Board of Directors
The Upper Blackstone board is responsible for setting the policy and direction of Upper Blackstone Clean Water. The board is also responsible for approval of budgets, ordinances, and other matters of administration.
Board members consist of residents or employees of the district member city, towns or districts. In order to ensure that Worcester, as the majority member of the board, retains a majority vote on the board, the board shall consist of 1 member representing each member of the district, except the City of Worcester, which shall appoint not less than 3 nor more than 5 board members. The total number of votes of the board shall equal 2 times the number of board members not from Worcester plus 1. The votes shall be distributed so that each board member not from Worcester shall be entitled to 1 vote with the remaining votes to be distributed evenly among the Worcester board members.
Meetings of the Board of Directors are open to the public. Minutes and agendas are available on this page and summarized here.
Staff Contacts
Board Members
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Matthew J. Labovites | City of Worcester, Chairman |
| Philip G. Guerin | City of Worcester, Vice Chairman |
| Gary Nelson | Town of Millbury |
| Joanna E. Paquin, P.E. | Town of Auburn |
| John R. Woodsmall, III, P.E. | Town of Holden, Secretary |
| Donald G. Manseau | Cherry Valley Sewer District |
| Austin J. Cyganiewicz | Town of Rutland |
| Robert C. Antonelli, Jr. | City of Worcester |
| Michael E. Traynor, Esq. | City of Worcester |
| Jay J. Fink, P.E. | City of Worcester |
| Kevin Duffy | Town of West Boylston |