Vacancies On Town Boards

The following boards and/or commissions have vacancies that need to be filled as soon as possible:

Public Building and Site Committee and Commission on Aging. Both openings are for alternates.

The Public Building and Site Committee has control of supervision and construction of building projects including major new construction, alteration or extension, furnishing or equipping of a building to be used for public purposes including the acquisition and improvement of land thereto and with improvements thereon, if any.

The Commission on Aging studies the needs of the elderly and aging; coordinates programs for the elderly and aging; makes applications for state and federal grants, prepares written opinions on the merits of such programs and acts as agent for other federal, state or town boards, commissions or agencies or local private groups to carry out programs for the elderly and aging in Newtown.

Any interested registered Republican who is a resident of Newtown should call Barbara O’Connor, chairman of candidates committee at 426-1515, or any member of the Newtown Republican Town Committee.

There also is an opening for a Justice of the Peace. Justices may officiate at marriages and witness documents. Contact Ms O’Connor for information about that opening.