Select Board Advances Facilities Manager Plan

Select Board · Meeting of October 20, 2026

Blandford Select Board voted unanimously to move forward with creating a part-time facilities and grounds manager position. Chair Jacqueline Coury said the town currently has "no properties," "no property management" and "no facilities" oversight across dozens of sites, from Bicentennial Park to the water treatment plant. Staff member Christina drafted a job description and property inventory for the board's review, estimating the role at 20 to 40 hours weekly.

The board agreed to fund the position this year through free cash and place it on the warrant for the next special town meeting, expected between November and early December. Separately, the board deferred a roughly $1,550 to $1,600 reimbursement request tied to veteran-themed fence streamers pending an exact invoice, and scheduled a November 17 executive session with the Board of Assessors on a tax matter at "89 Chester."

In the full story:

• Bicentennial Park Volunteer Report and Future Planning
• Proposal for a Town Facilities and Grounds Manager
• Executive Session Scheduled on 89 Chester Tax Matter
• Veterans Fence Streamer Reimbursement Request
• Fire Department Open House and Community Halloween Event
• Build for Mass Loan Program Update
• Department Head Meeting Attendance
• Zoom Technical Issues
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,123 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of October 20, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.