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Select Board approves $3,152 garage‑door maintenance; heat-pump estimate discussed for future budget
Summary
The Denmark Select Board approved $3,152 to equip the public-works garage doors with electric openers and replace weather stripping, funded from the selectmen’s unanticipated account; members also discussed a $3,927 heat‑pump estimate for the office but deferred immediate purchase given potential future building replacement.
The Select Board approved maintenance work at the public‑works garage to install electric door openers and replace weather stripping at a quoted cost of $3,152. Public‑works staff explained the upgrade would reduce heat loss, improve safety by reducing trips in and out of trucks during winter operations, and add safety sensors to prevent doors from closing on equipment or personnel.
Board members agreed the work should be paid from the selectmen’s unanticipated account, which has roughly $8,000–$9,000 remaining, and voted to authorize the expenditure. The board noted the work would leave a modest unanticipated balance for the rest of the fiscal year.
Separately, staff presented an estimate to install a heat pump in the garage office to replace electric baseboard heat; the quote was roughly $3,927. Several members said they preferred to consider the heat‑pump purchase as part of next year’s budget or after the public‑works facility plans are finalized, since a future salt‑shed project could change office needs. No purchase authorization was made for the heat pump at this meeting.
Staff will proceed with the door opener work and return with any further facility recommendations during the budget process.
