Select Board Meeting Minutes Thursday October 9th, 2025
Town of Sedgwick
Select Board Meeting
October 9th, 2025
Opened the meeting and established a quorum: S. Ford; B. Duffy and D. Carter present. Also in attendance: L. Dow; D. Ford; A. Kratz; E. Weed and from the public; G. Phillips; P. Trowbridge; L. Lyman; A. Lyman; R. Dorr; N. Dorr; H. Black; J. Czuj; J. Wetterskog; W. Astbury; E. Woodward; P. Carter; J. Astbury and online L. Deans.
*Deferred to public comment first.
Read and approve the minutes of the last meeting: Read and approve the minutes from 9/25 Motions and 2nd to accept as written. Approved 3-0.
CEO REPORT: Duane went down to Billings cove which is town owned property- indications of traffic but no signage. He mentioned getting an access committee together to facilitate this. Duane put up no parking signs at the town’s salt pond. The board will continue work on getting signs. Duane received a call from a resident who believes that her house in uninhabitable. Duane’s advice would be for the town’s health inspector to get involved. Duane is also checking on new construction and plumbing installation.
DISCUSSION and/or ACTION ITEMS:
(1) Approval of Abatements from Assessor- The select board reviewed the abatements from our assessor’s agent. Motion and 2nd and 2-0 approved.
(2) Trick or Treat in Sedgwick Village– John Czuj gave an announcement regarding bringing Halloween back to the community. He provided a flyer to hang around town to give folks more information.
(3) Alan Kratz- Thanked the Select Board for all that they do. He gave thanks and appreciation to the newly paved roads. Emma Weed gave her speech around Climate Resiliency, outlining what her position will be as the spokesperson for the peninsula.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Started the meeting with members of the public airing grievances over the resignation of the Daryl, plow contractor. There was a lot of discussion between the Select Board and members of the public on both sides including the board explaining in detail the how the last meeting went between Paul Carter and Daryl Astbury. The Board told the public that they were in the process of finding someone to fulfill the rest of Daryl’s contract through April 30th 2027. At this point there has been no action taken.
Comp plan- Jerry has a bunch of files for the comp plan that we should store the files. Susan and Lyndsey will coordinate with Jerry
Select Board Member Carter had to leave before meeting adjournment
ADJOURN: Motion and 2nd to adjourn at 7:03 2-0 approved.
Respectfully Submitted,
Lyndsey Dow