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Board discusses town garage options, West Street property and FEMA map amendment
Summary
Select Board considered moving or redesigning the transfer station, potential siting for a new town garage and sand/salt storage, and a West Street property that may be usable after a FEMA map amendment; consultant estimates septic plan costs roughly $2,000–$2,500 and test pits would be required before building.
The Select Board discussed options for town lands and a possible town garage and transfer-station redesign.
Board members reviewed a vacant West Street lot (noted as tax-delinquent in the meeting packet) as a potential site for a garage, sand/salt storage and employee facilities, and noted a pending FEMA map amendment. A consultant told the board that perk tests have been replaced by soil test pits and estimated a septic plan could cost roughly $2,000–$2,500; board members discussed timing and the need to dig test pits when the ground thaws.
There was broad conversation about logistics (well setbacks, floodplain constraints, traffic near the firehouse) and about interim options for salt and sand storage such as hoop buildings or container-based covers. The board asked staff to keep pursuing the FEMA map amendment progress and to get more detailed design and cost estimates before making site decisions.
