HARTFORD – Selectmen Lee Holman and Hope McCabe on Thursday night reviewed the warrant for the Aug. 2 special town meeting. An election will be held the same day to choose another selectman.
The town is presently operating with only two after the resignation of Scott Swain in March and Laura Marston in May. David Bowen is the only candidate on the ballot.
Voters will be asked to vote to reverse the discontinuance of Swan Pond Road from the Swan Pond Road Cemetery to the start of the road leading to the transfer station. They also will be asked to give $500 for the general assistance account and slightly more than $5,000 to the youth sports program.
Article 6 asks voters to provide benefits for the full-time elected town clerk.
Also at Thursday’s meeting, Judy Hamilton presented data that she, Peggy Poskus and Dave Kraske have compiled to locate dwellings for the emergency 911 system.
The board approved asking residents on private roads to post the complete address, including street names, on mailboxes on the main road. They also approved changing the numbers on Bear Pond Road, formerly known as Route 219, so they would continue the sequence in Turner. Selectmen chose Nov. 21 as the deadline for having numbers marked on houses and mailboxes.
Turner, Canton and Buckfield fire and rescue departments all respond to calls from Hartford, and Oxford County dispatchers need to have clear addresses so that they know which town to call for coverage.
Board members said vouchers will be required this year for hazardous waste disposal in September. Only eight vouchers are available, and may be obtained at the town office.
The board reviewed complaints from residents on gravel roads. Holman said gravel is being wasted on roads because of the way they are graded. McCabe said she would be speaking to Road Commissioner Alan McNeil after the meeting. She will also discuss a road drainage problem on the Margeson/Houlette property that needs to be resolved. Apparently, McNeil installed the culvert on a driveway and failed to divert the road drainage into the culvert. The water now goes down the homeowner’s driveway and across the property.
The board appointed Clarence Hill as animal control officer. Kay Hawkins was named licensed plumbing inspector and health officer.
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