OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will ask voters Nov. 8 if they wish to terminate an agreement with Oxford County Regional Recycling Corp. for recycling services and to dissolve the corporation.

Board of Selectmen Chairman Hal Ferguson said a two-thirds vote will be necessary.

In July, Oxford County Regional Recycling Corp. took the first step to dissolve the more than 20-year-old organization that originally involved about 20 communities, including Otisfield, when 12 of the remaining 15 municipalities voted to dissolve the corporation.

In addition to Otisfield, member towns include Norway, Paris, Bethel, Hanover, Denmark, Greenwood, Woodstock, Milton Township, Hebron, Newry, Livermore, Gilead, Lincoln Plantation and Upton.

Escalating transportation costs and a move toward single-stream recycling made the county recycling program obsolete, corporation officials said.

According to the agreement, member towns have to hold a referendum to make sure each town wants to terminate the program. Many towns will place the question on the Nov. 8 ballot.

Ferguson said voters will have an explanation available at the polls.

In other news, selectmen on Wednesday discussed an access issue at Saturday Pond Dam. It has been determined through a survey that the town does not have access to the dam. An easement with the owner of the property is being prepared. Ferguson said officials hope to discuss the issue with the owner to gain support to sign an easement.

“We found out we don’t have the right to get to it (the dam) except by water,” Ferguson said.

Selectmen also updated information on the access rights to the town pound, which is being considered for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Quitclaim deeds are being reviewed by the town attorney for abutting property owners to provide access.

The board also voted to open up the Community Hall year-round. The building has been closed during December, January and part of February, but selectmen decided it would be more cost-effective to heat the building, rather than pay about $500 to “winterize” it, which the town has been doing.

The building can continue to be used for the monthly social luncheons put on by the Outreach Committee and for other rentals by townspeople. The Outreach Committee recently donated $500 toward the purchase of fire suppression equipment for the kitchen.

Ferguson also said there are vacancies on several committees, including two on the Policy and Ordinance Committee and two on the Planning Board. There are three vacancies on the Appeals Board. 

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