PHILLIPS -- Last week, members of the Phillips Board of Selectmen did not take any action regarding a town ordnance violator. According to town manager Jim Collins, they're waiting until they hear back from town council.

The violations had to do with unregistered trailers and signs posted on a residential property. These signs on the property of a Weld Road resident are hand-painted on plywood sections and display messages on the sides of the tractor trailer bodies.

The town's code enforcement officer cited the property owner over a year ago and since then the board of appeals has upheld that decision saying that the sign bearer was in violation.

Collins said the selectmen were holding off on any action which may include enforcement issues until they hear back from the town's attorney Frank Underkuffler.

Collins expected further discussion at the next regularly scheduled meeting.

In other business, the town is in the process of trying to buy a newly equipped plow truck which voters approved at the last town meeting. Current quotes have been received at $4,000 over the allowable amount of $135,000 for new equipment as approved by the voters.

Collins also said that county emergency management official, Tim Hardy, has in- formed them that Phillips is a potential recipient of federal FEMA funds due to disastrous rainfall amounts this season. High rainfall amounts have created havoc in town with badly eroding town roads.

The state is applying for federal assistance stating that the multitude of rainfall events constitutes a single incident.

To qualify for federal funds the state needs to show $1.5 million in state-wide damage of which Phillips itself may represent a significant portion.

"We have definitely met the significant impact requirement," Collins said stating that the initial damage to Wheeler Hill, Tory Hill and other sloping roads was estimated at nearly a quarter million dollars.