MINUTES OF SELECTMEN’S MEETING
OCT. 4, 2006
1. The meeting was called to order by Mark at 7:30 pm. Tom and Hal were present.
2. On a motion by Tom, 2nd by Mark, ALL voted accept the minutes from Sept 6th, Sept 25th and Assessors meeting on Sept 28th as read.
3. On a motion by Tom 2nd by Mark, ALL voted to sign Warrant #6 to pay the towns bills.
4. On a motion by Tom, 2nd by Mark all voted to accept Eastman Ridge road as the land of the private road in the Poplar ridge subdivision.
5. Reviewed D. Dow's letter concerning Mr. Ebacker request for abatement due to deeds and transfer tax forms changes. The Board reviewed this one more time, since they have already been over this 2 times and also the county commissioners have denied his request. O' Donnell's felt if he had presented his information at the very beginning about the name changes this would not have gone this far. He missed the April 1st dooms day deadline. Now this will be corrected with the next tax bill forward not in reverse. They will stand with their first decision.
6. The board received a letter from Linda Park, Community school principal, asking that permit fees be waived for the building of a greenhouse at the school. She has donated the structure to be used by the children and staff. On a motion by Hal, 2nd by Mark All in favor.
7. The board approved the bid MSAD#17 accepted from Union Oil for Diesel fuel@$2.249/gal for filling the new 1000 tank. Hal motion to accept, Tom 2nd, ALL in favor.
8. Mark made a motion to change the meeting time from 7:30pm to 7pm effective with our next meeting, Hal 2nd ALL in favor.
9. The Board made note to the press and public that they will be attending a meeting of the MSAD school committee on the reuse of the Fox school on Tues. Oct 17, 2006.
10. Rick Micklon reporting that Planning board activity is at an all time high. 3major subdivisions have completed preliminary plan review; they have submitted applications with sketch plans. There will still be site walks and public hearing before they are approved and they may be approved with or without conditions or they may be denied. The new subdivision on Ahonen consists of 6 lots with green space behind some lots, but all lots will have a ROW to his green space. Sams Landing update: additional bark mulch is needed; rocks need to be put back in their original positions and create parking space. The board approved Rick contacting Richard to get his crew to help finish the job. Rick will also get in contact with landscaper so that the planting may be done before the snow flies.
He also asked about the letter he wrote to be sent to residents about home-based businesses they need to contact Tanya to get on planning board agenda for site plan review. This letter is going into the town report and it will be on the Website.
11. Zak reported on the 3 junkyards that have licenses up for renewal. Lenny Adler and Richard Bean both are in compliance. Peter Arntsen has been delayed due to a death in his family, in getting his garage built so that he may move his vehicles inside or behind the building.
The Board opened the junkyard hearing at 8pm, there was no public comment. They closed the hearing. Tom made a motion to renew Richard Beans and Lenny Adler's junk yard permits, 2nd by Hal, ALL. Tom made a motion to give Peter a conditional permit until the building is complete and the junk is moved, then Zak may inspect again. 2nd by Hal, All.
Zak stated that Mike Morse from DEP will be here on Tues. 10th morning to go to all the violation sites with him. He stated that 2 tenants have made complaints against Alan Renfrew's houses he is a very uncooperative landlord. Many problems with the building that he will not take care, water leaking, mold, electrical for example. The board told Zak that he must get on the grange hall junkyard violations immediately.
12. Public Comment: Dan Peaco asked if the town was taking ownership of the South Otisfield cemetery. Virginia Jillson cannot take care of this. Dan has been mowing this under contract with the Jillson's this summer. Tom made a motion that the town shall caretaker the property until ownership is complete, Mark 2nd, ALL. The town will need to see all paperwork, from the lawyer.
13. Bob Reynolds submitted a letter to the board about his neighbor Richard Remington.
He would like copies of all correspondence and meeting minutes of his complaints.
Knowing this is a civil matter he shall be taking him to court. He just wanted his side of the complaint to be on record.
14. The Board discussed the Murch property. Jean wanted to know by the 10th if the town was interested in buying her house and land. The price is $215,000 price from an appraisal, for the house and the 6 acres. Dan Peaco is not interested in the house and 2A at this time. She wanted to give the town first refusal. The Board made a motion by Mark, 2nd by Tom, ALL to offer $40,000 for the 4 acres.
15. Tom commented again on the fact that some Po's do not have a description on them. Please remind the Dept Heads they need to put what for example the plywood is for.
16. Motion to adjourn by Tom, 2nd by Mark, ALL at 9:10pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Marianne Izzo-Morin
Mark Cyr
Thomas Nurmi_
Hal Ferguson
Selectmen
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