Bike Path, War of Words and New Police Chief in This Week's Region Roundup

Norton Might Have a Bike Path in the Near Future

Principal transportation planner for the Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Development District Adam Reccia met with Norton officials and townspeople on Tuesday to discuss the possibility of expanding the World War II Memorial Trail bike path into Norton.

Reccia said though he and the SRPED are very optimistic about the proposed expansion, the plan is only in its infancy at the moment.

Issues brought up during the meeting were equestrian accommodations, abutter’s issues and crossing safety.

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War of Words over Meeting No-Show

Summary: Officials from the Attleboro Redevelopment Authority were no-shows for a planned presentation to the city council. Councilor Richard Conti said he was disappointed and had been informed at the last minute they would not be in attendance. This led to a war of words among local leaders.

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Mansfield Town Manager Names New Chief of Police

After an extensive qualification and testing process, a new Chief of Police has been selected for the Town of Mansfield.

Sergeant Ronald Sellon, who is currently in charge of the detective division of the Town of Mansfield's Police Department will replace Chief Arthur O’Neill, who will be retiring effective March 31, 2013 while Sellon will take over the position April 1.

William Ross, Town Manager of the Town of Mansfield was the Appointing Authority for the position. The process of hiring the new chief included a full day of assessment center activities that were undertaken by Mark Morse and Associates, under contract with the Town of Mansfield, and through the auspices of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Human Resources Division.

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