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Why it matters: The warrant preview outlined operating and capital budgets, debt proposals related to water and wastewater work, a proposed override for fire department staffing, and multiple capital articles (water main replacements, PFAS treatment for wells, and capital maintenance projects). The board’s administrative votes set the mechanics for upcoming elections and advanced items to town meeting.

Election and administrative motions: The board voted to delegate its authority under Chapter 92 §72 (cited in the meeting memo) to detail police officers or constables for polling places to the police chief in consultation with the town clerk. The board also adopted the warrant for the annual town election on May 20, 2025; both motions passed unanimously.

Municipal Energy Manager grant: Acting on a previously approved application, the board accepted a Mass Save Municipal Energy Manager grant for $45,600 payable over a three‑year period to support a part‑time municipal energy manager. The board voted unanimously to accept the award and authorized staff to move forward with grant procedures.

Town meeting preview and motion assignments: Town Administrator and staff walked the board through 34 warrant articles covering the general fund operating budget, enterprise budgets (golf, water, septage, wastewater), school assessments, and capital articles including water main work on Route 28, PFAS treatment for public wells, septic and septage facility rehabilitation, police cruiser financing, and a proposed ‘‘quint’’ pumper for the fire department. The board assigned members to present groups of articles at town meeting and discussed proposed capital and CPA projects.

Committee business and appointments: The board accepted the resignation of Christine Marzigliano from the Community Preservation Committee effective April 30, 2025; voted to dissolve the library planning committee as part of creating a library building committee; and appointed members to the new library building committee and other committees. The board also appointed a new alternate to the Recreation Commission.

Minutes and procedural items: The board approved previous meeting minutes and confirmed its May 6 agenda will include a follow‑up on PFAS recommendations from Kleinfelder, an update on a tourism destination marketing district proposal, a housing workshop and the town administrator evaluation.

Ending: Town staff will prepare Kleinfelder’s written summary for the board, finalize motion assignments and ensure the paperwork for the municipal energy manager grant and committee appointments is processed ahead of the April 29 town meeting and the May 20 town election.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Town of Yarmouth: Select Board 4-15-2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its April 15 meeting the Yarmouth Select Board previewed the April 29 annual town meeting warrant, delegated police detail authority for elections to the police chief, unanimously adopted the election warrant, accepted a municipal energy manager grant of $45,600, and approved several committee actions including appointments and resignations.","taxTitle","Town of Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts","taxId",68581,"location","Massachusetts","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6069627,"Select Board backs historic commission design for Yarmouth Revolutionary War monument, sends project to town meeting",3561,3178000,6739000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3068112-adeae1b2b4c3c9abfe300b5fb8eb755f&start=3178&end=6739","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3068112-adeae1b2b4c3c9abfe300b5fb8eb755f/thumbnail_3178000.jpg","/articles/6069627/Massachusetts/Select-Board-backs-historic-commission-design-for-Yarmouth-Revolutionary-War-monument-sends-project-to-town-meeting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6069627-9d41dd24d8c60a6cefd28d00f894906b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771138063&Signature=EEKv4fx5eN~V1DB1v5jdi4ix8PKYB9oUzwGsVaw9KVogti-1XroKCtsuu4jKRiymbzAsei8oDai0iyLXYR1qIroAzcwq98pD~IcS4Zz0WylNSuQL8cS7h5ANtMnmFNSbFinj55Z~kQzw2UZIJS0NYMTeO~An1A1IED5wqIzie4ZJf4eiSTrosjtXPmiuJ5qhXyX-1lVKlv9xXFBVqxy5bE10c~CC8yX7FXLFdLSV89cguNLc-zB~NYJKSCUia2zsVKAfYvMaQ275UEauvkQFqMmUrWum5DVWCpYvkn0R22xucMlmrmXqFBlptARPa98QyWrUv7-C4SjG3j2tSuQr-g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Yarmouth Select Board voted unanimously April 15 to endorse Option A, the Historic Commission’s preferred design for a Revolutionary War monument to be sited near the flagpole at Thatcher Park in Yarmouth Port and to forward related funding articles to the April 29 annual town meeting.

Why it matters: The proposed monument lists more than 450 documented Yarmouth Revolutionary War participants, incorporates local historical text, a map of historic Yarmouth and sculptural elements intended to represent a colonial family and the town’s maritime heritage. The commission estimates the finished monument will be roughly 11 feet high and use domestically sourced granite and bronze elements.

Bob Kelly, vice chair of the Historic Commission, and designer Robert Shure presented the conceptual design and research that produced a roster of 455 names. The commission described two final design options; Option A includes bronze laurel or palm decorations and a sculptural group representing a man with a musket, his wife and child, and a plow to represent wartime sacrifice and the home front. The commission said the bronze accents were chosen for long‑term durability and to minimize maintenance over time.

