Town of Fryeburg
Board of Selectmen Meeting Minutes
October 11, 2007

• The meeting was called to order at 6:05 pm.

Public Forum:

• Mr. Ted Raymond stood up to read a letter that he wrote to the selectmen

regarding issues with the Planning Board. The letter is attached and incorporated into these minutes by reference.

Mr. Krasker also distributed a copy of a letter he had sent to the Fryeburg Water company trustees regarding the potential sale of the water company. He expects to get a response sometime in October. That letter is also attached and incorporated into these minutes by reference.

NEW BUSINESS

Poland Springs' briefing on Bailey property acquisition.

The natural resource manager of Poland Spring Mark Dubois addressed the Board regarding Nestle Water’s recently completed purchase of the former Bailey Manufacturing facility. Since it was a former manufacturing facility they are undertaking a cleanup of the site. Things that were left on the site to be cleaned up are waste oil drums, and a small dump facility on the site. A since-removed railroad car that was buried on the site to store bunker c oil also left some oil residue in the ground requiring excavation, removal, and replacement of the surrounding soil. The DEP has been notified and it will be present when the site clean-up starts on October 22 nd. There will be a security

officer at night and fencing on the site to secure it.

Review of Town Meeting warrant for November 6, 2007.

Two local secret ballot referendum questions will be presented:

• A Moratorium related to permits for processing and transportation of water in the town of Fryeburg.
• A proposal to borrow $809,900.00 to fund the construction of a Public Safety Building addition to the existing Rescue Building. Selectmen took a 2-1 vote not to recommend the approval of the building project.

A motion was made by Cliff Hall to adopt two questions as written with a change to the Budget Committee and Board of Selectmen recommendations as to Question #2 to be put before the voters on November 6 th. Ed Wilkey seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.

Ed Wilkey made a motion to not recommend adoption of Referendum question #2. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hall and passed (2-1). A copy of the Town Meeting Warrant for this election is herby attached and incorporated into these minutes by reference.

Review of future public information mailing.

A question of whether or not to do informational mailings to Fryeburg residents prior to the November 6’th vote was discussed. The cost is approximately $262.00 in postage for the mailing (plus the cost of producing the flyer). A motion was made by Ed Wilkey to table this topic for a workshop meeting.

OLD BUSINESS

Further Discussion with Western Maine Nurseries regarding possible wellhead development.

Mr. Rick Eastman presented to the board an inquiry if the town was interested in purchasing or leasing his 22 acres that has the WE well on it as well as the surrounding wellhead protection zone. He stated that the property has no future use to his company and that it is up for sale and he would like to offer it to the town or the Water District first. Mr. Krasker, speaking for the Water District, stated that it was a nice offer to make but since they had not yet purchased the Fryeburg Water Company it would be of no value to the Fryeburg Water District at this time. It was decided by the Selectmen that the offer would be taken under consideration by the board.

Preliminary review of bids for ADA access upgrade project.
Three timely bids and one late bid came in for the ADA access upgrade project. The original budget was set for $20,000.00. In discussion it was decided since the bids were over that amount that they would only upgrade one building, (American Legion) and to put out for a re-bid with all the new specifications for that building. Ed Wilkey made a motion to reject all bids for the ADA project. Mr. Hall seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.

Review of Zoning Board of Appeals Decision Regarding Bald Peak Gravel Pit.
The matter was tabled until such time as the Board members could review the entire Planning Board and Board of Appeals file on the matter. The matter will be taken up at the next scheduled meeting.

Menotomy Road reconstruction project update /Haley town request update.
The Menotomy Road wetland delineation work is now underway and should be completed by the end of the week. The field survey work should start next week, weather permitting. Preliminary engineering and cost estimating will start in December and be completed by January.

On Haleytown road the ditching work that is being done is behind schedule. However, the culvert work being done is on schedule. Paving is scheduled to start by 11/2 and completed by 11/9. The shoulder work should be completed by 11/16.

Discussion regarding legal options relative to Fryeburg Water Company’s r ate structure and its effect on municipal fire hydrant fees. It has been a little over a year since this PUC matter has been on the docket.
The stipulations agreed to by the parties to the action last week, raises rates 17% increase across the board. The town will suffer an almost $20,000.00 increase in its hydrant fees. Attorney Michael Hill who has represented the town on this matter has been instructed to look into what the town’s options are regarding the fire hydrant rates. Mr. Hill is presently pursing options for the town.

Discussion regarding municipality’s level of participation in the 2010 Census.
The town will provide a list of E-911 addresses for the Census Bureau. Cliff Hall made a motion to cooperate with the census bureau by providing an E-911 address list as recommended by the town manager. Ed Wilkey seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.

OTHER BUSINESS/FUTURE MEETINGS

1. Androscoggin planning day. A comprehensive planning review in Auburn, Maine on November 8 th.
2. Mr. Hall suggested that all future communications to the Board from Nestles Waters should go thru to the town Manager.
3. Mr. Knapp received a letter or resignation from Mr. Gene Bergoffen, and advised that he had asked Mr. Bergoffen to reconsider before the board officially accepted the resignation.
4. Cliff Hall requested that all CC: copies of e-mails be made to all Selectboard members when they are received.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 pm.

Respectfully Submitted by
Ginny Manley

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