China road committee looks at preliminary list of road repaving

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by Mary Grow

China Road Committee members met Jan. 6 to make a preliminary list of roads to be repaved during the 2023 work season and to consider other road-related recommendations.

The focus of this year’s paving is the southeastern part of town. Roads recommended by the end of the meeting include Pond Road (the section of old Route 202 that begins just north of Fire Road 50 and lies across the main road from the former China Dine-ah); Water Street in Branch Mills Village; a section on top of Parmenter Hill, known locally as Moe’s Mountain; and the section of Pleasant View Ridge Road not done recently.

Director of Public Services Shawn Reed said the roads that had been repaved with the method called chip seal (a mix of asphalt and stone chips) seem to be holding up well. Although chip seal leaves small loose rocks about which motorists and residents complain for the first few weeks, it costs enough less so he recommended expanding its use.

Reed did not yet have preliminary price estimates for 2023 paving materials.

Another major topic for committee members was an approximately half-mile section of Hanson Road near Evans Pond. Reed said it should be raised two or three feet and have larger culverts installed to prevent more flooding.

Hanson Road runs north from Route 3, along the east side of Evans Pond, to the intersection with Bog Brook Road. Bog Brook Road runs east to Pleasant View Ridge Road.

Committee members made no recommendation on rebuilding the stretch; they agreed the project would be expensive. When they do a road tour later in the year, they plan to include the south end of Hanson Road, between the Cross Road and Route 3, which Reed said is not in bad shape.

The next road committee meeting is tentatively scheduled for the first or second Friday morning in February.

CHINA: New program formed, old one scrapped

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by Mary Grow

China select board members approved a new town program and scrapped an old one at their first 2023 meeting, held Tuesday evening, Jan. 3, instead of the usual Monday evening because of the New Year’s holiday.

Donald W. Pratt, of Dirigo Masonic Lodge #104 in Weeks Mills, proposed what he called a Sand for Seniors program: Masons and other volunteers would deliver winter sand from the town’s supply to senior citizens who are not comfortable lifting heavy buckets into and out of their vehicles.

Pratt had already talked with Town Manager Rebecca Hapgood, and she had consulted Maine Municipal Association attorneys and transfer station and public works heads. Pratt planned to find out whether members of Central Lodge #45, in China Village, want to participate.

The program was repeatedly described as a pilot, with details to be worked out. The tentative plan calls for volunteer sand distributors to have access to a collection of buckets – Hapgood said transfer station staff are saving cat litter pails that could be used – and a designated sandpile from which to fill them.

The program would be monitored and would run only during transfer station hours. Changes could be made as it developed – one suggestion was extending it to shut-ins and people with disabilities, regardless of age – and it would be evaluated in the spring.

Select board members unanimously approved authorizing Pratt to proceed.

They also agreed unanimously to discontinue the wooden nickel program at the transfer station. Started in 2008 or 2009 to encourage recycling, Hapgood said, the program rewarded people who recycled by giving them wooden nickels worth 20 cents toward disposal fees for items for which there is a charge.

Payment in wooden nickels does not match the contemporary receipt system; and Hapgood said very few people still use the tokens.

Board members voted to stop handing out wooden nickels as of Jan. 15 (effective Saturday, Jan. 14), and not to accept them as payment after Friday, March 31.

The Jan. 3 meeting began with presentation of plans for a storage vault as an addition to the town office, by Municipal Building Committee chairman Sheldon Goodine and Keith Whittaker of B. R. Smith Associates (BRSA) of Presque Isle. The presentation was a follow-up to discussion at the Nov. 21 select board meeting (see The Town Line, Dec. 1, p. 2).

The plan shows a small new building south of the present office, connected by a short corridor and containing a mechanical area and a masonry or concrete vault.

Roofs would slope east and west, to avoid problems shedding snow. Whittaker proposes exterior shingles and siding that would match the present building.

Discussion covered what trees would need to be cut south of the present building and a reminder about buffers and Phosphorus Control Ordinance requirements.

The vault is intended as the first phase of a two-stage addition; when town office work requires more space, the new building can be extended southward. Whittaker will get construction cost estimates for phase one.

