Published in the September 21, 2017 edition
By MAUREEN DOHERTY
NORTH READING — Town Hall will close one hour early on Friday Oct. 13, at noon rather than 1 p.m., to enable town employees to attend the annual town employee appreciation luncheon from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Hillview Country Club.
Similarly, Town Administrator Michael Gilleberto told the Board of Selectmen Monday night that the public should be aware that the Flint Memorial Library will also be closed from 12 to 1:30 p.m. on that date to enable library employees to attend the luncheon.
• Gilleberto and DPW Director Andrew Lafferty are currently preparing for the procurement of solid waste collection and disposal contracts, which are up for renewal in July 2018. Gilleberto told the board that the DPW “participated in a collaborative procurement for disposal locations, and based on that procurement, recommends Covanta continue to be our disposal location” during the interim. A contract extension with Convanta is due to be signed by Gilleberto this week. They plan to brief the board on collection methods at its Oct.16 meeting and get their opinions on the proposals at that time.
• Gilleberto also informed the board that the town’s federal youth substance abuse grant program employee recently resigned. He added he is working with Police Chief Michael Murphy and Human Resources Director Bob Holmes to modify the program “to better meet the need” and they believe they will have qualified internal candidates who are familiar with the program to apply for the position.
