Select Board reappoints Brassard to Montachusett tech school board, ratifies fire union pact
Sterling Select Board unanimously reappoints William Brassard to Montachusett Regional Technical School Committee for a four-year term and ratifies a one-year fire union contract eliminating the lowest salary step and adding one at the top. Town Administrator Bill Caldwell reported the Solid Waste
Select Board · Meeting of April 8, 2026
Sterling Select Board unanimously reappoints William Brassard to Montachusett Regional Technical School Committee for a four-year term and ratifies a one-year fire union contract eliminating the lowest salary step and adding one at the top. Town Administrator Bill Caldwell reported the Solid Waste Committee's phase-one plan will save $800,000 with no service changes. The board also unanimously accepted Fire Chief Kokernak's ethics disclosure addressing his supervision of a brother-in-law employee.
Three South Nelson Road residents presented concerns about flooding linked to conservation commission actions; Chair Kirsten Newman committed to contacting the Conservation Agent and attending the next commission meeting, though the Select Board lacks jurisdiction over conservation decisions.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of April 8, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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