LIVERMORE – The Board of Selectpersons on Wednesday reviewed the C.H. Stevenson Inc. proposal for road and drainage work on the Strickland Ferry Road.
The base bid was $201,000, less funds for work that the town of Livermore will do, such as tree cutting, culvert costs and paving. The proposed cost for the hot top alone is $98,975. The proposal also includes grinding the current road and using a calcium chloride mixture. Instead, the town wants to do all drainage work and eliminate the calcium chloride mixture, along with grinding the current road.
The total length of road to be done is 2 miles, with 1 mile to be finished this year, and the rest next year.
Selectman Tom Berry, who negotiated the proposal with Mike Needham, the project manager, said Needham would be notified of the changes, and the board will vote on the revised proposal at the next meeting July 17.
Administrative Assistant Kurt Schaub updated the board on the Turkey Lane Grant and said at the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s request, he submitted a new application that was in a different format and award letters will be going out the end of July.
“A couple of towns were disqualified and one dropped out,” he said. He added that he thinks Livermore’s chances of obtaining the grant are pretty good.
“The only problem is that to obtain the necessary permits will take a month, and to get an engineer to do the work, can we fit it in this summer? The best time to do the work (the driest time) is August,” he said.
Schaub asked JoAnn Mooney at Maine Emergency Management Agency whether or not Livermore could set aside the $35,000 matching funds from this year to next year to allow more time to get the necessary permits, engineer, etc. Schaub added that she said she didn’t see a problem with that.
The original application was submitted last August, which would have given the town plenty of time to obtain the necessary permits to have the project done this year.
Schaub also restated Livermore Falls selectmen’s request that Livermore not accept trash from Livermore Falls residents. It had been incorrectly reported by television news that Livermore would be providing this service. The Livermore town office will provide marriage licenses and death certificates, and Livermore Falls residents can go to Buckfield for motor vehicle services.
The board re-elected Grace Jacques as chairwoman. It also voted for Jay Town Manager Ruth Marden to be vice president of Maine Municipal Association. One other person was running for this position, Janet White of New Portland. Each town gets one vote and it was unanimous for Marden.
The Solid Waste Board will meet July 11, Board of Selectpersons on July 17, and the Planning Board on July 18, all at 7 p.m. at the Town Office.
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