LIVERMORE – During the Nov. 19 Select Board meeting, selectpersons agreed to get a quote for how much it would cost to fix a damaged plate on a compactor at the Transfer Station.

The Livermore Select Board reads documents on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at the town office in Livermore. From left, Selectperson Joshua Perkins, Vice Chair Brett Deyling, Administrative Assistant Carrie Judd, and Select persons Scott Richmond and Jeremy Emerson. Missing from the photo is Chair Mark Chretien. Leo Goddard/Franklin Journal

“One of the corners got rolled up,” Selectperson Scott Richmond said. “Probably when they were pushing snow or something. It’s probably about half an inch. It needs to be flattened back down.”

The board discussed using American Rescue Plan Act [ARPA] funds to take on the project. “We have to have a plan to spend the money by the end of December,” said Chairperson Mark Chretien. He said they should get a quote to see how much it would cost to fix the plate at the Transfer Station.

Selectperson Joshua Perkins asked if there were conditions to what the money could be used for. Richmond responded that the way the guidelines were written, they seemed to be pretty open about how the money could be used.

Perkins suggested using the money for a new LED sign for the town office, saying he likes the ones that some other towns have, like Livermore Falls. Administrative Assistant Carrie Judd agreed that it would be helpful to display information on, but reminded Perkins that it was very expensive.

Richmond also recommended using some of the funds to pave the parking lot outside of the town office. “It is in bad shape,” he said. “It was paved in ’84 when they built the place and it should have been paved 15, 20 years ago.”

In other news, the town received an application for an Animal Control Officer after Richard Burton submitted his resignation. Judd said that she also works for the towns of Wilton and Dixfield, but that she wouldn’t officially be certified until mid-December. Scott asked if it was possible to switch animal shelters as they were currently associated with the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society. Chretien said that the town used to use Franklin County Animal Shelter, so it must be possible, but they will have to check to see when the contract ends first.

The Select Board also decided to close the town office at noon on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve. Richmond said that it is an option for town office employees, though they will have to use compensatory time or vacation time in order to do so. “Go be with your family,” said Perkins.