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A
B
B
Moved
by
Jones
seconded
by
Jody
to
accepted
November,
25th
2019,
regular
City
Council
meeting.
Is
there
any
questions
or
additions
or
subtractions
hearing
none?
All
those
in
favor
motion
carries.
Thank
you
very
much
number
five
recognition:
recognition
of
the
Planning
Board
members
who
are
retiring
after
some
years,
many
years
of
hard
work,
Phil,
sear,
Phil,
McDonough,
the
third
and
Pelletier.
D
B
E
E
B
B
E
B
B
B
D
Council,
this
was
a
piece
of
property
that
was
tax
acquired
actually
a
couple
of
years
ago.
So
it's
been
on
our
open
bid
list
for
two
years
and
we
received
a
bid
this
year
for
the
minimum
requested
bid
amount
of
seventeen
thousand
seven
hundred
dollars.
The
current
taxes
owed
on
the
property
plus
is
roughly
six
thousand
dollars
plus
interest
in
fees,
and
so
we
would
recommend
that
the
council
accept
that
bid
amount
for
the
seventeen
thousand
seven
hundred
and
will
be
able
to
pay
off
those
taxes
on
the
city's
books.
B
B
B
B
B
Of
what
you
did
at
that
time,
questions
were
asked
or
could
have
been
asked
about
how
these
numbers
were
derived.
It's
not
the
philosophy
on
the
numbers,
but
the
numbers,
as
they
were
right
in
my
quest
to
try
to
make
this
move
as
smooth
as
I
could
or
as
we
could
with
a
diverse
group
of
people.
I
ask
that
we
would
come
back
tonight
and
consider
voting
for
the.
B
B
B
B
I
guess
you
want
to
go
down
through
oh
okay.
First
one
was
councillor
Martin
and
gone.
We
asked
that
the
council
would
consideration,
consider
an
additional
forty
six
thousand
dollars
added
to
the
contribution
line
to
support
the
heuristic
Area
Agency
on
Aging
chair
will
entertain
a
motion
4646
under
what
I
think
four.
B
B
J
A
B
I
Yeah
I'll
make
a
motion,
but
I'd
like
to
comment
first,
that
in
in
November
of
2018,
there
was
a
non-binding
referendum
for
the
public
to
vote
on
to
create
such
a
program,
and
it
stated
that
the
program
would
probably
cost
up
to
$150,000
and
would
increase
taxes
by
half
a
mil
and
the
public
supported
that
something
like
57%
to
43%
and
then
in
last
year's
budget.
It
was
cut
down
to
50,000.
That's
one
seventh
of
a
mil,
so
I
think
the
public
supports
it.
B
C
Like
to
comment
because
I
would
like
to
at
least
explain
why
I
would
not
vote
for
it
only
because
in
or
about
February
the
state
is
sending
back
a
hundred
dollars
per
household
for
anybody
who
qualified
for
the
homestead
exemption
Act
and
next
year
the
homestead
exemption
Act
is
going
up
another
five
thousand
towards
the
property
taxes,
so
I
think
that's
help
in
and
of
itself
right
there.
So
I
don't
feel
that
at
this
time
we
should
be
increasing
the
budget.
B
B
D
D
B
A
B
Dualla
ratings
have
been
grievances
because
we
buy
our
own
fire
department
to
us
because
we
haven't
been
cleaning
the
fire
hydrants
on
time
and
I'm
having
a
struggle.
If
we're
not
doing
the
house
that
you
would
think
that
traditional
public
works
director
should
do
if
we're
not
accomplishing
those
tasks
and
we're
running
in
the,
why
would
we
expand
the
duties
of
this
department.
B
A
B
B
B
If
I
and
it's
not
easy
putting
your
head
on
your
pillow
sleeping
at
night,
not
to
give
people
races
but
I
do
it.
Why
would
then
I
then
turn
around
I
think
the
philosophy
is
good
to
give
someone
an
$8,000
raise
I,
just
don't
I,
just
can't
do
it.
So
that's
why
I
have
submitted
this
and
have
put
it
on.
C
Believe
this
is
an
$8,000
raise.
It's
been
in
the
in
the
budget.
Just
different
lines
like
the
manager
said
also
whether
we
agree
as
to
whether
the
airport
is
essential
non-essential.
Should
it
be
there.
Should
it
not
be
there
as
long
as
it
is,
I
really
believe
that
we
need
Dave
Woollett
to
be
continuing
to
do
these
duties,
which
are
posting
the
NOTAM
x'.
If
you,
if
the
airport
closes
and
the
planes
can't
come
in
the
afghan,
the
fuel
up,
there
needs
to
be
checked
for
water.
C
These
are
things
that
could
affect
liability
issues
with
the
airport
with
the
city,
should
they
not
be
properly
done
and
as
my
understanding
that
he
needs
special
training
and
certification
in
order
to
do
this.
So
if
you
take
this
away
and
he's
on
call
virtually
pretty
much
24/7,
and
if
you
take
this
away,
then
what's
going
to
happen
with
the
airport,
if
you
can't
post
an
Odom,
so
you
don't
check
the
gas,
so
I
think
this
is
essential,
and
maybe
the
biggest
issue
is
the
airport
itself.
