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Council approves routine items: Eagle Scout donation, milfoil funding, library chiller withdrawal and consent agenda
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Summary
At the Jan. 22 meeting the council unanimously approved acceptance of an Eagle Scout donation to Horse Hill Nature Preserve, authorized $26,350 for milfoil harvesting (half from an NHDES grant), approved a $78,600 library capital withdrawal for a chiller replacement, and passed the consent agenda and minutes.
The Town Council took several routine fiscal and consent actions during its Jan. 22 meeting.
Eagle Scout donation: The council accepted and authorized expenditure of a $186.15 donation from Eagle Scout Tucker Landry to be used at Horse Hill Nature Preserve. The motion to accept and expend the donation passed unanimously (7–0).
Milfoil treatment: After a public hearing, the council authorized acceptance and expenditure of up to $26,350 for milfoil control at Horseshoe Pond and Naticook/Natickuk Lake; the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services will provide $13,175 and the town will fund the $13,175 match from its milfoil aquatic invasive species expendable trust fund. The measure passed 7–0.
Library chiller: The Library Board of Trustees asked for $78,600 from the library capital reserve fund toward replacing an aging chiller (the total chiller project exceeds $200,000); the council approved the withdrawal, with remaining costs to come from encumbered building-line funds.
Consent agenda and minutes: The council approved the consent agenda, which included items related to vehicle-and-traffic ordinances and public camping on town property, and approved amended minutes for Jan. 7 and Jan. 8, with clarifying edits noted in the record.
Votes were recorded in the meeting as unanimous where indicated; staff will carry out the administrative steps needed to expend funds and post materials as appropriate.
