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The Gosport town board met at 7 p.m. on a misty and unseasonably warm evening on Jan. 23 at the community building.

The board agreed to use excess fill dirt from the drinking water project to level the lot next to the Gosport Volunteer Fire Department for a possible new building in the future. 

The board voted in favor of temporarily accepting a shortfall in the water budget to cover the salary of the utility clerk until financials were discussed in more detail at a special meeting that was held on Feb. 6. The other two options presented were to raise the water rates in addition to the water project rate raises, or to change the title to ‘deputy clerk’ and place the position under the control of the town clerk, allowing the salary to be funded by multiple budget items instead of utilities alone. 

The board also voted to reassess the personnel policy and resolved the issue of payment due to town employee Matt Minnick. The existing policy allowed Minnick to accrue 50 hours of comp time, which is to be used within 90 days. 

The Southern Gateway Radio League requested to place an antenna on the water tower after tower rehab is completed later this year. The antenna will be used for amateur radio emergency services (ARES).This project was approved unanimously. 

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