Selectmen Extend Contract, Ponder Right-Of-Way Change

(Lamoine) — Sometimes you just can’t dig fast enough. A contract that initially expired in June for Doug Gott & Sons to purchase gravel from behind the former Lamoine landfill has been extended for a year by the Board of Selectmen. This will give the company time to complete the extraction of the approved amount of gravel, and to restore the dug area according to specifications. The town will not realize any additional revenue from the extension, as the sale was for a specific amount of gravel and charged by the yard.
The Board also took under consideration a change in the Right-of-Way over the old dump road. Gott wishes to abandon use of that road in exchange for a Right-of-Way over town land behind the landfill. It’s likely town meeting would have to approve the deal, and more details will be forthcoming.
Meanwhile, Gott has agreed to fix and pave the apron leading into the transfer station this summer. Heavy truck traffic, especially in mud season causes huge potholes to appear. The company has always been willing to quickly scrape down the area, but pavement should help avoid the problem in the future.