TOWN OF EAST MILLINOCKET
SELECTMEN’S MEETING MINUTES
MONDAY JUNE 7, 2010
4:00 P.M.

PRESENT.  Selectmen-Chairman Mark Scally, James Federico, Lawrence MacKenzie, Mark Marston, Gary MacLeod, Administrative Assistant Shirley Tapley, Notary Erica Ingalls, Louis Perreault, The Lincoln News Shelley Farrington. Meeting is recorded. 

1.  RELEASE DEED.  Motion made and seconded to approve and sign the Municipal Release Deed and Real Estate Transfer Tax form for 14 Beech Street to Barbara Mitchell.  Carried 5-0.  Notarized by Erica Ingalls. 

2.  ROOM USE AGREEMENT.  Motion made and seconded to approve and sign the revised Room Use Agreement between the Town of East Millinocket and the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.  Carried 5-0.  Notarized by Erica Ingalls.  This agreement corrects the previously signed agreement that stated the annual payment at $2,300, corrected amount is $2,700 annually. 

3.  WARRANTS.  Motion made and seconded to approve and sign the warrants through June 7, 2010 for payment.
Carried 5-0. 

4. SELECTMEN’S MEETING MINUTES.  Motion made and seconded to approve the Selectmen’s meeting minutes of May 24, 2010 as written.  Carried 5-0. 

5. AMBULANCE ADJUSTMENTS.  Motion made and seconded to approve and sign the Ambulance Adjustments in the amount of $3,849.13.  Carried 5-0. 

6.  LIQUOR LICENSE RENEWAL.  Motion made and seconded to approve the Liquor License Renewal for Edgar Hamm, dba The Hamlet Pub located at 63 Main Street.  Carried 5-0.   Note: this renewal was signed by the Selectmen on June 1, 2010 since the expiration date of the liquor license was June 5, 2010.  

7.  KATAHDIN PAPER COMPANY 2009 PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT REQUEST.  Selectman Mark Scally addressed the Selectmen stating that there is a time frame to respond to this request and if there is no response made within that time frame-(60 days from receiving the abatement request) to KPC then the abatement request is automatically denied.  Scally said his opinion is that that KPC could have come and talked with the Board of Selectmen regarding this but that they chose not to. Scally said his response to KPC would be to drop this abatement and then the Selectmen will sit down and talk. If the abatement request is not dropped then Scally stated they-KPC can talk to the town attorney regarding this once the abatement is denied.  Selectmen Jim Federico and Mark Marston agreed with Scally. Chairman Scally went on to say that the town has kept an open dialogue with KPC personnel and that there was no need for this.   Selectmen L. MacKenzie said he would like to see what KPC spent on the re-build alone.  Selectman Mark Marston said that if KPC thinks the mill is only worth $19, 800,000 then the town of East Millinocket should be given an option to buy it.  The official decision by the Board of Selectmen is that they are not talking to Katahdin Paper Company until they drop this abatement request and that there is no need to respond or relay this meeting discussion to them. 

8.  REPORT OF THE COMMITTEES.  Mark Marston stated the Budget Committee noted at Town Meeting that the Chairman of the School Board voted against the School Budget and that at the Budget Committee meeting held to discuss the school budget for 2010/2011 the Chairman of the School Board and School Board Member Amy Linscott voted against the proposed school budget. Marston stated that next year the school will be a half million dollars short and people will realize that change is needed.  

S. Tapley stated the school validation vote will be held Tuesday June 8, 2010 along with the State Primary voting day. The polls are open 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. 

Mark Marston said that the municipals share of the commitment will be less this year due to the work of the Selectmen.  Marston said that the Selectmen have not given any raises or approved capital improvements to keep the budgets as low as possible especially with the State revenue sharing cuts and other cuts coming next year. Marston said the Katahdin Paper Company abatement request is also a concern.

 9.  CITIZEN’S COMMENTS. Mark Marston said the odor is coming from the mill’s clarifier and not the town clarifier.  

Marston also said he has had a citizen state a concern to him that the public garage is being used every night and quite a few times it is being used by people not from East Millinocket or by a person that does not work here.  Marston said he will speak with Public Works Director Danny Violette about this matter.  Mark Scally said he has seen this also.  Marston said this person’s concerns were that there were a bunch of kids at the garage and that there is a liability concern.  Marston said he doesn’t mind town employees using it once and awhile but that others are using it that should not be.  The Board considered writing a letter to the department to address this matter or to not allow use of the garage after hours stating it would only be used for town purposes but in the end decided to address this matter at a Department Heads Meeting so that all departments will be aware of the process. The meeting will be scheduled this month. 

10.  OTHER.  S. Tapley said thank you to Selectman Gary MacLeod and Boy Scout Troop 56 for delivering the Town Reports to Oak Park Manor residents and Sweet Seniors. 

S. Tapley asked the Selectmen if they had reviewed the revised Janitors job description stating Janitor Peter Paoletti was fine with the revised version. The Selectmen approved the revised Janitors Job Description as written effective June 7, 2010.                       

11. ADJOURNMENT.  4:20 P.M.