Selectmen Authorize $827,000 Consolidated Loan Renewal
Board of Selectmen · Meeting of August 3, 2026
New Salem selectmen authorize $827,000 consolidated loan renewal and advance multiple municipal initiatives. The board approved consolidation of broadband infrastructure ($525,000) and fire truck financing (approximately $301,000) while directing an audit; Town Coordinator Emily Hill was unanimously designated signatory for USDA and hazard mitigation grant documents. The selectmen unanimously approved an updated Building Maintenance Committee charge with $20,000 for professional services, relocated the polling location from the old library to the Stowell Building, appointed Simone Bodmer-Turner to the Cultural Council for three years, and approved the Council on Aging's temporary administrative assistant hiring process.
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Source: the Board of Selectmen meeting of August 3, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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