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Select Board introduces motion to let AJ pursue grant work for road/trail project
Summary
A board member moved to allow ‘AJ’ to proceed with grant and project work for a road/trail improvement; discussion covered upfront funding sources, a November 30 project log deadline, Beale Road’s trail classification and a landowner letter in town files.
A board member told the meeting the agenda item was intended to give the town time to complete grant planning, put work out to bid and meet project deadlines, and then moved to authorize a contractor or consultant referred to as “AJ” to begin grant support work.
“I’m gonna make the motion to go ahead and let AJ proceed with helping us with this grant,” the speaker said, adding that the item would allow time to “work through the grant process, come up with the actual plan, put it out to bid, review the bids, and give them time to actually track all the material out there and then log in before November 30.”
During the same discussion participants clarified that a section of Beale Road beyond a corner is classified as a trail, that landowners had returned 0.5 each way of road area to the town and that a letter documenting that transfer is in a file cabinet near the vault door. The board also discussed contractor logistics for hauling material, options for containing material in shipping containers and methods to remove insect‑infested bark from trees slated for removal.
The transcript records the motion but does not include a second or a recorded vote in the excerpt provided. The motion’s mover was the board member who proposed proceeding with AJ; no tally or formal outcome was recorded.
Why it matters: advancing grant work and clarifying road/trail status are steps toward infrastructure projects that can affect town access, budgets and permitting. The meeting recorded project timing (a November 30 logging/bid/registration milestone) and procedural steps but did not capture a final decision during the excerpt.