F
Just
have
just
one
simple
thing
to
add:
is
that
I'm
glad
Dave's
up
there
doing
that
work,
but
we
also
have
a
lot
of
other
department
heads
that
do
a
lot
more,
not
a
lot
more
in
Dave.
They
all
do
equally,
but
they
do
more
and
they
don't
get
paid
for
it.
I
feel
that
the
airport
is
a
very
important
part
of
this
town
and
I
feel
that
there's
it's
got
a
bright
future.
Now
that
we
all
decide,
we
all
thought
that
we
would
have
an
F
Bo
and
it
didn't
happen.
F
I,
don't
like
making
plans
into
the
future,
not
knowing
what's
gonna
happen,
and
we
don't
have
a
crystal
ball.
But
we've
got
to
be
a
little
smarter
about
this
and
it's
got
to
happen.
So
I
think
that
we
can
do
it
for
a
lot
less
than
that
and,
like
I
said,
there's
plenty
of
other
department
heads
that
do
stuff
for
the
city
and
don't
ask
for
money
and
aren't
given
any
money
for
doing
that.
They
just
understand
it's
part
of
the
job
and
I
know
Dave.
F
Does
a
wonderful
job
I've
seen
what
he
and
the
public
works
have
done
up
there,
but
again
this
is
about
trying
to
figure
out
where
we're
gonna
find
dollars
and
cents
and
I.
Think
if
we
really
smart
about
this
I
I
remember,
sitting
I
was
sitting
here
and
Joan
was
sitting
over
there
and
I
said
Jesus.
This
is
a
real.
B
K
K
The
requirements
are
there
and
there
are
department
heads
that
go
up
and
beyond,
but
this
is
a
completely
outside
of
public
works
assignment.
So
I
think
that
obviously
I'm,
assuming
it's
not
a
lump
sum
and
it's
prorated
and
if
another
option
comes
up
then
that
would
change
but
well
he
is
assuming
the
responsibilities
he
would
receive.
D
B
B
F
L
D
Last
year
we
went
through
the
number
of
crunching
and
exercise
we
we
would
have
to
basically
buy
the
airport
from
the
FAA
to
get
out
completely
from
under
them.
So
we'd
look
at
what
is
the
appraised
value
of
the
land
itself?
We
also
have
to
pay
back
a
proportionate
amount
of
all
the
money
the
FAA
has
spent
on
improvements
in
the
airport,
so
the
hangars
that
were
built
two
years
ago.
We
would
have
to
pay
back.
D
I
D
B
D
B
D
E
I
D
D
Don't
know
ultimately,
the
FAA
says
if
they
want
airports
to
make
money
and
they
give
airports
money
to
try
to
develop
in
such
a
way
that
eventually
they
can
be
making
money.
That's
why
we
got
the
money
for
the
airport
hangars
recently,
so
we
get
rents
coming
in
helps
offset
costs.
Eventually,
the
master
plan
is
to
have
more
hangars
up
there,
not
only
city
owned,
but
privately
owned,
with
the
intent
of
eventually
we're
generating
enough
money,
and
we
have
enough
traffic
up
here
that
the
FAA
says
that's
great.
D
It
supports
aviation,
it
supports
a
great
need
in
the
region
and
we're
gonna
continue
to
throw
money
at
it.
If,
if
we
show,
if,
if
we
don't
plow
in
the
wintertime,
we
stop
seeing
traffic
there's
a
situation
that
occurs
that
pilots
just
say,
you
know
it's
not
worth
being
up
there
because
they're
not
providing
the
services
within
the
lose
potential
based
aircraft
at
the
airport.
D
The
ramification
is,
we,
then
lose
our
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
a
year
of
funding
to
help
build
the
airport
and
then
try
to
strengthen
that
that
as
a
as
a
public
asset,
so
you're
right,
the
FAA.
They
want
to
see
that
it's
continuing
to
grow.
They
want
to
see
that
there's
money
being
generated.
If
we
stop
some
services
and
it
makes
it
a
less
desirable
Airport
to
be
add
that
will
be
reflected
in
the
based
aircraft
and
then
the
FAA
could
pull
that
funding
from
us.
D
A
C
Have
one
one
other
comment
and
which
would
be
I
think
that
at
this
point
in
time,
the
issue
was
whether
or
not
we
allowed
to
continue
to
pay
Dave
to
stipend
what
we
do
with
the
airport?
What
services
we
offer
might
be
a
discussion
for
a
later
date,
keeping
in
mind
that
we
have
people
up
there
who
have
rented
hangars
and
expect
to
be
able
to
come
and
go
when
they
can
but
I
think
that
deal
with
the
issue
at
hand
and
then
perhaps
for
a
later
discussion,
decide
what
what
to
do
with
it.
M
M
N
B
M
I
realize
that,
but
but
we're
talking
about
an
entity
that
we
don't
need
in
this
town.
Okay,
we
don't
really
need
it.
If
a
few
people
want
to
fly
out
of
there,
fine
I
had
an
airplane
up
there.
Once
it
was
a
passing
thing,
everybody
did
the
same
thing
you
you
go
to
other
airports
and
there's
there's
planes
there
all
the
time,
but
it's
in
areas
where
people
can
afford
planes.
