DIXFIELD – Selectman Montell Kennedy and Town Manager Nanci Allard argued this week over Allard’s refusal to copy documents for the Water Advisory Committee.

Water Advisory Committee spokeswoman Brenda Turbide touched off the discord during the selectmen’s meeting Monday night. She asked selectmen why Allard refused to provide the committee with public documents.

Kennedy demanded to know why Allard would not make copies of a Dixfield water system report. He said it was a violation of Maine’s Right to Know law.

“No information was denied to that committee. The law doesn’t require me to make copies for people,” Allard responded.

“We selectmen appointed that committee and they need information and you’re not willing to make copies? Are you going to charge them? I don’t think so,” Kennedy retorted, his voice rising while Allard’s face flushed red.

Allard said the report was 200 pages, and it would cost $400 to make one copy of the report.

Kennedy, who acts as the committee’s liaison to selectmen, told Allard the group didn’t want the whole report, just a page and a half.

Allard said she would comply.

Talk then shifted to a school bus turnaround site on Robin Marshall’s property on Coolidge Road.

Kennedy read a letter from Marshall commending the town for not damaging his property. He wondered aloud why Allard and new Public Works Director Tim Hanson said Marshall and the town were at odds over the site.

Allard said they were based on comments Marshall made to Hanson. That’s why Allard and Hanson were looking into alternatives to the site.

Kennedy then questioned Allard about Hanson doing two jobs at once, groundskeeping at Harlow Park and Public Works Deparment work.

“I’ve been getting multiple complaints daily,” Kennedy said.

Allard said Hanson has been doing both jobs for the wages of one.

Kennedy raised his voice to Selectman Chairman Eugene Skibitsky, saying that when selectmen conduct workshops, they should identify them as regular selectmen meetings.

“The feeling in town is that we’re doing things behind people’s backs. I don’t like sitting on this board and hearing people saying that we’re doing things behind their backs,” he said.

Skibitsky said he would look into board policy on whether to call the board’s meetings with department heads workshops or regular business meetings.