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(gavel banging) Call to order

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of the select board meeting of November 18th,

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2025. Please stand for the Pledge of

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Allegiance. (chair creaking)

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I pledge allegiance to

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the flag of the United States of America.

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And to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under

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God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for

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all.

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Maybe there was a little snow on that one.

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(laughs)

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(laughs)

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Poked my eye out here.

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Where is Bob? I think he was back (laughs) home.

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I didn't realize it.

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Well, thank you. Hmm. All right. First item of business.

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(paper rustling) Do we have a motion?

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Yes.

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(laughs) Give me a second.

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(laughs)

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Yeah, we're going to... Where the heck is it? Here we go.

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Uh, motion to move into executive session per MSI

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Title 1, Section 405 (6)

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(A) .

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Personnel.

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Personnel.

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Second.

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All in favor?

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I was reading to get out of executive session.

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I didn't read them to move out.

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For those of you watching at home, Dan Hardin is, is, is away and will not be,

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not be attending.

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(coughs) Yeah, nice to meet you.

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Yes,

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it is. I'm sorry, Paul. All right, we're back. We're back. All right.

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We're back. Can I have a motion?

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Motion to go out of executive session.

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All in favor? Mm-hmm. One-nothing.

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All right. (paper rustling) Oh, sorry. All right.

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Action items following executive session.

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Move to approve the appointment of

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... Fill in the name.

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Oh, Ashley Millet.

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I'm sorry.

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As community development director.

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I'm sorry.

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Second.

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All in favor?

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Ashley, can you step up to the mic and just give us a ...

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(clears throat)

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People on the TV a brief, brief overview. That's right.

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Absolutely. Well, good evening, uh, chair members of

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the board. Thank you so much for having me here this evening.

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Um, I'm very excited to be here. Um, just a little

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quick bit about me, um,

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I have a very strong background in economic development,

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recreation, community services.

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Um, so I'm very excited to be starting this position and lend

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some of my expertise to this community.

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Um, I have family here in the community and I'm looking forward to,

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uh, contributing in the best way that I can.

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So thank you guys so much for having me. Really looking forward to it.

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Welcome.

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Welcome.

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Thank you very much.

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Welcome, Ashley.

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Thank you.

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(paper rustling)

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And Ashley is starting right in. (laughs) Cool.

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To say, to say the least. She's, she's starting before she even started something,

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you know? (laughs)

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That's true.

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Well, all right. Approval of minutes.

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Move to approve the October 28, 2025, select board

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minutes.

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Second.

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All in favor?

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One-nothing.

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And again, for those who just came in, Dan Hardin is not here tonight.

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He's taking a well-deserved

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vacation. (paper rustling)

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All right, number six, committee liaison reports.

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Open Space Committee. I, I am the liaison with the Open

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Space Committee, so I just want to give a few highlights from

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a, uh, the recent meeting that they had.

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I won't talk about everything that they talked about because

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then it would be too long.

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But the, the, the key items that I did want to mention,

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one related to Pondicherry Park, and there's a few,

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there's a few pieces to that. And the

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first one that was discussed was to

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simplify,

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potentially simplify, the involvement of

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both the Open Space Committee and the Pondicherry Park Stewardship

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Committee. And I believe the intent is to have

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a joint meeting in January before those two committees

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and see if we can't, see if we can simplify

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that somewhat since

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(clears throat) two committees, and, and I know

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that's under discussion. Hmm,

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also talked about access to the, to the Ham Complex Bridge, and people

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are happy with the signs. So we seem to have

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gotten through that issue and we have signs up, and

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that seems to be working. Um,

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the ... They also are trying to put a

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placeholder in, I guess, ahead of time for the

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'26/'27 budget for some work that needs to be

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done at, at Pondicherry relating to trails

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and, and access improvements. So I, I, I

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think when we do get the budget together, and Don- Mm-hmm.

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I don't know if they come directly to you or they come to Georgina.

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Well, they'll get, they'll come to us. Yep.

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Mm-hmm.

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I wrote that down. That, that they are probably gonna be looking for

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$50,000. So just

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early, early warning on that one. Yep, I appreciate that. Okay.

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In my notes. Um, the second thing that was talked about at

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length was Solid Point

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Beach. (clears throat) And, you know, access issues

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down there, uh, concerns about whether it was

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really, truly

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as accessible as it could be in terms of the road, in terms of

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parking, in terms of really the-...

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citizens and taxpayers of Bridgeton getting the most use

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that they could out of it. Um,

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and I, I think that that's a to-be-continued item

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around, like, long-term thoughts

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around whether there might be some changes down, d-

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down there and, and try to get some input from people about what they think

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is possible and what's, what's the best use of that

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beautiful space down there. So, that

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... Those, those were the two key items

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that, that, that I pulled out of that meeting that I wanted to

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share. And the next one-

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Paul, before you go on, can I ask, um, a

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little bit more, uh, what they're

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looking to do down there or what they'd like to see happen down

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there? Seeing that's really not

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It's an enterprise fund.

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Enterprise.

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Yeah. No, I understand that. Um,

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so anyways, what, w- w- what's this committee looking

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I, I think the, the kind of shorter term thing is, is

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access for, for people down there would, that I,

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you know, it's hard when you walk down that little

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trail in the woods kind of thing, um-

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Well, it's sort of like a mini Pondicherry Park walkway,

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you see? (laughs)

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(laughs) It's, it's very mini.

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I think, I think the mini part of it is holes the best.

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Then, then I think long term, I mean, I, it-

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I mean, they're looking for handicapped, they're looking for dogs.

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They're looking for ... I mean, what are they looking for?

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Well, I don't ... Uh, I don't, I don't think anyone was looking for dogs.

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That's good.

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That's good.

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They might go there, but ...

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So yeah, I, I ... Again, the short term is more access

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and, and, and the longer term, it, you know, it's

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how do the citizens of Bridgeton or the taxpayers of

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Bridgeton get the most use out of that particular property down

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So, again, it's a, it's, it's very much a

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to-be-determined kind of thing and-

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... collect people's thoughts.

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Does Rebecca work with Scott in her finance position

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like Jenna did?

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All right. Um, Eco Maine.

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Maybe, Carrie, you could talk a little bit about Eco Maine and give us a-

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Okay. Well, we've been mentioning, um, for the past few years the,

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um, soon-to-be-mandated implementation of extended

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producer responsibility, which is

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going to, um-

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... reduce recycling fees and tipping fees for

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recycling for member towns of Eco Maine.

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And that is a state program. Um, it has, it

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started in Europe. Vermont was the first state in America to implement

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it, and it makes large packaging

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producers, Amazon, Pepsi, all the big

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corporations, have some measure of reimbursement to

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towns for their cardboard and, um,

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packaging recycling. So that's gonna require some work.

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They've offered to do outreach. We can have a workshop or question-and-answer

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session. They'll probably reach out to Forrest or the public

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services director also to explain to them what's needed. There are ...

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You know, there's some extra work on that side, but

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ultimately, it is going to result in towns getting some

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reimbursement for the cost that we are now paying to

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send all that cardboard to Eco Maine.

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There's going to be some corporate reimbursements.

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It's a little convoluted to explain, but they're going to send an emissary out

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after the holidays to give us a real more academic overview

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of it. This is just distilled.

