Blandford Select Board approves transfers, appointments, and summer meeting schedule

BLANDFORD -- June 24, 2024, Blandford Select Board approves $15,451 in year-end transfers and shifts to summer hours. The board unanimously approved two department transfers at its June 24 meeting: $14,118.46 from the vocational education account to cover a Hilltown Community Ambulance overrun, and $1,332.96 from the Town Administrator account, available because the town currently has no administrator, to town hall miscellaneous expense. Christine Ferrara was appointed to both the energy management coordinator and ADA coordinator roles for terms beginning July 8, 2024. The board also discussed a public-safety concern at a vacant Main Street property where an uncovered swimming pool and a deteriorating fence have drawn a formal complaint, with members agreeing to pursue legal guidance if the property owner does not respond to a registered letter. Member Ted Cousineau pressed for better information flow on department-level grant opportunities, noting two pending transfer-station and Board of Health grants worth up to $7,500 had reached the board only by chance.