The town of Boothbay Harbor and the West Harbor Pond Association (WHPA) have received a grant from the Maine Coastal Program, with a match from WHPA. The money will fund an analysis of the siphon and the options for its repair or replacement. Installed in 1880, it failed 10 years ago.

“We’re here tonight to ask you to endorse a committee to oversee the project,” Lincoln County Planner Bob Faunce said Monday night.

Faunce proposed the committee have five members: a Boothbay Harbor selectman, a Department of Public Works representative (Chris Leeman), a Boothbay Region Water District representative (Dale Harmon), a Lincoln County Regional Planning Committee representative (Faunce), and a WHPA representative (President Leslie Volpe).

“We have had one volunteer, (Selectman) Mike Tomko,” Chairman Wendy Wolf said. “Although, I’d be happy to entertain others who might like to participate.”

“I nominate Michael,” said Selectman Russ Hoffman.

“Alright,” said Wolf. “Do I hear a second?”

“Oh, yeah,” said vice chair Denise Griffin.

The board voted unanimously to appoint Tomko.

Faunce said the funding agreement with the Maine Coastal Program will be settled in July or August. He and Dirigo Engineering lead engineer Jim Lord expect the project to begin by the end of summer or early fall.

Wolf then guided the meeting to the subject of marijuana. “As you know, we are going to have some ordinances for the town to vote on for all of the legal uses of marijuana on the November ballot.”

While the main topic of the last discussion was whether or not the questions should stand alone or be lumped together, this time, the focus was how to go about organizing an educational session, whether there should be more than one, how soon they should be held, and when the public hearing on the language of the ordinances should be held.

The board was not able to decide anything further on the public education portion, other than to contact attorney Ted Kelleher who held such a meeting in April. The board the public hearing for Sept. 11.

Hoffman said he would rather start an education session earlier than later so people would have time to educate themselves. “I would like to get a meeting in in July… My goal is to hear from the public.”

Others on the board disagreed. Wolf met the arguments in the middle.

“My only concern is that people do seem to pay closer attention as we get closer ...,” said Wolf. “So I think it’s important to start raising the topic now, but have an opportunity as we get closer to have a public session because then people are starting to talk more about it among themselves.”

The November ballot issues on marijuana are planned to address retail, social clubs, cultivation, manufacturing and testing.