As mentioned by the Board of Selectmen, this proved to be a big year for infrastructure repairs and improvements in Lamoine, and our local roads benefited as well. During the spring and summer of 2003, the town reconstructed the gravel portion of Seal Point Road and put down 2” of pavement. This tremendously improved the drainage and the travel surface of a portion of road that perennially gave us problems. The other major improvement came on the middle section of Buttermilk Road where a new pavement overlay was installed. Significant drainage and shoulder work was performed on Shore Road. Pavement repairs on Buttermilk Road, Walker Road, Mill Road and Seal Point Road round out the bulk of the work.
For the upcoming year, we’re proposing to re-pave the lower end of Mill Road and Walker Road from Partridge Cove Road to Mill Road, which was crack sealed in 2003. More drainage work on Shore Road will be performed, replacing a large culvert and installing a guardrail. The theft of street signs slowed significantly in 2003 after deputies recovered a sign from a burglary suspect who is now serving prison time.
Stu Marckoon, Road Commissioner