Alford Select Board approves textile recycling program and Rogers Trucking contract increase. The board unanimously authorized CMRK to place textile recycling containers at town facilities, with the company paying Alford 7 cents per pound of recycled material, and accepted a 28 percent price
Alford Select Board approves $750 retention bonus for health official and trail repairs. Chair Bruce Schreiber and Members Jim Hall and Peter Puciloski voted unanimously to grant the COVID stipend and to authorize a $1,065 emergency transfer for Seekonk Marsh Brook Trail repair. Member Peggy Rae
Alford Select Board unanimously approves cultural council appointment and Egremont transport agreement. The board appointed Conner Canning to represent the town on the Alford/Egremont Cultural Council on a motion by member Peggy Rae Henden-Wilson, seconded by member Peter Puciloski. In Old
Alford Select Board approves budget with 3.5 percent growth and reserves transfers. Finance Committee Chair Joan Rogers reported the budget increase is modest despite inflationary pressures on fuel and supplies. The board unanimously approved a $40,000 transfer from free cash to Stabilization and
Alford Select Board unanimously adopts mask policy aligned with CDC guidelines. Board of Health Officer Jayne Smith presented the policy and will upload it to the town website; the board also advanced a joint Select Board and Finance Committee meeting scheduled for March 21 at 5:30 p.m. to finalize
Alford Select Board backs health collaborative with $2,139 in combined funding. The board unanimously approved $1,514.20 in ARPA funds for FY2022 and $625 in operating funds for FY2023 to support the Southern Berkshire Health Collaborative, which will provide public health nursing after VNA
Alford Select Board unanimously appointed Sandra Josel and Phyllis Slocum to the Alford/Egremont Cultural Council. The board approved a $1 salary increase for Highway Department employee Aaron Coons after his probationary period and discussed a potential $200 grant from the Massachusetts Department
Select Board unanimously approves syringe exchange program. The board authorized a qualified organization to operate a mobile needle exchange program in Alford under Massachusetts law, with the service fully funded by the state Department of Public Health. Board member Jayne Smith will serve as
Select Board unanimously approves three ARPA spending proposals totaling more than $10,000. Chair Charles Ketchen and members voted to allocate $9,496 toward a Southern Berkshire Ambulance purchase pending other towns' contributions, to fund Fire Department retention incentives at 25 percent of
Select Board tabled three agenda items to January 10 pending committee review. Chair Charles Ketchen proposed acquiring fireproof storage for town records with possible digitization. The board deferred action on an EDM estimate exceeding $600,000, a proposal from the Town of Egremont for senior
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