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Residents propose naming Plainville senior center after former town administrator Joseph Fernandez

Unspecified town meeting (public comment period) · January 13, 2026
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Summary

During public comment at a town meeting, several residents proposed naming the Plainville senior center after former town administrator Joseph Fernandez, citing his leadership securing funding, coordinating volunteers and soliciting donated materials; no formal motion or vote is recorded in the transcript.

Unidentified Speaker 1 urged the town to name the senior center after “former town administrator Joseph Fernandez,” saying “without him, we simply wouldn't have that building.”

Supporters at the same meeting described Fernandez as the driving force behind the project. Unidentified Speaker 1 said Fernandez was “making calls, rallying support, asking businesses, neighbors to pitch in,” and “finding the funding” needed to turn the idea…

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