Dams Committee meeting
Address
The Dams Committee will meet at 4 p.m. Monday, March 8, at the Rome Town Office, 8 Mercer Road in Rome. The meeting is open to the public. The agenda is posted below.
The Dams Committee is an inter-local group of volunteers appointed to serve by the participating municipalities of Belgrade, Oakland, Rome, Sidney and Mount Vernon. Committee members oversee the maintenance and operation of Belgrade's three dams: Long Pond/Wings Mills, Great Pond/Village, and Salmon Lake. At its monthly meetings, the committee discusses lake levels, maintenance and operations of the dams, and possible recommendations to municipal officials. The Town of Belgrade is responsible for 48 percent of the costs of the dams.
The Town of Belgrade is further responsible for administration of the funds contributed by the five member towns, including accounting records, payments, receipts and auditing. The Dams Committee has four Belgrade members who serve staggered three-year terms.
The regulation of the dams is governed by an agreement by and among the Town of Belgrade, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and the Maine Office of Attorney General.
