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Sherman officials agree to share in COVID-19 costs with New Fairfield

During a special Board of Selectmen meeting this weekend, Sherman officials have approved a COVID budget.  The Board met Saturday to vote on whether to contribute money into a fund set up by the town of New Fairfield for vaccinations and contact tracing through April. 

The Board of Selectmen will meet soon on appropriating funds from the capital and non-recurring budget. 

New Fairfield First Selectman Pat Del Monaco said at the time that a joint budget for these services and initiatives would rely on Sherman contributing 20-percent.  Sherman First Selectman Don Lowe said this week that his town won't have to pay for things that they don’t need to be part of, like communications, two testing sessions, post-clinic cleaning services and more hours for the New Fairfield Emergency Management Director.  The towns would still share in the cost of $167,700 for vaccines and contact tracing.  Sherman's contribution would be about $35,000.   

Sherman and New Fairfield share a health director, Tim Simpkins, who said the COVID budget stemmed from weekly vaccination-planning meetings. Moderna vaccines will be held at police headquarters for security, and because they have a generator and refrigeration capability.

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