On another issue, select board members reviewed and generally approved proposed changes to China’s Board of Appeals Ordinance, drafted by new board member Brent Chesley, as authorized at the board’s Dec. 5 meeting (see The Town Line, Dec. 8, p. 2). The Appeals Ordinance is Chapter 9 of the Land Use Ordinance; it is on the website china.govoffice.com, under Ordinances, Policies and Orders.

Suggested changes include clarifications; additions, like a schedule for submitting variance requests and for the board to act on them; and deletion of provisions Chesley said were elsewhere in the Land Use Ordinance and therefore unnecessary.

Chesley said he believes China ordinances are too strict and should not be stricter than state regulations. Fellow board member Janet Preston suggested China Lake might need extra protection.

Board members agreed to forward Chesley’s draft to planning board members for their comments before they endorse a document for public review. Agreed-upon revisions will be submitted to town meeting voters to approve or reject.

In other business:

  • Board members reviewed two bids to supply two new generators and accepted the lower, from Ideal Electric, of Winslow: $9,150 to replace the existing generator at the town office and $8,144 for a new generator for the old town house. Funds will come from China’s federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant.
  • Reporting for Public Works Director Shawn Reed, Hapgood said the new snow pusher, which goes on the new loader, has already been put to use and is expected to save substantial staff time; and beginning Tuesday, Jan. 10, #5 plastic will be accepted for recycling.
    (An on-line source says #5 plastic is polypropylene, or PP, and lists among its most common uses yogurt containers, cereal box liners and disposable cups, plates and cutlery.)
  • Hapgood said Kyoko Roderick is the new staff member at the China town office, with the titles of deputy clerk and deputy tax collector.

The next regular China select board meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, because the town office will be closed Monday, Jan. 16, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The following regular meeting will be on Jan. 30. Hapgood suggested it start at 6 p.m. to allow time to begin discussion of the 2023-24 budget.

China broadband funding application denied

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by The Town Line staff

Bob O’Connor

In an e-mail to The Town Line newspaper, Bob O’Connor, chairman of the China Broadband Committee, stated, “I am disappointed to report that our Maine Connectivity Authority (MCA) Grant “Connect The Ready” for China / Unitel/DC was not approved in this round.

Jayne Sullivan, at Unitel/DC, forwarded this letter that Daniel Parrish from Direct Communications / Unitel received. O’Connor stated, “I look forward to the follow-up and to resubmitting our application in the next funding round.”

O’Connor received the following e-mail from Sullivan: “Thanks for taking my call this morning. While we are disappointed to receive this news, we will keep moving forward and hopefully have great success in the next round. It will be interesting to see which towns were approved once that information is released.

“We are in the process of scheduling a meeting with MCA to discuss China’s application and get further insight on the application. We should schedule a conference call soon with John to discuss further.”

In an e-mail to Parrish, from Brian Allenby, of Maine Connectivity Authority, he stated, “Thank you again for all your hard work in preparing a Connect the Ready application. As you may know, we received more than $105 million in proposed projects, which is an amount well beyond the available funds for this round. Unfortunately, application CTR-0000000033 proposed for [China] was not selected for this round of Connect the Ready funding. I am sorry for what is inevitably disappointing news. We appreciate how much work goes into these applications and would welcome a dedicated conversation with you and/or your partners to discuss any questions you might have, hear your feedback on the application process, and talk through options for a path forward.”

CENTRAL ME: Report shows 37% of Maine homes with high Radon levels

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During Radon Action Month in January, the American Lung Association urges everyone to test their home for radon.

Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer and the “State of Lung Cancer” report reveals that it is detected at high levels in about 37% of homes in Maine. During January for Radon Action Month, the American Lung Association in Maine is urging everyone to test their home for radon.

Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas emitted from the ground. Radon can enter a home through cracks in floors, basement walls, foundations and other openings. Exposure to radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States and is the leading cause of lung cancer in people who have never smoked.

Here in Maine, about 37% of radon test results equal or exceed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) action level of 4 pCi/L, according to the Lung Association’s “State of Lung Cancer” report.

