Selectmen’s Meeting Minutes Thursday January 23rd 2025

Thursday January 23rd 2025

 

-Opened the meeting and established a quorum. S. Ford, C. Pert and B. Duffy present. Also, in attendance; D. Ford and L. Dow. Online: J. Wetterskog and R. Colburn

-Reviewed and signed Treasurer’s warrant

-Read and approved minutes from 1/16 meeting- Motion and 2nd to approve as written. 3-0 approved.

 

CEO REPORT

Duane wrote a follow up letter to Wetland Assoc. in Bar Harbor about needing communication on remediation work of paved trail at Townsend Lot, 57 Shore Rd. Duane viewed Blue Hill Heritage Trust’s lot at Ferry Landing Rd. Several cars were there and one car drove into the lot to the top of the shore banking. Parking lot should be used. And, a rough to trail to the shore was employed. There will need to be a permit for “steps to the shore” next to be prosed; a “new deck”. He responded to Andrew Czwakiel of BHHT about a “parking pull off” at Hales Hill. Told him to check with the Road Commissioner as long as its over 250 feet back from shore of Salt Pond. Duane attended a “legal issues” seminar by attorney Doub Hubar in Brewer. Some new laws will require attention. Looking to get printouts. Duane coordinated with Cindy about “hearing notices” for next planning board meeting on set-back changes to the shoreland zone ordinance. 75ft to 100ft in Ocean Shoreland.

 

DISCUSSION and/or ACTION ITEMS:

  1. Tax Lien update- Barry got in touch with Johnny Gordon regarding payments on arrears. Not a lot owed currently, but will begin making payments when he gets back to work. Got an updated mailing address for sending correspondence.
  2. Comp Plan summary for town report- summary overview will be emailed to Lyndsey to plug in to the town report. Jerry also was able to report that he had 7 people interested in the Climate Resilience committee. Also noted that due to the recent executive order grant funding is put on hold, these committee members were going to plan to meet proactively.
  3. Budget workshop on first 20 articles- The Select Board went over the warrant articles for town meeting and began finalizing wording and numbers for most of them.

 

UNREOLVED BUSINESS:

-Barry spoke with Paul Carter regarding the recent culvert issue at 140 Old County Rd. He was unable to fix the culvert but Daryl was able to resolve the issue. Paul didn’t realize his term was through 2026, but did say that he would finish out said term.

– Leslie will be at the next meeting to review budget items and the school board/superintendent will also be at the next meeting to discuss the budget/warrant.

 

ADJOURN:

Motioned and 2nd to adjourn. Approved 3-0 @6:50pm

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

Lyndsey Dow