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Bicknell schedules May cleanup, plans summer celebration and approves bid authorization for surplus school tables
Summary
Council set May 9 as the likely town cleanup date, tasked staff with dumpster coordination, assigned Weston to lead the summer celebration, and approved a motion authorizing a sealed bid for four surplus school lunch tables not to exceed $200 each.
Councilors set community-event logistics and approved a purchasing motion for surplus school equipment during the March work meeting.
Town cleanup: Members discussed dumpster placement and volunteer coordination for an annual town cleanup. A consensus emerged around the weekend of May 9 (some members noted scheduling conflicts that weekend), with staff asked to reserve dumpsters and organize volunteers. One member offered a youth volunteer for service hours to assist with street pickups and ribbon removal at memorials.
Summer celebration and regional conference: Weston was named lead to coordinate the summer celebration; the mayor gave a hard deadline for a planning decision and the council confirmed registrations for a May 6 regional conference and transportation arrangements.
Surplus school tables (sealed bid): The town is considering a sealed bid on a package of four round school lunch tables. After discussing a reasonable bid, a committee member moved that the town submit a sealed bid and authorize staff to bid up to $200 per table (not to exceed $800 total); the mayor instructed staff (Carrie) to prepare and submit the bid. The motion was made and assigned but no formal recorded roll-call vote is in the transcript.
Other community items: the council agreed to let the local athletic association meet monthly in the town building (access provided by council members, keys not issued), finalized Easter egg hunt logistics and age-group splits, and tasked staff to contact the utility to evaluate adding or relocating street lights near town shops.
Next steps: staff to reserve dumpsters for cleanup, prepare the sealed bid, and provide event logistics at upcoming meetings.
