OTISFIELD – Former town Treasurer Barbara Kane chastised resident Gordon Chamberlain Wednesday for trying to stir up trouble by seeking enforcement of junkyard rules.

She and her husband, Bob, pointed out that property on Peaco Hill Road owned by Chamberlain’s wife includes a unlicensed junkyard that’s within 300 feet of a neighbor’s well, a violation of junkyard rules.

“You’re minding everybody’s business but your own,” a visibly angry Kane said as she and her husband stood to leave the meeting. She accused Chamberlain of conducting a “witch hunt” in his efforts to ensure that the town is enforcing environmental rules.

Chamberlain has, over the past several months, asked the town to look into possible violations at licensed junkyards owned by Selectman Lenny Adler, Road Commissioner Richard Bean, Planning Board Chairman Stan Brett and Ivory Hill resident Peter Arntsen.

Hearings were held on those junkyard license renewals in December, and Selectman have approved the renewals pending inspection by the code enforcement officer.

“This is a nice town. You’re getting people all stirred up and it’s not fair,” said Kane, who lives next to Chamberlain on Peaco Hill Road.

Chamberlain tried several times to respond to Kane, but Kane wasn’t finished. She accused him of trespassing on her property and the property of other residents in town.

“You want to keep off our property, I’m telling you,” she said.

Earlier this year, Chamberlain had identified several locations where he said he was concerned that environmental rules were being violated.

Code Enforcement Officer Rodney Smith has looked into those complaints, and the property owners are “in the process of cleaning them up,” Administrative Assistant Marianne Izzo-Morin said.

In the meantime, selectmen had earlier tabled action on the junkyard application for Chamberlain’s wife’s property until he showed proof that he had notified all of the abutters. A public hearing will be held soon.

Chamberlain argued Wednesday that if he had to notify abutters, the other junkyard owners should have had to notify abutters too.

But Selectman Mark Cyr said the notification of abutters applies only to new junkyard applications, not renewals. He said the state wants people to license their junkyards so there can be a measure of control over the use. But he said the state doesn’t want to make the process so restrictive that people are discouraged from obtaining a license.