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(clears throat)

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But another big thing we've done is, um, the Eco Maine board

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voted unanimously to raise the recycling rates

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based on that implementation, balancing the

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tipping cost for recycling. Hasn't been implemented yet,

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but they are building a $30 million recycling

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upgrade at the Eco Maine facility on, in, on Blueberry Road in,

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um, Scarborough. And that was necessary because the, it was

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outdated. And it's gonna run cleaner, and it's gonna be just a better

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project all around. And another thing we've done is added three

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new member towns, Sanford being one of them, which adds

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a lot of population to the Eco Maine community.

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And Eco Maine works a lot like our wastewater program does.

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The more members we have, the lower the fees are for each

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town. So we're having, we're growing for member towns, and we have a lot

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of satellite auxiliary towns stepping onboard too.

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And to improve the Eco Maine services is just a benefit to

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everyone.

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It probably would be good if they (clears throat) did send someone

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for the, maybe the first, first meeting in January, because

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I ... And, and I know they, they sent this

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note. It wasn't clear to me if, if, if they've

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already borrowed that money and are paying it back, 'cause it sounds like from this

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note that they've borrowed the money and the rate that they're going to

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start charging

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incorporates the, I guess, debt repayment

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This is confusing. I understand that the money, the $30 million

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bond that we voted on is for the new recycling

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facility. They're using what, I, I hate to

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say projected revenue because it is gonna be an implemented

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program, and it does work for reimbursement.

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But they are expecting those revenues that come back to

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balance out the......

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increase in member town's responsibility to Eco Maine for

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now, so they could cover that bond to build that facility.

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But yeah, they will ... Kevin will come out.

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The CEO will come out and explain the-

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good. ... Yeah. ... or something so specific. Because it is a lot.

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You know, there's, there is a lot to it.

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Right. And, and, and particularly, it seems like it's a sh- sh- short term.

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(paper rustles) I'm not ... Again, I know we're good to have him come on.

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I'm not sure, 'cause I'm not sure when we're going to

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see the reimbursements, but that,

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you know, the memo from them talks about a new rate that is

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...

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$25 a time higher than it was before-

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Right.

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... so you might want to look into it.

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And, and not only, not only is it a significant increase in the rate, it ...

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It also seems to discourage recycling, in that

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they've moved the, the rate we pay to the same rate we

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pay for, for trash. So it would seem like

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it's a little counterintuitive as to how rec-

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recycling is gonna be encouraged if they've raised the rate to

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the same rate

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as, as the, uh, trash

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was.

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So ...

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So, so I hope, uh, the money comes in from that fund better

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than, um, the money from the marijuana

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revenue sharing,

283
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which we have still yet to

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see. (laughs)

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286
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(laughs) We lack of.

287
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Yeah. That, that-

288
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It's, it's legal. It's the law, but it's not appropriate.

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(laughs)

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Is the ... Is the member

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... Is the, uh, member rate the same as

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... I mean, is the owner rate the same as the

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contract members?

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No. And one of the benefits of being an all-in owner is, th- this is

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a nonprofit. We all, as member towns, have a

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share in

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Eco Maine. So we have a voice. Every member town

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has at least one rep, and that is based on the percentage, the population, so

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Portland has four. Most of the smaller towns, Bridgeton included, have

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one. Currently that is me. And we have had some

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workshops on EPR, and I know it is a little bit confusing,

302
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but he's gonna come out and explain it more to us.

303
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As far as the, the rate increase, I understand that it probably does

304
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discourage recycling, which is unfortunate, but that was the

305
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way to raise money to get the improved recycling system,

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because the one they had was not, was not passing certain

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emissions, new upgraded em- emissions

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requirements, standards. And it, it just had to happen,

309
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so. I'm not-

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Uh,

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let me- ... trying to be obtuse, but that's really what I can say right now about it.

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We'll have him come out,

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explain.

314
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Uh, I think my, my question was, is

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the owner members

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and the contract members, are the contract members paying

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the same fees

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as the owner members?

319
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So if we're paying 110, what's the contract member

320
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paying?

321
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I don't know.

322
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Okay.

323
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I think, I think we will have some maybe detailed questions-

324
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Yeah,

325
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me too. ... when, when, when, when they come out.

326
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Again, I think particularly for budget purposes,

327
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we're gonna need to know

328
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the, the, you know, where the rubber meets the road.

329
00:15:36,900 --> 00:15:40,819
(laughs) What, what, what is it gonna cost us next year and will we have,

330
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will we have any additional revenues in next year that, to help

331
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reduce that burden? 'Cause otherwise, it, it

332
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again, it's a significant, significant increase,

333
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uh, not only on the re- the recycled, but also

334
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on the, on the regular trash.

335
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Um, this is, this is not just Bridgeton that's asking these questions.

336
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Every-

337
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Oh,

338
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Every member town is asking the same questions, and that's why they've offered to

339
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send someone out. I'm just gonna go, I'm gonna really distill the bullet points of

340
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Bob's question. Member towns have a long-term, 30-year standing

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agreement, and they have advantages to lower tipping fees.

342
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So the member towns do pay lower per-ton tipping fees

343
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than commercial and non-member contracted towns.

344
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For example, the previous rate of a member town was 88 doll-

345
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$88 per ton, while the commercial haulers would pay

346
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$130. And it goes on to be a little more descriptive.

347
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The contract town fees, meaning towns like Fry Island,

348
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Fryeburg, Brownfield, they have negotiated prices that

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are negotiated subject to market fluctuations.

350
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They can be higher and less predictable long term.

351
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They're not locked in because they aren't full-time member towns, subjected to

352
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contract renewals depending on external factors like landfill

353
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capacity. Um, short-term contracts may seem cheaper

354
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initially, but the benefit to being a long-term member pricing is higher

355
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than the ownership model. Contract towns don't have a seat on the Eco Maine board

356
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or a direct say in the tipping fees.

357
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And I don't know any specific prices right now, but that's just a general overview

358
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of it.

359
00:17:13,819 --> 00:17:14,339
Thank you.

360
00:17:14,380 --> 00:17:14,800
Sure.

361
00:17:16,500 --> 00:17:17,880
All right. We look forward to

362
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having someone come.

363
00:17:20,360 --> 00:17:20,430
Yeah.

364
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Give us, give us all the, all the glory details. There you go.

365
00:17:23,740 --> 00:17:24,860
Sounds good. Sure.

366
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(clears throat)

367
00:17:26,360 --> 00:17:30,100
All right. It's not quite 5:30, so we're gonna skip

368
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through number seven and come back to it, public hearing at 5:30.

369
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We're gonna skip through eight. Action items following public hearing,

370
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we're gonna move to nine, awards and other administrative

371
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recommendations, which we have none on the schedule

372
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here. 10 is new

373
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business, and we have nothing

374
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there. And-

375
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376
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Bye. ... we move on to number 11,

377
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business licenses and events requiring board

378
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approval.It

379
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is odd.

380
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Do you want me to just start reading them-

381
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382
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Yeah. ... individually and we'll just go through it?

383
00:18:12,260 --> 00:18:12,600
Yeah.

384
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Move to approve a victualler's renewal permit for Mainely Melts Bad Dog

385
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LLC at 257 Main Street, Suite 2.

386
00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:22,240
Second.

387
00:18:22,260 --> 00:18:25,320
All in favor? One-nuthin'.

