Selectboard adopts municipal buildings trust projects; staff flag sprinkler, heating and procurement concerns

The selectboard approved the municipal buildings and facilities expendable trust fund project requests presented on Aug. 31, adopting project placeholders and authorizing staff to pursue quotes and necessary work.

Facilities staff (speaker 10) told the board a sprinkler inspection and related work could cost in the $4,500–$6,000 range based on past work, and that a recent heating system failure required almost $8,000 in emergency repairs. Staff also reported a $40,000 quote from the town's preferred fire‑alarm vendor for the Farlet Building; the board directed that any private citizens or outside vendors coordinate through Chrissy (town staff) and an engineer to avoid unauthorized commitments. Committee member (speaker 5) moved to adopt the project requests and the board approved the motion by roll call.