[0:00] I would move the minutes be approved. >> Second.

[0:04] » Any additions correction? >> Yeah, but I'm Tommy and I are abstaining

[0:08] because we were there. >> Oh, yeah. We have to

[0:10] » in favor.

[0:17] » All right. We're going to make some shot here tonight. We're going to start

[0:23] from the big coach. Yeah. Come right up. Come right up.

[0:32] chair or you want to just stand and talk or

[0:34] » I better stand.

[0:41] » Thanks for coming. >> Thanks.

[0:44] » Well, thank you for having me. Yeah, I'm

[0:49] here because of a charitable organization that I got involved with a

[0:57] coast bank.

[1:05] I got to keep

[1:10] » share. Thank you. The Mid Coast Wood Bank is a volunteer

[1:16] partnership between guys who like to work with

[1:22] firewood communities who have residents

[1:28] in need of heat. We try to be the filling in that

[1:32] sandwich. That's why we call ourselves a

[1:36] partnership. We serve a common community goal,

[1:41] helping people in need. We've been in business for 11 years.

[1:50] The Mid Coast Woodbank functions from Toppson

[1:54] and covers 10 towns, Bulage, Bath, Bowden, all that. You can read all that

[2:00] down there. But the important thing is that we provide firewood

[2:08] either directly to a household. We'll bring two cords and drop it off. You

[2:13] stack it. I'm not going to stack stack it. Or we would like to put two totes

[2:20] which are wire baskets each about a third of a cord somewhere on acceptable

[2:27] town property. They'll be full of wood. And they are wood is free for anybody

[2:35] that needs it. >> And because the totes are in an

[2:39] accessible place, if somebody needs it at 3:00 in the afternoon or as we found

[2:44] in Harpsville, somebody's furnace blew up at midnight sub freezing. They went

[2:49] down to town hall and got enough firewood to keep their house going. So

[2:54] we will provide to households up to two cords of firewood delivery and

[3:01] to the towns we will provide totes of 4x4 by five floor dried firewood.

[3:10] Place them where the town wants them placed and we ask the town to work with

[3:16] community organizations to keep the totes full.

[3:21] And that's that's been our issue. We're good at getting wood for free. Sometimes

[3:27] we have to buy it. We're good at cutting, splitting, stacking, and if the

[3:32] weather's cooperative, drying it, and we deliver it because we've got a big

[3:37] trailer and pick up. We do not have enough pickup trucks or staff to deliver

[3:42] the wood to keep the totes full. So, that's our problem. And I'm here to ask

[3:48] two things. One, will each be a part of our community service area for the 26 27

[3:57] season? And number two, if the answer is yes,

[4:02] will you work with the community service organizations that are existent in town?

[4:09] We'll work too so that we can count on your totes being full,

[4:16] being kept full. The one thing I I would like to throw in

[4:21] here, we're going to have those totes. We had them over here in the parking lot

[4:24] and that wood went to campfire most of it because people were stopping

[4:30] in there in June and July picking up wood, you know, they didn't need it. It

[4:34] was 100° out. So, we we have a community salt shed. It's it's not right on Route

[4:41] One, but everybody in town knows where it is. We give away two bucks of sand at

[4:46] a time and people are there every day all day picking up a bucket of sand and

[4:51] everything. I would think if we're going to have those move the salt shed because

[4:56] we have a camera system there. If we see some guy going in there and loading up

[5:00] his pickup truck and coming every day to do it and we we know that you know

[5:05] » to miss the location location is a town issue. Wherever the town wants it, we'll

[5:12] deliver two totes full of wood. >> Mhm.

[5:15] » And on April 15th or thereabout, we'll come and take the empty totes away.

[5:20] » But you need somebody to pick the wood up in top and bring it down

[5:23] » between October 1 and April 15th. As the totes

[5:30] go down in qual quantity, somebody from Woolitch needs to refill

[5:37] them because we just don't have the volunteer staff to drive back and forth.

[5:43] Mayor, >> um, thank you for for doing this. Um,

[5:49] so what kinds of community service organizations have you worked with in

[5:53] other town? I'm thinking in Witch of churches. Um I also happen to know a

[5:58] neighbor of mine put donated some wood that he was cutting up on his own

[6:03] property. So what's your experience with >> our experience has been with council on

[6:09] agings or senior centers harpsal aging at home. It's one organization.

[6:15] » Okay. >> And there's a lady in charge of that who

[6:18] you don't say no to >> and her husband did and he suffered.

[6:23] You go. He This lady knows how to get things done.

[6:27] » Yeah. >> And I'm sure we used to live in

[6:30] Ipsswitch, Massachusetts, and there was a lady there who knew how to get things

[6:35] done. And I'm sure there's a lady or a gent here in town that can get that

[6:41] done. >> So, would you suggest having a point

[6:45] person in town sort of make sure you know like reach out to these different

[6:50] organizations? my name and number is right on here and I'll work with them

[6:54] and stay in touch >> and uh and we'll we'll make it happen.

