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Lancaster Select Board appoints Shane Beattie chair, approves contracts, grant and multiple reappointments
Summary
At its March 17 meeting the Lancaster Select Board appointed Selectman Shane Beattie as chair and approved routine business including a 2025 assessing contract, acceptance of a $4,000 EMPG grant (50% local match), and several planning and zoning reappointments; one Zoning Board appointment failed.
The Lancaster Select Board on March 17 appointed Selectman Shane Beattie as chair and moved a series of routine administrative actions including a contract with a assessing firm and a small federal grant for emergency planning.
Selectman Leon Rideout moved to appoint Selectman Shane Beattie as chair and Selectman Kathy-Jean Lavoie seconded; the board recorded, "All in favor. Motion carried." The board then approved the 2025 General Assessing Services Agreement with Northtown Associates, noting the penalty for not submitting materials on time increased from $50 to $100 per day.
Town Manager Jessica Cyr told the board it would accept $4,000 in Emergency Management Performance Grant funds to update the Local Emergency Operations Plan; Cyr said the total project cost is $8,000 and the town is responsible for the 50% match, with the project expected to be completed by Aug. 31. The board authorized Town Manager Cyr to sign grant paperwork.
The Select Board also acted on local board memberships. It approved Planning Board reappointments for Margaret Jones and Greg Westcott and reappointed Matthew Treamer as an alternate. The board approved Zoning Board appointments for Donald Freddette (alternate) and David Anderson (alternate). A separate motion to appoint Leo Enos to a one-year alternate Zoning Board seat failed; the record states, "All voted against. Motion failed."
The board signed the MS-232 report of appropriations and voted to accept the 2023 audit. Selectman Lavoie moved and Selectman Rideout seconded a motion to adjourn; the meeting ended with the board saying, "All in favor. Motion carried."
Votes at a glance - Chair appointment: Motion carried ("All in favor"). - 2025 General Assessing Services Agreement (Northtown Associates): Motion carried ("All in favor"). - Acceptance of EMPG funds ($4,000; $8,000 total project; 50% local match): Motion carried. - Planning Board reappointments (Margaret Jones, Greg Westcott, Matthew Treamer): Motions carried. - Zoning Board appointments (Donald Freddette, David Anderson): Motions carried; Leo Enos one-year appointment: motion failed ("All voted against"). - Acceptance of 2023 audit: Motion carried.
Next steps: The board deferred approval of March 3 minutes because Selectman Rideout was not present at those meetings and will take that up at the next meeting.
