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Government · Select Board

Select Board Advances Facilities Manager Plan

Blandford Select Board voted unanimously to move forward with creating a part-time facilities and grounds manager position.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 20

Government · Select Board

Select Board Appoints Smeltzer to School Panel

Blandford's Select Board unanimously appointed Kathleen Smeltzer to the Gateway Regional School District School Committee, completing the regional panel's 14-member roster.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 13

Government · Select Board

Select Board votes to lock permitting role to chair

Blandford Select Board permanently ties a new state permitting duty to the chair's office.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 5

Government · Select Board

Board Backs $485,000 Fire Truck Borrowing Article

Blandford Select Board advances $485,000 fire truck borrowing ahead of October 13 vote.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 28

Government · Select Board

Select Board OKs Beach Hill Road Closure

Blandford Select Board closes Beach Hill Road for utility crane work, takes over firehouse project planning.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 21

Government · Select Board

Blandford Select Board Votes to Move Meetings Back to 6 P.M.

Blandford Select Board reverts to 6 p.m. meetings after resident pushback.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 8

Government · Select Board

Fire Chief Details Truck, Staffing Crisis

Blandford's fire chief warned the Select Board that a failing transmission, thin volunteer staffing and a crumbling station threaten emergency response.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 31

Government · Select Board

Select Board Votes to Set 4 p.m. Meeting Time

Blandford Select Board formalized a 4 p.m. Monday meeting time after a resident challenged an earlier unvoted announcement.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 17

Government · Select Board

Board Curbs Bridge Grant to Phase One

The Blandford Select Board narrowed a state bridge-repair grant application to its design phase only and pressed highway staff over a Chapter 90 reimbursement that took nearly a year to arrive.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 6

Government · Select Board

Blandford Select Board Appoints Two Planning Board Members in Split Vote

Blandford Select Board seated two new Planning Board members Monday in a split vote marked by extended public debate over an in-chamber incident days earlier.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 20