Committee moves to revise $20,000 grant budget to fund legal defense and HMP escrow

Chair proposed a revised budget for the $20,000 grant to cover the state-required CR legal defense fund and contributions to the HMP escrow, and moved to submit the revised budget for approval; the motion was seconded and passed by roll call.

Chair explained adjustments in the draft budget after the BDR quote came in lower than expected (originally budgeted $8,000; quote received for $3,200) and described potential additional funding sources — the water department, the Conservation Commission WPA revolving fund, and private donors. Chair said: "For the purposes of the $20,000 grant, I am proposing that we change the budget to what is shown here and submit it to them for approval." The committee discussed fundraising options (raffle or silent auction) that would require a nonprofit to run the raffle and continued planning offline with NCLT or Taysa to administer such efforts.