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Essex selectmen approve appointments, job descriptions and meeting schedule; set details for 250th events
Summary
At the Jan. 7 meeting the Board of Selectmen re-appointed Susan Malan to the Middlesex County Revitalization Commission, accepted the resignation of Keith Nolin, approved two job descriptions, moved the Jan. 21 meeting to Jan. 28, and heard updates on the Essex 250 Semiquincentennial Gala.
The Essex Board of Selectmen on Jan. 7 approved routine meeting business and several personnel items.
The board approved the meeting agenda on a motion by Selectman Stacia R. Libby, seconded by Selectman Bruce M. Glowac, and approved the Dec. 17, 2025 meeting minutes on a motion by Selectman Bruce M. Glowac, seconded by Selectman Stacia R. Libby; both motions passed with the board voting "All in favor."
First Selectman Norman M. Needleman re-appointed Susan Malan to the Middlesex County Revitalization Commission for a term from Jan. 1, 2026 to Dec. 31, 2026. The board accepted the resignation of Keith Nolin from the Assistant Building Assistant position on a motion by Needleman, seconded by Glowac; the motion was unanimously approved.
Needleman moved to approve two job descriptions — Highway Leadman and Assistant Building Official — with Stacia Libby seconding; the motion passed. Separately, the board voted to move the scheduled Board of Selectmen meeting from Jan. 21 to Jan. 28, 2026 after a motion by Stacia Libby and a second from Bruce Glowac.
Selectman Libby also provided several updates on the town’s Semiquincentennial (Essex 250) planning: the gala is set for Saturday, April 18, 2026, at the Essex Train Station; tickets are expected to range from $75 to $125 depending on donations. Libby said Dreamscapes Marketing & Design is producing a community video and the tree warden is planning a Liberty Tree for Ivoryton Park. The next Semi-Q committee meeting is scheduled for Jan. 14 at 3 p.m. in Conference Room A.
The meeting adjourned at 6:40 p.m.; minutes were submitted by Maria P. Lucarelli.
