 I think of you as a ballot in the box at the table that you checked in town in the school district meeting. And motion was made the second that we post home the meeting until tonight because of the conflict of the general election. We certainly appreciate your understanding of this and we appreciate you attending this meeting. Ask everybody to please silence their cell phone. It'll be greatly appreciated. Cut and remove your hats and join with me in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of our nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and honor. We're going to conduct this meeting with civility. After this meeting, we are all still friends and members of this community, and we should act as such. If things go the arbitrary remarks, keep any sarcasm and disrespectfully max to yourself. I mean, it is OK to disagree, but let's not be disagreeable. Disagreeable. And you must be recognized by the moderator before you can speak. When you are so recognized, if it's possible, if you could stand and think your name would be very much appreciated. And I guess we already went over the ballot name, so I think we're ready to roll, right? We're going to start right off with the school district meeting, which can be found at age 59 of your county court. I've been not this meeting. If I'm doing something wrong or something's not right, just please let me know. I won't change it, but we'll let me know when you mention it. The district school district meeting, article one. So we elect a moderator for the ensuing year. We need a motion to accept this article. So will it be by Darlay, seconded by Darlay? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Do we have any nominations for moderating George Devois? Second. Oh. Oh, the nomination's recalled. The motion's been made in seconded by the nominations for moderating Devois for George Devois. Oh, the chamber. To hear and act upon the auditor's report, we have a motion to accept this article. I will move by the name Sarah Kelly, Thank you by Charlie Piso. Is there any discussion? The auditor's report can be found on the inside cover of the town report. The motion's been made to move to acceptance. Conception is by Mary Manley. All of the papers, aye-aye. Radical three. To see if the Pitt Steel School District will vote to pay taxes in the same manner as the town. Someone want to make a motion to accept this article. Jerry? Seconded by Jerry? Jerry and Jerry. Is there any discussion? Come on. Someone want to make a motion? A motion to make that it closes. Second? Do you want to make a motion? Ah, generally. So, that's all. I'll second it. Two words. Radical four. To hear reports of the school director someone like motion to accept this article. Charlie Piso, is there anybody available? School director's report can be found on page 68 of your town report. Questions or concerns? Motion is made. By whom? I'm sorry. Oh, sorry. Seconded by who? Okay. This is made of the second edition, sent this to court. All those in favor? Say aye. Aye. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. And the amount of $1,144,825 for the $2,021 school year, it is estimated that this proposed budget will result in education for ending of $17,185 per equalized people. This projected spending is seven-tenths percent higher than spending for the current year. Someone want to make a motion to accept this article. Charlie Feigl, someone want to second that? Is there any discussion? Okay. I'm just curiously trying to keep up with two motions and two seconds. Yes, sir. Yep. The last year you may recall we had a large budget surplus. It was $188,000 that pushed down by a lot the amount we needed to raise in taxes. So last year our tax rate, and I, we discussed this at town meeting if anybody recalls, but our tax rate was lower because we had a surplus that we could pay, that we could use to pay the bills. This year we have a surplus of $75,000. Tuitions continue to increase. Special education costs have increased a little bit, and that's why it nets out to this difference. Well, we had, as I said, we had $188,000 surplus. So that's about 10% of our budget. And this year we only had, so, or no, excuse me, that's about 20% of our budget that was covered by money you'd already given us. You know, already the town had already paid to the school district in taxes. And we had, you know, over years from leaving the old supervisory union and also decline in students. We had this extra money, you know, about 20% of our total budget that was allowed to be bought down. And this year we don't have that much to buy down. And that's where most of it is. About $100,000 against this year. Right. Right. And then for the 50 students we have, we have about a $500 per child increase in tuition. So that's, whatever that is, you know, that's $25,000. So that's, and then we had an increase in special education costs. So that's where that's happened. Okay. I think that's a question. This is an update on the school. Absolutely not. We are separate from the Windsor, we're still separate from the Windsor Central Modified Union Unified District. I had to remember all the views. We're still separate from that. We pay tuition to their schools but we're not involved in the bond for the new build or any of the stuff that's going on there now other than that we pay tuition to those towns. Thank you. We'll try to find another surplus next year. Article six. To elect a school director for a three-year term, someone will want to make a motion to accept this article. Thank you. Charlie, seconded by Erica. Ready, Rice? This term is up. There you go. We need someone for a three-year term. Is there any nominations? And how many do we write? Second. The name is seconded by Ray Rice. Is there any other nomination? The nomination is first. The motion is the name. Who made the motion? Jennifer. Who made the motion? Jennifer. Who