You
can
up
here.
B
H
B
B
M
B
M
A
M
N
If
nobody
read
aside
to
plow
the
runway
and
you
plow
it
on
Sunday
and
Monday,
a
plane
comes
in
and
the
runways
are
slippery
and
it
was
not
reported
with
an
Odom.
The
city
of
Carol
will
be
liable
for
that
accident.
So
it's
the
responsibility
that
I'm
talking
about
more
than
the
most
part.
The
other
thing
is
is
what
the
fuel
was
not
mentioned,
and
I
would
just
like
to
mention
it
again.
If
you
ever
hope
of
having
an
FBO
at
that
Airport,
you
are
going
to
have
to
maintain
that
fuel
system.
N
N
Okay
with
that,
it's
when
you
stop
so,
if
you're
having
a
hard
time
to
find
an
FB,
oh
now,
which
I
wish
you
could
find,
it
will
next
be
next
to
impossible
to
find
an
FB.
Oh
once
the
airport
is
closed
or
once
the
fuel
tank
farm
is
no
longer
usable.
Without
that
inspection
from
a
Phillips
sixty-six
inspector.
N
The
plowing
is
not
done
through
Public
Works
I,
don't
know
if
mr.
marker
told
you
that
I'm,
the
one
that
calls
that
person,
but
he
is
paid
from
an
airport
budget
I,
have
nothing
to
do
with
the
plow
and
other
than
manage
that
side
of
it
I'm
the
one
that
says.
Okay,
it's
time
to
come
in
I'm
the
one
that
places
all
the
no
domes
you
will
need
someone
to
be
certified
in
the
NOTAM
z--
you'll
need
someone
to
be
certified
in
the
tank.
O
F
Won't
everybody
understand
this
is
not
about
running
the
airport.
This
is
not
about
anyway.
It's
a
managerial
issue.
It's
not
about
running
the
airport
fact.
The
matter
is
it's
theirs
and
I
get
what
Nicole
saying,
but
other
people
do.
Other
things
got
down
trees
on
the
road
when
they
fall
and
everything
else
I
think
that
I'm
sorry
David,
but
you
should
have
been
delegated
that
as
part
of
your
child,
that's
1/7,
but
just
how
it
is.
H
B
C
D
C
D
J
D
About
four
hundred
eighty:
six
thousand
you
to
continue
with
that
program,
maintaining
the
roads
or
doing
the
surface
treatments
and
recall
the
council
talked
about
not
doing
chip
seal
next
year,
but
adding
additional
asphalt
overlay
in
some
places
that
486
thousand
is
just
for
that
system:
maintenance
side
of
things.
So
it's.
D
A
D
C
My
original
request
was
to
increase
to
put
this.
You
took
it's
not
really
increasing.
We
you
took
it
out
of
there,
so
I'd
like
to
put
the
60,000
back
in
to
the
account
and
use
the
one-time
funds
that
we
have
coming
to
do
that
because
it's
it's.
This
isn't
something
that's
ongoing
expenses,
it's
a
one-time
accident
that
happened
and
it
this
would
be
good
use
for
that.
But
I'd
like
to
see
that
go
that
we
at
least
have
some.
We
may
not
have
to
use
it.
C
C
Okay
I
would
advocate
for
this.
The
Nylander
museum
has
a
chance
to
get
a
couple
of
Vista
volunteers
to
work.
I
think
it
works
out
to
full
time
for
a
total
of
six
thousand
dollars
a
year
for
this
year.
They
would
have
to
volunteers
and
they
would
have
full-time
employees.
That's
all
it
would
cost
the
city.
C
They
have
done
an
enormous
job
in
that
in
bringing
the
Nylander
back
what
they've
got
there.
They've
got
a
lot
of
people
going
through
there
I've
seen
that
myself,
I
got
like
pages
from
gay
love,
all
the
things
that
they've
done
just
in
the
past
year
so
and
I
think
that
this
is
cheap,
labor
and
I
think
that
this
would
be
good
for
the
community.
B
B
C
C
D
F
F
F
D
A
D
D
F
F
C
A
P
H
H
F
F
B
F
H
D
Yeah
just
to
be
clear,
this,
the
Nylander
board
is
different
than
the
friends.
What
was
previously
known
as
the
Friends
of
an
Islander
board,
which
has
its
own
pot
of
money.
This
would
be
strictly
for
management
under
the
city
and
not
tied
in
and
connected
to
the
Friends
of
the
Nylander
board
that
has
its
separate
pot
of
money.
F
B
B
B
H
H
D
H
C
C
I
said
I
think
that's
gonna
be
a
hard
sell
and
she
said
well
give
she
said:
let's
you
know
we
could
meet
and
she
said,
give
us
a
figure
of
what
you
you
could
do
and
then
she
said,
I'll
tell
you
what
I
can
do
with
that
figure.
Also
I
had
a
question.
Is
this
comes
out
of
the
economic
development
funds
or
in
anything
int?
If
funds
does
this
actually
affect
the
bottom
line
of
the
expense
budget
is
wasn't
this
something
that's
not.
D
C
D
C
M
D
Know
the
you
know,
looking
at
the
anticipated
TIF
funds
for
the
year,
it's
around
three
hundred
seventy
thousand
dollars.
