Bradford Select Board: Approves Fairlee fire agreement, heating oil bid and $510,572.56 in warrants

Bradford Select Board · Meeting recap · meeting of Thursday, October 8, 2026

The Bradford Select Board met Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in BA Building Rm 26. All five board members were present. The meeting adjourned at 9:17 p.m.

Decisions

• Fairlee fire coverage: The board unanimously approved the Emergency Response Service Agreement for the coverage the Bradford Fire Department provides to the Town of Fairlee. Approval was with the changes discussed and with legal approval. One change is an effective date of September 1, 2026.
• Heating oil: The board unanimously accepted the Thomson's Fuel bid for $15,918.00.
• Peak Mechanical: The board unanimously approved a pay rec of $83,728.56.
• Appointments: Carole Taylor's application to the Public Safety Commission was approved pending legal advice, 4 in favor with 1 abstention (Carole Taylor). Nick Cabral's Public Safety Commission application was also approved pending legal advice, unanimously. Adam Lornitzo was approved as Trustee of Public Funds, unanimously.
• Minutes: The 9/24/26 minutes were approved with changes, 4 in favor and 1 opposed (Meroa Benjamin).
• Warrants: The warrants dated 10/8/26 were approved unanimously.
• Executive sessions: The board met in executive session for a personnel issue and later for a litigation matter. After the litigation session, it voted unanimously to pursue research on the town purchasing a property.

Also discussed

• Elizabeth's Park: the board talked about setting a public meeting, which Greg Barlow would like to hold in November. The Parks & Rec Commission invited the board to its November 4th meeting.
• Regional plan: Nancy Jones of TRORC said the commission is meeting every two weeks on the proposed plan. She asked to be on every board agenda until it passes. Marcey Carver noted a December deadline.
• Highway Department: the board discussed getting more quotes for lighting work on Barton St.
• 2024 Hazard Mitigation Plan: the board reviewed where the town stands on the plan.
• Propane: quotes were reported from Superior and Thomson Fuels.
• ACO job description: tabled until the next meeting.
• Litigation update: the Chair said no legally binding decision was made that warranted a motion coming out of executive session.

Money

• Oil quotes were per gallon for 3000 gallons: Dead River 5.524, Jock Oil 5.40 and Thomson Fuel 5.309.
• Warrants approved: $510,572.56.

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