388
00:18:25,360 --> 00:18:29,260
Move to approve an adult-use marijuana store renewal permit for Rugged Roots

389
00:18:29,459 --> 00:18:32,159
LLC at 1 Beaver Creek Farm Road.

390
00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:37,850
Second. All in

391
00:18:37,899 --> 00:18:39,580
favor?

392
00:18:40,218 --> 00:18:40,609
Just for,

393
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Three f- three, four-

394
00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:42,939
Just, just, Mr. Chairman-

395
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Three in favor, one abstained.

396
00:18:44,620 --> 00:18:47,939
Mr. Chairman, just for TV land,

397
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um... Where did I go here? I

398
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lost it. Uh, this is a adult-use marijuana

399
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store renewal. Just didn't want them to think it was a restaurant

400
00:19:00,100 --> 00:19:02,020
or a truck or something of that nature,

401
00:19:02,100 --> 00:19:04,350
so...

402
00:19:04,360 --> 00:19:04,369
Okay.

403
00:19:04,439 --> 00:19:06,540
Just reading along. That's all.

404
00:19:10,260 --> 00:19:10,590
Okay. (clears throat)

405
00:19:10,590 --> 00:19:14,490
Are we good? Move to approve a victualler's renewal permit for Player Sports

406
00:19:14,580 --> 00:19:16,780
Bar at 224 Portland Road.

407
00:19:16,899 --> 00:19:18,459
Second.

408
00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:20,500
All in favor?

409
00:19:20,580 --> 00:19:22,939
One-nuthin'.

410
00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:26,320
Move to approve a mobile food truck renewal permit for Beacon Bar &

411
00:19:26,399 --> 00:19:28,060
Bistro.

412
00:19:28,159 --> 00:19:28,939
Second.

413
00:19:29,540 --> 00:19:32,439
All in favor? One-nuthin'.

414
00:19:32,459 --> 00:19:35,760
Is this new? It says it's up at Sports House.

415
00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:36,280
What's that?

416
00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:37,310
It, it says it's up at Sports

417
00:19:37,310 --> 00:19:38,620
House. It's a new location.

418
00:19:39,139 --> 00:19:39,490
It's gonna be seasonal?

419
00:19:39,500 --> 00:19:42,240
They've been, they've been to Music @ Main, but now they're gonna, now they're

420
00:19:42,260 --> 00:19:46,040
gonna be up at Sports House for the, uh, ski season.

421
00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:47,340
Great.

422
00:19:48,679 --> 00:19:52,159
Move to approve a victualler's renewal permit for Magic Lantern at Nine Depot

423
00:19:52,320 --> 00:19:53,300
Street.

424
00:19:53,379 --> 00:19:54,439
Second.

425
00:19:54,480 --> 00:19:57,560
All in favor? One-nuthin'.

426
00:19:57,639 --> 00:20:01,159
Move to approve a victualler's renewal permit for Nouria at 443

427
00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:02,080
Portland Road.

428
00:20:02,580 --> 00:20:03,340
Second.

429
00:20:03,379 --> 00:20:06,919
All in favor? One-nuthin'.

430
00:20:07,159 --> 00:20:07,659
(whistles)

431
00:20:08,699 --> 00:20:09,810
And we probably-

432
00:20:09,820 --> 00:20:12,370
You've done a great job of seconding only, uh-

433
00:20:12,379 --> 00:20:13,010
(laughs)

434
00:20:13,010 --> 00:20:13,820
(laughs)

435
00:20:13,860 --> 00:20:17,040
We got, we got 10 minutes for public comments on town

436
00:20:17,120 --> 00:20:19,419
business. Are there any

437
00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:22,040
public comments on town business?

438
00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:25,179
Each speaker may be limited to three minutes.

439
00:20:25,219 --> 00:20:27,280
I'm starting you on the clock, Al.

440
00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:31,020
All right. (laughs) Rugged Roots, quick question.

441
00:20:31,120 --> 00:20:34,260
Is it recreational or medical or both?

442
00:20:35,820 --> 00:20:38,280
There's no definition here of what they're selling.

443
00:20:38,300 --> 00:20:41,040
Are they recreational or medical or both?

444
00:20:41,060 --> 00:20:41,800
Adult use.

445
00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:42,159
To sell-

446
00:20:42,199 --> 00:20:44,669
Adult use doesn't cover that. It just doesn't...

447
00:20:44,699 --> 00:20:46,560
It, it's like saying I'm wearing pants.

448
00:20:46,919 --> 00:20:47,689
You

449
00:20:47,689 --> 00:20:48,030
retail- You paying the owner?

450
00:20:48,030 --> 00:20:49,980
... retail store.

451
00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:53,600
It's a retail store? Okay. I just was curious, that's all,

452
00:20:53,639 --> 00:20:55,800
because I didn't know either way.

453
00:20:56,260 --> 00:20:59,320
I, I, I think they've eliminated the term recreational.

454
00:20:59,419 --> 00:21:00,879
I believe adult use is the

455
00:21:01,919 --> 00:21:03,860
new term for recreational.

456
00:21:04,460 --> 00:21:05,159
Okay.

457
00:21:05,179 --> 00:21:05,189
But,

458
00:21:05,199 --> 00:21:08,280
All right, thank you.

459
00:21:10,739 --> 00:21:12,100
Any other public comments?

460
00:21:12,139 --> 00:21:15,770
Yeah, so their state license says adult-use cannabis

461
00:21:15,919 --> 00:21:16,280
store.

462
00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:19,139
So you need a one now as far as you have?

463
00:21:20,439 --> 00:21:20,989
Okay.

464
00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:24,300
All right. Uh, any other public comments?

465
00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:27,230
For what's my soul, no public

466
00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:28,560
comments.

467
00:21:28,570 --> 00:21:28,570


468
00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:31,820
All right. We still have time probably for project updates.

469
00:21:33,020 --> 00:21:33,030
Yeah.

470
00:21:33,040 --> 00:21:36,980
Project updates? Any project updates?

471
00:21:37,219 --> 00:21:40,860
Uh, let's see. We had a leak going

472
00:21:40,980 --> 00:21:44,260
for I don't know how long, um, at the Highland

473
00:21:44,340 --> 00:21:48,280
Dam. And we heard

474
00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:51,739
about it, addressed it. It was going to be

475
00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:55,460
included for next year even though we have monies in it for this year's budget and

476
00:21:55,500 --> 00:21:57,919
we moved it forward and we just finished it up.

477
00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:01,899
So I was pleased that that was... It was fairly

478
00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:04,620
sizeable, so. Actually it was finished up today.

479
00:22:04,659 --> 00:22:06,860
So that's the only project I have there.

480
00:22:07,060 --> 00:22:10,719
Um, another thing I was gonna mention, with

481
00:22:10,780 --> 00:22:13,860
GD Cogg's, um, help and

482
00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:14,879
Credere,

483
00:22:15,780 --> 00:22:17,500
um, Associates,

484
00:22:18,540 --> 00:22:22,460
next Monday, they will be going over to

485
00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:25,678
the Memorial School. Um,

486
00:22:26,899 --> 00:22:30,879
I have permission with Andy Madura to go in with him and take a look

487
00:22:30,919 --> 00:22:34,820
to start the phase one, um, movement

488
00:22:35,340 --> 00:22:38,079
as we move forward working with the school,

489
00:22:38,899 --> 00:22:39,800
um, to

490
00:22:40,679 --> 00:22:41,780
hopefully transfer

491
00:22:43,719 --> 00:22:45,489
property to us. Now, that's, uh...