made the motion? Jennifer. Who made the motion? Jennifer. Who made the motion? Jennifer. In one way that we are connected, we still, because we send so many children to Windsor Central Schools. We do attend their meetings, their board meetings. Ray fearlessly does that twice a month for hours at a time. It's a lot. It's a lot. And we owe him a big debt. So again. Article seven. We need to be next. To do any other proper and necessary business, someone will want to make a motion to accept this article. So we'll start with Sarah and seconded by Jerry. Is there any other proper and necessary business someone will want to bring forward? Pardon me? We don't have any. We just got a steep level. So hearing none. Anyone want to make a stop? Handle with so many colors. Motion to make. The most important thing is seconded by Sue Worsley. All those in favor say aye. Aye. So voted. Thank you guys. Thank you. All you do for the panel is take this. Two steps. Seven o'clock. That is to elect a moderator for the Assembly here. We have to have a motion to make. Move to close in. That's a very good one. School district. Article three. To receive the reports of the town office for the year 2019. Someone want to make a motion to accept this article. Motion made by Greg. Seconded by nothing fast. Is there any discussion on the county reports of the county reports of the county reports of the county reports of the county reports. Two o'clock. Motion to make a seconded. Motion to close this. All those in favor say aye. That was Article 3. I'm sorry, I said 4, I said 3. Article 4, to elect the following officers as required by law for the terms indicated and to fill in each other office vacant. Someone want to make a motion to accept the previous article, motion made by Terry, accepted by Jared Duff, and the list of the elected officers can be found on page 8 of your town report that a select person for three years, a diesel's term, is up. So we need a nomination for a select person for three years. Terry, do you want to make a general speech, though? Sorry. Mononation has been made for, that's recommended for a general speech, though. Are there any other nominations? I'm not going to enjoy speaking. The nominations have been made for Joyce Stevens, seconded by Andy Hawley. Are there any other nominations for a select person for three years, or a nomination for a goal? Motion has been made that the nominations be closed, seconded by Tanya Haskins. Oh, is that? I want to ask a question, too. Yeah. Can I be the question? Yeah. Before we proceed with the vote, Charlie's up there. I think Eric, do you want to just stand up and be recognized? Thank you. And Joyce, is she here? Oh, can you stand up? Do I have a question? Yeah, I have a question. I know that Charlie and Cherish were working on the team and stuff, and I didn't wonder where that is, and where that would be. Joyce, if you're going to stand up, we can't go over there. I was just wondering where we were with the team and stuff. I know Charlie and Cherish were working on that together. Where we are, where, however, the proceeds have to go, the change in existence. I can tell you where we are. Most of the FEMA work is in what they call a waiting period now. It's waiting to be signed off. I think we've signed off on four projects that are completed, and it's in the terms to be reimbursed. Like I said, most of the projects are done. There are four outstanding projects that have to be addressed this coming season, construction season, and that would be Park Place, Tweed River Drive, and the Cemetery as well as the removal of the temporary repair and then the permanent repair at the far end of Upper Michigan near Manning's. The approval for the permanent repair at Upper Michigan is gone through. We have received two grants to do the Cemetery and Park, the Cemetery and Park Place, and we've also are in the process for getting a grant for Tweed River Drive. So there's still work to be done. You know, George is going to have a lot of work to do at Upper Michigan because that's a significant repair. It's going to be done. There's still a significant amount of work to be done as far as signing off and moving all the projects forward from the, I guess you could call it, almost completion phase to being completed. You know, I put a lot of hours in this year. I tried to get the town reimbursed for those hours and that ended up not happening. I don't know, you know, I put over 400 hours in with FEMA. I would say there's probably at least half of that coming up for whoever is going to take the seat, and they're going to have to dedicate a lot of time to it. It's not an easy task and it's not a task that is very straightforward. So that's where we're at. Thank you. At this time, we'll use the blue ballot, Carol's Beagle or Joyce Stevens on this. And when you have it done, we'll come around this way, single file, come up front. We'll set it with a ballot box. Next time, I'm going to create a grid box. I'm not sure what we're going to do, but we'll do something different. So we have a ballot vote. Joyce Stevens had 67. Callie Pizzo had 42. Thank you, Charlie, for your service to the three years. It's been my pleasure and congratulations, Joyce. Hey, that's the blister for three years. Elizabeth Warner. Elizabeth Warner's term is up. Are there any nominations for Elizabeth for three years? Her. And how many Elizabeth Warner? Warner. Motion to make a second for Betty Warner. Betty, if you could stand up and be so recognized. No one can count on these people. Are there any other nominations for Elizabeth for three years? Since we closed the secretary has one single ballot. I'm on a second. Motion consecutive. That the nomination should be closed when the secretary has one ballot for Betty Warner. All those in favor? Aye. Okay, next we have another blister. There's a misprint in the tamper