NORWAY — The Select Board on Thursday evening accepted nearly $8,000 from donations, the sale of scrap metal and criminal forfeitures.
The Acts of Kindness Foundation, a nonprofit arm of Daddy O’s restaurant in Oxford, donated $2,500 to assist needy residents who are not eligible for General Assistance funds.
“It is extremely important to us that no one be turned away should they fall between the cracks of the government’s requirements,” according to a letter accompanying the donation. “We want no one to be judged, just simply helped, with the assumption that they are asking because they truly have a need.”
Restaurant co-owners Aaron and Amanda Ouellette of Mechanic Falls have also presented $2,500 each to Paris and Oxford.
The board accepted $1,000 from New Balance shoe manufacturing company to provide portable heaters at the town ice rink. The company has a factory in Norway.
The Office of the Maine Attorney General gave the town $2,678 from a criminal forfeiture. Police Chief Robert Federico recommended the money be placed in the drug prevention account.
Lastly, the town earned $1,768.78 from the sale of scrap metal from the old highway garage. Highway Foreman Art Chappell had asked that it be put in the safety account.
The four donations totaled $7,946.78.
Town Manager Dennis Lajoie announced that Code Enforcement Officer Scott Tabb has submitted his resignation. His last day is Dec. 29.
Four residents in the area of Yagger Road expressed frustration with neighbors who moved in a couple of months ago on property owned by family members and are reportedly living in a trailer.
The four said there was an explosion on the site after midnight Dec. 10 and complained of activity before sunrise, which one described as the grinding of metal with generators running at all hours of the night. A walking path in the area no longer feels safe, they added.
Officials are working to address the issue through policing and code enforcement. Federico said his officers have been on the property at least a dozen times but found no criminal violations.
Any potential code issues are being addressed by Tabb.
Officials said they understood the frustration, but nothing could be done immediately.
“We need something concrete to move on,” Federico said, adding the investigation is ongoing.
The board approved an application for a BYOB event the the American Legion hall at 212 Main St. A Valentine Masquerade Ball and Dinner is planned at at 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5.
Also approved were requests from Central Maine Power for poles at Pleasant Street and Abbott Road and a sec0nd pole at Solon Street and Paris Street.
Lajoie provided a list of members on the committee and subcommittees for the upcoming visioning and comprehensive plan, which the board approved.
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