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Selectmen’s & Administrator’s ReportIt is sometimes hard to believe how quickly a year comes and goes buthere we are ending <strong>2011</strong> and beginning 2012. Much has been accomplishedduring the year as we continue to update policies as necessaryand work on important projects.As many <strong>of</strong> you know, we have given our website a facelift this year inan effort to make it easier to navigate and more inviting. Although ourwork on the website is not done, we’re happy with the changes thathave been made so far.Under the direction <strong>of</strong> our new Public Works Director, Matt Waite, thedeteriorated culvert on North Village Road was replaced with a concretestructure in the latter part <strong>of</strong> the year reducing the number <strong>of</strong>red listed bridges we currently have. The Highway Department alsohandled the changes completed at the Transfer Station which involvedthe new loading dock as well as other needed improvements. We alsoobtained a new addition to our fleet <strong>of</strong> equipment by purchasing aused street sweeper. This purchase will not only allow us to sweep ourroads on our schedule instead <strong>of</strong> a contractor’s schedule, we anticipateit will also save money on an annual basis.We were successful in our grant application for two emergency generators;one has already been installed at the <strong>Town</strong> Hall and the other iscurrently being installed at the Fire Station. These grants paid for half<strong>of</strong> each generator with the <strong>Town</strong> covering the other half. The generatorswill enable us to continue regular and emergency operations inthe case <strong>of</strong> extended power outages. This is especially beneficial if ithappens that the <strong>Town</strong> Hall is needed as a warming/cooling station ora shelter in an emergency. Thank you to Mary Whalen for handlingthe application for the grants, the Highway crew for assisting in theinstallation and Ed Mical for coordinating the installation.The <strong>Town</strong> Hall also received some much needed insulation above thestage area <strong>of</strong> the main hall and in the attic space in the newer section<strong>of</strong> the building. This project was a result <strong>of</strong> an energy audit that wasdone on all town buildings in 2010. Although this was not the only19
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