PREVIOUS MEETING'S MINUTES: Motion by Dale, seconded by Rita, to accept the minutes of the meeting of October 24, 2005. The motion passed unanimously.

SELECTMEN'S COMMENTS: Todd reported that the bleachers at the Woolwich Central School Athletic Field were deteriorating. The bleachers had been purchased by the Recreation Committee. Todd said that they would be removed but not replaced by the Recreation Committee.

PUBLIC COMMENTS: None

ROAD COMMISSIONER'S REPORT: Jack advised that he could alleviate most of the flooding at the dike by placing sand bags at various locations where it is now occurring, but he needed authority from the state. Kathy Fuller, MDOT, advised that she would check with the Department of Conservation. Lloyd advised that MDOT had installed a gate on the dike to discourage ATV's from the railroad tracks and to prevent illegal dumping. Lloyd said that he had given the lock combination to the Fire Chief and the Bath Water District Superintendent. Motion by Dale, seconded by Rita, for the Town to accept the responsibility for 10% of the cost of removing the pile of discarded tires on Jack Shaw's property. Jack advised that he had taken the tires to help alleviate the pressure put on the then existing landfill. Jack also advised that he had paid approximately $5,000 to cover the recent removal of three truckloads of tires. The motion passed on a 4-1 vote.

CEO/FIRE CHIEF'S REPORT: CEO/Fire Chief Ken Desmond said that there had not been any fire calls since the last Selectmen's Meeting. Ken advised that he had been providing a fire prevention program at Woolwich Central School for grades K-4. Ken is also planning to present a program at Chop Point School. David asked if the Fire Department could provide information concerning the installation of wood stoves. Ken advised that he has ordered 100 such booklets for distribution. Ken also said that he is available to make requested inspections of wood stove installations. Ken said that 91 building permits have been issued to date in Woolwich. Dale said that he knew of a least one building permit that was issued without getting an entrance permit. Jack said that there needs to be better coordination of the process of issuance of building permits and entrance permits. Ken and Lloyd also gave the status of the corrective action on the Bureau of Labor Standards report of violations. Ken said that his goal was to have all of the violations corrected by November 1, 2005.

OLD BUSINESS:

a. Woolwich v. Colfer Stipulation to Judgment: David advised that he had accepted the offer of Colfer's attorney for their payment of 50% of the Town's legal fees in this matter as being in the best interest of the Town. The Colfer payments would amount to approximately $3,000 and would be paid over a period of time. If payment is not made according to the schedule the fees will revert to $6,000.

b. Municipal Shellfish Warden Mileage: Paul Grover, Jr., Shellfish Conservation Committee representative, advised that the Shellfish Conservation Committee had voted to increase the Municipal Shellfish Warden's mileage allowance to 48.5¢ per mile. According to Paul, the Committee also voted to cap the Warden pay and allowances at $3,600 for fiscal year 2005-2006 and at $3,550 for fiscal year 2006-2007. The increase in the mileage allowance is retroactive to September 26, 2005.

NEW BUSINESS:

a. Cole Layer Trumble (CLT) Final Invoice: The Selectmen discussed the status of the revaluation contract deliverables. They also reviewed a memorandum from the Assessing Agent that said that CLT had not given training on the use of the sketching software. The Selectmen determined that there was not any contractual requirement for CLT to provide sketching software training. Motion by Todd, seconded by Rita, to authorize payment of the final CLT invoice. The motion passed unanimously.

b. Approval of Accounts Payable Warrants: Motion by Phillip, seconded by Rita, to approve the accounts payable warrants of October 14 & 24, 2005. The motion passed unanimously.

c. Approval of Payroll Warrant: Motion by Phillip, seconded by Dale, to approve the payroll warrant of October 21, 2005. The motion passed unanimously.

d. Homestead and Veterans Exemptions for Donald Kenney: Motion by Rita, seconded by Dale, to reinstate the Homestead and Veterans Exemptions for Donald Kenney as they were inadvertently deleted from his property record. The motion passed unanimously.

e. Appointment of the Warden and Deputy Warden for the November 8, 2005 Election: Motion by Todd, seconded by Phillip, to appoint Diane Bouchard and Lloyd Coombs as the Warden and Deputy Warden respectively for the November 8, 2005 election. The motion passed unanimously.

f. Election Day Town Office Closure: It was the consensus of the Board of Selectmen to close the Town Office on Tuesday, November 8, 2005, as the staff would be working at the polling place that day.

g. Wiscasset Bypass Revisited: Lloyd noted the October 18, 2005 letter from MDOT announcing the formation of a group to "identify opportunities to modify the (bypass) routes". Lloyd said the letter asked for Wiscasset and Edgecomb to take the lead in organizing the group. The Selectmen decided to not take any action until they were contacted further.

h. Taxpayer's Letter: The Selectmen reviewed a letter from Sidney and Patricia Shaw concerning the assessment on their property on Hanson Bay Drive. They noted that Mr. and Mrs. Shaw have an appointment to discuss their assessment with the Assessing Agent and requested Lloyd to advise them of several inaccuracies in their letter.

ADJOURNMENT: 6:55 p.m.

Lloyd Coombs

Approved: s/David A. King, Sr.

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