CURRENT EVENTS
If you are interested in having a event listed, contact Daria Alexander at 483-2021 or Town Hall at 483-4678

2011-2012 TOWN REPORT

2012 BETH C. WRIGHT WALK
The 12th Beth C. Wright Walk for Life will take place at Addison Town Hall on Saturday, May 19, 2012.

SCULPTURE ARRIVES IN ADDISON

Addison Point Park received its final piece on October 6 when the sculpture created at this year’s International Schoodic Sculpture Symposium was installed. The sculpture was created by Lise Becu and aptly named “The Spirit of the Marsh.”

ADDISON TURBINE TAKES FLIGHT

After months of investigation and negotiation, Bergey Windpower honored their warranty and on September 23, replaced the Addison wind turbine that came down in a storm last December.

 The investigation revealed that the collapse was caused by numerous installation errors. Even though the warranty does not cover installation problems the company stood up to the plate and hit a home run by replacing the turbine at no cost to the town. Bergey saved the town of Addison the huge expense of a lawsuit against the installer, Evolo Energy Solutions.

 Not only did they honor the warranty but they went the extra mile and sent their company expert from Oklahoma to install it, since there are very few installers in Maine.

 So many people stopped by while the installation was taking place to say how much they have missed driving by and seeing the turbine turning. I totally agree and I’m so happy to see that bright yellow cap towering over the trees again.

DIKE BRIDGE UPDATE

In June of 2010, the town was notified that the replacement of the Ridge Road dike bridge was too large and too expensive for the Maine Department of Transportation (MEDOT) and that they would team up with the United States Army of Corps of Engineers (USACE) to move forward with the project.

 For the last year the town has received several updates that all reference the negotiations between the two parties as they worked out the details of their contract.

 The new update from USACE states that the contract has been signed between the two agencies. USACE will conduct a feasibility study for environmental restoration that will include cost analysis, measured impacts on wells, residential and agricultural properties. The study will consider any bridge configuration that appears to fit the project and will take approximately one year to complete. When concluded, USACE will provide a recommendation to MEDOT. If they agree on the recommendation, USACE will manage the project and provide sixty five percent of the funding. MEDOT will be their partner and provide the other thirty five percent.

 The original start date projected by MEDOT of 2012 doesn’t seem realistic if this is the pace at which this project is going to move. The town’s most important concern is that the bridge is deteriorating. If it reaches a certain stage the MEDOT, at several public meetings, has indicated that the bridge may have to be closed until it can be repaired. That is a major inconvenience for many residents, especially fire fighters living on that side of town. Reaching the fire station is a very time sensitive issue and without the bridge, response time will be much longer.

BOARD OF APPEALS MEET

At their August meeting, the planning board denied an application from Chris Burke to add a small living space to the Eastern Harbor Lobster Sales building at 415 Mooseneck Road. The application was unanimously denied because this application proposes to have a residential use in the commercial fisheries/marine activities zone. Burke requested that the board of appeals review the decision.

 The appeals board met on August 25 and Burke made his case. He explained that others have resided in the building and that living on the premises would allow him to run the business more efficiently. It would decrease theft, share costs, as well as provide a convenience to his customers. He told the board that he is looking for a variance or exception to the rule.

 The board passed a motion that Chris Burke be granted as a waiver to the Addison Shoreland Zoning Ordinance because the structure in question has been used as a residence in the past and the proposed use of the structure constitutes a home occupied business which is allowed by the Addison Shoreland Zoning Ordinance.

 The planning board acted appropriately when denying the permit. Only the board of appeals can make a waiver to the zoning ordinance for a change of use.

OLD PICTURES OF CHURCH ON THE HILL NEEDED

The Friends of the Church on the Hill are looking for anyone who may have old photos of the building. The group is working on restoring the structure but they need a picture of what the building looked liked originally.

If you have such a photo or any information contact Muriel Grant, P.O. Box 52, Addison, 04606 or call Cathy Fonda, 483-4655.

Have you ever touched the vent of an extinct volcano? On June 7, the first grade students from DW Merritt Elementary School did and here is the picture to prove it. Accompanied by their teacher Gale Whitten and adult helpers, Dianne Farren and Pat Thaxter, the students took a field trip to the Town Beach in South Addison. The volcano is located on the Shore Path Trail and fairly easy to find. The top of the volcano was scuffed off by the glacier about 13,000 years ago but its evidence is still there, along with its rhyoite and pillow lava.
Photo left to right: Devin Beal, Rufus Hammond, Sara Batson, Brady Fletcher, Gale Whitten, Logan Cirone, Mali Smith, Kaydence Sanville, Dakota Willey, Morgan Floyd, Kayla Danforth, McKenzie Thompson, back, Pat Thaxt

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