Video summary
The August 10 meeting of the Bethel Selectboard began with public comment regarding a planned 5K race for the upcoming Ford Festival on October 3rd. Ellie Griffin from the Recreation Committee requested approval to hold this event, which would follow their traditional route starting at the recreation center and looping through Sand Hill, Peabine, Main Street, and Church Street. The committee noted that while they previously considered not holding an event due to past experiences, they have decided to return to hosting a typical 5K race with police coverage provided by the constable's office rather than the sheriff's department. After confirming that only town road permits are required from the Selectboard for this specific route and date, the board unanimously approved the request, allowing the committee to proceed with planning, flyer distribution, and registration fees of $20 for adults and $10 for children.
Following public comment, the board addressed several administrative motions including fraud prevention policies and capital improvement fundraising clarifications. A new policy was adopted establishing a 30-day timeline for residents to report financial irregularities to town officers, ensuring investigations are conducted promptly within another month of receipt. The Selectboard also approved a sole-source contract with NEMR for the mandatory reappraisal required by Act 68, citing cost savings and efficiency since Stacy Bradley is already serving as their assessor. Additionally, in accordance with statutory requirements involving the Planning Commission's approval under Act 44, the board appointed Alice Leonard as the Assistant Zoning Administrator to fill a position on the committee that had previously been vacant or understaffed.
The meeting continued with significant discussions on infrastructure projects and community initiatives. The Fire Department received permission to hold a spaghetti dinner fundraiser in October and collaborate with a local photographer for their 2027 calendar, with proceeds intended for training incentives and equipment upgrades. A major topic involved the statutory process to discontinue portions of Bundy Road, Mirs Road, and Sugar Hill due to low usage; officials noted that while some sections were discontinued decades ago during the "Ancient Roads" program, a specific segment on Sugar Hill remains active despite being past a private gate. The board scheduled an inspection for September 28th to determine if these roads should be officially removed from town maintenance lists, which would result in property owners receiving deed releases or shared ownership costs depending on their location relative to the discontinued section.
In the Town Manager's report, updates were provided on various ongoing projects and community collaborations. The new fire truck had arrived but was not yet in service due to a month-long break-in period for training. Construction crews are currently working at Sugar Hill with progress described as "gang busters," though some delays occurred regarding pedestrian travel lanes after the wall removal required unexpected soil remediation, necessitating Jersey barriers instead of open space. The Town Manager also shared an idea floated by himself and others to create a community art installation in the spring involving birdhouses or fairy houses at local businesses, potentially tied to library book themes for children. Finally, there was a contentious discussion regarding a cell tower contract where the town refused to sign terms requiring maintenance of inaccessible areas behind chain-link fences with barbed wire; after photographic evidence demonstrated the impossibility of accessing the site without trespassing, negotiations continued while other issues like sidewalk project delays and new grant awards were noted before adjourning.
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[music]
Call the meeting to order and approve
the agenda unless there's any edits.
>> I don't have any.
>> Second.
>> All in favor?
>> I
>> appointments that are not already on the
agenda.
>> There's none. There's no appointments.
>> Okay. Okay. Public comment.
>> The only one Jordan,
>> get your soap box to stand on.
>> Oh, yeah. Um, good evening. I'm Ellie
Griffin from recreation committee. Um,
usually I would send uh an email to
Theres to let her know that I wanted
that the rec committee wanted to be um
an appointment
um for a a future event. However,
recently the Ford Festival asked the
recreation committee um if they wanted
to do anything for forward festival and
we had our meeting last Wednesday and so
um with our meeting last Wednesday, the
committee decided to go back and not do
the event that we had last year, but to
go back and do the typical
5k race that we usually do.
>> Um that starts at the rec center and
what the runners run down Sand Hill and
Peine and Main Street and back up to
Church Street. And because
um we have to do a lot of things even
though the Ford Festival isn't until
October 3rd, we need to get a highway
permit. We have to get all all kinds of
things. Yeah.
>> Um schedule, you know.
>> Did you have to get a permit from the
state? You didn't. Did you?
