CANTON – Selectmen voted this week to change their meetings to the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month beginning at 6:30 p.m..

The meetings had been held the second and fourth Wednesdays.

Donald Hutchins and Lisa Cummings are the new selectmen and Wally Haynes is chairman.

The board voted to begin legal proceedings against Edward Libby for not cleaning up his junkyard as ordered.

The lowest bid from Community Dynamics in Auburn was accepted for Engineering and Architecture on the new firehouse.

Selectmen agreed to write a letter to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife supporting its acquisition of approximately 50 acres on the Androscoggin River across from Stevens Island. The property would be used, in part, for a public boat landing.

Dam owner Raymond Fortier complained at previous meetings about docks he thought were on his property. He claims ownership to the center of the brook which goes out of Canton Lake and says the docks are actually on his property.

However, Robert Turnbull brought papers saying the docks were in the water prior to 1968 and the title belongs to the property which he now owns.

Selectmen were satisfied with this proof.

Selectmen approved a letter from Clint Conant from the Flood Mitigation Committee to all residents in the flood zone.

The plan for prioritizing properties to approach for relief is based on immediate safety and health risks, individual safety and health risks, risk of damage from flooding and history of substantial and repetitive damage.

The second step is to determine the property owner’s interest in being considered for funds to either buy out their property and help relocate or to provide waterproofing solutions on those properties where feasible.

Owners will have to consider certain things noted in the letter before making a decision.

The committee has applied for federal and state funds to help people who want a lasting solution to flooding. Any money received will result in those at the top of the priority list being contacted about options.

James Dyment was appointed emergency management director.