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Sharon, Salisbury form grant committee after DEEP SMMR2 award
Summary
Sharon and Salisbury were awarded a DEEP SMMR2 grant and the Sharon Board voted to adopt a resolution and appoint a three-person grant committee to oversee the shared transfer-station grant work; wording on permitted uses of funds was revised before adoption.
Sharon and neighboring Salisbury were awarded a Sustainable Materials Management Round 2 (SMMR2) grant from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), and Sharon’s Board of Selectmen voted Feb. 24 to adopt a resolution and appoint a joint grant committee to manage the award.
The resolution clarifies that Salisbury will accept the grant funds on behalf of the Salisbury/Sharon Transfer Station and authorizes Curtis Rand, First Selectman of Salisbury, in consultation with First Selectman Flanagan, to perform acts necessary to carry out the grant documents. Board members altered one line in the draft resolution, changing “grant funds will be used to” to “grant funds may be used to” before voting to adopt the resolution.
Three local residents — John Brett, John Baroody and Lisa Naumann — volunteered to serve on the joint grant committee and were appointed by the Sharon board without term by a unanimous voice vote after a motion by Kearcher and a second by First Selectman Flanagan. The board also asked members to review related materials before the next regular meeting.
The grant and committee are intended to support the Salisbury/Sharon Transfer Station; the minutes do not list a grant dollar amount or an implementation timetable. The minutes note that the Transfer Station budget is embedded in Salisbury’s budget, which is why Salisbury will accept funds and the two first selectmen will coordinate grant implementation.
The board did not vote on related procurement or vendor agreements during the meeting. Next steps recorded in the minutes include committee formation and further review of grant documents at a subsequent meeting.
Speakers quoted or referenced in this article are drawn from the meeting record: First Selectman Flanagan; Mr. Brett; Ms. Kearcher.
Votes at a glance - Motion to adopt the grant resolution: Mr. Brett moved, Ms. Kearcher seconded; outcome: approved, voice vote (all in favor). - Motion to appoint John Brett, John Baroody and Lisa Naumann to the Grant Committee (no term): Ms. Kearcher moved, First Selectman Flanagan seconded; outcome: approved, voice vote (all in favor).
