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Votes at a glance: Stonington selectmen approve warrants, pier terms, pump purchase and property sales across 2022 sessions
Summary
Across meetings in 2022 the Stonington selectmen approved weekly warrants, purchased a $600 safety pump for the harbor, approved 2023 pier terms, approved a $35,000 resiliency contract, and awarded bids on two tax-acquired properties; individual motions and tallies are listed below.
The selectmen recorded a series of routine and specific votes across their 2022 meetings. Key outcomes recorded in the minutes include:
- Weekly warrants: Multiple meetings show unanimous approval of weekly warrants (typical motion language: "Motion by Evelyn, 2nd by [member] to approve the warrants"; recorded tallies commonly 4-0 or 5-0 depending on attendance).
- Harbor safety pump: Motion by Richard Larrabee Sr. (Dick) and seconded by John Robbins to purchase a replacement safety pump for $600; approved 4-0 (SEG 001).
- Pier terms and conditions: Motion by Richard Larrabee Sr., seconded by Evelyn Duncan, to approve 2023 pier terms and conditions; approved 4-0 (SEG 001).
- Granite blocks sale: Motion by John Robbins to sell six granite blocks from the dump for $25; recorded vote 2-1 with one abstention (Travis Fifield) (SEG 002).
- Economic resiliency contract: Motion by John Steed, seconded by Richard Larrabee Sr., to approve a $35,000 consulting contract for the town's economic resiliency plan; approved (SEG 012).
- Tax-acquired property awards: Cottage St. awarded to the Thorpe family for $151,270; Pink St. awarded to abutter Jeff Boyce for $113,550 under motions recorded at the meeting (SEG 011).
These recorded approvals were routine municipal business items; some items (for example, the INH funding request and the aquaculture moratorium petition) were discussed without formal appropriation votes and remain pending further information or legal review.
Provenance: motions and tallies are recorded in the meeting minutes and are summarized here so residents can easily review recent board decisions.
