Blandford Select Board Approves ABCC Filings, Sets December 20 Special Town Meeting

BLANDFORD — December 9, 2024 — Blandford Select Board confronts a $28,963 generator repair quote and a $15,520 water bill shortfall at its December 9 meeting. Chair Jacqueline Coury and members Ted Cousineau and Corinne Shartrand approved three routine Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission filings for calendar year 2025 and tabled a full department expenditure report for further review. The board agreed to hold off on a Kinsley maintenance quote of $28,963 to address wet stacking in the town generator until a pending transfer switch from Simons is installed, with electrician Brian of Elm Electric now engaged on that work. The town's water bill account holds $32,000 against a current outstanding balance of $47,520, prompting the board to direct the town administrator to pay down the oldest bills first and to reassess the appropriation in the next budget cycle. A special town meeting is set for December 20 at 7 p.m., with a warrant article seeking $15,000 to address a town hall maintenance account running roughly $8,000 in the negative.