Williams Barn Committee Agenda

Date :  Friday, January  31, 2025

Start Time : 4:00 PM

Adjourned: PM

Place : Historical Room, Groton Public Library

Quorum (5 members needed.)

• Approve December’s meeting Minutes.
• Approve accounts payable.

  New Business:

• Yearly report – Thank you Steve.
• 2025 vendor application
  • Vendor acceptance criteria.
• A public “Thank You” to May Brackett:

After more than 7 years as an active member of the Williams Barn Committee May (Laurie) Brackett has decided to leave to committee to focus on her career.

 

May started as in Intern for the Farms Markets while in High School. Then she joined the committee eventually taking on the role of Co-chairman. As an intern and member, May worked to bring the Williams Barn Committee into the 21^st century by adding a social media presents for the Farmers Market.  She, also, worked with the Town Manager, other town committees and the GrotonFest organization to ensure that the WBC was represented.

 

We appreciate the hard work she put in and May will be greatly missed.

 

• Thanksgiving Market
  • Authorize remaining balance of pledge to be paid to Groton Grange for the Brad Smith Scholarship.
• Accepting in-kind donations – WBC to review donations before accepting, with the understanding that the WBC will decide what will be done with the donation.
  • Bruce contacted Joanie with regard to the current donation.
    • Conditions accepted.
  • Intern Exit Interview
    • Estella is required to provide a written summary of the Farmers Market.
      • Steve talked to her, she will provide it as soon as possible.
    • Barn Repairs
      • CPA application. Project summary forms are due on 24 October
        • Voted to approve Submitting Project Summary Form to the CPA for the repair the Williams Barn was approved unanimously.
        • Steve will provide initial estimates for the repair work by Oct 24^th.
        • Bruce will take this to the CPA
          • Initial acceptance approved for $140k
        • Vote to approve the purchase of 2 bottles of Bora-care for the treatment of Powder Post Beetles. Approve unanimously.

Passed Events-

• Thanksgiving Market

Old Business:

• Committee Charter
• Garden at the Barn Eagle Scout project –In the Fall.

Next meetings;TBD

The listing of topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed at the meeting is not intended as a guarantee of the topics that will have been discussed. Not all topics listed may in fact be discussed, and other topics not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.