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Community center repairs may be reimbursed after USDA notice; ramp and earthwork contractors confirmed
Summary
Town officials said work done to fix the community center foundation and insulation could be reimbursable under a USDA disaster-assistance application originally for about $27,800; town staff are completing paperwork and expect to finish permitting and earthworks with contractors in place and a mid-September window for closure of the center.
Sherry Wel told the Select Board that two years after work to repair the community center foundation and insulation was completed the USDA Rural Development program notified the town funds may still be available. She said the town originally requested about $27,800, and that the town is now submitting the remaining paperwork to claim the award; she estimated they are roughly three-quarters of the way through required documentation but could not say exactly when funds would be received.
Sherry and other board members also discussed the replacement ramp and associated earthworks. She said Manter Construction will perform the earthworks and another contractor will build the ramp; the chair confirmed necessary permits have been obtained. Board members said mid-September is the expected window for the center closure and work to occur so as to avoid peak summer use.
"We were notified by USDA Rural Development that the money was still there... we are about 3/4 of the way through submitting the necessary documents to them," Sherry said, describing the town's outreach and follow-through to recover funds for work already completed.
Board members praised the diligence and asked staff to continue processing paperwork and to keep timetables updated for residents.
