CHELSEA — Selectmen tonight will discuss plans for a townwide revaluation and natural gas pipeline coming through town.

The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Elementary School.

Maine Natural Gas plans to build a 7.9-mile pipeline from Windsor through Whitefield and Chelsea to Augusta along Eastern Avenue, which is Route 17. Darrel Quimby, vice president of Maine Natural Gas, said the pipeline may stop at Cony Road or continue on to Route 9.

The company, which recently won a state bid to build the pipeline in the Augusta area, is a subsidiary of Central Maine Power Co.’s parent company, Spain-based Iberdrola USA.

The company plans to build the pipeline across the Kennebec River next year, extending along Western Avenue and Leighton Road in Augusta to serve residential and commercial users.

“We will work with (Chelsea officials) to determine the value of the pipe that goes through town,” Quimby said Tuesday.

Quimby also said the company will not request a tax break from Chelsea. Competing compnay Kennebec Valley Gas Co., has asked towns the line is going through for a tax increment financing deal.

He said the pipeline may supply natural gas to VA Maine Healthcare System in Togus, which is in the installing a bio-mass burner.

“They’ll still be using an alternative fuel and they want to use natural gas,” he said. “We’ve had numerous discussions with them. Chelsea School recently installed a wood pellet (heating system), but if they wanted it we certainly would talk to them.”

In other business, selectmen will discuss plans for John O’Donnell Associates of New Gloucester to re-evaluate properties in town. Tilton said the initial $125,000 price to do the work may be more because of some software issues.

He said the town has approved $135,000 to spend on the project, so there is enough to buy the needed software.

“Since we’ve got the money, we need to move ahead with this,” Tilton said.

He said the revaluation is set to begin late summer.

Tilton will also be asking the board for permission to carry forward between $30,000 and $40,000 of unspent money to complete summer road projects. Last year, residents gave selectmen the authority to carryover funds from different accounts.

Tilton said he has received a number of complaints about driveway culverts that have heaved up out of the ground on Norway and Hallett roads.

Mechele Cooper — 621-5663

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