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Published Way Down Join us on Twitter East @TheCalaisAdv Like us on Established in 1836 Facebook VOL. 180, NO. 10 MARCH 5, 2015 © 2015 The Calais Advertiser Inc. $1.50 (tax included) Blue Devils Win Fourth Gold Ball The Fourth Gold Ball will soon be housed in the Calais Blue Devil trophy case thanks to the exceptional efforts from these coaches and players on the 2015 Calais Blue Devil basketball team. Members include front l-r: Zack Lola, Earon Grinage, Tyler Niles, Andre Paul, Kyler Johnson, Nathan Newell, and Branden Gillespie. Back l-r: Manager Tarryn Newell, Coach Sean Cavanaugh, Travon Rhodes, Matt Perkins, Jaques Skriletz, John LaPointe, Addison Coty, and Coach Chris Woodside. (Photo by John Rogers). See full story and more photos on pages 14 and 15. City Audit to Take Place This Week By Kaileigh Deacon starting with the City Manager’s on Tuesday, Wednesday, and The next item was an update locate Public Works CIP funds report. Porter reported that the Thursday. The auditor will be on the Maine DOT building to stock and build a break room The Calais City Council met Public Works Department as of auditing the city and the school next to the library. The city in the public works building. on Thursday at 6pm in Council Saturday February 21 had used department. had met with a representative Currently the members of the Chambers. The meeting was all the over time in the budget. Next the Economic Develop- on the potential purchase of Public Works Department take called to order and the consent The total overage at this point ment Committee reported on the building back in November. breaks in the garage. The Coun- agenda approved with no modi- for overtime is around $2000 the joint meeting held with Bai- The State put restrictions on the cil also unanimously voted to fications. for the Public Works Depart- leyville on Wednesday. While City’s purchase of the property reallocate Public Works Insur- Next were committee reports ment with the private contrac- the coalition is still working if they purchased it for under ance Funds from 1999 GMC. tors hired the overage totals on getting organized they dis- fair market value. This type of The Department got more $4500. While the budgeted cussed the hiring of a person purchase would restrict what back from the Insurance than overtime is exhausted the rest to help run and organize the the city could put in the build- anticipated. The money would of the Public Works budget is group. The cost of this would be ing, nothing that generates a go toward the replacement still in line. The materials line $20,000 from each municipal- profit/revenue can go in the of the tracks on the sidewalk for salt, sand, etc. is still good ity to cover the year’s salary for building and would have to be machine. 454-0992 and the budget itself is at 50% this person. Calais has already for a public purpose. If the city The final item on the agenda Home • Auto • Commercial where normally this time of contributed $6500 to the coali- were to purchase the property was the Calais Rotary Sunday year its around 66%. tion so would only need to add at fair market value they could Funday for August 9. The an- • Mobile Windshield Service Porter went on to talk about $13,500 more. Porter outlined use the building as they please nual Rotary event would be • Garage Door Sales & Service the city Audit. The Audit has some of the options for where with no revisionary clause. The held in the triangle park the • Replacement Vinyl Windows been delayed after the person the money could come from Council referred the matter to Sunday of International Festi- handling the audit was no lon- mentioning the Dawson Fund the economic development val. Without any opposition the Serving Washington County ger with the company and the and the Loan account. committee for review and rec- council unanimously approved company had to reassign the The Economic Development ommendation. the event. audit. The company contacted Committee will meet again on The Council moved onto The City Council will meet the City and informed them Friday March 6 at 9am in the New business where the coun- again on March 12 at 6pm in YOUR AD that an auditor will be in Calais City Building. cil unanimously agreed to real- Council Chambers. CAN BE HERE EVERY WEEK! CALL JAYNA This week’s theme is “Snow Much Fun” Only that week’s winner will be published! Submit your best shot to us by E-MAIL ONLY to [email protected]. AT 454-3561 Deadline is Monday by 4:30PM Please include your full name with photo. PAGE 2 Employee Appreciation Day, March 6th Appreciate those in our community who serve you! FEMA Agrees To Reassess Policy For Washington County Assistance The helpful place In a conversation with FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate Monday afternoon, Senator Susan Collins asked the Administrator to reassess the policy that would exclude Washington County from federal assistance to deal with the record-breaking