[7:00] » Right. So So to be to be clear, this is this we already have these we've been

[7:04] doing these the last year. Yes. >> And you folks have been refilling them,

[7:07] » right? >> So that the the going forward the

[7:09] ability to refill them you can't do any. >> We've added two towns this year. We have

[7:14] not added any pickup trucks. >> Yeah.

[7:17] » Yeah. Jon. So Jon, it was Jonathan Appleard that that put some wood in

[7:21] there. >> Yeah. Yeah.

[7:26] » My own people for us. You know, I I ate my wood

[7:33] to I've got next winter after I'm working on the winter after that right

[7:38] now. I eat my house with wood. Uh and I donated wood before and Dale's hauled it

[7:44] to me family. So, I I appreciate you doing this. This is great, but I I do

[7:50] think we need we're going to get involved. We need to get off this

[7:54] parking lot out here. It's too easy to target anybody.

[7:57] » Yeah. People from Route One. We had a lady that didn't live in town and she

[8:02] stopped by daily to pick up wood and I know she lived in like Waldenboroough or

[8:07] whatever. So, I know it set on there for residents only. So, it was a little

[8:12] frustrating to have people, you know, and I I if they need it, I understand

[8:15] it, >> but

[8:17] » we we hadn't really considered a resident of another town coming to

[8:22] Woolitch >> to fill up theirs.

[8:28] » Yeah. Ours ours was we had Yeah. Like I when we were talking, you know, the the

[8:32] it being there in the summertime, it was campfire

[8:35] » so that was very frustrating. Um, >> and as it should be, yeah,

[8:39] » we we had a a a serious problem in in Toxwell

[8:45] » where two totes would empty in a night >> and it turned out that there was a

[8:52] clamor, his flats are closed. He had a sick wife

[8:58] and he's working three jobs and he'd pass by the totes and fill up his truck

[9:02] and go home and put it in his stove to keep warm until the next night. So these

[9:07] things happen and we're glad to be part of that kind of an exercise. Yes, the

[9:13] people who come after campfirewood, they're a problem and there are shabby

[9:17] people all around. >> But shouldn't but shouldn't that

[9:19] individual have reached out to you folks directly and got wood delivered?

[9:23] » Yes. >> I mean I mean there's a difference

[9:24] between daily pickup which >> people won't do I mean I agree with you

[9:29] but will they do that >> a sign right on the thing?

[9:34] » I'd use Mr. King as example. Heats with wood.

[9:37] » Yeah. >> And if he was in need,

[9:40] » he could call the number, John Allen, qualify you,

[9:45] » and you're on a schedule, and we'll make a delivery. We'll bring two cords,

[9:49] » and then later on in the season, you're right. We'll bring two more cords.

[9:55] » Now, I think I have a time convention. I needed more.

[9:58] » Well, you may. We we we we distributed 120 cords last year. We've

[10:05] got 140 ready to go and we're going to have 200 before the heating season

[10:10] begins. So for us, this is this is serious stuff.

[10:15] » I don't know. I just don't know whoach. Now, that was what I was wondering if we

[10:21] could put something out. If you said Jonathan Appleard donated, you know,

[10:25] like you've got um the ride share program, you know,

[10:28] » we got these we got something out there >> and say we're looking for volunteers

[10:33] with a pickup truck >> to pick up firewood for the community.

[10:37] Um you know, >> we got a newsletter coming out next

[10:40] week. >> That would be a great thing to put in

[10:42] there. >> Well, I even had,

[10:43] » you know, it's helping your community. I don't mind hauling the trail up and do

[10:47] it once in a while, but >> you know, it doesn't have to be one

[10:49] specific person. It could be a couple It certainly doesn't have to be one

[10:55] person, >> although it' be good to have somebody

[10:58] kind of be in charge of it, >> right?

[11:02] Thinking about moving to where the salt shed was

[11:06] surpris

[11:10] » I know. I was I had that same question. So, we're not going to

[11:18] say >> maybe have a little discussion about it.

[11:28] » What Jason, what you started to say something.

[11:30] » Well, I I had a couple of thoughts. One was when you deliver to folks, you

[11:33] deliver a couple of cord. Right. Right. >> So, why couldn't there be a larger

[11:37] delivery brought even if it was dumped on the ground and then reloaded and

[11:41] others? Why couldn't there be a pile? >> There was the sustainability of some

[11:46] more the unit is going to be the problem. I think you know today I'll get

[11:49] a load. You'll get a load. You'll get a load. But over time I I just

[11:55] » Yeah. I mean obviously how much is each container hold? A cord.

[11:58] » Third of a cord. >> A third of a cord. So if somebody were

[12:01] to deliver a two cord pile and even if it was you know what I'm trying to say.

[12:05] » No. >> No I don't. What do you dump it on the

[12:09] ground? >> Dump it on the ground. have a secret so

[12:12] much dump in there. >> Will you just carry it out?

