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Select Board approves payroll and permit items, updates land-use application
Summary
The Westport Island Select Board approved multiple payroll and accounts payable items and unanimously accepted a peer-review permit and updates to the land-use permit application form. The board also received updates on a fire-station architectural survey and planning inquiries about a communications tower.
The Westport Island Select Board approved routine financial and administrative items and took several procedural votes during its meeting.
Chair moved to accept multiple payroll and accounts-payable items, including accounts payable #100And5 for $17,137.69; payroll #106 for $2,081.60; payroll #107 for $10,765.01; payroll #100And8 for $20,166.35; and accounts/payable #100And9 for $121,193.32 — figures the chair attributed to RSU charges, the transfer station and volunteer fire pay. Each motion was seconded and approved by voice vote; the transcript records the board response as "Aye," but does not include a roll-call tally.
The board also approved the Select Board minutes for 06/01/2026 and accepted a peer-review permit application for Eric and Elaine (previously approved by the planning board); the code-enforcement officer will receive the file next. Members approved proposed updates to the town’s land-use permit application to clarify required attachments (for example, business permits for home-based businesses and vegetation-removal plans when appropriate); the updated form will be posted on the town website after finalization.
Staff reported that an architectural firm completed a thorough site visit to the fire station and will provide measurements and ballpark figures to inform decisions about renovation versus new construction; the board said no large appropriation is planned this year. A resident asked about a local communications tower; staff said the planning board is researching whether it is active and what classification it should have.
The board closed the meeting after thanking donors who contributed a vacuum for town-hall use and after reminding residents of the upcoming town meeting where warrant votes, including the pesticide ordinance under discussion, will be decided.
