Board Renews Senior Center Deal, Vows Tighter Oversight
Hardwick Select Board renewed its senior center contract and moved toward tighter warrant oversight.
Select Board · Meeting of June 8, 2026
Hardwick Select Board renewed its senior center contract and moved toward tighter warrant oversight. The board unanimously approved a three-year renewal with the Barre-Hardwick Council on Aging after Director Betty Jo O'Brien rebutted prior criticism, citing a jump from seven new Hardwick participants in 2024 to 34 in 2025 and 56 served as of May 31. Clerk Zachary E.
Spencer pushed a new warrant-review policy under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 41, Section 56, after flagging accounts overspent "since January, February," while Vice Chair William F. Tinker said signing warrants alone "makes me uneasy." The board also reviewed five IT services bids ranging from $38,000 to $119,000 a year, with a vendor decision expected June 22, and unanimously appointed Lucinda Childs to the Capital Planning Committee. Members later entered executive session, by roll call, to discuss an employee discipline matter, after one member recused himself over a family conflict.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of June 8, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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