Town of Otisfield
Board of Selectmen Meeting Minutes
June 18, 2014
1. CALL TO ORDER: The regular meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM. Hal Ferguson – Chairman, Rick Micklon & Lenny Adler present.
2. FLAG SALUTE: Audience and Board members saluted the flag.
3. ACTION ON MINUTES:
A. Meeting minutes from June 4, 2014. *Motion to accept minutes. LA/RM-Unanimous.
4. SPECIAL EVENTS
A.
5. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
A. Planning Board – Chair, Dan Peaco has decided not to renew his term on this committee.
B. Robinson Dam Committee: Next meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 25th. TT will attend as requested, to act as Secretary.
6. DEPARTMENT HEADS:
A. None.
7. QUESTIONS/COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.
A.
8. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ITEMS
A. Twin Bridges Petition; HF: State mandate suggests we need at least 10% of last town voting attendance in signatures. Signatures were received in duplicates and triplicates, but after verification it was found enough signatures have been collected to be placed on the warrant.
B. Community Hall rental discussion.*Tabled until after Town Meeting when MIM can provide other hall prices.
C. Transfer Station: Looking for someone to fill in part time at the transfer station, as Guy Merrill has stepped back as Eric’s assistant. BOS suggest MIM place an ad in the newspaper(s).
D. Scribner Hills Bridge: Information from MDOT submitted into public record.
E. Jacobs Way Sign: Discussion: MIM: If you decide to do wood instead of the metal, Mr. Bean’s son is continuing to make the signs that his father used to do. HF will call to discuss. RM asks that the process be accomplished asap so progress can continue and the trail system be concluded. All agree.
F. Road Maintenance: MIM: Tarring account money needs to be transferred over to Road Repair account. All agree this is best way to operate.
9. ADJUSTMENTS TO AGENDA
A. None.
10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A.
11. SELECTMEN’S ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED & VOTED ON
A. Town Warrant: *Motion to sign Warrant #23 to pay the town bills. LA/HF - Unanimous.
B. Town Meeting Warrant: *Motion to sign the Town Meeting Warrant. RM/HF – Unanimous.
C. *Motion to approve the 2015 pay rates for employees based upon the article being approved at Town Warrant. HF/LA – Unanimous.
12. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD
A. LD 1662: RM: An act to clarify the Law Governing the maintenance of Veterans Grave Sites.
B. Two Ponds: RM: Bob Blake asked that DP create “new blazing lines” at the parking area and cut and trim all of that access area? RM will discuss with Dan Peaco and Bob Blake and coordinate a time to meet with both. Trails Signs are needed with names on them. *All agree that this needs to get done.
C. Town Kiosks: RM: Met with builder, Glenn Snow and discussed building (2) kiosks, Builder will get the materials from Record Lumber. One kiosk will be placed at Two Pond Nature Area and the other at Heniger Park.
D. Fire Truck is done and LA and HO will go pick it up to bring it back to Otisfield.
E. Community Hall Survey: Del Maxfield, Maine Survey Consultants (MSC), Inc. in Harrison Maine has completed this job with a red blaze. All agree he did a great job.
13. ADJOURNMENT. *Motion to adjourn at 8:35 PM. HF/LA-Unanimous.
Respectfully submitted,
Tanya Taft, Secretary
Approved by:
Hal Ferguson, Chairman
Rick Micklon
Lenny Adler
Approved on July 16, 2014
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