Limington select board approves warrants, hears equipment and staffing updates

The Limington select board approved warrants and reviewed a range of departmental updates at its recent meeting, touching on roads, new equipment, staffing and planning for digital records.

A motion to approve warrants for week 18 — including payroll warrant number 37 and appropriations warrant number 42 — was made, seconded and carried without a roll‑call tally recorded in the transcript. The board later approved a motion to adjourn at 7:33 p.m.

Department reports covered several operational items: the DPW director said he and All State Materials inspected roads and will deliver a prioritized paving list and cost estimates within a week; crews will relocate a culvert on Tucker Road and correct inaccurate speed limits. A new plow truck was retrieved from Skowhegan, and the TYM small loader and other equipment approved at town meeting have arrived.

Code enforcement reported 18 permits issued during the reporting period and said staff will begin scanning and posting code office files to the town website, starting with map 1R; town staff warned the full digitization could take up to a year. The town hired a new code‑office assistant who started April 22 working 14–17 hours per week. Parks & Rec updated programming and summer staffing opportunities and confirmed Mousam Lake will open May 23.

The board set selectboard office hours to Thursdays, 4:00–8:00 p.m., while maintaining the on‑air meeting start time of 7:00 p.m. Transfer‑station hours and rules were read during notifications: weekend hours, Wednesday hours, and a required transfer‑station sticker sold at the town office for $20; the swap shop can be used without a sticker and hazardous waste is accepted by Riverside Recycling of Portland.

The meeting concluded with a reminder about elevated fire danger after several recent fires. The board adjourned at 7:33 p.m.