So
we
have
our
wish
list
of
economic
development
projects.
We
want
to
do
with
that
money,
and
so,
if
we
say
we
want
to
put
four
hundred
dollars
toward
the
chamber
of
commerce,
we
would
probably
just
take
four
hundred
dollars
out
of
a
different
project.
Probably
additional
funds
going
to
a
revolving
loan
fund,
just
reduce
that
by
four
hundred
dollars
to
pay
for
this
or
reduce
four
hundred
ollars
from
the
blight
fund.
So
it's
so.
L
I
B
B
B
D
D
Right
now,
we've
we've
reviewed
our
November
and
December
bills,
so
we're
feel
comfortable
where
we're
going
to
be
next
year
right
now
we
can
reduce
our
expenses
by
another
ten
thousand
dollars
out
of
our
american
street
light
bill,
and
so
I
anticipate
adding
that
as
a
reduction
in
expenses
for
next
year,
which
will
help
offset
some
of
this
a
little
bit.
Okay,.
I
D
So
this
is
for
the
council
to
also
consider
we've
in
preparation
for
this.
We
were
looking
more
closely
at
some
of
the
capital
projects
again,
chief
and
I
Susie
and
I
discussed
the
use
of
TIF
funds.
His
recollection
was
different
than
mine,
so
we
went
back
and
found
the
original
document
and
he
was
more
correct
than
I
was
on
this
and
that
the
the
TIF
funds
that
we've
generated
in
the
downtown
area,
the
project
plan
for
those
funds-
includes
a
million
dollars
going
toward
a
future
fire
station.
D
But
it
also
says
that
those
funds
could
be
used
to
upgrade
the
fire
station
right
now,
there's
about
$50,000
in
that
line
as
a
reserve,
knowing
that
we
have
in
the
budget
next
year,
102
almost
two
hundred
fifteen
thousand
dollars
in
capital
to
look
at
the
roof
and
the
structural
improvements
that
are
needed
there.
If
the
council
wanted
to
use
that
$50,000,
which
would
be
okay
under
the
TIF
project
plan
toward
that
structural
upgrade
of
the
fire
station,
we
could
do
that.
A
A
D
B
D
N
H
D
F
B
P
Mayor,
ladies
and
gentlemen
of
the
council,
mr.
marker
and
MS
Ferran
good
evening,
my
name
is
Paul.
Our
camping
and
I
live
on
the
Grimes
Road
in
Caribou
mayor
back
in
April
22nd
of
this
year
you
created
the
citizens
advisory
board
for
residential
rural
and
urban
renewal,
and
you
appointed
the
following
people
to
serve
on
it.
P
A
P
Myself,
who
you
made
the
chair
so
tonight,
I'm
here
to
officially
submit
to
you
our
report
and
I
know
there
was
some
confusion
early
on
about
photocopying
I'd
like
to
make
sure
that
everybody
has
a
report
that
looks
like
that.
Okay,
the
first
21
pages
is
our
report.
We
have
appended
four
very
important
publications
to
the
back
of
the
report.
I
know
there's
a
lot
of
reading
here,
but
everything
you
ever
wanted
to
know
about
blight
and
land
banking
is
here
and
probably
a
lot
you
didn't
want
to
know
so
tonight.
P
I'm
going
to
defer
my
comments
to
jessica
sear,
she
has
been
waiting
for
this
opportunity
since
we
began
mrs.
sear
is
very
articulate
the
passion
and
fire
in
her
belly
burns
hot,
and
she
really
was
a
very
productive
member
of
our
Board.
So
without
further
ado,
I'm
going
to
invite
Jessica
to
come
to
the
podium.
Q
So
what
is
light
light
is
any
land
or
building
that
is
dilapidated,
unsafe
or
is
an
eyesore
as
soon
as
our
first
discussion
at
our
very
first
meeting,
it
was
very
clear
to
us
that
we
have
a
blight
problem
in
our
city
that
continues
to
get
worse
over
time.
We
quickly
became
aware
of
our
surroundings
in
our
daily
travels,
and
we
were
finding
examples
of
blight
in
almost
every
neighborhood.
Q
Keeping
the
status
quo
is
just
not
an
option
why
blight
creates
significant
costs
to
a
city
and
its
residents
blighted
properties,
have
a
negative
impact
on
property
values
not
only
for
the
owner,
but
the
surrounding
neighbors
blight
decreases.
The
quality
of
life
of
the
residents
who
live
near
the
property
and
blight
can
contribute
to
a
decline
in
population
when
property
values
decrease
the
city's
tax
revenue
also
decreases
properties
that
could
have
been
rehabbed
if
caught
early
on
end
up
corroding
to
the
point
of
disrepair
and
eventually
have
to
be
torn
down.
Q
Blighted
properties
also
put
financial
strains
on
city
departments,
from
involving
the
code,
enforcer,
police
and
fire
departments.
The
Utility
District
there
are
demolition
and
disposal
costs
and
more
and
blighted
properties
are
a
magnet
for
crime
and
I.
Think
we've
seen
a
lot
of
that
in
our
town.
Studies
nationwide
have
shown
a
direct
correlation
as
properties
continue
to
become
vacant.
