Oxford Board of Selectmen
May 18, 2017
Town Manager opening
What happened: Interim Town Manager Becky Lippincott told the Board of Selectmen that advertisements for the town manager position will be placed in publications beginning Friday, May 19.
What it means: The position has been vacant since November 2016 when selectmen voted unanimously to accept the immediate resignation of Derik Goodine. Since that time, Lippincott has been serving as interim town manager and continuing her duties as finance clerk. On Dec. 1, 2016, the board gave Lippincott a three-month agreement that provided her a salary of $1,889 per week. Since that time the agreement has been extended.
What’s next: No timetable or other information was given for the interview process.
Sewer hookups
What happened: Lippincott told selectmen that a publicity campaign is underway to try to get residents to hook into the town’s new sewer system.
What it means: An informational hearing will be held at the Town Office on June 14, beginning at 6 p.m. to talk to potential customers about hooking into the system. About 20 businesses and residents are now on the system but more are needed to not only improve the workings of the system but for the benefit of taxpayers, Lippincott said.
Welchville Dam
What happened: Selectmen met with Myron Petrosky, of MBP Consulting in Portland, to talk about the state of the Welchville Dam. Mryon reported the dam is failing and needs to be replaced or fixed.
What it means: Petrosky, who just completed the replacement of the Pleasant Lake Dam in Casco, reported that the costs could be about $1.4 million to repair the dam or about $900,000 to build a new dam.
What’s next: Lippincott will contact several agencies to help determine whether the dam can be taken out entirely, how it would affect other water bodies if the dam is taken out and other possible fixes.
Nuisance properties
What happened: Lippincott said Code Enforcement Officer Joelle Corey-Whitman has begun the process of addressing properties that are considered by law to be “nuisances.”
What’s next: Corey-Whitman is working on reviewing a list of nine properties that have been reported.
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