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Select Board/Finance Committee

Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm
Town Hall/remote
A meeting of the Selectboard

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Meeting Agenda:

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Meeting of Selectboard

Members: (Quorum)

  • Present: Tom Hankinson, at 7:00 PM
  • Present: Jed Proujansky, at 7:00 PM
  • Present: Patricia Duffy, Chair, at 7:00 PM

Also Present:

  • . George from the Reporter and several people were in attendance both in person and online.

See original Agenda Draft Minutes * * *

Meeting opened: 7:00 PM

Meeting closed: 8:49 PM

  1. Meeting Preliminaries

  2. 5:30 Executive Session

    • Legal issues X 2 land disputes and Union Contract Negotiations

      General Discussion...
      Present: Selectboard Members: Pat D. Tom H., and Jed P.
      At 5:30, motion made in open session to go into executive session to discuss two legal situations and to meet with a police union representative. Second. Vote: Duffy, Aye; Hankinson, Aye; Proujansky, aye. Pat announced that they will return into open session. Margie McGinnis was invited into the meeting.

  3. Appointments (open to the public after initial conversation)

    • 7:00 : Silas Ball, questions about King estate

      General Discussion...
      Pat opened the public meeting and asked Silas Ball about his purpose for getting on the Selectboard agenda. Silas asked the Board about the legal filing on the Evans Marlowe Court case that was completed on January 28th. Margie read a statement from Town Counsel explaining that since the judge did not stay the case, she had to file required documents and that both she and Atty. Pill are only doing the minimally required activities on the case until town meeting decides on the Woodard's Corner access. Silas asked why Tom did not ask the Con Com for funds for the Woodard’s Corner access and how much the town has spent on the case to date. Margie shared that the town has spent $33,300 on the case over the past three fiscal years.

    • 7:30: Leverett Elementary School Budget hearing

      General Discussion...
      Marnie Genre, Andrew Parker Renga, and Rachel Ozereko, School Committee Members, plus Caitlin and Shannon from Union 28 and Siby, School Principal, presented the school budget. The school is requesting a $91,000 and 3.9% increase. Phil asked that they cut $9,000 from their budget as a start of long term avoidance of taxing people out of Leverett. Several other questions about the budget were asked and answered. The school employees’ union has a 7.4% step and COLA total increase in FY 27 as part of their contract.

    • 7:30: Transfer Station Budget Hearing

      General Discussion...
      Present: Fin Com Members: Phil Carter, Nancy Grossman, Liz Kiebel (online), Steve Weiss, and Geoff Allen joined the meeting.
      Transfer Station Budget Hearing
      Annette Herda, Transfer Station Coordinator, presented a budget with 2.5% increase as requested. She responded to a few questions from Fin Com members. FCSWMD budget amount has gone down since the original request although it still has a 14.1% increase.

  4. Business (public participation is at the discretion of the chair)

    • Approve minutes of January 27

      MOTION, moved by Tom Hankinson, seconded by Jed Proujansky: Motion made to accept the minutes to the January 27th meeting. .

      Pass: Aye: Tom Hankinson, Jed Proujansky, Patricia Duffy.

    • Richard Nathhorst: Residential Electricity Update

      General Discussion...
      Aggregate Electricity Update
      Richard Nathhorst from the Energy Committee explained how a regulatory set aside in rates, called a DASI rate, is forcing an increase in the residential aggregation rate approved by the Board with the most recent contract. The Board signed the amendment allowing the increase, which will begin on March 1st. Notice to residents has been posted.

    • Sign stipend agreement for Town Clerk

      General Discussion...
      The election stipend request for the Town Clerk needs more details.

    • Steve Weiss: 4 towns update

      General Discussion...
      Steve Weiss gave his update at the last meeting, so did not talk again

  5. Meeting Wrap-up

The listing of matters is those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.