Board: Sabattus Board of Selectmen

Met: Tuesday night

Vehicles aplenty

Issue: While responding to a report of a burglary last week, an officer lost control of his cruiser. He was OK but the car was totaled.

The scoop: Selectmen approved buying a new 2009 Ford Crown Victoria for up to $22,833 once the insurance money comes in.

Issue: In the meantime, police Chief Thomas Fales is looking to spend money from a justice grant and the town office is looking to retire an aging former police car that office staff use for town business such as driving to conferences.

Up next: Selectmen approved of the chief using the grant and money from a cruiser account to buy a new 2009 Ford truck for $31,522. That truck will replace an old Police Department Jeep, which will in turn go to office staff.

10-4

Issue: Whenever the town lost power, police and fire radio systems couldn’t communicate with each other.

The scoop: Sabattus has gotten a Maine Emergency Management Agency grant for $2,389 to buy a generator for the Pleasant Hill radio tower so that won’t happen in the future.

It’s a date

Issue: Meetings for the body that’s creating an emergency plan for the town will resume on May 26.

Issue: Selectmen will take a field trip at 2 p.m. Thursday to Taylor Drive and Wendall Way. Residents have asked that the roads be considered for adoption as town roads. There’s a question as to whether they meet code standards.

Issue: Selectmen approved a proclamation stating that Friday, May 1, is “Silver Star Banner Day.” The designation is to honor “the wounded and ill soldiers of Sabattus.”

Contact reporter Kathryn Skelton via phone at 689-2844 or via e-mail at [email protected]