>> No, just permission from the select
board. So, are you going to be
>> But we also had to get a the police
coverage.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> Yeah. And I forget what permit that was.
>> Do you Well, you know where the
construction's going right now where the
sidewalk. Do you
>> Right.
>> You run from there,
>> but it'd be on a Saturday, right? It's a
Saturday, October 3rd.
>> Yeah, I think we do. All right.
>> Okay, we'll do all right. So, because we
have and the committee wants to start
doing the planning, we haven't figured
out our our posts or flyer yet. Okay. Um
but but we want we you know want to
figure out um and start making sure we
get runners and and we normally charge
$20 for adults and and and $10 for
children. So we want to make sure that
we um um have your approval and you know
about us and and that we get can get our
planning started. So you go from the
wreck area and you end up at Peine,
right?
>> And then go back to the wreck area.
>> No, we got we go Peine,
>> Sand Hill.
>> Sand Hill, Peabine. Okay.
>> Um Main Street and then Church Street.
We do do the loop.
>> That's just about 5K.
>> Yeah, that's what she does. So you're
going to do the And you said you'd get a
hold of the sheriff's department.
>> Well, we ha have it um before. Yeah. and
figured out all the what that we need to
do before it was the constable but we
would do
>> Yeah.
>> I can send you his email address.
>> Okay. Okay.
>> By send you the email.
>> Yeah. So, um
>> so she needs permission to use Town
Roads for the 5K. So, and that's the
route they always use. So,
>> as long as she has,
>> you know, if she can get an officer over
there or um
>> Yeah.
>> volunteers
>> during the festival.
>> Yeah. It starts at 9:00 a.m. We do at
9:00 a.m. and then it's usually um over
um you know, it's
>> I've done it. We've done it like three
times.
>> So, it doesn't really mess with the
forecast
down. No, it because the rec committee
has a table at the band show, but the
>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We've we've together.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah. We've done it at least at least
three times.
>> Oh, yeah.
>> I don't see any reason that the school
board shouldn't approve. Give make a
motion.
>> Someone want to make a motion?
>> Any more discussion?
No, Jordan's shaking his head. No.
>> All those in favor? I
>> motion carries. Congratulations, Ellie.
You have your permit.
>> There you go. You're good.
>> Beginnings of it.
>> Yeah, I'll email you the contact
information for Claude. Yeah, he's very
nice man.
>> Is there any more public comment?
>> Sally, are you here for public comment?
>> No.
>> What about you, Barb?
>> All right.
That's right.
>> Did you have public?
>> Yeah. I just wanted to set the record
straight on the uh capital improvement
improvement fundraising group. Is that
what it's called? Working group.
>> Yep.
>> Is not the same as rally for wreck. Uh
they clarified that at their last
meeting. So it was a little confusing in
our meeting minutes the way that they
were combined. So uh the dis the
disappointment I had shared last week uh
was not valid although at the time it
seemed valid because of the confusion.
So we all sort of uh cleared that up and
I said I would mention that in this
meeting. So
>> all right thank you Ben.
>> All right. If there's no more public
comment we'll move along. Uh
fraudrevention policy for town
residents. We tabled that last week
because we needed a timeline on that.
>> Yes. So we put in
>> do a motion first.
>> Oh yeah. Go ahead.
>> Can I have a motion first?
>> Second.
>> All right. Now discussion.
>> So yeah, we I'd added the timelines that
we talked about. So, it's giving a
resident 30 days to report an
irregularity to u myself or the chair of
the select board and then it gives the
select board 30 days that within
receiving report that they have to do an
investigation and um let the resident
know. So, that's did you see it Kirk? So
basically it's a the purpose of the
policy is to provide a mechanism for
Bethl residents to bring to the
attention of the town manager or town
officers any complaints regarding the
integrity of the town's internal
financial controls accuracy completeness
completeness of financial or other
information used or related to the
town's financial statements and reports.
So if somebody had a hair they could
they have a
welcome.
Yeah.
Right.
>> Or leazison on the agent's office or
anything needed. I just want to be able
to off.
>> Yeah. Thank you.
>> Okay.
>> Is there any more discussion on this?
