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Rangeley Board of Selectmen approve minutes, conditionally approve Williams permit; discuss billing, snowmaking and Davenport House
Summary
At a brief Rangeley Board of Selectmen meeting, members approved the Aug. 12 minutes, tabled one permit application, approved another, and approved a permit for James Williams conditional on application completion and payment. Selectmen also discussed billing issues, snowmaking water storage and a possible demolition of the Davenport House.
The Rangeley Board of Selectmen met and approved the minutes of Aug. 12 and acted on several permit applications while directing staff to follow up on a potential demolition and on billing questions.
The board voted 4-0 to approve the minutes of the Aug. 12 meeting. Members then discussed two permit applications: one was tabled because the application was incomplete, and the board approved the second application for a property identified as 50 Stratton Road. Later in the meeting members made a motion to approve a permit for James (Jim) Williams conditioned on completion of his application and payment; the motion was seconded and advanced (vote count not specified in the transcript).
The meeting included operational updates from staff. Town personnel reported preparations for snowmaking, noting the town has substantial water storage and that staff were producing about "75,000 a day" (units not specified in the record) and that a storage depth of about 69 feet remained. The operations update also said that bearings had been purchased to rebuild a piece of equipment formerly from an older plant and that mowing and some tractor maintenance remained outstanding.
On a separate item the board discussed the Davenport House, a property associated in the record with Kenny Haley. One selectman said Haley had indicated last year he planned to demolish the building and asked staff to follow up with Rick to confirm whether a demolition permit has been filed. The selectman said he would follow up with Rick to determine whether a permit application exists.
Board members also discussed attending an upcoming Board of Selectmen meeting (members agreed to send a representative; John was nominated to attend), and the board set its next regular meeting for Oct. 20, 2025.
Votes at a glance • Approval of minutes (Aug. 12) — motion by Selectman (Speaker 1); second not specified; vote: 4-0; outcome: approved. • Permit for 50 Stratton Road — motion by Selectman (Speaker 1); second: Speaker 3 (identified as having seconded at one point); vote: 4-0; outcome: approved. • Permit for James (Jim) Williams (conditional) — motion to approve upon completed application and payment; seconder: not specified in the transcript at the time of the recorded motion; vote count: not specified; outcome: approved (conditional, per motion text in the transcript). • First listed permit (Pratt Road / Main Street / parcel 2268) — recorded as tabled because the application was incomplete; outcome: tabled.
The board also directed staff to follow up on a potential demolition permit for the Davenport House and to continue internal review of a billing/abatement issue that members said had been handled internally in past years.
The meeting was brief and covered primarily routine business and operational updates; the board adjourned after setting the next meeting date.
