KINGFIELD -– The selectmen met last Monday, Oct. 5 and set the date of Nov. 9 for a Special Town Meeting at 6 p.m. This meeting will include two articles for voter consideration.

The first has to due with a change in the town’s fiscal year. The article could change the town’s financial cycle from the fiscal year presently set at Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, to July 1 to June 30.

The other article will appropriate funding for continuing a Sugarloaf shuttle bus service for residents, businesses, employees and for town promotional purposes.

The cost over past years has been borne by the town’s recreation department and other financial contributions such as the Sugarloaf Mountain Ski Club. Due to a loss in recent fundraising ventures, the cost of continuation is now before town voters.

Historically, the shuttle service would take passengers every weekend from mid-Dec. to the end of March and every day of the Christmas and February vacations excluding Christmas Day.

As part of the Carrabassett Valley Transportation Study and Plan, town officials have sent letters to Kingfield and Stratton municipal leaders to offer an extension of its municipal service.

Members then went on to discuss a program where University of Maine, Orono engineering students are conducting a capstone project to design a multi- recreational bridge to cross the Carrabassett River. Members discussed the need to provide letters for the students to justify the need. These letters should come from organizations such as the snowmobile and ATV clubs, state representatives, the town’s recreation department and the town officials.

Once designed, appropriate parties will seek grant funding for construction of the bridge.

Members continued discussion of the dismantling of a condemned West Kingfield Road property. That work was executed last week by Jordan Excavation.

The selectmen then decided to enter into a month by month agreement with Glacial Energy for the town’s electrical supply. This could result in a town savings of approximately 18 percent in the supply portion of its electrical bill. Central Maine Power will continue to handle the cost and billing of electrical delivery.

Local energy representative Bill Keoskie of Glacial Energy first presented the savings package for the town along with Chris Carlson who was also in attendance the last two meetings.

In other business, members agreed to list the town purchased Newell property which consists of a trailer, barn and newly subdivided large lawn. After reviewing other properties recently sold, members agreed to list the one-and-a-half acre property for an agreed $85,000.

Members discussed some details of the cleaning contract for Webster Hall. Issues such as what should be considered routine cleaning verses penalized damage was an item of discussion.

Also discussed was the condition of the cemeteries in town. It was agreed that a meeting with the cemetery association would be helpful.