NEWRY — Selectmen plan to ask voters at the March 6 annual town meeting if they want to change annual meetings to May or June. The question arose after the town switched its financial year from January to December to July to June. Town Administrator Amy Bernard said at Tuesday’s selectmen meeting that because of […]
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Poland in 'good financial situation'
POLAND — An auditor told selectpersons Tuesday night that the town is “above average for financial health.” Ron Smith from RHR Smith Auditors said that at the end of fiscal year 2017, the town had $2.9 million in unassigned rollover, which is about 90 days of an operating budget. “Seven, eight, nine years ago we had […]
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Wilton selectmen discuss marijuana sales
WILTON — The Wilton Board of Selectmen on Tuesday discussed local marijuana sales and gave the Planning Board direction for developing guidelines for marijuana-based businesses. Planning Board member Charlie Lavin attended Tuesday’s meeting to seek the board’s guidance because Wilton has no ordinances or moratoriums for businesses that grow or distribute pot. Lavin said the legislature […]
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Kingfield board gets road work advice
KINGFIELD — Selectmen have received some expert advice on the proposed Tufts Pond Road construction project. Jan Wiegman of the Topsham-based Wright Pierce engineering firm updated selectmen Monday on the original 2015 recommendations to restore and maintain the deteriorated road. Because the base of the road gets wet and stays wet, he said, the rebuilding […]
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Panel to advise on New Gloucester station construction
NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectmen on Monday agreed to form a committee to advise the board on construction of the $4.6 million public works building at 611 Lewiston Road. Ganneston Construction Corp. of Augusta is expected to begin work this spring. The project, which includes a sand and salt shed, was approved by voters last fall. The committee […]
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Decision delayed on Rumford Island contract
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen decided to table action Thursday on the downtown Island Project contract after a number of questions went unanswered. Board members, who were seeing the proposed contract for the first time, said they were not comfortable from the start with the agenda item to approve the contract with Sargent Corp. of Bangor. The […]
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Bethel selectmen cancel today's special meeting; sewer problem being fixed
BETHEL — The Board of Selectmen canceled Wednesday’s special meeting to deal with a problem with the sewer line. The sewer drain line from the Bethel Post Office was going into the town’s storm drain and ending up in a brook. Building owner Carl Glidden has made arrangements to fix the problem himself. It was […]
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Peru selectmen appoint animal control officer
PERU — The Board of Selectmen hired an on-call animal control officer at Monday night’s meeting and discussed road repairs and the building permit policy. Cory Marquis of Jay was offered the position of on-call animal control officer. He has a background in military law enforcement. His appointment is effective immediately, and he has six […]
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Canton's hopes for tax financing may still happen
CANTON — Selectmen decided Thursday to meet with the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development to learn whether establishing a Tax Increment Financing district for the $50 million Canton Mountain Wind power project would be worthwhile. State Rep. Richard Pickett, R-Dixfield, and Mike Rogers, a property appraiser from Maine State Revenue Services will join […]
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Money issues brought to Peru selectmen
PERU — Town Clerk Vera Parent issued a reminder at Monday night’s selectmen meeting that the second half of property taxes is due Feb. 9. She also suggested the board think about setting money aside to restore town record books. “It can be quite a costly endeavor, around $15,000,” she said. Parent said after the meeting […]