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Tag Archives: Andrew Black
Up, up & away, $23k for Sackville skateboard park
The 20-year-old Sackville skateboard park will be getting a big upgrade this fall if town council approves a $23,000 expenditure for a 30-foot long, 12-foot wide and four-foot high galvanized steel structure known as a half-pipe. At their meeting this … Continue reading
In 7-1 vote, Sackville councillors approve pay hike for town managers
It appears Sackville managers will be getting substantial raises this year to bring their salaries more in line with unionized workers on the town’s payroll. At their meeting last night, a majority of councillors approved a one-time “catch up” over … Continue reading
Posted in Town of Sackville, Uncategorized
Tagged Andrew Black, Bill Evans, Bruce Phinney, Megan Mitton, Town management pay raises
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Revenues up, expenses down, auditor gives thumbs up to Sackville’s finances
The Town of Sackville appears to be in sound financial shape according to the independent auditing firm Stevenson and Partners. Auditor Andrew Boudreau told councillors at Monday’s meeting that the town’s revenues were above expectations in 2016 while expenses were below … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Black, Andrew Boudreau, audit, Joyce O'Neil, Matt Pryde, Michael Beal, tricycle
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New tricycle and website for Sackville’s elderly
Sackville Town Council is expected to approve the purhase of a $9,500 Danish-made tricycle or “trishaw” that will be used to take Drew Nursing Home residents on special outings. Matt Pryde, manager of recreation, told councillors at their meeting last … Continue reading
Posted in Town of Sackville
Tagged Allison Butcher, Andrew Black, Bill Evans, Demian Hammock, Drew Nursing Home, trishaw
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Sackville councillors hear the case for Energy East pipeline
When officials representing the proposed Energy East pipeline appeared before Sackville Town Council Monday night, more than two dozen workers and community college students from around the province came along with them. The group waved placards outside town hall and … Continue reading
Sackville councillors vote to tighten security at town hall
By a narrow vote of four to three, Sackville council has approved the installation of a $7,800 glass and metal barrier around the front desk at the new town hall. Councillors Ron Aiken, Bill Evans and Megan Mitton voted for … Continue reading
Posted in Town of Sackville
Tagged Allison Butcher, Andrew Black, Bill Evans, Bruce Phinney, Joyce O'Neil, Megan Mitton, Michael Beal, Ron Aiken, security
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Sackville councillors set to tighten security at Town Hall
Residents who visit Sackville Town Hall to pay water bills or conduct other business may soon be talking to the front desk clerk through holes in a $7,800 glass partition. At their meeting Monday night, councillors heard that the aluminum … Continue reading
From comics to council, a profile of Andrew Black
Town Council candidate Andrew Black took voters on a two-minute, visual tour of Sackville as he made his pitch at an all-candidates’ meeting on April 26th. “I wanted to tell a story,” the 40-year-old Black said during an interview in … Continue reading
