Morning Sentinel from Waterville, Maine • 13

Roy Blasts Water District or Approving Pay Hike RONALD ROY Clinton Selectmen irm Silver Taken Need 10 Lb Lots S14S I MORNING SENTINEL Tuesday March 25 1980 13 getting the tim New At MEAT MARKET Charland St Winslow Hamburg 75s Building Materlal from Insurance stock from South Carolina Limited Supply Rockwool Bag Insulation $200 a bag Bifold Doors $1900 to $4000 Boiler Plates Wood Stoves with blowers Reg $59900 Ours $29900 Built In Dishwashers (Whirlpool) $200 to $300 Built In Ovens Counter Tops surface unit $200 to $300 for sets Hot Water Heaters $7500 $11500 i I Wanted Wedding Receptions Played our 500th DICK THE NEW COUNTS 872 7863 Health and Reducing Spa SpacalsAvaHabls NoftltingLst A Mini Mall 873 2158 Winslow On ire Dept Officers SHOES airfield New Shipment WORK BOOTS MOCCASIN TOE LEATHER UPPERS OIL RESISTANT SOLE combined with whatever the PUC decides on the last one could prove even more devastating for KWD customers because of the effect that such measures would have on Keyes ibre Co the district's largest customer Roy said that if hints of substantially higher rates for Keyes coupled with proportionately lower bills for smaller users become a the company may decide to accelerate its efforts toward the development of its own water supply The loss of Keyes as a KWD customer Roy said would cause the bills for remaining customers on all By TERRI STANLEY Sentinel Staff CLINTON ollowing nearly one and a half hours of re examination of the decision to reject nominees for fire chief and first assis tant chief Monday evening the board voted 2 1 to reaffirm their decision Last week selectmen rejected Myron Whittaker for the posi tion and Dana Bradford for his first assistant In a free wheeling but generally cool approach firemen and other citizens were given ample time to ask ques tions offer suggestions and criticize both factions Selectmen took their share of the lumps as it was pointed out that they violated the fire department by laws accepted by townspeople at the 1979 town meeting According to those by laws nominations are brought to selectmen after a department vote in November Selectmen are given 14 days to accept or reject the names However selectmen chose not to act on the names until the time of all municipal appointments following the town meeting in March Selectmen Ray Locke pointed out that when names were brought to the board chairman Robert Philbrook was absent and selectman Kenneth Irving was slated to go off the board in March Thus a decision was made to take no action until after town meeting could have pointed out (the matter of the 14 day deadline) at that time' But no That the way It Locke said Attorney Alton Stevens who represented the board at meeting agreed that there had been a violation of the by laws but said that he did not believe that a court would inter pret their delay as acceptance of the nominations Another violation of the by laws also came to light when it was learned that all appointments must run until March 31 Appointment papers for chief and his second assistant had been dated through March 19 while that of last visits Saunas To Rent MOTOR HOME or 10 Weeks al June 7 to Aug 16th Call 873 0420 Roger McAllister an associate member of the planning board and agreed to ask for bids for renovation of the town hall Locke suggested that contractors who had submitted estimates on the work be contacted to submit a bid and that move was supported by the board Several citizens were asked to help in preparing specifications for the work to be done The board decided to use a new hole al the dump to alleviate the problem of a very muddy road to the current dum ping site When drier weather permits the first hole can then lie filled it was decided collected from aggrieved rate payers Hardest hit when the new rate plan went into effect were small commercial users such as motel and restaurant operators In some cases waiter bills for such individuals rose as much as 500 percent in one quarter much of which the PUC has already said will be returned to the customers Spokesmen for the PUC staff have said that the KWD rate appeal will most likely go before the three member regulatory commission within the next few weeks although it may take substantially longer before a final decision is reached Roy maintained Monday that it is unwise for the KWD to take on additional financial burdens when the true im pact of the findings is not yet clear predict that another rate adjustment will have to be made to the PUC along with the one that even been concluded he said Under the circumstances he added such a request is to look kind of The Winslow trustee continued that a new Increase first assistant ran until March 31 you fellows extend one (appoint former selectman Irving ask ed Philbrook explained that the first assistant's appointment followed that of Max Cote whose appointment had been challenged and was therefore delayed The first assistant Dave Star bird whose term was due to expire last would have been acting chief had he not been voted out of the department for 90 days by his fellow department members last week for betterment of the iremen took their lumps as well as citizens chided them for not being able to take a decision from the board getting up a Selectmen reiterated their reasons for rejecting Whittaker and Bradford we try to discuss things at a meeting it always ends up with a lot of hollering and arguing Philbrook claimed Current second assistant chief Joseph Raymond Bourassa accepted by selectmen admitted that at meetings a lot of but he said that Whittaker used to talking Bourassa asked that the board reinstate the men but received no response The issue of whether or