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Wickham Hall manager details maintenance, capacity and security concerns; board to meet separately for full review
Summary
Wickham Hall manager Rick Robbishell told the selectmen the hall needs new chairs/seat covers, more frequent HVAC maintenance, better audio equipment storage and improved door security; staff and board agreed to schedule a dedicated follow‑up meeting to review job duties and a prioritized repair list.
Rick Robbishell, the Wickham Hall manager, outlined a string of operational and maintenance issues and asked the selectmen to schedule a separate meeting to go through them in detail.
Robbishell said chair covers are heavily soiled, washing them between events is time‑consuming, and the hall needs either additional covers or new cleanable chairs. He described an air conditioning failure at a recent 100‑person event and proposed switching from annual to semiannual HVAC service to avoid event‑time breakdowns. He also flagged unlocked kitchen doors after meetings, unsecured audio supplies in the building, painting touchups, window cleaning and the need to clarify the manager’s job description and workload.
Board members supported arranging a dedicated session with Robbishell and the town facilities staff to review the full list and to bring Katie or the town administrator/facilities director into the discussion. On the specific Old Home Day concern discussed earlier in the meeting, the board agreed in principle with temporarily cordoning off the kitchen/backstage chimney area and reducing capacity to about 25 pending insurer (Primex) confirmation.
The selectmen agreed to follow up and to put the item on a future agenda so the board can review vendor quotes, job description changes and a prioritized maintenance plan.
