Meetings Ahead
Meetings in Truro are often held remotely. Go to Truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for an agenda and details on how to join.
Thursday, Oct. 17
- Select Board Budget Work Session and Special Meeting, 11 a.m., Town Hall and online
Friday, Oct. 18
- Board of Library Trustees, 3:30 p.m., Public Library
Monday, Oct. 21
- Concert Committee, 10 a.m., Community Center
- Housing Authority, noon, remote
- Ad Hoc Walsh Advisory Committee with Select Board, noon, remote
- Zoning Board of Appeals, 5:30 p.m., Town Hall and online
- Bike and Walkways Committee, 6 p.m., remote
Tuesday, Oct. 22
- Select Board, 5 p.m., Town Hall and online
Wednesday, Oct. 23
- Climate Action Committee, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Town Hall
- Planning Board, 5 p.m., Town Hall
Conversation Starters
Odes to a Librarian
Truro Public Library Director Tricia Ford retired on Oct. 8 after 12 years on the job. At the select board meeting that day, Town Manager Darrin Tangeman thanked Ford and recounted the highlights of her tenure, including increased circulation, two strategic plans, the introduction of fine forgiveness, and the creation of Cape Cod’s first seed library.
“Her legacy will live on through the personal connections she has made, the warm, welcoming atmosphere she has fostered, the bar she set for excellent programming and services, and wonderful staff she helped develop and grow,” said Tangeman.
“I sound pretty impressive for someone who locked themselves in the stairwell the first day,” joked Ford. “It went straight up from there.”
Kait Blehm, chair of the library trustees, offered her own ode to Ford. “Her commitment to lifelong learning is evident in the library’s varied programming,” she said. “We’re going to miss your fierce advocacy, wit, and kindness.”
“You’re going to be a very hard act to follow,” said vice chair Bob Weinstein, who has served as the board’s liaison to the library.
The town received more than 20 applications to be Ford’s successor, who has not yet been named. —Aden Choate
