The Livermore Select Board meets Tuesday at the town office where they discussed using federal pandemic relief money to repair a damaged plate on a compactor at the transfer station. From left to right: Selectee Joshua Perkins, Vice President Brett Deyling, Administrative Assistant Carrie Judd, and Selectees Scott Richmond and Jeremy Emerson. Diary of Leo Goddard/Franklin

LIVERMORE — Selectpersons decided Tuesday to request a quote to see how much it would cost to repair a damaged plate on a compactor at the transfer station.

“One of the corners rolled up,” selection manager Scott Richmond said. “Probably when they were pushing snow or something. It’s probably about half an inch. It must be flattened.

The board discussed using American Rescue Plan Act funds for the project.

“We need to have a plan to spend the money by the end of December,” President Mark Chrétien said. He suggests getting a quote to see how much it would cost to repair the plate at the transfer station.

The person in charge of the selection, Joshua Perkins, asked if there were any conditions on the use of the money.

Richmond said the written guidelines seemed pretty open about how the money could be used.

He recommended using some of the money to pave the town hall parking lot.

“It’s in bad shape,” he said. “It was paved in 1984 when they built the place and it should have been paved 15 or 20 years ago.”

Furthermore, the council also decided to close the municipal office at noon on Christmas and New Year’s Eve.

Richmond said that is an option for city office employees, although they will have to use compensatory time off or vacation time to do so.

“Go be with your family,” Perkins said.

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