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Select Board approves pole petition, accepts municipal power plan

Alford Select Board approves energy plan with Colonial Power, authorizes tree removal. The board unanimously accepted the Municipal Aggregation Plan, clearing the way for a public hearing on the energy proposal. Members also voted unanimously to remove two trees at Town Hall: a Norway Maple that

Select Board · Meeting of September 25, 2023

Alford Select Board approves energy plan with Colonial Power, authorizes tree removal. The board unanimously accepted the Municipal Aggregation Plan, clearing the way for a public hearing on the energy proposal. Members also voted unanimously to remove two trees at Town Hall: a Norway Maple that damaged the roof and a dying Sugar Maple.

The board approved a utility pole petition for National Grid on North Egremont Road. Board of Health Officer Jayne Smith reported the September flu clinic drew 30 residents, with COVID cases rising.

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Source: the Select Board meeting of September 25, 2023, compiled from the official minutes.

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