Essex Town Meeting to Act on Supplemental Appropriation and Appointments

The Town Meeting referenced below has been postponed. The new date will be set at the November 18th, 2009 Board of Selectmen meeting.

By: Charles Stannard

ESSEX–Voters at the annual town meeting Monday will be asked to approve a supplememental appropriation of $51,765 to cover an overrun in the employee benefits account of the 2008-2009 town budget and confirm 17 appointments to town boards and commissions.

The town meeting, which will also be asked to accept the annual town report for the 2008-2009 fiscal year, convenes at 7 p.m,.in the auditorium at town hall.

Most of the appointments are actually reappointments of incumbent board and commission members. The appointments are made by the board of selectmen subject to confirmation by voters at a town meeting.
Voters will be asked to confirm the appointments of Susan Uihlein and Larry Shipman to the zoning commission, along with William Reichenbach as a zoning commission alternate and Thomas Danyliw as a member of the planning commission.Voters will be asked to confiurm the appointment of Alexander Daddona to the zoning board of appeals, and Lynn Faulstick as ZBA alternate.

Voters will be asked to confirm the appointment of three members of the economic development commission, Lon Seidman, Lee Thompson, and Mark Uihlein, and two members of the conservation commission, Kay Tucker and Richard Helmecki. Voters will be asked to confirm the appointment of Nancy Arnold to the inland-wetlands commission, and Fred Szufnarowski as an IWC alternate.

Voters will be asked to confirm the appointment of Edward Barry to the park and recreation commission, Randel Osborne to the water pollution control authority/sanitary waste commission, and John Molloy and Peter Nilsen to the tree committee.

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