The town of Rindge has announced two major changes to its front office, according to the Select Board during its Wednesday meeting.
Town Administrator Joe Byk will have now have open office hours Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Byk will additionally be available by appointment.
Office hours for the town’s new executive secretary, Christine Smith, will also change. Smith will be in the office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday.
The Select Board voted to change Welfare Director Mary Drew’s status with the town from employee to contractor. The change was requested by Drew, who recently announced that she received grant funding for the non-profit Reality Check, which will provide drug and alcohol prevention education to Rindge, Jaffrey, Peterborough and other nearby towns.
At Wednesday’s meeting, Byk told the board that he spoke with an attorney from the Public Water Access Advisory Board, who gave the opinion that the town cannot restrict the public boat access to Pool Pond. The question was asked by a member of the Pool Pond Protection Association at a previous board meeting.
Byk also said he has been in touch with the DMV and the town’s insurance carrier about replacing the destroyed benches on the town common.
“We’re trying to find a way to net the most money to get the benches replaced,” said Byk in an interview Monday. He added that the next step is to see if anything happens with the DMV.
Nicholas Handy can be reached at 924-7172 ext. 235 or nhandy@ledgertranscript.com.