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Selectmen approve routine warrants, appoint holiday committee members, accept resignations and clear two construction change orders
Summary
At its Sept. 23 meeting the Board of Selectmen approved minutes and payroll warrants, appointed two volunteers to the Decorate Our Town committee, accepted two resignations from the town‑administrator search committee and approved change orders for the Mount Pleasant Street and fire/highway building projects.
The North Brookfield Board of Selectmen took a series of routine administrative and project votes at its Sept. 23 meeting.
Minutes and payroll warrants: The board voted to approve the minutes of Sept. 2, Sept. 9 and Sept. 15, 2025, and approved payroll and vendor warrants including: payroll warrant number 6 for $349,463.02, general fund warrant number 1025 for $115,148.12, and a wastewater/fire/highway debt warrant number 1026 for $1,287,762.56. On those motions the board answered “Aye.”
Appointments: The board voted to appoint Mark Anderson and Leslie Murray to the town’s Decorate Our Town Committee. The appointees described prior volunteer experience and said the holiday parade and tree‑lighting are planned for Saturday, Nov. 29. The board advised the organizers to coordinate parade logistics with the police and fire departments and to file the town’s request for resources form.
Mount Pleasant Street change order: The board approved a change order totaling $22,498.42 to close out fiscal‑year 2021 work on the Mount Pleasant Street project. Town staff said the work was covered by the grant and that paying this invoice will clear the FY‑21 portion so phase two (FY‑24 CDBG funding) can proceed to bid for resurfacing, curbing and sidewalks.
Fire/highway building change order: The board approved a change order for additional work at the combined fire/highway facility, including a replacement floor drain and oil‑separator piping, non‑fused electrical disconnect for the phase converter and plumbing work for a donated sink and new water heater. The change order included a credit of $5,463.81 for storefront/window changes; the largest added item shown on the invoice was $33,674.81 for underground pipe replacement to meet current code. Board members said several of those items were not apparent in the original design and were required by code when the extractor and related plumbing were added.
Search committee resignations: The board accepted resignations from two members of the town‑administrator search committee, Robert Filipowski and Jane Masarello (name spelled in meeting). The board thanked both for their service and said additional interviews will be scheduled for applicants for the town‑administrator role.
Other administrative notes: Town staff announced sewer bills will be due Oct. 2 and will require in‑person payments this cycle because of a software upgrade; hydrant flushing will run Oct. 1–31; an online auction at govdeals.com/northbrookfield runs through Sept. 29; and the elementary school will host a free pancake breakfast for seniors on Oct. 3 at 8:45 a.m.
Ending: The board closed the meeting after taking the motions above; selectmen asked residents with project or procedural questions to contact the relevant department or attend commission meetings.
