LINCOLNVILLE — Pending the signature of town leaders tonight, the historic Center School House in Lincolnville Center will be lifted onto rollers and moved it across the street to the former Dean and Eugley vacant lot on Oct. 27, completing one major step in a collective goal to establish a library, museum and community building in town.

Lincolnville selectmen are being asked this evening, Oct. 9, at a regularly scheduled meeting to cement the lease for the lot with the Lincolnville Historical Society, the lead organization for the community-building effort. The meeting takes place at Lincolnville Central School beginning at 6 p.m.

The Dean and Eugley parcel is owned by the town and the project, spearheaded by Lincolnville citizens, includes moving the Center School House from across the street next to the old fire department to the empty lot. The concept has been a work in progress for several years, gaining traction as the town warmed up to the idea of revitalizing its Center with community activity and investment. Plans call for creating a landscaped park, and constructing a series of open-air sheds for large historical items, as well as a library and museum inside the old schoolhouse. The historical society's Move It! campaign has been raising funds, and immediate plans call for moving the schoolhouse onto an existing slab, restoring the front and back of the building, and preparing it for the winter months.

Lincolnville's Planning Board approved the plan in August. Terms of the 20-year lease require a $1 payment per year. Payment is to be made in advance.

In other town business

Selectmen will convene as the Board of Assessors to consider tax abatements to:
Verizon Credit, Inc., $4.14
Randy Fein, $6.90
Matthew S. Ballou, $349.14.

• Consider a proposed agreement between the Camden First Aid Association and the Town of Lincolnville for the current fiscal year (July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013). The agreement memorializes the relationship between eh Town and CFAA.
• Set a public hearing for 6:30 p.m., Oct. 22, to consider amendments to the General Assistance Ordinance including Appendices A thru C.
• Approve treasurer and payroll warrants, enter executive session to consider a property tax abatement due to povert and/or disability, review town expense and revenue reports, consider access to Kendall Cemetery; review minutes of the Comprehensive Plan Committee, School Union 69 agenda and minutes; and review a flyer for the Municipal Building Committee.

The selectmen will also review minutes of the Recreation Commission, which includes notes on the float issue raised by Tom Nolan. Nolan lives on the shore of Norton Pond and told the selectmen at their last meeting that he was disturbed by the placement of a float in front of his home. During the summer, the float is home to five or six sailboats and accommodates the activities of the Lincolnville Boat Club, which offers sailing lessons throughout the summer. Several years ago, the float had been placed in the viewshed of Nolan's property, but after he complained, the float was moved further away.

It was moved back to its current spot this summer following safety concerns about its previous mooring, which was close to the swimming beach, and swimmers were accessing it.

"My view is worth a lot to me in the sense of my property values and enjoyment my wife and I get out of that property," said Nolan, at the September meeting of the selectmen. "I don't want it there; it's going to block my view. After two years, it went away, and then it came back again. As a taxpayer, as a property owner, as a very active community worker, this is my conclusion: I feel my wife and I have been treated very shabbily by the town. All I ask is to move the darn thing 15-20 feet."

At the meeting, Nolan, who has lived in Lincolnville year-round since 1989, and has volunteered on many committees and efforts — and was a selectmen for a term —  told the selectmen that he would be dropping the issue, "but you are dropping the value of my place."

The Recreation Commission is to review the float placement at its next meeting.

Reach Lynda Clancy at 706-6657; lyndaclancy@PenBayPilot.com