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Select Board approves $3,000 verbal quote to complete library concrete work; trustees press on door choice and grant deadline
Summary
Library trustees asked the Select Board to replace an exit door and complete a concrete pad and ramps; the board approved a $3,000 verbal quote pending a written estimate and discussed grant timing and Summer Reading Program logistics.
The Town of Jefferson Select Board on June 8 approved a verbal $3,000 quote to install concrete pads and ramps at the library entrance, after Library Trustee Liz Miligan asked the board to clarify options for replacing an all-glass exit door with a half-glass, half-metal alternative and raised concerns that a related grant dated May 1, 2026, may be flagged by auditors if not spent.
Miligan said a full-glass door had been quoted last year and described a near-miss when a trustee walked through without seeing the book return drop on the other side. “I feel a half glass door would be a better option,” Miligan said, citing visibility and safety for library patrons.
Select Chair Norman Brown told trustees the board would not dictate the door style but noted the town had a verbal $3,000 quote from Bo Gross to do the concrete pad and ramps; based on a recent transfer-station quote, Brown estimated pipe railing costs would be roughly $2,000 and said the town would handle walkways in both directions. Brown moved to approve Gross’s verbal quote pending receipt of a written estimate; Select Member Kevin Meehan seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Brown and Miligan discussed schedule constraints: the library’s Summer Reading Program runs July 7–Aug. 4, 2026, and Brown said concrete typically cures enough to walk on in 24–48 hours but that temporary conditions (such as lack of permanent railing) would need to be managed. Brown described Wilco’s process for measuring, designing and installing railings and said Wilco could complete work quickly if scheduled right away.
Miligan also asked about maintenance for a changing table; Brown said a local handyman (Ross Conway) had expressed interest in doing some work but that coordination with the trustees or a volunteer would be required. The board agreed town staff would record the expenditure so auditors would see the money as spent.
