all right everybody and welcome to the select board meeting for Thursday May 23rd 2024 I'll call the meeting to order in attendance we have Denise Kevin Roger Alec and myself and Mr Unice so I guess we're going to do the pl plge of [Music] allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to stands one nation under God indivisible with liy and justice for all so we have the school committee with us tonight and the first item on the agenda will be the appointment of the new school Committee Member so I think um I'll have you guys take it away if you'd like so I think um we have our yeah the three um candidates yeah so I think it's if you guys each want to come up and just tell us a little bit about yourselves so everybody can hear it that would be helpful if you want to good evening U my name is Laur werson I reside at 9 Allen Drive uh I am a public school teacher in swans Massachusetts I've been a resident in Norton uh for close to 11 11 years my daughter is a seventh grade student at Mor Middle School um I have been teaching now I'm just about to complete my 18th year as a public school teacher 14 of those years for second grade um inclusion I will be leaving second grade come fall and I am starting out as a special news educator um in Swansea which is where I work um see a couple of highlights from my letter um I am also the element representative for the Swansea Educators Association which is our Union and have gone through the negotiation process um so you know I feel like that is a beneficial thing that I will have a lot to offer when it comes to that um I was also the second grade pilot teacher for my school for home nin inte greeting so I know that that is the literacy program that was just adopted for the school district so I had some knowledge of that um I can't remember what else I talk about but uh having a middle school child and having the elementary experience and now having the special ed experience I feel like having that teacher perspective on the school committee um could be a beneficial EV to that so I that kind of covers that and fun thank you thank you anybody else good evening everyone my name is Jason um I am my name is Jason Mo sorry I live at 343 Old Colony Road in um in Norton of course um I have to agree with Lori I'm I'm a teacher um I've been I've been in education or El fresh for 25 years now um I'm currently a special education teacher in atoro fifth grade um and you know I got into this um I got into this career because there were a lot of people that helped me you I was I was a learning disabled kid and um there were just all the people that helped me they they just seem so cool and like I was just like God they get to hang out with kids all day it's what a fun job um that that's what brought me here um and uh you know they say you find your calling and you never really work a day in your life there's a lot of Truth to that there's some moments that are daunting everybody that's in education knows that but um this has been uh it's been the best thing I've ever done um you know it's yeah I think about I think about working with young people now you know every decision I make I try and think is this is this benefiting the kids that I serve the families that I serve um and you know it's you the big part of it now is everybody's talking about you know highes testing and all that kind of stuff and you know I'm always thinking like um you know you can you can have a perspective on that but until you sit across from a kid that's really struggling with it you just don't know um so it's something that I think about a lot um like you said and I agree with you um bringing that education bringing that teacher perspective in um I think is really important um so that said I also have um I have a second grader um JCS I have a a rising um c turtle she's two color hurricane silly um and that's about it I can't you know well we appreciate you coming by yeah thank you so much than good evening not sure if everybody knows so I was a school committee member for 9 years uh I've had just about every role there is within the school committee um I'm not an educator I do thank the other candidates that is a thankless job in a lot of different ways um but I think personally myself um I've been in town gosh 22 years now three children two have been uh two have completed their education one is finishing up in a couple more years um been involved in various things within the town nort new soccer things like that um for me you know I obviously did run in the election I was on the you know short end of a historical nor tie um some people have asked me why I didn't do a recount it was a lot of work for not a lot of guarantees for what the outcome would be either for or against me um so I think where I kind of look at my role is that veteran leadership on the school committee which I think we're getting into some challenging times for our current end of school year and next school year and probably the few school years Beyond um in a lot of different ways that we don't really need to mention because I think everybody knows what those ways are um so I you know put my name in the hack cuz I think there's work to be done and I don't think uh the work I was doing is completed yet so thank you so I guess um at this time does anybody have any questions for any of the candidates from either of our boards no I do not okay I'll great cides yeah I know I know agree on that I would U I would just like to thank the people who actually took the time to uh write a letter and say listen I want to get involved in uh the school committee and help out in the town um it's like uh Dan said there's a there's a lot of thankless jobs in this town and I think sometimes sitting on the school committee is one of those things that you guys don't get enough credit for what you do yeah so thank you all for uh taking the time and participating and I think with that said I mean you know a decision will be made tonight but you know