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Selectboard narrows grant plan to envelope work on the brick meetinghouse
Summary
Board members debated whether to spend grant funds on the white building or the brick meetinghouse and signaled preference to prioritize envelope work for the brick building (storm windows/insulation) because the full scope exceeds available funds.
Members spent an extended portion of the meeting determining how to allocate recently awarded grant funds between the white and brick meetinghouses. Chair summarized earlier conversations with the grant administrator and noted the grant will not cover all desired improvements; the board discussed limiting work to the building envelope for the brick meetinghouse rather than pursuing full renovations across multiple buildings.
Committee members raised cost concerns and suggested focusing on the most essential fixes. "The 200,000 would only go basically for that building," the Chair said, describing a cap on how far the funds would stretch if dedicated to the brick building. Several members urged doing the envelope and storm windows first, and to avoid committing other municipal funds beyond that scope until the board has precise pricing. The board asked staff to obtain contractor estimates and confirm which elements the grant permits before final allocation decisions.
