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Selectmen ask community development director for breakdown of economic-development work
Summary
Board members asked the community development director to provide a clearer breakdown of consulting work and time spent on business attraction and planning tasks and requested a written report or an appearance at a future meeting.
Selectmen asked the town’s community development director to provide a clearer breakdown of consulting and community-development work, including time spent on business attraction, planning and one-on-one assistance to property owners.
During the accounts-payable discussion a board member raised questions about consulting services (listed in the packet as "Preet Singh's consulting services"), noting the board and public had asked previously for a clearer breakdown of what the town’s community development work entails. Members suggested either a written time-and-activity report or an in-person presentation so the board and residents can better understand how the role supports economic development, planning-and-zoning work and assistance to individual residents and developers.
Board members asked staff to place the community development director’s write-up or presentation on a future agenda so the board can review which activities are in the department’s scope and how those efforts relate to broader economic objectives. No formal vote was recorded; the request was made during routine budget and accounts-payable discussion.
