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Blandford Select Board Greenlights Chapter 61A Property Appraisal, Ambulance Contract

BLANDFORD -- March 9, 2026, Blandford Select Board approves $35,000 chapter 61A property appraisal and $65,850 ambulance contract at March 9 meeting. The board voted unanimously to commission an independent appraisal of a

Townbrief reporting · Mar 9

Government · Finance Committee

Blandford Finance Committee Denies Planning Board Three New Budget Lines Totaling $41,000

BLANDFORD -- March 5, 2026, Blandford Finance Committee rejects three Planning Board budget line items and caps police and fire chief raises at 2.5 percent. At the March 5 budget review session, the committee

Townbrief reporting · Mar 5

Government · Other Committee

Blandford Solar Map Would Bar Development on 93 Percent of Town Land

BLANDFORD -- March 4, 2026, Blandford energy committee hears that 93 percent of town land could fall in a solar-prohibited zone under a proposed overlay bylaw. A GIS consultant identified as Jacob presented two

Townbrief reporting · Mar 4

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Blandford Approves $34,000 in SCADA Change Orders, Hears $1.5 Million Grant Briefing

BLANDFORD -- March 2, 2026, Blandford Select Board approves two SCADA change orders totaling more than $34,000 and hears that a suite of grants could cover most of the water work required under a

Townbrief reporting · Mar 2

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Blandford Select Board and veterans agent find communication gap at budget review

Blandford Select Board discovers communication breakdown with veterans agent, questions $10,000 fund.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 10

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Blandford Select Board Questions Use of $10,000 Veterans Budget After Years of Inaction

BLANDFORD -- February 10, 2026, Blandford Select Board meets with veterans agent for the first time in years, finds significant gaps. The board convened a working session with part-time Veterans Service Agent Joe Coury,

Townbrief reporting · Feb 10

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Blandford Select Board Approves Library Construction Contracts with DRA and Skanska

BLANDFORD -- February 9, 2026, Blandford Select Board locks in library construction contracts and debates Eversource response at February 9 meeting. The board voted unanimously to approve contract amendments with architect DRA and construction manager

Townbrief reporting · Feb 9

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Blandford Select Board Previews Eversource Substation Hearing, Tables December Minutes

Blandford Select Board previews EFSB hearing on Eversource substation and plans town hall office reorganization.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 2

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Blandford Select Board Eyes Town Hall Reorganization, Tables December Minutes

BLANDFORD -- February 2, 2026, Blandford Select Board approves November minutes, previews state energy hearing at brief February session. The board voted to accept its November 24, 2025 meeting minutes, with one abstention from a

Townbrief reporting · Feb 2

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Blandford Finance Committee Reviews FY26 Budgets, Flags Procurement and Fee Practices

BLANDFORD -- January 12, 2026, Blandford Finance Committee reviewed FY26 departmental budgets across five departments at a January 12 work session, with no votes taken. Library Director Christina reported the new library's planning

Townbrief reporting · Jan 12