not a fire truck should roll with the ambulance to the scene of collisions or rollovers was also thoroughly discussed but no deci sions were made Bradford repeatedly claimed that the conflict with selectmen over that issue was the real reason for their rejection see the budget side of these things and we see the protection of Bradford said meeting was the latest In a series as a result of the conflict over the phoice of officers Ac cording to comments made at Mon meeting by selectman Stephen McKenney the board had been Invited to meet with the fire department Satur day and then the first motion at the meeting to kick us In other business selectmen named not against the 1 111 JJ1 CC 3 their raises opposed to rom Home AIRIELD Highly valued silver service sets were stolen In a break sometime Monday at the home of Dr Laurier Nolln on the Ten Lots Hoad police reported Police said a large amount of sliver was taken but declined to disclose the value of the goods According to investigating Officer Don Hill entry was gained through a back door to the garage Glass panes In two doors were broken to get Into the house he said Hill said the thief or thieves searched throughout the house but it did not im mediately appear that anything else was stolen The break was discovered during the afternoon by Dr Noiln's wife police said ROUTE N11 MILES NORTH I4t AIRIELD DINNERS OR TWO NOON tnd EVENING TUESDAY: RIED MAINE SHRIMP 2 for tlM WEDNESDAY: CHICKEN INDERS 2 for $3H THURSDAY: BRAISED BEE 2 for tlH RIDAY: BAKED HADDOCK Em 2 for SlH SATURDAY: BONE or RIB EYE STEAK 2 for I57J OR THE KIDDIES EVERY HAMBURGER SERIES 2 HOT DOGS RIES BREAKAST SPECIAL EVER DA 2 EGGS HAM SAUSAGE or BACON Homo rioo Tooot A Coffoo or Rooonotlons 4S3 TMS Rustproofing With A Written Guarantee Cars 115 6w8lSta Wgn Trucks Rustproofing Service 209 College Avenue 873 0013 ByBILLNEMITZ Sentinel Staff With the tempest caused by last spring's Kennebec Water District rate Increase still unresolved signs of new financial problems within the KWD surfaced Monday dur ing a meeting of the Winslow Town Council Ronald Roy one of two Winslow representatives on the KWD board of trustees warned the council that a general wage increase recently approved for all KWD employees could result in yet another request for higher water rates at a time when the district's last increase is still bogged down in an appeal before the Maine Public UtilitlesCommission mind telling you that I was one of the three members of the board opposed to the wage increase Roy said The measure was reportedly approved by a 4 3 margin The new salary plan described by Roy as an the measure for all KWD employees calls for a 10 percent wage increase over the coming year That translates into $40000 in revenues that will nave to be ob tained from some source to meet the payroll Roy said not against the employees getting their raises they need them just like anyone else" Roy said opposed to is the The Winslow trustee explained that last water rate increase implemented with the blessing only to be found discriminatory by the same agency several weeks later could result in a fiscal nightmare if the KWD Is forced to refund substantial amounts of money already levels to skyrocket as the district sought to make up the lost revenues Asked what can be done now that the general raise in KWD salaries has already been approved Roy replied that the options are somewhat limited Retraction of the wage increase he said would most likely en courage employees of the district to unionize causing only more headaches for the district Roy said that the matter is scheduled for further discussion when the KWD trustees meet today at 4 pm at the district headquarters In Waterville "I'm not one of the favored few out there al the pre sent he said In other business Monday the Winslow council passed the final reading of a resolution calling for the hiring of a consultant to negotiate on the town's behalf in upcoming collective bargaining with police fire and public works employees Lone opposition to the proposal was voiced by Coun cilor Donald Carter who argued that the town cannot presently afford to spend the $3500 estimated for the ser vice ReporlH Lost Radio Dick Willette of Waterville reported to police early Monday night that he had left a portable radio on the rear of his car upon leaving the Waterville High School lot The Motorola radio was In a black case he said It could not be Immediately located WANTED GOLD 10k 14k 18k ANY CONDITION CLASS RINGS NECKLACES BRACELETS WATCHES? POCKET WRIST STERLING SILVER DOUG THORPE 7 North St airfield 453 6507 KwxHIV Swrflfwl Photos By Dick Maxwell Russell Spaulding checks his $175 a pair roller skates Skates Waterville Answer To OPEC People are screaming over the constantly rising price of gasoline talk of gas reaching $2 a gallon by the summer of rationing and the imposition of a 50 cents per ft gallon tax also talk of a return to the lengthy gas lines of last summer But like Old Man River Russell Spaulding just keeps along The 20 year old resident of 250 Main St Waterville frrr iyrjtM5 roller skates every where he 'goes' He skated throughout this winter going as far as Winslow and airfield When going out at night Spaulding dons bright orange clothing so that he can be seen by passing motorists 1 Spaulding has used roller skating as his primary means of getting around town for the past ten years This sum A mer he and a friend hope to make an overnight roller skating trip to Baxter State Park in Millinocket The pair of skates Spaulding presently uses cost $175 While that might seem a bit expensive for a pair of roller skates keep in mind never needed an oil change a a lube job a fill up A I 7 i MMMM EH i 'JH Ww JR 6.