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Rumford select board approves ARPA allocation to fire station, library floor funds and several contracts
Summary
The Rumford Board of Select Persons on Dec. 19 approved multiple routine and capital measures — including allocating remaining ARPA funds to the fire station, approving $19,000 toward a library floor replacement, authorizing contracts and RFPs, and initiating a vacant-building process for 128 Penobscot St.
Rumford’s Board of Select Persons approved a package of routine administrative and capital actions during its Dec. 19 meeting, including using remaining ARPA funds for the fire station and approving several contracts and procurement steps.
Town Manager O'Keefe told the board that the items were largely administrative and part of ongoing facilities work. The board voted unanimously to allocate the town’s remaining ARPA funds to the fire station. The board also approved allocating $19,000 from the Library Capital Account toward a library floor replacement, with the remainder to come from other town facilities funds.
The board approved issuing an RFP for a replacement office and garage for Parks and Recreation at Hosmer Lane and authorized a new contract with Kenneally & Co. for 2025. Members also approved a grant-management contract tied to a Jessie Perkins grant and approved a citizen notification and alert system, contingent on funding sources coming from outside town funds.
The board voted to terminate the Jan. 8, 1915 agreement between the Rumford Falls Village Corporation and the Rumford & Mexico Water District, with the termination effective July 1, 2025. The board also agreed to keep the tax-acquired property at 239 Pine Street on the market until May, pending confirmation of no homestead exemption.
Votes at a glance: approved motions included allocation of ARPA funds to the fire station (vote 5-0); library floor funding—$19,000 from Library Capital Account with remainder from other facilities (vote 5-0); RFP for Parks and Recreation office/garage (vote 5-0); termination of the 1915 water agreement (vote 5-0); Kenneally & Co. contract for 2025 (vote 5-0); Jessie Perkins grant management contract (vote 5-0); citizen alert system contingent on outside funding (vote 5-0); extended learning agreement with RSU 10 (vote 4-0-1); initiating vacant/dangerous building process for 128 Penobscot St. (vote 5-0).
The meeting included three executive sessions — personnel, legal and economic development — and adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
The actions recorded were motions moved and seconded by board members. Where the minutes list vote tallies (for example, 5-0 or 4-0-1), the board’s recorded tallies are included above. The board did not detail individual roll-call vote names in the minutes.