492
00:22:45,540 --> 00:22:47,389
Don't, don't say that's tomorrow, but

493
00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:52,540
the 24th they will be going in initially and we've been working with

494
00:22:52,580 --> 00:22:55,860
some good people, including the school, and we are getting

495
00:22:56,340 --> 00:22:59,739
closer than when you first directed me to pursue this, which I thought was

496
00:22:59,780 --> 00:23:01,320
impossible. (laughs)

497
00:23:01,330 --> 00:23:01,800
(laughs)

498
00:23:01,860 --> 00:23:02,679
Good news.

499
00:23:02,739 --> 00:23:03,260
So I-

500
00:23:03,340 --> 00:23:03,590
All right.

501
00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:07,399
Now, now, now I'm just tempering this by saying, you know,

502
00:23:07,439 --> 00:23:11,280
we, we seem to have cleared most of the hurdles, but I'm very pleased that

503
00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:15,060
we're starting that process with the help, wi- with some good people to,

504
00:23:15,159 --> 00:23:18,419
um, start the phase one environmental thing again, so that's good.

505
00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:18,810
Nice.

506
00:23:19,580 --> 00:23:22,260
So that's the, the only update on that other project that I have for

507
00:23:22,300 --> 00:23:23,600
you.

508
00:23:23,699 --> 00:23:27,659
All right. I'm gonna skip select board comments and discussion

509
00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:30,899
items for now because there's no telling how long Bob will go with that.

510
00:23:30,909 --> 00:23:31,129
(laughs)

511
00:23:31,129 --> 00:23:31,560
Oh, Jesus.

512
00:23:31,679 --> 00:23:35,560
Um, maybe we have time for the town manager, deputy town manager's

513
00:23:35,580 --> 00:23:37,000
report. If, if you hurry.

514
00:23:37,020 --> 00:23:39,820
Sure. Yeah, I'll hurry. I'll, I'll talk fast.

515
00:23:40,719 --> 00:23:44,659
So I did want to make a note, and Sean you might be able to chime in on this.

516
00:23:44,739 --> 00:23:48,360
If you get a separate email that's not from the Town of

517
00:23:48,379 --> 00:23:51,580
Bridgeton asking for quite a bit of money,

518
00:23:51,620 --> 00:23:54,199
disregard. You pay your fee at the office.

519
00:23:54,500 --> 00:23:58,439
Um, if you have any questions, take and, um, talk with one of the

520
00:23:58,500 --> 00:24:02,340
clerks at the office. We are working with, um, Chris Sanborn, our IT

521
00:24:02,399 --> 00:24:06,080
individual. Um, we've targeted the email that it

522
00:24:06,120 --> 00:24:09,899
has, that it's being sent to. Um, and

523
00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:12,719
so hopefully that, that will be

524
00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:15,376
resolved.So I wanted to put that out

525
00:24:15,386 --> 00:24:19,266
there. From the Town Clerk's office, thank you to everyone

526
00:24:19,296 --> 00:24:23,116
who voted, 2,888 voters cast ballots on

527
00:24:23,156 --> 00:24:26,936
November 4th. Our election staff did an outstanding job under

528
00:24:26,976 --> 00:24:30,016
pressure. The article on sewer rates for laundromats

529
00:24:30,136 --> 00:24:33,896
passed. Full results are available on the elections page of our

530
00:24:33,916 --> 00:24:37,626
website. Second quarter taxes were due November 15th.

531
00:24:37,676 --> 00:24:40,786
If you've not paid, please call our office for updated interest

532
00:24:40,916 --> 00:24:43,886
amounts. Snowmobile registrations for the season are now

533
00:24:43,936 --> 00:24:47,836
available. Please bring your previous registration or last year's sticker

534
00:24:47,896 --> 00:24:51,606
number when re-registering. We are experiencing a

535
00:24:51,636 --> 00:24:55,056
seasonal increase in general assistance applications.

536
00:24:55,096 --> 00:24:58,796
GA is a last resort, income-based program that covers basic

537
00:24:58,876 --> 00:25:02,536
necessities per the GA ordinance.

538
00:25:02,616 --> 00:25:06,006
Applications are accepted Monday through Thursday, 7:30 to 5:00

539
00:25:06,016 --> 00:25:09,876
PM. To ensure timely processing, please bring all required

540
00:25:09,886 --> 00:25:13,716
documents and check whether an administrator is available when you drop

541
00:25:13,776 --> 00:25:17,636
off your application. Incomplete applications cause delays and cannot

542
00:25:17,716 --> 00:25:20,356
be reviewed until all documents are received.

543
00:25:20,416 --> 00:25:24,406
For heat-related concerns, please check first with Opportunity Alliance for local

544
00:25:24,406 --> 00:25:28,116
resources. From the Bridgeton Recreation: November concluded our

545
00:25:28,176 --> 00:25:31,616
fall youth athletic season with a strong finish.

546
00:25:31,656 --> 00:25:35,336
Youth soccer was the last of our fall sports to wrap up with a

547
00:25:35,396 --> 00:25:38,796
successful fifth and sixth grade day-long tournament

548
00:25:39,296 --> 00:25:41,956
at the Ham Complex on November 1st.

549
00:25:41,976 --> 00:25:45,736
This season had excellent participation from players, volunteer

550
00:25:45,836 --> 00:25:49,696
coaches, officials, fans, and lot of positive

551
00:25:49,796 --> 00:25:53,556
feedback from families. Winter program is already underway

552
00:25:53,656 --> 00:25:57,476
as Lake Region youth traff- travel basketball teams began

553
00:25:57,556 --> 00:26:01,316
practices and had their first weekend of games.

554
00:26:01,336 --> 00:26:05,196
At the end of the month, we will host a youth basketball clinic and

555
00:26:05,236 --> 00:26:08,556
meetings at the Lake Region High School to help youth athletics and families

556
00:26:08,596 --> 00:26:12,396
prepare for the season, reinforce expectations, and support skill

557
00:26:12,436 --> 00:26:16,136
development. Earlier this month, Leslie and Kat attended

558
00:26:16,146 --> 00:26:19,656
the Women's Coaching Youth Sports Workshop in

559
00:26:19,696 --> 00:26:23,295
Biddeford with other female volunteer coaches.

560
00:26:23,336 --> 00:26:27,056
The trained focus was not only on coaching skills but on

561
00:26:27,156 --> 00:26:30,956
strengthening female participation in youth sports, both on the court

562
00:26:31,416 --> 00:26:34,056
and field, as well as on the sidelines.

563
00:26:34,096 --> 00:26:35,636
Building on that m- momentum,

564
00:26:37,576 --> 00:26:40,816
former Bridgeton Recreation summer staff members and now

565
00:26:41,816 --> 00:26:45,656
basketball players, Melissa Mayo and Ava Smith helped us film a

566
00:26:45,716 --> 00:26:49,276
lighthearted youth basketball promotional video, which is currently

567
00:26:49,316 --> 00:26:52,316
circulating across our social media platforms.

