BUCKFIELD – Road Commissioner Glen Holmes gave selectmen copies of daily logs filled out by road crews on their work over the last two weeks on Tuesday night. Holmes developed the method of accountability to keep track of workers’ time and projects.

Holmes said crews had placed three 4- by 8-foot steel plates over the culvert on Allan School Road. The Road Committee thought the culvert wouldn’t hold up so this fix was done until the next budget cycle when money is available to replace it.

Holmes said they will start stockpiling sand next week, and the plow trucks are ready to roll.

State Rep.-elect Terry Hayes attended the meeting and wanted to know the town’s concerns and promised to keep them informed of what was happening in Augusta that would affect the town. Hayes said she had asked to be put on the taxation and the state and local government committees.

Holmes, who is also town manager, said he was concerned that the state was paying less than promised for tree growth reimbursement, and the town lost nearly $12,000 last year due to this.

Holmes reported that a meeting Nov. 29 in Lewiston should come up with a solution for the Buckfield Village Corp.’s financial woes. Representatives from the Legislature, Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments will meet to discuss solutions and make a recommendation early next year.

The board voted for Sumner’s emergency management director to act for the town of Buckfield as well.

Selectman Chris Hayward said, “I think this is just one step closer for our towns to be working together.”

Holmes said he had spoken with Oxford County Emergency Director Scott Parker, who said Sumner had the best plan in Oxford County and possibly the entire state.