Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Town of Alford
Town Moderator
Michael F. Wilcox
mfw@mfw.us
Alford Town Meeting 2020 Advisory Committee
In Formation as of May 8, 2020
I have begun the process of forming an advisory committee to assist me in my role as Town Moderator. I will need the help of many people to plan for and then to execute our Annual Town Meeting (ATM), which, as we all know, will be held under unusual circumstances.
Our Select Board has postponed our 2020 ATM from its originally scheduled date of May 12th to June 23rd.
There are several scenarios as to how the ATM might be conducted, and these will be discussed at the Select Board meeting of May 11th. I expect that the first meeting of this ad hoc Advisory Committee will be held via the Zoom platform sometime later in that week.
I welcome the participation of community members. Anyone interested in helping out can contact me at the email address given above. As of this date, the following people are among the folks who I think would be helpful. Some of these people have already accepted my invitation to join this effort, others I have not yet heard back from, and still others I have not yet been able to contact.
- Charlie Ketchen, Chair, Select Board
- Peggy Henden-Wilson, Town Clerk
- Roxanne Germain, Treasurer and Tax Collector
- Monty Green and/or TJ Horrigan, Highway Department
- Tim Roy, Alford Police
- Joan Rogers, Chair, Finance Committee
- Jayne Smith, Public Heath Agent
- Steve Berkel and/or Joe Morandi, Fire Department
- Tim Ortwein and Jim Hall, AlfordLink Commission
- Jeff Blaugrund, School Committee Representative
- Shirley Mueller, Community Volunteer
Any other suggestions or volunteers are welcome.
