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Hardwick Selectmen Address Key Appointments, Public Health, and Infrastructure

Original title: Hardwick, MA Board of Selectmen Meeting 1/9/23

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Date

January 10, 2023

Duration

27m

Decisions

5 recorded

Action Items

7 assigned

Summary

The Hardwick Board of Selectmen convened to address several critical town matters, including the reappointment of the Treasurer Collector and a Conservation Commission member, and the formal appointment of the alternate CMRPC representative. Discussions also covered the termination of the inter-municipal agreement for Public Health Services with Leicester, prompting concerns about future coverage and budgeting. The Board also approved an easement for a new pump station and discussed the status of derelict buildings. The meeting was constrained by a 40-minute Zoom limit, leading to some items being deferred or rushed.

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A resident requested the Board of Selectmen to adopt a resolution to turn down any additional proposals for racetracks or gaming in Hardwick villages, citing a clear town vote against such activities, and to send a letter to the Planning Board asking them to develop bylaws prohibiting these organizations.
The Board acknowledged the resident's request regarding derelict buildings at 16 and 18 Church Street, Gilbertville, confirming that the buildings are condemned and the process for removal is being investigated, despite the current lack of a building inspector.
The Leicester Regional Public Health Coalition terminated its inter-municipal agreement for shared Public Health Services with Hardwick, effective January 31, 2023, leading to concerns among the Selectmen about the loss of grant funding, expertise, and the town's plan for future public health coverage.
The Board discussed the term length for the newly combined Treasurer Collector position, opting for an annual appointment to align with other appointed positions.
The Board noted the special legislation abolishing the Hardwick Sewer Commission and delegating its control to the Select Board, allowing the Select Board to manage sewer-related matters in their own meetings.

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Selectman meeting to order for Monday January 9th 2023 and we have learned that for some reason we are back on the free version of Zoom so we have 40 minutes we'll get through as much as we can if we need to start another meeting again we will on
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The agenda is give me one second that is a dog in the background I apologize with a dog toy so if you hear the speaking I apologize call to order Pledge of Allegiance visitors comments button is from October okay
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October 3 4 10 November 7.
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Can everyone please mute themselves okay minutes of October 3 4 10 November 7 November 9.
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November 21 December 19th old business Board of Health IMA contract being canceled by Lester new business appointment of the treasurer collector Jessica Crawford Nicholas Patos for conservation additions to the census executing an easement for the pump station other new
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Business cmrpc alternate appointment Meg height discussion interval arpa funding committee reports Town Administrator reports signatures and approvals selectman Roundtable and adjournment so would you please all join me in saying the Pledge of Allegiance there is
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A flag behind Nicole I pledge allegiance to do 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
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Do we have any visitor comments from relative to something that is not on the agenda by the chair hey go ahead Judy thank you it's very very short I'm just going to read it

