Discussion about replacing the red plow truck and scheduling a Special Town Meeting to pay for the replacement, issues with the Sears Road culvert work, decision to extend contract with Adams Ambulance Service, more website feedback, letter from National Grid about adding an electric vehicle to Hawley’s “fleet.”
Discussion with the building inspector and health inspector about Thorsson property on Middle Road, discussion about a shared conservation agent, discussion of proposed letter from the school board about a bill for rural school funding, overview of proposed website, approval of a dog pen for the dog officer, issues with the red plow truck.
Discussion of surplus property, allocation of responsibilities for personnel evaluation, report from the Mohawk Trail Regional School Committee, decision to remove trees behind the Town Office, brief discussion of the Dugway, letter from John Sears about the Technical School, dog complaints abated, report from Will Cosby and Wayne Lemoine about broadband conference and discussion of some possible broadband options, discussion about books in the Rich/Hamdan home.
Decision about fuel bids, speculation about the future of the Franklin Technical School, discussion about the roads in the State Forest, decision about Sears Road easement, decision to try new snow route on Labelle Road, decision to leave the website static for the moment, dog complaint in East Hawley, question from road crew about the Juneteenth holiday.
Pole hearing, discussion of roads in the State Forest, conversation with the Velazquez family about the property across the road, adoption of special-permit review with the Planning Board, discussion of complaint about the schools by Nicole Parker, overview of culvert work, dump-sticker pricing, and more.
Election of chair for the coming year, recommendation from the Communications Committee to hire Tuman Design, Personnel Committee’s proposal to hire a mediator for the road crew, discussion of possible disposal of some town property, decision to pass on a short-term rental tax, questions about getting into the state forest, increase in transportation funding for vocational school.
Discussion about USDA’s National Resources Conservation Service about designating farmland in Hawley, discussion of Franklin Land Trust bike ride in August, scheduling of meeting with the Planning Board about site-plan review, check in with road crew about working relations, discussion about possible new plantings behind the town garage, cemetery woes, update on properties up for possible auction, concern about the housing of the town’s historic weights and measures, question about a possible pudding contest in 2024.
Discussion about changes in public-health network, preview of JAM charity bike ride in July, road work discussion, signing of opioid settlement agreement, tabling of discussion of private well regulations, questions about tax collector’s internet access, discussion of what to do with 339 West Hawley Road, preview of financial information for Town meeting, questions about changes to office furnishings.
Presentation from Meg Ryan about age-and-dementia-friendly communities; draft of budget for FY24; brief discussion of snowstorm expenses; approval of dedication for Town Report; discussion with a representative from the DCR about its possible purchase of land on West Hill Road; look at draft budget; awarding of Sears Road culvert work to Davenport Trucking; appointment of animal-control officer; discussion of ongoing personnel issues.
Formal adoption of Hazard Mitigation/Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness plan; discussion of a site-plan review rule by the Planning Board; narrowing down of designer for new website; discussion with Chris Tirone about Chris’s complaint that the Selectboard had violated open-meeting laws in conferring about him; update on road and culvert work; decision to adopt new cellular paging app for EMTs for a trial year; discussion with Chris Tirone and others about issues related to his work, held in open session at Chris’s request.
Discussion of changing Labelle Road snow route; preliminary ideas about redesigning Hawley’s website; update about the budget for the following year; identification of issues needing state assistance; problems with the red one-ton truck; welcoming new interim town clerk Donna Desmarais Lemoine; update on Sears Road culvert project.
2022 and Earlier
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