Tonight the selectboard announced the resignation of police officer Steven Woods, effective Monday, February 8. No reason for the resignation was given.
The board has also completed its initial screening of interim police chief candidates. The two remaining candidates will be interviewed in public in the coming weeks. Meet and greets with the candidates will follow the interviews.
John Cotton, who is retired from his position as police chief in Williamsburg, will be interviewed on February 17 at 7:30 p.m. He also has experience as a senior lieutenant in the Northampton police department.
At 7:00 p.m. on February 23, Ed Cronin, who is retired from positions as police chief in both Fitchburg and Gardner, will be interviewed.
The board will then deliberate in open session and make their choice. An article on the special town meeting warrant for the following day, February 24, will ask voters to appropiate the funds to pay for the new interim chief’s salary.
Citizens are encouraged to submit questions for the candidates to the selectboard in advance of the interviews.
In other business, the board approved a new e-mail/public records preservation policy. Unless restricted under the law, e-mails must now be printed out and given to the town administrator to be kept with other public records.
The board also approved a town hall use application made by the Ashfield Community Theater.
Ruth Julian
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