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ABS Meeting Aug 12 2026

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Okay, I'm going to call the Albany
selectman's meeting to order for August
5th, 2026. Please rise and join me in
the pledge.
>> August 5th.
>> You're looking at the minutes.
>> Yes, I am.
See, I told you you should have stayed
home today.
Thank you, Rick. August 12th.
>> You got it.
>> As amended.
>> I pledge allegiance to the flag
>> of the United States of America, to the
republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.
>> [sighs]
>> Apparently, I don't have
the right agenda.
Thank you.
>> It was on my desk. I don't know if I
took it.
>> Huh?
Okay. Approval of the selectman's
meeting minutes for August 5th, 2026.
>> Moved to approve as presented.
>> Second that.
>> All in favor? I.
>> I.
Approval of the July 22nd, 2026 consent
file.
>> Sorry, I think it's a different file.
That's August.
>> Oh, consent file.
>> I'm not apparently not paying attention
to dates.
August
You're way off on that one, Alyssa.
August 12th, 2026 consent file. Review
and sign manifest in the amount of
$161,166.
I'm sorry. $16
1
$161,000.
All right, now I'm really losing it.
>> $161,166.
>> of ones and sixes.
>> I'm going to have to bow down in a
minute.
This includes accounts payable and
payroll manifest for August 11th, 2026.
Review, approve, or deny a signed
request for time off of the town
administrator. Review, approve, or deny,
and sign payment agreement for Albany
resident.
Review, discuss, and approve, or deny a
residential building permit for 20 61
Redpath Road, map one, lot nine.
Review, discuss, and approve, or deny
residential building permit for lot
three, Thick Drive. Is it Thick or
Fickey?
>> Fickey.
>> Fickey Drive.
>> I will make a motion to approve the
consent file as presented.
>> I will second that.
>> All in favor, I.
>> Uh is this
>> I would just like to say for the record
again,
>> I said it before at previous meetings
that
even though we just
approved the consent file,
cart blanche type of things, we all get
a packet
uh via email of everything in detail of
what's in the consent file, okay? Uh
that we get to read ahead of time, and
that's [snorts] why we don't have to get
into a whole lot of discussion.
Just for the record for people that can
watch the video.
>> Um and when there is an issue, we always
pull it out
to discuss it.
>> It does always seem like we're just
blowing right over it, but exactly
right.
>> make that statement for anybody that's
watching the video, make it
not make it look like we're just cart
blanche approving everything that comes
through.
>> Understood.
Um anything with the planning board,
Jim?
>> We did meet on Monday. Um we had a
site plan review.
Uh Valley Insulation is putting up a
commercial building.
And
there was questions and talks about it,
but everything um
was voted on and passed.
>> Good.
Uh conservation commission, anything on
Lisa?
>> Canceled their August meeting.
>> Okay. Solid waste is good for the year,
right, Rick? I like it.
>> Well,
there will be some things come budget
time.
>> Yeah.
>> Uh when the budget and everything comes
up, but for the most part uh
we're in a holding pattern.
>> Okay.
Uh
No correspondence Oh, I'm sorry.
Regional impact notice from town of
Conway. It's just uh
information for our enjoyment.
Are they building something?
>> Oh, that's visual impact.
>> phone tower.
>> On What is it? Westside Road, I believe.
>> Oh, they're going to do a photo balloon.
I haven't seen them do that.
>> Well, I think they already did that.
>> That's just required by state law that
surrounding towns, when something is
going to possibly affect a surrounding
town, that we get notified.
>> On the other business stuff, I was going
to say on the cemetery committee
last Saturday
um
people from the federal government was
that past the common area.
>> That's right. Yeah.
>> And they did a type of scan of the
cemetery
and that was to identify
where people may be placed there or not.
Um
I did not make it up there, but she
reached out and said everything went
very well
and she will share the results with us.
Um what's neat is this is the first
cemetery that's ever been scanned with
this technology.
>> Um
I think it's kind of cool. they can
>> do scan the ground just to see if
there's anything buried in there.
>> In my mind, I'm picturing like sonic
type stuff, but it's not sonic. It's
another type of technology which I don't
understand.
>> type of lay lidar mapping. They both
>> She said they collected a lot of data.
Now they got to take it back and compile
it and analyze it and
and they'll share those results with us.
We have some areas where we think
there's people, but we don't know.
It'd be really cool.
>> That is really That's really cool.
That's really cool.
>> We really hope we can identify those
spots.
>> And the other thing I was going to
mention also with regard to the chapel
committee
>> Mhm.
>> We also have a piano back there
that nobody ever uses.
>> Yeah. And speaking of that, Amalia asked
if we would consider
putting in head and our free pianos.
>> You guys want to come in here?
>> I know it's costly to get in.
>> Well, it's going to cost us
>> to remove them and dispose of them.
>> Correct.
>> Yeah. Probably significant cost.
>> If I were to pay
>> And there are there are two. There's
two.
>> There's a
There's two
>> We have
an option or I don't feel like that but
>> I don't think I don't think anything's
worth money, but you never know.
I didn't even think about the one over
there.
>> No, I have
>> Well, it's always buried.
>> [laughter]
Huh.
>> So
>> I don't know.
I think we already agreed on getting
giving those ones in the chapel away.
>> So it's just a matter of deciding on
this one what we do.
>> We'll see if
>> if it actually works.
>> While we're While we're at it, you know,
let's
done to it.
>> I don't I don't have a problem with
that.
>> Just another free free stuff
in the Conway Sun
>> free pianos.
Yeah, I'm fine with that.
>> Do we need to vote on it or
>> I'm spending money.
>> What?
I'll make a motion to put an ad in the
free stuff classifieds to
offer
free piano, free organ, items that are
in the uh chapel.
>> I'll second that.
All in favor? Mike.
>> Aye.
We'll have to field questions for that,
I guess.
Cuz they'll have to call the office.
>> Yeah, I just
don't know anything about
>> No, and they'd they'd have to set up a
time, you know, during normal business
hours to come view.
It's fall a little bit on you, but it's
just a matter of letting them in the
other room.
>> let let the chapel chapel committee
>> And I'll reach out to Molly, too,
because she did have someone look at
them, so I'm assuming they have some
information on them.
>> Yeah, and Molly probably has the
information.
>> Yeah, that's a good idea. Yeah.
>> I would assume Molly would be like
rather than you being
>> I I don't mind, but I'm sure she has
grandbabies.
>> Yeah, she would love that.
So, and
show them and
put the deal together.
>> Anything else, gentlemen and lady?
No.
>> Move to adjourn.
>> Second. All in favor?
Aye.
>> Oops, sorry. Thank you, Jim.
>> Thank you.
>> I'm