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YEAGERTOWN – The Derry Township Board of Supervisors held their regularly scheduled meeting Monday evening at 5:30 p.m. The meeting involved new and old business and approvals as well as a letter signed by the Board of Supervisors, that will be sent out to the Municipal Authority of the Borough of Lewistown (MABL) and the Lewistown Borough Council (LBC).
“As elected members of the Board of Supervisors, we have charged to be the voice of the residents and businesses of Derry Township. Derry Township is disappointed in the recent actions of LBC in relation to MABL. We were under the impression that a memorandum of understanding had been brokered to transfer the assets of MABL to a county water authority. Although we were not happy with the amount of money that the Lewistown Borough was to profit from this agreement, we were willing to support this plan to allow this vital county-wide resource to be managed by a group that had the interest of all s
The decision to offer the post to Darcy Feder was unanimous, with both attending members of the board and the rest of the screening committee agreeing she was the right choice at Wednesday s special meeting. Feder, an assistant manager for TD Bank in Williamstown, impressed the committee with her financial background, personality and willingness to put Clarksburg first. The town has been seeking a new treasurer since Ericka M. Oleson accepted a full-time position with the town of Stockbridge in December. She had been with the town four years. The board and committee consisting of Town Administrator Rebecca Stone, Administrative Assistant Amy Cariddi and Northern Berkshire School Union Assistant Superintendent of Operations & Finance Jennifer Macksey interviewed four candidates for the post, with Macksey taking the lead on questions.
The board on Thursday decided to invite five candidates for interviews out of the 10 who had applied for the position. We will be in touch with the applicants and hopefully have them come in for next Wednesday night s meeting, said Chairman Ronald Boucher. The board is seeking to the fill post after the resignation last month of Ericka M. Oleson, who had accepted a full-time position with the town of Stockbridge. Officials are hoping to get someone in place as soon as possible. This would be the second member of its financial team it s had to replace in short order: new Town Accountant Angela Garrity has just started.
The Select Board on Friday accepted with regret the resignation of Ericka M. Oleson, who has accepted a full-time position with the town of Stockbridge. She had been with the town four years. The board s second motion at the emergency meeting was to authorize Town Administrator Rebecca Stone to immediately advertise the position. Within the past year, the town will have seen nearly a complete changeover in its administrative structure. Oleson s departure follows that of Town Accountant Donna Estes, who came on the same year and is retiring. Her job last week was offered to Angela Garrity, who is town clerk and accountant in Richmond.
There is significant deterioration in the concrete wall along the south side of the Cross Road across from Hall s Ground. Town Administrator Rebecca Stone on Wednesday said Highway Foreman Kyle Hurlbut had planned to be at the meeting but the roads required his attention because of the snow that night. What he s looking is for a motion to contract with Foresight Services. They do a lot of our engineering for us, they re out of Pittsfield, she said. We could bring it out to bid but Foresight has been our go-to and they ve been very, very good to the town over the last few years, said Chairman Ronald Boucher. We really don t have to go out to bid for engineering studies.