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Planning Board approves Woodward Village peer‑review invoice and GIS consultant work; GIS funding plan outlined
Summary
The board authorized a developer‑funded peer‑review invoice for Woodward Village paving and approved payment for GIS consultant work; staff outlined that FY25–FY27 GIS warrant funds will cover software and consultant needs and that core costs will move into operating budgets.
The Planning Board authorized two invoices at its Feb. 9 meeting: a $1,577.71 invoice from the town's peer‑review engineer for field work (Woodward Village paving) to be drawn from the project 53G developer account, and a $3,336.25 invoice from the town's GIS consultant (ARPA‑funded contract) for ongoing mapping and digitization work.
Julie explained the Woodward Village invoice will come from the developer‑funded 53G account and is not town general‑fund money. "So it's not this is not town money," she said during the discussion. The GIS consultant's invoice covers digitizing septic/as‑built plans, coordination for a new dispatch base map, and software migration support; staff noted the town will incorporate known GIS operating costs into future budgets and continue to use consultant support for specialized tasks.
Separately, Julie reviewed a warrant article previously approved for FY25–FY27 GIS program funding (totaling $45,000) to cover hardware, software and consultant fees; she said that recurring costs will be built into the FY28 operating budget and that departments will be expected to maintain their own data layers. The board voted to authorize the town planner to sign the invoices and approved payment from the appropriate accounts.
