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Select Board roundup: appointment, paving order, insulation project and committee updates
Summary
The board appointed an alternate to the Conservation Commission, approved a purchase order for Highland Street paving, authorized spray‑foam insulation at the highway department, and heard a series of committee and department updates.
In a bundle of routine business items Tuesday, the Plymouth Select Board approved several actions intended to support town infrastructure and staffing.
Appointments and staffing: The board voted to appoint Megan Heidenreich as an alternate to the Conservation Commission after receiving a letter and a unanimous recommendation from that commission.
Roads and public works: The board approved a purchase order for Peckham Road Corp. to overlay Highland Street (Broadway to Reservoir Road) at a quote of roughly $50,000–$55,000, with a purchase‑order authorization up to $60,000 to allow finalization.
Highway department improvements: The board approved an insulation package (spray foam in ceilings, walls and gables with intumescent paint) for the highway department after discussion about available rebates and potential use of remaining grant funds to upgrade AC or doors. The contractor (introduced at the meeting) requested the board’s support for using grant funds toward additional environmental efficiency work at the highway facility; the board agreed that any use over $10,000 would require public hearing procedures when applicable.
Other business: The board signed off on minor tax‑related items including a solar exemption application (Pine Gate Cooperative Inc., exemption amount $57,500 as approved by assessors) and considered an abatement denial recommendation where the property owner failed to provide requested information. Committee reports covered planning (master plan chapter and short‑term rental survey), conservation, CIP scheduling, parks and rec, energy commission leadership changes, chamber activity and economic development charrette follow‑ups.
The board then moved into a longer discussion about Railroad Square rights‑of‑way (covered in a separate article) and closed the regular session before voting to enter nonpublic session under RSA 91‑A for personnel matters.