568
00:26:52,376 --> 00:26:55,645
Our early childhood programming has been seeing impressive

569
00:26:55,696 --> 00:26:59,676
engagement. Toddler playgroup reached record attendance as families

570
00:26:59,735 --> 00:27:03,656
moved inside the colder months. The week's

571
00:27:03,756 --> 00:27:07,516
session featured musician Vanessa Jones, who performed songs from her new

572
00:27:07,576 --> 00:27:11,496
album, Full Circle: Gentle Songs for Children, giving families a unique

573
00:27:11,956 --> 00:27:15,836
arts-focused experience. Looking ahead, Festival of Lights

574
00:27:15,936 --> 00:27:19,436
on December 6th brings a full roster of community programming

575
00:27:19,756 --> 00:27:22,956
coordinated by Bridgeton Recreation, supported by the Magic

576
00:27:23,036 --> 00:27:26,976
Lantern, local organizations, and other town departments.

577
00:27:26,996 --> 00:27:30,616
Our events throughout the day include the craft fair at Stevens Brook

578
00:27:30,676 --> 00:27:32,916
Elementary School with over 40 vendors-

579
00:27:33,016 --> 00:27:33,026
Ahem.

580
00:27:33,026 --> 00:27:36,726
... a Merry Makers workshop, Festival of Trees viewing, and the

581
00:27:36,796 --> 00:27:40,376
inaugural Chili Cook-Off. At the Magic Lantern, we are

582
00:27:40,416 --> 00:27:44,276
presenting two performances of A Visit from Saint Nicholas at

583
00:27:44,416 --> 00:27:48,096
4:00 PM and 7:00 PM, directed by Bob Sawyer and presented in

584
00:27:48,176 --> 00:27:51,936
memory of John Potter. Character visits and photos with

585
00:27:52,016 --> 00:27:54,956
Santa will also take place during the afternoon.

586
00:27:54,976 --> 00:27:58,896
The evening rounds out with two major community favorites: the

587
00:27:58,936 --> 00:28:02,466
Festival of Lights Parade with this year's theme Frost and

588
00:28:02,576 --> 00:28:06,106
Flame, and our tree lighting at Bridgeton Community Center.

589
00:28:06,136 --> 00:28:09,956
More festive surprises and events are being finalized by the minute.

590
00:28:09,996 --> 00:28:13,356
We anticipate strong turnout and increased foot traffic for local

591
00:28:13,396 --> 00:28:17,356
businesses and a full day of activity for community members across the

592
00:28:17,396 --> 00:28:21,386
region. From the Bridgeton Code Enforcement for the month of October

593
00:28:21,576 --> 00:28:25,296
25th, there were three new residentials,

594
00:28:25,436 --> 00:28:28,916
six remodel permits, seven additions, eleven tree

595
00:28:29,096 --> 00:28:32,976
removal, one sign, three miscellaneous, one roof mount

596
00:28:33,136 --> 00:28:37,096
solar array, two garages. For plumbing permits, there were 13 internal

597
00:28:37,176 --> 00:28:40,516
plumbing, five septic permits, and three

598
00:28:40,696 --> 00:28:44,056
connection to town sewer. Total per- project costs were

599
00:28:44,065 --> 00:28:47,756
$3,084,728. Total

600
00:28:47,816 --> 00:28:51,116
permit costs for, um, total permit costs were

601
00:28:51,276 --> 00:28:55,196
8,827. From Public Works, decorations

602
00:28:55,235 --> 00:28:57,626
are going up this week and should be done before Thanksgiving.

603
00:28:58,076 --> 00:29:01,756
Heating will be taken care of at the transfer station this week

604
00:29:02,656 --> 00:29:06,576
in the store. New cemetery and parks employee starts on Monday.

605
00:29:06,616 --> 00:29:10,496
Welcome Alex Johnson. New transfer station attendant started

606
00:29:10,596 --> 00:29:13,196
last week. Welcome to David Walter.

607
00:29:13,235 --> 00:29:16,896
Cemeteries will be closed on December 1st, so please have

608
00:29:17,016 --> 00:29:20,936
residents remove all personal belongings prior to

609
00:29:20,996 --> 00:29:23,276
that date. Until next time, be safe and be

610
00:29:23,336 --> 00:29:25,376
well.

611
00:29:25,956 --> 00:29:26,616
I have a question.

612
00:29:26,696 --> 00:29:27,396
Oh, wow.

613
00:29:27,436 --> 00:29:28,856
Exactly 5:30.

614
00:29:29,056 --> 00:29:29,735
Excellent.

615
00:29:30,776 --> 00:29:34,396
Um, may I just ask a question? Ho- how did they solve the heating issue and what's

616
00:29:34,436 --> 00:29:36,576
going in? That's very exciting to learn that.

617
00:29:36,586 --> 00:29:39,235
Do you want to talk or do you want me to talk? We brought in patio heaters.

618
00:29:39,796 --> 00:29:40,776
Great.

619
00:29:40,856 --> 00:29:41,235
Yes.

620
00:29:41,276 --> 00:29:42,565
That is a very nice gesture.

621
00:29:42,565 --> 00:29:44,065
Yes. How many we brought in?

622
00:29:44,096 --> 00:29:44,756
Four.

623
00:29:44,766 --> 00:29:44,776
Four? Good.

624
00:29:44,796 --> 00:29:45,896
Four patio heaters-

625
00:29:45,916 --> 00:29:45,926
Good.

626
00:29:45,926 --> 00:29:48,696
... that'll be set up in the transfer station store.

627
00:29:48,735 --> 00:29:49,436
That is great.

628
00:29:49,456 --> 00:29:50,056
Mm-hmm.

629
00:29:50,076 --> 00:29:52,626
When I was there with you and saw my breath, I had enough.

630
00:29:52,836 --> 00:29:53,426
(laughs)

631
00:29:53,426 --> 00:29:53,666
(laughs)

632
00:29:53,676 --> 00:29:53,686
(laughs)

633
00:29:53,696 --> 00:29:55,836
And she has a smile on her face-

634
00:29:55,896 --> 00:29:56,796
Well, I hope so.

635
00:29:56,806 --> 00:29:56,815
... in there 10 hours it goes.

636
00:29:56,836 --> 00:30:00,636
We, we ... I can't believe it took so long and I just wanted to do the best we

637
00:30:00,676 --> 00:30:00,996
could.

638
00:30:01,556 --> 00:30:01,586
Yeah. Yeah,

639
00:30:01,616 --> 00:30:03,256
No, I ... Thank you. You were there.

640
00:30:03,336 --> 00:30:03,406
He deserves

641
00:30:03,406 --> 00:30:05,546
it. You witnessed ... Well, you've been through it, but yeah, (laughs) it was ...

642
00:30:05,596 --> 00:30:07,216
No, that's ... They, they have a great team there.

643
00:30:07,256 --> 00:30:07,756
Yes, they do.

644
00:30:07,796 --> 00:30:08,296
Yeah.

645
00:30:08,316 --> 00:30:08,536
Yep.

646
00:30:08,576 --> 00:30:09,565
Yeah. Thank you for asking that.

647
00:30:09,576 --> 00:30:09,786
Mm-hmm.

648
00:30:09,796 --> 00:30:10,046
Sure.

649
00:30:10,076 --> 00:30:10,536
I have a question.

