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Selectboard discusses aerial mapping, GIS options and cemetery committee nominations
Summary
Albion selectboard discussed hiring aerial mapping services (budgeted up to $4,000) or a one-time GIS purchase to reduce recurring costs; cemetery committee recommended filling two positions including Adam Higgins as cemetery sexton.
The Albion Selectboard discussed options for updating town maps on March 24, weighing short-term aerial mapping services against a one-time purchase of online GIS digital mapping software.
Board members said aerial mapping services are scheduled to start after April 1 and that the town’s cost would be no more than $4,000 (the minutes note $3,000 is more typical for a three-year cycle but that prices may rise). The town indicated the mapping funds would come from miscellaneous funds.
Board members also discussed that GIS software could allow outside companies to download updates instead of remapping every cycle, representing a potential one-time expense rather than recurring costs; Selectboard administrative staff were asked to check neighboring towns’ procedures to inform the board’s decision.
Separately, the cemetery committee recommended that Patty LeBlanc complete the final two years of Kathy Ladd’s term and suggested Adam Higgins for a three-year term as cemetery sexton; the committee’s suggestions were noted for 2026 appointment consideration.
