Boothbay Selectman Dale Harmon knew he’d made a mistake immediately after interrupting a resident during the April 13 Route 27 Traffic Pattern study discussion. He interrupted Fred Kaplan midway through the resident prefacing his question with a lengthy statement.

“Do you have a question,” Harmon asked Kaplan as he was in the middle of the statement preceding his question. During the April 27 selectmen’s meeting, resident Marsha Soler scolded Harmon for the interruption. Soler believed Harmon allowed speeches from roundabout supporters, but not from detractors, like Kaplan.

“I’ve already been called out a couple times in public for this already,” Harmon said. “I apologized to Fred (Kaplan) that night. I will publicly apologize right here. I saw a line of people and didn’t know how long he was going to speak. My intention was to make sure everyone who wanted to speak had an opportunity.”

After discussing the previous informational meeting, the selectmen began planning the next one. The selectmen have hosted two previous sessions focusing on traffic flow and safety.

The selectmen want No. 3 dealing with how the town and state would fund the project. The Maine Department of Transportation has priced the roundabout proposal at $3.3 million.The project would be financed as part of the department’s Business Partnership Initiative.

The state program requires the DOT, town and private parties to each provide a third of the funding. The state’s portion is capped at $1 million. The town of Boothbay and Southport businessman Paul Coulombe, who owns the Boothbay Harbor Country Club and several properties along the Common, would each contribute $1.15 million.

The selectmen want DOT officials to explain how the BPI functions during the next informational session. If Boothbay voters approve the proposal, the town would use funds generated from a tax increment fund. The selectmen also want a TIF expert to explain how those funds are generated and spent.

“I think the next step of the discussion is how it’s financed,” Harmon said. “We need to show the public where the money comes from so we need people from the state to talk about the BPI and a TIF expert.”

The selectmen haven’t scheduled an informational session date regarding the proposal’s funding.

In other action, the board tabled a request from a Saco antique dealer to use the Boothbay Common. Last year, Goosefare Antiques and Promotions charged admission for the show on The Boothbay Common. The town doesn’t charge organizations a user fee for using the Boothbay Common.

The selectmen were alerted to the dealer charging admission after last year’s event ended.

“If they are charging an admission I think we should deny them outright,” said Selectman Steve Lewis.

But the selectmen decided against making a final decision until hearing from Goosefare officials. The selectmen tabled the antique dealer’s application. The board requested Goosefare officials state their case for charging admission prior to the board ruling on the application.

The selectmen voted 3-0 to accept William H. Brewer’s two-year auditing proposal. Brewer submitted a $10,500 bid for 2016 and $11,000 for 2017 audits. The Bath auditing firm was one of three bidders. Ron L. Beaulieu was the low bidder at $6,000 for 2016 and $6,000 for 2017.

The selectmen chose Brewer because they have used him before and the low bidder’s clientele was mostly in southern Maine and New Hampshire.

“It really makes me nervous when a bidder comes in at half what the others are,” Lewis said. “The refuse district uses Brewer and the town has used him in the past so I believe we should award him the contract.”

The selectmen will meet next at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11.