Selectboard: Nancy J. Talbot, Joshua A. Kusnierz, John A. Desmond, John J. Cascio, Kenneth R. Willette Town Manager: Stuart B. Beckley Selectboard Meeting Notice Agenda Ware Town Hall, 126 Main Street, Ware, MA 01082 Thursday, March 12, 2026, at 5:
Selectboard: Nancy J. Talbot, Joshua A. Kusnierz, John A. Desmond, John J. Cascio, Kenneth R. Willette Town Manager: Stuart B. Beckley Selectboard Meeting Notice Agenda Ware Town Hall, 126 Main Street, Ware, MA 01082 Thursday, March 12, 2026, at 5:45pm 5:45pm Call to Order – Open Session Executive Session pursuant to the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 30A, Section 21 (a)(2) to conduct strategy session in preparation for negotiations with nonunion personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with nonunion personnel (Town Manager) and (a)(3) (Purpose 3): discuss strategy with respect to potential litigation where an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the litigating position of the Town – Division of Open Government Determination dated February 19, 2026 (OML–2026-28). ________________________________________________________________________________ Instructions for Remote Participation Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7846041861?pwd=bldFR0tscStPMWhScHFwRlFWbHRRdz09&omn=82483516926 Meeting ID: 784 604 1861 Passcode: 01082 6:30pm PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Phone: 929-205-6099 ANNOUNCEMENTS & OPENING REMARKS FROM CHAIR COMMENTS & CONCERNS OF CITIZENS CONSENT AGENDA • Approval of Meeting Minutes o February 3, 2026 o February 17, 2026 • One Day Liquor Licenses All requested by Workshop13, 13 Church Street, Ware, MA 01082 O 2026-10 Open Stage with August First, March 20, 2026, from 6:00pm to 11:30pm O 2026-11 Singer Songwriters Series, March 31, 2026, from 6:00pm to 11:30pm O 2026-12 ACLU Event, April 12, 2026, from 6:00pm to 11:30pm (Rescheduled from Jan. 25, 26) O 2026-13 Dance and Pizza Party with the Project, April 11, 2026, from 6:00pm to 11:30pm • Special Events O 2026-01 Memorial Day 5K, May 23, 2026, from 9:30am to 2:00pm at Grenville Park O 2026-02 5K for Play, September 19, 2026, from 8:00am to 1:00pm at Grenville Park SCHEDULED APPEARANCES • 6:40pm Petitions filed by Mass. Electric Company d/b/a/ National Grid and Verizon New England, Inc for joint or identical pole locations: o No. 31220479: North Street: install one Joint Ownership (JO) pole and relocate one JO pole. National Grid to relocate pole #50, and install new pole #33-84; o No. 31220479: North Street: install one JO pole on North St, new pole #1-84; o No. 31196814: Park Street: install two JO poles on Park St, new pole #9 and #10; o No. 31223173: Sorel Road: install one JO pole on Sorel Rd, new pole #12; o No. 31223176: Osborne Road: relocate one JO pole, new pole #P93 and to be renumbered to P93 2; o No. 31223174: Greenwich Road: install one JO pole, new pole #101; • 6:50pm Joint Meeting with the Board of Assessors: o Tax Classification Hearing o Payments In Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) Agreement for Senior Housing Complex, Church Street OLD BUSINESS Selectboard: Nancy J. Talbot, Joshua A. Kusnierz, John A. Desmond, John J. Cascio, Kenneth R. Willette Town Manager: Stuart B. Beckley • Petty Cash Policy Updates NEW BUSINESS • Reaffirmation of renaming the “Three Mile Bridge” to “Gilbert St. George-Sorel Memorial Bridge” • Vote to Open the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting to be held on Monday, May 11, 2026, at 6:30pm and to close the Warrant on Thursday, April 02, 2026, at 3:00pm • Request from the 250th Committee for the use of Resource Waste Community Donation Funds • Sewer Abatement Request o 227 West Street o 12 Highland Street • Adoption of Ware’s Hazard Mitigation Report • Town Manager’s Evaluation – Evaluation forms, Overview of Process, and Timelines • Review of Attorney General Determination – OML 2026-28 SELECTBOARD ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION & OUTSTANDING ISSUES TOWN MANAGER REPORT ADJOURNMENT