Select Board addresses Fire Chief responsiveness gap.
New Ashford Select Board tackles Fire Department unresponsiveness. Chair Jason Jayko reported that Fire Chief Frank Speth failed to follow through on assigning a street number to a property owner delayed in connecting electricity, describing it as part of an ongoing pattern of unresponsiveness;
misc · Meeting of March 19, 2026
New Ashford Select Board tackles Fire Department unresponsiveness. Chair Jason Jayko reported that Fire Chief Frank Speth failed to follow through on assigning a street number to a property owner delayed in connecting electricity, describing it as part of an ongoing pattern of unresponsiveness; Jayko will email the Chief and consult legal counsel. The Board approved the prior meeting's minutes unanimously and indicated support for a Girl Scout Gold Award project to create an outdoor gathering space at Town Hall, potentially including benches and plantings, as a warrant item.
The Board will hold a public hearing on March 18 at 6:00 p.m. on opting out of early mail-in voting for local elections.
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Source: the misc meeting of March 19, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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