[00:00:00] selectman meeting to order for Monday [00:00:02] January 9th 2023 [00:00:05] and we have learned that for some reason [00:00:08] we are back on the free version of Zoom [00:00:10] so we have 40 minutes [00:00:12] um we'll get through as much as we can [00:00:13] if we need to [00:00:15] start another meeting again we will on [00:00:19] the agenda is [00:00:21] um [00:00:23] give me one second that is a dog in the [00:00:25] background I apologize with a dog toy so [00:00:27] if you hear the speaking I apologize [00:00:30] um call to order Pledge of Allegiance [00:00:32] visitors comments button is from October [00:00:36] okay [00:00:38] October 3 4 10 November 7. [00:00:44] can everyone please mute themselves [00:00:53] okay [00:00:57] minutes of October 3 4 10 November 7 [00:01:00] November 9. [00:01:05] November 21 December 19th old business [00:01:08] Board of Health IMA contract being [00:01:11] canceled by Lester new business [00:01:12] appointment of the treasurer collector [00:01:14] Jessica Crawford Nicholas Patos for [00:01:17] conservation [00:01:18] additions to the census executing an [00:01:21] easement for the pump station other new [00:01:23] business [00:01:24] cmrpc alternate appointment Meg height [00:01:27] discussion interval arpa funding [00:01:30] committee reports Town Administrator [00:01:32] reports signatures and approvals [00:01:33] selectman Roundtable and adjournment [00:01:37] um so would you please all join me in [00:01:40] saying the Pledge of Allegiance there is [00:01:42] a flag behind Nicole [00:01:45] I pledge allegiance to do the flag of [00:01:48] the United States of America [00:01:50] and to the Republic for which it stands [00:01:54] one nation under God indivisible with [00:01:58] liberty and justice [00:02:03] um do we have any visitor comments from [00:02:06] uh relative to something that is not on [00:02:09] the agenda [00:02:14] by the chair [00:02:15] hey [00:02:17] uh go ahead Judy thank you it's very [00:02:19] very short I'm just going to read it [00:02:21] okay [00:02:22] I would like to ask the board at [00:02:24] selectman to agree to turn down any [00:02:26] additional proposals for racetracks or [00:02:28] gaming in Hardwick villages [00:02:30] the vote of the town was very clear we [00:02:33] had a 60 turnout one of the highest [00:02:35] turnouts in town history with nearly 73 [00:02:38] voting no and while actual wording of [00:02:41] the vote mentions great metal work this [00:02:43] is a powerful mandate from the community [00:02:44] on gambling racing and sports betting [00:02:46] and the people have spoken a great deal [00:02:48] of money was spent on this election and [00:02:51] it up ended many lives ruined [00:02:53] Thanksgiving Christmas New Year's [00:02:54] Hanukkah and all those normally joyful [00:02:56] celebrations Commonwealth racing [00:02:58] disrupted the fabric of this community [00:03:00] and many people in businesses have been [00:03:02] hurt and many relationships may never [00:03:04] heal I respectfully request the board of [00:03:07] Selectmen to vote on a resolution to [00:03:08] turn down any additional proposals [00:03:10] involving horse-facing gambling or [00:03:12] sports betting and would like the board [00:03:14] of Selectmen to send a letter to the [00:03:16] planning board asking them to develop [00:03:18] the bylaws prohibiting these [00:03:19] organizations and activities from this [00:03:22] valuable farming Community where [00:03:24] agricultural Community were best served [00:03:26] by working together toward developing a [00:03:28] powerful agritourism industry versus [00:03:30] supporting activities such as gambling [00:03:32] that bring no benefit to the except to [00:03:35] those that are holding the licenses and [00:03:37] that's just the end of my statement [00:03:38] thank you [00:03:42] we'll take it under advisement today and [00:03:45] we will talk about it talk about it at a [00:03:46] subsequent meeting [00:03:48] um thank you I do know that the planning [00:03:51] board is is um doing bylaw reviews so [00:03:56] um certainly that will be uh coming up I [00:03:58] mean we certainly can't tell the bot we [00:04:00] cannot