Town of Sedgwick
Select Board Meeting
Minutes
October 30,2025

Open Meeting and establish quorum: S. Ford and B. Duffy (D. Carter absent). Also present: D. Ford; L. Dow; D. Kornmeier; E. Webb; J. Franklin; N. Moses; J. Wetterskog; B. Astbury
Read and approve minutes of the last meeting: Motion and 2nd to accept the minutes as written. 2-0 approved.

Deferred to members of the public

CEO REPORT:
Duane talked with DHHS caseworker for the owner of 30 Covenant way. It appears there is some misunderstanding about what exactly is needed. The owner was talking about having it condemned. After Duane conversation it appears that the tax assessor may need to be involved. Duane will continue to monitor the situation. Duane also visited stumpy cove- there is a machine left from the remediation of the tar. Would be interesting to see what line the special will draw. Giselle Bridges power permit. Duane visited Pertville rd. to see if any progress had been made on the cleanup. Doesn’t appear-will keep an eye. T-Mobile at McVay tower seem to keep going back and forth, unsure what the plan is at the moment. Will be in communication with them about this.

DISCUSSION and/or ACTION ITEMS:
1. American Flags in town taken down until spring: Dan went around and took the flags down for the winter. They will go up again in the spring, unsure when, assuming around Memorial Day depending on weather. But will keep everyone informed.
2. Ben Astbury asking for vote to pay him on the first of each month- Barry discussed the plan going forward the plow contract for Ben. Motion and 2nd to grant the treasurer permission to pay Ben Astbury on the 1st of each month. 3-0 approved. Ben gave an update on the progress of the salt/sand. The issue at hand is that the pile is exposed to the elements and lose salt when it washes out with rain. He is proposing to put up salt/sand as needed in Paul’s pit to keep it undercover and save on the amount of salt and sand. And as far as he is concerned, he feels he is ready to go.
3. Vote on and sign abatements from Assessor- Matt met with folks last week to go over assessments. In his findings, there were four abatements to be presented to the board. Susan went over those abatements. Motion and 2nd to approve and sign the abatements. 2-0 approved.
4. Audit Update- Lyndsey and Amy received the necessary documents from the auditors to begin pulling items in preparation for them to visit in late November. Lyndsey has completed the first part of the prep and will await Amy’s instruction on next steps. The plan is to provide as much information for the auditors so that their visit can be quick and efficient. Will update everyone on the status of this as it progresses.
5. Absentee voting update after October 30th- Normal absentee voting ended at 5:30pm 10/30. Special circumstances voting will be in place through election day. Folks who are unable to vote at the polls, can still early vote but filling out a special circumstances form. All ballots must be received by close of polls on 11/4 at 8pm. As a reminder voting is at the Fire Station located at 202 Sedgwick Ridge Rd. There is a note in the packet- with one discrepancy- there are NO town questions, only state referendum questions 1 & 2. Flyers have been printed and posted at the Post Office and at Eggemoggin Country Store, as well as on the Facebook page and Town’s website. Sandwich boards have been purchased and there is one at the Town House already with voting information on it.

UNRESOLVED BUSINESS:
The board had an executive session on Saturday with Kayla Ingraham probationary deputy clerk/deputy tax collector. After many meetings and much discussion, it was decided that it wasn’t a good fit long term and that we wouldn’t be keeping her past her probationary period. Ther is no immediate plan to hire another clerk at this time.
Public access- Two members of the original committee came to discuss with the board their findings around town. There are a couple that are overgrown and unrecognizable. Others are in better shape. The board asked Justin Franklin to be a part of this committee. There was some discussion about the different accesses and the upcoming options, putting money into the budget to take care of some of the options.

PUBLIC COMMENT:
-Natalie Moses thanked Lyndsey for increased information on the subject line of the emails and for the detailed agenda. Lyndsey spoke about an email that was sent regarding plans for increased communication including a new link on the email template to take folks directly to the meeting minutes/agendas. At present 185 people are receiving the emails newsletters and Lyndsey asked that those receiving the email currently, please spread the word to friends and family to help get people more informed. Additionally, she’s asked for more input and feedback regarding newsletter topics.
-Jerry Wetterskog- Received an email from the BHHT- getting an estimate from a license herbicide contractor to remove the knot weed and other invasive plant species. The property owners on Ferry Landing Rd will be getting more information from the contractor. The issue is the knot weed on the town owned property will continue to be a problem if the town doesn’t take action as well. The board advised Jerry to please let the contractor know that the town may also be interested in receiving a quote to potentially plan for funding.

ADJOURN:
Motion and 2nd to adjourn 6:42pm 2-0 approved.

Respectfully Submitted,
Lyndsey Dow