Board of Selectmen Meeting, September 3, 2024
Community Center Gym Floor
The Town’s Facility Maintenance Manager, Alan Trant, was unable to attend, but he provided some summary information and arranged for Ryan Marsh, the owner of Wilder Flooring, to attend to discuss the situation with the board.
The gym floor will be tested for asbestos this week. The samples will need to be sent off to a lab. Lab turnaround time is unknown. Marsh doubts that the tiles contain asbestos, as the tiles are a different size from the ones that more commonly contain asbestos. However, the adhesive used may contain asbestos.
It may be possible to leave the old flooring in place; however, this risks future delamination. It is better to remove the old flooring, but if it contains asbestos, the vendor is not equipped to remove it.
While the Town’s budget does not allow for a flooring that has been certified for sports use, the planking selected is designed for heavy traffic and has been successfully used in high-traffic areas such as airport terminals.
Only the gym and its closet will be refloored, not the hallway leading to the gym.
Other News
The Town’s tax map has not been updated since April 2022 due to the town's failure to send updates to the mapping vendor. The Town has budgeted $3k/yr for map updates. The vendor says that at the Town’s historical rate of updates, it should budget $5k/yr. The Town will begin catching up on updating the tax map, albeit limited by its $3k 2024 budget.
The Town failed to submit a required report last year to the Department of Environmental Services about how it disposes of solid waste. This has been rectified, and the town is now back in compliance.
The Highway Department has completed the new leach field for the library. It has been certified and is now operational. Unfortunately, the library’s flagpole broke during the attempt to relocate it.
The board was presented with draft requests for proposals for legal and audit services. This is routine shopping. The board has no issues with its current vendors.
The board approved closing off Flutter Street on Sunday, October 6 for a fundraising foot race for pancreatic cancer.
The board approved a waiver to the Recreation Department for serving alcohol at the October 19 Halloween Festival. The vendor assumes the liability associated with the alcohol sales.
Following a public hearing, the board approved the $8k in matching funds to accept a $163k grant for new radio equipment for the Fire Department. Chief Matt Curry reported that two members of the department filed for the grant.
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