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1 Welcome to the November 16, 2018 edition of the Town Manager s Newsletter. It will be sent on a weekly basis that will outline upcoming meetings, news, address issues and projects that are active. Included in the Newsletter will be reports by other departments and agencies. The Newsletter will be placed on the Town s Website for the general public to read. Meetings & Events for NOVEMBER, 2018 NO NEWSLETTER NEXT WEEK- HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! 1

2 IMPORTANT NOVEMBER DATES Monday 19-Nov Planning Board Town Hall 7PM Tuesday 20-Nov BOS Workshop 5PM & Meeting 7PM Thursday 22-Nov Thanksgiving-State Holiday-Municipal Offices Closed Friday 23-Nov Day after Thanksgiving State Holiday-Municipal Offices Closed Saturday 24-Nov Library Closed Monday 26-Nov ZBA Meeting 7PM Town Hall Tuesday 27-Nov Wayfinder Committee Town Hall 11AM Thursday 29-Nov Harbor Advisory Meeting (Tentative) 5PM Town Hall Other Calendars of Events: Take it Outside Summer with Maine State Parks Use the searchable Web Calendar Calendar of Events, Things to Do in CT, RI, MA, VT, NH, and... Community Calendar Maine Public Wells Chamber of Commerce Events Calendar: Maine Beaches: Wells High School Information Upcoming Important Dates: Nov 21-23: Thanksgiving Recess November 29/30: Trimester Elective Course Exams 2

3 NEWS / UPDATES / ISSUES: Headlines WWI Memorial Dedication on Veterans Day at the Southern Maine Veterans Cemetery. 3

4 LED Street Light Installation Kick-off meeting now scheduled for November 26 th with the installer. Wells Recreation Department Pilgrim Dash 11/18/18 - CANCELLED-LOW REGISTRATION!!!!!! Cobble Removal Environmental Application Filed. See below link to review. If a permit is granted, this will allow the town to move cobble away from seawalls from the winter storms before 4

5 May of each year as has been done on a section of Drakes Island. Harbor Pier Structural Improvements: MaineDOT has awarded the Town through the Harbormaster s efforts and the Town s CIP budgeting a grant to assist in the funding of structural repairs and improvements to the main pier on the Western side of the harbor. The project amount planned is $170,000 with the Town and State paying 50%. Bids for the work are to be opened on 11/20/18. HR Cornero Open Enrollment Period. Please complete your enrollment forms and return them quickly to HR!!.11/30 o The Passing of a Long-Time Wells Library Employee o Happy Birthday to the Town of Wells employees with NOVEMBER birthdays: 5

6 JODIE SANBORN JOHN RIEGEL ANNE MOSEY JEFFREY GALASYN STEPHANIE GUILMETTE Wellness Committee: The Mount Kilimanjaro Trek Challenge! Last Week Teams are getting close and Team Jodie definitely took charge of their steps last week! Must have been a lot of fall clean up going on! This week Team Jodie had 1022 KM and Team Natalie only had 931 KM. In total over the last 5 weeks: Team Natalie has traveled 4510 KM / Team Jodie has traveled 4373 KM Holiday Baskets 6

7 Spectrum Cable Wells Channel 3 Meetings & Bulletin Board- To Move to Cable Channel 1301 beginning October 23, Communities involved: North Berwick, Ogunquit, Wells, York & South Berwick On October 23, 2018, Channel 3 new locations will be on channel This will be carried in the basic service tier. Customers will be required to have a Spectrum Receiver on each TV. If you have an existing set-top-box, digital transport adapter (DTA), or retail device with a CableCARD on each TV, you will be unaffected by this change. Otherwise, to order your Spectrum Receiver(s), please go to Spectrum.com/digitalnow or call and Charter will ship a self-installation kit directly to your home at no additional cost. You can also visit the Wells or Portland Cable Stores to pick up your equipment. If you need equipment, customers are eligible to receive a converter at no additional charge for a limited period of time. Please note, if customers have TV(s) without equipment issued by Spectrum, you will lose the ability to view channels. Please let me know of any questions. Shelley Winchenbach Director, Government Affairs Northeast Streaming Meetings of the Board of Selectmen, Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals - to watch go to our Website- under the front left hand side under Video Streaming or press the link. 7

8 Projects: Wayfinder Project The Wayfinder Committee met with its Consultant, Favermann Design on Thursday, November 8 and went through the scope of work for the project. Appointed members to the Wayfinder Committee are: Eleanor Vadenais Wells Chamber Katy Kelly Lafayette s Ocean Resort Jo-Ann Putnam Chief of Police Jodine Adams Code Enforcement Officer Jonathan Carter Town Manager Nik Charov /Scott Richardson Laudholm Trust Tim Roche- Selectmen Rep Next meeting on Tuesday, November 27 at 11AM Town Hall. Webhannet Marsh Trail: Construction 95% complete The work on the installation of the Webhannet Marsh Trail construction is about complete with some minor cleanup and signage installation. This is a NOAA / Wells Reserve / Town funded project. The trail ribbon cutting ceremony will be in the spring. View from the Trail under construction 8

9 Public Safety Complex and Substation: Roof trusses being installed Project Site 11/7/18 - Looking from Harbor Rd 9 Project Site 11/15/18

10 Optional Fire Substation Site Voters approved on 11/6/18 the Special Town Meeting Article that allows the Board of Selectmen to evaluate an alternative site for the approved new sub firestation for town land on Route 109 at Meetinghouse Road. The alternative site is on the current town parcel that the PWD Garage is located see below. The evaluation will compare the same building on the two sites and their site development cost as well as other factors. Fire Substation Site Plan on Alternative PWD Garage Parcel Route 9 Reports /Updates Police Report: Attachment Folder CEO Permit Report: Attachment Folder Fire Department Report: Attachment Folder Volunteer / Event Coordinator s Update: Attachment Folder Library Director s Monthly Report: Attachment Folder Wells Town Office Town Manager Town Web Site 10