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Select Board hears EPSEC intervenor update and reviews highway superintendent performance
Summary
Chair Jackie Coury said Blandford now has intervenor status with EPSEC, a step she said will be costly but gives the town a seat at the table. The board also reviewed Highway Superintendent Ray Hultay’s first-year performance, rating him 'Meets Expectations' and urging improved delegation; a public commenter addressed Hultay’s position.
Chair Jackie Coury updated the Select Board on Blandford’s intervenor status with EPSEC, saying the process will be expensive and time-consuming but provides the town representation in discussions about large projects. Coury said she met with the mayor of Agawam and a representative from Becket and described a common concern among small towns: limited information, funding and control over large developments.
The board evaluated Highway Department representative Ray Hultay’s performance for the past year, rating him 'Meets Expectations' and praising his work. The board encouraged Hultay to continue working on leadership and delegation so he can spend more time on paperwork and administrative duties. The transcript records that public commenter George Reichert spoke regarding Hultay’s position, but the text of Reichert’s remarks is not included.
The board tabled an executive session item that would have discussed strategy for negotiations with nonunion personnel under G.L. c.30A, §21(a)(2). The meeting adjourned at 7:38 p.m.
