DURHAM — Residents at town meeting Saturday adopted a municipal budget of $2.19 million. Selectmen had proposed spending $2.17 million, but voters instead went with a higher Budget Committee recommendation to spend $776,095 for roads instead of the $744,670 selectmen had proposed. Following a presentation by fire Chief Bill St. Michel on the purchase of […]
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Rangeley tables decision on art show permit
RANGELEY — Selectmen Chairman Dave Burgess on Tuesday tabled discussion on a request for an art show and sale in Lakeside Park until the town gets advice from the Maine Municipal Association. A large and vocal crowd attended Tuesday’s selectmen meeting to support Rangeley Friends of the Arts’ request. The will deeding the park to […]
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Selectmen discuss accessor website, recreational committee’s missing funds
PERU — The Board of Selectmen agreed after some discussion to put a request for bid proposals on the Web after they received only one bid for revaluation. Board Chairman Jim Pulsifer said they always advertised in the papers, and people should have sent bids in if they wanted the job. They could also call […]
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Hearing set on New Gloucester budget
NEW GLOUCESTER — The Budget Committee will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, at the New Gloucester Meeting House in Lower Gloucester. The 12-member panel recommends a $2.85 million spending plan for 2014-15, while selectmen recommend $2.86 million. The difference between them is $6,250. The overall increase from this year is […]
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Selectmen discuss former Recreation Committee
PERU — At Monday night’s regular selectmen’s meeting, Town Clerk Vera Parent announced that the town has received $3,910.63 from the old Recreation Committee’s account and $350.89 from the Friends of the Peru Elementary School. This closes out the Recreation Committee’s account and reimburses the town for funds given to FPES by the committee. The […]
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Strong voters spend on recreation, say no to fewer streetlights
STRONG — Voters approved a 2014 budget that raised and appropriated a total amount lower than the previous year. The Saturday meeting drew 51 voters to the Forster Memorial Building to mull over the 61-article warrant. Selectmen and the Budget Committee calculated initial requests for $565,059, down from a 2013 total of $565,182. After a […]
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Jay voters to consider $300K for revaluation of Verso mill
JAY — Selectpersons will hold a special town meeting Monday, March 24, to ask voters to transfer $300,000 from the town’s $6 million undesignated fund to an account to do a revaluation on Verso Paper’s Androscoggin Mill. The money will be used to determine the fair and just value of the mill. Verso has filed […]
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Three Mexico Budget Committee members walk out in protest
MEXICO — Three members of the Budget Committee walked out of Tuesday night’s meeting with selectmen following a disagreement over how the town’s tax cap ordinance would be implemented. The tax cap ordinance, which was drafted by Budget Committee member Albert Aniel in 2013 and approved by voters, states the local operating costs of the […]
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Fifth member appointed to Livermore Falls Budget Committee
LIVERMORE FALLS — There will be a town Budget Committee after all. Selectmen voted Tuesday to appoint William Hodgkins to the committee to make five members, enough for a quorum, Chairman Bill Demaray said. Hodgkins requested the appointment, he said. He joins Ronnalean “Ronnie” Sanborn, George Cummings, Jackie Knight and Carmen Cullen. There are still […]
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Dixfield selectmen, Budget Committee to meet together
DIXFIELD — Selectmen will hold a joint meeting with the Budget Committee at 4:30 p.m. Monday, March 17, at the Ludden Memorial Library. It will be followed by a brief selectmen meeting to discuss voting methods for the May town meeting. Deputy Treasurer Angela Varnum said Friday that the two groups will discussing the budget […]