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Sherborn elder housing committee reviews sidewalk bid, budget and post‑winter safety updates
Summary
Committee members reviewed a $24,650 sidewalk repair bid, heard a financial update showing $342,527.79 remaining through June 30, 2026, and received management notices about a completed water project, new police-connected surveillance and a Feb. 4 pendant replacement. The Council on Aging also outlined upcoming programs.
The Woodhaven Elder Housing Committee met Jan. 22, 2026, to approve prior minutes and hear updates on facilities, finances and resident services. Committee member Pamela Dowse called the meeting to order at 3:01 p.m. and the minutes of the Dec. 18, 2025 meeting were approved (mover/second not specified).
Steve Petty, reporting on building maintenance, said the committee received a bid from Lynch to repair sidewalks at Woodhaven for $24,650 and will solicit additional proposals, including from a company called On Site‑In Site. The committee did not record a formal vote on awarding work at the meeting.
Theresa Burns presented financial figures, saying the committee’s records list expenses of $135,485.76 "through December 30, 2026" and a remaining budget of $342,527.79 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. Burns also noted $1,800 in encumbered funds set aside for a Community Room door upgrade. The meeting record includes a date for the expenses that appears inconsistent with the meeting calendar; the committee did not supply further clarification at the session.
Managing agent Claire M. McClennan said the water project at Woodhaven has been completed, though she relayed that contractors are still addressing a few outstanding issues. McClennan said staff are salting roads and walkways as needed but cautioned that the site is "extremely sensitive to salt" because buildings sit atop wells. She also told the committee that the surveillance system is now linked to the police department and can be viewed from her office computer.
McClennan reminded residents about proper disposal of holiday plants and window‑locking concerns, and said the vendor Grasshopper clears cars after storms at a charge of $250 per visit. She announced that American Alarm will replace residents’ personal pendants beginning at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 4; aides will accompany technicians and residents who are away were asked to leave their old pendant on the kitchen counter. McClennan said the new pendants will require periodic battery changes.
Kristine Gallant of the Council on Aging reviewed upcoming COA programs for January and February, including Zoom and in‑person fitness classes, Lifetime Learning courses (creative writing, an iPhone class, a climate change series and a civics program on the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment), musical and Black History Month events, dementia‑friendly Lunch & Learn sessions and recurring activities such as Open Art Studio, Mahjong and blood‑pressure clinics. Gallant asked attendees to RSVP for events by phone or email.
The meeting adjourned at 3:15 p.m. The committee's next meeting is scheduled for Feb. 19, 2026.
