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D
F
Okay,
folks,
thank
you
for
having
me
my
name
is
Lenny
serwe
I'm,
the
executive
director
of
the
central
Aroostook
Chamber
of
Commerce
I,
wanted
to
present
to
you
just
an
update
of
what
we've
been
doing
this
year.
I
began
my
job
in
January
7th
of
this
year,
so
I
wanted
to
give
you
take
the
opportunity
and
I'm
happy
to
be
able
to
share
at
the
chamber
in
the
city
of
caribou.
F
So
when
I
started
my
position,
one
of
the
things
I
want
to
talk
about
the
very
important
things
that
I
focused
on
when
I
started,
and
one
was
the
fact
that
there
hadn't
been
a
chamber
director
for
almost
six
months.
It
took
the
board
a
long
time
to
find
a
replacement
and
so
trying
to
find
not
trying
to
find
excuse
me
trying
to
fill
in
that
gap,
because
for
five
months,
when
there's
no
director
visiting
the
members
of
the
businesses
or
whatever
I
had
some
catching
up
to
do
so.
F
I
spent
my
time
paying
attention
to
the
members
that
I
currently
have
which
I
thought
was
very
important,
they're
paying
members
and
trying
to
make
up
for
that.
For
that
lost
time
also,
when
I
was
offered
the
position,
one
of
the
things
I
heard
was
that
we
don't
understand
what
the
chamber
does
so
I
knew
that
we
had
to
be
one
of
my
very
beginning
goals.
F
Your
pace,
which
is
a
different
kind
of
a
program,
but
still
a
bachelor's
program
or
twelve
percent
off
their
MBA
Husson
also
offers
a
10%
off
their
MBA
for
any
business
member,
we're
working
with
the
MDL
to
bring
in
the
apprenticeship
program
a
little
more
in
Aroostook
County.
We
still
have
the
20%
off
the
constant
contact
and
some
of
the
other
benefits
that
are
in
there.
So
the
full
list
is
in
your
packet
for
you
to
see
what
the
members
value
one
investment
is.
F
Also
wanted
to
let
you
know
that
at
our
annual
dinner
we
did
offer
two
awards
to
Caribou
citizens.
Carl
Soderberg
was
the
recipient
of
the
Community
Impact
Award
and
Bob
Schieffer
received
the
Lifetime
Achievement
Award.
So
we
all
know
that
there
are
two
leaders
in
Caribou
that
have
really
earned
those
awards
and
we're
very
proud
to
honor
them
with
that
visiting
the
businesses
was
very
important
to
me.
F
I
used
vehicles
such
as
the
directories
that
I
passed
out
to
you
to
bring
them
to
the
members
and
also,
as
we
added
membership
benefits
to
stop
by
and
let
them
know
what
we
had
to
offer
and
we
visited.
We
had
117
business
visits
this
year.
That's
not
counting
our
monies
to
the
chamber
that
I'm
about
to
talk
about.
That's
not
counting
the
ribbon
cuttings
and
that's
not
counting
the
customer
service
awards.
Those
were
just
visiting
the
members
talking
about
what
they
need
from
us
and
what
we
can
do
for
them.
We
have
hosted.
F
We
brought
back
the
eggs
and
issues
program.
We
do
typically
hold
them
in
Presque,
Isle,
Jaron,
woods
from
Aroostook
EMS
spoke
in
January
and
Paul
toll
from
n
MDC
spoke
on
workforce
issues.
Can
parent
from
power
Prevention
also
brought
in
substance
abuse
Chad
Cochrane
from
your
own
PD
was
a
great
speaker
for
us
and
we
usually
get
about
25
members
that
attend
the
eggs
and
issues
programs
that
we
offer
in
Caribou
ribbon-cuttings
county
kettle:
corn,
Beauregard's
county
ag,
&
Turf
and
House
of
Health
customer
service
award
recipients
this
year
that
come
by
nomination.
F
When
we
hear
from
a
current
member
that
they
received
exceptional
customer
service
by
a
particular
business,
we
will
present
them
with
an
award.
So,
as
the
nominations
come
in,
we
give
the
award
out
and
one
was
for
family
I
care.
Maiya
optical
and
the
Thistle
shop
and
design
I
started
a
program
this
year
called
Monday
afternoons
with
the
chamber,
and
what
that
means
is
we,
as
the
chamber
visit
the
business
we
talked
to
them
about
what
it
is
that
they
offer.
F
We
all
like
to
think
that
our
community
knows
exactly
what
we
have
to
offer
for
products
business
services,
but
in
reality
it
would
surprise
you
just
how
much
they
don't
know.
So
that
gives
us
a
chance
to
really
dig
in
find
out
what
it
is
that
you
have
to
offer.
Take
pictures
take
that
picture
the
staff,
the
product,
the
service
whatever,
and
we
post
it
on
our
Facebook
with
the
pictures
every
Monday
afternoon
we
feature
our
new
business.
F
This
is
a
win
win
both
for
the
the
member
business
gets
a
media
acknowledgement
on
our
Facebook,
which
has
a
reach
of
about
four
as
over
4,000
people
following
us,
but
our
reaches
to
double
that,
because
people
share
what
we
have
so
about
8,000
people
get
to
see
most
of
our
Monday
with
the
chamber
posts,
which
is
very
valuable
to
them.
