Town loses dog catcher
PUTNEY — PUTNEY - After barely four months of employment as the town's animal control officer, Amy Davis tendered her resignation to the Selectboard. Thus, the town again seeks to fill the position.
At the Aug. 12 Selectboard meeting, Town Manager Cynthia Stoddard announced Davis's departure. Stoddard told the board she had reached out to officials in surrounding towns to ask if they wanted to share an animal control officer.
She found “not a lot of interest,” she reported to the board.
“We need someone for animal control - please,” said Board Chair Steve Hed.
Town appoints affordable housing committee
PUTNEY - The Selectboard recently appointed 10 new members to the Affordable Housing Committee.
Jim Olivier, Joshua Laughlin, Phillip Bannister, Mike Mrowicki, Rebecca Coffey, Mark Schlefer, Kim Foltz, Lyssa Papazian, Mary Alice Herbert, and Francis Temple were appointed for one-year terms.
Although the Selectboard made these appointments without all of the individuals present at the Aug. 26 regular board meeting, Town Manager Cynthia Stoddard said if any appointees decline, they will be removed from the committee.
In a follow-up email with The Commons, Stoddard said, “I have not had anyone decline the appointment to the affordable housing committee."