Woolwich voters will be asked to consider a land sale and other articles at a special town meeting in the municipal building at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6. The selectboard finalized the warrant Wednesday night, Nov. 15. It asks permission to sell a wooded, two-acre lot on George Wight Road and raise the mileage rate charged by the ambulance department for patient transports.

The residential lot was purchased in November 2020 with the intent of the town constructing a new access road from George Wright Road to Route One. The selectboard scuttled the idea after Maine Department of Transportation officials agreed to make permanent a traffic signal at the intersection of Nequasset Road and Route One, along with a plan for widening the George Wright and Nequasset road intersection near the town office. Selectmen are asking $75,000 for the lot, which fronts George Wright Road, has access to town water and about 200 feet of frontage on Route One. Monies from the sale will be added to the town’s undesignated fund balance. Consideration of the matter will come after the election of a moderator.

Article 3 asks voters to authorize the selectboard to accept and assist in administering funds from the Maine Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. Ben Davis, owner of OpBox on Route One next door to Kennebec Equipment Rental Co., has applied for a CDBG grant of up to $100,000 to be used as working capital for his business. In early August, at Davis’s request, the selectboard signed a letter of intent in support of his CDBG application. OpBox sells EDURA construction products and assembles modular units made from recycled milk jugs and other plastics. Davis operates a similar facility in Nobleboro where he resides.

Voters will next decide whether to raise the mileage rate charged for ambulance transports. The current rate is $17 per mile. EMS Director Danny Evarts has recommended the rate be increased to $20 per mile to be more in line with what other ambulances services charge for mileage.

Road Commissioner Jack Shaw once again shared concerns about the condition of Nequasset and Middle roads resulting from the installation of a water main there by Bath Water District. The job is in the process of shutting down for the winter months. Selectman Jason Shaw recommended before work resumes on the project next spring the selectboard schedule a meeting with the contractor. The selectboard and road commissioner are insisting the portions of Nequasset Road impacted by the construction be repaved after the project is completed.

In other business, the selectboard appointed Fire Chief Shaun Merrill as the new WEMA director; the added duties come with a stipend payment of $600. The board signed off on a $9,647 matching grant for the fire department from the state Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. The town’s share comes to $4,823. Selectmen also approved the purchase of 400 feet of new fire hose for $2,920.

After reviewing Tyler Holden’s application, the selectboard renewed his license to sell recreational cannabis products at Landrace Cannabis Co., 97 Main St. Holden paid the required $500 renewal fee.

Selectman Allison Hepler announced Woolwich’s annual holiday tree lighting and Yuletide sing will be held Sunday, Dec. 3 at Nequasset Meeting House. Guests may bring dry goods to donate to Bath-Area Food Bank.