DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen on Monday will discuss the possibility of developing written ethics and rules to guide them in their work.
The board will meet at 5 p.m. March 11 at the Ludden Library.
According to Town Manager Eugene Skibitsky, other boards of selectmen have adopted a set of ethics, and at this meeting “several examples will be passed out and investigated by the board.”
“I think they're going to look at other towns and see how they're policing themselves,” Skibitsky said. “Afterward, they'll decide if they want to adopt something for the town.”
Skibitsky said the purpose of the guidelines will be for the board to have something “a little more official,” because there is nothing in writing for them to follow.
In other business, the board will also discuss what to do with an empty lot at the intersection of Routes 2 and 17 in East Dixfield.
The property, which burned to the ground Jan. 14 after an electrical fire, belongs to resident Allen Cobb, and, according to Skibitsky, he approached selectmen to ask if there was anything they want to do with it.
“As of right now, we're just going to discuss the offer,” Skibitsky said. “I'm not sure if we'll actually do anything with it, but we'll at least try to figure it out.”
The board will also discuss the possibility of updating the phone systems for the Town Office and the town garage.
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They must know election time is coming
I've never seen a bunch of people who know they have abused their Power and shafted this town try to suck up so much in my life ! Vote these clowns out ! This type of propaganda should be against the law ! How about listening to the people how about representing the people , how about . not appointing town employee's to positions on town boards, how about not having illegal elections, will there be citizen input allowed or do we have to be on the agenda to speak . This bad feeling created in this town by the insistence they will have wind power at any cost will not soon be forgotten , and certainly if the turbines come to Dixfield the constant reminder will be there and we the citizen will never forget them and what they have done to our once peaceful little town and the pain they have caused us all ! Will there be something in it about honoring the law ! How about a recall for selectmen , How about the need to no matter how you feel honor legal petitions that are brought before them like the law states ! Or how about getting legal advice we their is a question about legality's, How about this we cant afford to do any upgrades to any systems in this town we are broke !!! How about the selectmen make full disclosure about any possible bias and abstain from voting when your family has land leased to the wind developer MR Gill !! Oh and by the way that property is only 1/2 in Dixfield the town line went right threw the middle of the house and if your considering buying it we cant afford it we should how ever consider disconcerting that that road as their is only one home on it !
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I've got an Idea for you try following the Maine State Law !
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