Limerick Select Board Advances Budget, Pickleball Court, and Road Ordinance

The Limerick Select Board held an executive session, a budget workshop, and its regular meeting on September 22, 2026. The board accepted a volunteer offer to make the pickleball court playable, approved a revised traffic and road safety ordinance, and voted down an appointment to the Board of Appeals after a heated exchange. Treasurer Julie Giles reported on payroll problems, pending audit work, and a dispute over the treasurer's budget.

Key points

• The board accepted John's offer to stripe the pickleball court with temporary sport court tape and install nets using volunteer labor under the Parks and Recreation Department, with no liability or compensation accepted by volunteers.
• The board approved and signed the revised traffic and road safety ordinance, which addresses sidewalk obstructions and contractor responsibility for road damage; the town attorney had reviewed it.
• A motion to appoint Donald Edgerly to the Board of Appeals failed, with members citing a rumor that he had threatened to sue the town over a non-appointment; the vote drew sharp public criticism.
• Treasurer Julie Giles reported that MRI, the prior payroll company, locked the town out of its system on June 30, that Maine PERS payments are now current, and that a new auditor, Justin Berg, will review the books.
• Giles said the treasurer's budget cannot be reduced by the board because it was set by voter-approved warrant articles, and she asked for a door rather than a solid wall in the planned office partition for safety and file access.
• The board voted to seek new legal counsel for the Board of Appeals after the appeals board declined guidance from the town attorney's office.
• No bids were received for the heating oil contract or the pavilion project; the board directed staff to re-advertise both.

Next steps

• Staff to re-advertise the heating oil bid and follow up with local companies, with responses due by October 6.
• Staff to re-advertise the pavilion project for a two-week period, with bids due by October 13.
• The board will review bookkeeper and video technician applications and hold interviews on October 2, aiming to shortlist candidates by September 29.
• Lori will contact attorneys recommended by the town attorney to find new counsel for the Board of Appeals.
• Courtney will contact Allstate and MMA insurance to obtain an adjuster and estimates for repairs to the Bricktown Hall overhang.
• The board plans to meet with Roger about the Foss Road drainage issue and consider rebuilding the riprap retention area.

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