A
city's
crime
rate
will
also
continue
to
increase.
This
is
often
referred
to
as
the
broken
window
theory.
Q
Once
there
are
visible
signs
of
disorders
such
as
a
single
broken
window,
it
will
lead
to
further
crimes,
such
as
additional
windows
being
broken
graffiti
squatters
and
more
blighted
properties
caused
abundant
health
and
safety
hazards,
including
fires
due
to
accumulated
trash
from
squatters,
faulty
electrical
wiring
and
infestations
by
insects
and
rodents
as
properties
corrode.
They
can
collapse
causing
physical
harm.
Q
These
safety
hazards
are
found
in
both
vacant
and
occupied
properties,
for
example,
in
2014,
a
fire
at
an
apartment
building
in
Portland
killed
six
of
its
residents,
the
cause,
a
landlord
who
let
his
property
become
blighted.
There
were
multiple
code
violations
and
also
numerous
piles
of
trash
on
the
front
porch,
which
is
where
the
fire
started.
Blight
in
a
city
can
prevent
economic
development.
A
suitable
place
to
live
and
raise
a
family
is
essential
in
attracting
and
retaining
the
type
of
individuals
that
drive
commerce
and
industry.
Q
In
your
report,
as
well
as
the
attached
documents,
you'll
find
numerous
tools
and
action
steps
to
attack
the
blight
problem
in
Caribou.
These
action
steps
are
discussed
in
great
detail
in
our
report,
as
you
can
see,
but
due
to
time
constraints,
though,
I
would
like
to
mention
just
a
few
of
the
headlines
of
the
recommendations,
one
of
them
being
adopting
the
international
property
meanings
code.
Q
Also,
when
selling
a
tax
acquired
property
conduct
a
thorough
inspection
of
all
code
violations
and
have
the
buyer
sign
a
contract,
it
will
require
the
buyer
to
bring
the
structure
up
to
code
within
18
months
or
face
foreclosure.
They
will
also
not
receive
a
certificate
of
occupancy
until
there
are
no
longer
any
code.
Violations
also
require
that
all
potential
bidders
on
tax
acquire
property
must
be
current
on
their
property,
their
current
property
tax
payments
and
not
have
any
recorded
outstanding
code
violations
on
any
of
the
properties
that
they
may
own.
This
helps
prevent
that
cycle.
Q
As
you
know,
in
our
town,
some
of
the
people
that
have
been
bidding
on
these
tax
acquired
properties,
don't
maintain
them,
and
so
they
become
further
and
disrepair
they
get
acquired
by
the
banks
and
so
forth,
and
it's
just
a
vicious
cycle.
We
recommend
developing
a
fine
or
ticketing
system
for
code
violations,
have
the
City
Council
review
the
workload
of
the
code,
enforcer
and
building
officials
to
determine
how
more
proactive
enforcement
could
be
develop.
A
housing
rehab
program
for
tax
acquired
properties
apply
for
Community
Development
Block
Grants
for
the
development
and
expansion.
Q
Expansion
of
multifamily
units
apply
for
a
CDBG
planning
grant
to
complete
a
local
housing
assessment
that
identifies
unsafe
homes
for
possible
demolition
and
targets.
Others
for
rehab
participate
in
programs,
grants
and
projects
to
ensure
affordable
housing
options
for
our
elderly
and
our
low-income
citizens,
and
we
strongly
consider
the
creation
of
a
land
bank
and
you
can
learn
more
about
land
banks
in
your
packet.
In
closing,
it
is
our
hope
that
the
council
really
take
a
stand
against
light
in
our
city.
Q
Q
We
certainly
have
many
discussed
many
of
those
locations.
We
certainly
can
do
a
report
of
those
I
know
in
your
packet.
That
is
part
of
weed.
It's
action,
steps
for
the
city
to
do,
and
that
would
be
one
of
them
that
falls
within
that
department
is
taken
existing
you
know,
find
out
and
list
all
of
those
properties
they.
O
B
C
Q
It
affects
so
many
different
areas
and
it's
important,
as
you
know,
we're
just
trying
to
keep
the
tax
dollars
ya.
K
Q
And
in
your
report,
you'll
have
clear
action:
steps
from
something
that
the
state
of
Pennsylvania
had
done.
All
the
research
on,
so
they've
worked
countless
hours
and
it's
all
right
there
and,
as
we
talked
about
during
our
first
meeting,
why
reinvent
the
wheel
where
you
can
implement
a
lot
of
these
action
steps
very
easily.
B
P
Mr.
mayor
I'd
just
like
to
say
that
I
have
been
approached
by
numerous
people
when
they
learned
about
the
blight
Committee.
To
tell
me
stories
of
their
own
personal
experience
and
one
of
those
gentlemen
is
here
tonight
and
he
would
like
to
speak
on
blight
and
caribou.
His
name
is
mr.
David,
Markham
I'm.
Sorry
he's
not
related
to
you
mr.
David
Waco,
and
he
has
a
story
to
tell
you
too.
L
Resident
of
caribou,
this
is
probably
one
of
the
most
important
things
that
this
council
can
do,
is
take
a
hold
of
this
thing
and
go
with
it.
