LIVERMORE FALLS – Selectmen have agreed to continue having the town office open late one Wednesday a month for one more month, on May 26.

The experiment began four months ago to accommodate citizens who found it difficult to conduct business during regular hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Office staff reported Monday night that only a few people had taken advantage of the change, certainly not as many as complained about the office not opening until 11 a.m. on that same Wednesday morning.

The board will consider the issue again at its June 7 session before taking final action.

The board agreed to have the highway crew work with the sewer department for several days this summer with Superintendent Kent Mitchell to work out the details with foreman Denis Castonguay.

They also supported having an income survey done of sewer customers in conjunction with Jay and the Livermore Falls Water District.

Mitchell said this will show that sewer charges are taking 2 percent of the users’ household income, rather than the 1.79 percent now estimated that it costs.

This could save the district as much as $250,000 for phosphorus removal from its discharge into the Androscoggin River, he explained. The state is considering a regulation to limit phosphorus discharges.

“We shouldn’t be forced to pay for removal where we’re such as small part of the problem.”

An abatement of $12,000 in value was approved on the Vincent and Roberta Fronczek property, the burned out house next to Skowhegan Savings Bank.

No action was taken on naming alternates to the Planning Board as the ordinance establishing the board allows only for seven full members.

Phil Poirier was present to discuss the town’s Web site that can be accessed at www.lfme.org. He called it another gateway to the town.

Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. will deal with the sign at the corner of Record and Moose Hill roads that he says is confusing. The stop sign on Moose Hill will remain but a change may be made in the yield sign on Record Road. It will either revert to a stop sign or a warning sign stating “intersection ahead.”

The placement of courtesy signs on “jake brakes” will be discussed again when all five selectmen are present.

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