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Select Board approves permits, authorizes payroll and vendor checks, and changes office hours
Summary
At its June 18 meeting the Town of Washington Select Board approved three building permits, authorized payroll and vendor checks totaling $259,0�, and announced the Select Board office will be closed on Fridays; the board also recorded department updates and adjourned at 7:37 p.m.
The Town of Washington Select Board on June 18 approved three building and driveway permits, authorized payroll and vendor checks, and changed Select Board office hours.
During the meeting the board recorded approval of three permits listed in the building and driveway section: a deck addition for Mark Dressel (Lot 11-19); a new ranch-style house with an attached three-car garage for Michael DeFosse and Whitney Waugh (Lot 28-1) — listed dimensions: house 1,992 sq ft, unfinished basement 1,992 sq ft, garage 1,600 sq ft — and a 16' by 24' garage with a 5' by 24' lean-to for Mike Dory (Lot 14-24). Each permit entry in the record is marked "Approved." The minutes do not record a specific motion maker or vote tally for each permit beyond the approval notation in the permit list.
The board also authorized payroll checks totaling $11,816.88 and vendor checks totaling $247,141.29 for June 19, 2026. The minutes list the amounts authorized but do not attribute a mover, seconder, or individual roll-call votes for the expenditures.
Under new business the board announced that, based on a lack of demand and to align with neighboring towns, the Select Board office will be closed on Fridays. Town Hall services (Town Clerk and Tax Collector) will remain open on Fridays until 3:00 p.m.; Executive Administrator Cynthia Dressel will be available to meet on Fridays by appointment. The Select Board office hours will be Monday–Wednesday 9 a.m.–3 p.m., Thursday 9 a.m.–4 p.m., and the board will continue to hold formal evening meetings on Thursdays at 7 p.m.
Evan Caffrey moved to approve the June 11, 2026 minutes earlier in the meeting; Gary Kendall seconded and the board voted unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 7:37 p.m. after a motion by Caffrey, seconded by Sam White, with all voting in favor.
The minutes record department reports and other routine items discussed during the session but do not indicate additional formal votes beyond those noted.
