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Select Board appoints two to Cultural Council; OKs Highway pay raise.

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

Townbrief news summary · Feb 14

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves needle exchange program for Alford.

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

Townbrief news summary · Jan 24

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves three ARPA spending motions, rapid test purchase.

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

Townbrief news summary · Jan 10

Government · Select Board

Select Board tables EDM estimate, eyes fireproof records storage

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

Townbrief news summary · Dec 27

Government · Select Board

Select Board terminates town counsel, approves holiday schedule adjustments

Alford Select Board unanimously terminates town counsel over zoning bylaw work. Chair Bruce Schreiber and members approved the motion to end the KP Law contract, acting on a Planning Board request for new legal representation. The board also agreed the transfer station would be open Friday,

Townbrief news summary · Dec 13

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves cemetery plot transfer from Levine to Weintraub.

Select Board approves cemetery plot transfer to Weintraub. The board unanimously voted to allow resident Marty Levine to return two plots in the Osborne Cemetery for purchase by Jay Weintraub at the current per-plot rate, subject to by-law review. Board of Health Officer Jayne Smith reported one

Townbrief news summary · Nov 22

Government · Select Board

Select Board appoints Tree Warden, withdraws from health alliance.

Alford Select Board appoints Tree Warden and exits 10-year health partnership. The board voted unanimously to name Monty Green Tree Warden starting December 1 at $3,500 annually and to withdraw from the Berkshire Public Health Alliance, which Chair Bruce Schreiber and members Peggy Rae

Townbrief news summary · Nov 8

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves highway department hire, cell phone stipend.

Alford Select Board unanimously hires new highway department chief and backs compensation. Chair Charles Ketchen led the board in appointing Aaron Coons to the highway department and approving a $900 annual cell phone stipend for Highway Superintendent TJ Horrigan, who lacks adequate Verizon

Townbrief news summary · Oct 25

Government · Select Board

Select Board establishes uniform tax rate for fiscal year.

Alford Select Board establishes uniform tax rate, citing insufficient levy capacity. Assessors Clerk Tammy Blackwell reported a town valuation of $300,136,431.00 and excess levy capacity of $342,489.74, eliminating the option for a split rate. Peter Puciloski moved to adopt the uniform rate; the

Townbrief news summary · Sep 13

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves architectural and MEP studies for town building evaluation.

Alford Select Board unanimously backs architectural and mechanical studies for town facilities. Chair Charles Ketchen and members Peggy Rae Henden-Wilson and Peter Puciloski approved EDM authorization to complete phases two and three of a building evaluation before presentation at town meeting. The

Townbrief news summary · Aug 23