Town of Phippsburg 2012 Annual Report

2012 ANNUAL REPORT
expenditures out of this account for road repairs and cost shares with Maine DOT for minor collector
road projects.
Article 47. It was voted to authorize the Board of Selectmen to grant utility easements for utilities
crossing Town Roads. Installations would comply with the requirements set forth by the
Board of Selectmen and Road Commissioner.
Article 48. It was voted to raise and appropriate the reduced amount of $176,000.00 for the
following Road Maintenance accounts.
Account FY 2013
Highway- General ....................................................................... $55,000.00
Highway- Winter ...................................................................... $111,000.00
Tar ............................................................................................... $10,000.00
Totals ........................................................................................ $176,000.00
(Road Commissioner Curtis Doughty made a motion, which was seconded, to reduce
the recommended total amount to $176,000.00 as per the following: (1) reduce the amount
to be raised and appropriated for Highway-Winter from $180,000.00 to $111,000.00, (2)
reduce the amount to be raised and appropriated for Tar from $15,000.00 to $10,000.00,
and (3) leave the amount to be raised and appropriated for Highway-General at the recommended
amount of $55,000.00. Road employee hourly wages range from $12.63 to
$17.25 depending on position.)
Article 49. It was voted to raise and appropriate the recommended amount of $100,000.00 for
the Road Capital Reserve Account, pursuant to 30-A MRSA § 5801, for the purpose of major
road repairs and construction.
HEALTH, WELFARE, AND SANITATION
Article 50. It was voted to raise and appropriate the recommended amount of $5,000.00 for
General Assistance.
Article 51. It was voted to raise and appropriate the recommended amount of $197,000.00 for
operation of the Town Transfer Station.
Article 52. It was voted to appropriate the reduced amount of $94,000.00 from Surplus available
as of May 3, 2012 for the Transfer Station Capital Improvement Reserve Account, pursuant
to 30-A MRSA § 5801, for the purpose of constructing a building debris pad and relocating the
swap and universal waste trailers.
(Selectman Gary Read made a motion, which was seconded, to reduce the amount to
be raised and appropriated from $120,000.00 to $94,000.00 and reduce the scope of projects
to only building a debris pad and relocating the swap and universal waste trailers.)
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