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Select Board approves sugar house permit, reviews highway work and authorizes payroll and vendor checks
Summary
The Select Board approved a 40'x64' sugar house permit and recorded several highway updates including plans to finish chip seal work and consider selling a Mack truck; the board also authorized payroll checks for $13,373.92 and vendor checks for $374,736.95 and adjourned at 7:40 p.m.
At its July 9 meeting, the Town of Washington Select Board approved a building permit and recorded routine department updates and financial authorizations.
The board recorded approval of a building permit for Susan Waddell on property held by the Edward Yaglou Family Trust (Tax Map #2-4) for a 40-by-64-foot sugar house; the minutes state the permit was approved but do not record a vote tally or mover/second. In departmental updates, Ed Thayer, Public Works, briefed the board on weekly highway activity, noted a resident concern about water runoff on Valley Road, reviewed the Bridge Fund reconciliation, discussed bonds on Ayers Pond Road and Old Marlow Road, and said the crew will need to finish chip seal on Faxon Hill Road. Thayer also raised the possibility of selling the town’s Mack truck. The Select Board decided not to accept solar panels at the Transfer Station.
Mark Dressel, Chief, provided a police activity update and reported some vandalism in town. Shawn Atkins, Fire Chief, submitted the Fire and Rescue Department monthly calendar and activity report (four rescue calls and two fire calls between June 24 and July 9) and raised questions about driveway permit standards and the building for the General Store.
In expenditures, the Select Board authorized payroll checks totaling $13,373.92 and vendor checks totaling $374,736.95 dated July 10, 2026; the minutes record the authorization but do not list a vote tally or mover/second for this entry. The meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m. after Select Board member Evan Caffrey moved to adjourn and Chair Gary Kendall seconded; the minutes state all voted in favor.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes from July 2, 2026: Evan Caffrey moved; Gary Kendall seconded; all voted in favor. - Building permit: Susan Waddell (Edward Yaglou Family Trust), Tax Map #2-4, 40' x 64' sugar house — recorded as approved; vote tally not specified. - Financial authorization: Payroll checks $13,373.92 and vendor checks $374,736.95 for July 10, 2026 — authorized; vote tally not specified. - Adjournment: Motion to adjourn made by Evan Caffrey, seconded by Gary Kendall; all voted in favor.