amount of snow this winter. The conversation followed a letter sent to Administrator Fugate by Maine Senators Collins and King last week. Administrator Fugate has agreed to reconsider the policy. “These extreme and successive storms have crippled many of the towns in the eastern part of MARCH 6 IS EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAY! Washington County where municipal resources are stretched thin,” said Senator Collins. “I am encouraged by my positive conversation with Administrator Fugate and will continue to push for the assistance that is so greatly needed.” Calais Ace Would like to take the In determining whether to provide assistance, FEMA generally considers only the snowfall from a single storm rather than the cumulative total. According to the national weather service in time to let all of our employees Caribou, Maine, the amount of snow that has fallen in eastern Washington County over the past several weeks is “unparalleled” in the past 100 years or so. Cleaning up after a series of storms know we appreciate that result in many feet of snow is more burdensome, difficult, and expensive than dealing with their hard work and dedication. just one or two “super snowstorms.” 295 North St., Calais • (207) 454-2309 Monday to Friday 7AM to 6PM • Saturday: 7AM to 5PM / Sunday 9AM to 4PM Calais Police Department ~ Calais Fire-EMS There are no adequate words to express the admiration and gratitude for these brave men and women. Thank YOU for MARCH 6 IS EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAY! working selflessly for the City of Calais. You ARE appreciated. (Paid for by a taxpaying citizen of Calais.) MARCH 6 IS EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAY! Would like to take the time to say “thanks” COME to our Baileyville office employees: Joanne, Julie, Rusti, Brooke and Keri. the BEST 23 Third Avenue, Baileyville • 427-3333 CUSTOMER Stop in and you’ll see why SERVICE we love our staff! Calais Public Works Employees 332 North St., Calais MARCH 6 IS EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAY! 454-8200 THANKS FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND! David Townsend • Austin Ginn • Jim O’Neill Ron Gallant • Jack Lawless Bruce Morgan • David Beach • Angus Rogers Paid for by Skeet Seelye We appreciate all you do! THANK YOU TO OUR TEAM FOR EARNING Thank You to Cheryl, Kerry, Linda, AAA’s Top Customer Service Award for all of Maine Martha, Pam, Pat, and Tammy 4 Park St., Calais • 454-2277 MARCH 6 IS EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAY! Frank Barillaro Dana Cookson Martin Jackson Jr. Randy Bowen Michael Craig Laurie Linton Norman Call Lloyd Cyr Kenny Mulholland Wendi Charters John Deacon Donald Rodgers Todd Clark Deanna Del Biondo Joshua Seavey Would like to take the time to say “thanks” Donald Cole Adam Fenderson Charles Spencer to our Calais office employees: Becky, Nikki and Diane. 295 North Street, Suite 2, Calais • 454-8940 River Road Calais • 207-454-0600 • www.prattcars.com PAGE 3 School Committee Accepts 3 Resignations By Kaileigh Deacon be in Calais to handle the cus- items under New Business were for the program and getting it the four executive sessions todial negotiations on March the resignations of two long- established. scheduled. The result of the The Calais School Commit- 10 at 3pm. time teachers at Calais Elemen- The committee then approved first executive session the com- tee met on Tuesday night in Next Moholland touched on tary school and a long-time Title the first reading of five Calais mittee approved the increase the Calais Middle/High School what some of the preliminary 1 Teacher at Calais Elementary School Committee Policies and of Athletic Coordinator Randy Library. After the meeting was numbers for the budget from School. With appreciation and the monthly financial statement Morrison’s stipend by $750/ called to order Superintendent Augusta looked like. The num- regret the School Committee was distributed for review. year. The second executive Moholland asked that two ex- bers are still just suggested to- accepted the resignations of The last item on the agenda session resulted in committee ecutive sessions be added to tals and have not been voted on Kathy Lloyd, Rosemary Drotar, under New Business was the approval of IT Director John the agenda. With the additions yet, but if successfully passed it and Deborah Johnson. establishment of a Superinten- Francis for the Family Health approved the committee moved would mean for the 2015-2016 Next on the agenda was the dent search committee. After Insurance Plan at 84%. There on with the approval of the school year the communities Superintendent’s recommenda- Superintendent Moholland was not action taken after ei- previous meetings minutes and responsibility would increase tion to hire David Sullivan as submitted his resignation in ther of the remaining executive then onto the Superintendent’s but roughly $46,000.

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