TURNER — Selectmen on Monday night authorized full payment to Rampart Bituminous LLC for 3,500 cubic yards of cold-mix asphalt.
The town contracted with Rampart for the manufacture of the material. The pile was measured some time after the material was manufactured, and it was believed that it was less than the full 3,500 yards.
Selectman Kurt Youland said there was no doubt Rampart fulfilled its contract, but selectmen withheld full payment until the reason for the suspected discrepancy was determined.
Rampart President Thomas M. Gibson explained that his equipment weighs the aggregate being used and then adds the corresponding amount of emulsion. A labratory test showed that the cold mix had the proper amount of emulsion, and the amount of emulsion used was known. He said the only reason for the discrepancy was that the material had settled between the time it was made and the time the pile was measured.
Selectmen agreed with Gibson and authorized full payment. They decided that next year they would specify weight rather than volume of material.
Town Manager Eva Leavitt announced that Turner’s gold-headed Boston Post Cane would be awarded to Wilma Jordan at a reception June 16. Jordan, at 96, is Turner’s oldest resident.
Selectmen appointed members of various town committees. The appointments take effect on July 1. Most positions were filled by incumbents. Scott LeFlamme was appointed town manager and other positions normally filled by the manager. LeFlamme, who will not officially assume the title until July 1, is working with Leavitt, who is retiring.
Selectmen announced that John Moultrie will assume the newly created position of Public Works director June 18. The position was approved at the annual town meeting.
Selectmen reviewed and approved new pay scales for town employees. Selectman Ralph Caldwell encouraged other selectmen to increase the rate for part-time employees. He said that since they did not get any benefits, such as vacation time, their true pay was more below full-time workers than the hourly rate indicated.
“If part-time workers are competent, they aren’t getting much. If they aren’t competent, we don’t want them around,” he said.
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