TURNER — Longtime Town Manager Eva Leavitt announced her retirement at the Monday night selectmen’s meeting. It is effective June 30, 2012.

Selectmen expressed their appreciation for her 25 years of service to the town and accepted the resignation with regrets.

Leavitt has served the town in many capacities over the last quarter century. She said they have been enjoyable years but now she looks forward to spending more time at home and at camp. While she will spend some time traveling, the most important thing will be more time for friends and family, she said.

Selectmen went into executive session to discuss acquisition of land next to the new Hannaford store. Two selectmen will further investigate the parcel for the board.

They reviewed an ordinance proposed by Efficiency Maine. The board  must approve the ordinance before Efficiency Maine can make low-cost loans to Turner residents for the cost of improving their home efficiency.

While selectmen are in favor of making the loans available to residents, they are concerned about taking on any liability or expense for the town.

Chairman Angelo Terreri said, “If we don’t act on this the people who need the help can’t get it.”

It was agreed to get a written opinion from the Maine Municipal Association on whether or not there would be any liability to the town.

Terreri told Leavitt, “If MMA won’t give us a written opinion, then record their verbal one.”

If selectmen are satisfied with the legal opinion, there will be a public hearing and town meeting vote on the proposed ordinance.

Selectmen requested that they have the final version for all proposed ordinance revisions by their next meeting, Jan. 3. There will be public hearings and a special town meeting to consider these revisions.

Selectman Ralph Caldwell expressed his displeasure with the state-required audit process.

“This is poppycock,” he said. “This is not the process that catches people stealing from the town.”

Terreri explained that the process was outlined by the state and was designed to assure that proper accounting procedures were used.

The board refused to accept the latest contract proposed by Mid-Maine Waste Action Corp. of Auburn for accepting the town’s waste. Their offered contract price was substantially above the present spot price of $50 per ton.

Selectman Dennis Richardson pointed out that the towns that actually own MMWAC pay twice the spot price.