>> All right. All those in favor of the
motion to accept this as written now.
I
>> All right. Motion to carry.
>> Fine. You're live.
>> All right. Uh the next
is per policy purchasing policy. I would
like the select board to agree to
contract with NEMR for the reappraisal
of 2031
for act 68. Towns are required to have
an appraisal every six years. Can I get
a motion before we discuss it?
>> Motion to approve the reappraisal
contract to memor.
>> All right. Discussion. So the person the
p the purchasing policy allows it sole
source. So we now the act 68 in right
when I quoted correct act 68. Yes. That
says we have to have a reappraisal every
60 years. So um never did a great job. I
mean the first year we had we we didn't
even have that many um people. We only
had two I think one or two that even
went to the BCA. And then again this
year once people re you know we had
maybe 16 and they were all managed. I'm
not sure any of them I don't think any
of them went to the BCA. So to me it
makes sense to hire them to do the
reappraisal to contract with them to do
the reappraisal because um it's going to
save us money. They're already doing it
and Stacy, we're paying Stacy Bradley to
be our assessor. So, man, it's kind of a
no-brainer. They, you know, so they're
encouraging us to reach out and get that
going because otherwise they're going to
get, you know, they could their schedule
could get involved. So, it makes sense
for us to go ahead and contact with them
now and at least get in the queue.
Any questions?
You good, Jordan?
Yeah. All right.
>> Okay. Uh, all those in favor signify by
saying I.
>> I. Motion carries.
All right. Need a motion at their July
23rd, 2026 planning commission meeting.
Uh, they approved the select board
appointing Alice Leonard as assistant
zoning administrator. And then we need
to do that as well. Can I get a motion
in a second?
>> Motion.
>> You going to mo? Yeah, because
>> the planning commission
>> motion to appoint.
>> Okay,
>> there you go.
>> There's Ben. [laughter]
>> Uh, not Yeah. to as Did you say motion
pointer to the planning commission?
>> No. motion to pointer as assistant
zoning administrator
because the law is I think it's I want
to say it's act 44 that the planning
commission I I went to them to get
permission they say yes then they kick
it they say we agree and then they have
to kick it to the select board and then
the select board has to be the one to
actually appoint kind of like this weird
this is a weird thing like she's got a a
position on the committee that we're
>> it doesn't happen very often And perhaps
by statute I don't have to, but I've
always done it. I think it's right for
people commission.
>> Would you like us to restate that
motion?
>> So yeah, you can just restate it of
>> motion to approve uh Alice Leonard as
the
>> assistant
>> assistant donating administrator.
Second. [laughter]
>> Any more discussion? All those in favor?
I
>> I
>> the next mo uh motion, the fire
department is requesting permission to
hold a spaghetti dinner in October as a
fundraiser and permission to work with a
local photographer to create a 2027 fire
calendar in G13. Uh the money raised to
be used towards
>> training incentives year, etc.
>> Can I get a motion in a second?
>> Move.
Second. All right. Any discussion on
this?
>> And Josh is here. Um if you have any
questions.
>> Yeah. Why do we get a motion?
>> Because we have a fundraising policy.
>> Oh, okay.
>> Just like just like she did. Well, we
gave her permission with roads, but
similar deal. So that's why because we
have a policy for that. Um, and
obviously Josh has fire department wants
to use it for incentives for training or
equipment and you know that type of
thing
and they'll use money out of their
budget and then they'll work with a
photographer. They'll have the calendar
printed obviously they will raise more
than what they've spent so they'll pay
back their expense and then have
additional money for incentives and go
in their coffers. That's the plan. Same
thing with spaghetti dinner. Are you
going to do it as a white church?
>> Yeah.
>> Do you need any models for the counter?
[laughter]
>> You volunteering Sally because she's on
the fire advisory board. So, you know,
she can get in there.
>> There you go.
>> She's so better than ever.
>> All right. Any more discussion?
All those in favor?
>> I
>> oppos. Motion carries. You got it.
>> All right. Uh,
>> this is a little long.
