LIVERMORE – Six new officers of the Livermore Fire Department were officially appointed by selectmen Monday night.

Donald Castonguay was elected Feb. 6 as chief, a position he took temporarily after Randy Berry resigned a few weeks ago.

The assistant chief’s position has been filled by Andrew Berry.

Other officers elected were First Capt. Ken St. Pierre with Scott Richmond as the second captain. Rounding out the list of officers are Mark Creatian as first lieutenant and Dwayne Bilodeau as second lieutenant.

Chief Castonguay also submitted his resignation as a member of the Budget Committee because he felt it would be a conflict of interest to serve on that board given his present position. One of his first acts as chief was to enlist the aid of his officers to submit the proper paperwork for some of the grant funds that are available.

Instead of one person doing everything, the tasks will be completed by two or three officers. Castonguay said Berry and Richmond would share some of this load.

The board also voted that the unspent money from the dry hydrant and other matching grant funds could be used by the Fire Department to acquire fittings and valves for their hoses.

“We need these so that when we go to other towns, we can use their hydrants. Our hoses don’t always fit,” the chief said. He also asked the selectmen to plan on a couple thousand dollars for the next budget for pump testing on the firetrucks that has to be done every year to be in compliance.

In other news, the town has sent out foreclosure notices on 22 properties with March 13 being the payment deadline. Selectman John Wakefield asked if this was an unusually high number. Administrative Assistant Schaub said it was a little bit higher, but some of those property owners have already come forward to discuss their options to avoid foreclosure.

Finally, the transfer station will be implementing a plan begun by Oxford Recycling to collect computers and televisions free of charge. The public is asked to be patient once this program starts because every item will have to be logged in. The public may want to call ahead before dropping items off as the bins are expected to fill up quickly the first few weeks. If the bin is full, items will have to be refused.