Sunday, December 25, 2011

A Busy and Productive Week!


Residents at the Special Town Meeting Thursday night voted unanimously to accept a gift of 100+ acres located off Wright road near Wintechog Hill Road. During the meeting, attendees reviewed background information, legal correspondence and documents, the environmental engineer’s assessment, assessor’s maps and property information, the property tax summary, aerial photos and a slide show of recent photographs of the property. The deed was signed after the meeting and the Town attorney will be concluding the rest of the paper work this week. It is planned that an additional parcel of approximately 8 acres will be voted on in January.

Tuesday evening, the Selectmen held a regular meeting at the Volunteer Fire Company to hear a presentation on the status of their facilities and a proposed new firehouse. A tour of the facilities followed the presentation. The Selectmen requested cost estimates for initial engineering and site preparation work as an input for evaluation of the proposed project.

Selectmen have reviewed the comparative bid analysis from our engineer and chosen the low bidder for replacing the Main Street Bridge in the Village. Absent any final issues, it is expected that a contract will be signed and work started by the first week of January if not by the end of next week. 

Monday night, the Economic Development Commission heard the final three presentations for formulating an economic development plan for the Town. The Commission plans to select one consultant shortly.

The Ad Hoc School Building Committee continues to work with their consultant in assessing the current school facilities. Short term schedule milestones are completion of the Educational Specification from the School Administration in early January, report to the Board of Education towards the end of January and kickoff of the design concepts immediately after that.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! Have a safe holiday.

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