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Sandgate selectboard clears Town Hall use for church, advances town-hall window project
Summary
At its Feb. 16 meeting the Sandgate Selectboard unanimously approved letting a local church meet in the Town Hall during building repairs and moved forward with a town-hall window replacement under a municipal energy resilience grant; the board signed a letter of intent and noted a winning contract bid of $28,013.
The Sandgate Selectboard on Feb. 16 unanimously approved a request to let the local church convene at Town Hall while the church building is under construction and moved ahead on a plan to replace the Town Hall windows under a Municipal Energy Resilience Project (MERP) grant.
Phyllis Skidmore raised the request during the citizen concerns portion of the meeting; the board agreed that the church may use the Town Hall and the lister’s office for Sunday school during construction. The board recorded the decision as unanimous.
Tom Yandow joined the meeting to discuss the MERP-related window project and the letter of intent. Yandow told the board the new windows are expected to be 8–10 weeks out and that the physical work will not begin until the windows are in hand. Selectboard member Joe Nolan signed the letter of intent; the document will be scanned and returned to the project contractor to proceed with procurement steps.
The contractor reduced its bid by $1,000 following Selectboard negotiation. Board members noted Farrington Construction as the winning contractor with a bid of $28,013; Jason Hill, who had bid on work, was notified of that result and asked about the winning amount. Board members said the larger window scope favored a larger firm but suggested there may be other town projects suitable for smaller local contractors.
Meeting discussion also stressed grant-related procurement requirements: Nolan reiterated that grant funding imposes bid deadlines and insurance requirements that must be met before work can begin. The board did not set a start date for construction beyond the delivery estimate for windows.
The letter of intent will be sent back to the contractor and the board will monitor delivery and scheduling as the project moves forward.
