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Cushing selectmen approve routine business, set special meeting Nov. 30 to address shoreland appeal
Summary
At their Nov. 23 meeting, the Cushing selectmen approved warrants and minutes, accepted an assessor’s resignation, transferred $319.48 between cemetery accounts, scheduled the annual audit, and directed a special Nov. 30 meeting to address a shoreland zoning appeal.
The Cushing selectmen met Nov. 23 at the Cushing Community Center and approved routine town business while directing a special meeting on Nov. 30 to address an appeal tied to the town’s shoreland zoning ordinance.
Chairman Alton Grover called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. The board approved Warrants #46 and #47 on a motion by Selectman Daniel Staples, seconded by Selectman Heidi Alley; the motion carried 4-0-0. The board also approved the minutes of the Nov. 9, 2015 meeting on a motion by Selectman Laurie Haynes, seconded by Selectman Daniel Staples (carried 4-0-0).
Town Clerk Lisa Young asked the board to schedule the annual audit with accountant Mindy Cyr, CPA; the selectmen approved starting the audit in December and finalizing it in January after a motion by Selectman Daniel Staples and a second from Selectman Heidi Alley (carried 4-0-0).
On other routine business, the board accepted Assessor Kate Hoyt’s resignation with regret on a motion by Selectman Daniel Staples, seconded by Selectman Laurie Haynes (carried 4-0-0). The selectmen approved transferring $319.48 from the Norton Cemetery Account to the Ancient Cemetery account (motion by Daniel Staples, seconded by Laurie Haynes; carried 4-0-0).
Several items of discussion led the board to schedule a special meeting. The board directed Selectman Daniel Staples to contact Attorney Kristen Collins and ask that she and Code Enforcement Officer Scott Bickford attend a Special Selectmen’s Meeting on Nov. 30, 2015 at 5:00 p.m.; the motion directing Staples to make the contact was made by Selectman Laurie Haynes, seconded by Selectman Heidi Alley, and carried 4-0-0.
Votes at a glance: • Approve Warrants #46 and #47 — motion: Daniel Staples; second: Heidi Alley; outcome: approved 4-0-0. • Approve minutes of 11/09/15 — motion: Laurie Haynes; second: Daniel Staples; outcome: approved 4-0-0. • Send certificate of liability insurance naming the Farnsworth as additionally insured so plow drivers can turn around at the Olson House — motion: Daniel Staples; second: Laurie Haynes; outcome: approved 4-0-0. • Schedule annual audit (start December; finalize January) — motion: Daniel Staples; second: Heidi Alley; outcome: approved 4-0-0. • Accept Assessor Kate Hoyt’s resignation — motion: Daniel Staples; second: Laurie Haynes; outcome: approved 4-0-0. • Transfer $319.48 from Norton Cemetery Account to Ancient Cemetery — motion: Daniel Staples; second: Laurie Haynes; outcome: approved 4-0-0. • Direct Selectman Daniel Staples to contact Attorney Kristen Collins to have her and CEO Scott Bickford attend a Special Selectmen’s Meeting on Nov. 30, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. — motion: Laurie Haynes; second: Heidi Alley; outcome: approved 4-0-0.
The meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m. on a motion by Chairman Alton Grover, seconded by Selectman Laurie Haynes (carried 4-0-0).
