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Board approves truck purchase, non‑lapsing transfer and locker upgrades
Summary
The Thompson Board authorized moving 1% (approx. $206,000) into the non‑lapsing account, approved seeking up to $75,000 from the Board of Finance for a truck with plow and sander, and approved requesting $25,000 in capital plus up to $50,000 from non‑lapsing funds to upgrade and paint high‑school lockers.
The Thompson Board of Education approved several capital and emergency funding actions during its Sept. 9 meeting.
The board voted to place the 1% maximum into the district’s non‑lapsing account (noted in the minutes as around $206,000) with the remainder returning to the town. The motion was offered by Justin Yong and seconded by Jessica Bolte and recorded as passing unanimously.
Separately, the board authorized Superintendent Melinda A. Smith to request up to $75,000 from the Board of Finance to purchase a new truck equipped with a plow and sander for district operations. That motion, also moved by Justin Yong and seconded by Jessica Bolte, passed unanimously.
The board then approved requesting $25,000 that had been set aside for capital from the town and authorizing up to $50,000 from the non‑lapsing account to upgrade and paint high school lockers to support accreditation. That motion was moved by Justin Yong and seconded by Matthew Polsky and passed unanimously.
Superintendent Smith said she will include a request for a generator and related items in a letter to the Board of Finance; no dollar amount for a generator was specified at the meeting.
