:44:21] driver. [clears throat] Um, I attended
[00:44:23] the Massachusetts Municipal Association
[00:44:25] policy committee on personnel and labor
[00:44:26] relations. Inspections, as you know,
[00:44:28] have been completed for class 2 and
[00:44:30] class 3 auto renewals. Um, all liquor
[00:44:33] licenses have been delivered or picked
[00:44:34] up. Um, so those are all um with the 11
[00:44:37] businesses. We held our monthly
[00:44:38] department head meeting. I attended the
[00:44:41] holiday brunch in New Branch. That was
[00:44:42] very nice to get the invite. Um, and for
[00:44:46] recognition,
[00:44:48] I want to recognize Mart. I actually
[00:44:50] received this from the Council on Aging
[00:44:53] and Barry.
[00:44:55] Um,
[00:44:57] >> can I read it?
[00:44:58] >> Yeah. Less I have to do.
[00:45:03] [clears throat]
[00:45:07] I would like to take a moment to honor
[00:45:09] individuals whose work often happens
[00:45:11] besi behind the scenes yet touches the
[00:45:14] lives of so many in our senior center
[00:45:16] community. Today we recognize and
[00:45:19] express our heartfelt gratitude to the
[00:45:21] hardwick transportation
[00:45:23] scheduler Sharon Hardiker and our
[00:45:26] dedicated bus drivers who transport our
[00:45:29] participants safely each and every day.
[00:45:32] To say Sharon is flexible and
[00:45:33] accommodating only begins to describe
[00:45:35] the incredible dedication she brings to
[00:45:38] her work. Day after day, she ensures the
[00:45:41] bus schedule runs smoothly so our
[00:45:44] participants can get to and from the
[00:45:46] activities, appointments, and programs
[00:45:48] that matter most to them. This isn't
[00:45:51] just about transportation. It's about
[00:45:53] independence, connection, and quality of
[00:45:55] life. and she understands that deeply.
[00:45:58] No matter how complex the schedule or
[00:46:00] how lastm minute the request, Sharon
[00:46:03] goes above and beyond. Her problem
[00:46:05] solving skills, patience, and
[00:46:07] willingness to adapt make a tremendous
[00:46:10] difference for the people we serve. We
[00:46:13] also extend our appreciation to the
[00:46:15] hardwick bus drivers, Bruce, April, Ed,
[00:46:18] and Stan, whose steady hands, and caring
[00:46:21] hearts ensure our safe seniors arrive
[00:46:24] safely and comfortably wherever they
[00:46:26] need to go. Their attentiveness,
[00:46:28] reliability, and kindness create a sense
[00:46:30] of security and trust for our
[00:46:33] participants, and they play a vital role
[00:46:35] in reducing isolation, increasing access
[00:46:38] to services, and supporting daily life
[00:46:41] for so many. The devotion shown by both
[00:46:45] Sharon and the drivers is more than
[00:46:46] professional. It is personal. They care
[00:46:49] deeply about our seniors, their
[00:46:52] routines, and their comfort. Every ride
[00:46:54] arranged, every trip completed, and
[00:46:56] every friendly greeting exchanged
[00:46:59] reflects their commitment to serving our
[00:47:01] community with dignity and compassion.
[00:47:05] >> Thank you.
[00:47:13] >> All I have left is some municipal
[00:47:16] [clears throat] offices will be closed
[00:47:17] in observation of Christmas Day and
[00:47:19] other side of the page. I think there
[00:47:20] was a little bit
[00:47:23] on behalf of all us at the senior
[00:47:25] center. Thank you. Your work makes a
[00:47:26] difference and you're all deeply
[00:47:27] grateful. Anyway,
[00:47:28] >> thank you.
[00:47:29] >> Um municipal offices will be closed um
[00:47:31] Christmas day and New Year's Day and
[00:47:33] today we had the employee appreciation
[00:47:35] holiday lunch. Um and it was a great
[00:47:37] turnout. So that's all.
[00:47:43] Okay. So letman round table.
[00:47:47] Just want to wish everybody a merry
[00:47:49] Christmas, happy holidays, happy new
[00:47:51] year
[00:47:54] to you.
[00:47:59] >> Good.
[00:48:05] Um, look for a motion to adjurnn.
[00:48:08] >> Motion to adjourn.
[00:48:10] >> Dr.
[00:48:12] I
[00:48:14] can still sign them.