“Radon is responsible for an estimated 21,000 lung cancer deaths every year and is the leading cause of lung cancer in people who have never smoked. Since radon is odorless, tasteless and colorless, the only way to detect radon in your home is to test the air. This is why it is critical for everyone to test their home,” said Lance Boucher, Director of Advocacy for the Lung Association. “Radon Action Month is the perfect time to learn more about this dangerous gas and take action to protect yourself and your loved ones.”

Do-it-yourself radon test kits are simple to use and inexpensive. EPA urges anyone with radon levels at or above 4 picoCuries per liter (pCi/L) to take action to install a mitigation system in their homes. Both the EPA and the American Lung Association recommend that mitigation be considered if levels are greater than 2 pCi/L. After high levels are detected, a radon mitigation system should be installed by a radon professional.

A typical radon mitigation system consists of a vent pipe, fan, and properly sealing cracks and other openings. This system collects radon gas from underneath the foundation and vents it to the outside of your home. If you need to have a radon mitigation system installed, contact your state radon program for a list of certified radon mitigation professionals.

Learn more about radon testing and mitigation at www.Lung.org/Radon.

The American Lung Association is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through education, advocacy and research. The work of the American Lung Association is focused on four strategic imperatives: to defeat lung cancer; to champion clean air for all; to improve the quality of life for those with lung disease and their families; and to create a tobacco-free future. For more information about the American Lung Association, which has a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator and is a Platinum-Level GuideStar Member, or to support the work it does, call 1-800-LUNGUSA (1-800-586-4872) or visit:? Lung.org.

China transfer station committee reviews five-year plan

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by Mary Grow

China Transfer Station Committee members went over the five-year plan for the facility at their Dec. 20 meeting, planning to collect price estimates and present the select board with a prioritized list during 2023-24 budget discussions in January and February.

Items on the current list include:

  • A new metal waste container, so that mattresses can be stored in what transfer station supervisor Thomas Maraggio described as a “shaky” old one and the new one used for heavier items. The goal is to keep mattresses from getting soaked in rain and snow before they’re shipped off for disposal – a high priority for committee chair Paul Lucas, because, he said, adding water triples the shipping cost. Maraggio said he has one bid and is waiting for more.
  • A cover for the new pre-crusher – Maraggio is seeking prices.
  • A water filter, so that transfer station employees will not have to put up with water that Director of Public Services Shawn Reed called “unfriendly:” not dangerous, according to test results, but with a bad smell from contaminants from the closed landfill close by.
  • Power and lights for the free for the taking building, a proposal building manager Karen Hatch enthusiastically supported. Palermo committee member Chris Diesch suggested solar power; Maraggio said he will check into possible grants.
  • Trading in the golf cart, which Maraggio said is unusable in winter, for a Gator utility vehicle.
  • Removal of the wind-damaged canopy at the recycling center.
  • A cement pad for compost, a spring project, also possibly grant-eligible.
  • Paving the road behind the recycling building so trucks can load more easily – perhaps to be done in conjunction with 2023 road paving.
  • Repainting crosswalks, another project that could be correlated with the town’s summer work.
  • Some kind of space for propane tank storage; another spring project, perhaps merely a fence, Maraggio suggested.

Farther in the future, Reed said, are a decision on whether to buy a new skid-steer or keep the old one running; and replacement of the main mixed waste hopper.

In addition to local needs, the other major topic Dec. 20 was the new state law that requires manufacturers to pay for disposal costs for some packaging, called the Extended Producer Responsibility law. Several of the group had attended an explanatory Department of Environmental Protection meeting.

Palermo committee member Robert Kurek said the idea of the law is to reimburse towns that opt into the program for recycling. However, he said, state officials haven’t yet decided what packaging materials are covered.

Lucas added that the initial state reporting forms will have to be reduced, because staff don’t have time to keep the records they would require.

There’s no big rush, he said; currently, reporting is scheduled for 2026 with the first
reimbursements in January 2027.

“We’ll keep our eye on it, and we’ll figure it out when the time comes,” he concluded.

In other business, Diesch had analyzed data from the RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) system that reads transfer station users’ tags and presented summaries showing busiest and least busy days and hours and other useful information.

A short discussion of abandoning the RFID tags and going back to stickers on vehicles led to postponing a decision.

Review of China’s solid waste ordinances was also postponed. Town Manager Rebecca Hapgood said any recommended ordinance changes need to go to the select board in March 2023 to get on the warrant for the June town business meeting.

