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Chair proposes authorizing town manager as members discuss Charter poll, Eversource sale and April 8 special meeting
Summary
The meeting's chair proposed a motion to authorize the town manager while members debated whether the town should fund projects it must own, discussed a possible Eversource sale 'to Ashley' tied to an agreement, reviewed a charter poll assessment in the packet, and announced a special town meeting slated for April 8; applications for board vacancies are online.
The meeting's chair proposed a motion to authorize the town manager as members questioned whether the town should fund projects it will have to own and discussed several administrative items, participants said.
The chair opened by objecting to a form of proposal under consideration, saying, "What concerns me is I'm finding out that we're talking about funding for projects that we need to own." The chair then stated, "I believe the motion needs to be that we authorize... the town manager," indicating a motion to give the manager authority though the specific text of the motion was not completed on the record.
Amber, a meeting participant who identified herself by first name during the meeting, said packet materials included a charter poll assessment along with a graph and timing assessment and noted, "Charter is currently on our polls, and we do not charge them." She described an agreement that staff expects to load into the packet that evening.
On a separate topic, Amber described a utility arrangement involving Eversource and a co‑op and said, "They can sell it to Ashley," adding that the seller "at least want[s] that connected to the agreement." The meeting did not record further specifics about the sale terms or the agreement language.
The chair announced a special town meeting is expected for approval on April 8 but said the time has not yet been set. "We haven't set the time yet. We will be doing that very shortly," the chair said. The chair also noted vacancies on boards, commissions and committees, including a conservation committee at ARC, and encouraged interested residents to apply online.
No formal vote or final wording of the proposed motion to authorize the town manager was recorded in the provided segments. The meeting checked for old business and moved on when none was raised.
Next steps: the special town meeting was listed for April 8 pending the board's approval and the town will post the time; staff is expected to finalize and circulate the agreement language referred to in the packet.
