DURHAM – Fire Chief Bill St. Michel briefed selectmen Tuesday night on a proposed contract for the new firetruck that has been approved by the Fire Apparatus Committee.
Selectmen scheduled a special meeting for 6 p.m. on Tuesday at the fire station, where it is expected they will sign the contract. Barring any problems, St. Michel said he expects the new truck will be delivered in late November.
Based on St. Michel’s recommendation, selectmen signed a mutual aid agreement for ambulance services with Northeast Mobile Health Services. Selectmen previously signed similar agreements with Freeport Rescue and Lisbon Emergency.
Also approved was the town’s participation in the annual household hazardous waste collection sponsored by Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments. Residents must come to the town office to obtain a voucher in order to bring acceptable material to the the city of Lewiston’s solid waste site on River Road, the cost of which will be billed to the town. Hazardous waste will be accepted on three Saturdays each month from August through November.
Electrical work for the new generator at the town office has been inspected and is expected to be delivered on July 20, EMA Director Deborah Larrabee reported. Propane will be connected the following week.
Chairman Wesley Bennett commended Larrabee for her success in getting grants for the town, saying she had done “a real good job.” She is now in the process of preparing an application for a hazard mitigation grant for damage to several town roads caused by heavy spring rains. If successful, the grant would cover 75 percent of the cost, with the state and town paying 15 and 10 percent, respectively, she said.
Road Commissioner Clifton Larrabee reported his application to the Maine Local Roads Center for road signs has been accepted; Hunter Hill Phase II subdivision road has been completed and is ready for inspection; a program for roadside mowing and brush cutting along town ways is planned; and price quotes for removing large trees near electrical power lines have been received.
Also, he will be riding with a Federal Emergency Management Agency representative to prepare paperwork and get estimates to repair more than a dozen sections of town roads that were damaged when traffic was rerouted due to the Androscoggin River flood. Temporary repairs were made but much more work needs to be done, he said.
It was reported that two code issues are being reviewed by the code enforcement officer and that no action was taken, pending further review, on complaints of two private household wells, one on Hallowell Road and the other on the Swamp Road, reportedly contaminated by road salt.
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