BUCKFIELD – Selectmen heard complaints Tuesday from families who say debris virtually blocks the town recreation trail that they use as a public way.
The trail was developed from an old railroad bed and abuts the property of many people, including the five families who complained to selectmen. Because it is a public way and a recreational trail, it is used by the five families who live along it, and by all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles.
Town Manager Glen Holmes showed the board pictures of large piles of trash on the trail. The primary concern was that access would be blocked for emergency vehicles.
Residents said the vandalism was done late at night, when it is difficult to catch anyone, and they must move large trees and brush to get in and out of their homes.
One resident suggested a neighborhood watch; another asked selectmen to write a letter to all residents in Buckfield asking them to keep watch, and if anyone is caught vandalizing the trail, they would be barred from using it.
The board voted to have Holmes draft a letter for their approval.
In other business, Holmes said he sent the SAD 39 Budget Committee 43 questions and requested written answers on the clarification of proposed software expenditures, the number of students using it and what credits they would acquire.
He also informed the board that the Fire Department had received a donation of an old six-by-six Army truck freshly painted red with a 500-gallon tank and new pump. There will be a town meeting at 7 p.m. Dec. 6 to vote on accepting it.
The board appointed Nick Dimaio to the SAD 39 Board of Directors.
Holmes brought information to the board on two possible town purchases: a sidewalk snowplow with blower; and an ambulance for the Buckfield Rescue. Neither was approved.
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