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Rumford Select Board approves licenses, vendor contracts and a $39,826 fire-rescue purchase; leases Old Central Fire Station
Summary
At its April 16 meeting the Rumford Select Board approved an outdoor dining permit, multiple victualer and innkeeper licenses, several procurement contracts including a $39,826.59 swift-water rescue purchase, set a dangerous-building hearing, and authorized a $10,000-per-year lease of the Old Central Fire Station to Inland Woods & Trails.
The Rumford Select Board on April 16 approved an outdoor dining application for Brick & Stone Tavern and a slate of victualer and innkeeper licenses, awarded several vendor contracts, authorized a $39,826.59 capital purchase for the Fire Department, and approved leasing the Old Central Fire Station to a local nonprofit.
Town Manager George O'Keefe apologized to the board for a missed public notice related to the Brick & Stone Tavern outdoor dining application and reported continued commercial property activity in town. The board approved the tavern's conditional outdoor-dining permit pending required safety inspections.
The board voted unanimously to approve victualer and innkeeper licenses for Black Mountain of Maine (Jim Carter), Rumford Eagles #1248 (John Perry), Mountain Valley (Stephen Richard), Sunnyside (Ventsi Kichikov), American Legion Post 24 (Patricia Thurston), River House (William Dunton) and Community Quik Stop (Peter Buotte).
On procurement matters the Select Board awarded the 2026 Hot Mix Asphalt contract to Pike Industries (5-0) and approved the 2026 Gravel and Sand bid to Allen Chartier Trucking on a 3-1-1 vote. Members approved Vortex Services for a sewer-line repair project from Front Street to U.S. Route 2 (5-0).
The board approved the capital purchase of Swift Water Rescue Equipment (Option 1) for the Fire Department in the amount of $39,826.59; the motion passed 4-0-1. The board also set a dangerous-building hearing for 152 Hall Hill Road for May 21 at 5:00 p.m. and approved redemption of a tax-acquired property at 66 Coburn Brook Road with a 14-day window.
During a closed session on real estate, the board authorized a lease of the Old Central Fire Station to Inland Woods & Trails for $10,000 per year; that motion passed 3-1-1. The meeting included executive sessions for legal counsel and economic development and concluded with a 9:00 p.m. adjournment.
Votes at a glance: - Outdoor Dining, Brick & Stone Tavern (136 Congress St.) — approved, conditional on safety inspections; vote 5-0. - Victualer/Innkeeper Licenses (Black Mountain of Maine; Rumford Eagles #1248; Mountain Valley; Sunnyside; American Legion Post 24; River House; Community Quik Stop) — approved; vote 5-0. - Warrant #41 — approved; vote recorded as 4-0-1. - Minutes (Feb. 19, 2026) — approved; vote 5-0. - 2026 Hot Mix Asphalt (Pike Industries) — awarded; vote 5-0. - 2026 Gravel and Sand (Allen Chartier Trucking) — awarded; vote 3-1-1. - Sewer-line repair (Vortex Services) — approved; vote 5-0. - Swift Water Rescue Equipment (Option 1) — approved, $39,826.59; vote 4-0-1. - Dangerous-building hearing (152 Hall Hill Rd.) — date set for May 21, 5:00 p.m.; vote 5-0. - Redemption of tax-acquired property (66 Coburn Brook Rd.) — approved with 14-day window; vote 5-0. - Personnel policy update — approved; vote 5-0. - Lease: Old Central Fire Station to Inland Woods & Trails — approved, $10,000/year; vote 3-1-1.
The board announced a Community Clean Up on May 9 (8 a.m.–11 a.m.) with supplies behind Town Hall and a ribbon cutting for Mountain Valley Community School on May 9. Several items, including executive sessions on legal counsel, real estate and economic development, were held in closed session as allowed under Maine law.