>> Yeah, this be a little bit mirrors Bundy
and section of Sugar Hill Road is
continuence and date of inspection and
hearing. Uh, the motion would be the
Bethl Select Board commence
discontinuence
proceedings for 0.08. 08 miles of Mir's
Road, TH36
>> Town Highway, just so you know what it's
>> the.13
miles of Bundy Road 35 and 004 section
of Sugar Hill per the 1971 decision with
public hearing on the discontinuence to
be held on September 28th, 2026 at 6 PM
and an inspection of the premises to be
held earlier in the afternoon at Four,
the portion of Mirs and Bundy Roads
proposed to be discontinued include the
entirety of class 3 section. The portion
of Sugar Hill proposed to be
discontinued is a 0.04 mile section
discontinued in 1971 by the Bethl Select
Board was later reclassified in 1981
during the ancient road process. Can I
get a motion on that?
>> A motion to start the process.
[clears throat] Yeah.
>> Yeah.
[clears throat]
>> So the just like we did when we did
right road it's obviously it's a
statutory process to do this. So we you
have to so first so we already talked
about it our last meeting. Then we asked
the class four road committee to go
scope them out and they said this
continuum. They didn't think that they
needed to become class four roads that
they weren't you know connecting to
anything else. So now just like right
road which um Jordan was here for Denise
and Dave we actually have we have to go
make a site visit. So we will go to
Bundy we'll go to Mirs and we'll go to
the section of Sugar Hill and look at
it. We'll provide testimony. you'll get
testimony from we have to notify all the
abutters so they can provide testimony.
uh the road form and I would have an
estimate of of um you know cost to
maintain the road etc because in the end
you have to decide whether or not it's
in the best interest of the town to
either discontinue or not and obviously
you'll take into consideration what the
roll of butters or you know property
owners have to say and then just like
with right road if we do discontinue it
um if the same property owner is on both
sides they will get it if this property
owner is split then the road gets
collected 5050 and we can issue a quick
claim deed. That's what the rights
wanted. So that's what we did. Brian got
his share and Bev and her family got
their share. So um
yeah, so like I said, it's statuto
require
just
>> No. Nope. You just have to go see it.
And the the section of Sugar Hill is
just weird because that's when the state
is brought to our attention and said it
was discontinued in 1971, but then
ancient roads re somehow put back in
this like 0.04 section in the middle and
there's a gate. It's a it's after where
it's where the gate is past where the
gate is.
>> Past the gate.
>> Yeah. So it's a funny long walk.
>> It's a weird Yeah. I'm not thinking
>> between the gate and
>> what's it what's her name down there. If
that was it
>> might we might be cutting off that
property that we
>> Yeah. Right.
>> Yeah. No, it's it's apparently it's past
the gate. That's how they found it. They
went up and it was a gate. It's a
private property. She's like, "But
there's 004 over the hill." And I'm
like, "I don't something happened during
Ancient Roads." And unfortunately,
everyone that was on ancient roads
committees passed away. So there's
nobody to, you know, to ask. We just go
through the whole file.
So that's the long and the short of it.
So hopefully can you guys do I mean I
had to pick a date. So I'm hoping you
can do September 28th at 4 um with
enough notice. At least three of you.
>> I'm good.
>> Good.
>> Dave, you good?
>> Depends on how far I have to walk.
>> Well, there you go. Well, I don't Yeah,
you won't have to walk. You can drive.
>> Okay.
>> Um Jordan, can you make that work or
not? Yeah,
>> I've got three if you can't.
>> The 20. Did you say September 20th?
>> 28. It's a Monday.
>> September 28th.
>> Yeah, probably do that.
>> Okay. And maybe four o'clock. Okay.
>> I like to play. No. All right. So, if
everyone else can do it, then what? I'll
put out the notices because we have to
send um notices to find all these
letters and all that. So, all right.
We'll move forward to that. They're not
going to make you repeat that. I'm not
going to
>> because we already had the motion in
second. Is there any more discussion on
this?
>> You two all set with your charge here?
>> All right. All in favor?
