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Strafford County board hears update on Hyder closure, Riverside renovations and staff moves
Summary
County commissioners heard that Hyder has been vacated and residents and staff have been moved to Riverside; staff will receive four weeks' pay plus accrued time under the union contract, Riverside rooms are being prepared, and the board moved to an executive session on contract negotiations.
The Strafford County Board of Commissioners on Monday received details about the recent closure of the Hyder facility, the reassignment of staff and residents to Riverside and the status of renovation work there.
"We've completed the transition between Hyder and Riverside," said Mr. Bauer, a county staff member, reporting that two nurses were reassigned to the correctional facility and two to Riverside, where they will work 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. He said several other Hyder nurses declined the shifts that had been offered.
Bauer said staff who were working received letters required by the union contract and that employees affected by the transition "will be paid four weeks' pay plus whatever time they have on the…
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