Committee members scheduled their next meeting for 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, in the town office meeting room.

China select board discusses process for dealing with land use violations

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by Mary Grow

China select board members spent three-quarters of an hour of their Dec. 19 meeting talking about their process for dealing with accumulated land use violations.

They made two decisions, by unanimous votes.

They extended the amnesty program during which people who failed to get required permits can get them without paying any extra fee. The new deadline is Feb. 28, 2023. The program was established in September to encourage property-owners who did work without permits to apply for them (see the Sept. 29 issue of The Town Line, p. 3).

And they approved Town Manager Rebecca Hapgood’s suggestion to continue employing resident Dwaine Drummond to deal with the backlog, using funds from the codes enforcement budget.

Drummond has a list of more than 300 cases to examine, some merely lacking proof in the files that everything was done right, some needing remedial work. The main reason for the build-up, he and select board members said, was the number of codes officers China has had over the last eight or so years.

Drummond emphasized that none did a poor job. But some were less conscientious than others about record-keeping; each had his own filing system; and follow-through was not always consistent.

In addition, the State of Maine expanded MUBEC (the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code); meeting those regulations now requires more inspections and more paperwork.

As a result, Drummond said, codes enforcement has not been consistent. It should be, he and current assistant codes officer Nicholas French agree.

Drummond has found many of the residents he tries to reach about possible violations uncooperative. Whenever he calls someone who agrees to come and talk with him immediately, “We do the happy dance,” he said. Often, he said, the time expended trying to connect with a property-owner is worth more than the permit fee town officials hope to collect.

Select board members supported continuing Drummond’s work to benefit residents who are upset by unsafe buildings, unlicensed junkyards and similar neighborhood problems; to allow French to continue to deal with current issues and not contribute to the backlog; and to establish a more consistent pattern that will treat everyone fairly.

Another topic discussed Dec. 19, for the second time (see The Town Line, Dec. 1, p. 2), was whether select board members should also be members of other town boards and committees that report to the select board.

Board members did not want to forbid the practice. Having the same person on the select board and on another board makes communication easier; and there are too few volunteers to fill all committee slots.

They voted to adopt a policy that no subsidiary committee can have more than one select board member serving simultaneously.

In other business, Kennebec County Sheriff’s Deputy Ivano Stefanizzi again reported too many drivers are speeding in the school zone on Lakeview Drive. Flashing signs limit speed to 15 miles an hour when buses are loading and unloading.

Select board member Brent Chesley said after noticing mailboxes knocked askew on Lakeview Drive and observing a plow truck – described in the conversation as under contract with the State Department of Transportation – driving faster than he thought right, he had informed state highway personnel. He was told state plows are not supposed to drive faster than 25 miles an hour.

Select board members reviewed bids for a utility trailer and sold it to the higher bidder for $585. They reviewed bids for installing a heating unit in the community forest building and accepted the lower bid, $2,288 from M. A. Haskell Fuel Company, in South China.

Hapgood said the town office is accepting nominations for Spirit of America awards for 2023, to honor people who have volunteered in the town.

For Christmas weekend, the China transfer station will close at noon Saturday, Dec. 24; the town office is not open Dec. 24. All town departments will be closed Monday, Dec. 26.

The next regular China select board meeting will be Tuesday, Jan. 3, instead of the usual Monday evening. On Monday, Jan. 2, all town departments will be closed for the New Year’s Day holiday.

Vassalboro select board meeting to begin with public comment session on medical marijuana license applications

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by Mary Grow

The Thursday, Dec. 22, Vassalboro select board meeting will begin with a public comment session at 6:30 p.m. in the town office meeting room on medical marijuana business license applications.

The list of applicants on the agenda is as follows:

  • Leo Barnett (owner) 55, 57, 61 & 63 Old Meadows Road;
  • Daniel Charest (owner) 8 Cushnoc Road;
  • Colin Dorsey 55 & 57 Old Meadows Road;
  • William Cunningham 55 Old Meadows Road;
  • Zeena McMullen 55 Old Meadows Road;
  • Hayden Poupis 63 Old Meadows Road.

