TOWN OF DIXMONT
SELECT BOARD MEETING AGENDA/MINUTES
02/17/2026
PRESENT- Serena Bemis, David Bright, Jim Zimmerman, Shirlene Lindsey, Julie Bonin, Tim Rogers
OTHERS PRESENT- Lois Rowe, Margarete Ebel, Garnett Robinson, Dude Hopkins, Ryan Hopkins, Sandy Cromwell.
CALL MEETING TO ORDER - FLAG SALUTE- Serena opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance.
AGENDA ADJUSTMENTS – NONE
APPROVE MINUTES – February 3, 2026 Minutes- A motion was made and seconded to accept the minutes as written. Motion carried.
4. WARRANTS - A. Payroll Warrant #3 $3,570.31
B. Accounts Payable #4 $34,485.82
The Board reviewed and approved the warrants. The Board signed the warrants.
OLD BUSINESS- NONE
PUBLIC WORKS REPORT- Tim said there will be a D.E.P. inspection tomorrow. There is some work that needs to be done to the Chevy. Tim also brought up the UARRC contract and that this should be talked about at Town Meeting. There is an article to discuss this in the Annual Town Meeting Warrant as there is a process to do so. Next year Dixmont’s cost to UARRC will be $24,562.00. Dixmont is charge per capita not per ton. There will be more discussion at Town Meeting.
PUBLIC SAFETY- Ryan Hopkins all is good.
PENOBSCOT SHERIFF COVERAGE DISCUSSION- Serena had invited Sheriff Troy Morton to discuss this possibility but he was unable to attend. He did tell Serena if he was unable to attend tonight’s meeting he would make it to the Town Meeting. Short version- for 4 hours of coverage, it would cost the Town $25,000. Serena will contact Sheriff Morton to ask him to attend the Town Meeting for more dicussion.
SIGN TOWN MEETING WARRANT- After some review the Board signed the Town Meeting Warrant.
MISC/PUBLIC COMMENT- Garnett Robinson attended the meeting to address the implications and the pros and cons of a Re-Val. Garnett is more concerned with equality rating than the certified ratio, meaning that a person should be able to look at a house that is comparable to theirs and find that they are taxed equitably-having approximately the same valuation. Garnett suggested that the Board start putting money aside for a Re-Val in a few year so as not to have to come up with a large lump some all at once. The Board explained that there is an article in the years Town Warrant to do so.
Lois Rowe asked if the Website was finished. Jim said no, he is still working on it. Jim talked a bit about his aims for the Website.
SELECTBOARD CONCERN/COMMENTS:
A. DAVID- NONE
B. JIM- NONE
C. SERENA-NONE
ADJOURN MEETING- Meeting adjourned at 7:28pm