Select Board members praised the design, citing public engagement and the commission’s research; Mark Forrest said the monument will help educate children who use the adjacent playground about Yarmouth’s Revolutionary War history. Board members asked about durability, maintenance, and the potential for children to climb on the monument; the commission said bronze elements will be fixed to the stone and that an interpretive sign is planned to explain the monument’s elements.

The board voted to accept the Historic Commission’s preferred design and to place the funding request on the annual town meeting warrant for final appropriation. The historic commission said the fabrication funding request would go to town meeting and that additional state grant awards (a MA 250 grant) are pending to offset town costs. The board also noted the design was shaped by public feedback from a community meeting at the Yarmouth Port Fire Station.

Ending: The Select Board’s endorsement advances the monument toward fabrication; if town meeting approves the appropriation, the commission said it plans a dedication on June 20, the date the commission cites as Yarmouth’s declaration of independence.","The Yarmouth Select Board voted unanimously April 15 to endorse the Historic Commission’s preferred design for a Revolutionary War monument at Thatcher Park and to forward the funding request to the annual town meeting.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6069631,"Select Board approves pilot Taylor Bray farmers market to run six Sundays this summer",480,4723000,5203000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3068112-adeae1b2b4c3c9abfe300b5fb8eb755f&start=4723&end=5203","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3068112-adeae1b2b4c3c9abfe300b5fb8eb755f/thumbnail_4723000.jpg","/articles/6069631/Massachusetts/Select-Board-approves-pilot-Taylor-Bray-farmers-market-to-run-six-Sundays-this-summer","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6069631-727e7856066f9d0795af6268c6b0f83e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771138063&Signature=nTyzodX9t055urw1KjFbhrxCIYj67b2LzgG8XBFNOZb~q5CfabAZqFWv7ugm-CxmZhz2PKC7afiHPlmoYlSoY5Tpb8Ow0~AiZ4kr1xb6k48yxPTMZs9OBxstbXOyiF-g5bLlrixhGcVgvPLQ5WlclWMKaLxNhjddpRapCCcDprndwdkkXwErL633DhChuWLgktyEb9EupmC~4VAv0Q60JHOeByg8pAUjX~K1I5BBmO5h02lxOQXpr0rRbAy1EjX~nUQARf1KVLFU8W4UbzLhA55A3OMM-KpUre9~eSktgWvVRS6ZsNXQXgpYqSW6C3RE8nLBZeslTTHlJgdwUE73LA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Yarmouth Select Board voted unanimously April 15 to approve a pilot farmers market at historic Taylor Bray Farm in Yarmouth Port. The market will run six Sundays from June 22 through Sept. 7, 2025, from 9 a.m. to noon, with a cap near 20 vendors for the first season.

Why it matters: The pilot program is intended to support local farms and artisans, increase public use of a 1639‑era town property, and provide expanded access to locally produced foods for residents and visitors during the summer season.

Lisa McIntyre and Marty Murphy of the Taylor Bray Farm Preservation Association presented the program plan, a site map and proposed vendor guidelines. McIntyre said the association will prioritize Cape Cod farms and makers, require vendor licensing and inspection by the Yarmouth Board of Health, and limit resale stalls in the pilot year. She amended the market guidelines on the spot to reflect the Board of Health’s request that vendors be licensed and inspected rather than simply required to obtain a permit.

Select Board members asked logistical questions about restroom access (McIntyre said a bathroom in the farmhouse will be available), sample packaging (Select Board member Liz Argo asked organizers to eliminate single‑use plastic containers in anticipation of the town’s forthcoming plastics ban), and vendor count (organizers estimated up to 20 vendors in the pilot year, including community sustainability groups such as master gardeners and beekeepers).

After brief public questions about vendor numbers, a board member moved to accept the planning as presented with the organizers’ proposed edits; another member seconded. The motion passed unanimously on a voice vote. The board and organizers said they would refine guidelines and permitting language as needed before the market opens.

Votes and formal action: The Select Board approved the Taylor Bray Farmers Market pilot, authorizing the use of town property and accepting the organizers’ vendor and health‑safety amendments. The vote was unanimous.

