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New Shoreham council sets membership for Age‑Friendly Task Force, approves several local appointments
Summary
The town council established a seven‑member Age‑Friendly Community Task Force with staggered two‑year terms and approved multiple local appointments, including alternates for water and sewer boards.
The New Shoreham Town Council voted to set membership for an Age‑Friendly Community Task Force at seven members and instructed staff to advertise openings, with appointments to follow once applications are received.
Councilmember Allison (first reference in council discussion) told the council the town had adopted a summer resolution to engage with AARP’s program and that “probably 7 might be a good number for that” with two‑year staggered terms. The motion to set the membership at seven passed on a voice vote.
The council also approved a series of individual appointments by voice vote: Brad Martens agreed to serve on the town’s place‑advisory group, and the council appointed Lyle Carey and Joel Taylor as alternates to the New Shoreham Sewer District and the New Shoreham Board of Water Commissioners. In addition, the council accepted the resignation of school committee member Persephone Brown and said it will appoint a replacement to serve until the next election in November 2026.
Council members said they expect to advertise task‑force openings and to return with candidate letters of interest for council consideration. Millie (town staff) and councilmembers asked potential applicants to submit statements of interest to the town clerk’s office. The council also noted several standing vacancies, including positions on the Coastal Resilience Committee and the town’s commission on vehicle parking for power (longstanding vacancy noted).
Ending: The council’s decisions establish procedures to populate the new Age‑Friendly Task Force and refill multiple board vacancies; the council did not set appointee names for the task force at this meeting and will return with candidate recommendations once applications are received.
