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Votes at a glance: Guilford Selectmen approve minutes, contracts and pilot program on June 1
Summary
At the June 1 meeting the Board of Selectmen approved minutes, awarded contracts for Benton's Knoll landscaping and hazardous tree removal, authorized a DEEP‑funded WasteZero food‑waste pilot (waiver of bid), allowed a vacation carryover exception, and adopted $175,000 in budget adjustments.
The Board of Selectmen took a series of formal actions on June 1. Key outcomes recorded during the meeting include:
- Approval of minutes: The board approved the May 18, 2026 regular meeting minutes and the May 27, 2026 special meeting minutes (one abstention noted for the special meeting).
- Mountain View Landscape contract (Benton’s Knoll): The board approved a contract to complete planting work on Benton's Knoll in the amount cited in the proposal; the work will be paid from a developer bond that the town holds in escrow.
- A&L Tree Experts contract: The board approved a contract to remove 25 dead or hazardous trees on Cook's Lane and Whispering Woods Road after staff confirmed the trees exceed public‑works equipment capacity and present road or utility risks.
- WasteZero / DEEP pilot: The board approved a bid waiver and authorized proceeding with WasteZero as the grant‑funded partner to implement a subscription‑based food‑waste co‑collection pilot (grant amount cited at approximately $297,700).
- Vacation carryover: The board approved an exception allowing a GEA member (Darlene Menard) to carry over an additional 10 vacation days into FY2026‑27 due to staffing constraints.
- Budget adjustments: The board approved a package of FY2026‑27 budget adjustments totaling $175,000 (see separate story), reallocating funds among OPEB, EMS staffing timing and police overtime with capital offsets to be detailed by staff.
Several other procedural appointments and signage requests were approved; the personnel manual update was tabled for additional review.