650
00:30:10,616 --> 00:30:10,936
(laughs)

651
00:30:11,056 --> 00:30:14,106
I hope, I hope nobody buys 'em. (laughs)

652
00:30:14,106 --> 00:30:14,106


653
00:30:14,106 --> 00:30:14,106


654
00:30:14,116 --> 00:30:17,856
Well, that's, that-... concern. (laughs) They had one in a box and

655
00:30:17,956 --> 00:30:19,625
I, I said, "Get it out of the box."

656
00:30:19,836 --> 00:30:20,416
Yes.

657
00:30:20,476 --> 00:30:21,525
You think Linda's gonna-

658
00:30:21,536 --> 00:30:21,546
Yeah.

659
00:30:21,546 --> 00:30:22,836
... let that out of the building?

660
00:30:22,896 --> 00:30:23,076
Right.

661
00:30:23,136 --> 00:30:23,226
No.

662
00:30:23,336 --> 00:30:23,806
Not on your life.

663
00:30:23,836 --> 00:30:25,696
No. Nope, not now.

664
00:30:25,716 --> 00:30:27,916
Do you want to do the public hearing in the after or you want me to do this real

665
00:30:27,956 --> 00:30:28,356
quick?

666
00:30:28,556 --> 00:30:29,025
Sure.

667
00:30:29,056 --> 00:30:29,765
You want to do this quick?

668
00:30:30,436 --> 00:30:30,926
What, what?

669
00:30:31,196 --> 00:30:33,856
My, my notes. We can do it after the public hearing.

670
00:30:33,976 --> 00:30:34,616
Uh.

671
00:30:34,626 --> 00:30:35,775
It's not a lot.

672
00:30:35,816 --> 00:30:36,876
Go ahead, go ahead. You want-

673
00:30:36,936 --> 00:30:40,216
Okay. Uh, manager's notes, uh, real quickly since we've last seen each

674
00:30:40,275 --> 00:30:44,196
other. Um, I wanna congratulate Sergeant, uh, uh, Josh Muse

675
00:30:44,216 --> 00:30:47,646
for his retirement. Um, the trick or treat event

676
00:30:48,515 --> 00:30:50,775
... Boy, Halloween seems such a long time ago.

677
00:30:50,916 --> 00:30:54,576
Um, had over 1000 trick or treaters and I want to thank Leslie and Kat

678
00:30:54,636 --> 00:30:58,396
for their efforts in making it work very well.

679
00:30:58,536 --> 00:30:58,796
Um,

680
00:31:00,076 --> 00:31:03,466
I continue to work with, um, our auditors, uh, Ron Smith and

681
00:31:03,515 --> 00:31:07,136
staff. Um, he will be here December

682
00:31:07,316 --> 00:31:07,515
9th

683
00:31:08,356 --> 00:31:12,216
to give us an update. I, uh, I've asked him to, um, give

684
00:31:12,255 --> 00:31:13,995
me in writing updates before

685
00:31:14,976 --> 00:31:18,936
they show up and he's, he said that it would be not a, no problem at all doing

686
00:31:18,995 --> 00:31:20,816
that. Um,

687
00:31:23,376 --> 00:31:26,876
I, we have been working, um, with specialty services, um, with

688
00:31:26,916 --> 00:31:30,456
Darcy and, um, at the community center and, and

689
00:31:30,536 --> 00:31:31,235
we've, um,

690
00:31:32,235 --> 00:31:36,196
solved our heat issues, which I'm very relieved for everybody and

691
00:31:36,235 --> 00:31:40,025
it was an inconvenience and, um, we did our best to, to get things moving

692
00:31:40,076 --> 00:31:42,755
forward. She's very happy.

693
00:31:42,896 --> 00:31:46,616
Um, let's see. Since our last meeting and, uh,

694
00:31:46,636 --> 00:31:48,416
Georgianne mentioned a couple of these things.

695
00:31:48,456 --> 00:31:52,376
We interviewed and hired a deputy, a finance director, a deputy town

696
00:31:52,416 --> 00:31:56,366
clerk, uh, new employees at the transfer station and,

697
00:31:56,456 --> 00:32:00,356
uh, public works and of course, um, with your support, um, we

698
00:32:00,396 --> 00:32:02,966
sup- we, uh, hired a community development director.

699
00:32:03,015 --> 00:32:05,036
So we've been kind of busy with those things.

700
00:32:05,046 --> 00:32:08,606
Some of them have been pretty vacant for a while here so it's just, um...

701
00:32:08,606 --> 00:32:11,376
Um, last evening, I think you heard when, when I talked to you earlier about

702
00:32:11,436 --> 00:32:14,755
attending the, uh, GP Cog, um, regional meeting.

703
00:32:14,796 --> 00:32:18,536
It was outstanding. Um, it was great to hear

704
00:32:18,796 --> 00:32:22,515
from everyone else and, and I don't mean this except that I

705
00:32:22,596 --> 00:32:26,316
do. It's good to hear they have the same struggles

706
00:32:26,556 --> 00:32:29,896
as we all do (laughs) and the same concerns on the issues.

707
00:32:30,016 --> 00:32:32,976
Uh, we will be working together in the future to share services.

708
00:32:32,995 --> 00:32:36,255
We'll be having meetings. Actually s- chief and I spoke today about it.

709
00:32:36,376 --> 00:32:40,196
Spoke with the other chief about it as well and I look forward to, uh, the

710
00:32:40,216 --> 00:32:43,995
enthusiasm with trying to work together and, and saving, um, the

711
00:32:44,056 --> 00:32:47,995
region some, some money for everyone and, and continue

712
00:32:48,036 --> 00:32:51,495
our services. So, um, that's all I have, Mr. Chair.

713
00:32:51,755 --> 00:32:53,336
All right.

714
00:32:55,196 --> 00:32:58,556
I did want to add to the rec department sales, I have a bus trip for-

715
00:32:58,576 --> 00:32:59,016
Yep.

716
00:32:59,025 --> 00:33:02,626
... Gardens Aglow on December 15th-

717
00:33:02,626 --> 00:33:02,636
15th.

718
00:33:02,645 --> 00:33:03,456
... I'm gonna go away.

719
00:33:03,476 --> 00:33:04,336
I think so.

720
00:33:04,356 --> 00:33:05,495
That's the date, or maybe it's-

721
00:33:05,676 --> 00:33:05,836
No.

722
00:33:05,846 --> 00:33:07,096
... December 12th. December 12th.

723
00:33:07,136 --> 00:33:08,066
It's December 12th.

724
00:33:08,076 --> 00:33:10,056
December 12th, so the Friday, December 12th, so-

725
00:33:10,076 --> 00:33:12,245
Yep. Yeah, they're excited.

726
00:33:12,245 --> 00:33:14,576
You might want to look for that.

727
00:33:14,936 --> 00:33:15,016
Yep.

728
00:33:15,036 --> 00:33:18,896
Um, all right. We can go back all the way to

729
00:33:18,916 --> 00:33:20,816
number seven for the public hearing at

730
00:33:21,096 --> 00:33:24,516
5:30. And

731
00:33:25,316 --> 00:33:29,156
open the public hearing for the new liquor license

732
00:33:29,295 --> 00:33:33,056
to Morning Glory Diner at 78 Portland

733
00:33:33,156 --> 00:33:34,676
Road.

