Jamaica Selectboard Mtg 2/23/26

0:00:08 – 1. Call for any late additions to the agenda

0:00:53 – 2. Approve the minutes of the February 9, 2026, Regular Meeting

0:01:22 – 3. Vote to appoint Jason Kass, resident of Jamaica and former member of the Jamaica Planning Commission, to serve on the Selectboard to fill the seat of Christina Robinson until Town Meeting

0:02:31 – 4. DV Fiber Update

0:13:34 – 5. Announcement of request by the board of the West River Unified Education District for the Town of Jamaica to hold a vote whether to close Jamaica Village School (JVS) on April 8; consider warning an additional vote to buy the JVS property back from the school district for $1; approve a date for an information session related to the vote; approve dates to issue warnings for both the vote and the information session; consider forming a committee of the Selectboard to prepare for the information session and the candidates comprising the committee

0:47:18 – 6. Discussion of fire alarm ordinance

1:07:32 – 7. Update on Ladd property FEMA buy-out and associated RFPs for demolition

1:09:34 – 8. Approve issuance of §1031 notices for three town owned properties

1:16:53 – 9. Review and approve overweight permit(s)

1:18:17 – 10. Review and approve time sheets for town office, listers, highway and transfer station

1:18:39 – 11. Review and approve pay orders

1:19:01 – 12. Public concerns

None – 13. Executive Session, if needed

1:21:48 – 14. Adjourn

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