PERU – A wireless tower to be installed on a hill in Peru will vastly improve cell phone coverage to the area.
The 190-foot tall tower will be about one mile off Main Street. A logging road near the old school will be improved to provide access to the site.
Selectmen showed particular interest in the storm water management portion of the building permit. Selectman Bill Hine thought the area of disturbed soil in the building site and the road might necessitate a state Department of Environmental Protection permit.
Selectmen approved the building permit application with the stipulation that the builder obtain any required state permits and that the town be informed of the times and results of proposed follow-up inspections of seeded areas.
Selectman Kathy Hussey said she had been told that the tower would not require clearance lights.
Chairman Andy St. Pierre reported that the designer of the new sand/salt shed, William E. Whited, had agreed to incorporate the site preparation into the rest of the project. Selectmen agreed to immediately advertise for bids. While Whited is joining a Portland design firm, SMRT, the selectmen expect him to fulfill his contract with the town and oversee the construction of the shed.
Former Selectman James Pulsifer discussed problems with snow removal in the town. Road Commissioner David Gammon said he had just personally plowed the roads in question. Pulsifer suggested that the town look into using different equipment or methods. The condition of the roads makes it difficult to do a better job, Gammon said.
Hussey and Town Clerk Vera Parent noted that several residents have unclaimed property on the Maine treasurer’s unclaimed property Web site.
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