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Wells Select Board approves licenses, warrants, donations and schedules multiple public hearings
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Summary
At its Feb. 17 meeting the board approved spring road postings, granted three liquor/mass-gathering permits, signed warrants, accepted donations, scheduled hearings for emergency repairs, conservation land and boat-launch fees, and made committee appointments in executive session.
The Wells Select Board on Feb. 17 handled a range of routine municipal business, approving safety and licensing measures, signing warrants, accepting donations and scheduling several upcoming public hearings.
Licenses and permits: After brief public hearings the board granted a spring thaw road posting policy aimed at protecting local roads from vehicles above 23,000 pounds (exemptions stated for emergency and essential services). The board also granted full-time beer-and-wine licenses to Brown’s Clam Shanty (Sean Brown, 19 VA Post Road) and Rollover Cafe (Rollover Wells LLC, 358 Mile Road), and approved a mass-gathering permit for Ventures Endurance to hold a full marathon road race on May 2–3, 2026.
Warrants and donations: The board approved several warrants including advanced check warrants (02/04/2026 for $179,644.10 and 02/11/2026 for $42,609.28) and a warrant dated 02/17/2026 for $2,673,509.72. The town accepted donations: $20,001.26 from the Forbes Family Foundation and Renaissance Charitable Foundations to the general assistance fund; $250 from Christopher Reddy and $500 from Philip Morse to the Founders Park Community Center; the board voted to send letters of thanks.
Public hearings scheduled: The board scheduled a public hearing on March 3, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. to consider using up to $5,000 from the Emergency Facility Repair Fund for an air-handler repair at the Public Safety Building; it also scheduled a March 3 hearing on a proposed ballot article to accept about 14.8 acres of conservation land in exchange for a right-of-way release and easement relocation, and a hearing to set seasonal boat-launch pass pricing.
Minutes, appointments, and executive sessions: The board approved meeting minutes from December 8, January 6 and February 5 (with one member recorded as opposed/abstaining on the Feb. 5 approval). The board entered executive session for appointments and personnel under 1 M.R.S. §405(6)(A) and subsequently approved appointments including Elaine Telleavy to the Founder Park Community Center Committee, Mary Mara to the voter registration/Board of Appeals, and Linda Litch Littlefield Grenfell to the Conservation Commission.
Town manager updates: The town manager reported budget meetings forthcoming, call-volume statistics (fire: 181 calls YTD; police: 6,179 calls YTD), new voting booths and election filing timelines, and operational notes about the transfer station sticker period and winter equipment.
The board adjourned after concluding executive sessions; several items — including the design work for the proposed fire substation and regional project monitoring — will return to future meetings.
