Colebrook Select Board: Hires water and sewer superintendent, OKs health rates and grant amendment

Colebrook Select Board · Meeting recap · meeting of Monday, October 12, 2026

The Select Board met at 1:00pm on Monday, October 12, 2026. Members Greg Placy, Ray Gorman and Sue Collins were present. The board approved the 9/28/26 minutes and signed payroll and disbursement manifests. It then took up a long list of new and old business.

Decisions

• Accepted grant amendment number one of the Northern Border Alliance Grant for $47,991.00 and authorized Police Chief Paul Rella to sign it.
• Approved HealthTrust's medical and dental rates as proposed for 2027. Greg Placy signed the agreement.
• Authorized Alicia Boire to ask for $1.7 million in Tax Anticipation Notes as needed.
• After a non-public session, voted in public to hire Mike Worters as Colebrook Water & Sewer Superintendent, effective that day.
• Signed and approved a voting poster, a sewer abatement, an intent to cut, and CWSRF Loan Disbursement Request #2.

Also discussed

• Two residents described an early-stage elderly cluster housing project of six to ten units and asked whether the town would act as grantee for a Community Development Block Grant.
• The credit card policy was tabled to a future meeting. Alicia Boire wants item #13 deleted.
• The highway department has had one applicant so far, so the ad will run one more week.
• Budget meetings can start after elections, in the second week of November.
• The Harvey Swell Bridge project is set to start July 5th, 2027 and last six weeks.
• Merrill is now operating as wastewater contractor.
• The board asked Mike Worters to get quotes on tearing down the old well house.
• Greg Placy will call Jason Beaudet of CMA about lighting on the south side of Main Street between Pik-Quik and Bridge Street.
• Central is paving Monadnock Village and should pave Monadnock Street next week.
• The board asked whether Avitar could run tax bills during its October 28, 2026 training visit.

Money

• Insurance is going up 6.9% and dental 1.9% for 2027.
• The Harvey Swell pipe has come in at about $110,000.00.
• Sue Collins said the town has spent $214,255.00 so far and has been sent $394,113.00.
• Fall tree clearing for that project will cost $4,360.00.

The board entered non-public session at 2:46pm under RSA 91-A:3 II (a), which covers the dismissal, promotion or compensation of a public employee, or discipline of one. It exited at 3:23pm and sealed the minutes. The meeting adjourned at 3:24pm. The next meeting is Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 1:00pm.

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