[12:17] » Well, yeah. I don't know. Is there would there be room in the building at some

[12:20] point to dump a couple of cord? >> I don't know. I I mean, my concern would

[12:26] be you're going to have people in and out of that sand building.

[12:29] » Yeah. >> You're going to have an insurance

[12:30] situation and unsafe. >> I wouldn't want to go in.

[12:33] » I think I think this is going to be out of hand if we not care.

[12:36] » I wouldn't want anybody to go into the building itself. I'm talking if the

[12:40] totes were out beside the the little shed that they get the sand out of

[12:43] anyway. >> Yeah. Yeah.

[12:45] » And then refill. See, what I'm trying to point out is

[12:48] » we had in the building that that only town personnel could carry out, right?

[12:53] » I wouldn't go buy once in a while carrying a few of

[12:58] » Well, I was trying to point out that that you deliver a larger volume. So

[13:02] maybe that maybe we would have a way of accepting a larger volume and then have

[13:05] that for refilling. And maybe we could do that and maybe someone in town,

[13:10] » right, >> has a has a dump trailer

[13:13] » and could come and pick it up and do it themselves.

[13:16] » Yeah. Yeah. >> I began by saying Woodbank is a

[13:20] partnership >> and a partnership goes after a goal and

[13:24] our goal and I hope your goal is to keep people in need warm in the winter. And

[13:31] how do we get there? I think the idea of delivering a dump load of wood, couple

[13:37] of cords makes a great deal of sense and if it's done right, it shouldn't

[13:43] interfere with the salt shed. >> No, I was just concerned about it was

[13:47] mentioned inside

[13:52] » so if it was to the left or the right of the little shed little shed.

[13:55] » Yeah. Yeah. I was just wondering if there was a way we could dump two cod in

[13:59] the building and only have town personnel,

[14:03] me or Dale or whoever go over and just carry it out and put it

[14:11] » raise your hand. Dale,

[14:16] » you mean you keep it in the cup? >> Well, well, we have to keep it under

[14:19] cover. See, that that would be the thing.

[14:21] » We don't have room in the fire station. How much does a dumpster like?

[14:26] » Well, no. So, the trouble is the tote, as he said, holds a third a third of a

[14:29] cord, right? >> How big is that dumpster like out

[14:32] » here? >> It's relatively close to that size.

[14:34] » Okay. >> But but the point is you don't want to

[14:36] go you don't want to go pick up a third of a cord every time. You want to get

[14:39] more volume. >> So, that

[14:40] » my my only concern about committing to keeping your totes full by dumping a

[14:48] load. My only concern is that we don't have the pickups to make the deliveries

[14:54] to the households and come to you. >> That would be one low. I mean,

[14:58] » no. No. But if you get right, >> we set a truck up to get five or six

[15:03] yards. >> Yeah.

[15:04] » That's going to go a long time >> is if we have a place to dump it.

[15:08] » Yeah. >> And then it can just be re

[15:13] and then just carry it out. >> Yeah. Then you just take the loader and

[15:16] pick up some wood, take it outside. >> I have all this room in my driveway now

[15:20] that my cars are going away.

[15:25] » Well, how about we discuss a little bit more about this?

[15:31] » The last time somebody cost me $100. >> Our people will talk to your people and

[15:37] then we'll get back to our people. >> I think these people are going to make a

[15:40] good decision. >> All right.

[15:41] » Thank you for raising your hand to help. Yes. Yes. And you're on camera.

[15:45] » Thank you. >> When do you need an answer?

[15:48] » Uh we want to start putting totes out October 1.

[15:51] » Okay. >> So we got six weeks.

[15:53] » Okay. But I'm leaving here with a sense that you Woolitch would like to

[16:00] participate and we're now working on a detail.

[16:03] » That's right. >> And the detail has two parts. The

[16:07] location. >> We think it's going to be up by the salt

[16:11] shed. and who is going to come and handle it

[16:16] » because we'd really like to leave the entire process to Woolwitch.

[16:21] » We'll bring the full totes. We'll take the empty totes away and if you could

[16:26] find somebody with a dump trailer in between to come pick up couple of cords.

[16:32] » Okay, >> that'll take a lot of pressure off of

[16:34] us. >> We will get it out there and we will let

[16:37] you know. >> Thank you very much. Thank you very

[16:39] much. Thank you, gentlemen. Thank you, ma'am.

[16:50] All right, we're going to we're going to continue with new business here. And

[16:55] Trevor from here

[17:04] » Trevor Tyler. >> We met the other day.

[17:07] » You and I. >> He's from Ko.

