Votes at a glance: Licensing, paving, tax payments, trust fund, cemetery and warrants
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Summary
Selectmen approved liquor-license renewal, paving authorization (contingent on town meeting), cemetery contract and several other items; they also expanded a fuel‑assistance trust fund and approved treasurer warrants.
The Skowhegan Selectmen recorded the following formal actions at the meeting (motions recorded in the meeting transcript; vote tallies are included when the transcript specified them):
- Renewal of on-premises malt, liquor and wine & spirits license for Fraternal Order of Eagles, Skowhegan (Water Street): Motion to approve was moved and seconded; the board voted to approve the renewal (vote recorded as passed; transcript reports “All in favor. Passes”).
- Authorization to allow Road Commissioner Jason Finley to solicit bids for the 2025 paving season, contingent on town meeting approval: Motion moved and seconded; board approved (transcript: “Passes”). Staff said a list of planned roads would be posted and included in the budget book.
- Award of CSO Phase 3.6.0.2 bid to Ranger Construction in an amount not to exceed $825,000 from the CSO Phase 3 bond: Motion and approval recorded (details and context reported in separate article).
- Expansion of the Mary C. Bernard Trust Fund assistance: The board approved expanding the trust by an amount not to exceed $6,500 to help residents who do not qualify for general assistance with heating fuel from February 2025 through April 2025. Board members discussed how staff apply trust funds and general assistance rules; motion passed (transcript: “Passes”).
- Award of cemetery maintenance/section contract to J and L Tree Service: Board approved a three‑year contract at $100,366 per year to maintain town cemeteries, including grave digging and records support; motion passed (transcript: “Passes”). Selectmen noted the contract guarantees price for three years.
- Acceptance of tax payments in full prior to the sale of foreclosed property: The board approved allowing the town manager to accept full tax payments prior to sale in order to sell any foreclosed property back to the previous owner; staff described outreach to owners and a new timeline under recent statutory changes affecting foreclosure processing; motion passed (transcript: “Passes”).
- Consent agenda (minutes and special meeting minutes): Approved with one abstention (the transcript reports: 4 in favor, 1 abstention).
- Treasurer’s warrants: Approved in the amount of $1,255,560.32 (motion and approval noted; transcript records 4 in favor, 1 abstention for warrants).
Motions that were presented but tabled or deferred include the athletic‑complex change orders (irrigation and electrical design) and other items that require further financial documentation and grant‑status updates.
Vote details: The transcript records many pass votes with “All in favor” language; when a roll-call or tally was recorded (for consent agenda and warrants) the meeting recorded 4 in favor and 1 abstention. Several other approvals were recorded as passed without roll call numbers printed in the transcript.
