Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Administration topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Votes at a glance: Select Board approves dam engineering award, fuel and building repairs; several routine motions passed
Summary
The Select Board approved engineering services for the Swanzey Lake Dam, awarded winter fuel contracts to local vendors after an amendment, approved a Carpenter Home roof quote and authorized a forestry-services contact.
The Town of Swanzey Select Board recorded several formal actions during the meeting. Most motions were approved by voice vote; the transcript records 'All in favor? Aye' in each case but does not include a roll‑call tally.
Votes and actions recorded at the meeting (short summaries):
- Award engineering services for Swanzey Lake Dam (NH Dam ID D23007): Motion to award proposal to Fuss & O'Neil (proposal documents showed an estimated engineering fee of about $140,000). Outcome: approved. Board asked staff to clarify funding and timeline before construction decisions.
- Winter heating fuel bid (2025–2026): Initial low bid identified as Discount Oil but board amended the award to choose Swanzey Oil at $2.46/gallon for oil and to Alan P. Propane (company name in documents) at $1.3809/gal for propane; amendment approved by voice vote. Outcome: approved.
- Carpenter Home partial roof replacement: Approved a quote from GDS Landmark Group in the amount of $9,750 for partial roof replacement of the Carpenter Home with funding to come from the George Whitcomb Jr. Common Fund. Outcome: approved (one member abstained in the meeting).
- Forestry service agreement: Authorized Public Works Director Joe D'Russo to act as the town’s primary contact for a forestry-service agreement (Meadows and Consulting Company) for the Tracy Lot forest map (Map 219, Lot 1). Outcome: approved.
- Routine procedural motions: The board approved prior nonpublic meeting minutes and the consent agenda by voice vote; no roll-call tallies in the transcript.
Notes on voting records: The meeting transcript records voice approvals for each motion and a small number of abstentions where noted (Carpenter Home roof). No formal roll-call tallies with named yes/no votes were recorded in the transcript.
Ending — For items requiring capital funding (dam engineering, dam construction later, and potential ambulance capital), board members asked staff to prepare funding pathways and proposed warrant/CIP language to present to the board prior to final commitments.