[17:10] » That's right. Uh so hi both thanks for for having me. Um my name is Kyle

[17:14] Phillips. I work with Ruth and at the expiry land trust. We are currently

[17:20] doing a large prioritization of all of the title crossings in our region, which

[17:24] is for our purposes all the railroad uh road uh dam crossings over a title water

[17:31] body to determine which ones most well suited for restoration projects like at

[17:35] Back River Creek where we raise the road up to prevent um road flooding and uh

[17:40] expand the title channel to restore fish habitat connectivity and support the

[17:44] adjacent islands. Um so as part of this work we are doing a large GIS

[17:50] desktopbased prioritization of about 314 which is all the crossings in our region

[17:55] including Woolitch. Um and for all of those crossings we have about 100

[18:00] different metrics calculated. So how high is it above sea level if it floods

[18:04] with the detour route along it? Um how many folks would get cut off? How

[18:08] important is it for access to emergency services? as well as a handful of uh

[18:13] ecological metrics as well, like how long is this stream that would get

[18:16] reconnected? Um how much marsh habitat would be protected, what rare species do

[18:20] we care about? Um and on top of this uh large comprehensive assessment, we've

[18:25] also been doing in-person uh field work at priority sites, looking at the

[18:30] condition of crossings, um how they're interacting with the nearby ecosystem,

[18:35] and taking surveys, photos, things like that. So we have a really good sense

[18:39] about what's happening at these crossings. And we'll ultimately be using

[18:42] all of this data to create fact sheets about all of these different crossings

[18:46] to determine which ones are most suited for restoration projects and facilitate

[18:50] conversations with municipalities about um which projects we think we can

[18:54] advance. Also will be really helpful for telling stories and creating narratives

[18:59] about these crossings for grants uh funders. So we are now uh uh seeking

[19:05] funding for additional to continue this work and we're hoping to apply for the

[19:09] main coastal communities grant uh which is through main coastal program and

[19:14] municipal planning assistance um program and in essence this grant could provide

[19:19] us with about $50,000 to continue moving this work forward. Um it's required that

[19:24] either a municipality or council of governments is the formal applicant. So

[19:28] we were hoping that which would be willing to sponsor this application

[19:32] which essentially just means be the one who's officially applying we would pull

[19:36] together the application as well as be responsible for the administration uh

[19:41] and coordination related to the grant. Um Kelt would cover the 10% match

[19:46] required. There's no financial ask being made of the town. And what this grant

[19:50] would enable us to do is essentially take all of this data and all the tools

[19:54] that we've developed and make them more publicly accessible. So right now we'll

[19:58] just be we have funding to create simple fact sheets about all the crossings. But

[20:02] what we we want to do is make sure that these 100 different metrics that we

[20:05] calculated are accessible to folks as well as integrate the data that we've

[20:09] collected with some state agency um resources like the main title

[20:13] restriction atlas which lets anyone go online and see all the photos that I've

[20:17] taken. So this essentially lets um folks that are advancing this work, whether

[20:21] it's municipalities or state folks, restoration practitioners, have the

[20:25] information that they need to move these projects forward.

[20:30] » Wow. >> Need from us.

[20:32] » Um we are just hoping that you will all agree um to be the applicant for this

[20:37] and that we would provide you all with the application.

[20:40] » I think that sounds like I would useful information.

[20:43] » It is. And Ke obviously has been good to work with.

[20:46] » I would make that motion. I would move that we um are one of the applicants or

[20:49] the applicant >> second. Those in favor

[20:54] » fantastic. Thank you. >> Thank you.

[21:00] » You seconded that. >> I did.

[21:05] » I know. >> Okay, moving on.

[21:10] » Oh. Um

[21:14] so make it quick. Thank you everybody for our great Witch Community Day. This

[21:19] is the first meeting since then, right? >> Yes.

[21:22] » Yep. Um I have handed over to the road

[21:27] commissioner staff a plan for some sign replacements in the park

[21:32] » staff. Wow. >> Yes, the staff. Road commission.

[21:38] » So I'm hoping uh so I'm so let me know if there's anything more you need from

[21:42] me on that. >> Right. He needs some signs replaced and

[21:44] whatnot. Tammy has it. He has funding. >> Go ahead,

[21:47] » for the park. >> And I'll just remark that Allison and I

[21:53] and Danny >> and Kim

[21:56] » and Kim went to the Saga Hockey EMA emergency operation

[22:01] » and Sean >> and Sean

[22:02] » and Sean. Yeah. >> Emergency operations.

[22:06] » We were well >> uh rehearsal simulation of a of an

[22:12] emergency event. And it was a learning experience.

[22:15] » Yeah. >> Yeah.

[22:17] » That's it. >> Um what he said and I'll add to the

[22:21] emergency management thing. Um Wish I thought was wor really great and I'm

[22:26] really grateful to Ta. She's not here but hopefully that shows up in the

[22:29] minutes. Um yeah, and I'm continuing to be tasked with and being invited to

[22:35] public transit workshops. I think I mentioned it, you mentioned it for me

[22:38] the last time. So those are coming up. fail.

[22:43] » Nothing. >> Um, not much. Same thing with the with

[22:46] what we're say. It was another great um success. Um, also don't forget folks,

[22:51] tomorrow, a week from tomorrow at 3:30 is the DOT and DOT safety audit meeting

[22:56] um here. Okay. So, that's all I got. >> I have nothing to

[23:02] public

[23:06] » just because I haven't mentioned it before. Downstairs in the display case,

[23:09] there's a really cool wedding dress. Whose wedding? Where did it come from?

