LIVERMORE – Shoreland violations continue to plague local officials as Code Enforcement Officer Doug Marble added two more to his list when he met with selectpersons Monday night.

Both of the new problems he found are on the Gibbs Mills side of Long Pond, and both landowners will be notified of the violations. One violation was a lawn that was expanded to the natural shoreline, the other being unstabilized soil.

A third situation in that area is the clearing of land next to the pond by Joe Diaz, which has been pending in court for some time.

Marble is still working on other violations, including two more on the other side of Long Pond in the Western Shores subdivision off Waters Hill. One of these is on property owned by Timothy and Lisa Chouinard, who were fined $250 for violations that included covering a buffer strip and placing several structures within the buffer area. The area has been inspected by a representative of the Department of Environmental Protection, and additional work will be done, Marble reported.

Owner Michael Saucier was on hand to defend himself in the second situation. He maintained that he had attempted to rectify the violations, which he said seemed to change over time, especially as he was dealing with two code officers: Marble and his father, Richard, who is now out of town.

“I was in compliance, now I’m not,” he said in frustration. “I’m fighting a losing battle; I’ve been dealing with two individuals all the time.”

Richard Marble had assessed a $750 fine before he left on vacation, but had not physically inspected the property.

Saucier refused to pay until he was told the reason he was being fined, a question the board could not answer when he met with it two weeks ago.

After a lengthy debate between Saucier and town officials, officials voted to lower the fine to $250 if he corrects the problems by Dec. 20.

In a Round Pond situation, Marble reported that an extension has been filed in the Homer Clardy case in which Clardy refused to pay the $1,000 fine levied for a long standing junkyard problem.

He was willing to pay $250, in a good faith effort, he said, with the remainder to be waived if there are no further violations within a year, bringing the matter to a close.

The board refused the offer, as his refusal to comply with the deadline in a timely fashion has resulted in court costs in addition to code officer’s expenses.