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Sandown selectmen accept $7,425 hazard-mitigation grant, appoint committees and hire a lifeguard
Summary
The Sandown Board of Selectmen voted to accept a $7,425 grant (total project $9,900; town match $2,475) from the NH Department of Safety for hazard-mitigation planning, approved several volunteer committee appointments and appointed a lifeguard at $15/hour.
At its May 4 meeting, the Sandown Board of Selectmen voted to accept a grant from the New Hampshire Department of Safety, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to update the town hazard-mitigation plan. A selectman moved to accept the grant "in amount of $7,425" and acknowledged the total project cost at $9,900, with the town responsible for a 25% match equal to $2,475; the motion also authorized Fire Chief Michael Devine to sign grant documents.
The motion passed on the board floor. (The transcript records an affirmative voice vote in open session.)
The board also approved a slate of volunteer appointments: Ann Marie Downing, Robert Downing and Laura Ross were appointed to the Old Home Day committee through March 2027; Laura Ross was appointed to the Oktoberfest committee through March 2028. The board appointed Kaylee McSheehy as a 2026 lifeguard with a starting rate of $15 per hour.
Why it matters: The hazard-mitigation grant will fund an update to the towns local hazard-mitigation plan and requires a small town match; the volunteer appointments and the lifeguard hire fill municipal event and public-safety roles going into summer.
Attribution and procedure: The motion to accept the hazard grant and the committee appointments were made and seconded on the record during new business; votes were taken by voice and recorded as "aye" in the transcript. Fire Chief Michael Devine is authorized to execute documents related to the grant. The lifeguard hire and committee appointments are effective as board action recorded in the May 4 minutes.
Next step: Staff will finalize grant paperwork with the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and report on implementation; appointees will serve until their stated expiration dates unless otherwise changed by future boards.
Attribution: Motion text and approval are taken from the May 4 meeting transcript; quotes used are verbatim from the maker of the motion.
