Call for Volunteers - Boxford Small Repair Grants Trust Board of Trustees

During 2022 Annual Town Meeting, the Town of Boxford created the Boxford Small Repair Grants Trust (“trust”) to advance the public purpose of ensuring the maintenance of safe and sanitary housing for income-qualified residents who are 60 years of age or older or who have a permanent disability. The trust was ultimately approved by the state legislature.

The trust is governed by a board of trustees and the board shall grant funds as it deems appropriate to achieve the public purpose of the trust, stated above. This board will consist of 5 members appointed by the Select Board, one of whom is to be a resident of the community at-large. It is expected that the board will meet monthly, with an estimated time commitment of 10 hours per month.

If you are interested in volunteering for this position, please submit your resume and a brief cover letter explaining your interest in joining the board of trustees to Leanne Mihalchik, LMihalchik@boxfordma.gov. Submissions are due by Monday, July 31^st. The Select Board will begin reviewing applications during their August 7^th meeting.

For those interested, the text of the legislation establishing the trust can be found in the accompanying attachment.