Lee/Lenox Building Commissioner BJ Church has left the shared-services position for the building commissioner’s job in Easthampton. Former Lenox building inspector William Thorton will fill in.
Lee/Lenox Building Commissioner BJ Church has left the shared-services position for the building commissioner’s job in Easthampton, closer to her Northampton home. Former Lenox building inspector William Thorton will be
LENOX â Asserting that the town has so much on its plate that it needs the full-time service of Christopher Ketchen, the Select Board voted 5-0 in a closed-door session Wednesday night to terminate the inter-municipal agreement with the town of Lee and bring him back to Lenox as the full-time town manager.
Under that pact, approved four years ago by the boards of both towns and further reinforced in 2020 by Lenox, Ketchen also served as Lee-Lenox Chief Administrative Officer, splitting his time between the communities.
Returning to public session briefly on Wednesday night, Select Board Chairwoman Marybeth Mitts stressed that Ketchen had not requested the change to his contract, which takes effect in two months. Letters with the Lenox boardâs written decision are being sent to the chairman of the Lee Select Board and the town clerks of Lee and Lenox.