Board to notify court it will accept July hearing date for Wilder ordinance case

A committee member told the board that a letter from Dennis and Francis Wilder asked the court to move an ordinance-violation hearing from April to July, and that the Bridgeton District Court had asked the town27s attorney to consider the later date.

The staff member explained the case is a notice of ordinance violation that was scheduled for April 7 and that the Wilders had petitioned the court for an extension. The staff member said the attorney recommended accepting the court27s suggestion to hold the hearing in July so the property owners could be present. "They have petitioned the court or have written the court to ask them to extend that out to July," the staff member said.

Members said they were willing to agree but cautioned against indefinite postponements, noting the delay is costing the town. A committee member asked that the court be informed that the town does not want the case to be repeatedly delayed beyond July. The board agreed to notify the town attorney to inform the court of the July date and to expect a final decision at that hearing.

The item was recorded as new business and closed after the members agreed to have the attorney relay the town27s position to the court. The board did not take a formal recorded roll-call vote on this item during the exchange; members voiced assent and instructed staff to act.