Norwegian voters approve overdraft funds and fuel system for new garage
NORWAY – About a dozen residents at Thursday’s special town hall meeting approved overdraft coverage in two accounts and up to $ 150,000 to build a new fuel delivery system for the new road garage.
With Dennis Gray as moderator, voters quickly adopted the three spending proposals recommended by the Select Board with money from the unspecified fund balance.
First, they approved the expenditure of $ 931.24 to cover an overdraft in the debt service account when the last interest payment on a road bond was made and the first interest payment on the new road bond was made. has been done.
Next, voters approved an expense of $ 296.82 to cover an overdraft in the animal control account due to the large number of stray cats being brought to Responsible Pet Care of Oxford Hills in Paris for treatment.
Both articles passed without discussion.
Residents had questions about the final article which called for approval of spending of up to $ 150,000 to build a new gasoline and diesel dispensary system in the town’s new garage. The electricity needed to run the system has been hooked up to the old garage, which is now being down town. City manager Dennis Lajoie said replacing the power supply wasn’t as simple as simply installing a new cord in the new garage.
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has ruled that the current configuration is not compliant and should be replaced.
Adding to the price of the project could include removing the old system and underground pipes, which Lajoie says are at least 30 years old. If there had been any leaks, the city would have to remove and replace the contaminated soil.
Lajoie said the project is unlikely to start until the second quarter of 2022.
Satisfied with the responses, the residents approved the project.
At the board meeting after the city meeting, the panel approved the general assistance maximums developed by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services.
The board reappointed Edward Smith as Project Director for the Norway Snowmobile Program, a position he held for several years. Smith will represent the city and may apply for grants.
Smith was joined at the meeting by Norway Trackers Snowmobile Club President Rob Mowatt, who discussed the club’s activities. The group, with 63 members and 15 companies, oversees 63 miles of trails, all of which are privately owned.
“You can leave Norway and go anywhere in the state,” Mowatt said.
The group was named the 2021 Snowmobile Club of the Year by the Maine Snowmobile Association. Mowatt presented Lajoie with the plaque the group received to display at the municipal office.
The city is setting up a portal for its share of American Rescue Plan Act funds. Norway is expected to receive $ 527,128.48 – half this year and the other half next year. Lajoie said he is still studying the rules for using the money.
“The devil is in the details, and all the details are yet to be released,” Lajoie said.
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