Windsor manager instructs planners to review building codes

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by The Town Line staff

The Windsor Select Board dealt with an abbreviated agenda on November 22, with three board members in attendance. Selectmen Andrew Ballantyne and William Appel Jr. were absent.

Town Manager Theresa Haskell mentioned the building code has not been reviewed since 2006. The select board decided to request the planning board committee to review the code. Haskell has sent the current code to Joel Greenwood at Kennevec Valley Council of Governments for review.

Sean Teekema, transfer station supervisor, talked about the discussion on whether they want to continue to accept propane tanks. He said he has spoken to a company that prefers to pick up at least 50 tanks, but Teekema said the transfer station has not had 50 total tanks in the past six years.

Haskell also reported receiving a document updating the General Assistance Ordinance from 2021 to 2022. There will need to be another public hearing to accept the updated document. The select board held a public hearing on December 6. Nothing has been confirmed as of this printing.

There was also a request to have the three RSU members, the superintendent, and the Windsor School principal attend the December 6 select board meeting.

Haskell also reported the contract from Mid Maine Generator for the fire department tower generator came in at $10,800, which is $700 less than the original estimate of $11,500. The contact has been signed and the work will begin soon.

The board also approved the closing of the town office on Monday, December 19, from noon to 2 p.m.

In other business, Haskell mentioned the food bank raised $1,016 at the bake sale that was held at Hussey’s General Store on November 19.

VASSALBORO: Medical marijuana growing business gets approval

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by Mary Grow

At their Dec. 6 meeting, Vassalboro Planning Board members unanimously approved a site review permit for Joseph O’Donnell to open a medical marijuana growing business at 960 Main Street, in North Vassalboro. The facility will use less than 1,000 square feet on the third (top) floor of the building in the old mill complex.

The review process was complicated by lack of information: board members did not know whether there was another marijuana growing operation on the second floor of the same building. If there were two, totaling more than 1,000 square feet, Vassalboro’s Marijuana Business Ordinance would apply.

Voters approved the Marijuana Business Ordinance in June 2021. Its purpose is “to prohibit Marijuana Businesses, as defined, in the Town of Vassalboro, unless they were in lawful operation or had received site plan or building permit approval for the use prior to the Effective Date of this Ordinance.”

The ordinance has several exceptions. The one allowing O’Donnell to open his facility exempts “a building or lot containing less than 1,000 square feet of area in the aggregate that is used for cultivation of medical marijuana by one or more Registered Caregivers pursuant to 22 M.R.S. § 2423-A.”

By Dec. 8, interim codes officer Paul Mitnik had learned that there is a second-floor growing operation, and that it is illegal under current Vassalboro ordinances.

The second-floor business was originally approved in May 2019, according to the Dec. 8 letter Mitnik sent building owner Edward Marcoux, of Benton. In the fall of 2021, when Mitnik asked whether the owner intended to apply for an annual permit under the Marijuana Business License Ordinance, he was told the operation was closing. No license was issued.

Meanwhile, Mitnik and planning board members learned Dec. 6, the original owner died and his partner took over the operation, apparently in violation of Vassalboro’s Site Review Ordinance, which says permits cannot be transferred.

Mitnik’s Dec. 8 letter to Marcoux told him that the operation on the second floor of his building was illegal; and Marcoux, as owner of a building with two marijuana growing operations, was also out of compliance with town ordinances.

Mitnik’s letter gave Marcoux and the second-floor tenant 30 days, until Jan. 13, 2023, to close and remove the business.

Board members and Mitnik agreed at the Dec. 6 meeting that the unpermitted and unlicensed operation did not prevent O’Donnell from opening his facility. Board members found that it met all requirements in the Site Review Ordinance.

Major topics were fire safety, in light of two recent fires at marijuana operations in town, and odor control. The fire safety issue concerned O’Donnell, for his business and because he respects the historic nature of the former North Vassalboro mill complex in which he will operate, and Raymond Breton, owner of the adjacent former mill building.

Fire Chief Walker Thompson was in the audience. He and O’Donnell agreed to meet on-site when O’Donnell completes interior changes, to review access for emergency personnel and related issues. Planning board members required O’Donnell’s already-planned fire alarm and motion detectors, plus emergency access provisions, and made Thompson’s approval a condition for opening the business.

