Westbrook’s July 16 Town Meeting acted on 10 requests ranging from appropriations to fund transfers and grant acceptances.

Voters approved an appropriation of $26,277 from General Fund Engineering Services to the Capital WPCC Wastewater Management Program project for the purpose of completing a pilot study of passive nitrogen treatment systems.

The meeting also accepted a $20,000 grant from the Westbrook Foundation to buy an electronic notice sign to be installed in front of the Mulvey Center and to transfer $1,300 from the budget of the Economic Development Commission for an upgraded electronic sign surround.

Another Westbrook Foundation grant, this one in the amount of $12,462, was accepted and the funds then appropriated to pay for the new Ted Lane Field/Firehouse Playground pavilion. To augment the Westbrook Foundation grant for the Ted Lane basketball upgrade project budget, a $3,500 transfer was approved from the Parks & Recreation budget and $25,000 from the Public Works Grounds Maintenance budget.

Finally three appropriations were approved for projects to be paid for from the Board of Education’s capital reserve fund: $185,000 to remove and replace underground oil storage tanks (USTs) and replace a generator at the schools and $35,000 to conduct a facilities plan to review an assess the school facilities. The USTs will be removed by Tankworks. Another $65,000 was appropriated to pay for a door replacement project at the high school.

The last action was to approve a transfer of $635 from the Building Official Software Maintenance line to the Land Use Software capital project to complete the purchase of the Municity software package.