KINGFIELD — The Kingfield Selectmen met Monday, Aug. 30 and heard from Mark Hume, Region 3 engineer for the Maine Department of Transportation.

Hume was present to talk about the Safe Ways to Schools sidewalk grant that some residents have been pursuing. Hume mentioned that he discovered a better route for the sidewalks. Originally it was planned to develop sidewalks up Depot Street onto Pleasant and turn onto to Salem Road as a means for children to safely walk to school.

To avoid dangerous curves and crossings, he said a better plan was to turn onto School Street from Depot on the westerly side. The proposed sidewalk would then be placed on the northerly side of Salem Road. From there the plan is to cross Salem at the bottom of the hill to the southern side of Salem to get to the school.

The selectmen agreed with the plan, which will, after talking to some property owners, be sent to the state for grant consideration.

Mark Pierce, advertising manager for Paper Talk Magazine, came before the board to inform members that the September issue will feature some local veterans, and ask them if they wanted to advertise in the issue.

Chairman Heather Moody said they’ll take the request under advisement. She explained that the board does not make decisions on the first order of business and explained that members will discuss it again in future meetings.

Representatives from the Kingfield Quadrunners ATV Club were present to discuss a meeting they had with representatives of the High Peaks Alliance.

Bentley Woodcock said that the Alliance was looking to develop a multi-purpose trail to destination towns which could provide overnight lodging, food and gas. The concept at the moment is to develop a trail that will take ATV riders from Rangeley to Kingfield.

This led to continued discussion of possible routes to get riders in and out of the Kingfield village. Getting riders into downtown Kingfield has been an ongoing challenge for the club.

Moody suggested that the club should work through the town’s administrative assistant, Doug Marble, and talk with the MDOT. If some sort of plan is developed, the selectmen would bring it to the public through informational meetings.

Members also unanimously agreed to allow the town recreation department to purchase and install a small skating rink behind Webster Hall. Selectman Merv Wilson suggested placing it directly behind the town building. He noted that the area behind the building was relatively flat, and the town could add lights to the back of the building to shine down on the rink.

In past meetings, recreation members agreed to purchase the rink through a company that specializes in that field.

In other business, members discussed setting specific hours for the town assessor. As of the conclusion of the meeting, the town assessor will have dedicated hours each Monday from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Members also discussed an effort to bring the town’s tax maps up to date —an ongoing effort this year.