report. It's actually for two years. So do we have a nomination for blister for two years? Jeremy Bringer. A nomination to make for Jeremy Bringer? A second. Seconded by Erica Her. Jeremy. Can you stand up, Jeremy? Are there any nominees for a blister for two years? Move that the nominations be closed and the single ballot be cast for Jeremy Blister. Motion to make a second. That the ballots be closed. Jeremy Bringer. You have one ballot for Jeremy Bringer. All those in favor? Aye. Aye. No vote. Next is Auditor for three years. And Rebecca Stewart's turn is up. I nominate Rebecca Stewart. Second. Motion to make a second. Rebecca, if you could stand up and be recognized, please. Thank you. Move the nominations be closed and the ballot be cast for Rebecca Stewart. I want a second. Second. Motion to make a second. That the secretary cast one ballot for Rebecca Stewart. All those in favor? Say aye. Aye. No vote. Trust me, the public. Point of order. That's sorry. So friendly point of order. There were two resignations from the auditors. So we actually have all three auditor positions that we have to elect tonight. Oh, you do? Yeah, we do. Okay. And Amanda Barr with one is for one year and one is for two years. So we will do the one year position. Okay. So we have an auditor for a one year position. But someone want to make a nomination. So. I have two working. I nominate Markiplier for. Nominations to make a second for Markiplier to score. Second. Second. Yep. Mark, do you want to stand up and be recognized? Thank you. Other nominations for auditors for one year. The motion of the nominations be closed and one ballot be passed. Come on. Second. Seconded. I'm going to tell you. I just give up a motion to make a second. That the secretary pass one ballot for Markiplier is all those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. No vote. Next one we need a. Auditor. Auditor for two years. Two years. There are many nominations. Now there are any nominations for auditors for two years. Somebody must be willing to do that. Today for Charlie, someone won the second ballot. Sure. Seconded by Mark. Mark, do you want to stand up and be recognized? Are there any nominations for auditors for two years? My motion that the secretary pass one ballot. Terry, come on a second. Second. Second by Sarah, all those in favor of Charlie Beal. Auditor for two years. Say aye. Aye. No vote. No vote. Hey, trust. Let's just trust me of public funds for three years. Henry, Henry, how should we see it turned into a. And we need a nomination for trustee of public funds. Do we have any nominations? We nominate any other. Motion has been made and seconded for Henry Hutchkes. Seconded. Henry, do you want to say that? Do you recognize that? That's probably here. No, there you go. There you go. Are there any other nominations for trustee of public funds? Here's one more. One more. Second that? Okay. All those in favor? Henry Hutchkes. Hey, Alex. One more of those. Trustee of檅 так, Memorial library for 3 years, Erica Hurst termines up. We got any nominations for trustee of the Retri-Flox Memorial library? I don't know what I'm referring to, because— Oh, sorry. I had too much to talk. I know it was the Retri-Flox Memorial library. Motion has been made and seconded for Erica Hurst. Erica, stand up and be reconciled. Okay. You're none of all of the favorite barricades, say aye. Second constable. Two years. So the Manoulli's turn is up. Any nominations for second constable? Second. Motion is made. You're second to protect Manoulli? Are there any? I know he's not here. Are there any other nominations? Oh. You're none of all of the favorite ones. Manoulli, say aye. Aye. You're none of all of the favorite ones. Grand juror for one year. Sandy Beacon's turn is up. Is there any nominations for Grand juror for one year? No. Motion is made for Sandy Beacon. Second. Second. Are there any other nominations? You're none of all of the favorite Sandy Beacon. Grand juror, say aye. Aye. Okay. Mound agent for one year. Sarah Gray's turn is up. Is there any nominations for Mound agent for one year? Pardon me? One? Um. Did you nominate Sarah? Is that what you said? I was nominating you, Sarah. No, not me. What was the Mound agent do? What did you do? Your future is a process. If you see the Mound agent, your future is about to be a good person. I nominate E.J. My turn. George Mound is the turner-up. So we need a nomination for a cemetery commission for three years. Do we hear any nominations? Do you hear any nominations? Second. Motion is made seconded for worst truly. Are there any other nominations? Hearing none, all those in favor? That choice. The secretary commissioner for Mimolo for three years. Mary Elise Even's turn is up. They named nominations. I nominate Mary Elise Even. Motion is made seconded for Mary Elise Even. Mary Elise Even stands up. One year. Janice Stumpf's turn is up. I nominate Janice Stumpf. Motion is made seconded for Janice Stumpf. That's the collector. She's not here. Any other nominations? Hearing none, all those in favor of Janice Stumpf, say aye. Aye. The town clerk for three years. Patricia Friar's turn is up. Are there any nominations? Second. Second. Motion is made seconded for Patricia Friar for ten foot three years. There's nothing to do about it. Any other nominations? Hearing none, all those in favor of Patricia Friar, say aye. Aye. The town clerk. Hearing none, all those in favor of Patricia Friar, say aye. Aye. The town clerk for three years. The town clerk for three years. The town clerk for three years. Patricia Friar's turn is up. We need an nomination for Patricia Friar. Motion is made seconded for Patricia Friar. What? The town clerk for three years. The town clerk for three years. Are there any other nominations? Hearing none, all those in favor of Patricia Friar, say aye. Aye. All those in favor of Patricia Friar. Dave Colton's