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Emergency management director urges policy for shelter use when hall is rented
Summary
Emergency Management Director John Beck urged the Board to adopt a policy after a recent storm left residents needing shelter while the town hall/community hall had been rented, preventing shelter use. The board discussed developing a formal policy to avoid future conflicts.
John Beck, the town’s Emergency Management Director, told the Board of Selectmen Dec. 30 that a recent storm exposed a conflict between community-hall rentals and the town’s need to use the space as an emergency shelter.
Beck said the hall was rented Friday and Saturday during the storm and that people needed the community center to keep warm; because of the rental the town could not use the facility as a shelter. He asked the board to develop a policy so the town can reserve the hall for emergency sheltering when needed.
Board members discussed the issue but the minutes record only that the topic was raised and that discussion occurred; no formal motion or change to the rental policy was recorded in the minutes. First Selectman Dana Barrow Jr. and other board members acknowledged the concern and indicated staff would evaluate options.
The minutes do not specify next steps, a deadline for a policy report, or who will draft the policy; residents seeking more information were reminded that selectmen meet on the fourth Wednesday of each month.
