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Orwell Select Board ratifies minutes, approves contractor, race date and payroll in unanimous votes
Summary
At its Dec. 22 meeting the Orwell Select Board unanimously approved ratification of prior minutes, accepted a concrete bid for a salt/sand shed, approved the Silver Heist race date (Sept. 26, 2026), and authorized payment of $103,326.80 in General Fund orders and the town payroll; adjournment passed 4–0.
The Orwell Select Board approved a string of routine motions in its Dec. 22 meeting, each passing unanimously (4–0). Highlights of the night’s formal actions:
- The board ratified minutes from Dec. 19, 2025 (which had ratified the Dec. 8, 2025 minutes). Les Wood moved to approve the Dec. 19 special meeting minutes and Rob Barnes seconded; the motion passed 4–0. Les Wood then moved and Joe Pouliot seconded acceptance of the Dec. 8, 2025 minutes as ratified; that motion also passed 4–0.
- The board accepted a $68,000 concrete bid from Myron White Jr. Concrete to pour the foundation and footing for a 40'×60' salt/sand shed; Joe Pouliot moved and Rob Barnes seconded. The motion passed 4–0.
- The Select Board approved the Silver Heist Race Committee’s proposed date of Sept. 26, 2026; Joe Pouliot moved to approve the date and Rob Barnes seconded; the motion passed 4–0.
- The board authorized payment of General Fund Orders in the amount of $103,326.80 and payment of the Town Payroll; Les Wood moved to pay and Joe Pouliot seconded; the motion passed 4–0.
- The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m. after a motion from Joe Pouliot and a second from Rob Barnes; the motion passed 4–0.
All recorded motions were unanimous with the four board members present voting yes.
