RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen will vote Thursday, April 21, on whether to approve a parade permit for the sixth annual River Valley Healthy Communities 5K Heart Run/Walk.
The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Rumford Falls Auditorium.
The River Valley Healthy Communities 5K takes place Sunday, May 15. It begins and ends at the River Valley Healthy Communities office at 94 River St.
Proceeds benefit the Gardeners Growing Healthy Communities’ Tuesday Night Garden, which is attempting to fund operating and maintenance costs, such as seeds, fertilizer and irrigation repairs.
According to its website, the Gardeners Growing Healthy Communities is a nonprofit organization that “creates and maintains gardens to provide free, locally grown food and deliver health education and economic benefits to residents of Oxford County.”
An executive session is also scheduled to discuss a personnel matter with the town manager.
Other items on the agenda include:
* Request from Dick Lovejoy for a second wheelchair-accessible parking space at 60 Lowell St.;
* Approval of the annual town warrant;
* Appointment of warden and deputy warden;
* Request to eliminate nighttime hours for the voter registrar;
* Appointment of election clerks for 2016-18;
* Approval of Town Office modification bids; and
* Discussion on tax-acquired properties.
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