[23:17] » We've had it for a long time. >> It looks great.

[23:20] » Found a way to share. >> That's wonderful.

[23:25] » All right. How to administrative. >> All right. So, we are going live with 30

[23:30] web next week. Um, and I they're going to do the install Tuesday

[23:36] night and we go live Wednesday morning. And when I was talking to the rep the

[23:41] other day because we're figuring out all the bugs and we have a lot of bugs that

[23:45] things aren't working right. Um that when we go live that morning on

[23:50] Wednesday, I have to go onto each computer and reinstall everything that

[23:54] I've already put in the play environment. So I would like to have a

[23:58] little late start that day because I don't think I want to start off and

[24:02] running at 9:00 in the morning. And you know I know we're going to have some

[24:06] issues. So, I just want to, you know, if we can open early and everything's fine,

[24:10] but I want to shoot for like a noon y >> start time because it is our late night

[24:14] 12 to 6. I think that'll be sufficient. >> Advertise.

[24:17] » Yep. I'll do what I can. I'm leaving. Yeah.

[24:20] » We can put it in the newsletter. Although, is it is it next week?

[24:23] » Next Wednesday. >> Next Wednesday.

[24:25] » Next Wednesday. So, I'll I'll put it out on Facebook and I'll put the signs out.

[24:30] Yeah. >> Put a sign in the door that says

[24:32] computer. Well, I'll just say we're changing

[24:36] software. >> Yeah.

[24:38] » That'll be bad. >> The same thing.

[24:41] » Yeah. Computer's down, staff's going crazy. Um, I spoke with Dean Brewer

[24:46] yesterday, and I also talked to Nicole um from do the assessor. Um, and we

[24:52] would like to do the commitment on September 16th,

[24:56] which is the second select board meeting in September. So, uh, I I haven't heard

[25:02] back from Dean if that's going to be an issue. So, I figure four o'clock on the

[25:06] 16th, we'll do the commitment. Nicole's well aware of that.

[25:10] » Okay. >> Okay. Um,

[25:13] we received, everybody saw the press release in the folder. Um, we received a

[25:19] dividend check from MMA for good performance and loss prevention efforts

[25:22] in the amount of $2,936. So, that's always nice that we're

[25:26] keeping our um loss prevention and uh workman's comp down.

[25:32] And then Allison and I are still working on the Zoobo issue and um I spoke with

[25:36] John Nolles last week and it was like he had never heard of what was going on.

[25:41] So, Allison put the timeline together. We sent him pictures and finally hoping

[25:46] to come to an end to getting this boat removed. And the last thing I would like

[25:50] to say is um happy belated birthday to Debbie. your birthday yesterday. Was it

[25:57] your birthday yesterday? >> No,

[25:59] » it is now.

[26:03] » All right. >> You know what? Maybe it was my

[26:05] mother-in-law.

[26:08] » That's right. Her name's Debbie.

[26:13] » Thank you. >> That was great.

[26:19] » Okay. >> Okay.

[26:21] See David moving on road commissions report. Yeah.

[26:27] » Yes. >> None whatsoever. Just the logging

[26:31] complaints. The there's a big to-do on Hedge bridge about the uh

[26:36] » the tree cutting. >> Yeah.

[26:39] » That people are complaining that they're starting 4 in the morning.

[26:43] » Yeah. >> And is that allowed or ramp?

[26:46] » They're starting on Hedge bridge. Well, the the complaint people on East Hedge

[26:50] or Hedge bridge or >> It's Hedge Road.

[26:53] » It's Hedge bridge. So, not the Mountain Road cutting problem.

[26:55] » No, it's We've got Isn't it Hedge? >> It is. It's Hedge Road.

[27:00] » They're starting at 4 in the morning and they've been doing it since August.

[27:04] » Okay. Okay. So, Dale says they're cutting across the bridge on the left

[27:07] hand side. >> Yeah.

[27:09] Who's that? >> That's not the CMP one we thought was

[27:12] going on or whatever, but this guy is Gavin's I don't know what his name is,

[27:16] but um 48 acres.

[27:20] » Yeah, big piece. They just cut on Samo >> and they did the same thing.

[27:26] » I wasn't aware of it. >> But you know,

[27:30] » yeah, >> they must have flashlights.

[27:32] » Yeah. >> Well, they're trying to beat the heat.

[27:34] That's what they're trying to do, Jack, I think.

[27:35] » Yeah. Well, is that a Are they allowed to do that or

[27:39] » Well, the other one, didn't we just say if it was a forestry? Isn't that a

[27:42] » Yeah, we don't. We really have no control over that.

[27:46] » Well, we have a noise ordinance. Do we have a noise or we don't

[27:54] know? >> No, we don't. We don't on that.

[27:57] » Happy birthday,

[28:02] Kim needs a timeout. Hey, get more water for her.

