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Board to ask voters to authorize up to $10,000 for legal fees tied to proposed radio tower project
Summary
The select board proposed an article asking voters to authorize spending up to $10,000 of the general fund balance to cover legal fees related to a proposed radio‑tower project; members debated whether to allocate $5,000, $10,000, or more and whether to fund the expense from surplus or the budget.
The select board discussed and moved to create an article asking voters to authorize spending up to $10,000 from the general fund balance to cover legal fees that may result from a proposed radio‑tower project. The board debated the appropriate amount to request—$5,000, $10,000 or a larger sum—and whether to pull funds from surplus or to include the money in the operating budget.
"So shall the voters authorize spending up to $10,000 of the general fund balance to cover legal fees resulting from the proposed radio tower project?" a Select board member (S2) put on the record. Board members agreed to draft article language; a motion to create the article from surplus funds was moved and seconded on the record. The transcript records the procedural motion and discussion but does not record a final voter authorization (the article will go on the town meeting warning for voter action).
Board members also discussed fundraising options to offset legal costs and noted the uncertainty of whether legal fees will be recoverable from a third party; members asked the town attorney for guidance and flagged follow‑up to finalize exact wording and amount for the warning.
