By Kelly Morgan,Staff Writer

NORWAY – A bitter dispute between two Hobbs Pond Lane property owners continued before the Norway Planning Board on Thursday.

Resident Paul Eirman, who owns a home at 79 Hobbs Pond Lane, appeared before the board to request a subdivision plan amendment. His neighbor, Steven Siskowitz, appeared before the board with a similar request Jan. 27.

As Siskowitz did at the earlier meeting, Eirman began his presentation with a litany of complaints against his neighbor.

“It’s one thing to the next thing, to the next thing, to the next thing,” he said. “Now it’s snow falling on his property when I plow it.”

Eirman said he was tired of the disputes, which have led to protection-from-harassment orders and legal action. He said there were no ordinance violations on his property, and called on the Planning Board to make Siskowitz address a turnaround that has yet to be installed as required by the subdivision plan.

Fergus Lea, planning division director for the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments, eventually interrupted and told Eirman that his own property was in question. “The road is not the way it was designed on the subdivision plan,” he said.

After some heated discussion, Eirman came to understand that he needed a subdivision plan amendment because of stones he has placed in a drainage ditch on his property. He announced that he was never told about a Feb. 10 meeting at which he was scheduled to appear. That meeting was canceled due to a snowstorm, at which point Eirman said he was told about Thursday’s meeting. However, he implied that he did not understand the purpose of the meeting.

“When you say amendment, it’s news to me,” he said.

Eirman was told to create a drawing of the changes he has made to the ditch and road and return to the Planning Board.

Siskowitz, who was in the audience despite a harassment order that has concerned town officials, asked whether the board was holding a public hearing and whether he would be allowed to speak. He was told the meeting was public, but comment was not being allowed at the time.

Norway Police Chief Rob Federico and an officer were at the meeting.

The Planning Board also on Thursday found that plans for a five-lot subdivision on Ralph Richardson Road were complete, and approved replacement of an apartment building at 15 Cottage St. that was destroyed by fire Oct. 14. Owner Madeline Pratt has plans to replace six of seven apartments that existed in the three-story building.