After about nine years of requests and legal actions, Barbara and Albert Greenleaf Jr. and Westport Island have agreed on the boundary of the Greenleafs’ property on Baker Road.

Since 2008, the Greenleafs have repeatedly tried to claim a section of Baker Road by placing debris along the side of the 33-foot wide road adjacent to their property. This caused the road to be narrowed by as much as eight feet and, according to the town, interfered with a public way.

The town has repeatedly called for the removal of boulders, stumps, trees and old boats. The Greenleafs were warned as early as 2008 that the road belongs to the town and may not be “improved or changed,” according to town documents.

A lawsuit against the couple was filed by the town’s attorney in Lincoln County Superior Court in August 2015. The suit asked the court to order the removal of debris obstructing the road and to bar the road’s obstruction in the future. 

After the town’s deadline to remove the debris was not reached in November 2015, a temporary restraining order was obtained in December 2015 to compel the removal of the materials. The town was concerned it would not be able to clear snow from Baker Road with the debris there.

The new consent order states both parties have now agreed to the boundary of the Greenleaf property. The boundary is established at the 33-foot width the town originally described. The temporary restraining order was dissolved but the consent order states the Greenleafs are to “respect Maine law with regard to putting obstructions within the Baker Road” right of way.

In other news from the selectmen’s meeting on Monday, April 24, Mary Coventry and Gaye Wagner, co-chairs of the history committee, presented a preliminary draft of the committee’s section of the town website. The draft included sections for genealogy, research, recent discoveries and current projects.

The town has announced it will be issuing two resident commercial shellfish licenses for $150 each and two non-resident commercial shellfish licenses for $300 each for the season, which is set to begin May 1. Thirty-one resident recreational shellfish licenses will be issued at $15 each and four non-resident ones will be issued at $30 each.

Selectmen also reminded those wishing to run for a town office that the deadline for submitting nomination papers is May 2.