Board Evaluates $23,000 Conversion Cost For Branch Office At Central And Nahatan Streets Intersection
Selectmen are expected to reach a decision tonight whether the old fire station at the corner of Central Street and Nahatan Street will become a branch office of the state Registry of Motor Vehicles. Town Manager Walter A. Blasenak has been instructed to present estimates of the cost to the town of converting the station for use by the registry. An estimate of slightly more than $23,000 was obtained by registry officials last month, but this figure covered work only to the area they would use.
Norwood has been determined a prime area for a registry branch office, and in the event that it is not economically feasible to convert the old fire station, it is expected that another local site will be chosen. The old fire station was put up for bids in March with a $75,000 minimum price. Selectmen, however, later expressed the opinion that it might be wise to retain the station as town property and explore the possibility of leasing it to the registry.
Selectmen are also expected to name a new police sergeant tonight from among three patrolmen candidates who passed the civil service test with very close scores. The three candidates are Nicholas Connolly, Joseph Giampa, and Richard Joseph.
Archival Note: This article has been dynamically reconstructed from the original public record print archives of the Patriot Ledger
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