Phippsburg Select Board awards Memorial Landing boat ramp bid, tables planning board appointment

The Phippsburg Select Board awarded a $123,502.50 contract to CNC Construction and Septic Services for the Memorial Landing boat ramp replacement, the apparent low bidder among five. The board tabled a Planning Board alternate appointment after a resident said the applicant had not followed the board's traditional practice of attending meetings first, and it approved a warrant for the RSU1 Board of Directors election.

Key points

• The board voted to award the Memorial Landing boat ramp rehabilitation contract to CNC Construction and Septic Services, the low bidder at $123,502.50; the engineer said his own estimate of about $84,000 was low and that winter work and rising prices likely drove bids as high as $241,822.
• A resident asked the board to postpone appointing James Loney as Planning Board alternate, saying applicants traditionally attend Planning Board meetings before applying; the board voted to table the appointment.
• The board approved the warrant calling the municipal election for RSU1 Board of Directors, which will appear on the November ballot.
• The board approved payroll and accounts payable warrants; Gary abstained on Payroll Warrant 31.
• The board re-signed Select Board meeting minutes for September 16 and signed minutes for September 23.
• Absentee voting is open until October 29 at 5 p.m., with the election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Phippsburg Town Hall; home energy assistance applications are also open through Midcoast Maine Community Action.

Next steps

• The town will post an announcement, likely about two weeks ahead, telling residents when to remove floats from the Memorial Landing area before construction begins November 1.
• The board will reach out to James Loney to recommend he attend a Planning Board meeting, with one scheduled for Tuesday, before the appointment is reconsidered.
• The board entered executive session for a personnel matter under MRSA 4056A and said no decisions would be made afterward.

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