with three of you um sending letters I I will not be running next year so there will be an MTC just in case anybody didn't know that but I I think it's important to just you know keep that in mind and if it doesn't go a certain way tonight to to maybe put your your hat in the ring again next year you know it's important to have people who truly want to make a difference and it'll be my ninth year when I'm done and it was a you know there were ups and downs and but it was a a huge thing to get my kids through and um so I hope you know each of you will consider doing this again depending on what happens tonight thank you all all right so I know in the past when we've had to do this we just kind of go around the table is that do we need a motion yeah yeah there needs to be a motion to recommend it to recommend it okay so I got I prepared a quick thing here because I think it's important to kind of highlight a few things uh first and foremost I think everyone on these two boards understands uh thank you to Lucia long Hurst um I have no idea where this town would be without her expertise in leadership uh she's supposed to be retiring ever she's staying on uh I think like two or three days a week uh simply to get us through the next few months which is huge um obviously as kind of Dan alluded to and all of us know I think the process has kind of been a little wild one um from the election results and hearing the tie all the way to you know this point you know this point now um it's kind of been educational and it's kind of been sort of cool um you know to kind of be a part of nor history um I think everyone's excited to see the seat be filled the school committee was designed to be a five person board we need a fifth member um we all know the challenging times aheed for our school and also for the town I do want to uh express my deep appreciation and thanks to all three candidates for expressing their interest to to be appointed to this seat uh truly does take some courage uh to be involved for a volunteer position and to give back to this community uh like anything for like anything in life decisions have to be made and I'll be honest I read these three letters and I and I think every candidate has strengths that would make them great members and also some weaknesses that would allow them to grow in this role as well uh Mrs g g thank you Gus Mr Moren both have careers and education they know the Daily Grind our teachers faced uh they know the challenges facing facing public education in Massachusetts um and we could definitely use their experiences to possibly bring a different look to Norton uh while Mr shei obviously has been a part of school committee for 9 years uh he wanted this position from the start he collected the signatures to get on the ballot he campaigned for the position and he also got 754 of our fellow residents votes to me that's one piece I just can't Overlook yes he tied with Mr Savas yes he is Tech to deemed a quote unquote failure to elect but I think he's earned the seat and I think he clearly wanted the seat from the beginning uh it's easy to see we're as you look as I look to my left and myself uh it's easy to see we're a new and somewhat inexperienced board uh we have new members and each the last three three election cycles and our loan veteran right now Mrs Cohen has gone above and beyond in a role as chair over the past year I think Dan I think with Dan we keep another veteran presence on the school committee um as what we'll go into uh to be un Uncharted ERS in which we'll need to find new and creative ways to navigate with that being said um I want to thank you to all three candidates uh however I would make the recommendation and SL a motion to appoint DHI to serve a one-year term on not school committee okay so we have a motion do we have a second I guess we have to do this MH second and then hold on just ask are there any other nominations okay then we have to make a motion we have to make a motion I'll nominate uh L is there a second for that nomination no okay so now no okay so we is there a motion to close I should not be the chair failed this class apparently is there a motion to close nominations so moved thank you now we need a second okay so now we to vote on okay so now we need to take a vote on closing nominations Audrey it doesn't have to oh we don't have to do that okay all those in favor all those in favor all this is super stressful okay so now we're back to Dan any opposed okay so all those in favor of appointing Dan cheating I I okay thank you and I just I just wanted so that we're done with that so I just want to reiterate um my thought process is is very much like Nick I just with with me stepping down next year um this is a new board and I I just I do think that we need some history um you know on this committee um and and that was really the the reason for my decision I just want to make that known because I really do hope that you guys try this again next year I really do it's it's a great great thing to do I I second that absolutely yeah Madam chair and Mr chair um yeah I thought Nick C captured it perfectly so three great candidates um I think all three of you would do a great job but the the couple of things that Nick mentioned I think just um you know make make Dan the correct choice so well said I thought that was yeah welome all right thank you all so much appreciate it all right so I think we're going to make a motion to ajour if you guys give that if I'm doing it correctly do he have a motion to ajour so is there a second in favor think it was I'm not we're not I would love to make a [Music] [Applause] motion a motion a second thank you for the help thank you [Music] here a good guys thank you thank you guys give him a second to P down we'll move on it's actually cooler outside than is here 74 can turn down I can try right I'll be you couldn't see everybody begin theol well that doesn't happen you tell we all good to go John excuse me good man all