LYNDEBOROUGH – For at least until June 2, the town offices at Citizens’ Hall will remain locked, but people can knock on the door and they will be admitted one at a time.

“We need to control the numbers of people inside,” Town Clerk/Tax Collector Trish Schultz told the Board of Selectmen on Wednesday (May 19). “We can’t tell who’s been vaccinated.”

Residents have been making appointments or doing business via a mailbox outside the door. Paperwork is left and then the resident is called when it’s ready to be picked up.

“That seems to be working,” Schultz said. And there have been no complaints. “Everybody is being taken care of.”

Board meetings will be open, but masks will be requested.

A final decision will be made at the next meeting.

Also on June 2, the board will decide on the reopening of Purgatory Falls Conservation Areas.

“The two overlap,” Selectman Chairman Fred Douglas said. “If we open one, we have to open the other.”

Parking will remain a problem, Douglas said, especially at the Upper Falls where there is room for only a few cars and the road is very narrow. At the Lower Falls, parking will be restricted to one side of Purgatory Road.

Town Administrator Russ Boland said trash at both Falls areas had been picked up by a volunteer group from Milford, most recently the Upper Falls. He has sent a “thank you” to the group.

Road Agent Mark Chase said they had hailed away “a truck and a half of trash” last week.

In other business, the Board continued discussions of a well tentatively planned for inclusion in the town’s right-of-way because of the size of the lot.

Building Inspector Leo Trudeau said the Planning Board has the final say on the issue, but he could deny the building permit returning it to them.

Douglas noted that the area is question is” the most heavily salted in town” which could cause the well to be contaminated and putting the town at risk.

No decision was made.

Selectman Mark Chamberlain said discussions are continuing with the railroad concerning improvements to the trestle over Glass Factory Road and the junction of that road with Putnam Hill Road. An engineering study will be required.

Improvements to the Route 31 end of Glass Factory Road is also under discussion. The plan is to improve the site distance by making the junction a “T” instead of the current angle.

The dedication of the Putnam Pond boat launch in memory of former Selectman Lee Mayhew was confirmed for May 30 at 1 p.m., following Memorial Day observances on the South Lyndeborough Common.