Woodstock selectmen hear public hearings on two infrastructure grants, approve DOT sidewalk agreement, park permit and donations

WOODSTOCK — The Woodstock Board of Selectmen opened and closed public hearings Tuesday on two funding items for town infrastructure and proceeded to approve a New Hampshire Department of Transportation permit agreement, a reduced park-usage fee for a college film project, and two donations to the town’s firefighter fund.

In the meeting’s first public hearing, the chair described a grant from the Overwatch Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, saying the organization "was founded in 2022" and that "the town of Woodstock was fortunate to receive a grant in the amount of up to $32,264.60 for the wastewater facility." The board then closed that hearing with no further public questions recorded.

The board immediately opened a second public hearing on $19,046 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds received through Grafton County. The funding is intended to be applied to a planned Moore Street water-main relocation once that project begins, the chair said; the hearing was closed after no public comment was offered.

Following the hearings, the selectmen moved through routine and other agenda items. They voted to accept a municipal sidewalk agreement with the New Hampshire Department of Transportation covering sidewalk work adjacent to Route 112 (permit referenced as DOT ROW A000443). A motion to accept the municipal sidewalk agreement was made, seconded and approved by voice vote.

The board approved two…