[28:07] » She needs stronger than water.

[28:18] » Go ahead. >> I just had a question for you. Are they

[28:20] sat construction? I see the stop lights up on the old state road.

[28:23] » They will be getting on that bridge. Yeah.

[28:25] » Well, they sat it. You know, >> I don't know, but I see they turn the

[28:27] light around today. >> Probably next week. Absolutely.

[28:32] » They they told us September 1st, but quail.

[28:35] » Yeah. >> So, no, I have nothing else. We've uh I

[28:38] checked on our roads today. They're very good. Uh we got the brush ping, the

[28:42] pings down, and we know and uh we're in pretty good shape. The shape we're in

[28:47] good. So, >> all right.

[28:49] » If I was the cutting out there, I I had one little group with another cutting

[28:54] company up on the mountain and they were breaking the edge of the road off. I

[28:57] went and spoke with them and told them that they would stop if they don't stop

[29:02] it and uh I don't know how far that went but nonetheless

[29:06] uh what kind of seem to be quite ruthless.

[29:12] » Well, >> I don't know how can they start at the

[29:15] morning. >> Well, so what they do is they truck up

[29:19] or something. >> They get these big things nowadays. They

[29:23] they just run a big machine >> and David they got whites. They got

[29:26] somebody left, but they get their permit through the state and then and then we

[29:29] get notified later. >> We got notified.

[29:32] » Yeah. And so I told >> 4 a.m.

[29:35] » 4 to 4. >> Is that what it says?

[29:37] » 4. >> Yeah. So the state approves that. That's

[29:39] kind of, you know, so I told somebody in the hot road one to call the forestry

[29:43] division and I, you know, I've dealt with them in other towns. They should

[29:45] come out and and that's kind of they put four to four on their form. That's

[29:51] » Well, they said it was supposed to start on the 16th and the lady that called

[29:55] today said it's been going since August 5th.

[29:58] » What's that say? >> It says 16th.

[30:00] » Yeah, >> it was early.

[30:04] » Well, she said >> I don't know. I don't think we got on

[30:09] the same road. >> No, really?

[30:13] » Contact. >> Yeah, you got a contact for because the

[30:16] mountain road we didn't get notification till later, right? Is there contact

[30:20] information on that for on that applicant?

[30:22] » I don't see anything. It just says Gavin Mlan is the management services. Gerald

[30:28] Demato is the owner. >> Yeah.

[30:32] » Has anyone contacted the the wood cutter themselves and ask?

[30:37] I mean, it's worth a try. I can't believe they want bad neighbors,

[30:42] you know. >> I don't think they care. Yeah, they

[30:45] don't it it's kind of interesting that that they put that on the form and then

[30:49] the state agrees to it when you know putting something at 4 in the morning

[30:55] till the 16th of September. >> Yeah,

[30:57] » that's right. >> I'll look for a state contact tomorrow.

[31:00] » I can also reach out and say, you know, maybe it's a matter of like updating

[31:05] this form so it actually reflects what's really going on and making sure that

[31:09] it's in a time. the noise.

[31:14] » No, >> you you'd almost think that when they

[31:16] get an application at the state level, they'd send it to the town

[31:20] » for a quick review before they issue it because these these kind of things, not

[31:24] knowing the neighborhoods. >> Well, I think we did. I think the way I

[31:27] could be wrong, but I think it says we chose option whatever, which is the

[31:31] state takes care of. They don't do nothing.

[31:33] » We did do that. >> Oh, that's right.

[31:36] » But you think they would we set up? >> No, I agree. They let us know, but it's

[31:40] just >> I mean, why would the state say 4 in the

[31:42] morning >> because they don't

[31:46] exactly there? How

[31:49] » I'll see what I can find out. >> Okay.

[31:51] » Office Mike. >> Uh, last couple weeks, two building

[31:55] permits, a residential roof, solar, and a new principal structure on a George Ry

[31:59] road. That's a new mobile home replacing another one. Two internal plumbing

[32:04] permits. Uh quick update on the dock and ramp on

[32:08] Barrett Sway on Twunky property. Their lawyer has sent them

[32:13] a a letter to remove remove it. So we'll see how that goes. Deal with a civil

[32:19] plot line issue on Western Road and I mentioned the forest operation. And then

[32:25] the deadline for the uh 1271 stage road, the tires and the cars. That was Monday

[32:32] was the last day and I heard nothing. So my thought is it worked. My

[32:37] recommendation would be that the next letter goes says you have so many a date

[32:43] without that data fine after that kind of thing.

[32:47] » Enforcement. So this is the the one before the bridge.

[32:50] » Oh yeah. >> Tires.

[32:53] Yeah. Yeah. >> Cars.

[32:54] » So what do we do? I mean >> Well, I think I think we do have to keep

[32:57] going on that one. That one's a different issue than the other one. This

[33:01] one and I saw the name was in that >> list. Yeah.

