There is significant deterioration in the concrete wall along the south side of the Cross Road across from Hall's Ground.
Town Administrator Rebecca Stone on Wednesday said Highway Foreman Kyle Hurlbut had planned to be at the meeting but the roads required his attention because of the snow that night.
"What he's looking is for a motion to contract with Foresight Services. They do a lot of our engineering for us, they're out of Pittsfield," she said.
"We could bring it out to bid but Foresight has been our go-to and they've been very, very good to the town over the last few years, said Chairman Ronald Boucher. "We really don't have to go out to bid for engineering studies."