Limington Select Board approves warrants, hears fire station floor update

[0:00] Select Board Chair: October 8th, 2026. We will call it to order at 6.59 with the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Okay. [0:35] Speaker B (unidentified): I think it's cute. I can hear it. I can hear it too. Every Thursday. [0:44] Select Board Chair: Oh is it because that's turned up? Yeah they will watch the news. [0:50] Speaker B (unidentified): Well we don't have a fire station right now so the hall is the fire station. [1:04] Select Board Chair: There you go. You got it. Okay. Okay. Prices averted. [1:17] Speaker B (unidentified): Thursday crisis. Okay. Approval for meeting [1:23] Select Board Chair: minutes from October 1st has already been done. They did it in office where I wasn't here. So approval for week, approval for warrants for week 41. Payroll Warrant No. 99 for $34,577.04 and Appropriations Warrant No. 100 for $42,755.26, a total of $77,332.30. [1:52] Speaker B (unidentified): I make a motion to approve warrants for Week 41, Payroll Warrant No. 99 and Appropriations Warrant 100. [2:00] Select Board Chair: Under I will second that motion. We have a motion in a second, all in favor, good. Okay, review from office hours. I met with the town's attorney to discuss several code violations that involve court action that we're into now. We also approved four new EMS policies regarding the handling of controlled substance to bring us in compliance with the new DEA enforcements. I made the motion to approve it. David seconded it and it was unanimous. Tammy wasn't present. Approval we made the motion. Tammy made the motion in the office to approve the meeting minutes for October 1st. David seconded it and they were all in favor. I was absent. We made a motion to or I made a motion to approve to amend the special town meeting date from October 15th to October 22nd. Tammy seconded it and we were all in favor. That's about it. We signed some papers and discussed some policies that we'll be looking into next week with the fire chief. Yeah I think that was about it during the office hours. Department updates, it's gonna be a long list. Yeah we got we only got one [3:36] Speaker B (unidentified): Parks and Rec departments for reports 10 1 to 10 8. Current weekly programs, coffee social every Wednesday from 9 30 a.m to 11 30 a.m at the old town hall. Pickleball outdoors at Blake Memorial Fields for the summer. Rec soccer for children in pre-k up to seventh grade. Before and after school care at HB Emory. Open registration and upcoming events and programs are at online, Lemmingtonerack.com, early release, and teacher in service child care. For the teacher in service day tomorrow, October 9th, which is a Friday, we'll be heading to Pumpkin Valley Farm in Dayton to do the corn maze and pick pumpkins. You can sign your child up for these adventures on the website. It's $45 for teacher in service days. The Craft Fair October 17th is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. You can register online to be a vendor at this event or join us the day of to do some shopping. Youth Winter Basketball Registration is open on the website for boys and girls in 3rd through 6th grade. $50 for residents and $55 for non-residents. The season runs from December to March. March. More details will be coming soon on a clinic season clinic slash season for first and second graders. Annual Trunk a Treat October 24th at Blake Memorial Field from 3pm to 5.30pm. Please reach out to Hannah Mason, the assistant director or Sherry Beattie if you have any questions or would like to join the trunk a treat event. Our next mystery lunch will be Wednesday, October 28th after our usual coffee social time. You'll be leaving the Old Town Hall at 11 a.m. There's a five dollar transportation fee and participants are responsible for purchasing their own lunch. Please reach out to Madison if you have any if you have interest in going 239-9290. Assistant Director Hannah Mason is hosting two painting events on Monday, November 16th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Friday evening November 20th from 6 p.m. to 7 30 p.m. RSVP with Hannah to reserve your space her email is assistant rec director at Leamington at Maine gov these classes are 18 plus older and we will have 25 spaces available. They are joining the Hollis Rec to offer a bus trip to Castle in the Clouds in New Hampshire on Thursday, October 15th. They will be stopping for breakfast at the Wooden Spoon and lunch at Hart's Turkey Farm. This trip is $25 per person, which includes transportation and the ticket for Castle in the Clouds. Participants are responsible for purchasing their breakfast and lunch, reach out to madison to reserve your seat our second annual festival of trees will be friday december 4 december 4th through sunday december 6 this year please check out our website for details if you are interested in having a tree at our event we had a great early release day at momadeo yesterday hannah planned a really fun harvest festival event for the children They got to participate in fall crafts, corn hole, sack races, and enjoyed s'mores around a fire, popcorn, and many other fall treats. They had a great time joining in at the Fire Department Public Safety Fair last weekend. The staff gave tours of the rec bus, did face painting, and got to mingle with the community. Community. Thank you to everyone that came out and joined us. Huge thank you to Assistant Chief Jason Libby, Becky Webster, and Danielle Marshall. You wrote Daniel. Danielle Marshall for planning such a fun event for the community. [8:04] Select Board Chair: That was a great turnout, too. There was a lot of bigger showing this year, so it was good. Thank you, David. We're down