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without basic necessities during a period of financial difficulty. The Town also provided community members with support during multiple winter storms, which included additional road work and clean up. To continue fiscal responsibility and becoming more cost efficient, this year the Select Board converted all of the Town’s heating fuel resources to propane for all Town buildings and properties. Spirit of America Awards for 2023 were awarded by the Select Board to the following: Individual - Paula Hodgdon, and Group – The Hollis Community Clothing Closet. Spirit of America Awards for 2024 were awarded by the Select Board to the following: Individual - Charles “Chip” Currier, and Group – The Hollis Conservation Commission. The Select Board would like to take the time to thank and recognize each of the Town’s employees—without your compassion and enthusiasm in your daily work, and your commitment to our Town, the Select Board would be lost. Town Hall staff and elected officials: Anna McClay, Faith Plummer, Martha Huff, Crystal Gaudet, Diane Meserve, Bennet Flinner, Tammy Thompson, Duane Hanson and Allen Scott. The full-time staff at Parks and Recreation: Debbie Tefft, Charles “Chip” Currier, Meghan Trask, and Nate Martin. The full-time staff at the Fire & Rescue Department led by Chief Chris Young; Jordan Barbour, Seth Bougie, Nicholas Hegarty, Caleb Hege, Dawson Libby, Joshua Waterhouse and Sariah Lambert. Please know that the Select Board is willing to meet with any concerned citizens or to answer questions in a timely manner to abate any negative perceptions of how the Town is managed. Our door is always open. Finally, the individuals and families who reside in Hollis are what make our community great! Your willingness to share your concerns to improve the functioning of the Town and maintain its greatness are what makes a small community like ours flourish.

Respectfully submitted,

The Hollis Select Board

Mary H. Hoffman, Chair John “Jack” Rogala Roger Hicks

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