Selectmen accept $50,000 gift to study Drakes Island tide gate; residents urge contract fixes and coordination with existing studies The selectmen held a public hearing on a $50,000 donation from Howard Hall to fund an Atar Engineering hydrologic and capacity analysis of the Drakes Island tide gate, accepted the gift and authorized the town manager to negotiate the agreement after residents flagged ambiguous contract language and urged coordination with prior modeling work.

Wells Selectmen have accepted a $50,000 donation to analyze Drakes Island's tide gate, but community concerns about contract clarity and coordination with existing studies are sparking important discussions.

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