Board of Selectmen:

James Largess - Chairman

Wendy Hanscom

Gary Wight

Contact Town Office at 824-3123

Selectman Meeting – May 3, 2010

1) Doug Wilson passed out road reports and projected improvements (available for viewing in Town Office)
a. 141K for contract, salt, sand
b. Doug will come back with estimates on types of projects and cost.
c. Also need to do striping, he’ll be back with prices and priorities

2) Fire Alarm Ordinance – revised emails from Bethel and Woodstock (available for viewing in Town Office)
a. Bruce will tweek the wording in his proposed ordinance and return with a draft

3) Town septic pumping is due. We’ll have it done. See what pumper says afterwards.

4) Town Office siding is coming off. Rick Clark has looked at it. Some can be reused but some new needs to be purchased. About a $600 job.

5) Sunday River borrow pit to road Road Commissioner. Letter. No problems foreseen.

6) Signed Black Tie liquor license request. Moved and Seconded that Loretta Powers can now sign caters liquor requests. All were in favor.

7) Back to County Board of Assessors Committee Wednesday at 1pm.

8) 93 tax bills outstanding for 2009 – amount due of $113,000.00

9) Scenic Byway – Jarrod Crockett said Route 2 to State Line. Still not sure that’s the case. 14.2 miles according to AVCOG for town designation

10) Windmill Meeting May 13th in Bethel 6pm

11) Brad Wight is going to make a driveway entrance off Branch Road

12) Graduate Committee – Brad and Brenda Wight willing to serve.

James Largess

Wendy Hanscom

Gary Wight

April 12, 2010

Selectman Meeting April 12, 2010

1) Census – still need workers in Newry

2) Eric Calderwood
a. telephone line needs to be noted on plan
b. same roadway width as other bridge
c. pie cast pre stressed solid slabs
d. Fascia mounted guard rail system
e. Two weeks down time for bridge
f. Bid opening May 17th bid due 14th
g. Retta will call Cliff about no temp bridge

3) Junk Yards
a. Emailed a contact, waiting to get info back
b. Dave’s research says send them a letter and don’t bend is advice
c. 8 auto grave yards 1 with a junk yard
d. Start with a phone call from Dave
e. Follow with a letter

4) Wheeler Road discontinue
a. 1800 ish feet
b. Costs about $4k a year
c. Dave estimates
d. Will wait to hear from Doug
e. Doug also asked about summer wish list
f. June info meeting

5) Planning Board – Jim and Joe A will look at the UDRO application
a. Come back with comments
b. Retta will try harder to get minutes on Website
c. Will ask if computer would help them with getting Finding Of Facts in e-files
d. Maybe a flash drive would be the place to stick them until the town has a server

6) Steve voted to committee about Oxford County Charter

7) Road posting signs down today

8) Jim Bennett removed from Newry Fire Dept.

James Largess

Wendy Hanscom

Gary Wight

Selectman Meeting – March 2, 2010


1) Largess opened the hearing for the liquor license for Wilderness at 4pm. Since the application wasn't in attendance, the hearing was closed and reopened at 4:20pm when the applicant arrived. They plan to serve beer and wine only, in bottles from 3 to 9pm. After some discussion about areas for serving and hours, Selectmen signed the license. Planning board chair Brooks Morton asked the applicant to appear before the Planning Board to discuss a possible change of use at the site.

