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Select Board approves IT contract, engineering purchase order, two grants and multiple appointments
Summary
At its meeting, the Plymouth Select Board approved an IT services contract, accepted two unanticipated funds grants, authorized a preliminary engineering purchase order for Highland Street and confirmed four Parks and Recreation reappointments plus a Planning Board appointment.
The Plymouth Select Board approved a set of contracts, grants, appointments and other administrative actions at its meeting, voting by voice on routine and project-specific items.
The board approved a short-term IT services contract with Connections (vendor name in packet) for $12,591 to run from Feb. 1 through June 30, 2025, with a projected full-year cost around $30,000 and stated year-over-year savings compared with the prior vendor. Town Manager Scott Wheaton introduced the contract and the board voted to proceed.
In two public hearings, the board accepted $19,046 in Grafton County ARPA funds to upgrade downtown streetlights and replace lighting heads at crosswalks, and accepted a $16,000 donation from the Plymouth Recreation Department/Plymouth Leisure Association to be moved into a town-managed escrow account for recreation use. Both acceptances were approved by voice vote after public comment and staff explanation of intended uses.
The board authorized a purchase order for preliminary design work on the Highland Street project with HEB Engineering in the total amount of $142,496. The transcript and paperwork show the state-authorized portion at $113,997 and the town portion at $28,499; the board approved moving forward with that phase.
The board confirmed four reappointments to the Parks and Recreation Commission—Lainie (Lainie) Panagoulis, Brian Dutile, Andy McDonald and Mark McGlone—and appointed Michael Bouchard from a planning-board recommendation to a full member seat on the Plymouth Planning Board. Each reappointment and the planning-board appointment were made by motion, second and oral voice vote.
The board also authorized staff to begin an order-to-remove and site-cleanup process for a fire-damaged property at 219 Old North Main Street, directing notices to the property owners and their lender and reserving the town’s right to abate the hazard and place a lien for costs if owners do not comply.
Several items were presented as staff updates or routine housekeeping: the board approved the December 23 regular meeting minutes by voice vote; town manager announcements included schedule and staffing notices; and the meeting closed after committee reports and public comments.
Votes were taken by voice and recorded as “aye” with no recorded roll-call tallies in the meeting transcript. When a specific vote tally or individual recorded vote was not entered into the transcript, the board’s action is described here as approved by voice vote or seconded and carried, matching the meeting record.
Ending: Staff will execute the approved purchase orders and contracts and follow up on the Highland Street funding and the property-cleanup notices; the board set additional public budget hearings for Jan. 27 and Feb. 6 as part of ongoing budget work.