to Town [8:15] Speaker C (unidentified): Manner Chair weekly on page. Okay, I had a tour of the Limerick Fire Station on Tuesday. I wanted to see the station for myself and ask questions as a member of the Facilities Needs Committee. The deadline for bidding on surplus and unused items was today, but the slides were left this week to bid on next week. Jake Smith will update us on what items are sold and how much money came into the town. Tomorrow is the deadline for the vendors to submit RFPs for the rooftop solar array. Most of my time this week has been spent working on the 2027 budget, and next week I will be announcing the Employee of the Quarter [8:51] Select Board Chair: for the third quarter. Excellent. Okay, old business that wasn't here, so guys really had no. Okay, new business. We got to do the drawing for the gift certificate for two large one topping pizzas. We will have somebody in the audience if you would like to come up to the podium and draw the ticket. Your names in there. Yeah, your name in there. Okay, we'll get it, Mr. Bickford. So I think I'm good. Yep. So you don't recycle. Okay, here we go. Thank you, Tim. Bob Axelson. Is it Bob? I think it's Bob Axelson. So Bob Axelson, you get two large one-topping pizzas for Sleepers. Congratulations. This is for the recycling. This is for the, sorry, this is for the recycling at the at the transfer station. So once again you get your, you don't go down, you recycle, make sure you ask for a ticket, you get in the drawing. This coming month is another Soccer River Martial Arts. I believe it's a four pack gift certificate for up to four individuals, I think in the in the family. So, yeah, it was great. Thank you, Bonnie. Yes, thank you, Bonnie, again. [10:34] Speaker C (unidentified): I'm not sure if it's a limit, Jason. [10:36] Speaker B (unidentified): I appreciate that you're trying to say that. I think it's for a family. A family, sorry. [10:40] Select Board Chair: I say for, yeah, a family. Or an individual, if you prefer. And we thank Soccer River Martial Arts again because this is their second donation. So thank you very much. Yeah. That was new business. Business. Any new business? No. Okay, then we move into public comment. Anybody? No. Well, the fire station, what's that? The fire station's here. Oh, here, right now. Yeah. So, okay, let me back up a little. So as you can see, our fire station floor is under redevelopment. It was passed at town meeting to have it resurfaced. That's happened this week. They've been in all week, they ground the floor. I got, I stopped in each night just to see how they were doing. So it's been all ground down and it's been now surfaced so they're done with it looks very nice yes it's well it's got some red and blue and stuff sparkle stuff in it 's pretty neat but we can't beat it sparkly but we can't be on it until sunday so there, the duty crews are out here until Sunday, and then we will put it all back together and be back to somewhat of a normal. So, but thank the company for that. And that's why it's been at disarray here. So, [Speaker B (unidentified): yeah, nothing.] Okay. Public comment again? No. Is that the truck bay and the office as well? Yeah, it's basically from this hallway out. Yep. Yep. [12:16] Speaker B (unidentified): The truck bay, the day room, and then the hallway room did not include the offices or the bathroom. [12:24] Select Board Chair: Bathroom was redone with tile. Tile, yeah. [12:27] Speaker B (unidentified): By an employee. Okay. [12:30] Select Board Chair: Then if that's the case, then I guess we're all into notifications. [12:36] Speaker B (unidentified): So everything's down at Public Works. [12:38] Select Board Chair: Yes. Engines are sitting down there. The rescues are indoors down at Public Works. So you'll be happy to be glad to be back to normal without fire trucks in their station. Okay, back on notifications. Town needs new members for the financial advisory committee. If you're interested, contact the town manager. Select board office hours will remain on Thursdays from four to eight p.m. with the air on air meetings at seven p.m. for the foreseeable future. Transfer station hours are Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Wednesdays from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Transfer station sticker must be attached to your vehicle's windshield for all disposal items. Transfer station stickers are available at the town's office for $20. No sticker is required to use the swap shop. Transfer station does not accept brush, yard clippings, or hazardous waste. Riverside Recycling in Portland takes the hazardous waste. A friendly reminder to our residents that building waste, furniture, mattresses, TVs, tires, and electronics should not be left at the curbside. We have transfer station for those items. Residents who recycle at the transfer station can have their name entered into the monthly raffle. Don't forget to ask for the little red raffle ticket when you do recycle. This month's prize was just given away of the pizza and this current month. Last month's prize, this current month is the soccer river martial arts for an individual or family. General assistance applications are available at the town's office during normal business hours. Applications must be filled out and accompanied with supporting documentation and must be signed and returned to the GA administrator or town clerk. And the planning board meets at the municipal complex the first and third Mondays of the month at 7 p.m. And that is it. I'll [14:30] Speaker B (unidentified): make a motion to adjourn. [14:32] Select Board Chair: When we have a motion, I will second that motion. All in favor? We are adjourned at 7.14. That was a quick one. Thank you. Rick?