turn is up. Are there any nominations for Patricia Friar for two years? Any other nominations? Motion is made seconded for Dave Colton. There's nothing to do about it. Hearing none, all those in favor of Patricia Friar, say aye. Hearing none, all those in favor of Dave Colton, say aye. Aye. This is in many years Dave's concerns. Are your chiefs and chiefs please be so recognized. That he'll authorize all current taxes, be paid to the treasurer unless otherwise noted. We need an motion to accept this article. So moved and seconded. Is there any discussion? This is more of a house keeping article that's in here every year. Any questions or concerns? Make a motion that we approve this article. Seconded. Here it comes. All those in favor accepting Article 5, say aye. Aye. Thank you. Article 6, will the voters of Pittsfield authorize the treasurer to collect taxes on real property and to installment on or before the third Thursday of August and the third Thursday of November by physical delivery to the tax collector before high P.M. We need a motion to accept this article. Motion to accept. And seconded. Is there any discussion? I'm going to make a motion that we accept this. All those in favor accepting Article 6, say aye. Aye. Article 7, will the voters of Pittsfield authorize $20,000 to be placed in the reserve fund for the highway, for highway equipment. Someone wanted to make a motion to accept this. Make a motion that we accept. Seconded by Terry. Is there any discussion? Anything specific or just general questions? Well, I don't know if it's really specific, but the internationalist, you know, 23 years old and it's in pretty rough shape. And actually, Dave and I went and looked at a few kind of trust yesterday that were quite interested in and we actually have the money to do that equipment fund right now to purchase that. You know, we're all in the state this year. But now the other person that we're replacing for two or three years, so it'd be nice to build that up. So we have that in the fund. Any other questions? Marcia? Just one second. Second, ma'am. So if we go into the budget summary, see where it shows the percentages for each. Page 24 shows all the percentages. Other way, we're going to the right-hand column on the bottom. Yeah. Make a motion that we go to the bottom. In favor of the art. Someone wants a second. All in favor, say aye. Aye. So fast. Article 8. Will the voters of Pittsfield authorize $4,000 to be placed in a reserve fund for the SCBA equipment, helping to be in breathing apparatus. Someone want to make a motion to accept this article. Tim, come on, my second hat. Dave, are you ready to discuss it? Second. All in favor, say aye. Aye. Article 9. Will the voters of Pittsfield authorize $2,500 to be placed in a reserve fund for a fire truck? Someone want to make a motion to accept this article. Seconded by Sue. Is there any discussion? Mike? We just got finished saying $250,000 for a fire truck that's set up right for a fire truck that's set up years before they get up on that other big hill. Alaska, maybe somebody from the officers from the fire department could address that. No, we actually... Last year, they... Right now, in the tax rate, the voters can tell me this was a contingency cost. The sweat boards reduced it to $2,500 because of the tax rate went up this year and they were trying to save... try to level out the taxes again. I'll actually correct that. It wasn't that the tax rate went up. The select board... The select board has a lot of things to go and weigh. And one of the things we have to weigh is this is capital planning money and we put $5,000 aside last year. This year, on April 15th, we had the flooding and the town had to spend down the reserve fund that we had to do the emergency and emergency and access repairs to the roads that got flooded out. So the town doesn't have the money to... A capital plan is something you want to do and to put in place to move incrementally towards being able to do purchases that you see coming down the road in two years, five years, ten years. And the select board, because the reserve was spent down so drastically, the select board felt we don't have the money to put forward in capital funds like we want to. But we know the importance of capital planning. We just felt we had to reduce the amount of monies that were being asked for because of the fact that we have to rebuild the reserve fund. There are a whole bunch of things that have to be rebuilt and we managed to... The last two years, we managed to offset the tax rate with undesignated funds. We did that this year the best we could and still did not manage to get to where we were going to be but offset the school taxes. So there are hard decisions to make but there are decisions of select board. That's why you elect the select board is to put forth honest, true facts about what's going on with the finances of the town. We floated a $1 million note. Now we didn't spend close to that doing the road repairs but there's still at this point $320,000 outstanding in that note that we did spend and the upper Michigan road repair is probably going to be another $200,000. We don't have those FEMA funds back yet so that's money that the town owes and that we're on the hook for and until we get some of the FEMA stuff pushed forward and start getting some of the monies back and in place the board felt that it was not prudent to go so high on some of these capital planning numbers and that's what we had to do. And the board can speak to, the rest of the board members can speak as well but there are very hard decisions to make and there are things we have to be cognizant of and we don't have the reserve fund to deal with another April 15 flooding so we have to build that back up incrementally and move that along and one of the ways we do that is by not putting so much into the things that we're