Cheshire to Begin Search for Road Chief
The Selectman want a highway superintendent on board before the snow flies.
The Selectmen agreed Tuesday to start the search process sooner than later and will post the position.
"I think we should do it now because we are going to start to get into the fall and then winter comes," Selectman Mark Biagini said. "Then we are looking at snow. I think it is better that we act now."
Highway Superintendent Blair Crane informed the board in early July that he planned to resign at the end of the month.
The Selectmen considered delaying the posting and waiting until the August special election that would extend the select board's makeup from three to five members. The thought was the full board could look at the job description and provide input.
But the three current selectmen felt confident in the current job description and Selectman Robert Ciskowski said there would be a full board in time for final interviews.
"In a few weeks, we will have a full Board of Selectmen so I think we can bring them in right up to speed quickly," he said.
The position will be posted for two weeks.
The board did vote to appoint foreman Jason Hoellerich as interim superintendent contingent on contract negotiations.
"We will go forward with him," Biagini said. "At least we will have someone in place right now."
Hoellerich has been with the department for almost 20 years and was recently promoted to foreman.
Town Administrator Edmund St. John IV gave a brief update on the proposed Appalachian Trail campground on the Cheshire school campus and said an application has been filled out on behalf of the town.
"This seems to be fast-tracking," Ciskowski said.
After much discussion, the town agreed the only way to legally allow camping on public property in a residential district was to request a special permit from the Planning Board.
The towns newly created food pantry received a $1,900 grant from the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.
The money will be used to purchase a refrigerator and freezer to store food.
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