Selectmen minutes

1. Reviewed and dispersed the mail.
2. The selectmen read and accepted the minutes from the previous meeting.
3. Agreed for next meeting’s agenda: the selectmen will vote to adopt the MMA model ordinance for general assistance–Appendices A-F for the period of October 1st, 2018 through 9-30-2019. By law this must be posted for 7 days.
4. The selectmen went through boxes of old paperwork, deciding what can be disposed of and what must be kept (time periods vary according to the documents). If confidential papers can be eliminated they must be shredded.
5.  The town received the final sign off from FEMA. The reimbursement amount will be $4,857.62.
6.  Meeting adjourned.

1. Reviewed and dispersed the mail.
2. The selectmen read and accepted the minutes from the previous meeting.
3. Reviewed and signed Warrant #18  ($73,884.64).
4. Selectmen will be ordering “truck entering” signs to be put up on the Tower Road near Troy Beans new garage. This is a safety issue with the garage being at the bottom of the steep hill and Troy has requested these signs for everyone’s safety.
5. Dave Steven was awarded the winter sand contract for 2200 yards at $4.40 a yard. The winter sand will be put up in November. 225 tons of salt will be ordered for the winter roads.
6. Selectmen voted to accept the MMA General Assistance–Appendices A-F for the period of October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019.
7. Chris reported that Dan has graded the Klir Beck Road and Mountain Road and has replaced culverts on the Trask Road and the Kimball pond Road.
8. Meeting adjourned.

1. Reviewed and dispersed the mail.
2. The selectmen read and accepted the minutes from the previous meeting.
3. Selectmen discussed contracts: The Winter Road Plowing Contract, Off Road Plowing Contract and Waste Removal Contract will all be extended in October.
4. The selectmen reviewed the list of paperwork requested by the Town Auditor. He is working on the 2017 town audit and works with treasurer Marti Gross, but selectmen provide some of the records.
5. Dodi worked on the tree growth report for the state which is due September 28th. Residents with property in tree growth will notice that the rate for the different types of wood changes yearly. The tree growth rates (per acre) for Kennebec County for 2018 are as follows:

• Softwood-$337
• Mixed Wood-$408
• Hard Wood-$263

Meeting adjourned.

1. Reviewed and dispersed the mail.
2. The selectmen read and accepted the minutes from the previous meeting.
3. The selectmen discussed the recent on-going paving projects on the Trask Road and the Kimball pond road.
4. The selectmen reviewed information aboutsome grants that could be available for the town.
5. Meeting adjourned.

1. Reviewed and dispersed the mail.
2. The selectmen read and accepted the minutes from the previous meeting.
3. The selectmen discussed winter roads:
   Smaller trucks are being used on the dirt roads. Roads are not freezing up with the warmer weather we are having in the early fall and spring. Roads are soft and are being damaged and the trucks are being damaged from traveling on the softer road. The future years we may need to mix sand with a lesser amount of salt to be used on the dirt roads.
4. Quickbooks and Staples: Felicia and Chris will be picking up QuickbooksPro for the town treasurer’s system.Staples will install the Quickbooks program into the towns new laptop.
5. Received the bill for lawn maintenance and cemetery care.from Luke Olson.
6. Meeting Adjourned.