Woodland names new Emergency Management Agency liaison

WOODLAND, Maine — Longtime Woodland resident Bill Thomas immediately threw his name in the ring when town selectmen announced the need for a new emergency management agency liaison.
Thomas, who also sits on the Woodland planning board and is a familiar face at Woodland town meetings, will now be responsible for helping townsfolk into the school building should the need for emergency shelter arise.
In other business, the prospect of a town tax club will be an article of discussion at the next Woodland town meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, March 17 at 7 pm at the Woodland Consolidated School.
Residents will vote on the idea of the tax club, and if it passes, it would give taxpayers the benefit of breaking their real estate taxes into 12 monthly payments at no interest. Should a resident miss a payment, they’ll unfortunately lose that benefit.
Bids on a Tabor Road property were reviewed and a lucky gentleman from Pennsylvania was selected for highest bid. Terry Rattie, an avid snowmobiler, took a chance on the Woodland property and his bid of $7,700 was accepted by town selectmen. Rattie has 30 days to pay or else the property will go out for bid again.
Road Commissioner Steve Dumais voiced his concerns on snow removal and suggested the town invest $5,400 on a snowblower attachment for their road equipment. After brief deliberation the board of selectmen granted Dumais’ request.
A bill of $1,595, plus interest, was presented to the town of Woodland from Woodland Cemetery Association member Gerald Anderson. Anderson claims trees he planted on cemetery property died as a result of snow mixed with road salt that was plowed over the property line near the trees.
Anderson sent the town a bill for use of his equipment and labor to save the trees. Town selectmen decided not to pay the bill until it’s approved by taxpayers at the next town meeting.
The February 17 selectmen meeting ended on a sweet note when Woodland resident Lory Wilcox presented the board with her famous peanut butter cookies. According to selectman Thomas Drew, they were delicious.