Hollis Select Board Transparency Archive

Hi Dick,

I agree the Town could certainly make better use of that space.I have also observed it has has gotten very little use since the town hall opened and that the current the small meeting room is just a little too small to host the committees currently still meeting at the community building.

One thing worth considering is that the backs of that outrageously expensive non returnable six-way Select Board desks are removable. If those were taken off it might still be able to remain in place as a large conference table, because you know gotta pinch pennies.

You may also want to give the one Select Board member who claimed a corner workstation on day one -only never to use it, a call. I don't think he ever reads his emails, so you may have better luck getting him on the phone.

Thanks, Dan

On 2026-07-07 18:27, [email protected] wrote: > Greetings - > > Now that the election is over and everyday life is more to the normal, > I'd like revisit an idea that was floated earlier….that being > converting the Select Board Room to a larger (than the little lobby > room) meeting room with audio/video capabilities with an eye toward > training and development. > > During the past year, the only occupant was Mary - pretty much on a > daily basis. Since the election - nobody has been here beyond a > walk-through. On more than one occasion the space would have been > extremely useful for a meeting of 8-10 and with the addition of a > large TV screen Zoom would become an added benefit. The room is now a > drop-zone for leftover, unused electronics, and many other items that > could be stored elsewhere - or - in a closet type container. > > I have briefly spoken with Alison at W.B. Mason and she is ready to > return for a "what-if" discussion with me. > > The cost of installing a sliding "Barn Door" arrangement would run > $300 or less. > > Thoughts? > > Thanks, > > Dick > > Richard Morin > > Town Manager > > Town of Hollis, Maine

-- Dan Yarumian Town of Hollis Select Board [email protected]