734
00:33:36,176 --> 00:33:39,376
Accept comments either for, against or

735
00:33:39,716 --> 00:33:41,295
neutral.

736
00:33:42,376 --> 00:33:45,775
Well, I'll be happy to read the motion, but Brittany's here, maybe she wants to

737
00:33:45,836 --> 00:33:46,436
step up and

738
00:33:47,856 --> 00:33:50,476
give us a little overview of what her plan

739
00:33:50,556 --> 00:33:52,216
is.

740
00:33:52,255 --> 00:33:52,846
I don't see her.

741
00:33:53,536 --> 00:33:53,764
I'm-

742
00:33:53,775 --> 00:33:54,045
She's right there.

743
00:33:54,045 --> 00:33:55,795
... enthusiastically ready to read this.

744
00:33:55,806 --> 00:33:56,295
(laughs)

745
00:33:56,306 --> 00:33:56,646
(laughs)

746
00:33:56,646 --> 00:33:56,666
Her there? Oh, hi.

747
00:33:56,666 --> 00:33:59,775
If we wanna go ahead and pass it and then congratulate her.

748
00:33:59,786 --> 00:33:59,786


749
00:33:59,795 --> 00:34:02,795
Move to approve a new liquor license to Morning Glory- We gotta end the public

750
00:34:02,816 --> 00:34:03,156
hearing.

751
00:34:03,536 --> 00:34:05,176
Oh, end that public hearing.

752
00:34:05,235 --> 00:34:07,376
End the public hearing. Now the motion.

753
00:34:07,456 --> 00:34:11,096
Move to approve a new liquor license to Morning Glory Diner at 78

754
00:34:11,176 --> 00:34:12,696
Portland Road.

755
00:34:13,735 --> 00:34:15,056
Second.

756
00:34:15,096 --> 00:34:18,096
All in favor? Four, zero.

757
00:34:19,835 --> 00:34:22,476
Congratulations. We love Morning Glory.

758
00:34:22,536 --> 00:34:24,916
We do. Thank you.

759
00:34:24,956 --> 00:34:28,335
You do an outstanding job, you all.

760
00:34:28,556 --> 00:34:29,596
Thank you.

761
00:34:29,656 --> 00:34:30,335
All right.

762
00:34:30,395 --> 00:34:30,916
Yep.

763
00:34:30,996 --> 00:34:34,554
Open a hearing for the special amusement permit renewal for Main

764
00:34:34,835 --> 00:34:37,656
4H Magic Lantern at 9 Depot Street.

765
00:34:38,216 --> 00:34:41,795
Comments for, against or just comments?

766
00:34:41,835 --> 00:34:45,536
Anyone? Going, going, gone. All right, we're

767
00:34:45,576 --> 00:34:48,295
going to close that hearing

768
00:34:49,616 --> 00:34:52,016
and look for a motion.

769
00:34:52,576 --> 00:34:56,496
Move to approve a permit renewal for Main 4H Magic Lantern at 9

770
00:34:56,556 --> 00:34:57,416
Depot Street.

771
00:34:58,136 --> 00:34:59,096
Second.

772
00:34:59,136 --> 00:35:02,316
All in favor? One other.

773
00:35:03,296 --> 00:35:06,956
All right. Open the public hearing on the

774
00:35:07,036 --> 00:35:10,876
special amusement permit renewal for Players Sports Bar

775
00:35:10,996 --> 00:35:12,736
at 224 Portland

776
00:35:12,816 --> 00:35:16,636
Road. You know the drill, comments

777
00:35:16,736 --> 00:35:20,696
for or against (laughs) or just comments?

778
00:35:21,776 --> 00:35:25,696
Hearing none, close the hearing. Take the

779
00:35:25,736 --> 00:35:26,216
motion.

780
00:35:26,256 --> 00:35:29,895
Move to approve a special amusement permit renewal for Players Sports Bar at

781
00:35:30,056 --> 00:35:31,796
224 Portland Road.

782
00:35:32,696 --> 00:35:34,096
Second.

783
00:35:34,136 --> 00:35:35,316
All in favor?

784
00:35:36,435 --> 00:35:37,716
One other.

785
00:35:38,935 --> 00:35:42,096
All right. Open the hearing for the automobile

786
00:35:42,276 --> 00:35:46,196
graveyard/junkyard renewal license for Ovitz

787
00:35:46,296 --> 00:35:50,256
Cars located at 730, 730

788
00:35:50,356 --> 00:35:52,796
Portland Road.

789
00:35:52,836 --> 00:35:54,056
Move to approve an automobile-

790
00:35:54,096 --> 00:35:57,536
Oh, any com- I gotta wait. Any comments for, against, just

791
00:35:57,576 --> 00:35:58,685
comments? Close-

792
00:35:58,736 --> 00:36:01,286
I see all these people just roaring to get up here like-

793
00:36:01,316 --> 00:36:02,596
Close the hearing.

794
00:36:03,236 --> 00:36:06,756
Move to approve an automobile graveyard/junkyard renewal permit for

795
00:36:06,836 --> 00:36:10,176
Ovitz Cars located at 730 Portland Road.

796
00:36:10,236 --> 00:36:13,816
I'm sorry if I did not pronounce his last name right.

797
00:36:14,656 --> 00:36:15,916
Second.

798
00:36:15,956 --> 00:36:18,376
All in favor? One

799
00:36:18,456 --> 00:36:26,245
other.So

800
00:36:26,386 --> 00:36:28,826
leap back around to,

801
00:36:29,766 --> 00:36:31,986
I think we're up to sl- number 14.

802
00:36:32,066 --> 00:36:33,006
Mm-hmm.

803
00:36:33,046 --> 00:36:36,086
Select board comments and discussion items.

804
00:36:37,205 --> 00:36:40,086
Select board comments.

805
00:36:40,665 --> 00:36:44,266
Um, did you go with a ... Bye. Did you go with a split

806
00:36:44,366 --> 00:36:47,346
system heating and cooling at the Community Center or just a

807
00:36:47,386 --> 00:36:48,886
furnace?

808
00:36:48,946 --> 00:36:52,725
No, a furnace is in, we- we're gonna, uh, well, they're, they

809
00:36:52,786 --> 00:36:56,546
have to build a new furnace. And then

810
00:36:56,625 --> 00:36:59,386
the, um, the air will be worked on

811
00:37:00,946 --> 00:37:04,366
later, which will be, um, heat pumps

812
00:37:04,705 --> 00:37:05,066
and

813
00:37:06,165 --> 00:37:08,886
we are looking for some funding for that too.

814
00:37:08,906 --> 00:37:12,826
But we will be responsible for the furnace,

815
00:37:13,946 --> 00:37:16,306
which is s- 73 years old.

816
00:37:16,346 --> 00:37:20,326
Yeah, it's about time. Ca- can't heat with a cracked furnace.

817
00:37:20,406 --> 00:37:20,725
No.

818
00:37:20,786 --> 00:37:24,506
Nope. Well, talking about the Community Center, tomorrow is

819
00:37:24,546 --> 00:37:27,886
their weekly senior lunch and it is a

820
00:37:27,946 --> 00:37:30,125
Thanksgiving feast tomorrow.

821
00:37:30,136 --> 00:37:30,286
Oh.