How
it's
valuable
to
me
is
now
I
know
exactly
what
you
do
so
when
somebody
calls
and
says
I'm
looking
for
this
kind
of
business
now
I
know
so.
F
I
I
think
that
has
been
one
of
the
most
valuable
programs
that
we
started
this
year
and
in
future
Monday
with
the
chamber
with
my
farm
Remax,
north
Realty,
Katahdin
trust
the
caribou
Church
of
Christ,
United
insurance,
Phoenix
direct
care
and
the
Thistle
shop
in
design.
We
also
feature
members
on
Saturday
afternoon.
I
won't
read
them
off,
but
we
featured
about
10
different
spotlight.
What
what
a
spotlight
member
is
is
a
member
business.
We
post,
like
their
logo,
name
address
phone
number
and
a
link
to
their
website
every
Saturday.
So
we
feature
them.
F
I
have
worked
with
Christina
a
little
bit
with
the
downtown
some
of
the
downtown
efforts
when
they
had
the
planters,
the
little
caribou
planters.
They
needed
artists
to
help
get
those
painted
and
we
were
able
to
help
get
about
five
or
six
of
those
painted
find
some
artists.
Through
the
Aroostook
comment
located
in
Presque
Isle
and
some
of
them
turned
out
very
beautiful.
We
attended
the
Thursdays
on
Sweden,
we
sold
beer
floats
and
had
some
porthole
games
and
stuff
like
that,
just
to
kind
of
have
a
presence
within
the
community.
F
F
F
Remember
businesses
to
let
them
know
what
we
have
to
offer
for
the
chamber.
I'm
writing
a
strategic
communications
plan
currently
before
I
do
anything
with
it.
I
will
have
focus
groups
in
each
community
so
be
prepared
to
receive
a
notice
in
the
first
quarter
of
next
year
for
a
focus
group
to
hear
from
the
members
what
they
would
like
to
see
the
chamber
do.
What
is
it
that
we're
missing?
What
else
can
we
focus
on
and
another
thing
in
your.
F
F
Out
there
so
and
then
the
last
thing
in
your
packet
is
a
snowmobile
map,
and
if
it's
okay,
just
one
who
knows,
he
really
was
a
great
partner
in
helping
to
get
that
pulled
together.
That's
not
my
chamber,
that
is
all
the
Chamber's
in
Aroostook
County
pulled
together
to
make
that
map
and
Gary
was
completely
instrumental
in
making
that
happen.
So
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
there.
How
can
you
help
if
there's
a
business
that
you
know
that
is
opening
give
us
a
call
we'd
love
to
do
a
ribbon-cutting?
F
D
The
city
of
caribou
paying
the
and
it
was
considerable
about
five
thousand
six
thousand
dollars
a
year
for
a
membership
when
you've
already
you're
already
servicing
those
businesses
you're
doing
their
part
of
the
the
awards
ceremonies
things
like
that,
because
they're
already
terrible
businesses
involved.
So
what
would
be
the
advantage
to
the
city
of
caribou
itself?
Investing
that
kind
of
money
into
a
membership
when
we
already
have
an
Events
Coordinator
in
its
coordination.
G
D
F
I
hit
you
that's
that's
mine,
because
I
thought
I
would
just
come
in
to
just
kind
of
share
what
we're
doing
and
I
think
we
can
go
back
to
when
I
when
I
first
started,
I
talked
to
Dennis
and
I.
Think
one
of
the
things
that
was
came
up.
We
came
out
of
the
conversation,
as
perhaps
the
the
chamber
needs
to
prove
what
we
can
do
before
we
talk
about
something
like
that.
I
was
just
coming
on
board
and
I.
Had
great
ideas.
F
F
This
what
I
gave
you
today
is
exactly
what
you
continue
to
receive,
even
if
you
give
a
little
bit
I
think
it's
a
little
bit
of
an
acknowledgement
to
your
businesses
a
little
bit
of
you
know.
We
do
care,
we
want
to
help
offset
so
that
the
chamber
can
continue
to
get
the
benefits
that
we'd
be
living.
Is
that
example,
and
that
that's
what
I
wanted
to
show
you
that.
F
Well,
it's
kind
of
it.
We
take.
We
look
at
the
population,
we
look
at
how
many
businesses
are
actually
in
the
community
and
then
frankly,
we
just
sit
down
and
talk
the
number
out,
that's
comfortable
for
everybody,
what
they
can
afford
and
what
they
can
do
really
is
the
conversations
been
Fort,
Fairfield
and
I
sat
down
at
a
conversation
joint
and
for
$2000.
They
thought
that
was
reasonable
for
me
to
come
in
and
serve
their
community
and
offer
my
benefits
to
the
businesses.
H
H
With
the
state
genitive
over
the
program,
they've
helped
us
begin
to
tailor
a
revision
to
our
application,
and
so
that
is
being
drafted
part
of
the
process
of
submitting
the
application
is.
