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Select Board accepts $29,490.83 FEMA payment, approves permits and abatements
Summary
At its June meeting the Dalton Select Board accepted $29,490.83 in FEMA reimbursement, signed two land-use change tax warrants, approved three driveway permits and a picnic-area tax abatement, and sealed nonpublic minutes; several items were approved by voice vote.
The Dalton Select Board on Monday accepted $29,490.83 in unanticipated FEMA funds tied to flood repair and mitigation work from February 2025.
Chair moved to accept the reimbursement, citing the balance due for the 2025 work; a board member seconded and the motion passed by voice vote. The board recorded the amount as unanticipated revenue for the town’s operating accounts.
The board also approved and signed two land-use change tax warrants and granted three driveway permits after the road agent’s approval. Chair moved the permit approvals and the board voted in favor. The board approved an annual tax abatement for the Hilton Dalton Picnic Area, noting flood damage and confirming the abatement would be handled through operating funds rather than tax revenue.
The meeting included multiple routine minutes votes: the board approved regular and nonpublic minutes from May meetings, agreed to a minor typographical correction, and later voted to seal the minutes from nonpublic sessions. Motions to enter nonpublic for personnel and legal matters were made and approved; the board returned to public session, voted to seal minutes for the two nonpublic sessions, and adjourned.
Most votes were taken by voice and recorded as "aye" in the meeting transcript. Where funds or actions were discussed without a formal roll-call tally, the board registered approval by unanimous voice vote on each motion. The board did not provide a written roll-call tally in the public transcript for these items.
The board plans routine follow-up on certain items (e.g., invoicing for road damage, grant reimbursements) at future meetings.
