Wayne Select Board approves ambulance and dispatch contracts, abatement

The Wayne Select Board met October 6 with Chair and Vice Chair absent, electing a temporary chair to run the meeting. The board approved minutes, payroll and accounts payable, a general assistance ordinance update, a Central Maine Power pole permit, service contracts with Winthrop for ambulance and dispatch, and a property tax abatement. The town manager reported that paving on several roads has been delayed again, prompting discussion of impacts on local businesses.

Key points

• With the chair and vice chair absent, the board elected a temporary chair by majority vote to run the meeting; a quorum of three members was present, with a fourth joining by Zoom.
• The board approved the updated general assistance ordinance using the 2026 appendices, 4-0, after opening and closing a public hearing with no comments.
• The board approved a Central Maine Power permit for a new stub pole on Walton Road, 4-0.
• The board approved service contracts with the Town of Winthrop for ambulance services and dispatch services, both 4-0; the manager said a paragraph giving Winthrop discretion to change fees was removed.
• The board approved abatement 2526-02 for David Smith, 4-0, after the manager said an assessment error caused a prior owner's taxes on roughly 100 acres split into five parcels to be billed to the wrong party.
• A board member raised concerns about businesses affected by paving delays, including MSR Auto, and the manager said she has been in contact and posts updates on the town website.

Next steps

• The town manager will notify MSR Auto and other affected businesses about the latest paving schedule and will post updates on the town website and by email.
• Paving on Greentree and Bessie Road, originally set for the coming days, was pushed to next Monday.
• The next planning board meeting is scheduled for October 15 at 6:30 p.m. at the Ladd Recreation Center.
• RSU 38 will hold a community forum Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Maranacook Community High School cafeteria.

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