Rockport close to hiring new town manager

ROCKPORT – Selectmen hope to name a new town manager when they meet Monday night.

Former manager Don Willard resigned late last year. Since then, Ken Smith has held the post on an interim basis.

The Board of Selectmen has used the services of the Maine Municipal Association to help advertise for, screen and interview candidates. Selectman Mike McAvoy said Friday that the process has narrowed the field to one candidate.

“We’ve been negotiating with a candidate,” he said. “We’re pretty close.”

The board’s agenda for Monday night’s meeting calls for naming the new manager. McAvoy said town officials would not reveal the name of the candidate until then.