GREENVILLE – Three bids ranging from a low of $39,710 to a high of $97,200 for the engineering of improvements to the Junction Wharf were reviewed by selectmen Wednesday.

While that project drew bids, two other planned projects failed to garner attention this week. No response was received for proposals for projects at Shaw Public Library and Thoreau Park, according to Town Manager John Simko.

Simko said the Junction Wharf bids, including the lowest bid submitted by A.E. Hodson Engineers of Waterville, will be reviewed by selectmen and a vote will be taken at the board’s Oct. 3 meeting.

The wharf project includes the rebuilding of the retaining wall on the south side and other improvements. The town received a $120,000 congressional earmark to pay for the engineering and improvements which are not expected to start until next fall, Simko said.

It was the consensus of the board Wednesday to have the town’s public works department do what work it can on the two other projects, Simko said. The town will hire outside contracting help if necessary, he said.

The erosion control project at Thoreau Park involves the removal of the old riprap which is failing and the installation of new riprap. The library project involves the installation of a perimeter drain around the facility, some sealing of the concrete basement wall, and reglazing of the wooden window frames and the brick wall, according to Simko.

Also Wednesday, selectmen met in executive session with the former owner of a tax-acquired cottage on Moosehead Lake. The nonresident would like to regain ownership of the half-story cottage and lot valued by the town at $418,600. The former owner had not paid taxes on the property for four years. Those taxes now total $17,843.62.

During open session, selectmen directed Simko to solicit advice from the Maine Municipal Association and research the liens on the tax-acquired property, but agreed to continue through the bid process. Bids must be submitted no later than 4 p.m. Oct. 3, when selectmen expect to make an award.

“There’s been significant interest in the property,” Simko said, referring to office calls wanting more information.

In other business, the board voted to wait and fill the vacancies created by the deaths of Carroll Smith and Earl Richardson. Smith had served as a selectman, and Richardson had served as a trustee of the Moosehead Sanitary District.