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Board approves gazebo historic assessment grant application, agrees to cover $1,500 match from reserves
Summary
Trustees approved applying for a $15,000 Historic Structure Assessment grant for the town gazebo and agreed the town will provide a $1,500 match from reserves if needed; members also directed staff to create a recurring budget line for future grant matches.
The board approved the Park, Recreation & Trails advisory committee's request to apply for a $15,000 Historic Structure Assessment (HSA) grant to study and document the town gazebo. The grant requires a 10% match ($1,500); trustees approved pursuing the application and authorized using reserves for the match if necessary, while also instructing staff to create a recurring budget line for grant matches going forward.
Trustee (voice S11) said he would provide the $1,500 and cautioned against ad hoc requests without planning, urging creation of a budgeted line for future matches. "I'll give 1,500," he said on the record. The motion to apply and to use reserves if needed carried with one trustee opposed to the broader process (but not the HSA itself). Trustees requested a site visit with the historic review team if the grant advances.