building up for the future. Any more questions? No, this will be on March 25, 2018. Any more comments? Terry? All those in favor? Stopping Article 9. Say aye. Aye. Article 10. Will the voters of Fitzfield authorize $30,000 for Phase 1 of the town hall repair as recommended by the town hall committee does someone want to make a nomination that we accept this article? Erd? Schumann. Suggested by Terry. Any questions? Is there any discussion? Actually on page I think a 6 and 7 of your town report is the report of this committee on the town hall. Does anybody have any questions and hopefully somebody from the town hall committee can answer them. So? I hope your survey has been done with online and on paper. I wondered what the results of the survey were. Yes, we did an online survey and then we also set up distribution points for paper copies and we posted the survey results when we tabulated all of the results and you can find that on the town hall website. This report that's in the town meeting is a condensed version of the full report that the town hall committee submitted to the select board in December. That report as well goes into some of the findings of the survey and I can give you a few of the findings. A broad range of residents submitted ideas for options. More than a third of respondents lived in the town more than 26 years. Residents and taxpayers overwhelmingly believe the building is an historical treasure and an important asset. More than 67% of respondents said that. Residents and taxpayers want to use the building for town meeting but nearly 60% also want to see concerts and the bizarre followed by exercise classes and private functions at town hall. Residents and taxpayers favor a multi-year approach for funding and scheduling, repairing, renovating the building. More than a third of respondents said they would pay $100 additional tax dollars to fund these projects followed by 17% who said $50. Residents and taxpayers overwhelmingly do not want to replace town hall with a new building. That was nearly 70% of respondents. So I'm not speaking for the committee but they did put forward to the select board a three-phase approach. I know that when the article was drawn up last year that I believe people wanted to know what the options were and what the process was. I don't want to say it's a misgiving. My only question on this is it seems like this has moved towards one of those options where I feel the options are things that the town should be aware of and the voters should vote on. And I know the select board recommended the allocation of the money but I also am curious as to this isn't the full amount for the first phase. And I maybe ask the committee do you think that first phase will take place? Does there more funds have to be put aside for that or? Well, first I think the charge to the committee or town meeting last year was to investigate research and all options for the future of town hall and the town hall committee broke into two phases to satisfy that charge and one was to come up with a scope of work that needed to be done to one open up and reopen the building and then secure its maintenance and upgrades over an extended period of time and two we were charged with going out into the community to find out what the community wanted to do with the building if it was worth investing money and if so what did you want to use it for? The recommendations that the town hall committee came up with was want to proceed with this phase one of a multi-year capital improvement plan to reopen the building as soon as possible and that is what is before the voters tonight. The second recommendation is that over the next year we recommended that the select board develop a plan to implement future phases of work the committee identified to maintain and renovate town hall and identify ultimate financing to pay for maintenance and upgrades. So these other multi-year plans are part of the plans that we presented to the select board. The third recommendation that the committee made was to request the select board examine and correct any insurance for town policies that impede public use of town hall establish a management entity to promote and manage community use of town hall and appoint a citizens group to identify future kitchen and interior furnishing upgrades and get cost estimates. Any way you got a feel for how much this you got the last one left? The committee and can I just take this moment to recognize the members of the town hall committee because we worked for the whole year we met at least twice a month and I would just ask to recognize Ray Colton, Carl Odle, Dave Larkin, Jeremy Rainer, Glenn Renauer, Betty Warner, Sarah Gallagher, and Keith Hopkins. So this was a very broad coalition I think that we had gathered and we had a lot of building expertise we had design expertise, construction, and even construction of historical buildings that helped us put together a scope of work we looked at the building, what it needed, what we needed to do, what kind of projects we needed to do to get it open as soon as possible. We focused on the first floor substructure. We even, and that's what this project would fund. That's what this article would fund, the first project. That would include the design and installation of steel beams to strengthen the first floor structure which would also then necessitate demolishing the basement's drop ceiling, rewiring basement lighting fixtures and excavating around the south wall to waterproof the foundation and regrading around the front steps to address basement flooding. The committee put its heads together we talked to experts in the field and we feel that this phase one can be accomplished for $40,000. That was the estimates that we came up with. We also employed a structural engineer and an architect through Preservation Trust both are well versed in dealing with