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# Colebrook Select Board: Hires water and sewer superintendent, OKs health rates and grant amendment
- URL: https://northcountryupdate.com/colebrook-select-board-hires-water-and-sewer-superintendent-oks-health-rates-and-grant-amendment/
- Published: 2026-10-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-11T19:36:40.000Z
- Description: The board hired a water and sewer superintendent, accepted a grant amendment, approved 2027 health and dental rates, and authorized a Tax Anticipation Note request.
- Author: North Country Update
- Tags: Colebrook, Select Board, Meeting recap, New Hampshire

*Colebrook Select Board · Meeting recap · meeting of Monday, October 12, 2026*

The Select Board met at 1:00pm on Monday, October 12, 2026\. Members Greg Placy, Ray Gorman and Sue Collins were present. The board approved the 9/28/26 minutes and signed payroll and disbursement manifests. It then took up a long list of new and old business.

### Decisions

- Accepted grant amendment number one of the Northern Border Alliance Grant for $47,991.00 and authorized Police Chief Paul Rella to sign it.
- Approved HealthTrust's medical and dental rates as proposed for 2027\. Greg Placy signed the agreement.
- Authorized Alicia Boire to ask for $1.7 million in Tax Anticipation Notes as needed.
- After a non-public session, voted in public to hire Mike Worters as Colebrook Water & Sewer Superintendent, effective that day.
- Signed and approved a voting poster, a sewer abatement, an intent to cut, and CWSRF Loan Disbursement Request #2.

### Also discussed

- Two residents described an early-stage elderly cluster housing project of six to ten units and asked whether the town would act as grantee for a Community Development Block Grant.
- The credit card policy was tabled to a future meeting. Alicia Boire wants item #13 deleted.
- The highway department has had one applicant so far, so the ad will run one more week.
- Budget meetings can start after elections, in the second week of November.
- The Harvey Swell Bridge project is set to start July 5th, 2027 and last six weeks.
- Merrill is now operating as wastewater contractor.
- The board asked Mike Worters to get quotes on tearing down the old well house.
- Greg Placy will call Jason Beaudet of CMA about lighting on the south side of Main Street between Pik-Quik and Bridge Street.
- Central is paving Monadnock Village and should pave Monadnock Street next week.
- The board asked whether Avitar could run tax bills during its October 28, 2026 training visit.

### Money

- Insurance is going up 6.9% and dental 1.9% for 2027.
- The Harvey Swell pipe has come in at about $110,000.00.
- Sue Collins said the town has spent $214,255.00 so far and has been sent $394,113.00.
- Fall tree clearing for that project will cost $4,360.00.

The board entered non-public session at 2:46pm under RSA 91-A:3 II (a), which covers the dismissal, promotion or compensation of a public employee, or discipline of one. It exited at 3:23pm and sealed the minutes. The meeting adjourned at 3:24pm. The next meeting is Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 1:00pm.

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