Selectboard approves WISPr contract amendment for knotweed; discusses battery site, parsnip and culvert issues

Jul 8, 2026

The board approved a WISPr contract amendment increasing the knotweed project to $42,513 and added WCNRCD project management and WRC oversight. Members also discussed a potential Jacksonville battery storage site, refused mowing to address poisonous parsnip pending treatment, and asked Hunter Excavating to address culvert-related defects.

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The Selectboard approved amendment #1 to the WISPr knotweed contract, increasing the project cost from $25,942.71 to $42,513; the amendment also changes the payment schedule and adds project management by the Windham County Natural Resources Conservation District (WCNRCD) and oversight by WRC. Skip Tefft moved to approve the amendment and appointed Chair Scott M. Reed to sign the document; the motion carried unanimously.

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