822
00:37:30,346 --> 00:37:34,286
So I would encourage anyone who wants to come out and have a nice community

823
00:37:34,386 --> 00:37:37,846
meal with an amazing group of people, it is senior lunch,

824
00:37:37,886 --> 00:37:41,856
but you know, head on over for turkey and

825
00:37:41,926 --> 00:37:43,816
dressing and all the fixings, so happy

826
00:37:43,826 --> 00:37:44,786
What time is that?

827
00:37:44,806 --> 00:37:45,636
That is at noon.

828
00:37:45,636 --> 00:37:45,685
Noon.

829
00:37:45,705 --> 00:37:46,466
Okay, perfect.

830
00:37:46,475 --> 00:37:46,475


831
00:37:46,486 --> 00:37:49,966
And, uh, thank you as always to the volunteers there and a happy

832
00:37:50,026 --> 00:37:53,526
Thanksgiving to everyone. And I would like to wish a very

833
00:37:53,725 --> 00:37:56,506
happy birthday to one of my favorite Bridgeton

834
00:37:56,606 --> 00:38:00,266
residents, Miss Ava LaBarge turned 20

835
00:38:00,546 --> 00:38:04,486
years old today. She is the daughter of Mitzi and Jeff

836
00:38:04,846 --> 00:38:07,826
MacGyver LaBarge. Happy birthday, Ava.

837
00:38:08,026 --> 00:38:09,185
We love you.

838
00:38:10,645 --> 00:38:11,426
That's all I've got.

839
00:38:12,046 --> 00:38:15,966
I did make the mistake of going to the Community Center today to iron out my dates

840
00:38:16,026 --> 00:38:19,966
for my AARP taxes and the turkeys were

841
00:38:20,006 --> 00:38:22,426
cooking, and I was just dying of

842
00:38:22,486 --> 00:38:24,716
hunger. (laughs)

843
00:38:24,716 --> 00:38:27,705
(laughs) Yeah.

844
00:38:29,326 --> 00:38:32,586
I have, um,

845
00:38:33,426 --> 00:38:35,026
none tonight.

846
00:38:37,685 --> 00:38:40,546
Well, all right, comment quickly.

847
00:38:40,555 --> 00:38:41,076
(laughs)

848
00:38:41,076 --> 00:38:41,475
(laughs)

849
00:38:41,566 --> 00:38:45,265
Um, I have nothing.

850
00:38:47,086 --> 00:38:50,566
I would just like to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving.

851
00:38:50,606 --> 00:38:54,546
And also note that the Community Center on both Saturday and

852
00:38:54,665 --> 00:38:58,645
Sunday of Ladies' Day weekend has a

853
00:38:58,746 --> 00:38:59,346
breakfast

854
00:39:00,265 --> 00:39:04,196
offering of blueberry pancakes, bacon, and

855
00:39:04,306 --> 00:39:06,765
I, I believe it was a very reasonable fee.

856
00:39:06,774 --> 00:39:10,466
I forget exactly what it was. So if people are

857
00:39:10,566 --> 00:39:14,506
out shopping, and I think it starts at 8:00 in the morning really, so,

858
00:39:14,725 --> 00:39:18,645
uh, it's either from 8:00 to 10:00 or 8:00 to 11:00.

859
00:39:19,826 --> 00:39:23,066
It's a good opportunity to have s- have some food before you go shopping.

860
00:39:23,086 --> 00:39:26,326
Great. Yeah, and a selection of four homemade scone

861
00:39:26,546 --> 00:39:29,986
combinations. I had breakfast there for it last year and it was

862
00:39:30,006 --> 00:39:32,625
great.

863
00:39:34,946 --> 00:39:36,866
Oh, we already passed you, sir.

864
00:39:36,875 --> 00:39:37,725
(laughs)

865
00:39:37,765 --> 00:39:39,746
We already passed you, congratulations.

866
00:39:39,786 --> 00:39:41,566
Yeah, you're all approved, Ovide.

867
00:39:42,806 --> 00:39:43,886
You're all approved.

868
00:39:43,966 --> 00:39:44,446
Yes.

869
00:39:44,866 --> 00:39:45,506
Okay?

870
00:39:45,546 --> 00:39:47,685
Thank you for keeping all those junk cards (laughs) in

871
00:39:47,906 --> 00:39:49,935
order.

872
00:39:52,746 --> 00:39:52,774
(laughs)

873
00:39:52,806 --> 00:39:55,665
I'm still here. Don't come get me yet.

874
00:39:55,705 --> 00:39:55,756
(laughs)

875
00:39:55,826 --> 00:39:56,685
No, no.

876
00:39:56,756 --> 00:39:58,346
(laughs)

877
00:39:58,466 --> 00:40:02,426
All right, and we're all the way to number 16.

878
00:40:02,466 --> 00:40:03,946
Mm-hmm. Okay.

879
00:40:03,955 --> 00:40:05,496
Mm-hmm. Wow.

880
00:40:05,846 --> 00:40:09,326
Move to approve treasurer's warrants 32, 33,

881
00:40:09,486 --> 00:40:12,986
34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40,

882
00:40:13,145 --> 00:40:16,765
41, 42, 43, 44, 45.

883
00:40:18,386 --> 00:40:19,886
Uh, you've been busy.

884
00:40:20,006 --> 00:40:23,165
You cannot imagine how long it took me to sign off on all of those warrants.

885
00:40:23,265 --> 00:40:24,685
I, I knew it, I looked at them all too.

886
00:40:24,746 --> 00:40:25,125
Yeah.

887
00:40:25,185 --> 00:40:25,415
Sure.

888
00:40:25,645 --> 00:40:26,526
I'll second that.

889
00:40:27,426 --> 00:40:31,225
All in favor? Four-nothing. Uh-oh, that means a lot of

890
00:40:31,286 --> 00:40:34,055
signing, doesn't it? (laughs)

891
00:40:34,125 --> 00:40:36,006
Yes, it does. That's a good point.

892
00:40:36,066 --> 00:40:36,816
Yes, it does.

893
00:40:36,816 --> 00:40:37,225
Mm-hmm.

894
00:40:37,406 --> 00:40:41,205
All right, the dates for the next meeting, uh, December 9th,

895
00:40:41,826 --> 00:40:45,464
which is our regular meeting. We are not having this, as we

896
00:40:45,506 --> 00:40:49,386
discussed at the last time, we are not having the meeting that

897
00:40:49,406 --> 00:40:51,826
would fall very close to Christmas.

898
00:40:51,946 --> 00:40:55,446
And so the meeting after that is the January

899
00:40:55,526 --> 00:40:58,086
13th meeting.

900
00:40:59,326 --> 00:41:02,265
And there it is. Make the best motion of the

901
00:41:02,346 --> 00:41:06,256
night. No one wants to make

902
00:41:06,256 --> 00:41:06,596
it, Nope.

903
00:41:06,596 --> 00:41:06,736
It was-

904
00:41:06,846 --> 00:41:08,306
We're all so happy to be in.

905
00:41:08,346 --> 00:41:09,306
Adjourned.

906
00:41:09,316 --> 00:41:12,196
(laughs) Adjourned. All right. Second.

907
00:41:12,196 --> 00:41:12,225
Second.

908
00:41:12,306 --> 00:41:13,366
All in favor?

909
00:41:13,426 --> 00:41:14,196
Yeah.

910
00:41:14,246 --> 00:41:16,246
Four-nothing. Meeting adjourned.