September 7, 2011
Those Present: David Sirois, Rickey McKenna, Douglas Ebert, Michael LaPlante, Joyce Grondin, Mathew Guilfoyle
1. The Board reviewed the minutes from the Aug. 31, 2011 Selectmen's meeting and Douglas made a motion to accept the minutes as written and Rickey seconded the motion.
The vote was unanimous.
2. Douglas invited everyone on behalf of the Fire Department to the Sept. 11 ceremonies to be held at Hall-Dale High School on Sunday evening at 6 P.M., seating will begin at 5:30 P.M.
3. Rickey said new information has surfaced concerning the Parlin property on Maple St. which involves bank. The sale of the property by the Town is being put on hold until further clarification can be made concerning the mortgage holder. Rickey will still be available at the property on Friday to honor the walk through by any interested parties.
4. Rickey also reminded everyone of the closure of Maine Ave. from Sheldon St. to Northern Ave. beginning Friday, Sept. 8, 2011 and running through Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011 weather permitting, to allow the replacement of a large box culvert.
5. Rickey said the paperwork for Maine Ave. Cemetery and C.M.P. is in the process of being drawn up. A mutual agreement has been negotiated between the Town and C.M.P. concerning land located at the Maine Ave. Cemetery.
6. David and Rickey put the new cemetery signs up this weekend and the new sign on the Town Office. The cemeteries have never had signs to identify them.
7. David said the Planning Board has asked Steve Marson of Central Maine Pyrotechnics to attend their next meeting which will be held Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. A fireworks ordinance will be discussed. David said perhaps a special town meeting would be in order prior to the fireworks law going into effect on January 1, 2012. Rickey said he is not in favor of a special town meeting for one issue.
8. Michael LaPlante approached the Board on the possibility of purchasing fuel oil in bulk along with Chelsea next year. The Board said they were open to the idea, pending more information.
9. A resident on Peacock Rd. requested a speed limit sign on Peacock Rd. especially due to the high volume of traffic created by the Rte. #201 detour. The Town cannot set speed limits, the state has to do that. The Town will check with Peter Coughlin from M.D.O.T. and ask what they recommend.
10. David made a motion to adjourn the regular meeting and enter into executive session at 7:02 P.M. to discuss personnel issues and Douglas seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous.
September 8, 2011
Those Present: David Sirois, Rickey McKenna, Douglas Ebert, Eugene Moreau, Steven Levy, William Rogers, Joyce Grondin
1. The Board reviewed the minutes from the Sept. 1, 2010 Selectmen's meeting. Rickey was not present at last week's meeting, therefore, he asked for an explanation of the Planning Board's disagreement with number 4 of the Town's policies. David explained the Planning Board misunderstood the reason behind the item. Rickey made a motion to accept the minutes as written and David seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous.
2. The Board addressed the boiler replacement bids. Eugene summarized the bids and the differences in what Dead River and Down East Energy proposed for boiler replacement and parts. With detailed explanations in the differences in place, David made a motion to accept Dead Rivers bid of $12,450.00 and Rickey seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous.
3. Eugene made a motion to adjourn the regular meeting at 7:05 P.M. to hold a scheduled public hearing for Todd and Brenda Sawyer owners and operators of the Fat Toad Pub to obtain a liquor license and Rickey seconded the motion the vote was unanimous.
4. A public hearing was held for Todd and Brenda Sawyer to obtain a liquor license for their pub called the Fat Toad Pub. No one present offered any objections to the application, therefore the Board signed the application, which will be sent to the State for processing.
5. David noted a draft letter was being crafted to Dragon Cement, informing them of the plans and intent of the Farmingdale Commons Committee.
6. Rickey said he has had no response as yet regarding a letter the Board has sent to RSU #2 referencing the school's snowplowing bids and the reason the bid was not awarded to the lowest bidder. Rickey said he will contact RSU #2 on Thursday in hopes of getting a reply.
