Sedgwick-Brooksville Town Landing Committee minutes, July 2021

Sedgwick-Brooksville Town Landing Committee minutes for July 14, 2021

Meeting opened at 9:15 a.m. Adjourned at 9:52 a.m.

Members present: Michael Sheahan, Ben Astbury, Bob Publicover, John Gray, Hal Snow, Richard Bakeman, John Kimball. Also present: Don Hill (Representing Friends of Walker Pond)

Actions taken: Motion to accept minutes of the June 16, 2021, meeting. All in favor.

Motion to adjourn at 9:52 a.m. All in favor.

Motion to increase boat inspector wage to $15/hr. Sheahan, Publicover, Gray, Snow, Bakeman in favor. Astbury opposed.

Discussion:

At the Brooksville Community Center on August 3, at 7 p.m., Friends of Walker Pond hosting a talk about the past and present of Walker Pond with speakers Ciona Ulbrich and Mike Thalhauser.

Friends of Walker Pond donated $3,000 to support courtesy boat inspection.

Trees down at the beach. First call should John Cullen about the best way to address the issue. Brooksville will contact DEP. Ben will contact Jeffery Bunt about clearing the downed trees.

John Kimball: We need to raise the height of the bridge and re-grade the path. Lawnmower isn’t working, and the battery for the tractor needs replacing. The talk with Ciona and Mike should be an opportunity to discuss the control of the water level. There’s a hole in the tarred road that needs to be repaired. John Gray will investigate filling the hole with cold patch. Cooper Farm Rd is washed out again; needs re-working of drainage. Ellsworth is paying inspectors $15/hr. We should be pro-active and increase.