BUCKFIELD – Selectmen reviewed the specifications on a new plow truck that Town Manager Glen Holmes found in Burlington, Ontario, and they gave him permission to strike a deal to buy it.
Selectmen authorized Holmes to offer the dealer up to $1,000 to hold the 2006 GMC truck until the June town meeting, when voters will decide whether to approve $50,000 for it.
“I never dreamed you could find something like this,” said Selectman Oscar Gammon.
Holmes said he might have to make the nonrefundable down payment of $1,000 if the town didn’t pass the request for the $50,000. Dick Piper of the Road Committee said he would donate $1,000 of his time if the expenditure didn’t pass.
Although the wing and box are used, the rest of the truck is new.
Holmes reported that an agreement between the town of Buckfield and Nezinscot Industries has been reached in the automobile graveyard litigation. Owner Graham Bell says he will have the site cleaned up by Oct. 31 and will repay the town $2,500 for legal expenses.
Holmes reported that he had paid $1,375 for a new transmission for the town pickup truck and is getting the bottom fixed and painted for $1,000.
Selectmen agreed to go with road planner Transportation System Planning to survey every road in Buckfield and help set up a road priorities list. This can be done by May 28 at a cost of $2,475.
A letter was presented by Holmes from the Oxford County Soil and Water Conservation District asking the town to support its state grant proposal by committing $500 for a survey to help identify areas in need of remediation in North Pond, Buckfield’s water supply. Selectmen approved the request.
There was no comment at the public hearing for a liquor license for Buckfield Mall, other than by petition presenter and owner Mike St. Hilaire. He said he wanted to make it convenient for Buckfield residents and those in surrounding towns to purchase liquor.
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