7. The Board reviewed a draft Street Sweeping/Catch Basin Cleaning Contract and made a few minor revisions.
8. Eugene composed a letter in response to Augusta Fire Chief Roger Audette's communication regarding PSAP Consolidation. It is PUC's plan to reduce the number of PSAP call centers from 48 to 14 or 15.
9. Eugene had a draft small project's contract for the Boards review. Eugene recommended to change the wording in a portion of the draft from having all three selectmen approve work to be done which is under $5,000 to one selectman and the Road Commissioner. Rickey made a motion to change the wording as recommended and David seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous.
10. Eugene said the Town of Farmingdale does not qualify for any USDA grants as the average household income is too high.
11. The Board received a letter from Michael LaPlante asking the Board to replace him on the Ambulance Board in Gardiner. Rickey said he would take Mike's place.
12. David made a motion to adjourn the regular meeting at 7:50 and enter into a budget workshop and Eugene seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous.
September 14, 2011
Those Present: Eugene Moreau, Rickey McKenna, David Sirois, Angennette Ellis
Leon Farwell, Leon Crockett, William Ebert, Dana Mealey, Joyce Grondin
1. The Board reviewed the minutes from the Sept. 7, 2011 Selectmen's meeting and Rickey made a motion to accept the minutes as written and Douglas seconded the motion.The vote was unanimous. David noted there were no decisions made at last week's executive session.
2. Steven Levy was scheduled to address the Board at 7 P.M. but due to scheduling conflicts he asked if he could address the Board out of order and earlier. Steven addressed the Board concerning various grants and the procedures needed to apply for those grants. Steven is a grant writer and would be more than happy to assist the Town in the application process. He said there are many forms of grants available, i.e. CDBG, Block Grants, Rural Development and DEP to name a few. He said the Rural Development grants do not require an income survey and could be used to update the Sewer's pump stations. Steven starts the process but then an engineer would need to be hired to actually make out the grant. Rickey asked what the average time is on a grant and Steven replied that grants need to be applied for "early and often". David said they would offer his comments to the sewer committee for consideration.
3. Douglas noted the 911 Memorial Ceremony at the High School was very well attended and appreciated.
4. Eugene suggested the Board establish procedures in dealing with the new digitalized maps as far as entering direct property transfers and transfers that are land splits.
5. The Road Commissioner informed the Board of paving to take place on Sept. 15, 2011 at Brad Hendrickson's latest development off Pine St.
6. The Road Commissioner also informed the Board of a bad culvert located at 393 Northern Ave.. He said the Town will need a contractor to excavate the culvert site. He also told them of a deep culvert on Dale St. which may require a trench box. There was discussion on how deep a digging could be before requiring a trench box. It was suggested that the culvert on Dale St. may need an RFP.
7. Diana Flood was in to address the Board regarding an ordinance which would need to be in place in order for her or anyone to apply for a PACE loan to winterize a home. The Board said the Planning Board would need to review and draft an ordinance and the Board suggested she might like to attend the next Planning Board meeting scheduled for Sept. 27, 2011 or one in the future.
8. David made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:28 P.M. and Douglas seconded the motion, the vote was unanimous.
September 21, 2011
Those Present: David Sirois, Rickey McKenna, Douglas Ebert, Joyce Grondin, Walter (Andy) Hendrickson
1. The Board reviewed the minutes from the Sept. 14, 2011 Selectmen's meeting and Rickey made a motion to accept the minutes as written and Douglas seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous.
2. Rickey checked with the Town's attorney and found the only money which can be spent from the Perpetual Care fund is the interest. The law does state that only 30% of the lot purchase has to go into Perpetual Care the remaining 70% can be used for cemetery maintenance. Rickey made motion to put 30% of all future lot purchases into perpetual care and 70% be used for cemetery maintenance and Douglas seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous.
3. Constable Matt Guilfoyle made three attempts to serve an eviction notice on a resident for non-payment of taxes. The Town will now proceed to remove the trailer.