[33:05] » Yeah. I think I think it's we got to >> So, do we senders?

[33:10] » So, do we send another letter?

[33:15] » I was wondering >> what are we talking

[33:19] about? >> Well, the biggest thing is he didn't

[33:20] hear a response and so I called him and had him on the phone and he gave his

[33:24] email address and I can't imagine the guy hasn't got this stuff. So, it's the

[33:29] next step like a certified >> I think. Yeah, he's done 50 tires.

[33:34] That's a state thing with D as well. I I think a certified letter that says

[33:39] because I it says here he could appeal the letter. He didn't. And it says if

[33:43] you don't if you don't do anything within this time frame, we can't we can

[33:48] by statute start enforcement action, which would be a letter that says, you

[33:53] know, by guess another deadline date, but after that.

[33:58] So, could we clean it up and then I >> think we have to do the first thing

[34:02] first. >> Ding him for the

[34:04] » I don't think we're there yet. >> No, but that is

[34:07] » down the road. Yeah, maybe. >> Maybe we need to tell him that.

[34:13] » Sorry about this. >> Yeah, I mean, this is the first

[34:15] enforcement that I wrote. >> Not a big deal since I started here.

[34:19] » That's right. Do you remember? >> I started like four years ago, but

[34:22] remember this has been a long, >> but

[34:28] Do you mind doing that? >> No.

[34:31] » We agree. I mean, >> Mike, what's the issue on the Dark

[34:34] Barrack way? Is it on the wrong? >> It's on Chiwanki's property. So, if you

[34:39] go, you familiar with the area, I assume.

[34:41] » Yeah. >> You go across the cement bridge there.

[34:44] That's all Chanki's property. They're allowed to use it.

[34:46] » Yeah. >> Trail walks, fish, whatever.

[34:49] » Yeah. gentleman that was with his parents on that road has put a temporary

[34:55] gang way and dock to get to his boat. >> Kel Supre.

[35:00] » Nobody's naming names on TV. >> No, no, no. That's why I said it in

[35:04] French. >> So, yeah. And not very person as well.

[35:12] So, but I mean it's there. It's clear. I've read the deeds and I mean I don't

[35:16] deal with that part of it. It's unpermitted through us, so I could go

[35:20] that way, too. >> Um, D claims that he doesn't need a

[35:24] permit there, but >> but it's not, but it does need to be on

[35:29] his property. >> Yes.

[35:31] » A permit from us, right? >> Yeah.

[35:33] » The gentleman up by point contact you about building a dock. I told him I told

[35:40] him that we had no waterfront rules, but I said it is a structure. I said I

[35:44] believe you're going to have to have a building from

[35:48] his name >> for a dog.

[35:50] » No, he's got it's going to be a structure. It's going to be a pier going

[35:56] out, not a dog. >> Yeah, I haven't heard anything yet.

[35:59] » No, I don't think so. >> Is that the is that there must be a

[36:03] certain size below which you don't have to get a lease from parks and lands for

[36:08] that kind of stuff? >> I think it it matters if it's temporary,

[36:11] seasonal. >> Okay.

[36:13] » And I I think it anything that's permanent permanent here permanent

[36:19] » that kind of stuff requires DP a lot of time army corps

[36:23] » but even even temporary require a permit from you though

[36:26] » yes >> that's the thing at minimum it requires

[36:30] a local permit >> correct

[36:33] » it's on the land

[36:40] » no Right. Well, there's common land.

[36:44] » Common land. Yeah. And they the common land has

[36:49] » I don't know that shape, but common land has looks like there's a couple dogs.

[36:54] They've been in the grass for a while. >> Yeah. Yeah.

[36:56] » But it's not anybody else.

[37:03] » Thank you. I wonder whose that was direct.

[37:07] » I don't make this. Um we've had 18 calls so far this month. um one each related

[37:13] dres acid uh with 19 patients 16 transports and we called MC1 twice. Uh

[37:21] we have a training next Tuesday on the use of the life packibrillator and um

[37:27] interpreting cardiac rhythms. Um it is actually um and that's at 6:30 next

[37:33] Tuesday. Um yeah there emergency management exercise

[37:42] has incident in Witch during it. We all survived. We just had to evacuate a lot

[37:46] of people >> and he disappeared. But

[37:48] » yeah, they told me I had to go. So I was kicked out. But um yeah, I think it was

[37:53] good for people to see what actually happened in the emergency operations.

[37:58] » No, I learned a lot. >> And also thank you Jason for arranging

[38:02] the installation of the power outlet in the room for whenever

[38:07] we're ready. And that's it. Anybody have any

[38:12] questions today? Okay, thank you. >> 11 calls so far this month. Um, checked

[38:20] out the North Face the other day. That looks fine. Looks good to me. The only

[38:24] concern is he hasn't picked up with all of his stuff yet.