We
have
to
provide
a
public
meeting
for
the
public
to
review,
what's
being
proposed,
even
to
provide
any
comments
you
might
have
on
on
the
issue,
so
in
summary
or
you're
right
mayor.
This
is
pertaining
to
the
bird's
eye
sight.
The
and
we've
worked
with
CES,
Inc
and
Dave.
Hopkins
is
here
tonight
and
he
might
be
able
to
answer
any.
H
We
have
as
far
as
the
current
environmental
situation.
That's
over
there.
The
the
summary
of
the
application
is
that
we
recognize
there
are
still
well
there's
three
piles
or
not
necessarily
piles
large
piles,
one
area
of
dirt.
This
still
needs
to
be
cleaned
up
that
contain
a
mixture
of
hazardous
materials.
The
intent
is
that
we
would
clean
up
one
of
the
areas
we
refer
to
it
as
area
five.
Let
me
jump
down
to
a
map,
that's
included
in
the
council
packet.
H
The
site
has
been
with
a
mixer
mixture
of
grants
from
the
nm
or
the
northern
border
region
Commission
they
provide
for
that
and
city
flight
cleanup
funds,
part
of
that
demolition
process
just
to
the
west
of
the
main
production
building.
There
was
an
old
transformer
power
transformer
sitting
there
on
the
ground
which
leaked
PCBs
into
the
soil.
So
that's
the
area
there.
H
The
intent
with
with
this
cleanup
is
that
we
would
excavate
that
soil
down
to
roughly
2
feet
deep
and
hopefully
be
able
to
clean
out
everything
that
we
need
to
there
put
a
liner
layer
back
in
and
then
fill
that
back
in
with
clean
soils.
The
dirty
soil,
then,
would
be
hauled
off
to
the
landfill
and
they
would
utilize.
E
H
In
their
processes
for
a
cover,
the
two
larger
areas
we
referred
to
as
AOC
7,
AO
c8
in
previous
applications,
the
discussion
about
cleanup
was
to
excavate
all
of
the
materials
from
these
areas
and
also
haul
those
to
the
landfill
and
then
bring
clean
the
material
back
in
to
fill
in
the
holes.
Basically,
this
application,
what
we're
looking
at
just
to
be
as
cost-effective
as
possible,
is
to
new
materials
that
are
in
the
area.
Seven
excavate,
that
down
into
appropriate
level.
H
H
The
concept
there
are
several
public
meetings,
neighbors
and
even
getting
some
of
the
high
school
students
involved.
There
was
discussion.
How
do
we
clean
up
the
entire
site
or
how
does
it
get
redeveloped
as
a
whole
and
the
area
itself,
and
as
in
all
of
the
public
meetings
that
we
held,
there
was
law
discussion
about
maintaining
the
green
space,
the
trees,
the
forested
areas
creating
more
of
a
park
space
down
there,
which
really
lends
itself
to
being
built
over
the
top
of
these
now
consolidated
materials.
H
H
H
H
H
If
there's
any
questions
and
I
guess,
let
me
also
add
this
concept
that
you're
looking
at
here
these
EPA
funds.
They
made
it
very
clear
that
their
funds
are
not
tied
to
us
absolutely
having
to
build
this,
but
for
the
purpose
of
getting
the
funds.
They
want
to
know
that
if
everything
is
goes
as
planned,
then
this
is
what
we'll
build
recognizing,
depending
on
the
users
that
may
come
in
the
future.
It
could
change.
I
A
A
H
Proposal
is
to
will
haul
all
of
the
area
five
off,
but
we
will
relocate
everything
else
into
one
area.
I
know
that
there
was
one
comment
I
received
this
week
in
mayor.
If
I
might
it
was
yours
and
it
was
kind
of
off
the
cuff
what
we
talked
about
earlier,
but
it
was
what,
if
we
just
put
two
feet
of
cover
on
area,
seven
and
area
eight-
and
you
know
I've
mentioned
that
for
the
record
just
so.
We
have
that
as
a
write-up
I
mean
that's,
that's
a
possibility
too.
H
B
H
E
H
A
H
Applications
due
the
first
week
of
December
and
it's
usually
in
February
of
March
when
you
notified
the
hope-
is
that
these
projects
are
shovel
ready,
which
this
one
is
and
they'd
be
able
to
expend
the
funds
immediately.
You
have
three
years
in
which
to
use
all
of
the
funds,
and
we
put
the
amount
of
earth
work
that
we
see
with
this.
It's
probably
going
to
take
at
least
two
construction
cycles
to
get
it
taken
care
of.
H
It's
passed
away
and
her
son
thought
that
would
be
an
appropriate
tribute
to
his
mother
to
have
that
seashell
collection
stored
at
the
Nylander
Museum
and
used
to
help
promote
nature
and,
of
course,
natural
history
and
the
Nylander
museum
board.
They've
they've
they've
looked
at
the
proposal.
They're
excited
about
it,
they
would
have
recommended
the
council
accept
it.
They
already
have
programming
planned
for
you.
This.
This
collection
is
over
a
thousand
pieces.
It's
they're
not
gonna,
be
able
to
display
the
whole
thing
at
once,
but
they
have
programming
plan
for
rotating
it
in
and
out.
