POLICE BUILDING COMMITTEE

Minutes, May 12, 2025

Peggy Pschirrer called the meeting to order in the office of the Selectboard. Present were Trevor MacLachlan, Andrew Dey, Jay Punt and on Zoom, Cheri Watson.  Chief Justin Sanctuary, Dave Adams and Steve Dalessio were absent.

Andew Dey moved that the minutes of April 21, 2025, be approved. The motion was seconded by Trevor MacLachlan and so voted.

Mr. Dalessio had emailed an agenda to everyone prior to the meeting.

The first item was to discuss the latest rendering provided by Michal Petrovick. The door which Chief Sanctuary had requested at the last meeting is shown as exiting out the back of the building across from the Records Room. This will provide privacy for anyone leaving the building. The broad front will be a good space for the Police Logo.

The Committee discussed how to maintain the property we now own on Upper Walpole Road. This is now Town property. Is it possible that the Highway Department could brush hog the site at least twice a year?  If this is not feasible, then the group agreed we should hire a local landscaping company to brush hog twice a year.

The Police Building Committee will have a booth or table at Old Home Days, Saturday, June 28.  Andrew Dey, Trevor MacLachlan and Cheri Watson each may be able to volunteer at the table for a short period of time.  We may need a pop-up tent for shade or rain cover.

The Committee spent some time discussing fund raising. They agreed we need a timeline; to consider the stages of fund raising; naming opportunities for the new building; the formation of a fund-raising committee made up of local citizens; and to seek local input.  We will ask Nancy Merrill who has already filed a Congressional Grant application with Senator Sheehan’s office, to explore the possibilities of a Northern Borders Grant for buildings of all wood.

The Committee’s next meeting is scheduled for June 9, 2025, at 6:30 in the office of the Selectboard.

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