Town of Fryeburg
Board of Selectmen Meeting Minutes
October 12, 2006

The meeting was called to order at 6pm.

Public Hearing: Extension of Water Extraction Moratorium:

The current moratorium has expired as of September 29, 2006. This public hearing was called in order to legally extend the moratorium another 180 days while the Land Use Ordinances changes are being finalized for a 2007 Town Meeting vote. After public comment, the Public Hearing was closed. Mr. Knapp moved to extend the moratorium for another 180 days. Mr. Wilkey seconded the motion and the motion was approved unanimously.

Approval of minutes of the September 21, 2006 meeting:

David Knapp moved to accept the minutes as printed. Ed Wilkey seconded the motion and the minutes of were unanimously approved.

Appointments:

Chief Brooking has requested that Ann Perante (Police Department Administrative Assistant) be appointed as a constable for police administrative purposes. This is due to procedural changes at Oxford County dispatch that require a sworn officer to request warrants and criminal history checks. This appointment does not empower Ms. Perante carry a firearm or make arrests. Mr. Knapp moved to appoint Ms. Perante to the position of constable with the limitations listed above. Mr. Wilkey seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously.

Reserve Police Officer- Robert Carey:

Chief Brooking is requesting this appointment to serve as a school reserve officer. Mr. Carey is a retired police lieutenant from New Hampshire and has credentials in the juvenile field. He has expressed interest in working at the middle school. The main focus would be the middle school and other SAD facilities, and not the Fryeburg Academy. He is currently attending training at the Maine Police Academy to be certified in the state of Maine. The position will entail a 24 hour work week, and Mr. Cary would be an employee of the Fryeburg Police Department. The school district will reimburse his salary and split the cost of training. The selectmen would like to see this arrangement with the school district in writing and make the appointment at the next meeting.

Code Enforcement Officer-Bonita Rickett:

Bonita Rickett was unanimously appointed as the new Code Enforcement Officer for the Town of Fryeburg. Ms. Rickett started work as of October 8’th, 2006.

Liquor License Renewal-Saco Valley Sports Center :

The selectmen have a letter from the Chief of Police that there have been no incidents reported at this business. Mr. Knapp made a motion to approve renewal of the liquor license. Mr. Wilkey seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously.

Review of bids received for the Transfer Station and Equipment Loans:

The following bids were received:

Norway Savings Bank was at 4.15%

Key Bank was at 4.29%

Bank North was as 4.24%

David Knapp made a motion to accept the Norway Savings Bank bid of 4.15%. Mr. Wilkey seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously.

Planning of Future meetings regarding water related issue and proposed Land Use Ordinance Changes.

Mr. Bergoffen, Planning Board chairman, was present for the discussion. He pointed out the need for the Planning Board to jointly plan with the Board of Selectmen a strategy to present the public with the particulars of the proposed ordinance changes for their consideration and comment. He suggested a December informational meeting which would allow the Planning Board time to adopt any additional changes that may result, and present the ordinance at public hearings in January and February of 2007, in time for a March 2007 Town Meeting vote.

Planning of future meetings regarding the Comprehensive Plan update and water resource management:

Mr. Bergoffen reported that work started on the plan about a year ago. Approximately 8 meetings have been held, with dwindling attendance. The goal statements and work done to date were published in the 2005 Town Report. Mr. Bergoffen is preparing an updated summary of what has been done to date that will be completed in about a month. From there, additional meeting will be held, but it is doubtful that the process will be completed before the 2007 Town Meeting.

With regard to water resource management, it was noted that the town must investigate its legal authority to manage water resources as the Planning Board does not have ability to enforce water uses but only to review them. At present, monitoring is done if required by the land use permit issued and the data is submitted as required to the Code Enforcement Officer for review.

Old Business - Haley Town Road

Mr. Robert Hanson, of Hanson Excavating was present to ask if Haley Town Road could be used when his trucks was unloaded as they are less than 23,000 pounds when empty and vehicles of that weight, or less, are listed on the exemptions in Section 4 of the Vehicle Weight Restriction Ordinance. The selectmen didn't know if such a use was permitted under this exemption as the road is posted to no through truck traffic regardless of weight. The Ordinance will be reviewed by the Town Attorney for his interpretation of the applicability of the exemption section in this particular case.

Bids for the town office and library roof:

One bid was received for repair to the library for the price of $16,750.00 from DRF construction in Fryeburg. The work has to be completed by December 1, 2006. Mr.Wilkey made a motion to accept the bid and David Knapp seconded it. The motion passed unanimously.

Update on Personal Policy

Mr. Dutton distributed his latest draft. The issue will be revisited at the next meeting.

Update on Rte 302 Denmark/Hemlock Bride Road improvements.

Mr. Steve Landry of Maine DOT reported that the Town of Brownfield wants the lights taken down that were recently installed at the 5 corner intersection on Route 113. If possible, the Town of Fryeburg could potentially use the lights at its Route 302 location. Still to be worked out is what the cost would be to remove and reinstall the lights. The matter will be revisited at the next meeting.

Transfer Station

McGyver Electric reports that in order to run all the equipment simultaneously at the Transfer Station an additional 200 amp service is necessary. The cost quoted for this addition is $2,375.42. Mr. Knapp made a motion to approve this addition to the original work order. Mr. Wilkey seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously.

Other Business

Mr. Knapp suggested that a letter be sent to Mr. Hugh Hastings directing him to move the garage he has stored at the former town garage site on Oxford Street. The Town Manager was directed to do so as soon as practical.

Advisory Vote Question

Mr. Knapp proposed two non-binding referendum questions be posed to voters at the November 2006 election. One question deals with the public’s desire to change the fiscal year; the other with the potential purchase of a property on Main Street for possible use as town offices. Final drafts of the two questions will be prepared as soon as possible and also supplied to those who have already requested or filed absentee ballots.

Fryeburg Water District

A trustee of the District asked the selectmen if the town would grant the district a right of first refusal on any potential sale of the former town garage property. The selectmen said that they would take the matter under consideration.

David Knapp moved to go into executive session to discuss real estate matters. Ed Wilkey seconded the motion and the Board voted unanimously to enter into an Executive Session discussion. At the conclusion of the discussion, the Board resumed its regular meeting. There were no official votes taken when the meeting resumed.

Having no further business, the meeting was adjourned.