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Sullivan Select Board approves reimbursements, ad and refunds; hears resident concerns about sand buildup
Summary
The board approved routine minutes and warrants, authorized a Paper Talk Magazine ad, accepted a refund for picnic-table funds, reimbursed a resident $500 for sand removal, and moved into executive session to discuss confidential records.
At the June 3 meeting the Sullivan Select Board approved several routine items and acted on motions brought from the floor.
The board unanimously approved minutes from May 20 (with a typo correction) and May 28, and approved the treasurer's warrant (motions by Selectman Norman Bamford, seconded by Erin Shanahan; all votes 3–0). The board voted to proceed with an updated town ad in Paper Talk Magazine after asking the Communications Committee to produce a refreshed design (motion by Bamford; seconded by Shanahan; 3–0).
Resident and contractor Keith Hamel told the board he had been contracted to build wooden benches and picnic tables and had paid a down payment before Parks and Recreation ordered new items; Hamel said he would return unspent funds but keep the wood he had purchased. The board accepted the refund of the unspent funds for bench and table purchases (motion by Bamford; seconded by Shanahan; 3–0).
During public comment Barbara Raymond asked to be reimbursed for sand removal from in front of her property caused by winter road maintenance. She said she and her family had, over eight years, removed what she estimated at "56,000 lbs or 28 tons of sand" and raised concerns about soil contamination, drainage and health risks. The board voted to reimburse Mrs. Raymond $500 (motion by Bamford; seconded by Shanahan; passed 3–0).
John Keenan raised concerns about construction debris at the Ashville Church and asked for correction to a warrant item that he said had not been approved by the Budget Committee; the item was recorded as public comment with no board action at this meeting.
Near the end of the meeting the board voted unanimously to enter executive session pursuant to 1 MRSA § 405(6)(F) for confidential records, moved into executive session at 6:35 p.m. and returned at 7:05 p.m. Public minutes record that the board denied a request raised in executive session and agreed to take next steps on a dangerous-building process. The meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
