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Selectmen authorize $500,000 playground grant application, approve AFSCME highway contract, award farm lease and acknowledge dairy tax abatement
Summary
At its meeting the Board of Selectmen approved two Veterans Commission alternates, authorized town staff to apply for a $500,000 accessible-playground grant for Fulton Center School, approved a three‑year AFSCME highway contract (retroactive to July 1, 2025), awarded a heritage farm lease, and acknowledged a dairy tax‑abatement application for Don (transcript: 'Don Fish'/'Don Fisher').
The Board of Selectmen approved a series of administrative actions and contracts at its meeting, including authorization to apply for a $500,000 state grant for an accessible playground, ratification of a negotiated AFSCME highway contract renewal and the award of a heritage farm lease.
The board accepted appointments of Carol Franco and Anna Spencer as alternates to the Veterans Commission and recorded a unanimous voice vote in favor. The board then addressed a state playground grant that staff said has bond-commission approval but requires the town to be the formal applicant. ‘‘This is for us to act on applying for the grant for the 500,000,’’ a staff member said. The board moved to allow Rodney Fournier to sign the grant application on the town’s behalf; the motion passed unanimously.
The board also voted to approve the AFSCME Local 13‑03‑126 highway contract renewal as negotiated…
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