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Selectmen approve library parking repairs, unseal two nonpublic sessions and approve consent agenda
Summary
At the June 2 meeting the Plaistow Board of Selectmen approved $9,515 from the library capital reserve fund to pay Petro Paving for parking-lot repairs; the board also voted to unseal two sets of nonpublic minutes (both recorded as 3–0–2) and approved the consent agenda by a 5–0 vote.
The Plaistow Board of Selectmen took several formal actions during its June 2 meeting, approving a parking-lot maintenance payment for the library, unsealing two sets of previously closed nonpublic minutes and approving routine consent items.
Library parking-lot repairs
The board moved to withdraw $9,515 from the library capital reserve fund to pay Petro Paving for seal-coat work on the library parking lot, described in meeting materials as covering a little over 33,000 square feet. A motion to approve the withdrawal and payment was made and seconded; the meeting record shows the board voted in favor (recorded in the public meeting as “Aye”). The board indicated the work is planned maintenance intended to delay more costly replacements; the funding will come from the town’s established capital improvements fund.
Unsealing two nonpublic sessions
The board considered motions to accept and unseal minutes for two nonpublic sessions. For the first set of nonpublic minutes (session number 1, May 19, 2025), a motion to accept and unseal passed with recorded votes described in the meeting as resulting in a 3–0–2 tally (three Aye, zero No, two Abstain). For the second set (session number 2, May 19, 2025), a motion to accept and unseal likewise passed with a 3–0–2 tally. The meeting transcript records the counts and several vocalized abstentions but does not record all individual roll-call votes in the public audio.
Consent agenda and other approvals
The board approved the consent agenda, which included the accounts payable manifest for the week of May 29 and 06/05/2025, the Board of Selectmen draft minutes for May 2025, a supplemental property tax warrant and certification of yield taxes assessed. The consent agenda was approved by a 5–0 vote. Earlier in the meeting the board also approved the meeting agenda by a 5–0 vote.
What the board said
Selectmen and staff characterized the paving work as routine maintenance and noted the pricing in the bid packet. The board said the library and highway departments recommended the work and that funds were available in the capital reserve fund. On unsealing minutes, board members debated briefly whether unsealing was appropriate and then voted. The transcript does not list complete roll-call votes for each member in the public audio.
Next steps
Staff indicated the library parking-lot repairs will be scheduled with the selected contractor and that the library capital reserve fund will be charged. The unsealed minutes will be posted per the board’s practice and included in the public records for the town.