A
H
H
A
E
H
H
D
Or
they
moved
out,
the
place
was
pretty
dirty.
I
mean
the
the
area
where
they
were
using.
They
were
just
leaving
the
mess.
Nothing
was
picked
up,
it
was
not.
It
was
not
good
and
Dave
and
his
crew.
If
I
understand
it,
are
the
ones
that
cleaned
it
right
up
and
polished
it
up,
and
it
looks
really
good
and
I
hope
that
we
don't
run
into
this
again.
J
C
A
A
A
H
H
It's
proposed
that
we
not
change
their
fee
structure
this
year,
but
for
New
Sweden.
We
we
feel
be
appropriate
to
increase
theirs
from
what
was
about
thirty.
Five
thousand
last
year,
increased
that
by
three
thousand
to
thirty
eight
thousand
four
hundred
and
fifty
nine.
The
purpose
for
that
increase
with
New
Sweden
is
that
then
establishes
a
fairly
uniform
fee
of
about
forty
six
hundred
dollars
per
call
to
those
communities.
H
So
that's
the
the
new
Sweden
increase
three
thousand
dollars
actually
to
get
them
up
to
the
to
nearly
the
same
as
Connor
and
woodland
would
need
to
go
up
by
six
thousand
dollars.
But
these
are
annual
contracts
and
we'd
recommend
that
we
not
what
the
small
community
they
are.
Six
thousand
dollars
can
be
a
huge
jump
and
so
we'd
recommend
we
only
go
three
thousand
this
year
and
then
next
year
anticipate
another
3,000
increase
to
the
new
Sweden,
so
that
everybody
is
on
the
same
level
with
their
fire
protection
fees.
A
D
G
H
These
are
communities
that
we've
provided
ambulance
services
for
in
2019.
This
again
is
an
annual
review
of
their
contracts,
its
proposed
to
increase
their
per
capita
fees
by
2%
plus,
you
may
recall
the
Council
adopted
a
non
transport
fee
into
our
fee
schedule
about
a
month
and
a
half
ago,
and
so
these
contracts
now
include
the
payment
of
those
non
transport
fees,
and
that
is
three
hundred
and
$13
per
non
transport.
H
The
included
in
your
packet
is
a
report,
a
run
report
for
2018
and
2017.
That
shows
the
number
of
EMS
runs
to
the
different
communities,
as
well
as
the
an
indication
of
how
many
non
transports
that
we
had
within
those
different
communities,
and
so
we
anticipate
that
implementation
of
that
non
run
fee
will
will
increase
our
revenues
about
ten
thousand
dollars
in
the
department.
H
We'd
recommend
that
we
enter
into
an
executive
session
to
review
some
of
these
numbers
a
little
more
detailed
with
the
council
to
help.
You
understand
our
our
position
relative
to
these
cities,
and
so
we
at
this
point,
if
you
would
like
to
wait
until
after
the
concession
to
take
action
on
this
one,
we'd
be
comfortable
with
that
and
Owens
going
or
the
ambulance
service.
A
H
A
C
A
H
Well,
the
last
few
years
we've
provided
ambulance
billing
services
to
these
other
ems
departments,
Calais
and
Patton,
as
well
as
Holton
and
Island
Falls.
The
contracts
that
is
in
your
packet
tonight
is
is
a
revised
contract.
There
are
some
slight
nuances,
but
they
do
have
significant
impacts
with
us.
H
The
fees
that
are
in
the
contract
right
now
anticipate
a
2
percent
increase
and
the
current
rate
is
$22.45
per
claim
processed,
meaning
that,
if
we're
able
to
take
one
of
their
claims
on
their
behalf
and
run
it
through
the
gamut
of
insurance
companies
and
all
the
other
issues,
and
we
finally
get
a
payment
on
their
behalf,
then
we're
charged
from
that
$22.45
part
of
that
review
fee
includes
our
time
to
go
through
a
very
run
or
double
check.
Coatings
are
correct.
If
it's
not,
we
kick
it
back
to
them.
H
Ask
them
to
correct
it
and
send
it
back
to
us.
We
have
to
make
sure
that
the
information
is
correct
and
there
have
been
some
towns
that
have
got
into
trouble
with
the
feds
over
incorrect
ambulance,
processing
or
ambulance
billing
processes,
and
we
haven't
had
any
of
those
issues
so
far
because
of
our
thoroughness
of
our
reviewers.
H
That
being
said,
the
community
of
Halton
service.
We
have
to
spend
a
lot
of
time
with
the
back
and
forth
with
them,
making
sure
that
their
own
reports
are
correct,
that
we
have
more
details,
multiple
exchanges
and
it
may
improve
for
a
period
of
time,
and
then
they
lapse
back
to
similar
inconsistencies
or
inaccuracies
in
what
they're.
C
C
H
C
H
H
So,
with
the
holton
contract,
it's
again
it's
not
before
you
tonight.
We
really
have
two
options.
One
is
we
safely
say
this
is
our
fee
structure
and
we
cannot
process
you
anymore
or
we
say
in
order
to
have
you
as
our
client.
