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Tinmouth Select Board debates pavilion MOU, grant requirements and whether to put project before voters
Summary
The board reviewed a recreation pavilion grant and an expired MOU with Marshfield, heard an engineer say building the pavilion would cause 'negligible' changes to water flow if no ditching is done, and faced a heated exchange about whether the project should be placed on the March town ballot for voter approval.
Board members discussed next steps for a recreation pavilion project funded in part by a state grant. The clerk and a board member said the MOU with Marshfield has expired and paperwork from the grantor is still pending; engineering reports included findings that building the pavilion itself would produce negligible floodplain change so long as the town did not perform additional ditching or drainage modifications.
One resident urged the board to put the issue to voters in March so townspeople could express a preference before the town moved forward. "I would like to formally ask the select board to put this on the ballot for voting in March," said a participant who argued that the project carries future maintenance costs and right-of-way implications. Other members said there is no immediate construction scheduled and that permit and grant paperwork must be reviewed; several speakers recommended waiting until the grant stipulations and final engineering/permit guidance arrive before scheduling a vote. The board agreed to wait for grant paperwork and to bring the item back for fuller consideration in the coming months.