right no that's out of the way I'm going to try to get through this without coughing my head off so um no no okay it's I have sco down I'm actually not sick okay um yeah that's what i' say so we did De appointment to the school committee so we have appointment of the joint Transportation Planning Group uh representative alter and Alternate do we have anybody for that um yes so uh Jared Ferrar from the highway department is uh currently the representative and I'm the alterate and both willing to uh serve on that again Mr chair oh good I'll make a motion to um appoint uh Jared Ferrara uh as the U representative and Mike units as the alternate uh to the Joint Transportation Planning Group for Ser second all right motion of a second all in favor I I opposed all right excellent now we have a vote to change Frank to from permanent member to alternate member of the recreation committee um do we know why Frank must is he I know he had a a work thing before right okay same thing same thing okay I like he just did that he he was he was the uh director right for a while yeah and he did a fantastic job um so I I'm just glad he's staying on in any capacity because he's he's fantastic he was the director before do we need a motion for that or yeah Mr chair I make a motion to change Frank Durant from a permanent member to alternate member of the Recreation Commission second I motion a second all in favor I I opposed okay and we have some minutes for May 2nd um these were quite a few to get through did you did everybody get a chance to look through them [Music] we okay we have May 2nd and May 9th okay all right anybody have changes uh additions Corrections if not I'll look for a motion to approve both of those dates the May second and may minutes Mr chair I'd like to make a motion to approve the select board minutes um for May 2nd 2024 and May 9th 2024 second okay motion of the second all in favor I I oppos all right so next up we have licenses and permits uh vote to approve the Mobile Food Truck vend application FJ Burgers LLC do business as fat Johnny's Burgers advit go ahead so we have the owner here to uh tell us about this operation yeah any break samples willingly is the truck outside no no it's not outside oh hold on I'm sure you guys all know me I'm John har I also serve as the assistant superintendent of the water and sewer happy to announce I won't be Fielding any water calls or or questions tonight so don't ask um I am starting a uh food cart it's not a truck it's a pull behind trailer um I'll be opening at uh for Scott Drive which is Tina's little angels cross from CVS uh on Saturdays to start um I have no intention of leaving my position of the Town um but if it was something that became more popular I would consider hiring help to help me run it during the week things like that um it's been a lifelong dream uh some people sell lemonade on on the side of the road I used to sell hamburgers and hot dogs when I was 10 years old so um something I've always wanted to do um and I feel like it's a niche that Norton needs filling there's really nowhere in town to get a cheeseburger and fries that's not McDonald's or a sit down restaurant so um and it's something I'm very passionate about so this is the last rdle to to cross and hoping you guys will look favor on it the prices look pretty good too yeah well you know I uh at least to start I want to I want to get in there and you know if I need to increase I will but I want it to be affordable and be a place that everyone in the community and families wants to go to and um you know I I I've always gone not not in this town but I've always gone to Tex B's Cony Island and out bar was a great childhood memory of mine going there with my grandfather and I've always wanted to do it since so um so yeah all right excellent anybody have any questions i' get a couple of questions for you um no no they're all good questions nothing hard I just I'm looking at your hours of operation and it looks like uh you're going to open at 7 11 to 7 most days except for Friday is that what you what the so so my plan right now is to only be open Saturdays uh if if it's popular and the town's people let me know that they're interested in it more days I'd be very interested in having I have four in-law siblings that would be interested in working there and so on so I would be interested in maybe hiring some health to help me run it during the week those would probably be the hours but okay the immediate plans is to just re open Saturday Dan are you going to be in there by yourself are you are you having help with you uh right now I have some family members that are going to help me um but that's I don't don't in on having more than any other than maybe my in-law helping me during during The Saturdays y my brother-in-law I believe you're absolutely right that it's something that the town could use and it's a it's a niche that I think that needs to be built if you want to expand the hours past the Saturdays could you still do couldn't do it you there operational uh so I have talked to Tina about that and I U shout out to her she has been extremely helpful extremely extremely helpful in this whole process very easy to work with um she told me that it's she's not opposed to me being open in that location she has parking in the rear um she said basically the parking up front is just for her staff so she said that if that was something I wanted to do she would be open to it oh great and I figured being in a location that has parking and plenty of room is the way to go like I wouldn't be opposed to setting up at the Town Comm and I know other carts and trucks have done that before but having a place with parking and permanent power and a good location is something that appeals to traffic is an issue with for sure you leave it there the whole time or would you pull it back and forth to each um to start I would pull it back I would pull it back and forth each each Saturday um yeah that's that's the plan right now I mean um I would parking it very very close by I have a friend who has a lot who would let me park there so than [Music] yse Mr chair I uh make a motion that we approve the mobile food truck vendor application for FJ Burgers LLC doing business as fat Johnny's Burgers second all right Mo second all in favor I opposed all right thank you very much conat Lu thank you good luck try when you HB since this past uh June 8th opening day is June June mark it down good luck John good luck congrats all right we're on to announcements uh so Mr chair the uh Memorial Day Parade uh schedule is uh 10:00 on uh this coming Monday the 27th um it's uh we have a slight different route than our uh former route we're going to be going out the access road at the high school coming out onto West Main Street um closer uh to Freeman Street than uh the entrance down at yell school so we're going to be going down the road West Main Street stopping at the Canon again will be our first stop turn around have a small ceremony there stop at the uh common for the main ceremony and then stop at the Trent Memorial for a ceremony as well and then continue back and we're going to end at the yell school as well um and just as a secondary note if there are any veterans out there who are uh looking to participate uh they can contact me or they can contact the BFW and we'd love to have you participate great absolutely okay and I don't think it was mentioned before but the board is welcome to to walk uh the board is uh uh not only welcome but encouraged to attend and marching the parade want to have the whole board there um if possible um so as far as the second one here the uh community outreach meeting for the proposed adult use marijuana product manufacturing I'm going to need some help with that announc so I'm not sure exactly what their uh plan is or how that's going to work up okay do you just read this do you have this right I have that do you want me to read the whole thing or um at least the first few paragraphs so um the purpose of there so notice is hereby given that PM Norton LLC will hold a virtual community outreach meeting for the purpose of adult use marijuana product manufacturing establishment on Thursday June 8th 2024 at 6:30 participants may choose to attend the meeting either online or by telephone the purpose of this public meeting is to provide interested parties with an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from company Representatives about the proposed facility and operations proposed site is at 394 Old Colony Road Unit B rear Norton Mass that enough I I would did you that's F and this is this is Mr chair and this is required public hearing meeting that they have to have from the Massachusetts c yeah um I think they've gone through all the and everything else EXC Mr chair Mr this be posted online because I have the link for the yeah we'll put it up on all [Music] right okay any any other announcements okay I new business we have the present of the PRI Proclamation um does somebody have a copy of that to read I'll read it if You' like me sure the town of proclamation lesbian gave bisexual transgender and queer lgbtq plus pride month June 2024 whereas the town of Norton is a welcoming community and an exceptional place to live learn work play and raise a family and whereas no recognizes the importance of equality and freedom and whereas the nation was founded upon and is Guided by a set of principles that includes that every person has been created equal that each has rights to their life liberty and pursuit of happiness and that each has been accorded the full recognition and protection of the law and whereas the town of Norton lesbian gay by sexual transgender and queer Community are a virtual a v are a vital part of all fields and professions and contribute to a stronger community and whereas the town of gon is dedicated to fostering acceptance of all its citizens and preventing discrimination and bullying based on sexual orientation and gender identity and whereas Norton is strengthened by and thrives upon the rich diversity of ethnic ethnic cultural racial gender and sexual identities of its residents all of which contribute to the vibrant character of our town and whereas the Centers for Disease Control recognizes the lgbtq plus teens are at higher risk to be the victims of violence and have increased suicide rates and whereas it is imperative that young people in the community regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity feel valued safe empowered and supported by their peers Educators and Community leaders now therefore we the select board on behalf of the town of Norton hereby Proclaim and recognize June 2024 as lesbian gay bisexual transgender and queer pride month in the town of Norton and we recognize the resilience and determination of the many individuals who are fighting to live freely and authentically in doing so they are open opening hearts and minds and laying the foundation for a more and just a more just and Equitable town excellent thank you R do we need to sign that yeah it's going passing it down s Mr chair do we need to make a motion to accept or accept the prop no I think because we we last year we did it as in perpetuity if I'm wrong yeah okay yeah so it's every year it's going to be thank you okay uh next up we have the discussion Andor votee on select board summer meeting schedule so I'm open for for thoughts everyone I know what we did last year was once a month fe uh Mr chair I would um not be opposed to that but I would suggest that we wait till after uh any elections that are being held that are going to be held are are held that we uh don't got that once a month schedule until after those elections are held in case there are issues that come up that we need to deal with I think once I think we say once a month would schedu between right yeah I think at one point we had to we had to um schedule a couple last year I don't know that is so yeah when we say