Select Board Meeting Minutes Thursday May 21st 2026

Town of Sedgwick

Select Board

MINUTES

Thursday, May 21, 2026

 

Opened the meeting and established a quorum: S. Ford, B. Duffy and D. Carter Present. D. Ford, L. Dow, T. McKechnie, S. Webb, B. Sherwell, J. Franklin and N. Moses all in attendance. R. Colburn online.

 

Motion and 2nd to approve the minutes of the last meeting. Approved 3-0 with correction.


DISCUSSION and/or ACTION ITEMS:

  1. Meeting with the Budget Committee at 5:00pm. The board met with Paul Trowbridge from the Budget Committee. There were no decisions made during this meeting. Discussion only.
  2. Vote on Strong Brewing company liquor license renewal: The board reviewed the application. Motion and 2nd to approve the 2026 application as presented. No further discussion. 2-0 approved.
  3. Vote to update authorized signatures on the Town checking account:
  • Add Rita Martnowski, Amber Wiesing and Sydney Shaffer
  • Renew Susan Ford ‘s and Barry Duffy’s authorization
  • Remove Amy Dunn and Lyndsey Dow a authorized signers

Motion and 2nd to add Rita and Amber immediately and to renew Susan and Barry’s authorization. To remove Lyndsey Dow and add Sydney Shaffer effective May 30th. Amy will be removed upon her departure completely as Town Treasurer. 2-0 approved

  1. Barry walked around the Mill Pond with Alex Cammen to inspect the purple loosestrife infestation. They identified multiple plants around the pond and noted that seed pods were already visible. They agreed that the plants should not be disturbed at this time, as moving them could cause the seeds to spread further. Mr. Cammen will continue monitoring the area and plans to collect the pods before they bloom and disperse seeds. Brooksville will be responsible for half of the project costs. Barry also asked Mr. Cammen if he would be willing to assist with additional cleanup work at the Mill Pond, and he agreed. The Board will continue to monitor the situation closely.
  2. Vote to accept the final Town Warrant numbers: The board reviewed the finalized Town meeting warrant number (budget) and made corrections as needed. Motion and 2nd to accept this as the final warrant. 2-0 approved.
  3. Review the Town Report prior to submission to the printers by Friday: The board reviewed the warrant articles for context and budget numbers. Motion and 2nd to approve the finalized warrant with corrections to be posted for town meeting. 2-0 approved.

PUBLIC COMMENT:

The public again asked about the speed sign and the possibility of placing it in the village in an effort to slow traffic. The Board discussed previous attempts to have the Sheriff’s Office present for traffic enforcement and stated they would have the Road Commissioner install the speed sign soon.

  1. Moses also suggested, after seeing the refurbished Town Office sign, that the Town consider establishing standards requiring other Town entities to maintain consistent signage for continuity and appearance. The Board stated they would look into the matter further.

ADJOURN:

Motion and 2nd to adjourn at 6:39pm. 2-0 approved.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Sydney Shaffer