Board reviews reappraisal of fire-damaged property, discusses purchases and picnic-table order

The board discussed the need to reappraise a riverfront property after a building fire. Members said the appraiser, Marvin Schmidt, provided building-value estimates (reported in the transcript as between $37,000 and $64,000, with an estimated building value of $60,000) but did not isolate the land value; the board asked Schmidt to supply the land-only value and to reappraise the property given the burned structure and associated removal costs. Members also noted a prior pre-fire full-property valuation in the range of roughly $210,000–$212,000 and agreed reappraisal was necessary.

Separately, the board discussed operational purchases. Members talked about acquiring a back trailer and observed that, as a municipality, they might obtain a discount comparable to tax-exempt pricing; one member moved to proceed and the motion was seconded. The transcript records that materials for picnic tables were ordered from a local school shop (Jeremy Leadford is the shop teacher), with delivery and construction timing dependent on the shop’s project queue and materials availability—possible completion was estimated in November.

Hydrant maintenance was also addressed: replacements for parts at a hydrant by the location described as "the bottom of 211" were reported to be scheduled for the next day pending a water-quality check; another installation at the gas station location was planned later in the year.