PERU – Selectmen agreed Monday night to have a representative from their board meet with representatives from Hartford, Canton, Sumner, Rumford and Dixfield on Oct. 27 to discuss sharing a code enforcement officer.
The meeting organized by Canton Selectman Richard Ray will be held to discuss towns’ wants and needs, and the level of interest in sharing an officer. According to Ray, the agenda could include payment methods, job description, operating procedures, a list of possible candidates and level of compensation.
Selectmen signed an agreement with Donald and Penny Carver requiring them to pay a $100 fine before lifting a stop-work order for disturbing vegetation on Wiken Road without prior approval.
The board also signed a letter to Randall Oldham stating that the $250 payment he made was to lift a stop-work order in the shoreland zone and no refund will be given.
A building permit for a shed was approved for Brent Newton on Greenwood Road.
J.R. Worthington of the Planning Board was concerned about a letter from selectmen stating the Planning Board was nearly over budget. In order to be able to pay the other members of the Planning Board money due them, Worthington volunteered to hold off billing for his time until the first of the year. Selectmen agreed that the Planning Board budget should be raised for 2006 because 2005 had been a busy year.
Residents appealed to selectmen for communication before starting a paving project on East Pond Road because they are concerned about pollutants entering Worthly Pond.
St. Pierre assured them that there would be public hearings before anything was done.
The group strongly recommended the town hire an engineer to develop a plan for the road. Their main concern was erosion.
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