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Votes at a glance: actions taken by Alton Board of Selectmen on May 12, 2026
Summary
Select Board approved a set of routine and project motions May 12 including cemetery repairs ($1,850), acceptance of a garden club donation, tax warrant, liquor retail table license, acceptance of Town Hall roof bid process, and a waiver and authorization for the Roberts Cove bridge (up to $400,000).
The Alton Board of Selectmen recorded the following outcomes during its May 12, 2026 meeting. Where the transcript did not provide a full roll‑call tally, the text reports the motion and the board's recorded outcome.
- Cemetery repairs: Board authorized Public Works to engage contractors to repair two toppled headstones and to dismantle and restack one damaged pillar at Old and New Riverside cemeteries for a total authorization of $1,850. Motion passed.
- Alton Garden Club donation: The board accepted a donation to purchase two azaleas for Ginny Douglas Park; funds will be deposited into the recreation revolving fund and the town will procure plants at wholesale. Motion passed.
- Alton Youth League (Jones Field): The board gave consensus to schedule a public hearing on the Alton Youth League's proposed Green Monster replacement (project cost presented as $73,407.56). The board did not take a final funding vote at this meeting.
- Winnipesaukee Pet Company LLC: The board approved a retail table wine license request (retail bottle sales on a display table, not an onsite pouring license). Motion passed.
- Tax collector/town clerk warrant (2026 period 1): The board approved the tax warrant required by statute.
- Town Hall roof: The board approved moving forward with bid specifications for a period‑correct roofing product (sample shown) and extended the bid close to a full 30‑day window; staff were asked to require bidder samples and consider a plywood overlayment option per trustee suggestion. Motion passed.
- Roberts Cove bridge (bridge no. 193/289): The board voted to waive the usual three‑bid process and authorized proceeding with replacement work for up to $400,000. Motion passed; transcript does not list a full roll‑call tally.
- Consent agenda / East Alton parade permit: Consent agenda approved with a condition that parade organizers coordinate with the police department; one Selectman abstained because he lives on Roberts Cove Road.
Provenance: See meeting timeline entries for the exact discussion spans (e.g., cemetery: SEG 061–189; Roberts Cove bridge: SEG 1038–1306).
