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Votes at a glance: Skowhegan Select Board, Oct. 28
Summary
The board approved routine and operational items including minutes, cemetery conveyance, liquor license renewals, a water meter shelter expenditure, a funeral procession permit, authorization of trust-fund heating assistance, and warrants totaling $3.17 million. All recorded motions passed unanimously.
The Skowhegan Select Board voted on a series of routine and operational items at its Oct. 28 meeting. Key votes and outcomes:
• Minutes: The board approved the Oct. 14 minutes (motion carried 5-0).
• Cemetery conveyance: Approved conveyance for Lawrence Loeb, East Skowhegan Cemetery, Lot 204, Grave 6 (motion carried 5-0).
• Liquor licenses: Renewals for Brickyard Hollow Brewing Company and Zapp Thai Restaurant were approved (both motions carried 5-0).
• Water meter shelter materials: The board approved up to $3,500 for materials to build a permanent water meter shelter at the community center; work will use in-house labor to reduce cost (motion carried 5-0).
• Funeral parade permit: The board approved a funeral tractor-trailer procession for Terrence Perkins (25 tractor trailers) contingent on a police detail to manage intersections (motion carried 5-0). Chief Bucknam said the department will provide a police detail for safety.
• Mary C. Brainerd Trust Fund: The board authorized up to $6,500 from the trust fund to assist Skowhegan residents who do not qualify for general assistance with heating fuel costs for Oct. 2025 through Apr. 2026 (motion carried 5-0). Officials said the trust was established for this purpose and that applications are reviewed by staff.
• Warrants: Five warrants totaling $3,169,282.63 were approved (motion carried 5-0). Board members asked clarifying questions about multiple payroll line items and county tax payment timing; staff explained some payroll lines reflect allocation across departments or retro pay items.
Each of the votes above passed unanimously; motions, seconds and roll-call tallies were recorded in the meeting minutes.