tell the planning board how to [00:04:03] um act that's their ability to [00:04:07] um we certainly can weigh in our opinion [00:04:10] uh but really the planning board needs [00:04:12] to initiate that decision uh we [00:04:14] certainly will have conversations with [00:04:16] them I will attain entertain any other [00:04:19] visitor comments other than [00:04:22] relative to the horse racing track which [00:04:24] we've just been through and anything [00:04:27] else that's on the agenda we have 40 [00:04:29] minutes folks we have a lot of agenda [00:04:31] items to get through [00:04:33] and Barnes I'd like an update on those [00:04:35] two buildings on Church Street in [00:04:37] Gilbertville uh they're perhaps number [00:04:41] 16 and 18 and they've been derelict for [00:04:45] a long time [00:04:47] um you've addressed the issue before [00:04:50] where are we now [00:04:52] foreign [00:04:57] do we have an answer for Ann or is that [00:04:59] something we can follow up on I can [00:05:01] follow up I'm I know what the process is [00:05:03] for us to be able to uh there they've [00:05:06] both been um [00:05:09] um condemned so to be able to to con to [00:05:12] remove them is a process that typically [00:05:15] your uh building inspector has to [00:05:18] initiate we don't really have a building [00:05:19] inspector so [00:05:22] um you know we'll have to figure that [00:05:23] out but I did learn the initial process [00:05:26] on what to do they sit on my desk I have [00:05:29] pictures of them and I have the property [00:05:32] card so I am working on that that is [00:05:34] definitely something that we want to [00:05:36] look at in the near future it's a hazard [00:05:39] and I think that we we really need to um [00:05:42] put that on the front burner so I don't [00:05:44] have all of the answers now but I I'm [00:05:47] learning about how the process works [00:05:49] when you don't own a property but it's [00:05:51] condemned [00:05:54] okay let me get back to you Anne [00:05:56] and we put that on um our next meeting [00:05:59] agenda to just give an update of where [00:06:01] we are with that [00:06:04] any other visitor comments not related [00:06:06] to the horse track or anything on the [00:06:09] agenda [00:06:14] I can't see all participants so Nicole [00:06:17] can you check and see can you just raise [00:06:18] your hand I get myself everybody on the [00:06:21] screen because I can't set the agenda [00:06:22] otherwise [00:06:23] if I don't have any nobody's raising [00:06:25] their hand okay [00:06:28] um [00:06:29] so um I believe uh Kelly did go through [00:06:33] and send edits on the minutes I think in [00:06:36] the interest of time Kelly and Rob are [00:06:38] you okay with [00:06:40] um making sure that Nicole has any of [00:06:42] the edits so Angie can go back and edit [00:06:45] all of the minutes and we can vote on [00:06:47] these minutes and up to date minutes at [00:06:49] our next meeting [00:06:51] uh yes I would have her double check her [00:06:54] work once she revises them as well and [00:06:57] proofread them before she submits them [00:07:00] again that'd be great [00:07:03] I'm okay with it I'm okay with waiting [00:07:07] okay so let's get that on our next [00:07:10] agenda as well [00:07:15] um under old business we have the Board [00:07:18] of Health IMA contract being canceled by [00:07:20] Lester we all have [00:07:23] um a copy of [00:07:26] um the document from [00:07:32] um let me just get there [00:07:39] we have an email from Francis Daigle [00:07:42] um dated December 19th and we also have [00:07:46] an uh letter from the Leicester Regional [00:07:49] Public Health coalition [00:07:51] addressed to Nicole and to Stan [00:07:55] um Justin Nicole the select board and [00:07:57] Stan [00:07:58] um [00:08:00] to select Hardware select board and [00:08:02] talent administrator Parker I'm writing [00:08:04] to notify you the Leicester Public [00:08:06] Health Coalition wishes to exercise [00:08:08] section 10 termination of our [00:08:10] inter-municipal agreement for shared [00:08:12] Public Health Services the services will [00:08:14] terminate on January 31st the Coalition [00:08:17] will work