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Select Board hears updates on airport grant denial, ambulance subsidy increase and other town matters
Summary
Informational items included a denied airport terminal grant, a 23% increase in Northstar ambulance subsidies for FY2026 (from $123,098 to $151,078), an architect’s report timeline for town facilities, meetings with Penobscot Nation on the comprehensive plan, and bond-bank timing considerations.
At the end of its Oct. 28 meeting the Carrabassett Valley Select Board reviewed a set of informational items including airport activity, emergency medical service subsidies, and planning issues.
Town and airport managers reported ongoing work on the Airport Master Plan and runway reconstruction; the town’s application for a grant to install a new terminal building was not approved. The board was told that Northstar ambulance subsidies are slated to increase 23% for FY2026, rising from $123,098 in FY2025 to $151,078 (an increase of $27,980). An architect’s report on rehabilitation recommendations for the Town Office, Valley Fire Station, and Ambulance Station is expected before the next Select Board meeting. Corbin and CV CEO Parks met with three Penobscot Nation officials and planning consultants to discuss the Nation’s interests in the comprehensive plan, which has been underway since 2023 and is expected to conclude in 2025.
The board also reviewed Maine Bond Bank timing for bond applications and noted potential bond-counsel fees of $275 per hour; staff were encouraged to consider applying for bond issuances before Town Meeting deadlines in order to meet project timing. Recreation-economy grant work and letters of support were noted, and staff plan to draft and distribute a resident survey on capital projects by December, with Select Board review of the survey before distribution.
Why it matters: The ambulance-subsidy increase affects the town budget and service funding; the airport grant denial and bond-bank timing bear on capital projects and planning; the comprehensive-plan engagement with the Penobscot Nation affects long-term land-use planning.
