Queenstown posts fund balances, plans 250th events; residents raise questions about colonial fair and siren noise

At the March 11 meeting, Town Clerk Aaron Homey reported the town’s balances: General Fund $170,948.64; WS Fund $16,415.25; and ARPA Fund $374,281.95. The minutes show the Feb. 25, 2026 minutes were presented for approval; the closed-session minutes were approved on a motion by Commissioner Bryon Callahan with President Al Hardee seconding, and the record shows two ayes and Commissioner Jim Watzin abstained because he was not present. The transcript records the regular-minute approval with a second and vote entry of "2" but does not specify the motion mover in the minutes provided.

The Events Committee announced an Easter Egg Hunt at the park on March 28 at 11 a.m. and previewed plans for the town’s 250th celebration: a July 8 reading of the Declaration of Independence (possible Town Crier), a May 9 garden-party fundraiser at Bowlingly sponsored by a local bank and the golf course to raise money for courthouse restoration, planting a liberty tree, and a possible colonial fair or market later if volunteers can be found.

In public comment, resident Di Quynn-Reno asked whether the Colonial Fair referenced earlier was the same event; Town Manager Amy Moore clarified it would be a vendor fair with colonial-themed food and period clothing. Resident Matt Ball thanked the fire company for instituting "siren quiet hours" and asked whether the decibel level could be lowered or the sirens repositioned to reduce sound toward his house. Commissioner Bryon Callahan said the siren’s design prevents changing its angle or lowering its decibel level.

The meeting adjourned at 4:32 p.m. on a motion by Commissioner Callahan, seconded by Commissioner Watzin, with the vote recorded 3–0.