This
is
the
new
fee
structure
and
we
we
establish
based
on
our
timing
processes
what
a
what
a
rate
would
be
for
them,
and
certainly
we
could
look
at
that
as
far
as
maybe
a
trial
period
under
the
new
rate,
if
they
improve,
then
it
could
drop
down.
H
H
A
A
K
K
What
we
do
is
outside
of
doing
service
calls,
and
such
we
provide
a
number
of
manage
services
for
the
city
that
largely
go
unseen,
primarily
because
they're
handled
remotely
or
you
know,
off-site
through
email
things
like
that,
some
of
the
bigger
things
that
we
do
remotely
are
we
monitor
and
periodically
test
backups
at
the
city
office,
the
police
department
and
ambulance
billing
office.
We
check
on
status
of
servers
for
things
like
security,
patches
and
security
issues
on
a
regular
basis.
We
also
monitor
and
manage
antivirus
software,
and
we
tend
to
make
antivirus
alerts.
K
K
E
K
Through
one
of
the
channels
that
we
we
pay
attention
to
that,
there's
a
new
virus
or
bug
coming
through
for
Windows
10
that
can
be
patched.
We
make
sure
that
those
things
are
in
place
ahead
of
time,
so
it
nobody
has
to
deal
with
those
kinds
of
things.
From
the
end-user
side
we
deal
with
about
20
emails
and
phone
calls
a
week
most
of
the
problems
that
we
get
to
deal
with
fund
that
basis
take
5,
10,
15
minutes
to
deal
with
other
times.
K
We
have
problems
that
are
more
complex
and
requires
to
go
on-site,
and
so
we
will
go
out
throughout
the
city
to
the
different
locations
and
take
care
of
things
such
as
repairs,
replacement
of
parts
or
making
system
modifications
for
folks.
Finally,
I'd
like
to
just
give
a
quick
brief
history
of
our
relationship
with
the
city.
We
moved
here
from
Presque
Isle
in
2003,
with
the
goal
of
expanding
our
client
base
into
caribou
and
in
2005
we
began
providing
services
for
the
city
of
caribou.
K
This
relationship
actually
worked
out
well
for
us,
it
helped
us
get
in
with
several
new
clients
and
we're
very
grateful
for
that.
Since
2013,
when
our
contract
developed
into
the
one
that
you
see
now,
we've
maintained
our
serve
maintained
our
service
contract
cost,
even
though
our
cost
of
operating
our
business
has
continued
to
increase.
K
We
pay
this.
Currently,
the
city
pays
about
two
hundred
eleven
dollars
a
month
for
that
service
and
that's
a
cost
that
we're
gonna
start
to
eat
for
you
and
the
end
result
is
about
a
ten
percent
decrease
in
what
your
IT
services
costs
are
per
year.
We
weren't
asked
to
do
this,
but
we
felt
does
you
know,
part
of
being
a
good
citizen
and
a
good
provider
of
services
to
the
city
that
we
would
do
you
guys
saw?
Do
you
guys
the
favor?
K
K
H
J
J
K
Part
of
right
now,
we've
things
are
kind
of
in
disarray.
With
regard
to
the
1301
configuration
that's
back
there.
The
way
that
things
are
tied
together
is
for
lack
of
a
better
term
kind
of
a
mess,
because
we've
started
to
disconnect
and
remove
our
connectivity
to
them.
I
spoke
with
Dennis
about
this,
and
what
we
really
need
to
do
is
basically
remove
some
of
the
equipment
that's
in
place
permanently,
assuming
that
we're
no
longer
gonna
be
broadcasting.
G
K
A
E
H
Since
the
last
meeting,
the
council
gave
three
points
of
direction.
That
was
my
takeaway
from
it.
One
would
be
no
use
of
one-time
funds
next
year
for
operations
or
capital
expenses.
The
budget
that's
been
drafted
no
longer
includes
any
use
of
one-time
funds
for
either
of
those
the
capital
expenses.
The
council
asked
that
that
be
the
same
or
less
than
the
2019
allocations,
and
this
budget
is
seventy
thousand
roughly
seventy
thousand
dollars
less
than
the
2019
budget.
E
H
Third
item
that
the
council
requested
that
the
operation
budget
should
be
at
or
near
the
2019,
amended
budget
and
so
what's
been
drafted.
The
changes
that
have
been
drafted
are
currently
slightly
higher
than
the
2019
amended
budget,
but
still
less
than
the
original
2019
budget
that
was
adopted.
December
2018
so
currently
were
at
point:
seven,
nine
percent
above
the
amended
budget,
so
roughly
seventy
eight
thousand
six
hundred
and
eighty
six
dollars
about
the
budget
that
was
adopted
by
the
council
when
we
set
the
new
rate
in
July
this
year.
H
H
Much
of
that
funding
was
the
anticipated
expense
related
to
police
station
study,
and
we
found
that
the
consultant
was
willing
to
come
down
quite
a
bit
on
their
price,
and
so
some
of
that
was
not
just
a
or
eliminate
hundred
twenty
thousand
from
the
necessary
expenses
it
was.
