fMINUTES OF SELECTMEN’S MEETING
MARCH 21, 2007
1. The meeting was called to order by Mark at 7:00pm. Tom and Hal were present.
2. On a motion by Hal, 2nd by Mark, ALL voted to accept the minutes from March 7th meeting as read.
3. On a motion by Tom, 2nd by Mark, ALL voted to sign Warrant #17 to pay the towns bills.
4. Rick Micklon updated the Board on the planning board activities. 4 pending subdivision applications all major; 25 lots Popular Ridge; Overlook 14 lots; 14lots Oak Hill-Big Woods; and Ahonen road 6 lots. He said he is working on a conservation easement for Jean Hankins. They have shoreland zoning application for Mr. Lawton on the addressStreetOhuivo Camp Road, they rebuilt without a permit and it is in shoreland zoning. They will be beginning their Finding of Fact in April.
5. Chief Hooker was present and requested to speak, as he had not requested to be on the agenda by Friday. He wanted the board to know that they were applying for a grant to get a truck. He needed to have a commitment from the town for 5% match. They want o consolidate and get rid of 2 for the new one. Tom stated that we need your word that you are going to get rid of some vehicles. Mark stated that as soon as there is a capital plan in place, and he has gone to finance committee, he sees no problem with people voting on grant match.
6. On a motion by Mark, 2nd by Hal All voted to move Item A under (9) unfinished business up as Mr. Grasso was present and he did have a long drive home. Mark made the motion, 2nd by Hal, All voted to access a $2500.00 fine to Mr. Charles Grasso as a financial penalty for a setback violation in the shoreland zone on the bunkhouse that he built. Upon discussion Tom stated that he felt the $2500.00 fine was very lienent what he did was a travesty and we have to make sure violations like this never happen again. Mark stated that he has suggested that we use the fine money to educate the people about the towns permit process. Since Mr. Grasso said he did not know he needed a building permit. Good use for the money collected.
7. Members of the public had questions concerning Sams Landing. (Noreen Edwards) Where the town stood on fines for the people who did the cutting of the trees etc? Will there be an accounting of the cost? (Jim Bishop) Will there be a recap of the Sam's Landing process?( Pricilla Delehanty).(Ethel Turner) I have a problem with this you have just accessed a stiff penalty against Mr. Grasso for building with out a permit and those people who cut the trees did not have a permit either, this sounds like it discrimination. Mark and Tom both stated that these were two very different projects. Each has very different circumstances and is being looked at individually. We immediately had a committee formed for Sams Landing; their meetings were public that is when people should have been very active. The board
stating that they had to fix the problem first and it will be finished this summer. We are still pursuing legal advice on what exactly the town may do. Remember most of the trees that were cut were on private property, which would be a civil matter. Hal stated we are presently reviewing the penalty structure and process for the town.
8. It was stated that to be able to take trees down in shoreland zone, a letter must be submitted to the CEO from an official Forester telling him what the problem is with the tree(s). CEO will do a site review after which a determination will be made.
9. Lee Dazzler brought to the Boards attention a new book from the Brooking Institute, called "Charting Maine's Future". Talking about the need for Land trusts.
Public Comment ended at 7:50pm.
10. On a motion by Tom, 2nd by Hal ALL voted to sign CMP Pole Permit for the Powhatan (Mayberry Hill).Project No. 1001459511- Pole Nos. 30.5, 31.5 and 32.5
11. On a motion by Mark, 2nd by Tom, All, voted to approve the Reassignment of Heniger Park Lease for placeLot 12B from joint interest of Robert Michaud and Joseph Smith to Joseph Smith under the same terms and conditions of said Lease as currently contained therein. Robert Michaud releases any interest he has in the lease.
12 Reported that the County taxes for 2007 will be $170,066.
13. We will get quotes for the damaged door at Spurrs Corner Fire Station.
14. The board discussed the need for a conservation committee. This was an item that came out of the updated Comprehensive plan(2003). This plan was voted by the people but it was not accepted by the State. Mark stated that there is a need to have a comprehensive plan committee reformed to attack the things that were lacking, why it failed to pass the states review, specifically land use items. This is where zoning comes into play. The State Planning Office would like this to be done. Yes, we would like to control growth in town, but you cannot due this until you have zoning. We should have multiuse areas in town not special interest groups. For example Heniger Parks has 8 trails laid out to be used for hiking, horse's riding, cross-county skiing, snowmobiling, atv's etc. This year the area will be cut for this to be
started. A Conservation Committee as sited in the Comprehensive Plan is for education only. Mark made the motion to develop a Conservation Committee to educate the people. They will have a description of what their duties will be. People may apply through the normal application process; this was 2nd by Tom, ALL in favor of the motion.
15. Motion to adjourn by Tom, 2nd by Mark, ALL at 8:30pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Marianne Izzo-Morin
Mark Cyr
Thomas Nurmi
Hal Ferguson
Selectmen
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