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Rumford board wants progress report from Charter Commission

RUMFORD — Selectmen decided Monday night that they will not consider extending the terms of Charter Commission members, as previously requested, without receipt of a preliminary progress report by Nov. 1, Selectman Brad Adley said late Tuesday afternoon. That report was supposed to be provided to selectmen by the commission nine months after it formed. […]

Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal

Wilton planners approve Dollar General site review

WILTON — Six Planning Board members unanimously approved a site plan review for a Dollar General Store recently. The vote followed approval of a waiver for parking spaces. The Tennessee-based corporation brought an initial proposal before the board in June, but it was not a completed application, Chairman Michael Sherrod said. A public hearing and […]

Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills

Wedding barn developer says he’ll cut back on parking spaces

NORWAY — A Portland man constructing a wedding barn on a rural private road has pledged to drastically reduce the number of parking spaces at the site in response to neighbors’ concerns about traffic. Portland-based business owner Anthony Fratianne said Monday that he will reduce the number of on-site parking spots at Granite Ridge Estate […]

Posted inMaine, sj-web

Portland says parking scofflaws owe more than $3.7 million

Portland owed millions in unpaid tickets PORTLAND — The city of Portland is owed more than $3.7 million in unpaid parking tickets at a time when it is considering raising property taxes to boost the budget. WGME-TV reports that more than 171,000 parking tickets issued in the city have gone unpaid since 2008. The city’s […]

Posted inMaine, sj-web

Portland considers stiff fines for drivers who misuse parking placards for the disabled

PORTLAND (AP) — The Portland City Council is scheduled to consider cracking down on the misuse of disabled parking placards. The council on Monday will consider an ordinance that would give parking enforcement officers the authority to issue $200 tickets to drivers who improperly use a disabled parking placard. Andy Martin, the city’s senior parking […]

Posted inLewiston-Auburn

Parking rules pass first City Council vote

AUBURN — A plan to increase parking fees and shift uses at some city lots passed its first hurdle Monday. Councilors voted unanimously Monday to approve changes to the city’s parking management plan. The ordinance would increase monthly parking permits downtown from $35 to $45 and put the Auburn Police Department in charge of managing […]

Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills

Selectmen focus on short-term goals

PARIS — The Board of Selectmen has whittled down a weighty list of long- and short-term goals for the town to a handful of immediate priorities and will hold a public hearing next month to go over their plans. At a workshop last Thursday, selectmen discussed goals they want to accomplish within the next year. […]

Posted inLewiston-Auburn

Police plan would shuffle parking lots

AUBURN — According to a plan presented to City Council Monday, the city would begin labeling downtown lots to better manage parking.  Police Chief Phil Crowell said his department is now in charge of managing parking downtown, and he unveiled a plan that would shift some permit parking from one lot to another and increase […]