We
saw
a
reduction
in
expenses
to
help
out
with
some
of
those
costs,
some
departments
very
minor
changes.
H
You
see
fifty
dollars
from
an
Islander
Museum,
the
Municipal
Building,
which
includes
some
of
the
repair
work
around
City
Hall
and
the
Lions
building
operationally
took
out
$750
but
reduce
the
the
capital
by
thirty
five
thousand.
Some
of
that
again
is
a
postponement
of
a
maintenance
that
is
not
necessarily
critical
to
the
structural
integrity
of
this
building
or
the
lions
building,
but
could
be
deferred
for
a
time.
H
The
departments
that
were
most
hit
by
the
the
changes-
the
fire
and
ambulance
department
saw
a
27%
reduction
from
the
million
not
from
last
year's
budget,
but
from
what
was
the
drafted
budget
at
your
last
meeting,
the
next
apartment
that
was
hit
a
general
government
and
24.5%
Public
Works
was
a
14%
reduction
or
a
reduction
of
almost
over
76
thousand
dollars.
I
would
note
that
operationally
you'll
see
that
there
was
an
increase
in
the
public
works
of
35
26
from
the
previous
draft.
H
That's
because,
from
the
time
that
the
previous
draft
was
prepared
and
when
this
memo
was
written,
we
had
our
open
enrollment
period
for
insurance
and
some
of
the
employees
at
Public.
Works
opted
for
a
a
higher
level
of
coverage
within
our
insurance
options,
and
so
that's
why
their
operations
went
up
by
a
little
over
$3,500.
H
So,
overall
again,
the
the
total
capital
improvements
were
down.
$70,000
total
budget
is
that
just
barely
under
ten
million
dollars
or
a
point,
seven
nine
percent
increase
from
the
amended
2019
budget
I
know
that
a
counselor
from
tario
sent
out
some
questions
with
regards
to
some
specific
lines
and
I
have
a
handout
that
addresses
those.
H
General
assistance
saw
a
decrease
of
almost
11
percent
compared
to
last
year.
Emergency
management,
a
decrease
of
11
percent
caribou
trailer
park
decrease
of
over
13
percent.
Currently
this
drafted
budget
eliminates
any
contributions
to
outside
service
entities
or
organizations
charitable
organizations.
So
that's
a
reduction
of
46
million
dollars.
B
The
last
time
we
did
that
we
took
a
lot
of
bad
PR
as
being
the
only
community
in
Aroostook
County.
That
would
not
support
the
Aroostook
agency
own
angel
and
it's
Center
contributions,
but
we
get
a
lot
in
return,
we're
an
age-friendly
community
and
we
keep
backing
off
on
stuff.
That
would
help
the
seniors
like
that
senior
tax
program,
and
now
this
it'll
just
get
more
flat
from
you.
Oh.
C
H
D
C
D
H
So
your
administrators
position
is
not
funded
in
the
future
potentially,
and
so
the
migration
of
the
chief
administrators
salaries
to
general
government
is
in
a
sense
of
shirring
that
that
position
would
be
paid
for
long
term,
whether
it
be
me
or
somebody
else,
you're,
not
relying
upon
temporary
funds
for
that
operation
in
critical
position.
But
your
suggestion
of
moving
some
of
that
salary
back
to
economic
development
funds.
We
could
do
that.
It
does
help
reduce
the
overall
operational
impact.
H
D
H
C
J
H
The
the
parking
lot
paving
fund
certainly
could
be
applied
toward
that.
If
we,
if
we
wanted
to
make
that
a
priority
for
next
year,
it's
not
like
many
of
our
reserve
accounts.
It's
set
up
as
a
pot
in
which
to
look
at
the
parking
lot
around
the
fire
building,
City
Hall
down
in
the
police
station,
the
the
mall
parking
lots
we're
just
looking
at
making
sure
we
have
enough
funds
in
that
bucket
for
when
we
want
to
move
forward
those
projects.
J
J
H
So
the
the
$70,000
that's
shown
is
being
removed
from
the
capital
in
the
parks,
forty
five
thousand
for
the
new
asphalted
overflow
parking
area
behind
the
rec
center,
the
other
twenty
five
thousand
parks
director
Gary
Markey,
was
having
some
discussions
with
the
representatives
of
the
state
Collins
pond.
We
had
fifty
thousand
dollars
in
there
to
be
set
aside
to
work
future
Colin
pong
improvements,
but
they
indicated
that
they
would
be
able
to
do
much
of
the
design
work
for
free
for
us
for
that
yeah.
H
So
that's
why
we've
dropped
that
twenty-five
thousand
out
of
the
capital
for
parks
and
so
that
that's
what
makes
up
that
seventy
thousand
dollar
cut
since
the
last
budget,
but
I
get
it.
If
we,
if
we
do
want
to
pay
that
back
parking
lot,
then
you
probably
would
need
to
utilize
the
parking
lot
funds
and
priority
I.
My
mind
is
that
we
get
the
main
facilities
on
High
Street,
Police,
Department,
City
Hall,
the
fire
station,
the
back
fire
station
parking
lot
repaired
prior
to
northern
Florida
paid
in
the
overflow
parking
lot.
