(Lamoine) — Newly elected Selectman Perry Fowler was not broken-hearted that he did not win the bid to sweep Lamoine’s roads this spring. In fact, Mr. Fowler didn’t submit a bid this year, after several years of performing the exhausting and dirty work.

George Crawford submitted this year’s bid at $55/hour and was selected by the Board to perform the sweeping project (his son Glenn abstained from the vote). Mr. Crawford quickly swept the roads during the month of May and won good compliments on the efficiency of the operation and the quality of the sweeping job.

Mr. Crawford noted that many of the shoulders have started to build up from the winter sand pushed to the sides of the road over the years. The Road Commissioner will look at shoulder shaping this summer.