MINOT — Developer Chuck Starbird will receive a building permit for his property at the end of York Road, Town Administrator Arlan Saunders told selectmen Monday.
“That is, provided all the paperwork for that permit is in order,” he said.
Saunders said Code Enforcement Officer Ken Pratt had received word from Norm Rattey, the town’s attorney, stating Starbird was entitled to one building permit as a result of the Maine Supreme Court’s decision that held that the town erred in refusing to issue him one.
The town administrator said as far as he knows Pratt is still verifying that all is in order, and has yet to issue Starbird’s permit.
Saunders noted that it appears Starbird would be issued a permit to build on the piece of property that he actually owns — the lot that he first filed to build on nearly two years ago.
Sometime after filing to build on his lot at the end of York Road, Starbird applied for permits to build on two other properties, (owned by two different people), that also lay beyond the accepted portion of York Road.
Saunders said it appeared these permit applications were incomplete and weren’t part of the court decision.
In other business, selectmen approved the purchase of a shed to store equipment to maintain the town’s ball fields from AAA Storage of Wilton, at a price of $3,000 plus a $250 delivery charge. It was the lowest of two quotes obtained by conservation committee members.
Meeting with conservation committee members Candace Gilpatric and Carey Woods, selectmen also gave the go-ahead to plans for Sports Fields to redo infields of the town’s two new ball fields.
Gilpatric and Woods presented figures indicating that Sports Fields’ proposal was less expensive that one that used Pike Industries’ Ballfield Mix.
Saunders noted that the highway department planned to aerate, lime and fertilize the ball fields later this week and that the fields could be ready for practice as early as next week.
Highway Supervisor Scott Parker reported that road posters probably will be coming down next week, removing the prohibition against trucks with heavy loads that has been effect since started leaving the ground.
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