HARTFORD – Town auditor Larry Campbell presented the Board of Selectmen on Thursday with a financial report along with recommendations to consider.
Campbell said unpaid taxes have increased over last year, but all in all, the town looked good financially. He said except for the solid waste and recycling account, spending was either at budget or under.
Selectman Lee Holman said the waste account situation was due to more curbside pickup than expected, and tipping rates going up. Campbell gave the board several written recommendations to consider.
“The board should set the tone of the work environment to encourage staff to perform their duties at the highest level possible,” he said, “The office staff should be encouraged to perform self-audit procedures on their work on a quarterly basis.”
He asked the board to be an internal audit committee, keeping current with the clerk in the area of finances.
In other business, David and Louise Campbell requested a tax abatement on the lot behind their Canton Lake home at the corner of Camp Road and Campbell Drive.
She said they do not own the lot, but they own the 20-foot road as a right of way to a boat launch. She was assessed $17,500 for the road.
Chairman David Bowen asked Campbell what her taxes on the property were last year.
Since she wasn’t sure, he said the board would research the issue and take up her request at their next meeting.
In other business, Holman announced there would be a general assistance workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 29 at the Town Hall. It is presented by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and is free to anyone working with general assistance.
Holman also announced sewers will be working on curtains for the Town Hall on Saturday, March 18, and all sewers are welcome.
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