The dog, a nearly 2-year-old named Rex, has been placed at a Waterville animal shelter while a course of action is decided and an animal control officer finishes investigating.

The use of a 1.2-mile access road on Route 23 in Fairfield ultimately would require state approval but has won the OK from Fairfield town officials.

No one was injured at the fire on Ohio Hill Road, but the family lost a cat and most of their belongings after flames tore through the home Thursday morning.

The town’s Budget Committee will discuss the council’s proposed budget of just over $10.8 million, which includes estimated school and county expenses, at a workshop this month.