MASSENA – Trustees during a Tuesday, May 18 village board meeting made three appointments, one to a DPW position and two to other village boards. They also accepted a BDC board member’s retirement.

The board voted 4-1 to appoint Thomas Blair as assistant street foreman at the Department of Public Works. The dissenting vote was Trustee Francis Carvel. DPW Superintendent Hassan Fayad said the position fills a vacancy created by a retirement, and Blair was the most qualified of three candidates.

The board voted to accept Ben Murtaugh’s resignation from the Business Development Corporation board.

“I’d like to thank Ben for his years of service on the Business Development Committee,” Mayor Tim Ahlfeld said.

The board voted Jason Hendricks to replace Murtaugh on the BDC board.

Finally, the trustees appointed Joe Mittiga to the Zoning Board of Appeals.