PARIS — The Board of Selectmen will consider scheduling public hearings on Gravel Pit Way Road and the Cornwall Nature Preserve during Monday’s meeting.
The two controversial subjects have been the topic of most citizen’s comments at recent meetings. The gravel pit access road is a right of way that crosses the land of David Everett, owner of ECI Materials. The right of way includes a private crossing over St. Lawrence and Atlantic railroad tracks.
Everett and the town have locked horns in recent months on whether Everett can block certain traffic, including ATVs, that don’t have access to the railroad crossing from using the right of way. The town has been in consultation with its attorney about the possibility of litigation against Everett.
The Cornwall Nature Preserve has been discussed as the Hillside Cemetery foundation has requested 1.13 acres of the preserve to take as part of the cemetery so it can sell plots and pay to keep up the cemetery.
The transfer may go against the deed of Alice Cornwall, who gave the 147-acre preserve to the town when she died. Cornwall’s children have signed letters in support of giving over the land to help keep up the cemetery. Cornwall is buried there.
The board will also discuss setting up a workshop date to discuss a fireworks ordinance. The board is set to plan a date for a joint meeting with the Norway Board of Selectmen for a presentation on a police services plan that Paris police Chief David Verrier and Norway Chief Robert Federico have discussed.
The meeting will begin with a public hearing on a liquor license for Dave’s Sauna, located at 20 Paris Hill Road.
The meeting is at 7 p.m. Monday at the Paris Town Office.
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