with Hardwick Administration [00:08:19] to assure that all fires are secure [00:08:21] organized and open work is properly [00:08:23] transitioned without any disruption [00:08:25] on January 31st [00:08:28] we will provide [00:08:30] the Hardwick Board of Health [00:08:35] with all relevant files on a USB drive [00:08:38] and will no longer have access to Maven [00:08:40] or track communicable diseases for the [00:08:42] town in addition we will remove all [00:08:44] mention of hardwood from our Coalition [00:08:45] website and request that the town of [00:08:47] Hardwick do the same on their website [00:08:49] the chairperson for the hardwood Board [00:08:51] of Health should change in the future we [00:08:53] are more than willing to entertain a [00:08:55] discussion for resuming the partnership [00:08:57] for shared Public Health Services [00:08:58] sincerely Francis Daigle Regional Health [00:09:01] director of Leicester Regional Public [00:09:03] Health coalition [00:09:04] so Stan has received this letter have we [00:09:07] heard from Stan any on any of this [00:09:09] Nicole in the Board of Health Plan [00:09:13] no [00:09:16] um [00:09:17] Kelly and Rob thoughts on this I think [00:09:19] we need to [00:09:21] um [00:09:22] for our next meeting scheduled meeting I [00:09:25] think we should put Stan on the agenda [00:09:27] and the Board of Health [00:09:29] um or Nicole if if maybe you and I can [00:09:32] have a conversation with Stan on the [00:09:33] board to figure out what their game plan [00:09:36] is and whether [00:09:38] um you know they're going to be able to [00:09:42] um you know what the impact of the [00:09:43] cancellation of this um intermunicipal [00:09:46] agreement is going to be [00:09:49] um [00:09:51] it's disappointing that we're losing out [00:09:53] on all of this grant funding and that [00:09:55] they're canceling um it doesn't sound [00:09:57] like we can save this at this point [00:10:00] um and I think in conversations with [00:10:01] Stan it's Stan and maybe other members [00:10:04] of the board I don't know if stands on [00:10:07] um and wants to speak but [00:10:09] um [00:10:10] I know that they sort of felt like their [00:10:12] relationship wasn't working so to them [00:10:14] this may not be um again I don't want to [00:10:17] speak for them but it may not be a bad [00:10:19] um [00:10:21] outcome uh disappointing I think for me [00:10:24] though for sure because we have the [00:10:27] expertise and the ability to use their [00:10:32] their folks while our people were [00:10:34] ramping up and learning the rules and [00:10:38] um [00:10:39] I don't know Kelly Rob any thoughts on [00:10:41] this [00:10:45] I guess I I mean I would pretty much say [00:10:48] the same thing Julie that it's [00:10:49] unfortunate that this is what it's come [00:10:51] to and I would just be very curious or [00:10:56] um you know eager to hear what their [00:10:57] plan is [00:10:58] for you know starting February to make [00:11:01] sure that we're covered [00:11:07] yeah I would agree with you guys [00:11:09] um I'm mostly concerned about budgeting [00:11:11] for next year because I believe last [00:11:14] time we had to [00:11:16] for [00:11:17] portals [00:11:18] well fifteen thousand dollars [00:11:21] and [00:11:22] I don't it's just an additional cost of [00:11:25] this town [00:11:26] can't really bear at this point [00:11:29] so it was nice to have this option [00:11:32] it cost us nothing [00:11:35] um [00:11:36] so and be interesting to see if the [00:11:38] Board of Health can work [00:11:39] something out and maybe change [00:11:42] leadership or something [00:11:46] I don't know we'll see what they have to [00:11:48] say I guess [00:11:52] so Nicole can you reach out to Stan and [00:11:54] see if either you and I can have a [00:11:55] conversation with him or he can come to [00:11:58] our next scheduled meeting [00:11:59] yes [00:12:01] thank you [00:12:04] anything else on that topic [00:12:10] okay next item on the agenda is [00:12:16] um [00:12:18] appointment of the treasurer collector [00:12:20] Jessica Crawford [00:12:23] um Nicole do you want to talk about the [00:12:25] special legislation that's