[38:29] » That's Yeah, that that shed has become the storage facility for his painting

[38:34] supplies. I see. >> It's always something. He's got a

[38:39] ladder, nifty paint tails and brushes and other things that need to go. This

[38:44] building looks great. >> Yeah,

[38:45] » I'm happy with the building. >> Anyway, that's that um

[38:53] » the I reached out to the sign company there that um you mentioned. Um have a

[38:58] couple ideas for them I've sent over. So, we'll

[39:02] see what they get back to me with that as far as pricing goes. Um annual host

[39:08] testing was completed uh Monday. Um we had um just over 12,000 ft of hose

[39:14] tested and uh 150 ft. So three sections of that failed

[39:20] which is normal. We always lose at least two or three a year. So um not too bad.

[39:25] Um the only other thing we're going to be attending the annual block party at

[39:29] the school on the 26th. Um, they host in the summer kind of back in the school

[39:36] mode. >> Oh, August.

[39:38] » Yeah. Yeah. >> What time?

[39:40] » 5 to 7 p.m. >> 5 to 7.

[39:47] » And that is all I have. >> So, they've looked at it. Um, we haven't

[39:54] we did a lot the last two nights have been a lot of work in the hose, so we

[39:57] haven't had time to mess with it. But it it's very evident to me that it needs to

[40:01] be fixed because of the hose. The amount of hose we had to manually hold just

[40:06] have all the cable jammed. >> It's jammed up. It won't we we threw I

[40:12] bet you we threw 300 lb of hose on it and it wouldn't even budge. So, it needs

[40:16] to be I think we're going to have to hook something to it and force it to

[40:20] come back down. either that take it down and then physically work on it. But

[40:25] yeah, as long be fun. >> Is there a way

[40:29] it to lower it down small or something? >> Maybe. I mean, we have pulleys up there.

[40:35] We We have rope pulley, but >> it's just going to be a matter. I mean,

[40:38] I can hook another We have three trucks of wenches. I can hook a truck winch to

[40:42] it and we we'll get it down. It's just a matter I mean, you go up in

[40:47] that post tower when it's 70 degrees down here, it's 85 up there. It's just

[40:51] an oven. >> Are you going to try some more weight

[40:53] first or is that >> I don't think the weight I think it

[40:55] needs to physically be >> pulled down. I think it needs to either,

[40:59] you know, be forced to come back up because it'll try the the motor. It's

[41:02] not bound up. The motors, you know, you can hear it spin. You can see it. It

[41:05] wants to spool, but it's >> it's the problem is it doesn't have a

[41:09] fail. So, it it it winds up only the best you can do when you go up and down.

[41:14] » So, it you know, after 10 20 years of use, it's done the same same way.

[41:21] or whatever. Yeah. >> Yeah. Exactly. So, we're gonna try.

[41:26] We'll get it down. And then, my guess is it probably needs a new cable. That

[41:30] cable's, you know, I the pictures that I've seen of it up up top, it's all, you

[41:34] know, that you can see that's got phrase on it. And, you know, it's not one you

[41:37] want to hold with your hand. So, um, but but it needs to be it's it's a it's a

[41:43] tool that like we we have hung all that hose by hand. And I'll tell you what,

[41:47] » wet hose is heavy. So, >> it's a it's a necessity, but we'll stay

[41:53] tuned. We'll see. >> Let's see what we can figure out and get

[41:57] it down. >> If you get it down, you want to take a

[41:59] look at it.

[42:06] » So, Sean, I was asked historical site asked about the tent. Are the tents

[42:09] ready to come down? Whatever. >> They can't. Yeah. Yeah. You guys

[42:12] Everything's done. >> Yeah. Yeah. Chad Chad recent I did text

[42:17] be >> Oh no no no no no

[42:20] » you pull those things up wet they know I texted Donald but just to let you know

[42:25] that >> we got a few we'll try to do that on a

[42:29] on a we've got people here >> and it's going to go back into storage.

[42:33] » Yeah. Yeah. I think it's going right back to the bar.

[42:35] » Yeah Donald knows I think. >> Yeah.

[42:37] » Yeah. Okay. Not not in this barn to >> Yeah. That's up to Donald. I think you

[42:42] know back over

[42:46] Debbie. Is that what you meant? >> Yeah. Okay.

[42:51] » Anything on old business? Okay. We have one more on the new business. We need

[42:58] $210,253

[43:02] worth of taxes >> to property is being on the verge of

[43:09] » is this to This is this is the 30-day the um unpaid

[43:15] taxes. So this yeah just the 2026 taxes >> and we're committing them to her because

[43:20] she's now >> she signed the letters notices. So yeah

[43:24] » move second. >> Those in favor

[43:33] » so I will say 30 years I've never done that before. I will leave a card, two

[43:38] cards, one for Howie and one for Glenn >> and leave them in the signature

[43:45] there. Okay. >> Okay.

[43:47] » Tomorrow or the next day? >> I'm going to put them in there right

[43:50] now. If you you go back in your office.

[43:56] » Okay. >> Yeah.

[43:58] » Okay. Nobody has any further business before the board.

[44:03] So second [ __ ]

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