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Andrews Committee faces four upcoming vacancies, seeks recruits
Summary
The Andrews Committee said it will have four openings — two at-large, a trails representative and a conservation-commission–recommended seat — after a member’s move and asked members to help recruit and publicize the openings.
Sam Grama, the committee chair, told members the panel currently has six seated members and will drop to five after a member’s planned move in mid‑August, creating four impending vacancies on the nine‑member body.
"We are going to have, 2 4, yeah, 4 vacancies," Sam Grama said, urging members to identify potential applicants and to authorize a short recruitment post for the town website and front‑porch forum. The chair outlined the specific open seats: two at‑large seats; a trails representative seat that must be a trails committee member; and the seat tied to the conservation commission’s recommendation.
Members discussed options to widen outreach, including posting on the town web page, contacting the trails committee and asking the conservation commission to forward recommendations. Several members proposed a short, plain‑language recruitment blurb rather than a long packet summary to encourage broader interest.
Next steps: Grama said he would post a concise vacancy notice and contact Duncan (town staff) to publish it, and he encouraged members to speak directly with prospects and, if needed, serve on a short selection subgroup. No formal vote was taken at the meeting.