Ending: Organizers said they will finalize vendor guidelines and submit any revised documents to town staff and the Board of Health. The market is scheduled to run Sundays from June 22 through Sept. 7, 2025.","The Yarmouth Select Board voted unanimously to allow a pilot farmers market at Taylor Bray Farm on six Sundays from June 22 to Sept. 7, 2025, with up to 20 vendors and town conditions on permitting and health licensing.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6069635,"Consultants say PFAS plumes near Yarmouth are complex; town pushes for more sampling and regulatory oversight",1763,6802000,8565000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3068112-adeae1b2b4c3c9abfe300b5fb8eb755f&start=6802&end=8565","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3068112-adeae1b2b4c3c9abfe300b5fb8eb755f/thumbnail_6802000.jpg","/articles/6069635/Massachusetts/Consultants-say-PFAS-plumes-near-Yarmouth-are-complex-town-pushes-for-more-sampling-and-regulatory-oversight","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6069635-fdaae3355fb4f69f7627b8c5e0ea0ff3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771138063&Signature=Wiw9wX5fOyyn5S-KzsyiG8PPLAi6lEYqrXtFOHWB7bNIxP3PpEijn6E97UweNSlFU58QoPE6EoJ7gOSGbp25s31CQLwdEeVZnnyYRwOjsgbA9BUhnwB4KbhC8QkHlwQuep3JQgcf2oue46~-5Txb2pyOxZ2UKyflqdlz-OIaFfirf8vQ58bTelqMs6rD5Ho9YercGWnN8osR8YXKLeZro2brK3lACMnfsJqb8b0c6b16V9mxkihJ3NBNQvWiR3bYwLRpB4NVcD3hCcRIiHDSybRsff0minl-3dNf3nX6Tlt3uHLDkZnxmfkz6PnhK8ZlhU10GeJ1S7Ul4JZmCTuq-A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Consultants from Kleinfelder told the Yarmouth Select Board on April 15 that per‑ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) detected in local soils, groundwater and some surface waters appear to come from multiple sources and that existing clean‑up and monitoring efforts may not fully define the extent of contamination.

The consultants said the data collected to date show several plumes — including contamination linked to a firefighting training academy and airport activities — but also additional unidentified plumes. They urged expanded sampling in Yarmouth surface waters and groundwater, continued participation in the regional stakeholder work group, and stronger engagement with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to require more complete delineation and public review.

Why it matters: PFAS are persistent chemicals associated with developmental, liver and immune effects in high‑exposure populations. Yarmouth officials and residents have raised concerns about PFAS in Mill Creek and other local waterbodies, shellfish, and impacts to conservation land. Consultants warned that the current regulatory focus on a small set of PFAS compounds may miss other related chemicals present in the environment.

Nate Stevens and Lisa Stone of Kleinfelder, the town’s hired consultants, described the technical challenges to the board. They said PFAS are a large family of chemicals (thousands of variants), commercial laboratory methods typically test tens of compounds, and Massachusetts currently regulates a small subset. That mismatch means investigators can detect many compounds for which there are no regulatory cleanup levels, complicating source identification and risk assessment.

Kleinfelder summarized prior investigations by state and academic groups and noted sites with identified releases: an airport and a separate firefighting training area. The consultants described several plumes mapped in regulatory filings and publicly available studies and said the airport’s three monitoring wells (the MAR wells) have been relied on to demonstrate capture of certain plumes — but the consultants questioned whether those wells fully contain contamination, citing detections of airport‑linked tracer compounds in surface water samples collected in Yarmouth.

Kleinfelder recommended a ‘‘weight of evidence’’ approach that compares full compound suites across samples rather than focusing on a single tracer; additional monitoring wells and groundwater sampling in Yarmouth; surface‑water resampling to reproduce results from prior studies (USGS, Harvard, SoleSource/HYannis Park group); and use of permeable reactive barriers or other containment where appropriate. They also noted a recent pilot of a permeable reactive barrier at the firefighting training site intended to limit offsite migration.

Board reaction and next steps: Select Board members said the town should press MassDEP for more aggressive sampling and public review. Member Mark Forrest asked Kleinfelder to prepare a written summary and recommendations; the consultants said they would submit a draft report to town staff the following week. Board members said they wanted the report in time to develop a formal request to MassDEP before the board’s May 6 meeting.

The consultants and the board discussed whether to sample shellfish and shellfish tissue; Kleinfelder said shellfish testing had been done elsewhere and PFAS has been detected in tissue, and said targeted tissue monitoring in areas such as Mill Creek or nearby shellfish beds is technically feasible and could be included if the town wants to document potential ecological or public‑health impacts.

Kleinfelder emphasized that the town is not a potentially responsible party and therefore cannot compel other parties’ cleanup decisions; rather, Yarmouth can request that MassDEP require more complete delineation and immediate response actions if regulators determine migration to surface water constitutes a substantial release.

The Select Board directed staff and Kleinfelder to refine recommendations and draft comments for distribution to MassDEP and the regional PFAS working group.

Kleinfelder speakers: Nathan Stevens, professional geologist; Lisa Stone, project manager.

Ending: The consultants said progress is being made through a regional stakeholder work group and recent additional monitoring, but stressed that more testing across compound suites and in Yarmouth surface waters and groundwater is needed to understand plume extent and potential ecological or human health exposures. The Select Board asked Kleinfelder for a written summary to support a formal request to MassDEP.","Consultants from Kleinfelder told the Yarmouth Select Board that multiple PFAS plumes overlap near Mill Creek and Lewis Bay, and recommended more groundwater and surface‑water sampling, better coordination among responsible parties and asking MassDEP for additional oversight.","actionData","errors"]

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Select Board previews town meeting, delegates election police details, accepts energy grant and approves committee appointments

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