A nearby property-owner asked about odor. O’Donnell described his planned air filtration and purification systems and said there should be no escaping odors; board members made odor mitigation another condition of the permit.

O’Donnell plans no retail business that would generate traffic and no changes to the outside of the building.

After almost an hour and half reviewing O’Donnell’s application, board members returned to consideration of a new local ordinance section that will regulate commercial solar developments (see The Town Line, Nov. 10, p. 2). They again reviewed setbacks and buffering, and briefly discussed decommissioning requirements.

Joining the conversation was Paula Fitzgerald, from Novel Energy Solutions, the company planning a solar farm on the west side of Main Street (Route 32), between the road and Outlet Stream, north of Duratherm Window.

Area residents had submitted suggestions that board members did not discuss, having had no time to review them, and several attended the meeting. One neighbor asked why board members were listening to Fitzgerald, an interested party; board chairman Virginia Brackett said they were tapping her expertise.

In a Dec. 8 memo to board members, Mitnik reminded them that neighbors and other interested parties will be able to present their views on the proposed ordinance at a public hearing before the final draft is written for presentation to town meeting voters. To meet pre-town meeting deadlines, the hearing will be scheduled in March 2023.

Before adjourning, board members agreed to start their Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, meeting at 6:30 p.m., half an hour earlier than usual, and to tentatively schedule a Jan. 17 meeting to continue discussion of the solar ordinance.

VASSALBORO: Process begins for new town manager

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by Mary Grow

Every time Vassalboro select board members talked about how much they have to do in January as they begin 2023 town meeting preparations, Town Manager Mary Sabins’ smile got broader.

Aaron Miller

Sabins is retiring at the end of the year, and early in their Dec. 8 meeting select board members had signed a contract with her successor, Aaron Miller, of Alna. Sabins said her to-do list for Miller is already several pages long; board members helped lengthen it.

Several Dec. 8 agenda items involved requests for money. Board members spent most time on reviewing requests for ARPA (federal funds granted under the American Rescue Plan Act) money, which will not come directly from local taxpayers.

Sabins shared a page-long list of requests from town departments, organizations and individual residents with ideas for improvements. The total came to more than $507,000, with no cost estimates attached to some items. Sabins said Vassalboro has about $226,000 available.

The preliminary review led to unanimous select board support for 15 requests, totaling about $125,000 (plus some costs not yet estimated). Miller will oversee the final round of decision-making.

Lauchlin Titus, chairman of the new committee reviewing capital needs at the former East Vassalboro schoolhouse that is now the home of the Vassalboro Historical Society, presented a report from Vassalboro engineer Clough Toppan, of Toppan Consulting Services.

Toppan’s recommendations included LED lights, additional insulation and caulking, a new, more efficient oil boiler and heat pumps. No firm prices were attached. Titus said the Melrose family had taken care of most of the lights, at no charge; he suggested caulking might become a Boy Scout community project.

The heat pumps generated most discussion. Select board members unanimously voted to authorize the town manager to find a “qualified partner” to meet the Efficiency Maine requirement to get state reimbursement for much of the cost of heat pump installation.

The “qualified partner,” Titus explained, is a contractor who makes recommendations on the number and type of heat pumps, applies to Efficiency Maine on the town’s behalf, and if funding is approved, installs the heat pumps. Finding such a person is likely to be Miller’s responsibility.

Yet another pending cost is a cover for the new hopper at the transfer station, so the trash will not be mixed with snow and ice. Board members unanimously authorized a search for a contractor to do the job; writing the Request for Proposals (RFP) will be another job for Miller.

In other business Dec. 8:

  • Select board members unanimously approved closing the transfer station at noon Saturday, Dec. 24, and all day Sunday, Dec. 25.
  • They tentatively scheduled the stakeholders’ meeting requested by the Webber Pond Association to discuss water quality for the evening of Jan. 25 or Jan. 26, 2023.
  • They unanimously appointed John Reuthe a member of the Vassalboro Conservation Commission.
  • They unanimously approved a staff holiday lunch at 12:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23.

By the time the Dec. 8 meeting ended, board members had one agenda item for their Dec. 22 meeting: Sabins said the annual review of marijuana business license will be that evening.