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Castine Selectboard work session reviews housing committee update and community park
Summary
At a short work session on Aug. 11, Acting Chair Dan Leader and Selectboard members heard updates from the Ad‑Hoc Housing Committee, discussed the community park and heard plans for PFAS testing near test well No. 3; the board adjourned at 5:20 p.m.
The Castine Selectboard convened a work session at Emerson Hall on Monday, Aug. 11. Acting Chair Dan Leader confirmed a quorum with Selectboard member Amy Gutow present in person and member Roberta Boczkiewicz joining by Zoom; the meeting was live streamed on the town's YouTube channel.
The board received an update from the Ad‑Hoc Housing Committee; the transcript records that the item was discussed but does not include specific recommendations, figures, or timelines. The community park was also placed on the agenda and discussed, but the available transcript text does not record detailed proposals or next steps for the park.
Town Manager Derik Goodine and an engineering representative from Sevee & Maher Engineers discussed a PFAS testing plan that would place small bores above and below test well No. 3 near the MMA Abbott House and noted that the town must secure permission from MMA to access the property. The work session did not record votes or funding decisions related to the testing, housing committee or park items in the supplied transcript.
At the close of the session, Acting Chair Dan Leader moved to adjourn; Selectboard member Amy Gutow seconded and the motion carried 3‑0. The session adjourned at 5:20 p.m.
