BETHEL – Selectmen scheduled a special meeting at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 21, in the town office to vote on a road relocation project.

Town Manager Scott Cole said the board would vote on a request to authorize construction of a new portion of Taylor Smith Road.

At Monday night’s regular board meeting, selectmen asked Cole to lock in costs associated with the 900-foot-long relocation because Nov. 4 referendum voters had capped spending at $8,000.

Costs include:

• $6,000 to Tibbetts and Verrill to truck materials and construct approximately 900 feet of road.

• $750 to Points North Surveying/Gary Inman to flag the road centerline and prepare a deed description as needed.

• $750 to engineer Jim Sysko for monitoring road construction to ensure compliance with town standards.

• $500 to town attorney Geoff Hole for work to coordinate a road discontinuance/acceptance, licensing and deed conveyance.

There’s no direct charge for Bethel and the Maine Department of Transportation to provide between two and three culverts.

The project’s plan of action entails finalizing a schedule for road discontinuance and an ultimate deed exchange, and executing a licensing agreement or letter with Chadbourne Tree Farms governing the pre-exchange period, Cole said.

Construction would commence immediately.

At Monday night’s meeting, selectmen learned that before they could sign off on the relocation project, the town had to first discontinue the 1,100 feet affected by the relocation.

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