2) Chase Hill Chop & Drop:
Jeff Stearns said mistakes were made on the project. Dorfman, Stewart and Candlewood are the land owners. Small trees were cut into the stream for erosion control and trout habitat. A similar project was done in 2008 in Riley. There was grant money to do such work in the Androscoggin River Watershed. This project was done in 2009. Permission was gained from Cliff Akers for work done on both sides of the Branch Brook and on his side of the Chase Hill Brook Road. Other land owners did not give permission, but trees were dropped on Dorfman's property. Dorfman's land was cleaned up by Jay Milo according to Stearns. Lowell's, also landowners, were ok with tree landing on their side of the brook but not with trees being cut on their side. Trees were also cut on Candlewood's property. Stearns wrote them a letter in May 2009 reporting the cutting without permission. They have not responded to the Town or Stearns. Milo said he would clean up their property if asked. Milo said he had a recent unproductive conversation with landowner Stewart, however, he is willing to work with Stewart to fix any problems. Steve Wight agreed to work with Milo and Stewart to get the issue resolved. Wight said Stewart wants to walk the property and have at least the tree tops on the shore removed. Milo said in the future, he would plan to use GPS technology and walk the area with landowners before any cutting is done, instead of relying on tax maps and linear stream miles. The notification of Candlewood came up again later in the meeting and it was decided to resend Stearns letter to them by certified mail. Stearns gave Loretta Powers a copy of his 2009 chop and drop report to go along with the 2008 report already on file. Powers will check to see if the town ever received the grant money for the project. The town has paid Stearns and Milo for costs associated with the project.

3) It was agreed to spend up to $300 to participate in the September 2010 AVCOG Hazardous waste cleanup.

4) The subdivision permit for Locke Summit estates is expiring. Bethel sent them a letter asking if they were planning to apply for a one year extension. No response to that note yet. The Planning Board will discuss the project at their next meeting and may also send them a letter although that has not been past practice of the board. Morton speculated that it may require a joint meeting of the two boards to approve the extension.








5) Wight asked if selectmen would be interested in forming a Newry
Conversation Advisory Council/Commission. The group could advise on
habitat work, roadside cutting etc. and look for/propose conservation
efforts such as town forest, etc. Wight will present a more formal
proposal for selectmen to consider.


6) Town officials will wait to see if those who indicated interest at town meeting in raising more money for town graduates to come forward and request advise/assistance.

7) What process is used to determine who is contracted for erosion control in the rivers was discussed. It was decided to ask Stearns how he determines who can provide the best work for the best price.

8) Reviewed appointments needed for town committees and boards.

9) Morton said the False Alarm Ordinance seems to lack who has the authority to enforce and administer the penalties in the ordinance.

10) Morton is working on a map to assist with windmill ordinance discussion by the planning board.

11) Gary Wight was welcomed to the Board. He replaced Steve Wight who
retired after 34 years as a selectman. Jim Largess was elected Board Chairman.


Next meeting is Monday, March 22 at 4:01pm.

Wendy Hanscom

James Largess

Gary Wight

8/16/2010

Selectman Meeting – August 16, 2010

1) Village Off the Green – Joe Aloisio reports looking good. Dave agrees.

2) Peaks Credit Letter – Joe Aloisio says we’re in good shape and the 79K left in the letter of credit

3) Branch Road Bridge – 1st week of Sept. Bills are coming in for pieces.

4) Letter S Culvert – Dave checked it last week. Says doesn’t think its sinking. No pavement cracking. Is a bit of a dip, but no dirt moving. Some settling maybe of dirt on top of culvert. May have to fill dip and patch pavement. Trouble and collapsing joints. Retta will research what we agreed and Wilsons to fix the culvert.

5) Conservation Committee – Gene Nichols may want to give us some land.

6) Fire Marshall/Building Inspector – Fire Marshall Ed Bennett visited the town. Locke Mtn C-3 fireplaces may have problems. A local fireplace installer/repairman refused to work on what was termed “misinstalled” fireplaces. Dave forwarded an email regarding them to the state. State sent Fire Marshall. Trying to determine if Dave is Building Inspector. Not sure of difference between that and CEO. Dave may need to write a letter to Condo Association suggesting they all get inspected for safety.

7) Dave Bartlett willing to serve on Planning Board. So moved and duly appointed.

8) Seven (7) abatement requests. One (1) sent back.

9) Salt = 68.45/ton for salt


_________________________________________________________James Largess

_________________________________________________________Wendy Hanscom

_________________________________________________________Gary Wight