Select Board/MLP Board Meeting

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Tuesday, September 8, 2026, 4:30 pm until 7:30 pm
Repeats until Tuesday, July 13, 2027, 4:30 pm until 7:30 pm
Highway Garage, 9 Jacksonville Rd, Colrain, MA and Microsoft Teams
A meeting of the Select Board

SELECT BOARD/MLP BOARD

HYBRID MEETING*

Agenda** REVISED

Highway Garage

9 Jacksonville Road

September 8, 2026

4:30 p.m.

Public Comments – The Colrain Select Board encourages citizens to attend its meetings and welcomes their views on pertinent subjects. Anyone may comment for up to three minutes during the Public Comment portion of the agenda regarding an issue that is not on the agenda. However, given that no public notice of the topic has been provided, the Select Board will not engage in discussion. The Select Board will give your issue appropriate consideration. Additional comments during agenda items may be allowed at the discretion of the Chair.

*THIS MEETING WILL BE HYBRID, WITH BOTH AN IN-PERSON AND REMOTE PARTICIPATION OPTION.¹

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4:30 p.m. Call to Order

4:30 pm Update re: Fire Alarm Panel at Colrain Central School, Fire Chief Anzuoni, Jim Slowinski, Electrical Inspector

4:45 pm Readdress Surplus Police Cruiser as Shared Fire Chief Vehicle (tabled from 8/25), Fire Chief Anzuoni

5:05 pm Readdress Implementation of Informed Response Program (tabled from 8/25); Appointment of Police Administrative Assistant, Police Chief Lannon

1. Public and Board Member Comments (votes will not be taken)

2. Consent Items
   1. Approve Meeting Minutes 8/19
   2. Approve Warrant AP2709 FY27 in the amount of $15,994.75
   3. Approve Warrant PR2704 FY27 in the amount of $25,690.00

3. Appointments and Resignations
   1. Request from Michael Slowinski to Readdress Appointment to COA (tabled from 8/25)
   2. Accept Resignation from Council on Aging from Susan Slowinski (tabled from 8/25)
   3. Request to Appoint Robert Slowinski to the Hazardous Mitigation Planning Committee

4. New Business
   1. Notice of DCR Proposed Land Acquisition & Certification of Announcement re: Exhibit A; Review Open Space Map
   2. Results of Mass In Motion Age-Friendly Community Survey for Over 55 and Under 55

5. Old Business
   1. Update from MCOA re: Service Incentive Grant & Next Steps
   2. Readdress Policy re: Trailer Size Limits at Transfer Station
   3. Town Administrator FY26 Review as Compiled
   4. Review FY27 Goals & Objectives

6. Administrator Updates
   1. RFP Awarded for MVP 2.0 Seed Project Implementation
   2. Request to Speak at Press Conference for Federal Funds & Infrastructure Office, Hazardous Mitigation Plan Award from MTTA, 9/10 in Adams MA

7. Requests for Future Agenda Items
   1. Request from Buyers/Developers for Meeting re: 270 Greenfield Road, 9/22/26
   2. MTRSD Request for Meeting re: Update 2D8T, 9/22/26
   3. Joint Meeting w Finance Committee

8. Correspondence and Select Board Informational Items (votes will not be taken)
   1. Colrain 9/11 Memorial Flag Lighting Event Plan for Friday, September 11, 2026, 5:30 pm

1. Adjourn Meeting

**Please note the Select Board agenda may be subject to change and items not anticipated may be discussed and all listed agenda items may be subject to a vote.

1 On March 28, 2025, Governor Healey, signed into law An Act Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the State of Emergency. Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023 authorized a further extension – until June 30, 2027 – of the remote meeting provisions established by the initial March 12, 2020 Executive Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law. Section (1) of the executive order allowing public access through adequate, alternative means is independent from Section (2), which allows members of the public body to participate remotely. The public body may conduct its proceedings under the relief provided in section (1) or (2) or both.

Posted to: Select Board on 2026-08-18 10:56:50 (updated 2026-09-04 09:17:41).

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