It's
been
going
on
now
for
10
12
15
years
as
long
as
we've
had
cheap
interest
rates
and
people
are
buying
these
properties
and
renting
them
I'm
talking
about
just
the
absentee
landlords.
Now
I
live
five
minutes
from
here
on
reservoir.
Street
I
can
take
you
right
now
and
show
you
probably
six
or
seven
pieces
of
property.
That's
they're!
L
A
disaster
I
have
to
write
on
the
end
of
my
street
that
we've
been
dealing
with
for
at
least
10
years.
You
know
where
they
are.
Next
to
my
closer
you
own,
a
home,
there
is
I,
have
another
piece
of
property
on
spring
street
corner
spring
and
pool
Avenue
near
burger
boy.
Everybody
knows
where
that
is
I've
been
a
pest
you've
been
there
Scott
tell
him
what
it
was
like
when
you
went
in
there.
They
had
to
change
their
clothes
when
they
went
back
to
the
work.
L
A
L
You
I've
killed
a
couple
rats
here,
and
it's
still
standing
in
the
fellow
that
owns
that
place
is
just
playing
you
all.
He
knows
what
he's
doing
and
it's
it's.
This
is
what
we're
faced
with
it
affects
you
here.
We
how
many
of
these
Paul
told
me
there's
over
80
yep
and
you
just
had
to
ask
for
a
23
or
24
percent
increase
in
utilities.
Right,
you
know.
That's
believing
next
to
these
places
or
having
in
your
neighborhood
is
not
fair
to
the
property
owners
to
take
care
of
their
property.
L
It's
just
not
fair,
and
you
know
mark
you're
right.
It's
costing
us
all,
we're
all
subsidizing
this
by
increased
taxes
and
I
hope
that
the
council,
all
of
you
folks,
take
a
good
look
at
this
and
get
serious
about
it,
because
it's
not
going
away
and
we're
gonna
have
to
deal
with
it.
It's
actually
growing.
L
L
You'll
collect
revenue
after
a
while
and
they'll
clean
them
up
one
way
or
another,
so
I
just
hope
that
this
cut
this
group
has
done
one
heck
of
a
job,
putting
this
together
in
the
time
that
they've
had
to
do
it
and
I
just
hope
that
that
this
council
takes
a
real
hard
look
at
this
and
attacks
it
and
it's
gonna
take
time.
It's
gonna
take
money,
it
isn't
gonna
get
done
overnight.
So
thank
you
for
letting
me
speak.
B
A
B
F
We
discussed
the
civil
air
patrol
coming
to
the
airport
and
with
crunching
some
numbers
with
mr.
marker
manager
marker
we
came
up
with
utilities,
electricity,
water
and
all
that
what
it
would
cost
for
what
little
time
the
Civil
Air
Patrol
would
be
at
the
airport
came
out
to
about
300.
For
you,
we
discussed
how
how
we're
going
to
how
they're
gonna
take
care
of
the
building
and
what
happens
when
they
don't
take
care
of
the
building.
F
The
council
and
city
Joan
and
I
in
Michigan
manager
Parker
recommend
that
allow
them
to
utilize
the
airport
for
the
Civil
Air
Patrol
at
three
hundred
dollars
per
year
and
go
forward
with
this
this
contract.
Now
we
also
decided
it'd
be
for
a
one-year
contract.
This
is
not
a
five-year
lease
or
anything.
I
know.
You've
got
the
proposed
lease
is
for
five
years.
We
want
to
do
one
year,
see
how
it
goes
if
they
live
up
to
our
expectations,
then.
F
I
also
want
to
remind
everybody
that
the
airport,
still
city
property
and
allowing
other
entities
to
go
into
the
airport
without
city
approval
can
all
be
tolerated,
at
least
from
the
airport
community
standpoint.
Maybe
the
council
feels
different
about
that.
However,
it's
our
liability
still,
but
it's
our
recommendation
as
the
airport
committee
and
as
a
chair
that
we
go
ahead
with
this
$300
per
year,
based
on
the
anticipated
utilities,
usage
of
the
building
yeah.
G
B
D
The
contract
was
reviewed
in
your
last
meeting
as
well.
We
would
like
to
tighten
up
the
contract,
and
the
language
that
was
previously
presented
does
do
that.
It
allows
us
to
include
language
like
how
to
get
out
of
it
and
what
the
terms
are
that
we
would
need
to
have
as
far
as
then
providing
information
to
us
the
contract.
It
also
makes
it
so
that
we're
charging
a
fee
based
on
submitted
claims,
not
processed
claims.
D
You
know
the
difference
being
that
if
they
submit
a
claim
and
then
they
have
to
go
back
to
them
for
fixing
of
errors,
we're
changing
other
things,
we're
gonna
be
charging
them
fee.
Based
on
how
many
claims
are
submitted
to
us,
rather
than
the
previous
contracts
were
whatever
claims
we
went
through
the
whole
process
on
and
actually
got
reimbursement
for,
and
then
they
paid
us
on
those.
So
that's
the
that's,
probably
most
significant
change
in
these
contracts.
O
B
B
A
D
B
A
B
B
D
Council
this
was
brought
to
you
several
meetings
ago
at
the
councils
direction.
