Town Meeting

There will be one more night of Town Meeting on Feb 1. Both Town Meeting and Ways & Means need one more week to digest the $391,000 cost for the police contract settlement. This has been on going for two years now and a settlement is close. In other police news, the town administrator has appointed a new Police chief to replace Chief Fran Hart, who is retiring next month. Mike Kent, a Captain in the Amherst police department, has 28 years of experience. He was introduced at Monday’s Town Meeting this week. Hiring from outside civil service is a first for Burlington. I support Mike Kent and believe he will be a great leader for the BPD. The next Selectman meeting is Mon, Feb 8.