TOWN OF SABATTUS

Richard Behr, CEO Donald Derosier, Resident

Florence Behr Jane Hinkley, Resident

Denis Castonguay, Chair, Planning Board Brooke Derosier, Resident

Paul Loesberg, Budget Committee

Motion to Accept the Selectman’s Minutes of April 25, 2006, as written, made by Selectman Bill Henshaw and Seconded by Selectman Gino Camardese.

All in Favor.

DEPARTMENT HEADS:

Tracy Fabrizio, Treasurer, Report

1. Treasurer’s Report: Tax Years 2003 thru 2005, Delinquent Taxes Outstanding as of 04/28/06 is

$64,177.89. Delinquent Taxes collected since Friday, April 14, 2006 are $2,379.69.

2. Town Reports are now available at the Town Office.

Motion to Accept the Treasurer’s report made by Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by Selectman Steve Wood.

All in Favor.

Chair Guy Desjardins- Job applications for Office Clerk 1, 30 applications received. A workshop needs to be set up to review the applications. Depending on the Agenda for May 16th, the workshop will be held either before the Selectmen’s Meeting at 5:30 or directly after it.

COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR

Chief Don Therrien,Fire Dept- Would like to swap trailers with the Auburn Fire Department. Their trailer is a little smaller and would be more beneficial for our purposes.

Motion to swap trailers with the Auburn Fire Department was made by Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by Selectman Mark Duquette.

All in Favor.

Chief Don Therien, Fire Dept- Did not submit a new article concerning setting up a $40,000 escrow account for the Fire Dept. Would like to know if it could be brought up to the spokesperson at the Town Meeting but was told that it would have to wait until next year.

Jerry Sabins, Transfer Station Manager-Needs to renew permit with Mid-Maine Waste Action Corporation. The cost is $15.00 and the Board needs to sign the paperwork so Jerry can renew.

Motion was made to sign the paperwork to renew the MMWAC permit made by Selectman Mark Duquette and seconded by Selectman Bill Henshaw.

All in Favor.

Nick Angelides, LSJ Reporter-Will Article 34 be brought to an Open Forum.

Chair Guy Desjardins- Article 34 concerns the Sheriff Department. Tracy is to call Ray Lafrance to set up a workshop possibly for May 16^th. We also need to have copies of the proposals made available to the public.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Chair Guy Desjardins-State of Maine Department of Transportation, Rural Road Initiative Program to be continued on June 1^st, 2006.

Reminder that next week’s Board of Selectmen’s Meeting is cancelled due to everyone attending the CSD Budget Annual Town Meeting.

NEW BUSINESS

Chair Guy Desjardins- Certificate of Appointment for Reserve Officer, Michael L. Webber. This certificate was signed last week but now needs to be voted on.

Motion to appoint Michael L. Webber as Reserve Officer/Constable was made by Selectman Steve Wood and seconded by Selectman Gino Camardese.

All in Favor.

Chair Guy Desjardins-Doug Leeman from the Recreational Club is requesting to utilize the Community Room on May 6, 2006 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tag Day- Collecting for recreational Club.

Motion to allow Doug Leeman to utilize the Community Room made by Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by Steve Wood.

All in Favor.

Chair Guy Desjardins- DFD Russell Medical Centers, “Extra Help” Outreach Education and Assistance Project. Requesting permission to utilize the Community Room; exact date is not yet set. The room usage is to reach Medicare Beneficiaries and their families in rural areas who may benefit.

Motion to allow DFD Russell Medical Center to use the Community Room made by Selectman Gino Camardese and seconded by Selectman Steve Wood.

All in Favor.

Chair Guy Desjardins- Donald Derosier, Sabattus resident of Mad Bull Dog Road, would like to know why a Sabattus Fire truck had stopped at the end of his driveway and did not attempt to go any further. The driver was accompanied by Selectman Bill Henshaw and the Transfer Manager Jerry Sabins. The right of way was moved and the Fire Department wanted to be sure that there was enough room for a truck to get by.

Chief Don Therien, Fire Dept.- Already went out a month ago and measured the road. At the time the road was wide enough for a fire truck. There is now a small fir tree that needs to be moved and then the road would need to be upgraded so that the fire truck would not bottom out.

Chair Guy Desjardins-I would like to make a request for the Board to support. It is to get a list of all the residents that use the right of way and to have the Fire Chief send a letter to each one stating that it would be in their best interest to upgrade the road. If the issue doesn’t get settled and there is a fire at least the Fire Chief has made it known to the residents and it protects us if anything happens. If a fire truck has a problem getting by chances are that an ambulance would also have a problem.

Chair Guy Desjardins- Mr. David Beaule is here tonight with his son, Trent. Trent is a student and has an assignment regarding Local Government.. He would like the Board of Selectmen to answer a few questions.

Trent Beaule, Student of Sabattus Central School- Has an assignment for his Social Studies Class to see how Local Government is run. Would like to know why a Selectman would decide to run and also asked what the purpose of the Board of Selectmen. His questions were answered by Chairman Guy Desjardins.

Chair Guy Desjardins-Workshop at 7:15, Board of Selectmen, Town Administrator, Public Works and Shop Steward to meet Union Representatives.

Motion to adjourn was made at 7:23 by Selectman Mark Duquette and seconded by Selectman Bill Henshaw.

All in Favor.

SELECTMAN’S MEETING MINUTES

MAY 2, 2006

Richard Behr, CEO Donald Derosier, Resident