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Select Board moves ahead with conservation commission reappointments after conflict-of-interest check
Summary
After reviewing applicants and a potential conflict concern, the board reappointed Sharon Cooke and Joan Hughes to the Conservation Commission, appointed Sherry Countryman, and declined to appoint one applicant; the board noted the commission was reduced from seven to five members in 2023.
The Select Board discussed appointments to the Conservation Commission and the constraint that only three seats were available because the commission was reduced from seven members to five by prior board vote in January 2023. Applicants introduced themselves and explained their interest in the commission; one applicant raised a possible conflict of interest during their introduction.
The board discussed the potential conflict and concluded it did not prevent select board members from voting on the appointments. By motion the board reappointed Sharon Cooke and Joan Hughes to three-year terms, appointed Sherry Countryman to a three-year term, and did not appoint Susan Lemoie-Zarba. The minutes record the discussion and that the board sought introductions and background from each applicant before voting.
