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Tremont Select Board backs USDA grant application for new public safety building, commits $2.01M match
Summary
The Select Board authorized a letter of support and the Town Manager to apply for a USDA Community Facilities Program CDS grant for a new public safety building and requested the town place a $2,011,608 match on the May 2026 Annual Town Meeting warrant for a secret-ballot vote. The motion passed unanimously.
The Tremont Select Board voted unanimously March 16 to sign a letter of support for a USDA Community Facilities Program CDS grant application for a proposed new public safety building and authorized Town Manager Jesse Dunbar to submit the application.
The Board also requested that the question to commit matching funds in the amount of $2,011,608.00 be placed on the May 2026 Annual Town Meeting warrant for a vote by secret ballot. The motion to sign the letter, authorize the application, and place the match amount on the warrant was made by Select Board member Eric Eaton and seconded by Select Board member McKenzie Jewett; it passed unanimously.
Consultants who participated by Zoom — including representatives from Hedefine Engineering & Design, Design Group Collaborative, and Carpenter Associate Consulting — participated in a review of the draft Public Safety Building study during the meeting. The Board did not take further action beyond authorizing the grant application and placing the matching-funds question on the warrant.
The next formal step is the May 2026 Annual Town Meeting secret-ballot vote on whether the town will commit the matching funds; a successful grant would likely require the town's approval of the match. No additional fiscal details or construction schedule were specified at the meeting.
