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Old Home Day schedule set; road closures, safety staffing and community activities outlined
Summary
Select Board reviewed Old Home Day July 3–5 programming, time capsule contributions, road closures and safety plans; the Fire Chief said staff will be present over the weekend and Public Works scheduled site maintenance.
The Select Board recorded a detailed Old Home Day schedule for July 3–5 that includes an ice cream social, band performances, booths with a scavenger hunt and time capsule collection, a touch-a-truck display, four food trucks, face painting, a Native American drumming group, and museum and historical society openings.
The Old Home Days committee requested residents contribute 'This is our town' worksheets and photos for binders to be placed in a new time capsule scheduled to be opened in 2126; worksheets must be returned by 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 5. The minutes list multiple on-site activities and times and note locations including the Town Common and the Congregational Church.
Public Works reported plans to remove a rotting pine at the Camp Morgan parking lot. Fire Chief Shawn Atkins told the board he submitted the monthly Fire and Rescue report, noted joint trainings with Lempster, said he is researching ambulance replacements (prices reported as "very high"), and confirmed fire/rescue staff will be on duty during Old Home Day weekend as a precaution. The police chief reported a vandalism incident at Camp Morgan Beach and department activity for the week.
The minutes also include transportation and roadwork advisories: traffic will be diverted to a temporary bridge on Valley Road (expect minor delays; no tractor trailers) and chip seal work is scheduled on Faxon Hill Road on June 23, 2026. Millen Pond Road at #699 will be closed for septic-line installation on June 29–30 from 7:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Organizers and department heads were recorded discussing logistics; the record does not show votes or contested disagreements on the event planning items.