The
recs.
H
H
H
H
A
A
F
C
H
E
A
I
A
A
A
A
E
C
A
D
The
only
comment
that
I
want
to
make
is
I
kind
of
agree
that
that's
probably
a
good
idea
that
we
were
going
to
vote
on
certain
items
because
the
sound
of
it
tonight
is
pay
you've
got.
You
asked
the
manager
to
go
back
and
bring
this
back
so
that
there
would
be
no
increase
and
don't
use
one-time
finance,
blah
blah
blah
stuff
like
that,
and
he
did
that.
But
in
order
to
do
that,
we've
got
to
have
these
all
these
changes
here
that
he
made.
D
So
if
there
are
some
changes
in
here
that
probably
shouldn't
be
made
like
the
charitable
thing
you
want
to
stuff
like
that,
then
that
changes
a
whole
dynamics
of
this
whole
chart
that
he
gave
us
and
it's
gonna
have
to
go
back
and
we're
gonna
have
to
revamp
this.
So
it
might
not
be
a
bad
idea
to
have
some
motions
that
we
can
have
prepared
ahead
of
time
for
the
next
one
and
vote
on
specific
ones.
D
That
will
or
will
not
change
this,
and
there
may
be
something
new
that
didn't
come
up
in
here
that
we
could
bring
up
to
or
something
like
that.
But
if
we
don't
accept
this
as
it
is,
then
we've
got
a
whole.
You
gonna
start
over.
You
know
cuz,
this
person
doesn't
want
this,
or
this
person
wants
this
or
whatever.
So
we've
and
I
think
I
really
think
the
only
way
to
do
it
and
like
that
do
it
is
to
bring
them
up
and
vote
on
them
and
they'll
pasture.
They
won't.
D
A
H
Agree,
I
believe
the
direction
that
I
was
giving
him
to
counsel
last
time
was
simply
that
direction.
It
wasn't
an
ultimatum.
You
have
to
do
this
to
this
number.
It
was.
It
was
direction
and
I
and
I
think
this
is
just
an
illustration
to
you
of
as
close
as
I
I'm
comfortable
getting
in
at
2:00
in
the
budget.
These
are
the
changes
that
I'm
suggesting.
But
yes,
as
a
council
you
haven't
said
it
has
to
be
that
number,
and
certainly
you
have
the
prerogative
if
you
want
to
add
a
million
dollars
to
the
budget.
E
D
A
A
A
D
H
If
I
might
suggest
any
any
questions
that
come
back
to
me
from
you,
will
I'll
put
it
in
writing
we'll
have
it
out
available
to
the
public,
so
they
can
also
see.
These
are
questions
and
even
in
the
final
budget
booklet
we'll
be
able
to
have
these
are
these
are
all
the
questions
or
suggestions
that
were
made
through
this
process,
so
we'd
be
fully
open
to
the
public.
A
A
B
L
We
certainly
can
we
do
what
we
did
last
year
on
a
limited
basis,
yeah,
but
we're
a
little
we're
a
week
earlier
this
time
mayor
mayor
going
from
the
discussion
we
had
last
year,
but
we
certainly
do
have
enough
to
get
up
on
the
rail
bed
to
Stockholm
I
see
Van
Buren
has
been
out
and
Washburn
was
out
last
week.
It
would
only
be
rail
beds
only
only
stuff.
L
L
L
If
somebody
wants
to
hunt
on
us
off
of
a
snowmobile
or
off
the
field,
they
certainly
can
you
can't
prevent
them
from
that,
but
people
are
already
riding
the
rail
beds
now,
so
you
know
what
the
temperatures
being
pretty
cold
and
with
families
coming
up
for
holidays,
if
you
guys
so
choose
to,
let
me
let
us
go
out
and
on
a
limited
basis
at
least
start
basing
up
the
rail
beds.
A
L
Were
able
to
we
got
reimbursed,
and
the
state
also
ended
up
by
reimbursing
us
our
fuel
from
January
1st
to
March
31st
for
the
clubs
in
the
areas
that
did
more
grooming
because
of
the
winter
that
we
had.
So
we
got
all
of
our
fuel
reimbursed
last
winter
from
January
1st
to
March
31st.
It
wasn't
all
of
it.
Excuse
me,
it
wasn't
all
of
it,
but
it
was
7/8
of
our
fuel.
Expenses
were
reimbursed
last
year
above
and
beyond
our
grant,
which
was
very.
A
H
If
I
might
just
so,
the
budget
right
now
anticipates
kind
of
an
average
year
of
snow
which,
like
last
year
with
your
authorization
to
move
forward
I,
get
it
it's
great
economic
development
tool
and
do
it.
That
motion
would
also
necessitate
that
we
modify
in
the
trail.
Snow
maintenance,
snow
trail,
maintenance
fund
just
a
little
bit
more
and
that's
projected
to
be
over
expenses
this
year.
L
Right
now,
you're,
looking
at
basically
fuel
expenses.
What
you're,
looking
at
so
we're
running
about
fifteen
to
twenty
five
gallons,
a
trip,
the
highways
expense.
What
we're?
