ROXBURY – Longtime Selectman Tina Howard has decided not to seek a fourth, three-year term on the board. Instead, she has taken out nomination papers to become town clerk and tax collector.
Town Clerk Delia Knapp has decided to move on after five years in the half-time position. She said she expects to stay on for a month or two to help her successor come up to speed on the variety of tasks required.
In addition to Howard, Horseshoe Valley Road resident Lisa Thebarde has taken out nomination papers for the position. Thebarde currently works for a local fuel dealer.
Roxbury Road resident Alan Hodgkins has taken out papers for the selectmen’s position. He is a self-employed carpenter.
Also up for election at the March 7 annual town meeting is the SAD 43 board seat held by former Selectman Mark Touchette, a MeadWestvaco employee. The term is for three years.
Anyone who wants to run for any of these elective positions must pick up nomination papers at the town office, then gather the signatures of at least 25 Roxbury voters. Completed nomination papers must be turned in to the town office by Feb. 17.
In other municipal activities, Knapp said the Board of Selectmen is looking for several people to serve on an ad hoc committee charged with looking into specifications for the purchase of a new firetruck.
The town received a $154,800 Federal Emergency Management Agency grant last year to go toward buying a new truck. The town must provide a $17,500 match in order to get the grant.
Those interested in serving on the committee are asked to attend the selectmen’s meeting Feb. 14.
In a related Fire Department matter, Knapp said the town is looking for a few more volunteer firefighters. The department, headed by Chief Gordon Touchette, has fewer than a dozen. Anyone interested should contact the town office at 364-3982.
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