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Canaan STEAP committee recommends bear‑proof food‑waste container, approves pool‑house window repairs
Summary
At a Jan. 21 special meeting in Falls Village, the Town of Canaan STEAP Implementation Committee unanimously recommended that the Board of Selectmen order a bear‑proof food‑waste container and project signage, authorized up to $3,200 for pool‑house window repairs, and began an RFP for a senior center.
The Town of Canaan STEAP Implementation Committee on Jan. 21, 2026, unanimously recommended that the Board of Selectmen order a bear‑proof food‑waste container with louvres and hardware and to purchase project signage. The committee also authorized up to $3,200 for pool‑house window repairs and moved to begin a request‑for‑proposals for a senior center during a special meeting at Town Hall in Falls Village.
Committee member Greg Marlowe moved to approve the Dec. 17, 2025 meeting minutes; the motion was seconded by committee member Chris Wadsworth and carried unanimously. Marlowe then moved, and committee member Catherine Wales seconded, recommendations to the Board of Selectmen to order a bear‑proof container (including louvres and hardware) and to order project signage; both recommendations were recorded as unanimous.
The committee discussed a potential trash compactor but concluded that more information is needed before taking any steps. Members also recorded a follow‑up to consult the architect on repairs to the assessor’s office roof. In a separate recommendation the committee voted to recommend that Chris Wadsworth begin window repairs to the pool house with a spending cap of $3,200; the minutes list that motion as carried unanimously.
Members agreed to begin the RFP process for a senior center to advance procurement and planning. On the salt shed, the committee noted that funding for administrative and engineering services tied to AEA will need to be appropriated at an upcoming town meeting; no dollar amount was specified in the minutes.
Votes at a glance: The minutes record unanimous committee approvals for (1) approval of the Dec. 17, 2025 minutes (motion by Greg Marlowe; seconded by Chris Wadsworth), (2) recommendation to the Board of Selectmen to order a bear‑proof food‑waste container with louvres and hardware (motion by Greg Marlowe; seconded by Catherine Wales), (3) recommendation to order project signage (motion by Greg Marlowe; seconded by Catherine Wales), (4) recommendation to allow Chris Wadsworth to begin pool‑house window repairs up to $3,200 (mover/second not specified in minutes), and (5) adjournment at 5:49 p.m. (motion by Greg Marlowe; seconded by Catherine Wales).
Next steps recorded in the minutes include forwarding the committee’s recommendations to the Board of Selectmen, following up with the architect on the assessor’s roof, gathering additional information on the trash compactor, beginning the senior center RFP, and placing the salt‑shed funding item on a town‑meeting warrant for appropriation.