>> I opposed. All right. Moving on to the
town manager report. So, I had a com or
an email exchange with Owen of the Bethl
Arts Center and Lisa Campbell of the
library. And I sent them both an email
just said, "I have this crazy idea that
we could maybe work together, the three
of us, three, to do an art installation
in the spring, maybe like bird houses
or, you know, little fairy houses and
get local businesses to have them there.
And then um the library could maybe pick
out a book so we could kind of come up
with a theme and then we give some you
know we're going to meet um Lisa was on
vacation so when she gets back um I
think oh they said someone from the Beth
Art Center was going to spearhead it so
we'll meet with myself and Lisa and
someone else thought it might give him
something interesting to work on. if we
get the school involved and kids and
stuff and just thought it might be
something everybody [clears throat]
could work on over the winter then we
can figure out some parameters maybe if
they read people read kids read the book
they can get in a drawing for one of the
houses or something like that. So they
were all in favor of it. I just thought
it might be something nice communitywise
that um everybody can get behind. I
thought that might be you know something
fun to try. So we'll see how you know
how that goes. Uh, the new fire truck
arrived on Friday. If you have any
questions left, ask Josh because I don't
know.
>> Handles and gauges on that thing.
>> Oh, jeez. Have you seen it?
>> I did see it.
>> The videos on Facebook.
>> Yeah, it's something. It's
>> glad to hear.
>> Yeah.
>> And it's four-wheel drive. It's It's
You're big, but it's Yeah, it's really
interesting. So, no, it went over.
>> Yeah. So, but no, so it finally made it.
So, that's good news. It won't be in
service for another month or more,
right? Yeah.
>> Hopefully not.
>> Hopefully not to be. Exactly. Um I also
brought you So, Sugar Hill, just in case
you want to see it, we have some
pictures. They're underway at Sugar
Hill. Um so, between AJ and I and Holden
from the engineers, go up and take a
peek at it, see how they're doing.
They're going gang busters. So, that's
great. I emailed the select board and
all the board chairs, everybody, the new
open meeting laws. So, it's it's looks
horrible, but there's really not a ton
of changes, but I outlined them in an
email to everybody. So,
>> there's also a video on BLCT on that's
on um YouTube.
>> Yep. Um let's see. So, I issued an email
invitation to as many businesses in
Bethl that I could find email addresses
for. I've also posted on front porch
forum and I had to have Pam go on
Facebook to invite them to your next
meeting, the August 24th meeting to
discuss local option tax. That was
something everybody want to hear from
the businesses. Um, currently I don't
imagine we'll have any businesses in
favor, but um, hey, you never know, but
at least you get to hear from them
directly what their concerns are and
everything. So that'll be on the 24th.
AJ and I met with Finn today. We met at
the town garage and he then he took a
bunch of film of the existing town
garage and then we recorded some
information. So, um they're going to
edit that for us. So, we'll be able to
you all will have an open house at least
we'll have information you can put out
on Facebook from porch form and our
website about what the town looks like
right now and a little bit about that
because the bond vote will be in
November. So, I appreciate Ordia is
going to do that. They said they would
do three edits and have been filmed for
no charge. So, that was great.
