PERU – Colin Clark, a representative from the state Department of Environmental Protection, reviewed four sites in town that are in violation of storm-water management this week and determined that most problems had been addressed, according to Road Commissioner David Gammon.

Gammon also told selectmen on Monday night that Mark Desmond had removed about eight loads of gravel that was clogging the town’s culverts. Gammon said logging was going on up the hill on the Desmond property and he felt water was going to start pouring down the skidder tracks onto the road.

Board Chairman Bill Hine asked Gammon to come up with a budget that would reflect road improvements that will satisfy the state Department of Transportation. Also, Hine said that he thought that paved roads and maintenance should go under separate articles in the budget.

Gammon said that Pleasant Street would be the big project for next year, costing upward of $100,000. Hine cautioned Gammon to make sure his road budget reflected enough as the town is out of money this year in the summer road budget.

Gammon said there was water in the salt sand shed, but thought it might be coming from the wet sand that was brought in. He said that next year they could order the sand during the dry season before rains began.

A long discussion ensued over what to do when people do not pay animal control officer service bills. Hine asked board secretary Kathy Hussey to see what other towns were doing to collect the money.

The board discussed putting liens on property or taking the parties to small claims court. Hine proposed the idea that maybe other towns would be interested in hiring one person to represent cases in court.

Hine read a letter to the board that said Judge John D. McElwee had signed an order allowing Code Enforcement Officer Jack Plumley to inspect the property of Paul Bickford, who has been cited to be in violation of several town code and use regulations.

There will be no selectman meeting next week. The next scheduled meeting will be on Monday, Dec. 4.