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Select Board approves minutes and marine law-enforcement contract; reviews budgets and tax-acquired properties
Summary
The Select Board approved minutes, unanimously approved a contract with the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office for marine law-enforcement services for 2025, reviewed budget items (roads borrowing contingency, transfer-station equipment, replacement vehicle and computers), and discussed tax-acquired properties requiring legal/title work.
The Bristol Select Board took several routine and administrative actions and reviewed multiple budget and property items during the meeting.
The board unanimously approved the minutes from its Dec. 4 and Dec. 18 meetings. Later the board moved and unanimously approved an agreement with the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office for marine law-enforcement and shellfish warden services for calendar year 2025. The motion and vote were reported on the record during the meeting.
Board members continued budget-review work across several departments. Staff presented initial figures and requests for transfer-station equipment upgrades, noted insurance and operating cost increases, and presented quotes for replacing one municipal truck and three office computers; board members indicated capital reserves should cover these replacements. The board also discussed roads budgeting and contingency plans if FEMA reimbursements are delayed; members said if FEMA funds are not resolved before town meeting the likely course is to seek voter authorization to borrow to cover road work and bridge costs.
On property matters staff reported recent tax-acquired parcels from a Dec. 27 foreclosure, including a 33-acre waterfront parcel that appears to require title and legal review; staff recommended engaging an attorney and a broker per new requirements under recent state law in order to market or sell the parcel.
Votes at a glance: - Approval of minutes (Dec. 4 & Dec. 18): approved by the Select Board. - Agreement with Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office for marine law enforcement (2025): approved by motion and unanimous vote.
What happens next: staff will obtain final budget figures for warrant articles, follow up on FEMA reimbursement timing, secure quotes and capital- reserve numbers for equipment replacements, and engage legal counsel on the tax-acquired waterfront parcel.
