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Meeting Record January 20, 2026

Meeting Record

Frenchville Board of Selectpersons Meeting

Town of Frenchville, Town Office

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Attendees: Yvon Dube, Nancy Dube, Vernon Labbe, Roland Paradis and David Cyr

Call meeting to order: Chairman Dube called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM.

Pledge of Allegiance: The Pledge was recited.

Public Comment Period:

Time Opened _6:31 PM_____ Time Closed _6:31 PM_____ There were no requests for Public Comment at this time.

Approval of the January 6, 2026 BOS Meeting and the January 8, 2026 Budget Workshop Records:

Motion by Vern, seconded by Nancy to approve the records of the January 6, 2026 BOS Meeting and the January 8, 2026 Budget Workshop. Motion carried 3-0.

Adjustments to the Agenda: Added “8E. Greater Fort Kent Chamber Annual Dinner Meeting” and “8F. March Town Meeting Election Vacancy.”

No action was taken.

Warrants, Accounts Payable and Payroll:

Warrant Batch Date Payroll A/P

12/31/2025 107

01/14/2026 3

01/15/2026 4

01/20/2026 5 6

Motion by Vern, seconded by Nancy to authorize the Accounts Payable and Payroll Warrants. Motion carried 3-0.

Old Business

5 Saint Agatha Avenue Property

Dave explained the process involved in dealing with dangerous buildings and steps we have taken to address different issues with the house at 5 Saint Agatha Avenue. Mr. Paradis asked whether the Town could enact a zoning ordinance to address dilapidated buildings such as this. Dave explained that we do not have an overall zoning ordinance, only a Shoreland Zoning Ordinance and to develop an ordinance would require legal assistance, resulting in costs. He then asked about different scenarios whereby the Town could acquire this house and demolish it. Dave’s response was that due to the high probability of asbestos containing material in the house, we would have to determine the extent of the ACM and hire an asbestos abatement contractor, followed by actual demolition, the costs to do so outweigh any potential benefit of addressing the dilapidated building. No further action was taken.

Providing new address for 40 Cleveland Road

Dave explained that he had met with Eric and Peter to determine a course of action to rectify the addressing problem with the property currently identified as 40 Cleveland Avenue. The suggestion was to change the address to 46 Cleveland Avenue which is where the driveway and access is located. Motion by Vern, seconded by Nancy, to change the address from 40 to 46 Cleveland Avenue. Motion carried 3-0.

Other Old Business

There was no other Old Business to be brought before the meeting.

New Business:

Rescheduling of June 9, 2026 BOS Meeting

Motion by Yvon, seconded by Nancy to reschedule the June 9, 2026 meeting to June 10, 2026 at the same time and place. Motion carried 3-0.

Acceptance of donation to purchase an AED for the Fire Department UTV

Dave explained that last spring during the Fire Department’s fundraising drive for their UTV, Mr. Cyr had asked whether an AED would be placed on the machine, and when informed that it wasn’t planned largely because of costs, Mr. Cyr offered to make a $1,500 donation towards the purchase. Peter researched the cost at $1,700 and the Department will produce the difference. Motion by Vern, seconded by Nancy to accept the donation to be used towards the purchase of an AED for the UTV. Motion carried 3-0.

Dedication of 2025 Annual Report

Motion by Yvon, seconded by Vern to dedicate the 2025 Annual Report to Bert Albert. Motion carried 3-0.

Disposal of tax acquired properties.

Dave explained that he had spoken with Jon Pottle who advised him on how to move forward with the sale of the two tax-acquired properties, providing the property owners with 90 days’ notice that we will offer the properties for sale. Motion by Yvon, seconded by Nancy to move forward with the sale of the tax-acquired properties in accordance with statutes. Motion carried 3-0.

Greater Fort Kent Chamber Annual Dinner Meeting

No further action was taken beyond notification.

March Town Meeting Election Vacancy

Dave explained that while Micah had taken out nomination papers for reelection to the Board, he had not returned them before the deadline. Nobody else has taken out papers for the seat either, leaving us with an empty ballot to be filled out for Write-in candidates. Following an explanation of the Write-in process, no further action was taken.