Vassalboro CEO to seek advice on business permit violation

Rage Room owner ignores cease & desist order

by Mary Grow

On Sept. 2, Monica Stanton, operator of the Rage Room, in North Vassalboro, for the third time failed to attend a Vassalboro Planning Board meeting to seek a permit for her business (see the Aug. 14 issue of The Town Line, p. 2).

Because she has reportedly ignored a cease-and-desist order for the unapproved business, Codes Officer Eric Currie told board members he plans to seek legal advice.

The other agenda item at the board’s Sept. 2 meeting was a discussion with Getchell’s Corner Road resident James Jurdak, whose property is partly in shoreland zoning, because of a small brook that Jurdak says is dry.

Jurdak’s initial position was that he wanted the zoning changed, so he could build a house for his daughter and perhaps develop a small subdivision. Changing shoreland zoning, Currie and board members pointed out, would require approval from both the local board and the state Department of Environmental Protection.

After discussion, board members decided Jurdak has enough land to do what he plans without violating any shoreland restrictions, and there is no need to try to eliminate the zoning.

The house he intends to build will need a planning board permit. Currie and Jurdak will schedule an inspection of the property before Jurdak applies.

The next planning board meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, October. 7.