We
went
through
a
process
of
seeking
architectural
services
to
look
at
a
new
police
station
and
also
the
so.
The
scope
of
that
request
was
to
have
an
architectural,
firm
or
individual
that
was
licensed
as
an
architect
to
come
in
and
be
able
to
evaluate
a
couple
of
existing
buildings
in
the
downtown
that
are
currently
vacant
or
would
be
vacant
and
also
to
provide
the
city.
D
P
D
Us
cost
estimates
that
we
could
then
take
to
the
voters
and
have
the
voters
vote
on
the
total
project.
The
initial
responses
that
came
back.
We
had
a
committee
that
involved
council
members
as
well
as
staff
and
one
of
the
citizens
that
was
involved
with
the
Public
Safety
Committee,
and
it
was
whittled
down
to
three
firms
to
come
back
and
be
able
to
provide
additional
presentation,
materials
and
information
to
us.
Those
firms
included
artifacts.
A
D
O
D
D
Their
understanding
of
the
total
project
was
that
we
were
going
to
have
an
in-depth
analysis
on
the
older
buildings,
meaning
people
coming
in
doing
mechanical
surveys,
electrical
surveys
and
really
bringing
in
a
lot
of
technical
expertise
into
those
buildings
and
I.
I
said:
that's,
that's
not
the
level
of
detail
we
want
at
this
point.
D
We
want
to
still
keep
it
fairly
high
level,
but
be
able
to
get
us
some
numbers
that
we
can
take
to
the
public
and
have
them
vote
on,
and
the
additional
details
would
come
in
a
final
design
after
the
voters
have
said.
Yes,
move
forward
with
with
the
project,
so
the
the
current
fee
that
artifacts
they've
returned
back
to
me
and
they
said
that
they
would
be
able
to
do
this
work
with
a
cost
not
to
exceed
forty
one
thousand
five
hundred
and
twenty
dollars,
which
basically
gets
us
through
this
very
preliminary
side
of
things.
B
F
D
D
We
know
we've
we've
done
this
we've
had
this
would
be
the
third
round
of
somebody
coming
in.
This
will
give
us
one
of
the
things
that
this
committee
of
the
selection
committee
liked
about
this
is
the
this
consultant.
That's
working
with
artifacts
is
a
nationally
renowned
person
dealing
with
police
stations
and
Public
Safety,
and
so
you
know,
based
on
all
the
other
work,
a
is
done
across
the
country
that
you're
gonna
get
the
truth
of
what's
necessary
here.
There's
no
question
about
these:
do
they
really
know
what
they're
doing.
B
D
Included
in
your
packet
is
a
summary
of
major
projects
and
activities
that
were
working
on
the
caribou
shopping
center.
This
is
a
new
one
for
the
council.
I've
met
with
mr.
Dana
Cassidy
last
week
and
he's
indicating
that
he's
finalizing
renovations
of
one
of
the
tenant
spaces
there
for
a
trampoline
park,
and
the
hope
is
that
that
would
be
opening
up
around
the
first
of
the
year
and
you'll
have
some
more
information
for
us
when
he's
ready
for
that.
D
As
far
as
the
Skyway
Plaza
we've
reached
out
to
the
state
economic
and
Community
Development
Office
to
discuss
the
extension
of
the
downtown
TIF
to
help
out
with
another
tenant
and
a
retention
of
a
tenant
in
the
downtown
area
and
they're
still
waiting
to
hear
back
from
from
them
on
that
process.
It
does
appear
that
the
downtown
tip
is
at
its
statutory
limit,
so
we
may
have
to
just
create
a
new
TIF
district
to
be
able
to
extend
that,
but
I'm
I'll
be
working
with
the
state
to
finalize
the
details
on
that.
D
L
D
D
We're
continuing
to
work
with
por
ver
on
their
CDBG
grant
funds
and
they've
been
able
to
already
go
out
and
get
bids
for
the
purchasing
of
their
equipment,
which
they
indicated
would
be
necessary
for
a
job
expansion
of
them.
Under
the
blight
cleanup
I
mean
the
asbestos
has
been
removed
from
the
two
homes
on
Liberty
and
York
Street
I
believe
we
still
have
an
excavator
on
one
of
the
sighs.
D
Wow
they
can
work
in
the
snow
or
just
expect.
Most
of
that
work
is
going
to
pick
up
again
in
the
springtime
with
the
with
the
Birdseye
cleanup.
The
application
for
the
EPA
funding
was
not
completed.
It
was
due
December
3rd,
as
I
was
able
to
get
into
more
of
the
details
of
that
grant
and
the
strings
that
were
attached
to
it.
One
of
the
things
was
that
we.
J
D
To
basically
fully
redevelop
and
reuse
the
site
within
three
years
of
getting
the
grant
and
they
want
to
know
when
you've
applied
for
the
grant
that
you
already
have
developers
contractors,
basically
in
the
queue
ready
to
make
things
happen,
we're
not
there.
So
the
hope
is
that
over
this
next
year,
again,
looking
at
an
issue
of
blight
and
other
things,
we
start
to
work
more
in
a
more
detailed
manner
about
the
bird's
eye
sight
and
and
being
able
to
reach
out
and
look
at
the
future
of
that
property.
