Wiscasset Harbor Master David Sutter's announcement that his personal boat, which sank last year, will be raised on January 23, has apparently satisfied selectmen that the situation will be resolved.

Selectmen went into closed session after their regular agenda items Tuesday night to talk with Sutter and E. Davies Allan about Sutter's fishing boat that has been sitting on the bottom of the harbor since December of 2006. Allan, who lives in Westport Island, has written a number of letters to selectmen urging them to do something.

During the public section of the meeting, Town Manager Arthur Faucher asked if anyone wanted to be part of the closed-door session. Allan, Rene Cloutier from the Maine Marine Patrol, and Edgecomb Harbor Master Bob Norton asked to be included.

Faucher distributed a letter from the three Edgecomb selectmen saying "there is a belief that Edgecomb is somehow responsible for solving the problem of Wiscasset Harbor Master Bill [it should have said "David"] Sutter's sunken boat in Wiscasset harbor. Our harbor master, Bob Norton and our waterfront committee assure us that Edgecomb has no responsibility in any way… therefore we will not become involved with any efforts to rectify the situation."

According to Faucher, if the boat isn't removed by January 23, given reasonable weather, the town will have it raised at Sutter's expense.

A closed-door session that had been scheduled with former town employee Mark Johnson was postponed because his wife, Town Clerk Sandra Johnson, was responsible for carrying out her Election Day duties.

In other action the selectmen accepted a deed from Ferry Road Development for the land where the road to the Point East industrial part is located; and gave a release on former railroad right of way land conveyed to the town by a company called WIDCO in May of 1996.