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Peterborough Select Board approves appointments, accepts $200 donation for Adams Pool and discusses $44M CTE renovation
Summary
At its Nov. 19 meeting the Select Board approved several committee appointments, accepted a $200 donation for Adams Pool, authorized a TIF expenditure (amount not specified in the minutes), approved minutes, and discussed a school withdrawal proposal and a proposed $44 million CTE renovation.
The Peterborough Select Board at its Nov. 19 meeting approved routine appointments, accepted a small donation to the Adams Pool, authorized an expenditure from the Greater Downtown TIF District expendable trust fund (amount not specified in the minutes), and discussed school-district planning and a proposed career and technical education (CTE) renovation.
Chair Tyler Ward moved to appoint Carl Staley to the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Committee; Joel Huberman to the Peterborough Recycling Advisory Committee; and David Odland and Tony Pascale to the Budget Committee. The motion was seconded by Bill Kennedy and the board voted unanimously to approve the appointments.
The board also voted to accept a $200 donation from Stanley Caron, given in memory of Joyce Tilton, to benefit Adams Pool. The motion to accept the donation was made by Chair Ward, seconded by Mr. Kennedy, and recorded as unanimous.
Minutes record that Ms. MacStay referenced a bill previously seen by the board related to the Greater Downtown TIF District expendable trust fund and that landscaping work had come in under budget; Danica Melone said the landscaping contractor will install vegetation in Spring 2025. The minutes include a motion "to authorize expenditure of" but do not state the amount; the minutes therefore do not clarify the dollar figure or vendor tied to that authorization.
Chair Ward, speaking as liaison to the Selectman's Advisory Committee for the School Board, summarized that a withdrawal proposal from two towns has been finalized and will go to voters and described a proposed $44 million CTE renovation that may be broken into phases; he said a public forum will be scheduled. Ward also said the superintendent search will be paused to observe Dr. Forest as a potential candidate; Mr. Kennedy said Dr. Forest "seemed to be a strong candidate," and Mr. Taylor asked whether capital reserve funds had been considered. The board then voted to enter a non-public session under RSA 91-A:3 II(a) to discuss personnel matters.