>> I met with, you know, we need two
attorneys now. Uh David Rue is going to
do the handle the bond vote for the town
garage. Matt Bloomer is going to handle
the waterline bond vote. So, um decided
and and thank Jed for his input. We're
going to hold the town garage bond vote
in November and we're going to have a
special election in January for the
waterline. Um, so Pam's own. So, um, the
sidewalk project is
struggling a little bit right now. Um,
there's, um, internal argument for the
with the contractor about what their
responsibility is for creating a travel
lane for pedestrians. Currently, while
they're working, they're having somebody
walk them through the site, but it's
really what happens after um, you know,
when they're closed. And part of it is
the when we when uh Duboce and King
designed the project, we had hoped that
when they took down the wall, it would
be like a one to one ratio, but it has
to be 1 to 1.5 because they found a type
seed soil and they were hoping it was
type B. Don't ask me to elaborate on
that. And um anyways, we have to go
further down the road. So now we're
gonna have to they have gonna have to
put in Jersey barriers, but they're bing
at that. So, they didn't let their
people come to work today and it's less
than a $5,000 item as so I dealt with uh
GPI today and so hopefully they're going
to deal with contractor and we'll get
everybody back um on target. I had
allowed them to work last Saturday, but
I'm not going to keep doing that because
they're they didn't work last Monday,
they didn't work this Monday and then
they didn't even work a whole day
Friday. So they if they're not taking
care of the hours that were offered to
them through their contract, you know,
not going to just inconvenience f
because they can't get their So we'll
see how that goes. Um
new salshet is done. It is up. It is
visible from the highway, Dave said. And
um it's been all treated. Um we may be
doing something else to it. There's a
little lip in there that we may be
address um addressing, but I don't know
what that is just yet. AJ picked up a
used chipper this week. Our Mobar
chipper finally died. Circle like 1976
finally died. So, we're you know, so
anyway, so that'll be good because
people have been complaining about
debris in the in the ditches. So, we
needed the chipper to help deal with
that. uh fire department installed their
new Smokeoky the Bear sign and they got
their new fire truck and they held their
first splash night and um that was a big
success and you're doing another one
tomorrow the 18th. All right.
>> Excellent. Awesome.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah. That's great. We awarded two more
grants, another $50,000 for guard rail
on Camp Brook Road and another for uh
the project to be decided for 29,500.
So that's usually when we ditch new
culvers, that type of thing.
>> Uh that's where we haven't decided on
the project location yet. It's to be
decided. The 50,000 will go for guard on
camp. But you're talking about the
gravel road.
>> No, I'm sorry. Where do the are the
guardrails?
>> Um what section? Oh, I don't know. I
have to ask JJ. He laid it out, but it's
um frankly it all needs but certainly
where we pay because we've raised the
road level. So where we currently did
the paving it that needs to be replaced
because it's too low. So definitely that
area will get re we'll get new guard
rail. Um, and there was no match for the
50,000 and then there's a 10 or 20% for
the 295.
>> That's to be used any where we
>> Yep. wherever we you have to actually no
you have to do them in [clears throat]
hydraologically connected s. So
basically wherever something's going to
run into the river that type of thing
where there's runoff. So when we have a
whole map of that and we also have been
given a list from to rivers they come
out and evaluate our roads and do our
gravel road inventory our culvert
inventory. So they come out with a list
and they'll tell us what's high priority
what's low. They grade our culvers for
us and so generally we're tackling you
know something that's a priority there.
AJ will look at the list and be like
okay this week and this isn't as big of
a priority as this. So,
>> um, that's generally how, you know, we
decide in the end
>> something that's really, you know,
bugging him. Uh, we finished up a speed
study on Cleveland Brook Road with two
rivers. Um, Rita is on vacation, so I
expect we'll get to that in two or three
weeks. There had been a complaint from,
um, someone for a lot of speeding up
there. So, we'll see. Um, Pike painted
the control line in Camp Brooks, so
you're all set there. The state will
come out, and I don't know if they've
painted their double line yet, but they
will be. Um the bandaw area had a nice
facelift. Doug Marshall painted it last
year. This year we replaced two old
benches, weeded mulch and if you notice
um the fountain is paved nice bright
green. So you can see it from the road.
Um and I've also contracted with a
painter um Liam
Walker Walker thank him Liam Walker to
do the downstairs conference room and
town hall this winter. still trying to
focus on he's doing some TLC and then
obviously the put before stuff is in
your packet so we can um once we get
more information with that Dan Haley's
on vacation until the 17th so I sent out
an email today asking for a group
meeting on that so that we can sort
through um my questions and solidify the
RFP and get it out to
>> you skip over
>> let's see what was it
Oh, the Department of Buildings and
Brown Services are in the process of
finalizing our contract with the cell
tower. It's
a battle. Um, they we I they sent us a
contract. It was ridiculous. I said,
"I'm not signing it." So, I sent it to
David Rue, our attorney. We talked, we
marked it up, and then we got it back.
And they're refusing to make some
changes. So,
I went up last week, I think on
Thursday, and I took some pictures and
because part of the thing is they're
saying that we as land board are
responsible for the maintenance of it.