come true so [00:12:27] so we had special legislation go through [00:12:29] to combine the treasure collector [00:12:32] position and when that took effect at [00:12:34] the end of last week [00:12:36] um there's a section in here that says [00:12:37] upon the effective date of this act the [00:12:39] appointed offices of town Treasurer and [00:12:41] town collector taxes shall be abolished [00:12:43] in the terms of the incumbent of such [00:12:45] offices terminated so it effectively [00:12:48] just [00:12:50] made Jessica's job go away and this one [00:12:53] um be created so now she has to be [00:12:56] reappointed as Treasurer collector [00:13:01] so the question has sort of come up [00:13:03] um on the term of how long we should be [00:13:06] appointing her for [00:13:07] does the board want to do this as an [00:13:09] annual appointment do we want to do it [00:13:11] as a three-year appointment do we want [00:13:13] to do it as a five-year appointment [00:13:15] I would say an annual appointment [00:13:18] we ask [00:13:20] that are appointed to [00:13:25] similar to like the assessors and some [00:13:27] real positions [00:13:30] um does that sound good to you Nicole [00:13:31] yeah [00:13:32] yeah so we we will [00:13:35] um we will appoint Jessica as Treasurer [00:13:38] collector [00:13:39] um for the period of [00:13:41] um today through [00:13:44] um [00:13:45] 2023. [00:13:50] commotion to appoint Jessica Crawford [00:13:56] collector treasurer [00:13:58] per term ending June 30 2023. [00:14:05] been moved inside about any other [00:14:07] discussion [00:14:09] I guess I would just say that it's [00:14:11] already been budgeted so it's you know [00:14:13] the position is with the same existing [00:14:15] salary that it's already been [00:14:18] um [00:14:19] uh budgeted for so perhaps we want to [00:14:21] include that in the motion do we want to [00:14:23] make a revision of the motion to include [00:14:25] that wording [00:14:27] sure I'll make a motion to [00:14:31] combine Treasurer collector [00:14:34] as budgeted for [00:14:35] for the school year term ending June [00:14:38] 30th 2023. [00:14:41] second that all right it's been moved in [00:14:44] seconded any other discussion on that [00:14:49] hearing none um since we're on Zoom we [00:14:51] need to call the roll Rob you're first [00:14:53] on my screen so I'll do your first Rob [00:14:55] Ruggles [00:14:56] yes Kelly Kemp yes and Julie quink is a [00:15:01] yes so the motion carries [00:15:03] um I will text [00:15:05] um Ryan needed the term for her [00:15:07] appointment paperwork for tomorrow so I [00:15:09] will let him know it's for the period [00:15:11] ending June 30 of 2023. [00:15:15] um we also have an appointment for [00:15:18] Nicholas Patos for the Conservation [00:15:19] Commission we have [00:15:22] um [00:15:27] we have a letter in our packet from uh [00:15:30] William zinny [00:15:32] um saying that the Harvard Conservation [00:15:33] Commission on December 21st voted [00:15:36] unanimously to endorse the application [00:15:38] of Nick Patos to fill a vacancy on the [00:15:40] commission he's previously served on the [00:15:42] commission was a valued member of the [00:15:44] team his continued contributions to the [00:15:46] work of the commission will be greatly [00:15:48] welcomed we respectfully request that he [00:15:50] be reappointed the Conservation [00:15:51] Commission [00:15:53] um Nicole is this for a term to end on [00:15:55] June 30 20 23. [00:16:29] yes it is actually there's two vacancies [00:16:32] one is 2023 one is 20 25. [00:16:35] do we know which one Nick is [00:16:38] um [00:16:39] you know they're both the same they're [00:16:40] just regular commission members [00:16:43] right but we have to give a [00:16:45] we have to give either the 20 20 23 or [00:16:48] the 2025 spot do we know which one they [00:16:50] want him appointed for [00:16:52] it doesn't say I don't know anybody from [00:16:56] the heart is anyone from the [00:16:57] Conservation Commission on the zoom [00:17:05] do you want me to call Bill [00:17:09] um [00:17:09] do you want to move on and I could just [00:17:11] call him yeah that would be great so [00:17:13] we'll