historic buildings. Their inspection reports we just received and they basically support the priorities that we have set for the projects to reopen the building. In his report Bob Meld from Engineering Ventures states that a public meeting room floor has to support 100 pounds per square foot live load per Vermont code. Bob's assessment of the current log joists capacity of the floor as it stands as 50 pounds per square foot. And he says the wood beam that supports the 35 foot span in the floor system is substantially overstressed. That's why our priority at this point project is to replace the floor system or at least structurally support it. Tom Key who is the architect from Preservation Trust lists water mitigation of the Town Hall basement as the number one project of high priority and that's the other part of the project. The other future phases that the committee identified go into roof repairs, beam repairs, replace angle trust braces, standing seam metal roof when the current asphalt moving has lived its full life. And also we identified insulating and residing exterior walls. These kinds of projects we put price tags on it. These are today's dollars. It's really up for the select board or the select board decides that it loves to name a new building committee let's say then that's for that committee too. What price tag on page two? Yeah, we've identified so we have roof repairs aid which includes beam repairs and then installing a standing seam metal roof. We estimate that around $29,450. Or roof repairs beam which is to replace the entire stress system which includes a new ceiling, new lighting fixtures, remove the old roof and install the standing seam metal roof and that we anticipate estimated at $52,560. The cost of insulating and residing exterior walls we looked at projected $18,000. Any other questions? Yes, we have $10,000 in it that the Italian medium has already appropriated in the previous family. We are hoping. I got the engineer report and referred to unfortunately I think those numbers are a lot hotter than we would talk at. So I think that's a good point. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I think we're going to do what we're going to do with talking. So I don't think that the money that we're talking or the committee is going to be enough to do that phase one. What are we going to do to get more money? Is there going to be grants? I know maybe we're eligible for grants but what happened without my double the money that phase one appears we were way underestimating on that steel lighting. Now he didn't propose other structural repair that he would do for the to get the building built but it isn't going to be the steel means or I do not believe from what his estimate is worth. I can let other members address that. So when we came up with estimates we were basing it on using local contractors. We also were utilizing donated design work and most of the estimates from what I can see on the two estimates are using contractors that have a historical background and as Tom says in his report you're going to pay more money if you utilize those kinds of contractors. So these are decisions that the building committee or the select board will have to make. Allie? We're not over 100% on that. It is price. It's not done. It's not going to get price as early as you know. So look at that a lot. Allie, do you want to comment? So I think I'm hearing that the phases are spread out over a bunch of time and there's a from what Mr. Larkin said there may be a more significant expense. You know, looking back at the at the minutes from last year so it sort of is form an exploratory committee to research any and all future options for the Pittsfield Town Hall and have those options presented prior to the next town meeting. I'm wondering my question is did the committee agree with this like was this a unanimous agreement in this report and has everybody in the committee seen the report and what are their feelings? I know at the meeting the whole committee was not surprised when they came and we got our report on the report. When we got it together we all agreed just finally a couple of points I like to bring out really haven't been asked so far and we looked at our other options and we shot them and put a whole new facility in it was in the neighborhood three or four times talking about repairs for us. When we repaired the town we just gave it over we grasped it it's almost going to cost the same amount of money just to repair this town so that's where it was like what are we doing with this every option we looked at it's going to cost a lot of money and you can't just let it fall down on time that was not what we were going to examine but as a group we did agree that this is the right way plus when we looked at the survey we did want to have this facility repaired so what we're trying to do is do a face approach and start this get it up so we can start using it if there's enough people using this facility maybe there will be more enthusiasm to say yeah maybe we should really do a lot and make this thing a beautiful facility or we should just use it kind of where it is and low key that can change in time for this facility you take a look at what was done in the library the library is getting a lot of use now I'm sure when people look back on years ago they weren't sure it would be used that way and that's kind of what we were looking at how do we get this thing back to use and so this is the beginning for you now I also saw this other report came to you on the estimates I thought it was estimates but there's other versions of it were outrageous and I've been in this field so I mean I was shocked at it but I think what we need to do is keep going on this thing get the basic building so it doesn't fall down on its own the water that's coming into that is just undermining everything going on in that