Thetford fails to draw bidders in auction of parcel purchased for failed housing project
Thetford Town Manager Bryan Gazda, left,, Selectboard Chairman Nick Clark, outgoing Interim Town Manager Tom Yennerell and Selectboard member Steven Tofel wait for bids in front of the Thetford Town Hall on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 in Thetford, Vt. No one came with a bid for the 8-acre parcel in Post Mills, Vt., that the town is selling. ( Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Modified: 2/11/2021 9:45:06 PM
THETFORD A hayfield along Route 244 in Post Mills where town officials initially hoped to build up to 16 units of workforce housing is going back on the market after the Selectboard did not receive any bids for it last week.
Thetford names its 4th town manager since start of 2020
Bryan Gazda (Courtesy photograph)
Modified: 1/21/2021 9:53:46 PM
THETFORD A former municipal official in upstate New York has been tapped as the permanent town manager in Thetford following some turnover in the position last year.
Bryan Gazda, 61, of Elma, N.Y., will start work Feb. 1, replacing Interim Town Manager Tom Yennerell, who has been with Thetford since October. According to his three-year contract, Gazda will receive an $82,500 salary, $2,000 in moving expenses, and will have his mileage reimbursed by the town.
Gazda, a New Jersey native who has worked for the past 20 years in local government in New York state, said he’s excited to work in a municipality where the public has a say about what happens in their town.