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Board of Selectmen Meeting

Thursday, August 27, 2026, 6:00 pm
Rowe Town Hall - Meeting Room #1 & Zoom Participation
A meeting of the Board of Selectmen

Town of Rowe

REVISED MEETING AGENDA

Board of Selectmen

Thursday, August 27, 2026 – 6:00 PM

In Person at Rowe Town Hall – Meeting Room #1 or via Remote Participation

The public is welcome to participate.

REMOTE PARTICIPATION INFORMATION:

Meeting Host: Join Meeting | Zoom

Meeting ID: 288 065 7035

Telephone: 312-626-6799

Meeting Date: 08/27/2026

Call to Order: 6:00 PM

Announcement of Recording Devices

New Business:

  1. Emergency Shelter Discussion/MOU use of Rowe Elementary School
  2. Community Outreach RE: Retiring/New Employees
  3. Election Worker Appointments-To consider and approve the exemption request from Kevin Balawick pursuant to the Conflict of Interest Law, G.L. c.268A, §20(d), relative to Mr. Balawick’s financial interest in serving concurrently as the Assistant Town Clerk and as Election Warden, where both roles are within the same municipal department (Town Clerk
  4. Vacation Request(s)
  5. Library Project Diversified change order
  6. National Grid Pole Hearing: Hearing Date request

Old Business:

  1. Charlemont/Rowe Fire District: no update.
  2. Fire District Expansion: next meeting TBD.
  3. Shared EMS Services: next meeting scheduled for Wednesday, 9/16, at 1 pm.
  4. Shared Police Services: next meeting scheduled for Monday, 9/21, at 5:30 pm.
  5. Personnel Policy Manual: in progress, no update.
  6. Public Shade Tree Policy: in progress, no update.
  7. Bylaw: Limitations regarding non-residents serving on Boards/Committees/Commissions

STM Items:

  1. Yankee Road Easements
  2. Hazelton Road Easements
  3. FY27 Berkshire County Retirement System Assessment Increase
  4. FY26 unpaid invoices: Highway Dept., School, Town Clerk, Amazon
  5. FY25 unpaid FICA: Town of Clarksburg
  6. Town Clerk Timestamp
  7. Postage Machine

Ongoing Projects:

Roads/Bridges:

Yankee Road: no update.

Hazelton Road Culvert: received appraisal reports.

Steel Brook Road Bridge: no update.

Sibley Road Bridge: no update.

Tunnel Road Bridge: no update.

Other Projects:

Oil Tank Removal: update available.

Town Hall Boiler Replacement: update available.

National Grid – 10W19: no update.

Streetlight Conversion: no update.

Record Organization: no update.

Verizon Decommissioning of Centrex Lines: no update.

Hazard Mitigation Plan: update available.

Warrants/Contracts:

  1. Review and Sign Warrants - FY27 AP Warrant #03A and AP, Payroll, Deduction & NBSU Warrants #04.
  2. Hazelton Road Culvert – Small Bridge Grant – Revised Contract

Mail:

  1. None.

Minutes:

  1. 07/30/2026 Meeting Minutes
  2. 08/13/2026 Meeting Minutes

Future Meetings:

  1. Thursday, September 10, 2026 – 6:00 PM
  2. Thursday, October 08, 2026 – 6:00 PM
  3. Thursday, October 22, 2026 – 6:00 PM

Citizen Comments

Unforeseen Business (within the preceding 48 hours):

Adjournment

Joanne Semanie, Board of Selectmen Chair

The Listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may, in fact, be discussed, and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.

Documents:

  1. Agenda for August 27, 2026
  2. Meeting Minutes – 7/30/2026
  3. Meeting Minutes – 8/13/2026

Posted: Brooke Shulda – 8/18/2026 – 10:30 AM- Revised 8/25/2026-

Filed: Town Clerk – 8/18/2026-Revised 8/25/2026