Select Board commits $3,545 to North Main Street flood‑protection feasibility study
To support a donated scoping study for flood‑proofing North Main Street businesses, the board approved using $3,545 from the economic improvement fund so property owners would pay roughly $600 each; one member offered to cover two businesses, reducing the per‑business share.
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Chair (speaker 4) described an engineer willing to donate substantial time toward a flood‑protection scoping study for North Main Street. The total project cost was presented as $6,545; the board approved expending $3,545 from the town’s economic improvement fund so remaining costs would be split among businesses (about $600 each). A select board member offered to cover two businesses reducing their share to approximately $500. The board approved the expenditure by motion and voice vote.
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