facility that whole boring system is not going to improve over time if we don't do something with it and so I think by doing this we can get ourselves moving in another couple of years we can be asking for more money like the answer is yes shouldn't we want to use it because you're wasting money right now with eating that facility so yeah, you're going to want to do something with it the roof that we talked about we put multiple options together because when you do a roof you have options so it has a middle of every you want to house, you're going to have to replace the roof after so many years and that's what we got there they don't last forever so that's why we're looking at where that roof needs to stick stuck the basic structure up there is it'll hold up but it's not great but the reason why we had two options on roofing was if you're going to go out and spend $30,000 to put standing seam up should you spend extra money to go ahead and replace all the rafters at the same time because why put something down without fixing what's fundamentally underneath it will last another 100 years that's where we're looking at the different options and we're not ready to make final decisions yet that's someplace in the future that we want to look at everything as to what we're going to do with this facility over the next 10 years or so but yes that roof wasn't mine okay, thank you Terry it makes sense to stay with us for a short period of time go get some gifts get a handle on what's across this building any other so wait is it over 4 years or 10 years I think it's going to be almost 10 years it's like $170,000 over 10 years well these the dollar figure that's before the group tonight is $30,000 and that's for those ones to get the building open so in subsequent years we put together a project plan and a schedule set priorities yet prices investigate grants preservation trust has grant money available at least three different programs that we are continuing to talk about and that would be part our committee's recognition is that any grant money be included in proposals for going to town meeting and asking for money so that we investigate a broad range of proposals to maximize tax dollars for these projects Jerry Jerry I think I got it before I think you said I have to say is this committee put on a job I've got to watch my language there are darned if they do and darned if they don't and I would just like to thank you for your efforts so I have just a two part question so you mentioned the historic contractors is the building in the historic registry is it a building that requires this historic preservation type of contractors number one and number two I'm confused because of what Mr. Larkin said do we know how much the first phase is going to cost or do we not know how much the first phase is going to cost we have estimates that the committee has put together utilizing expertise in design and construction and engineering and utilizing design work that's donated and local contractors who have put prices on this done this work we have estimated for the water mitigation excavating the south wall breaches we put that at a thousand dollars if you look at the estimates that the architect put for water mitigation mitigation he's talking about five to six thousand dollars just for an excavator and he is utilizing our excavation engineers that they have utilized another historical projects as far as we know right now we are not under any requirements to utilize those kinds of historical contractors so the building is not like in a registry or anything it's a historic building we're not into this I did so I haven't seen the new report that has numbered one what is the difference between our original estimate and the new engineering I mean I'm sure there are the historic people are more expensive however you know how far off are we in our estimate I think it's a valid question and is 30,000 plus the 10 that we have really enough for this first day since we just we just received these reports so we haven't even been able to present it to the full committee but go ahead I think you all know we haven't been able to move forward that's what's going to take so the question is what we have is 40,000 dollars and if it's more is that going to put the project off or is that going to be a decision that the board will have to deal with I mean or do we look at something like Terry was saying maybe putting it off getting the bids and coming back at a special town meeting with an actual number to authorize more money you know that's a possibility I think it's the majority of us and certainly I said we want the town hall we have to put 30,000 dollars in the account to start funding the town hall and that sets our tax rate for next year we have a special meeting that's happening in fact the tax rate changes all of the stuff I think we should just vote on it tonight to be done with it I'd like to do it with my hands with whatever skin we're going for and what was made the second that we take the vote Particle 10 was a thought we're not one more time for the voters of Fitzfield authorize 30,000 dollars for phase one of the town hall repaired as recommended by the town hall committee Particle 10 Particle 10 Particle 10 Particle 10 All those in favor say aye Nay Particle 11 Will the voters of Fitzfield approve the proposed budget to meet the expenses and liabilities of the town Don't want to make a motion we accept this article Should it be accepted Seconded Any discussion I believe the budget starts on 16 2426 Are there any questions or concerns on the proposed budget? Seconded by Brian All those in favor stay out I think that Particle 12 Shall the voters of Fitzfield prohibit the town constables from exercising any law enforcement authority in accordance with 24DSA 1936 Don't want to make a motion we accept this article Seconded by fairly Any discussion