LIVERMORE – Selectpersons have awarded the annual $1,000 Pollard Scholarship to Jennifer Anne St. Pierre who is going into her sophomore year at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.

It was a difficult choice, said Administrative Assistant Kurt Schaub, as 10 applications were received, all very well qualified.

Fire Chief Randy Berry discussed the $89,000 fire act grant his department received recently, saying it will be a real shot in the arm for getting the volunteer firefighters up to date with safety equipment.

Berry also said they have raised $3,700 so far toward their $9,000 thermal imaging camera. He was given permission to sell the department’s 1997 Ford F-150 that will be replaced by a 1999 Ford F-350 being purchased second-hand from Construction Consultants.

The older truck will be put out to bid with a $7,000 minimum. Road Foreman Bert Bryant would like to have it for the highway department, he said, but his budget doesn’t include the purchase price.

Berry also expressed concern that the Route 4 construction project has been delayed from this year to at least the summer of 2005, noting the safety issues involved.

Permission was given for an easement on the town commons so the Livermore/Livermore Falls Historical society can put in a well for their building, the former North Livermore Reading Club.

Juanita Jordan-Bryant received permission to charge $10 for anyone wishing to use the new kitchen at the Community Building. She said it should be done in two weeks and that many people had worked on the project to put up new wallpaper, add appliances and provide dishes, etc.

Currently, $25 is charged, plus a $25 security deposit, for use of the building but that does not include the kitchen that will now cost an extra $10. Keys to the kitchen will be kept separate from the building keys.

After reviewing several building violations on Long and Round ponds, officials agreed that people are not checking on the town’s shoreland zoning regulations before they begin their projects.

“Shoreland Zoning has been around since 1974, people must check with the code enforcement officer before starting any project, especially around the water,” said Schaub. “It can be an expensive situation, if you don’t.”

Schaub said the town is sending out about 170 30-day lien notices this week, amounting to $84,707.73 owed for last year. This is a larger number of notices but the amount outstanding is less, he explained.

He also reported a $581 dividend check from the Maine Municipal Association Workers Compensation Fund.

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