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Select Board reviews 10-year agreement, proposes deadline and dispute-resolution language
Summary
Board members reviewed a proposed 10-year agreement and asked counsel to add appeal/contest language, require reimbursement invoices, set implementation deadlines (members suggested end of 2026 for certain milestones) and add mediation/arbitration provisions; edits will be sent to town attorney Phil for incorporation.
The board reviewed a draft agreement and Phil’s recommended edits, focusing on clarifying timelines, dispute-resolution and reimbursement procedures.
Members recommended adding language allowing the town to contest or appeal investigative decisions and suggested requiring documentation (estimates or invoices) for reimbursements so the town can verify costs. Several members proposed specific implementation deadlines for project milestones; one common suggestion was to require completion of defined tasks no later than Dec. 31, 2026, for specified categories to avoid open-ended timetables.
The board discussed sanitation liability and cost sharing, noting an understanding that costs had previously been shared on a 50/50 basis but that terms may require further negotiation. Members emphasized they preferred a 10-year repayment schedule but wanted the ability to prepay if funds become available. The board directed the chair to send the proposed changes to attorney Phil and to have him incorporate them when he returns from vacation so the document can return to the board for final review.
