BUCKFIELD — Fire Chief Steve Campbell resigned Tuesday saying he needs more time for his job and family.

Town Manager Glen Holmes read a letter from Campbell, which stated his last day will be June 30. The board accepted the resignation with regret. Campbell has been chief for four years.

Nominations for his successor will occur in April, according to the town ordinance. Selectmen will review the nominee and the election will follow in May if the board agrees with the nomination.

Campbell said he would continue as a volunteer after taking some time off.

The board signed the Western Maine Firefighters Association Mutual Aid Agreement. This allows municipalities of the association to both offer and receive aid from the participating departments.

Mid-Maine Waste Action Corp. Director Joe Kazar gave a slide presentation of the facility that is owned by 12 member communities. Buckfield and Sumner own 3 percent of the waste-to-energy plant.

Kazar said that 95 percent of the heat comes from the trash that is processed and one third of the electricity is used to run the plant and the rest is sold to Central Maine Power Co.

Lewiston is one of the communities that sends its trash to MMWAC. Kazar said that for the 15th year, the ash is sent to the Lewiston landfill.

Kazar also said the plant has very little negative environmental impact and it also avoids the buildup of methane gas generated from landfills.

In other news, Holmes cited a letter from the Maine Historic Preservation Commission that states that the home of David and Pat Ledlie has been nominated for the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register is the federal government’s official list of historic properties worthy of preservation.

Holmes informed the board that the town’s 2001 Dodge pickup has several issues that make it more expensive to fix than the cost of a new truck.

The board agreed to have Holmes purchase a 2007 Ford with 119,000 miles from the state surplus for $4,800.

Holmes informed the board that with the 2010 Census complete, the town population is more than 2,000. This number requires towns to have a Maine Uniform Building Code. Holmes said they will have a year to implement it and in the meantime, he will see what options will be the most economical for the town to employ in order to comply.