Lincolnville selectmen consult with attorney about cemetery access, land use violation
Looking down the bay from the Lincolnville/Northport town line. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Looking down the bay from the Lincolnville/Northport town line. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
LINCOLNVILLE — Selectmen in Lincolnville will go behind closed doors three times this evening, Nov. 26, to discuss three items determined private enough to warrant time out from public meeting. They will first talk with the town attorney about access to a cemetery. They will also consider a land use violation and review a request for for property tax abatement due to poverty and/or disability.
But before they move into executive session, they will convene in open session at 6 p.m., at the Lincolnville Central School, and decide whether to declare the old wooden bleachers at the town recreation field as surplus.
According to Town Administrator David Kinney, used aluminum bleachers have been donated to Lincolnville, via the town's Recreation Commission, from Point Lookout, in Northport. Because the commission believes the wooden bleachers no longer useful, because of their age and condition, its members recommend their disposal. The selectmen must first declare them as surplus and authorize the commission to dispose of them.
The selectmen will also convene as board of assessors to consider an abatement of assessed value of property owned by Christopher Lyman and Lorinda Frazer. The proposed property assessment abatement is $90,100, with a subsequent tax reduction of $1,243. Lincolnville's assessor's agent has determined there is an error in the record of their property and is recommending the abatement.
Following those two agenda items, the selectmen will begin their executive sessions.
Lincolnville's discussion concerning Kendall Cemetery stems from a request from Wendell Wilson, who hopes to complete maintenance in the cemetery, particulary around the grave of Harriet Wilson, who is buried there and who is a relative. The cemetery is off of North Cobbtown Road. Wendell Wilson lives in Arizona. The cemetery trustees have urged the selectmen to direct Kinney to write a letter to property owner David Pattullo, who owns land surrounding the cemetery, asking for permission to access the cemetery. According to Kinney, Pattullo declined the request.
This evening, the selectmen will consult with the town attorney about town access to the Kendall Cemetery. It is believed that there are approximately 18 graves in the Kendall Cemetery. The stones are currently down and covered with debris. Kendall Cemetery is near Pitcher Pond and Kendall Brook.
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Editorial Director Lynda Clancy can be reached at lyndaclancy@PenBayPilot.com; 706-6657
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