the summer months I'm sorry new to the game no that's okay so June July are into the just three months June July August okay yeah I mean we already I think we already have two scheduled in June anyways um I believe so I think we'll we'll we'll schedule one for July one for August and if if for any reason we can combine those two in June we will I don't think we can but um you know obviously if there's a public hearing that has to come up we'll deal with it at that point but like to keep it lighter in the summary especially after this contentious past couple months and next month I could use a breath oh you're just getting start out of here one you don't get a break for a year at least so like in July um the 4th is a Thursday okay so let's do the fourth it'll cut down on the crowd probably uh July 11th yeah so do you want to set them um what do we have for June we have the 6th and the 20th so I think we should keep those and if if we can get rid of one we can um why don't we keep the 18th of July that's that's already on the schedule I think yeah if that's okay with everybody I want to yeah that's fine fine fine me yeah um and then the 15th of August that's right in the middle I will not be and um just Mr chair go ahead um how much notice do you have to give if something comes up and we have to call it um 48 Hours an agenda within 48 Hours yeah yeah this is more to to get our schedules in line for vacations things like that yeah so that you want to do excuse me so Al is not available in the 15th of August is there anybody else that have a conflict around then no I I will not be available on the whatever that next week is the 22nd going to be okay we going do the eth I going do the E what okay we do the eth yeah actually around the 15th is when my grandson is supposed to be born so so I will I will not be calling in like I did put my son Ry PE I'm too young for that trying to Pish alleg yeah yeah we can adjust this if we need to um but just we'll we'll put in temporarily if that's fine with everybody yeah that's good all right excellent so that the paper contract I heard we're holding on that or nope we can do um so you have uh in front of you um this is the Southeast Regional Services Group paper contract and uh actually pretty good this year so um on that first page there's three items the first one went down 22% the second one went down 22% the third one went down 133% really and on the uh second page 20% 177% 20% and 11% all reductions uh the light card stock went up 2% um the next one the 96 brightness paper went down 12% um the uh next uh White 82 by 14 went up 8% and uh the white 11 by 17 went up 4% and on the last page the first one uh went down 20% uh the 20 lb Bond paper actually went 48% but we I don't know who us the two cartons but we only get two c um the color paper went up 2% and uh the assorted colors went up 2% but a lot of them went down quite a bit so that was pretty good didn't expect anything going down that's I asked that you vote to approve the uh award to WB and authorized me to sign any contracts that have to be done okay uh any questions yeah Mr chair um like do this the same pric in that every town in the sccf yes um Mr chair go ahead did the did we get prices from anybody else never not for paper it's all always WB M they he worked really hard this year to try and get Staples to bid and some other companies but really paper is even Staples ad minute it's a dying uh a dying car business they get more into cleaning chemicals and supplies than uh office supplies just go digital I still print over there in my office Mr chair go ahead I uh make a motion that uh we uh accept a contract from uh WB Mason for the uh paper contract and uh allow uh Mr units to sign any contracts to connected to that second okay motion on a second all in favor I opposed all right EXC okay next up is discussion on request to exercise right of first refusal for of Horticultural recreational use chapter 61a section 9 regarding assessor parcel ID 11-28 Lenin street so Mr chairman so this is just more or less a correction um when you voted before the attorney had given us the request and he referred to uh assess lot 9-12 and lot a b c and d that were on the form a that preliminary plan rather than refer to lot 99-03 that they have all made out of so this is just uh to clarify um and it's still the same no other departments want to take the process so I ask again that you vote to not exercise your wrer first for all right any questions Mr CH to to mic this is all done through Henry sh's office yeah okay any other questions okay I just make a motion to not exercise the right of first refusal of recreational use chapter 61a regarding lot 99-03 on lot 9-12 on assessor map 29 second second motion a second all in favor I I oppose to to not to you do so wait hold on we might have to do to to wave the right at first refusal that might have to not exercise the first right so to wave it because it's going to be the POS that's so confusing right does that make sense to not exercise if we don't exercise it okay but not exercise that was number four so number five that's a different partial ID that's I think that's this one yeah that's a different yeah I think I read the wrong one I read number five first didn't I no you did you uh we read that you read that I think I read the second one all right so here we go that so leard street is the one that Joe Souza did did both he did both of them though he did yeah see I have VR and F Filippo well he's part of it but was on it too n okay so let's let's just make this clean let's let's do the first one do number four first again [Music] um so I'll look for a motion to wave the right of first refusal uh um of recreational use chapter 61a regarding lot 99-03 on lot 9-12 on assessor map 29 so moved second okay all in favor I opposed okay so the next one would be I'll look for a motion to wave the right of first refusal of Horticultural Rec recreational use chapter 61a section 9 regarding