Sweden Fire Station Building Committee Report

May 13, 2008

DRAFT

Present:

Members:

Wolfgang Duve, Julie McQueen, John P. Smith, Patrick Wood, Wayne Miller

Absent: Bill Morrisseau ,

Public & Guests:  Warren Noble, Heather Hoover

Assignments from the May 6, 2008 meeting:

Julie

Will make sure that rental projector works with laptop and provides enough power to operate at the Town Meeting House (May 16, 2008)

Will make copies of resources when everything is received

Wayne

Will have fire association set up chairs & tables At the Meeting House at their May 29^th, 2008 meeting )

Agreed to return the projector on Sat. or Sun. after the presentation. (Julie will pick it up on Fri.)

John

Made name tags for committee members and selectmen for the presentation.. 

Warren

Will put notices in the newspaper and post in prominent places.

* Still need to check into this - board to post plot plan

Assignments from the April 29, 2008 meeting:

Julie

Table of projected future costs (as soon as information is received from other towns as requested) Done

Table of projected costs (we have done the best we can, based on the information we have available) Decided not to try to price options but use a multiplier instead

Table of costs of financing (the Information has been received from MMA Bond Bank and from DJ Curtis (Sweden’s administrative assistant) and a slide will be made for the presentation) Done

Ron Kiesman

Larger plot plan for use at the meeting (brought nearly completed copy to April 29, 2008 to meeting – will finish ASAP

Selectmen:

Contact newspaper & Post Notices (Warren Noble)

Send out notice – has not been done but should go out this Friday May 17, 2008.

Assignments from the July 10, 2007 meeting:

·       Ted Harris is to make an inquiry with Maine DOT regarding the acquisition/storage of excess fill required for site work.

- Warren Noble has received some paperwork on this subject as of the April 22, 2008 meeting.

These notes are not necessarily in the order in which things were discussed. They are loosely organized by topic.

Meeting Notes:

·       Wolfgang called the meeting to order at 9:00 am .

·       The committee reviewed the “To Do” list.

·       The Committee discussed a couple of items regarding the presentation – all agreed that the “purpose” is accurate.

·       The Committee reviewed the design prices received to date:

·       Reviewed engineering quotes and options as well as other items that might be necessary to   get project pricing and decide on amount of money needed. This information was forwarded to the Selectmen with a cover letter. ( May 13, 2008 )

·       Julie has received design prices from:

o   Professional Engineering Design, LLC (Eric Grondahl)

o   Andrew McCullough

o   Plymouth Engineering

o   Smith Reuter

o   Bill Hamilton

·       Is expecting additional proposals from :

o   Scott Burkett (possibly)

·       Discussed proper wording of article or articles for the June 14^th Special Town meeting and            forwarded the request to the Selectmen for final decision ( May 13, 2008 ).

·       The Committee discussed the pitfalls of trying to price the additional building options and decided to show a multiplier and a list of the items to be included in a final cost analysis.

·       Warren will see to it that the PA system is set up prior to the presentation.

·       An ad for the Information Meeting will be in the calendar of events of the Bridgton News this week (May 15).

·       Block ads will be in the Bridgton News May 22 and May 29, 2008

·       Warren also mentioned calling the Sun Journal.

·       There was some discussion about the cutting of the property on which the proposed Fire Station would sit. Wolfgang suggested that if the intention is for the property to be used as a picnic area – the cutting be selective to provide shaded areas.

·       It was also suggested that any money spent would more wisely spent to complete the clean up from the Town Office building project.

·       The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 AM .