D
The
regional
transportation
collaborative
program
is
has
met
a
couple
of
times
now
and
they're
moving
forward
with
that.
The
hilltop
Senior
Living
Center
is
still
ongoing.
Work
up
there
holiday
events
are
in
full
swing
as
far
as
events
and
marketing
we
we
have
Christina.
Do
you
want
to
just
touch
base
quickly
on
what
you've
got.
J
Yes,
this
past
weekend,
sorry,
my
voice
is
awful.
We
did
262
gingerbread
houses
with
community
members
and
we
did
318
gingerbread
cookies.
We
had
a
huge
turnout.
The
tree
lighting
was
really
well
attended
as
well.
I
was
new
for
us
and
then
the
holiday
shop
for
kids.
We
did
a
great.
We
had
a
great
turnout
as
well.
So
all
good
I've
heard
all
good
things,
that's
kind
of
it
for
2019.
As
far
as
events
go
but
yeah
a
good
year.
D
R
Maybe
possibly
20
vocalists,
in
addition
to
normally
of
about
six
people
with
different
stringed
instruments,
but
we
now
have
some
eight
nine
and
twelve
year
old
violence's
that
really
want
to
participate.
They
saw
it
advertised
on
Facebook
and
teachers
and
we
had
to
move
it
from
upstairs
in
anticipation
that
the
number
of
people
both
performing
and
attending
to
the
caribou
room
downstairs.
D
Other
issues
that
we're
dealing
with.
Obviously,
the
budget
union
negotiations
we'll
talk
some
more
about
that
tonight.
The
fire
and
EMS
structural
study
that
is
currently
in
the
budget
for
next
year
and
so
we're
that's
on
hold
till
that
is
finalized,
60
Isis
highway,
we're
still,
it
still
is
listed
with
the
realtor
and
we
haven't
had
what
we
have
one
interested
buyer
as
far
as
they
know,
negotiations
kind
of
stalled
on
that
I.
Don't
have
any
new
information
on
that
one
for
you
and
the
cable
franchise
renewal
I
talked
to
a
spectrum
directly.
D
The
indication
is
that
they'd
be
very
willing
to
sit
down
with
the
city.
Essentially,
take
the
consultant
out
that
we
hired
to
help
us
with
that
and
they
would
sit
down
with
us
and
we
work
through
it
and
gonna
be
able
to
come
back
and
work
through
that
and
bring
it
back
to
the
council.
Another
time
so
we'll
be
working
on
that
here.
D
Very
soon,
other
major
projects
pretty
much
on
hold
until
we
get
major
budget
items
out
of
the
way
and
moving
forward
the
LED
conversion,
as
I
mentioned,
we'll,
be
able
to
see
a
reduction
from
that.
We
anticipate
there
will
be
an
additional
reduction
in
our
streetlight
power
bill
next
year.
Now,
when
Ameri
applies,
the
LED
rate
to
our
streetlights,
currently
they've
only
applied
the
private
ownership
or
government
ownership
rate,
but
the
LED
rate
will
have
a
further
decrease
in
the
power
bill.
D
G
There's
well
over
200
of
those,
so
it
is
a
process
to
get
them
done.
Dog
licenses
are
due.
I've
we've
only
done
around
300
dogs.
There's
like
another
thousand
out
there.
That
haven't
been
done.
Please
don't
wait
till
the
last
moment.
Remember
any
dog
that
is
licensed
by
the
end
of
December
they'll
have
their
dog
tag
put
in
a
drawing
for
a
gift
certificate
to
the
vet
of
their
choice
then
get
to
be
the
poster
dog
for
the
city
of
caribou
for
the
next
year.
G
So
Thor
is
the
poster
dog
this
year,
he's
owned
by
Peter
in
when
he
is
at
Freeman,
and
also
volunteers
are
needed
for
the
citizens
boards
that
we
have.
Those
appointments
will
be
made.
January
2nd
at
the
organizational
meeting
and
applications
for
the
citizen
board
is
available
in
the
city
clerk's
office.
Please
come
out
and
support
your
community
by
serving
on
a
board,
and
we've
got
like
three
on
the
planning
board.
Don't
wait!
Three
openings
on
the
planning
board.
G
D
A
B
Any
other
issues
coming
up
that
have
to
be
taken.
Okay,
I
am
working
toward
not
having
any
more
meeting
that
you
can
see
coming.
That
has
to
be
it.
We
can
always
set
another
needle,
but
as
of
tonight,
when
we
leave
is
there
anything
else
that
you
know
of
that's
on
the
agenda
that
has
to
be
addressed
this
year?
No.
D
B
B
And
there's
anything
I
can
say
about
mr.
mayor
is
he
believes,
and
that's
a
good
trait
and
from
the
bottom
of
my
heart.
It's
something
to
be
admired,
he's
to
be
respected,
I
think
for
I
know
for
his
service
to
education.
I've
talked
to
enough
people,
students
who
admire
these
reefs
to
be
respected
for
his
community
services.
He's
given
to
this
community
once
again,
I
give
you,
sir,
the
most
respect
for
your
ability
to
stay
true
to
your
philosophy
and
beliefs
and
it's
to
be
commended.
Thank.