Why is that Tim Do you mind if I Do you mind if I answer I'll answer only because I have prior law enforcement experience The constables right now do not enforce criminal statutes They enforce civil statutes and civil laws that the town has They will do service They will do dog complaints and things like that In order to be In order to serve criminal statute authority they have to go to the police academy and Joyce you can correct me if I'm wrong but I think the town has always voted that they didn't want to make the expense of sending the constables to the to the academy because that would make them police officers and not first constables they would be considered constables but there would be a significant amount of expense to number one send them to the academy number two they would have to be outfitted with things like a police cruiser or a vehicle and things like that the town did not want the liability of dealing with that Any other questions Motion to move Motion to close Pardon me Motion to close Motion to add someone on the second half All those in favor accepting Article 12, say aye Aye Article 13 Will the voters of Fitzfield authorize the court to buy and sell real estate Again, is this the health keeping article? Anyone second that? Any discussion? None, all in favor? Aye Article 14 14 Discuss any non-binding business which may partially come before this meeting No one had to motion to accept this article No one second No one second Before you continue representatives can we possibly attend their meeting because she's not here this year and she's not going to run this year but we have two candidates here who might be recommending that Thank you for having us Any other non-binding business anybody would like to bring before this meeting I have enough What's on this meeting for next year? That's so Someone that has to take 45 days and no one has to advance this because they have to get to jail and it's 6 o'clock tonight so There was a reason for that Well I know that but that wasn't on me So So the select board One thing the select board can do is assign the time for town meeting We are not an Australian ballot town so we do have to meet on town meeting day There is a provision in place that we could we could meet on the Friday or Saturday prior to town meeting day but that has to be put forth a year in advance on the warning and also the voting because we're not an Australian ballot town would have to still be on town meeting day So the only thing the select board can do is assign the time not the date We changed the date today to today because of a conflict which was learned about at something called the town meeting tune up Every time The time is a sign We changed the time to 6 p.m. on town meeting day It was just this year No, we changed the time We changed the time period to 6 p.m. We did that because we got a petition that was signed by 88 people more people signed the petition and showed up at town meeting last year So that's why we're here Once the select board voted to change it to 6 p.m., it's 6 p.m. until voted by the select board that it's not and I don't see any reason for it to be re-voted because the turnout here is fantastic Well, next primary election year Yeah, the next one there will have to be some done It's gonna be primary The other Chris I think we should thank the church for hosting us for tonight and perhaps to your meetings as well when we talk about the town town hall over there if we'd been here 189 years ago having the town meeting that building stood right here that building started out as our church and then it was moved up the way it was moved across the way just a little you? Caleb's great great cool so no, no, no I'm just saying that that building is steeped in quite a history over there thank you and the other, not like in Amanda I think it might be nice for accessibility because that part can have some microphones next year for the audience for accommodations for deaf and hard of hearing people to have some microphones here that focus on the audience of their voice heard as well as the engineer goes up top so um for building with taxes that seems to be going up every year what's the procedure for getting the link with taxes paid? what is your procedure? the janitor's supposed to be the one to answer that unfortunately she's not here tonight I mean the link with the tax letter can get to that sell property taxes easy to process it is yes can we go have a conversation? can we go have a conversation? can we go have a conversation? any winner? on that same note I would like to thank I would like to thank the road commissioner the town clerk treasurer the assistant town clerk treasurer and patty askings for all the work they did to help us get through the FEMA incident and FEMA stuff that we had to get through this year I know that took up a lot of time and changed a lot of things on April 15 George and Trish's work exponentially grew on that day and they stepped up and absolutely are responsible for the fact that this town got that dealt with in such a timely quick manner I don't know if many of you know it but Pittsfield was the very first town in the state to have its declaration in place for funds and for to be declared a disaster area after that event and that happened hours after that office opened in the morning so thank you both of you we'd like to see it done but when it was here in 2022 we're just going out asking for this now so we wouldn't stand anybody coming to your house or anything like that so next we're going to be able to understand what that's for now and then over 10 years since the last one and several good things that we've been doing thank you thank you anything else move to adjourn stay stay in touch with your adjourn be careful walking that side to start it's kind of raining the positive those with the loss have to change the last time stay careful