LONGMEADOW – The Longmeadow Select Board met for a special remote meeting on June 22 to discuss Potential Change Order 47 for two additional pickle ball courts at the Adult Center and to approve a one-twelfth budget for July.

As the first order of business at the meeting, the board discussed a potential injunction regarding PCO 47 for two additional pickle ball courts at the Adult Center. At a previous meeting, Board Member Mark Gold expressed concerns over the legality of the change order, but the Attorney General’s office said that the motion would be legal.

Select board Vice Chair Marc Strange said he was happy with the ruling. “I’m glad that we got confirmation from the Attorney General. Now that we have that covered, we want to move forward with it,” he said.

After Gold had some questions about whether the pickle ball courts would affect any future at the center, Permanent Town Building Committee Chair Marybeth Bergeron explained that it would not.

She said, “The location is pretty much where the trailers are on site right now, and that space is not dedicated for anything else. To the rear of the parcel, there is the possibility to, if the town decided to, to make that into a flex field for middle school students or younger.”

Bergeron added that because the change order is under the scope of the original project, the addition did not have to go out to bid again.

Ultimately the board unanimously approved PCO 47, contingent upon receiving funds from a non-profit for the fourth court.

After approving the PCO, Town Finance Director Paul Pasterczyck jumped into the call to discuss requesting a one-twelfth budget for the month of July.

To start the discussion, select board Chair Tom Lachiusa said that the town, along with many other towns and cities across the state, received a recommendation from the Governor to approve a one-twelfth budget.

Pasterczyck explained that the budget was precautionary and would only be used if the Town Meeting were to be cancelled and unable to be made up by June 30.

“It was basically taking last July’s expenditures and adjusting them for known expenditures. In total I am asking for $7,081,723 for the one-twelfth budget for the month of July as a precautionary measure,” Pasterczyck said.

The board unanimously approved the one-twelfth budget.