FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday unanimously approved proceeding with plans to create a park at the former town garage lot, pending donor approval and funding.

Tuesday’s motion also included lighting for the town welcome sign and water for plants. The cost to make the lot a public area is still under consideration.

Richard Bjorn has volunteered to make a donation toward sprucing up the vacant lot. Conservation Commission member Robert Zundel, a landscape architect, has drawn up some ideas for it.

Some structures, including a former salt shed, need to be removed, Town Manager Richard Davis told the board. The cost of demolition and taking materials to the Norridgewock landfill is estimated at $3,400. The work would be done by the Public Works crew, he said.

Another option is to advertise giving the building to someone who will remove it at their expense, he said. It’s well built and the roof trusses may have some value, he said.

“We could try to see if there is any interest before spending the money,” he said. “There may be a small expense for advertising.”

The Public Works Department does not have the equipment to move it, Director Denis Castonguay said. Most of the weight is in the roof trusses, he said.

Board members agreed to advertise the structure.

There also are two poles on the lot that are used by local organizations for banners to announce events, he said.

Davis suggested moving them up the road to a lot owned by Leon Heckbert, the site of Pro Service, at 140 Farmington Falls Road. Drivers are getting closer to town and have to slow down, which could make visibility of the banners better, he said.

Davis said he talked with Heckbert and the town attorney. Heckbert is willing to have the poles on his land but the town would not be immune from liability if anyone was injured putting up a banner, Davis said.

The town welcome sign is being repaired by Signworks and will be centered on the lot between Farmington Falls Road and High Street when it’s put back, he said. It also will be lighted.

“I like the direction of the plans,” Selectman Stephan Bunker.

Other members agreed and voted to proceed.

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