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Select Board

Thursday, July 6, 2023, 6:00 pm until 7:00 pm
Town Hall
A meeting of the Select Board

Selectboard Meeting - 5 Academy Hill Road, Conway - 6:00 p.m.
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  • Meeting ID: 658 679 6584
  • Passcode: conwaysb

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Meeting of Select Board

Members: (Quorum)

  • Present: Christopher Waldo, at 6:00 PM
  • Present: Philip Kantor, Chair, at 6:00 PM
  • Present: Erica Goleman, at 6:00 PM

Also Present:

  • Veronique Blanchard and Adam Reed

See original Agenda Final Minutes

Meeting opened: 6:00 PM

Meeting closed: 6:30 PM

  1. Meeting Preliminaries

  2. Warrants

  3. Meetings Attended by Select Board Members

    • General Discussion...
      Chris and Phyllis Craine met with the Potters to discuss the Highway and Capital Improvement funding.

      Phil met with Mass in Motion Committee and they ordered a new refrigerator for the Town Hall to accommodate senior lunches.

  4. Public Comments. None

    • Public

  5. Unfinished Business.

    • None.

  6. New Business

    • - Vote to approve Newsletter committee recommendation to appoint Julia Carroll for a term ending 6/30/25.

      MOTION, moved by Philip Kantor, seconded by Erica Goleman: .

      Pass: Aye: Erica Goleman, Philip Kantor, Christopher Waldo.

    • - Set date for Eversource pole hearing, 161 Thompson Road.

      MOTION, moved by Erica Goleman, seconded by Philip Kantor: The Eversource pole hearing will be at 5:45 on July 17, 2023.

      Pass: Aye: Erica Goleman, Philip Kantor, Christopher Waldo.

    • - Discuss and vote to sign Order of Taking for Estate of Mary V. Boeh and Salvation Army land.

      General Discussion...
      Tabled until July 17, 2023.

    • - Discuss and vote to sign FY24 Mass in Motion MOU with the FRCOG.

      MOTION, moved by Erica Goleman, seconded by Christopher Waldo: To sign the Mass in Motion MOU.

      Pass: Aye: Erica Goleman, Philip Kantor, Christopher Waldo.

      We will receive $4,200 to spend on senior projects in the town. The committee will be looking into the issues of our seniors feeling isolated and having no person to call in town. An idea of having teen volunteers was brought up and will be looked into.

    • - Discuss and vote proclamation to celebrate Quock Walker Day.

      MOTION, moved by Philip Kantor, seconded by Erica Goleman: Quock Walker sewed for his freedom in 1783 which lead to the outlawing of slavery in Massachusetts. The board signed a proclamation in his honor.

      Pass: Aye: Erica Goleman, Philip Kantor, Christopher Waldo.

  7. Items Not Anticipated 48 Hours in Advance of the Meeting

    • None.

  8. Town Administrator update

  9. Selectboard member comments/concerns

  10. Mail

    • - Celebration of life for Marie Iklen. The family would like to use the ball field for this event on July 15, 2023.

      MOTION, moved by Erica Goleman, seconded by Christopher Waldo: .

      Pass: Aye: Erica Goleman, Philip Kantor, Christopher Waldo.

  11. Announcements

    • General Discussion...
      The board would like to welcome and congratulate Chief Don Bates on his first week of the job. His presence is already been seen in the town.

  12. Meeting Wrap-up

The listing of matters is those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.

Minutes approved on Wednesday, Jul 26, 2023

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