assessor parcel ID 11-28 Z Le Street show mod second okay all in favor hi hi okay I think that cleaned up all right and is this the one that we're skipping the janitorial yes okay so we're going to skip number six here um just I'll say on that we actually got nine B in which is I saw there there was a whole bunch of people in the lunch room yesterday yeah so we' get some stuff to go through on those before it's too rush to try and get it better so do we need to make a motion to uh I just not take any action no action choices are always good any uh any other bus it's light out still my goodness any other business um not anticipated within 48 Hours okay um no okay uh old business discussion vote and or revote we've been not on this on town meeting Logistics and special Town election is there any updates on that is that or we just put that on there just to make sure that yeah I just give you updates um just to remind everyone to meeting is at 6 o' on Monday uh Tuesday excuse me Tuesday after Memorial Day next Tuesday uh the 28th and uh you can come and register at 4 starting at 4: uh you'll be handed a packet um ler and her volunteers have filled bags at the Town Hall that has the warrant and um materials for the meeting for everybody um so you could come in and register early at 4: and leave and come back again but you have to bring everything you get when you register back with you you can't forget it um and the meeting will start at 6 and the moer has deputy moderators for each room and he'll also have someone out front and uh whoever he'll be sign signifying who is the last person in line at 6:00 and when that person is registered the meeting will stop um and we uh the main room will be the gym will be filled first then the auditorium then the cafeteria and uh there's parking at the high school the yell um the senior center and satellite at St Mary's we have two shuttles going right yeah okay than Mr chair go ahead and just I just because I've seen this not just with our town meeting but also at Easton's town meeting recently people were wondering do they have to be there when the meeting starts and the answer is no you can come at any time you do not have to be there when the meeting starts or in line at 6 or whatever you can come halfway through if you want um so just so folks don't that I I did want to add that that Jack put out there um I know we put on Facebook that that the meeting is tell me is likely going to go two nights um and anything that is completed that first night is not going to be up for reconsideration the next night so all the budgets get through on the first night um people shouldn't show up the second night thinking they're going to reconsider it cuz it's not going to happen so I just want to make sure that's clear because that that'll probably make the second night a lot less congested right and we don't have enough money to two of those I mean we're we're up to like we're up to quite a lot I heard the AV alone is what 25,000 we're over $36,000 for this meeting that's minimal yeah and then sorry Mr chair um and then if it is continued to a second night we're looking at the following Monday Monday okay so the from from what I get from Jack and I I I I don't want to put words in his mouth but he did say he he would like to get through the regular town meeting the first night and then the special Tom on the second night if possible you know anything can change but um I think that was his intention right from what he said yeah I mean the special is only two articles SOI a bill and one other article I say let's get it done in one minut let's do it out of there at 9:30 all right possible s go got to have gold all right all right anything else on that guys and no voter vote Rich I'll use it all right so I love this one um select boards report in mail Roger go ahead so I just want to um recognize the BFW for donating the flag the pole and the stand to the uh Housing Authority um to be uh used in the community room so that um if uh we any Department any uh board has a meeting in here there's a uh a flag available to them and it's going to stay here um um even after we have the our new place this is going to stay here in their community room so they can use it however they see it that's awesome that's great very nice yeah thanks to BFW and Gary absolutely yeah for sure uh does anyone else have any report mail um what was this oh I don't know is that that I think it was J the chief is in I just had one thing if I could under Tom manager um I just wanted to uh congratulate um be Bari um on a grant that uh she received from the attorney general General's office to help uh with people with their utility bills their heating bills uh there were only 11 awarded and most of them are like large organizations there were only two towns uh that received these grants the town of D the town of Norton so really want to thank Beth and her staff for the work they did on that follow up on that I would like to just say that uh I think Beth is one of the uh unome Heroes in our town uh there are uh that's an understatement yeah who um there are so many people in our town who uh can thank Beth for just having the ability to live so thank you yeah Mike it's the question how how much was that for is that on top of what you announced last time yes okay yeah I think it was 20,000 something in that area that's excellent and how she find the time to write grants and apply for Grants on top of everything else she do be on you try to follow around no she a water if I had somebody like her working for me I can retire easily all right um I approve the warrants as written and we are at my favorite part of the night um Mr chair go ahead um before we Jour I'd just like to acknowledge that Peter made it to the meeting thank hi wonder where so acknowledged I was at the boys softball and the girls Lo cross games and they both won all all right so now make a motion to adour Second moot a second all in favor I I opposed all right