WOODSTOCK – Concord Pond Road became a ATV shared access road by unanimous vote last Tuesday as the selectmen honored a request from camp owner William Dolloff representing the Concord Pond Campers Association.
Dolloff said a majority of the camp owners want to use their ATVs to travel along the road between Peru and Milton to visit friends and neighbors without having to use their regular cars and trucks.
“We can’t ride our four-wheelers to visit with other campers,” he said. “And we would like to be able to, seeing as how we aren’t talking about long distances.”
Selectman Bruce Korhonen said, “I for one would be for it, if it’s designated what the use will be and the specific area (that) people can use was named.”
“I am for it but I would like to see a trial period for a year to see how it works. We can always change it if there are problems,” said Selectman Judy Bennett.
They decided on a one-year trial period. A specific part of the road was named as the shared access area. It goes from Pelletier Road to the intersection of Granite Ledge Road and the Concord Pond Road. It also includes Granite Ledge Road to Shag Pond near the Sumner town line.
The designation of shared access becomes effective immediately.
In other business, selectmen authorized Town Manager Vern Maxfield and Highway Foreman Randy Eastman to check into the cost of having the engine on the town’s 1994 Ford plow truck rebuilt.
Eastman said major engine problems include the fact that the truck is smoking heavily when in use and uses about a quart of oil per day.
“That problem needs to be taken care of now,” board Chairman Leon Poland said, “because winter is getting close.”
Poland also suggested they check on the possibility that there still may be some warranty left on the vehicle as he didn’t think 68,000 miles was much mileage for a diesel engine like this.
They finally decided that several service companies should be checked for their price for the repair work, including a Cummins diesel service center and the Big Rig Shop in Oxford.
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