4. Rickey announced the Town received a dividend check from MMA for a good track record with worker's compensation.
5. David noted the Commons Committee had a meeting this week and David would like to ask for an executive session after the regular meeting to discuss topics that were worked on at the meeting.
6. Diana Flood had presented the Board with paperwork to review concerning a program that would allow low income people to get a loan to make their homes more energy efficient. David said some of the pages were missing and he had some questions on the intent of some of the information. David said he would try to get a complete copy of the information.
7. Rickey said he informed the Sewer Committee of possible grants available to update the pump stations. Steve Levy is a grant writer and they will keep him in the loop should the issue of pump station updates be pursued.
8. The Board received prices for work to be done in 4 different areas of Town:
| Burke St. | Outlet Rd. Ditching | Peacock Rd. | Wedgewood Dr. | |
| Gary Choate | $ 0 | $ 2,243.34 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
| Dale Choate | $ 2,430.00 | $ 2,940.00 | $ 2,775.00 | $ 3,548.00 |
| Ellis Construction | $ 2,515.00 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
September 28, 2011
Those Present: David Sirois, Rickey McKenna, Douglas Ebert, Michael LaPlante, Dana Mealey, Joyce Grondin, William Rogers
The University of Maine Designer Team: Matt Pellerin, Cote Abbott, Sam House and Matt Kramer
1. The Board reviewed the minutes from the Sept. 21, 2011 Selectmen's meeting and Douglas made a motion to accept the minutes as written and Rickey seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous.
2. Rickey had a contract for the Board to sign from H.E Sargent to allow then to demolish the property located at 305 Maine Ave. Rickey noted the Town will want to cap the sewer for possible future use.
3. Rickey made a motion to appoint James Grant to the position of Animal Control Officer effective Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 and Douglas seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous.
4. The Board received a letter from Cynthia Flick asking permission to start up a 4-H group and use the downstairs at the Town Office to hold the meetings. There was discussion on the pros and cons of holding the meetings here and the Board decided to table any decision until they could obtain more information.
5. David made a recommendation that Douglas assume the duties of liaison for the cemeteries. Rickey agreed and asked Douglas to contact Angenette Ellis, Sexton of the cemeteries and also Eugene Moreau as he was the previous liaison.
6. David also said he received an email from Ken Young of K.V.C.O.G. to inform the Town they will be conducting a workshop on how to make out a TIF application. The workshop is funded by the KVGAS developer and will be held on October 20, 2011 at 5 P.M. at K.V.C.O.G. The gas pipeline company will also make a presentation at the Town Office on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 at 7 P.M.
7. David informed the Board of the Planning Board agenda items that were addressed at the Planning Board Meeting on Tuesday night, Sept. 27, 2011. David said they discussed a fireworks ordinance and a sign ordinance. David said he checked with the Fire Marshall's office and the rules and regulations the state will have in place will be for licensing sales of fireworks only and Towns will need to establish their own regulations. David said he would contact William Longfellow and start a draft ordinance to deal with fireworks. The board discussed a possible moratorium on all fireworks until an ordinance can be put together to deal with the discharge of them.
8. David said Melissa from DNK was also at the Planning Board Meeting to discuss the creation of a sign ordinance.
9. David asked if anyone knew if there would be screens or grates on the ends of the big box culverts that are being installed on Maine Ave. Rickey said the state doesn't close off the ends of these big culverts as it would defeat the purpose with debris getting stuck in the screening or grates. It is doubtful the culverts on Maine will have screens or grates.
10. William Rogers told the Board the jobs on Outlet Rd. and Burke St. have been awarded.
11. The University of Maine Design Team spoke with the Board about designing a fire station/town office free of charge in exchange for school credits. The Board embraced the idea and Rickey asked what the Town would have when their project was complete. He was told the Town would have a binder of proposed plans, a disc of the proposed plans and posters. Douglas will be the contact person for the design team. The team is currently majoring in civil engineering, special environmental engineering and/or structural engineering.
12. Douglas made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:25 P.M. and Rickey seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous.