New Schoodic EMS chief introduced; fire truck ordered and Summer Harbor Road nearing completion

Andrea Both, listed in the minutes as the Schoodic EMS chief, introduced herself to the Winter Harbor selectmen and outlined plans to lead EMS services for Gouldsboro going forward.

The meeting record shows the Fire Chief/Road Commissioner reported that Summer Harbor Road should be finished by the beginning of next week. The minutes also state: "The new truck has been ordered and is now in the process to be lettered; it will be delivered the middle of August." Those operational items were presented as routine updates during the July 28 meeting.

Town Manager Sara J. Liscomb provided several operational and administrative updates. She told the board that, after reviewing the budget and the number of required training classes for staff, she did not see how the town could cover the cost of sending a budget committee member to a class this year. Liscomb said preparations for the Lobster Festival were progressing well, noting the parade is expected to be large and that organizers added a car show and cornhole games on Friday night. She said she will sign paperwork and work with HCPC on a Rural Community Development Opportunity. Liscomb also reported that newly installed floats do not have sufficient flotation and that M. Young will inspect them to determine whether adjustments are possible.

During public comment Selectman J. Jacobs asked where the fire department sinking fund had gone and requested that the record include the town attorney's statement that the board cannot act on water and sewer. The minutes record the question and the attorney guidance but do not list follow-up action or the sinking fund's disposition.

The minutes capture these operational updates alongside the routine financial approvals recorded elsewhere in the document.