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May has been proclaimed Lyme Disease Awareness Month in the Town of Amherst.
“Lym “Lyme disease is a serious illness,” Mayor David Kogon said on April 28, 2023, as he signed the proclamation on behalf of the Amherst town council. e disease is a serious illness,” Mayor David Kogon said on April 28, 2023, as he signed the proclamation on behalf of the Amherst town council.
“As such, I urge all resident of Amherst to educate themselves about this disease and to learn about Lyme disease prevention.”
The Amherst town council appointed Angela Ryan-Bourgeois to the Amherst Board of Police Commissioners as a citizen representative when it met in regular session on Monday, April 24, 2023.
Ryan-Bourgeois will serve a one-year term on the commission, which expires on March 31, 2024. Her appointment fills a vacant seat on the board and brings it to a full complement of voting members.
Council also appointed Jim Prendergast to its Accessibility Advisory Committee as a citizen representative for a two-year-term that expires on March 31, 2025. The committee’s membership now consists of two council representatives and four citizen representatives.
The Amherst town council approved its 2023-2024 general and water utility operating budgets as well as its tax rates when they met on Monday, April 24, 2023.
“The town, like everyone else, is not immune to inflation,” Mayor David Kogon said. “Despite inflation’s impact, our dedicated town staff have skillfully put together this year’s operating budget, enabling us to preserve all the excellent services we provide to our citizens, to continue improving our infrastructure, all the while keeping our tax rates at last year’s levels.”
The general operating budget was set at slightly more than $21-million. The water utility’s operating budget was set at just over $2.5 million. Tax rates remain unchanged from the previous year.
An update on the local Afghanistan War Memorial project was provided to the Amherst town council’s committee of the whole when it met on Monday, April 17, 2023.
Led by Royal Canadian Legion Branch 10 Amherst, the project’s aim “is to recognize Afghanistan War veterans and their sacrifices,” Justin McKay, the legion’s sergeant-at-arms, said.