come back to this Kelly Rob do you [00:17:14] have any other questions on this [00:17:16] well I I just say we put them to the [00:17:19] 2023 [00:17:21] 23 well I mean I mean adult anybody is [00:17:23] going to run against them [00:17:25] okay so while the election process will [00:17:28] come into play here okay so I'm seeing [00:17:30] we have nine minutes and 45 seconds so [00:17:33] if the interest of time [00:17:35] um [00:17:36] uh I think that's a wise idea so I'll [00:17:39] entertain a motion [00:17:41] I'll make a motion to appoint Nicholas [00:17:43] Pinos to the Conservation Commission [00:17:45] term ending June 30th 2023. [00:17:50] second that [00:17:52] moved and seconded any other discussion [00:17:55] hearing on a collar rule Rob [00:17:58] yes Kelly yes and Julie is yes [00:18:05] I'll also let Ryan know [00:18:08] um [00:18:17] um second [00:18:36] did we lose Julie no I'm here I just [00:18:39] lost the agenda so just give me a second [00:18:40] okay [00:18:43] um [00:18:44] next item on the agenda is the additions [00:18:47] to the census [00:18:50] Ryan had just asked you know the [00:18:52] sentences are going out if there was [00:18:54] anything that you wanted to put in there [00:18:55] I think [00:18:57] I think um I wanted [00:18:59] to put it on there so you guys could [00:19:02] there's something that you thought would [00:19:04] go in with it [00:19:08] I don't think so I think I I think that [00:19:10] interesting you know the thing that we [00:19:12] would want to see is if there are any [00:19:15] um [00:19:15] you know open which he puts on the [00:19:18] census uh when he sends it out any open [00:19:20] positions that we'd like filled [00:19:27] I don't I don't think there's anything [00:19:28] else [00:19:29] okay [00:19:34] um [00:19:37] the next item on the agenda Nicole is [00:19:39] the execution [00:19:41] um easement for the pump station do you [00:19:43] want to talk about that a little bit [00:19:45] uh so we have got we got an easement to [00:19:50] put the pump station [00:19:52] um up Hardwick Road a little bit [00:19:54] Hardwick Road I think it is yeah [00:19:56] um [00:19:57] so the east club and land trust has [00:20:00] eased us a small portion to put our Pump [00:20:02] Station [00:20:04] apparatus that goes along with it on [00:20:05] there and so [00:20:08] um it's come back from Council it's been [00:20:10] signed by east club and land trust and [00:20:12] now you all just need to sign it and I [00:20:14] can notarize it [00:20:21] Robin Kelly any questions on that [00:20:24] no I reviewed it just seems pretty [00:20:27] standard to me I'm fine with it [00:20:32] it's fine to me [00:20:36] I can stop down and sign it [00:20:38] if you leave everything stuff for [00:20:40] signatures in the mailbox I can stop in [00:20:42] the morning [00:20:45] do we need a motion for that [00:20:50] I don't think that's a bad idea yeah [00:20:53] I would make a motion to [00:20:56] um execute and accept the grant of [00:20:58] easement from east club and land trust [00:21:01] to the town of Hardwick [00:21:05] um [00:21:08] I'm trying to say the oh it doesn't have [00:21:11] the [00:21:15] uh a permanent easement in on or under a [00:21:19] parcel of land being a portion of [00:21:21] property and shown as easement [00:21:24] 13 600 square feet on the plan land [00:21:27] entitled land of land in heart with mass [00:21:30] prepared by DPC engineering data [00:21:32] December 8th 2022 prepared by Sherman [00:21:35] and Frederick [00:21:39] the second that [00:21:41] been moved by Kelly seconded by Rob any [00:21:44] other discussion [00:21:51] hearing none I'll call the roll Rob [00:21:55] yes Kelly [00:21:56] yes and Julie is a yes [00:22:01] motion carries [00:22:05] um the next item on the agenda [00:22:08] under other new businesses as the mrpc [00:22:11] alternate appointment from Meg [00:22:15] um [00:22:17] do we have something in our packet on [00:22:19] that Nicole or that was there a letter [00:22:21] of interest that she sent over or [00:22:25] um no she didn't send the answer she [00:22:27] didn't send the letter over she she got [00:22:29] up and spoke at one of our meetings and [00:22:32] um Eric volheim the planning board [00:22:34] chairman gave me [00:22:37] um the letter today that they signed uh [00:22:41] that's naming him as the planning board [00:22:43] delegate and then recommending to the [00:22:46] board that Meg hate be reappointed [00:22:49] because I don't know somehow it fell off [00:22:52] of their appointment but she was the [00:22:54] alternate all along [00:22:56] um but they don't have it on record now [00:22:58] at cmrpc so [00:23:01] it's more of a reappointment because [00:23:03] she's been filling the role but cmrpc [00:23:06] doesn't have that efficiently so if you [00:23:08] appoint her then I will send this into [00:23:11] CMR PC tomorrow [00:23:15] so it's for a one year for fiscal 2023 [00:23:19] right [00:23:20] okay [00:23:25] it sounds like this is just a [00:23:26] housekeeping item yeah do you want a [00:23:29] motion Julie please I would make a [00:23:31] motion to a point [00:23:33] mag height as the alternate CMR PC [00:23:37] representative for the ton of heartbreak [00:23:44] uh any other discussion [00:23:47] hearing none I will call the roll Rob [00:23:52] Kelly yes and Julie is a yes motion [00:23:55] carries [00:23:58] uh next item on the agenda is discussion [00:24:01] and or vote relative to arpa funding [00:24:04] I don't have anything [00:24:06] okay we have committee reports in our [00:24:09] pocket [00:24:10] um [00:24:12] have you uh Kelly and Rob had a chance [00:24:14] to review them [00:24:17] we have one from [00:24:19] thank you Hardwick Highway Department we [00:24:21] have one from the Harvard Fire [00:24:22] Department [00:24:23] we were emailed um under separate cover [00:24:25] by the Hardwick Police Department their [00:24:28] report we have the Page Memorial Library [00:24:31] report and I think that's what I saw [00:24:34] Nicole were there others that I missed [00:24:37] that's all okay [00:24:41] um [00:24:44] so we do have [00:24:46] um [00:24:47] we do have an item relative to this [00:24:50] sewer do we want to take that up under [00:24:52] signatures and approvals for discussion [00:24:57] on your next agenda too whatever you [00:24:59] want [00:25:03] I'm fine thank you yeah [00:25:06] I I'd like to I mean if we can't handle [00:25:09] it tonight and we feel like it's you [00:25:10] know you're comfortable with [00:25:13] um doing that under signatures and [00:25:14] approvals we can go ahead and do that [00:25:16] for that um okay [00:25:20] under the special legislation [00:25:23] um the other part of the special [00:25:24] legislation that we have in our pocket [00:25:26] is the um [00:25:29] um [00:25:30] abolishing the hardwood Sewer Commission [00:25:32] and delegating the select board control [00:25:33] so we have the ability to do that now [00:25:36] for our own meetings as we are a good uh [00:25:39] responsible for [00:25:41] um [00:25:41] the the sewer in town now so we could [00:25:44] certainly do that under I believe under [00:25:45] signatures and approvals [00:25:48] um I don't think we're gonna make the 40 [00:25:49] minute Mark so [00:25:51] um Nicole do you want to [00:25:53] um go through your report and then maybe [00:25:55] we can do another meeting can we do a [00:25:58] meeting with the same ID can we restart [00:26:00] it [00:26:01] um [00:26:02] I don't think I can do the same exact [00:26:04] meeting [00:26:07] okay unless somebody has a question for [00:26:09] my report I can just I just put it up [00:26:10] online Okay [00:26:13] um why don't Kelly and Rob are you okay [00:26:15] with that [00:26:17] that's fine [00:26:19] okay [00:26:21] um [00:26:22] signals and signatures and approvals we [00:26:25] need to so underneath the sewer there's [00:26:28] um [00:26:30] a bill for [00:26:32] um [00:26:33] Eagle Hill that we need to [00:26:36] um approve a sign [00:26:39] do you want a motion please [00:26:42] I would make a motion that we approved [00:26:44] the invoice for Eagle Hill based on [00:26:46] their usage for the um quarterly invoice [00:26:59] [Music] [00:27:01] thank you [00:27:04] so it was moved and seconded [00:27:06] um any other discussion [00:27:09] hearing none uh I will call the roll Rob [00:27:14] Kelly