Commission seeks procurement and insurance information after monument repairs left visibly different

Commissioners reported that repairs made to a town monument about a year ago have not aged to match the original stone and in some places show new granite tipped off by vehicle contact. Chair Rita Carr said the work "matches the old in certain respects, and there's areas where you can see bits of granite have been tipped off from people hitting the new pieces." Members asked staff to find the procurement and insurance records related to the repair contract so the town can determine responsibility and avoid repeating the problem on other monuments.

Holly said procurement and finance are short‑staffed but that she will reach out to the procurement contact to obtain the contract and insurance information and will coordinate with DPW, which maintains town structures, to determine possible next steps.

What happens next: staff will attempt to obtain the insurance/contract documents from procurement and work with DPW and finance to identify remedies and processes to prevent similar outcomes in future monument repairs.