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Westport Island Select Board approves payrolls, creates ad hoc deer overpopulation committee and accepts resignation
Summary
At its Jan. 12 meeting the Westport Island Select Board approved routine payroll and accounts-payable warrants by voice vote, appointed seven members to an ad hoc deer overpopulation committee, accepted a committee resignation and set the town meeting date for June 20.
The Westport Island Select Board convened at 6 p.m. on Jan. 12 and approved routine payroll and accounts‑payable warrants by voice vote, appointed members to an ad hoc deer overpopulation committee and accepted a committee resignation.
The board opened by moving to approve payroll number 57 and accounts‑payable warrants. The motions were seconded and approved by voice vote; the transcript records the approvals but contains garbled numeric amounts for some warrants as read aloud during the meeting. The board also approved minutes of the Dec. 29, 2025 meeting after members noted a typographical year error.
The meeting included a formal appointment to an ad hoc deer overpopulation committee. The chair moved to appoint seven people — Ted Christie, Bud Gallagher, Kyle Dietro, Jason Abbott, Brett Jones, Todd Nichols and Zack Herz (last name uncertain in transcript) — and the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The board discussed that the ad hoc committee will need a chair and a secretary, and staff will complete swearing‑in paperwork and draft policy language for the committee to be formally added to town policy at a later meeting.
The board also voted to accept the resignation of Andrew Buckner from the shellfish committee. The motion to accept the resignation was seconded and approved by voice vote.
Other routine matters included committee reports and scheduling: the board discussed road maintenance planning (including a proposal to stagger repairs so no section of road is more than 10 years old), a town‑hall grant application due Feb. 17, a generator installation at the ferry‑landing house, and setting the town meeting for Saturday, June 20 at 10 a.m. A representative of the Westport Community Association (WCA) will be asked to confirm dates before the board finalizes any long‑term facility rentals.
Votes at a glance • Payroll number 57 — motion moved by chair; approved by voice vote (transcript contains garbled amount). • Accounts payable number 58 — motion moved by chair; approved by voice vote (amount garbled). • Accounts payable number 59 — motion moved by chair; approved by voice vote (amount read as $14,829 in the transcript). • Payroll number 60 — motion moved by chair; approved by voice vote (amount read as $266.71 in the transcript). • Appointments: Seven members appointed to the ad hoc deer overpopulation committee — motion moved by chair; approved by voice vote. • Resignation: Acceptance of Andrew Buckner’s resignation from the shellfish committee — motion moved by chair; approved by voice vote.
The board adjourned after the motions. Staff said they will circulate appointment paperwork and meeting dates for the newly formed deer committee and will post information about the town‑hall grant and the United Way tax‑assistance resource in the newsletter and on bulletin boards.
The meeting record shows voice approvals for motions but does not include recorded roll‑call tallies; specific numeric totals were not provided in the transcript.
