The Select Board meeting for May 31, 2005. The Select Board meeting was quiet and uneventful. Just reading of the minutes from the last meeting and a little new buiness.

Town clerk hours for the summer months, June to August 2005, are Tuesday and Thursday from 1pm to 5pm. She will not have Saturday hours.

The possibility of a Town Admnistrator is being looked into. A Town Administrator would help the town get monies for projects through grants. The Administrator would, also, research for available grants and write the grants. The position would be an appointed position.

Clarity was shed on the issue of the purchase of the 1983 Mack Truck Pumper. Although Allen Haskins had approved the purchase, the matter had not come before the entire Select Board for approval. The purchase of the Mack truck pumper is approximately $3000. The Town has paid approximately $1500 toward repair of the truck. Since the Select Board did not have the opportunity to ask the Town to approve monies for the purchase of the truck, the Fire Department will have to make arrangements with Fleetmasters, Inc. to pay for the truck or return it.

NOAA weather station has been completed. Hopefully a fence will be in place around the station next week. The Select Board had presented a proposal for the fence.

The Highway Department garage is in poor shape. The garage needs doors, septic system, drinkable water and showers. The Select Board needs to have a structural engineer assess the building and determine the soundness of the structure. There will be no state funds available this year to help defray costs of a new building for the Highway Department.