Jack Plumley was chosen as alternate code enforcement officer.
By Mary A. Standard
Special to the Sun Journal

HARTFORD – Selectman Lee Holman said she attended the Buckfield selectmen’s meeting and they are eager to have Hartford participate in a hazardous waste disposal day on Sept. 27.

Sumner is the third town to participate. People are to take any toxic materials to the Buckfield town office parking lot where a Dumpster will be stationed to receive the waste.

The three towns will be notifying their residents and the towns will be billed separately.

Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments will have grants available for up to half the cost for the towns.

Buckfield reportedly is also eager to have all three towns cooperate in providing a shed for universal waste. Grants are also available for this project.

Town Constable Chuck Merritt is also recreational warden and oversees the beaches keeping them clear of dogs and ATVs. He has been in contact with the Emergency Management Agency in Buckfield and the Oxford County Sheriff’s Department to get information on a Neighborhood Crime Watch program. There will be an advertised public meeting on this program and any interested people may call the Hartford office.

Code Enforcement Officer Kay Hawkins reported that she is still working with residents who had an erosion problem in the driveway that funneled water into a nearby stream. This involved a fine that has not been paid. She also stated a need for an alternate code officer.

There were three interested people for the position. Chairman Scott Swain called an executive session to discuss the candidates. After their discussion, the meeting was again open and a vote was taken.

Jack Plumley was chosen as the alternate code enforcement officer.

Kay said she was not looking for an alternate licensed plumbing inspector, but if she needed one, she would call on Sid Abbott of Sumner to assist.

Selectman Lee Holman reported that she had received a letter from a resident who complained about ATVs using Darrington road for a race track.

He included several pictures taken in front of his house showing a host of the vehicles on the town road. Discussion was held over who should be contacted. Constable Merritt said the Maine Warden Service and the Sheriff’s Department should be the first ones contacted. He said education on laws was the best deterrent as many people do not know the rules on ATVs.

Selectman Laura Marston was voted to be the new emergency management director. The office has a short supply of cots and blankets.

Specifications are being sent to three different contractors to replace the town office roof. They are now accepting bids and the specifications are in the town office for those interested in bidding.

A discussion arose over a resident who has a driveway on top of a hill and wants to put up a blind drive sign. Chairman Swain suggested secretary Monica Mailly write a letter to ask anyone wanting a sign to discuss it with Road Commissioner Alan McNeil.

Swain noted there was a need to get a written policy on road work bids to eliminate some gray areas in the bidding process.

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