WARWICK — With just a few days to go before Monday’s town election, Alan Genovese has announced a write-in campaign to pursue the open three-year term on the Selectboard.

A former Warwick Selectboard member, having served as chair during his term in the mid-2000s, Genovese said he had carefully considered whether to run for election this year, and shared a written statement to introduce himself to voters ahead of Monday’s election. In-person polling hours will be at Town Hall from noon to 4 p.m.

“Although I was not born and raised here, I have been a resident of Warwick for over 30 years and very much enjoy the benefits that this small rural community has to offer,” he wrote. “However, we are not without our challenges. We have to balance our support for providing a quality education for our students within the context of maintaining our local government and town services. We do this amidst the reality of a declining population in Franklin County and a limited tax base.”

Genovese went on to say that Warwick needs to “establish a predictable and sustainable quality education for our students that does not unduly place the burden on our tax bills, which could result in people leaving the town.”

Genovese recounted how he served on the HEART (Honest Education and Retaining Trust) Committee that focused on amending the Pioneer Valley Regional School District’s Regional Agreement. He also currently serves as a member of the Pioneer School Committee, and as chair of the Six Town Regionalization Planning Board, which was established by the towns in the Pioneer Valley and Gill-Montague regional school districts to assess the pros and cons of a potential merger.

“Finally, I also serve on the Warwick Pro Tempore School Governance Committee that is exploring the prospect of the town operating its own independent school district,” Genovese said. “Although I am hopeful that this will yield a positive result, I do have concerns about its long-term sustainability. There are a number of talented and dedicated people doing research on both the educational and financial aspect of this initiative, and I look forward to their findings.”

While Genovese is stepping forward now, he said he thinks it is “important to find opportunities to include our younger generation’s involvement in town government.”

If not in support of him, Genovese encourages Warwick voters to write in someone for Selectboard who they believe would serve the best interest of the town.

“Our democracy provides a pathway for open seats to be filled by write-in votes when nomination papers have not been processed,” he said. “Having all Selectboard seats filled is vital to the town. It would be my honor to serve in that position if you choose to elect me.”

While no one is on the ballot or has announced a write-in campaign for town moderator, the position may be appointed by the Selectboard after the election if it is not won by a write-in candidate. All other candidates who filed nomination papers or are running write-in campaigns are as follows:

■Assessor, three-year term: Keith Ross, incumbent

■Board of Health, three-year term: Nancy Lyman, write-in

■Cemetery commissioner, three-year term: Brad Matthew, write-in

■Constable, three-year term: Bruce Kilhart, incumbent

■Transfer Station commissioner: Mike Mankowsky, write-in

■Tree warden, one-year term: Sharon Matthews, incumbent

■Two Warwick Free Public Library trustees, three-year terms: Andrea Woods and Nadia Marti, incumbents

■Highway commissioner, three-year term: Vernon Bass, incumbent

Zack DeLuca can be reached at zdeluca@recorder.com or 413-930-4579.