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Tremont Select Board authorizes $62,400 feasibility study for public safety building
Summary
The Tremont Select Board on Dec. 8 authorized the town manager to sign a $62,400 proposal from Hedefine Engineering & Design for a feasibility study of a proposed public safety building, to be paid from the town's Public Safety Building Reserve. The vote was unanimous.
The Tremont Select Board on Dec. 8 authorized the town manager to sign a proposal from Hedefine Engineering & Design to conduct a feasibility study for a proposed public safety building, approving the contract for $62,400 and directing that the work be paid from the town's Public Safety Building Reserve.
Select Board member Eric Eaton moved to authorize Town Manager Jesse Dunbar to sign the Hedefine proposal; the motion was seconded by Select Board member Howard Goodwin and passed unanimously. The board discussed the RFQ results and accepted Hedefine's proposal as the basis for the next step in planning the facility.
The feasibility study will evaluate the engineering and design aspects of the proposed public safety building. The motion record in the minutes specifies the amount ($62,400) and the funding source (Public Safety Building Reserve). The authorization empowers the town manager to finalize the agreement with Hedefine; the minutes do not record further details of scope, schedule or contract terms beyond the proposal amount and funding source.
Votes at a glance: The board recorded unanimous approvals on the actions taken Dec. 8. The board authorized the Hedefine feasibility study ($62,400, Public Safety Building Reserve); it confirmed its next regular meeting for Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.; and it adjourned the meeting at 5:07 p.m.
The meeting record lists attendees including Chair Jamie Thurlow, Select Board members Kevin Buck, McKenzie Jewett, Eric Eaton and Howard Goodwin; Town Manager Jesse Dunbar; Town Clerk Sarah Abbott; members of the Public Safety Building Committee (Roger St. Amand, Alan Feuer and Jim LaPrade); Fire Chief Keith Higgins; and Sustainability Committee Chair Sarah White. The board adopted the meeting agenda by unanimous consent at the start of the session.
Next steps: The authorization allows staff to execute the feasibility-study agreement with Hedefine; the minutes do not state a timeline for delivery of the study. The board is scheduled to meet again on Dec. 15, 2025.