That's great. What am I going to do? Is
AJ going to drop me over the bucket with
a rake? Because it's chain link, barbed
wire, no trespass against chain. We
can't get in there to maintain that. So,
so I thought, so I sent the lady some
pictures. I said, "Look,
I have the ability to see what this
looks like. I have an advantage over
you. So, here are some pictures. Could
you please send these to your building's
brown service attorney? And somebody's
got to use some common sense here. How
can I be responsible to maintain
something I can't even access. So,
anyways, it's a little bit so
yeah, it's so it's not coming together
right now. So, sorry, Ben. I haven't
seen
>> Yeah. the cell tower at the town garage.
I mean, we're happy, you know, we plow
around it. We trim around it, but I I'm
I refuse to sign a contract that says
we're responsible for this when we can't
access it. I'm not.
>> They're telling me they're saying that
the town is responsible for all the
maintenance, but we can't of the cell
tower property, but we can't access the
property because there's a chain link
fence with barb wire on top and it's
gated closed. I can't even how can I get
into to maintain it?
I think they want, you know, trimming,
building repair. That's my point. They
no we're not I'm not signed a contract
saying I'm willing to do anything inside
that gated fence but in to their credit
they've never seen it so they're
probably they're using a boiler pate
contract and I'm saying I'm not signing
that because it doesn't make any sense.
So hence I took pictures and said maybe
if they had some visual aids they could
understand
you know our hesitation to sign
you know so that's all. Yeah, I don't
know. State common sense, you know,
a rough match.
That's it.
>> All right. Go ahead.
>> I just I was more curious about the
first one. I noticed it wasn't on your
written down here for about the art
installation thing. I assume that was
like a late late ad or something.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> Would you mind just explaining what that
is again? You said you met you met with
Jesse and Lisa. So I
>> a committee or just a
>> I not just I just had a thought when I
was in Maine I saw that they had done
you know Ben and Barry had done it and
so I thought that it would be nice to
have something positive that the whole
community could get behind. So I emailed
oh and I because he's Bethl Art Center
>> and then I emailed the library
and just said you know I think my
subject line was crazy idea for Bethl
and I was like is there a way that if
the Bethl Art Center and the town and
the library maybe we could all you know
come together to kind of do something
fun and I I was I thought about fish but
I thought that was a lot on the nose
because I thought it was maybe bird
maybe something else. I don't know what
the idea would be, but I thought it
might be fun. And I know I think Dana
Sabatino would be excited about that.
She does the bus and stuff, so I don't
know. I just thought it might be fun.
>> So, no real bounds on the project yet.
It's more just like let's do something
fun.
>> Something that I thought could use a
little positivity that somebody that
everybody could come together and get
behind something like this and try to
encompass, you know,
>> Yeah. Yeah. No, I like the idea. Are you
are you sort of managing the project or
is there is it coming to us to approve
or how does that work?
>> Well, I will sit down and talk about it
and I don't know yet. Just at first want
to just float the idea. I think if they
said no trees, you're crazy. Not doing
that. Then that would
>> Okay. So, it's just an idea.
>> Been a dead issue. Yeah. So, it's just
an idea right now. And we'll see.
Hopefully, you know, maybe the library
wants to spearhead or maybe death on the
arts, but we just thought if we could
get the school and everybody together,
it might be fun to
>> No, it's a good idea.
>> Yeah.
>> So, no, I had seen something in Maine
when I was on vacation and then Barry
had done it. They had theirs outside.
They had like raised cars and dogs.
Unfortunately, they had some vandalism
so we would not have ours. But I just
thought it might also bring people to
Bethl's businesses too if they wanted to
come. Like if you did like a trail, you
know.
>> Yeah.
>> Does the Bethl
Center around the arts want to get
involved in that?
>> Um, you'd have to send me an official
invite.
>> No, I I don't know. Maybe. Um,
>> it's Yeah. So, anyway,
>> as soon as I hand it off to somebody
else,
>> so it was just an idea. So, it's very
>> I was just curious.
>> Yeah. No, it was just an idea and I
wanted to see if I had any buy in.
