Selectmen authorize eminent domain for Chet Bierce property
Newton selectmen authorize eminent domain and approve hazard grant amid staffing changes. Selectmen Daniel Guide, Joseph Simone, and Robert Marchand voted unanimously to hire firefighter Abigail Landers at $24 per hour and Transfer Station attendants Stephen Lupaczyk and Nathaniel Gallant at $15
Board of Selectmen · Meeting of August 4, 2026
NH NEWTON — Newton selectmen authorize eminent domain and approve hazard grant amid staffing changes. Selectmen Daniel Guide, Joseph Simone, and Robert Marchand voted unanimously to hire firefighter Abigail Landers at $24 per hour and Transfer Station attendants Stephen Lupaczyk and Nathaniel Gallant at $15 per hour each. The board unanimously accepted an $8,437.50 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program award with a $2,812.50 town match.
The selectmen voted unanimously to authorize Town Administrator Paula Mahoney to initiate eminent domain for Tax Map 12-6-10-1, identified as Chet Bierce's property, and send notification to Susan Lacroix.
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Source: the Board of Selectmen meeting of August 4, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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