The Wiscasset Police Department will host a meeting for commercial fishermen at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 15 at the firehouse. Police Chief Jeffrey Lange told selectmen he’ll introduce Officer Levon Travis who’s serving as harbormaster, and hear suggestions and concerns from commercial fishermen who use the waterfront.

Lange said the harbor’s mooring field needed addressing, noting there were about nine ghost moorings and none of the GPS markings are accurate. The state Department of Environmental Protection recently inspected the waterfront pump-out station, he continued. “Apparently it’s been inoperable for years but DEP has grant monies to pay 90 percent of whatever repairs are needed.”

Lange said the required slow speed, “No Wake” buoys had not been placed in the harbor and repairs were needed to some of the floats. The police department is updating records for payments of mooring fees and use of the mast and boom.

Holly Giles, newly elected chair of the town’s Public Safety Council, shared facility concerns and equipment needs for the police, fire and ambulance departments. She noted committee members recently toured the facilities and found all of them lacking adequate space. All three departments were out of compliance with federal mandates, she said. Giles urged selectmen to consider addressing these and other needs during the next budget cycle.

Select Board Chairman Judy Colby said the board and budget committee toured all of the town facilities last budget cycle and would do so again for the next one. She said the town might consider a bond to finance some of these needs. “We’re at a point where we’ll have to do something but it will be up to the townspeople to decide.”

Former select board member Judy Flanagan said what she saw on the last tour wasn’t a wish list. “It was a needs list.” Selectman Jeff Slack noted between the county and town, Wiscasset taxpayers are paying $800,000 for police protection.

Town Manager Marian Anderson said she would look further into some of the Public Safety Council’s concerns.

The town’s investments managed by financial consultant H.M. Payson of Portland continue to grow. The market value of trust funds including the Larrabee Account, Mary Bailey Fund, Montsweag Dam Reserve and others rose from $2.95 million to just over $3 million. Capital reserve accounts managed by H.M. Payson grew from $10.7 million to $10.86 million during the same three-month period.

Nearly all departments finished the 2016-17 fiscal year on or slightly below budget. Exceptions were EMS, the fire department and contractual services. Voters raised $116,372 last year for contractual services, and $203,090 was spent, an overdraft of $86,718. The account includes monies needed for legal services.

Kim Andersson was appointed to the Budget Committee for a one-year term; Ervin Deck, to the Airport Advisory Committee; and Carl E. Ward and Susan Power, to the Public Safety Advisory Council. The vote on Deck’s appointment was 4-1, with Colby dissenting. Selectmen accepted the resignation of Bryan Buck from the airport committee.