>> I think it's a great idea. Yeah,
>> something's fine.
>> All right. Any more questions or
thoughts for the
>> things that she found?
>> And we have the minutes from the July
27th meeting.
>> Is there any corrections or edits or
>> uh Yeah. So, I noticed the visitors that
there wasn't listed
>> the Oh, the teacher. She's the first
one.
>> Oh, she's under equipment. She is.
>> Okay. No, you're right. Excellent.
>> There we go. That's all right.
>> Yeah. Thank you.
>> I don't know either. It was whoever's
name were on the sign in.
That's um I thought the the no offense
because you probably took the notes the
notes on the broad birthing center were
a little uh light on sort of the reasons
why we didn't you just noticed that too
>> I noticed Chris Jarvis's comments
weren't included y
>> for instance. So,
>> um I don't know if we if anyone feels
like it's necessary to add why we didn't
um why the motion didn't carry, but I
just noticed it was
>> that's Do you have some suggestions for
that?
>> I might just suggest including Chris's
comments.
>> Okay.
>> Which I'm assuming we're in a recording
unless you are uncomfortable adding
that, but it's public record, right?
thinking
>> I'm just suggesting maybe we include
Chris's comments.
Is that what you were thinking or
>> Well, I would there if we the SLboard
sign because of what the resolution says
and that's what I said last meeting,
>> right?
>> For the end of the resolution, it's it
states that you will suggest that all
your citizens go and grab them.
>> Yeah.
>> I won't sign it.
>> Okay, that's good. We'll put that. Yeah.
somebody's backyard.
>> It's a long drive. Mhm.
>> So you read read the births in her
people from all over the state and some
elves to come to Randolph to have their
children.
>> Yeah.
>> They have an excellent birth.
>> They do.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah. I've known people that live in
Barry that'll go not it's that far but
they they go to Gford because of their
birthing center.
>> That's cool. That's awesome.
>> Yeah.
>> All right. I don't know if we want to
wait to approve the minutes.
>> I'll add them to the next meeting.
>> Sometimes they get printed before we
approve them.
>> No, we can we can table the uh approval
of the minutes until the next meeting.
>> Yep.
>> And other communications. There's a lot
of them in there. The rec commit uh I
think rec committee. There's planning
committee conservation I believe
sheriff's office stuff and financials
for July.
>> I know that's been a couple minutes
late. Did we already thank Ellie for her
time as chairman of the no committee?
>> No the minute yet. Are they I don't
think the rec
>> I see that that Lindsay is now chairman.
Right. So thank you so much for all your
time.
I haven't seen the minutes.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Because the minutes won't be
in the
>> Yeah, they'll be in the next packet.
They're not in this
>> because they come in today. And
>> but thank you so much, Ellie, for all
your
>> And she's still taking the minutes. So,
she's still working. She's still
working.
>> All right. Is there any other business
to come before the board?
>> Just a small one. Uh the bridge on
that accesses Brink Hill and Slack. Uh
just a concern from a property owner.
There's a pothole that seems to be
growing in the concrete bridge itself.
>> Okay. This is breaking dark.
>> Dark now. Yeah. Um
>> that possibly will affect the steel at
some point that's in the concrete.
>> So it's in the bridge itself. Okay.
>> Yeah. Just a concern.
>> Yes. Thank you. No,
thank you.
Um, yeah,
take my notes.
Oh, yeah. Yeah. No, I'll let AJ know.
Um, go take a look at it.
I even mentioned the pothole that's
beside it. When people come in, there's
a if you go stay on the road, there's a
big pole right here.
>> I used to call it different length. It's
a fishing bowl and you're fine.
>> No, it's the actual bridge.
>> Oh, good. Thank you.
>> Maybe we Yeah.
>> No, I don't know.
>> Easier fix.
>> Maybe. Well, yeah. You're okay. Just
remembering.
>> Do you have anything, Jordan?
>> No.
>> All right.
All right. One more motion to go.
>> Motion to adjurnn. [laughter]
>> Thank you.
>> Thank you, Jordan.
>> Second. All in favor? I
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