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Selectboard approves planning appointment, Grange Hall assessment, trust‑fund purchases and veteran/tax relief items
Summary
The Swansea selectboard approved appointing Victoria Ames (two‑year term) as the town’s SWRPC planning representative, authorized a $1,950 foundation assessment for Goldenrod Grange Hall, and voted to authorize small capital purchases (two clerk computers up to $3,000; hall dollies/tables and covers up to $3,000). The board also approved elderly/disabled tax deferrals and a veterans tax exemption.
At its Tuesday meeting the Swansea selectboard approved a slate of routine appointments and small‑scale expenditures.
The board voted to appoint Victoria Ames as planning‑board representative to the Southwest Regional Planning Commission but amended the appointment to a two‑year term (motion by a selectman, seconded, voice vote).
On historic‑building work, the board accepted a proposal from Right Track Design Inc. for a Goldenrod Grange Hall foundation assessment in the amount of $1,950, to be paid from the Grange capital reserve fund. “I move to accept the proposal from the Right Track Design Inc in the amount of $1,950,” said a selectboard member (S4); the motion passed by voice vote.
The board also authorized up to $3,000 from the Town Hall Information Management System expendable trust fund to purchase two desktop computers for the town clerk’s office and authorized up to $3,000 from the Whitcomb Hall expendable trust fund to buy one chair dolly, two folding table dollies, six round tables and several chair covers to reduce handling and preserve current seating; both motions carried by voice vote.
On administrative matters the board approved a slate of elderly and disabled tax deferral applications and approved one veterans tax exemption; both motions were approved by voice vote.
No roll‑call tallies were recorded in the transcript; motions were adopted by voice votes with unanimous “Aye” responses reported.
