BUCKFIELD – Selectmen renewed the liquor license of the Buckfield Inn at a hearing Tuesday night. The hearing was held during the board’s regular meeting.

Selectmen said the town has received no complaints from town residents. Board Chairman Skip Stanley said he saw no problem with the renewal. Other board members agreed.

Board members said that since owner Russell Clark purchased the inn about a year ago, he has fixed the parking lot, kept up the inn’s appearance and has established an enjoyable place to eat. The few residents attending the meeting voiced no opposition to the license renewal, and the permit was granted.

In other business, Town Manager Cindy Dunn updated the board on the state’s enforcement of the junkyard ordinance.

Dunn said she has asked the attorney general’s office why the Maine state police won’t enforce the state law. Stanley said it is up to the selectmen to try and exhaust every avenue to try and save taxpayers the cost of prosecuting. Selectman Oscar Gammon said, “You can raise potatoes faster than you can get anything out of the state.”

Dunn said she had viewed the Woodbury Hill public easement and felt it was still too early to open the road because of its wet condition. All town roads were to have been opened by Memorial Day. Judy Berg had complained about Woodbury Hill at the selectmen’s last meeting.

Donald Cooper Jr. and Dave Crum asked the town to sign an application for the Pine Tree Trail Riders Club so it could apply for a $3,500 grant to maintain 5 miles of trails along the railroad bed.

Selectmen did not see the request as conflicting with the high school’s request to seek a grant to work on the recreational trail, and signed the application, citing differences between walking trails and those for use by motorized vehicles. The recreational trail extends from the Sumner line to the Hebron line

Dunn acknowledged the dedication and hard work Stanley had given the town as selectman. “And that goes for the entire board,” Gammon said. Stanley lost the June 8 election to Chris Haywood and Tuesday’s meeting was his last as a selectman.

In executive session the board signed a temporary contract with Dunn, who is to remain as town manager from July 1 until a new manager is found, at a salary of $36,565.

The annual town meeting is set for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 23, at the High School.