Whatever
they're
charging
us
for
fuel
expenses
right
now,
which
I'm
not
exactly
sure
what
it
is
right
now
we're
going
to
not
we're
not
bringing
any
of
our
drivers
on
it
would
be
myself
and
my
director
of
maintenance,
and
it
would
be
all
done
during
working
time.
So
there
would
be
there's
no
overtime.
H
Included
in
your
packet,
my
typical
memo
of-
what's
what's
going
on
because
of
the
snowfall,
obviously
we're
putting
a
hold
on
new
construction
or
additional
construction
work,
and
so
that
means
that
there
is
some
little
items
left
on
high
street
that
are
not
done,
but
the
travel
lane
in
the
middle
of
the
road
is
where
we
need
it
to
be.
The
obviously
the
2020
budget
is
ongoing.
We'll
have
some
discussions
about
union
negotiations
an
executive
session
tonight,
1660
access
highway,
franchise,
renewal
agreement,
the
Public
Safety
Building
at
this
point.
H
As
far
as
the
architectural
services
it
would
be
on
all
pending
the
budget
discussions
and
the
LED
conversion
is
still
moving
forward.
We're
still
waiting
for
the
final
application
to
Ameri
to
get
our
LED
rate,
but
we
have
applied
for
efficiency
main
grant,
which
will
help
reimburse
some
of
the
the
changeover
costs
and
the.
As
far
as
some
of
the
economic
development
items
that
we
have
I
think
the
big
win
for
the
city
is
the
Dunkin
Donuts
is
now
open.
H
L
Theriot
was
there
myself,
Christina
and
slow
people
through
the
community,
the
Dunkin
Donuts
corporation,
donated
to
three
charities.
One
was
to
halfway
home
rescue,
Catholic
Charities
and
also
to
the
caribou
Parks
and
Rec
Department
foundation.
All
of
us
received
the
$500
check
each
the.
What
we're
gonna
use
it
for
is
playground
equipment
for
the
new
park
so
and
there's
going
to
be
opportunities
in
the
near
future
to
receive
more
funding
from
them
in
their
fundraising
efforts.
I
forget
what
the
name
of
it
exactly
called,
but
they're
great
to
work
with
and
the
owner
Mike
is.
L
H
L
L
Individual
command,
this
fall
in
a
wheelchair
and
wanted
to
be
up
on
the
upper
track
to
Train.
It
is
not
really
conducive
to
train
and
feeling
really
fast.
On
that
lower
floor
with
all
the
kids
playing
basketballs,
so
I
wrote
the
grant
to
the
main
safety
works
and
they
approved
us
for
$2,100
towards
towards
the
lift.
Unfortunately,
the
lift
that
I've
been.
H
Another
grand
it's
not
on
the
measures
report,
but
another
grand
it's
just
want
to
highlight
that
would
the
city
is
receiving
a
$7,500
grant
from
the
state
to
help
out
with
the
Maine
200
events.
Next
year
we
specifically
applied
for
grant
funding
to
help
with
the
development
of
a
storytelling
festival
and
the
story
collecting
activities,
basically
hope
you
want
to
touch
on
that.
Just
briefly,
she's
been
involved
with
it
with
Christian
myself,
yeah.
M
The
library,
of
course,
will
be
involved
both
with
some
children's
programs,
but
also
in
our
archives
and
having
our
genealogists
there
for
people's
stories
and
the
stories
that
we
have
collected
it's
everywhere
and
Christina
really
is
the
one
that
is
spearheading
the
effort
and
we're
all
in
her
wake
saying.
What
can
we
do
to
help?
What
can
we
do
to
help
some
good
things?
There.
E
H
This
year
always
a
wonderful
event,
businesses
always
appreciate
not
being
involved
with
that.
They
tell
us
every
year
that
it's
one
of
the
best
days
that
they
have,
because
the
amount
of
traffic
that
comes
through
the
door
so
I
would
encourage
you
as
counselors
to
to
be
participating
with
them
other
than
that
we're
still.
We
have
all
the
asbestos
cleaned
up
from
the
York
Street
property
and
also
from
the
Newbury
Street
property,
and
we
expect
those
soon,
obviously
with
the
snow
on
the
ground.
H
G
Just
want
to
remind
everyone
that
dog
licenses
are
due
by
the
end
of
December.
There
are
six
dollars
for
spayed
and
neutered,
and
eleven
for
dogs
able
to
produce
young.
You
can
do
it
online,
going
through
the
city's
website
or
come
in
our
office
or
just
mail,
a
check
in
to
us
with
a
copy
the
rabies
certificate
and
we
will
mail
the
tag
back
with
you.
The
license.
G
The
other
item
I
want
to
mention
for
the
council
is
that
there
is
going
to
be
an
elected
officials
workshop
sponsored
by
May
Municipal
Association
on
December
19th
a
live
video
two
years
ago,
councillor
Patrick
attended.
If
you
wish
to
attend
and
the
council
elect
wish
to
attend.
Just
tell
me
I'll
get
you
signed
up.
I
will
be
attending
myself
as
I'm
staffing
it,
which
just
means
I,
get
to
go
for
free
and
pass
out
handouts.