Council approves consent items, municipal renovations, wind phone and Arts Council changes
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Summary
Council approved a package of consent items including a municipal building renovation (item 13) funded from existing bond/opera funds, installation of a community "wind phone" on the Quonset bike path, several CRMC pier/dock approvals, and an increase in the Arts Council from 10 to 12 members plus related appointments.
At its Dec. 15 meeting the Town Council approved the consent agenda and several notable individual items.
Item 13: Town staff and Adam White described planned renovations to municipal facilities funded by previously set-aside bond and opera funds (no new tax ask). Renovations will include exterior improvements, limited interior work, new restrooms and a larger lobby; the council approved the project.
Item 21: Melissa Devine presented a plan, supported by the Arts Council, to install a "wind phone" (a symbolic structure used internationally for people to speak to lost loved ones) near the Marine Road lot on the Quonset bike path. The Arts Council had approved an $800 contribution toward the project; the council approved the installation.
CRMC items: The council approved staff recommendations for multiple Coastal Resources Management Council permit applications to construct or replace piers/docks at specified addresses with no substantive objections.
Arts Council: After a discussion about recruitment challenges the council voted to increase the Arts Council membership from 10 to 12 and appointed Nancy Raffey to fill an unexpired term; additional appointments and a move of Meredith Whitaker from alternate to full member of the Board of Canvassers were also approved.
Other items in the consent agenda were approved by voice vote; staff emphasized the municipal renovations were redesigned to fit within existing funding after initial bids exceeded available funds.