PARIS – Oxford County commissioners were told Tuesday that the regional airport has lost more than $16,000 in revenue due to fuel pumps that aren’t working properly.

Much of the discussion focused on operations at Oxford CountyRegional Airport in Oxford. A letter from James Horowitz, president of Oxford Aviation, said the airport had lost $16,234.83 in revenue due to the inoperative pumps. Commissioners asked Carole Mahoney Fulton, administrative assistant to the commissioners, for documentation on the problem.

Fulton said the fuel pumps were scheduled to be moved this week, but that the process has been delayed because a part necessary for the move has not arrived yet. She also said Oxford Aviation, which rents speace at the airport, is three months behind on rent.

In other matters, a proposal from Nason Mechanical System offered to upgrade the heating system at the airport for $55,931, or do a partial upgrade for $11,367. Commissioner Steven Merrill suggested that a heating energy audit be conducted on the airport.

In other business, Scott Parker, director of the Oxford County Emergency Management Agency, and Jeff Stearn, an environmental consultant, spoke on the need to repair the Twin Bridges in Riley Township. Parker estimated that the repair would cost at least $120,000.

“It’s an accident about to happen,” he said.

Stearn said he has already been awarded a similar hazard mitigation grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help prevent erosion along the Sunday River Road in Newry. Parker said the deadline to apply for the grant is September and that he is seeking separate grants for repairs in the Albany and Mason townships.

Parker said public assistance for towns affected by the Patriot’s Day storm is projected to be $2,624,513. Individual assistance is projected to be $786,361. FEMA will cover 75 percent of the costs, the state 15 percent, and the towns will cover 10 percent of damages.

Several officials expressed frustration with a computer program used by the Regional Communications Center. Sheriff Wayne Gallant estimated that it would take up to two years to get the program online, as there is no full-time person dedicated to it.

Parker said he would not have accepted the grant for the program in retrospect, and Merrill said it was an example of a grant being accepted without a full examination.

“We get hung out to dry on this, constantly,” he said.

Gallant said the SUVs that the Sheriff’s Office has added to its fleet are getting about the same mileage as the department’s Crown Victorias. He also said the prisoner population has decreased compared to last year, although certain crimes such as operating under the influence, burglaries and domestic incidents have increased compared with the same period last year.

“I think we’re up on the time-consuming ones,” he said.

Sheriff’s Lt. Hart Daley requested that commissioners consider hiring a domestic violence investigator who would conduct follow-up investigations on domestic crimes. He said Rumford currently has such a position, but the officer is leaving in September. The investigator would be a grant-funded, full-time position.

Daley also requested upgrades to the electrical system for the lieutenants’ office space at the Sheriff’s Office.

James Miclon, director of the communications center, said the construction of an equipment room at the communications center is nearly complete. He also said a generator for a communications center tower on Black Mountain ceased functioning sometime after its last checkup in February.

Commissioners also authorized a 3 percent pay increase for non-bargaining employees and a pay increase for poll workers in Albany township. A labor negotiations contract with Annalee Rosenblatt was renewed for a two-year period. The commissioners granted a request from the EMA to hire Teresa Inman as an administrative assistant.