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NOTICE
SELECTBOARD MEETING
MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2020 7PM
ZOOM MEETING
Contact Gail Garrett for Zoom call in information
gailg@townofmtwashington.com or 528 9264

• Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting
• Approve Warrants
• Highway Dept Matters: Strap Grant update; Review progress of highway dept. and goals for next two weeks and any longer term issues. Cross Road Culvert update.
• Mount Washington Broadband Network. Crocker follow ups; White Mountain follow ups; subscriber correspondence/contract update; Club Grounds additions; and update from Jeb, if any, and any other issues.
• Student Transportation update
• Quiet Title update/Cultural council feasibility update
• 2020 Emergency Management Performance Grant
• Leash Bylaw or other procedure and dog complaint
• Citizen Speak Time

Planning Board “Zoom” Meeting

*ZOOM PUBLIC REMOTE ACCESS BELOW

Thursday, October 15, 2020

6:00 pm

Agenda

• Approval 9-10 and 9-24 Minutes
• Clarification of Public Participation at a public meeting
• Continued review of Nancy Wright’s suggested Farm Bylaw and Site Plan Review, including:
  • Definitions
  • 215-3 Districts (approved at last meeting)
  • 215-4 Use Regulations
  • 215-12 General Regulations
  • 215-13 Administration and Enforcement / Site Plan Review
• Separation of Building Inspector and Zoning Enforcement Officer roles in Bylaw
• Additional Proposed Bylaw Updates Review Timetable
• New Business
• Citizen Speak Time

* Please click the link below to join the webinar:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87057901564?pwd=amVKbVpjVVgxMWs3TkxhbmJvQ1NXQT09
Passcode: 307236

By Phone, Dial:
(646) 558-8656
Webinar ID: 870 5790 1564
Passcode: 307236

Here are the current notices of Flu Clinics in the immediate area. Flu Clinics funded by the Commonwealth (as these are) are open to everyone, regardless of residency or ability to pay. They are all requesting that you pre-register in order to manage social-distancing requirements.

Please check out the details of these announced clinics BEFORE you go to avoid problems once you get there.

Egremont

Date: Monday October 19th
Time: 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Location: French Park (under the pavilion)

Pre-registration required. Information will be posted by the Egremont Board of Health when the forms are available.

The nursing staff will have the “regular” vaccine, not the higher dose senior version. Please contact your health care provider for recommendations.

This clinic is open to all and no one will be turned away for their inability to pay.  If you do have insurance, a copy of their card will be made, and a claim will be submitted for reimbursement to the provider.

Fairview Hospital Clinics

Registration is required for all clinics.  Register at http://bit.ly/Fairviewflu

For more information visit the Fairview Hospital website:
https://www.berkshirehealthsystems.org/Fairview

Tuesday October 13th
Monument Valley Regional Middle School — 3 PM –7 PM

Tuesday October 20th
Mt Everett Regional High School –3 PM –7 PM

Tuesday October 27th
Monument Mountain Regional High School –3 PM

We have had many questions regarding Halloween activities for Mount Washington. In addition to the posted advice from the Commonwealth, here are some recommendations from your local Board of Health:

If you get Trick or Treaters, minimize person-to-person contact!

• A candy/treat bowl outside of your door is safer than handing it out in-person
• Check out the costumes from your window
• Encourage on-line face time for enjoying the costumes of the children
• If you simply MUST go traditional – NOT RECOMMENDED – masks and disposable gloves AND social distancing are recommended.

If you have children begging for Halloween fun, take an active and positive role:

• Plan in-house activities! Get creative! Pumpkin Carving with friends (via the internet), crawl-through tent constructions in the livingroom, spider-web doorways and spooky lighting … the list is as long as you wish to make it.
• There are many drive-through options for mazes, pumpkin patch activities, and town celebrations but communities are (appropriately) wary of having non-residents overwhelming the venues. Be sure to check them out before hand so that you don’t end up with a car full of disappointed gremlins/ghosts.

Remember that even private parties are subject to the Gathering Regulations.

Here are the recommendations from the Massachusetts Department of Health and the CDC

Residents and communities should follow the Halloween activity guidance released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to understand alternative ways to participate in Halloween that may limit the risk of exposure to COVID-19.  As a reminder, any Halloween activities are subject to the current gathering size limits as well as applicable sector-specific workplace safety standards.

General Standards

As a reminder, the following COVID-19 prevention and mitigation standards apply to all activities in Massachusetts, including Halloween activities.  Residents should adhere to each of the following:

• Wear a face mask or face covering.  For more information on face masks and face coverings, please see the state’s Mask Up MA
• Observe good hand hygiene, including hand washing and use of alcohol-based sanitizers with at least 60% alcohol.  Carry hand sanitizer and use it often, especially after coming into contact with frequently touched surfaces and before eating candy.
• Refrain from touching your face.
• Stay home and refrain from Halloween activities, including handing out Halloween treats, if:
  • you feel unwell;
  • you have tested positive for COVID-19;
  • you have been exposed to someone with COVID-19; or
  • you have traveled to or from a state that is not classified as lower risk within the last 14 days.  For more information on lower risk states, please see the state’s COVID-19 Travel Order 
  • Maintain social distancing of at least 6 feet of physical distance from all other participants who are not members of the same household.

Notice, Election
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Town Hall 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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• Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting
• Approve Warrants
• Approve Warrant for election
• Highway Dept Matters: Strap Grant update; Review progress of highway dept. and goals for next two weeks and any longer term issues. Cross Road Culvert update.
• Mount Washington Broadband Network. Crocker Communications contract renewal; White Mountain Renewal; subscriber correspondence/contract; Club Grounds additions; and new pricing structure, update from Jeb, if any, and any other issues.
• Anything to add to tax mailing
• Leash Bylaw or other procedure
• Student Transportation update
• Zoning Enforcement Officer update
• Quiet Title update
• 2020 Emergency Management Performance Grant
• Citizen Speak Time