Woodstock selectmen sign warrant, advance bonds for water, sewer and approve MS-7 budget summary

The Woodstock Board of Selectmen on Feb. 5 approved the town warrant and moved forward with several bond articles and the town’s MS-7 budget summary, including a $1,000,000 bond to replace a main drinking-water line and a proposed NHDES-funded sewer-inspection project.

The board approved the final warrant and voted to submit Article 2 (an E-1 rescue truck), a $1,000,000 bond for replacement of the main town waterline along Daniel Webster Highway (Route 3) from the top of North Station Road to just south of South Station Road, a bond tied to Lead and Copper Rule improvements that would allow withdrawal of $50,000 from the Water Department Capital Reserve, and a sewer-collection inspection project using the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) Clean Water State Revolving Fund with principal forgiveness.

The warrant approvals included a motion accepting the final MS-737/MS-7 forms summarizing the operating budget and special warrant articles. The board summarized figures on the MS-7: operating appropriations of $5,728,134, special warrant articles totaling $3,498,808 and total appropriations of $9,226,942. Revenue was listed at…