TURNER – People operating junkyards have until July 3 to clean up their properties or face court action, selectmen said Monday night.
Code Enforcement Officer Roger Williams said that of the original 24 junkyard owners, nine have taken action to clean up, one has been scheduled for trial and 14 had been notified by mail to appear before the selectmen Monday night to discuss their circumstances.
Of those 14, six said they are in the process of cleaning up. They were told that Williams would be checking on them in June, and they should be at the board meeting July 3 to report that their properties are in compliance.
Selectman Dennis Richardson emphasized that the board “is trying to treat everyone fairly and equally; but if deadlines set tonight are not met, court action will follow.”
Williams will send certified letters to two junkyard operators who weren’t present Monday and hadn’t responded in any way, notifying them to respond within two weeks, or they will be taken to court.
Action against five property owners was tabled so that Williams to check on the situations, and another was tabled until May 1 for the Planning Board to act on requests from the property owner.
Selectmen also approved a 62-article warrant for the Turner town meeting at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 8, at the Leavitt Area High School cafeteria.
Voting will take place from 1 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 7, at the Town Office.
To be elected are a moderator; two selectmen for three years each; three school board directors, one for a yearlong term and two for three years; and three Budget Committee members for three years each.
The policy was changed to require purchase orders for all items of $50 or more, a change from the previous $1,000 standard.
It was also voted to change the amount of taxes spent for municipal government, schools, and the county to a percentage of the spending total. Currently, those figures are given as a mill rate, which Selectman Richardson declared “is virtually meaningless to most taxpayers.”
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