Friday, November 3, 2023
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Volume 29, Number 44
Board seeking input on ARPA funds
GHOULISHLY DELIGHTFUL
By Michael Savino Special to The Times
The Board of Selectmen plan to seek the public’s opinion on some major purchases at their next meeting. The board will hold a public hearing on three potential purchases relying on American Rescue Plan Act funding, including two generators and an electrical panel.
The weather outside might have been frightful, but inside at Durham Community Center on Sunday, Oct. 29, all was ghoulishly delightful. The Durham Recreation Department held their Trunk-or-Treat event, and though the rain moved everything inside, that didn’t stop any of the fun. Photos courtesy of Durham Recreation, Facebook
The cost of each project will be determined when the town seeks formal proposals, but First Selectman George Eames told the board during See ARPA, A7
Town wants to change positions to appointed Voters are being asked to
consider some significant changes to the town charter, including converting two elected offices into career appointed positions.
The two positions — town clerk and tax collector — would be hired by the Board of Selectmen in a move proponents say is needed be-
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cause of the requirements of those jobs. “The professionalism and the training that is now re-
quired makes it imperative that the town appoints people who are qualified,” First See Positions, A8
BOB YAMARTINO & JIM IRISH
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By Michael Savino and Rachel Wachman Special to The Times
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