Barton Select Board will try to speak with sheriff

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Ryan Racine and Dee McDowell at the April 5 Barton Select Board meeting listen to their colleague, Jeff Cota, speak via phone from his southern vacation spot. Photo by Joseph Gresser

by Joseph Gresser

BARTON — The select board met here at its new time, 6 p.m., on Wednesday, April 5. Among other business board members decided to reopen discussions with Orleans County Sheriff Jennifer Harlow to see if it might be possible to come to an agreement about having her department provide coverage to Barton.

Their decision came as the result of a suggestion from Town Clerk Kristin Atwood. Sheriff Harlow already has a contract with the village of Orleans, but has not had one with the town for a couple of years….

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