EDDY SCHOOL DISPOSITION COMMITTEE MINUTES
November 26, 2002.

Attended: Rodd Hopper, Bob Zak, Jo Cameron

1. MINUTES of November 18, 2002: accepted with corrections

CORRESPONDENCE:

a. David Soule, Jr. in re Snyder & Jumper in re Carfizzi: Mr. Snyder has agreed to take the case and has filed his motion; Soule will share information with Snyder, at no charge to the Town

b. 2002 Census of Governments: updated and returned

c. Municipal Leadership program: noted, to be determined

d. Schmid Committee: Heidi Gagnon has resigned; a new member must be found.

e. Electrical Safety Workshop: Bob will attend

f. MDOT draft six-year transportation improvement plan: to be ordered

2. OLD BUSINESS:

a. Revaluation: We have asked John O'Donnell and Associates to put Edgecomb on their calendar; we will meet with him at least twice before the Town Meeting

b. Snow Plow vs. Mail Boxes: A rank of mailboxes was pushed over on a side road of Mill Road; Mr. Bathgate will re-set them.

c. Order of Red Men: A letter and application form for property tax exemption has been sent.

d. Dabney Lewis will replace CEO Howard Smith for the months of December, January, and February, at a rate of $258.33/month. Smith will be back March 8.

e. MMA advice in re Eddy School disposition: The School Board is the owner of all schools in the Town and has control of their disposition. Superintendent Eileen King will introduce this topic at the School Board's meeting Dec. 3. The selectmen suggest that any money from sale or lease of the property be used to pay down the debt on the new school. The Eddy School Committee will ask two realtors to their Dec.16 meeting.

f. Genesis Grant from MHA: Beth McPherson has a grant enabling the Genesis Fund to look at the Eddy school building for its feasibility as potential housing.

g. School Board Memorandum of Agreement to apply the duplicated debt service funds from last Town Meeting to the 2003-2004 school debt has been signed by the School Board and returned.

h. Spectrum Resources: David Soule has sent us the original letter of credit, which is irrevocable, and expires Nov. 13, 2003. If Spectrum does not provide satisfactory escrow arrangements or a bond by Nov. 1, 2003, the Town can collect $22,500 upon this letter of credit to cover any cell tower removal costs.

i. Schmid Preserve maps: The status of the southeast boundary of the Haselton purchase is unclear. We will consult with Tom Leighton, town surveyor, about this. Corrected mylar copies of the several Schmid Preserve maps will be deposited at the Lincoln County Courthouse, with the Registrar of Deeds.

j. Mouse house bats and other vermin: Bob has had Modern Pest Services of Boothbay Harbor (Damariscotta?) examine the affected areas. They have tendered a tentative agreement to remove mice at an initial cost of $283 plus $50 a month thereafter to keep the facility mouse free. Unfortunately, this agreement does not cover bats. Bob will pursue this matter further. As bats are a protected species, special handling for them must be devised.

3. NEW BUSINESS:

a. Hammond Trust: Ervin Snyder advises that the Town should accept this Trust at the next Town Meeting; this item will appear on the 2003 Town Warrant.

b. Quit Claim Deed: As this particular deed, enacted in 1987, comes from a law firm not familiar to the Town, a notary must be found to witness selectmen's signatures.

c. Lincoln County Emergency Management form: updated and returned

d. Stuart Smith: seeks the opportunity to develop customized fiscal database software for the Town of Edgecomb, using Access and Visual Basic; upon completion, the Town would own the source code. We will meet with Stuart again to discuss this further. In the meantime, other fiscal software providers are being considered.

e. Maureen Hoffman of SVCA, representing a coalition including DRA, BRLT and the Maine Heritage Trust, invites the Town of Edgecomb to be a 5th partner in a plan to connect the Dodge Point Preserve, Schmid Preserve and Lake Sherman Peninsula Preserve to form a solid conservation area from the Damariscotta River to the Sheepscot. This is part of a projected effort to preserve open space in a 58-mile corridor from Sheepscot to Boothbay Harbor. We have agreed to write a letter supporting this project to the Lands for Maine's Future program at the Maine State Planning Office. It must be sent by the first week of December.

f. The Lions' Club has offered Christmas assistance for qualifying families in Edgecomb; Claudia will ask the Eddy School to suggest recipients for this aid.

4. OTHER BUSINESS:

a. A query about the status of a side road (Somes Road?) from the McKay Road has been brought to our attention. Property along it has been vandalized for some period of time. We must research this road's status and advise the complainant so that he can take steps to discourage the vandalism. Rodd advised him to get in touch with a former property owner on that road, who has kept good records.

b. A tentative 2003 Town Meeting date has been set for Saturday, May 17.

5. WARRANT: #10 - $74,805.41

6. EXECUTIVE SESSION: none

7. ADJOURNMENT: Adjourned at 6:15 p.m.