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Select Board approves several contracts and contingency funding in unanimous votes
Summary
At its July 13 meeting the Select Board approved the consent agenda, awarded bond counsel and lighthouse painting contracts, authorized $40,017 from supplementary contingency for property tax relief, approved a manager recognition letter and several other routine actions; votes were unanimous where recorded.
The York Select Board took a series of formal votes July 13, approving contract awards and budget transfers and completing routine municipal business.
Key outcomes at a glance: - Consent agenda (business license renewals): motion carried (vote recorded 5-0). - Bond counsel: board voted to contract with Drummond Woodson for bond-related legal services (motion carried 5-0). - Noble Lighthouse Tower painting: contract awarded to Dunnybrook Company for $145,000 (motion carried 5-0). - Property tax relief supplemental: board approved use of $40,017 from FY26 supplementary contingency to cover unanticipated YCSA payments (motion carried 5-0). - Town manager recognition letter: chair authorized to send letter to Town Manager Peter Joseph recognizing satisfactory performance (motion carried 5-0). - Property redemption: approved redemption for 11 Stageneck Road (#3) subject to payment of $39,169.34 by Sept. 13, 2026 (motion carried 5-0).
What this means: Several approvals were procedural or contract-related; the contingency funding vote covered a one-time shortfall driven by expanded outreach to eligible residents. No board member voted against the recorded motions.
Ending: The board also directed staff to return with additional documents and follow-ups on several items, including the ambulance funding review and the STR platform presentation.
