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thank the residents for your patience during this transition and we are confident future commitments will be successful under our new Assessing Agent, John O’Donnell and Associates. The Town elected and we gladly welcomed Roger Hicks to the Hollis Select Board in November 2023, and again in June 2024. Roger has brought knowledge and experience from his prior term on the Select Board. As a full Board, we worked closely with the Town’s attorneys to resolve ongoing issues involved with flooding of the homes in a subdivision; improper completion of the roads, clear cutting of open space, and neighborhood issues due to the increased water. We also continued to work with legal and the Planning Board on completing requirements proposed by LD 2003 to increase number of houses that could be built on a lot and availability of accessory dwelling units on single family lots. We also collaborated in updating the Floodplain Management Ordinance to accommodate recent state changes in Floodplain maps and authorization for insurance coverage. With the increased number of houses built since 2020, we reviewed the current Trash contract in November of 2023 with our vendor, McCormick and Sons and the Finance Committee. Based on the increased number of houses, the payment for trash & recycling pick-up was increased to cover the additional burden, with the Town’s support. Select Board member Jack Rogala continues to provide assistance with coordinating costs for upgrades to Town buildings and properties, such as updates to the Salmon Falls Library, the dredging of the Town Memorial pond, rebuilding the walking path and upgrading the playground which are both located at the Sports Complex. The Select Board collaborated with the Hollis Freewheelers ATV Club to develop two ordinances for approval by the legislative body in June 2024, to be able to utilize Saco Road and Deerwander Road to access ATV trails in Hollis. We also collaborated with our auditing and legal firms to develop the General Fund Balance Ordinance, which helps the Town establish and maintain a target level of monies in our General Fund. The Select Board provided information to the Five-Member Select Board/Town Manager Form of Government Committee so they could formulate a detailed ordinance for review and approval by the legislative body. The ordinance was voted in by residents on June 11, 2024. The Town continues to offer an Emergency Medical Subscription Plan to all residents, which is administered by our Office Assistant, Bennet Flinner. This subscription gives residents access to emergency transport services at a minimal cost to individuals and families. We highly encourage residents to sign up for this invaluable service. The Select Board actively supports both the General Assistance program as well as the Heating Assistance program to make sure that no individual or their family in Hollis goes

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