WINDSOR: Long discussion takes place about Long Pond Acres

by The Town Line staff

At their February 11,2025, meeting, the Windsor Select Board heard from Town Manager Theresa Haskell that she received a letter from Delta Ambulance confirming the $35 per capita fee imposed on the town for ambulance service.

Also, Dan. West sent an invoice to the town for $100. This is for his appointed secretary duties for the planning board meeting on January 6. Broken down, it is $75 for the service and an additional $25 for doing agenda preparation for the planning board’s February 3, 2025, meeting.

A water test was conducted for the town office on January 28. The test results have not come back yet. Not PFAS test was done at this time. There will be more discussion as to whether a PFAS test will be done in the future.

Select board members approved the PSAP contract, as written, and authorized Haskell to sign the contract, which includes an fee increase.

In personnel changes, the board approved a motion to remove Thomas Leonard as a planning board alternate, and appointed Carol Chavarie as planning board chairman. Leonard was removed for missing numerous planning board meetings, and several attempts to contact him have failed. Nancy Fish was appointed to the planning board.

Matthew Taylor handed out a packed for the select board to review and spoke with the select board at length regarding the Long Pond Acres Subdivision. Questions were raised regarding the right of way and the fire road. Taylor, as well as other lot owners, said Taylor is looking for more clarification. Taylor collected information after meetings with Greg Feltis, assistant Codes Enforcement Officer, Carol Chavarie, planning board chairman, and Theresa Haskell, town manager. Following much discussion, the select board will send information to the town attorney for review and request the planning board draft a letter by February 28, 2025, for all property owners and abutters so Taylor can take to his meeting stating the town is having the town’s attorney investigate further.

In other business, Troy Thibodeau and Gery Mitchell from Clean Energy Connect were present to let the select board know what has been happening around town power lines. He said most of the large equipment has been removed from the work sites or is already on site that they need. There are only a few pieces of large equipment that will be brought in, a transaxle crane and bulldozer. The plan is to be finished work. by June 2025. They are aware of the damage being done to the roads and they are documenting it the best they can and if the public works department sees areas, to let them know so they can forecast the cost for repairs they will need for which to account.

Bill Portela spoke to the board regarding a dangerous dog situation. He says he has been walking his dog, on a leash, on the South Belfast Road, and has been attacked by two German shepherds. He showed a video of one attack, when he needed the aid of a school bus driver and a passing motorist. He read, out loud, the state statute for dangerous dogs. He believes these situations meet the guidelines for dangerous dogs. A formal letter was submitted to begin the legal process.

The next meeting of the select board was held on February 25, 2025.