MINUTES OF SELECTMEN’S MEETING
JUNE 18, 2008
1. The meeting was called to order by Mark at 7:00pm. Tom and Hal were present.
2. On a motion by Mark, 2nd by Hal, ALL voted to accept the minutes from June 4,
2008 meeting as read.
3. On a motion by Tom, 2nd by Hal, ALL voted to sign Warrant #21 to pay the towns bills.
4. On a motion by Mark, 2nd by Tom, All voted to grant 4th and final Heniger Park Extensions for Lot 3- Bolduc, Lot 5B-Boyce and Lot 8B- Fallon. On a motion by Tom, 2nd by Mark, ALL voted to sign Cedarcrest Cemetery Reservation for Row E Lot 18 for Joyce Brown and Row F Lot 17 for a Brown family member.
5. The Board received resignation letters from planning Board members Maureen Howard and Shirley Hamilton. They also received Tom Moore's letter of resignation from the school board and finance committee effective June 20th, 2008. On a motion by Tom, 2nd by Hal all voted to accept all resignations. Thank you letters are to be sent to all for their valuable service.
6. On a motion by Mark, 2nd by Hal all voted to appoint Vickie Gallant as the new Recreation Director for the ensuing year term to expire June 30th 2009. Annual stipend paid from recreation budget is $1500 to be paid as director requests.
7. Chief Hooker reported that United Ambulance has offered to donate an old ambulance to be used for Hazmat equipment. Mike estimated that it would cost $200/year to maintain. If it gets to be more, they will get rid if it. Hal made the motion to accept the unit, Tom 2nd the motion, ALL in favor.
8. CEO reported that he has not heard from the owners of Great Oakes property. He would like to contact the town's attorney, Geoff Hole to have the owners served notice by a sheriff in MA, of the upcoming hearing. The board said it was okay to contact Geoff.
Rich also stated that the consent agreement with Lawton's has not been signed yet. The Lawton's are coming up shortly and will hire contractors to help get whatever the requirements are done in order to receive an occupancy permit.
CEO would like clarification on In-law apartments on 2A lots. On a motion by Hal, 2nd by Tom voted to send this request to the Ordinance Review Committee. The board would like public input on In-law apartments. Also, they'd like the committee to look into multifamily units, apartments, cluster developments, zoning, windmills, and solar.
9. Scott Hatch, coordinator for Pine Tree Trail Riders, was present to discuss ATV Access routes through the Town of Otisfield. He has returned with signed Residential Abutters Consent to Establish ATV Access Routes from N. Tamworth road to Jug Town road onto Casco's trails. He is working with several towns to coordinate a legal ATV System. He stated that Harrison will be having a public hearing for the area in Bolsters Mills. He had not finished meeting with the residents on Big Hill road. The Board would like him to bring in a map showing the actual area where the trails will be on town roads.
He is trying to get a grant to help with the costs and is on a short time frame. The Board asked Scott to get back to them by July 2nd with the map and date of Harrison's public hearing, and then they would set Otisfield's public hearing for August 6, 2008.
10. Mark made the motion to move Herb Olsen up to a regular member of the Planning Board, since there is a vacancy, Hal 2nd the motion, all in favor.
11. Motion to adjourn by Tom, 2nd by Hal, ALL at 8:30pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Marianne Izzo-Morin
Mark Cyr
Thomas Nurmi
Hal Ferguson
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