Don Lowe First Selectman Column 10/26/2026
Thank you, Barbara and Craig Richardson, for once again putting together the Halloween Bash. It was a smashing (bashing?) success and gave many young Sherman children an opportunity to safely Trick-or-Treat. And it gave us adults an opportunity to see one another and chat away about life and other pressing and not-so-pressing matters.
The Board of Selectmen held its regularly scheduled monthly meeting last Thursday. We decided to send an expenditure for a new public works truck, a 2027 Ford F-6000, to a future Town Meeting for possible approval by the public. It is a not-to-exceed amount of $110,000 for the new truck and after much deliberation, we decided now is the time to address that need.
Regarding public works, we have begun to use a service called Government Bid for excess items that we no longer use. These include a sander (for winter road work) and an old generator among several other items. So far, we have taken in nearly $56,000 on our items. This has become a very efficient way to get rid of things we don’t need while bringing in some extra revenue for the Town general fund.
We appointed two people to the Conservation Commission last week and we still need one more member. The two people we appointed, Christine Campbell and Dana Vargo, will be excellent members and I thank them for stepping up! We also need one more individual for the Commission for the Arts and one more for the Commission on Aging. Please call my office (860 355 1139) if you are interested.
The Sherman Church, as I wrote last week, installed its new fulltime pastor two weeks ago. When I wrote about it, I misspelled his name. It’s Greg Flower (not FlowerS). I have met Pastor Flower several times, he’s a great guy, and he will be a wonderful addition to our Sherman community.
This Saturday night is Halloween. Please be careful out there as little ones and their families might be out walking on roads. So drive with extra care and be patient for what the night brings. I have arranged for some extra police presence just to help out with the busy evening.
