GREENE — Voters will decide Saturday whether to fund $3.4 million to build a public works garage. The annual town meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at the Greene Central School. If voters approve funding the project, at 3 percent interest, the total cost would be $3.9 million over 10 years. In a separate article, […]
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Waterford residents to vote on $1.85 million budget
WATERFORD — Residents will vote on a $1.85 million budget at their annual town meeting Saturday. It begins at 9 a.m. at the Waterford Municipal Building on Valley Road. The budget is $344,964, or 8.1 percent, more than last year. Most of the increase comes in the paving budget: $616,778 for 2018 compared to $316,778 in […]
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Selectman contest, pot moratorium on Newry warrant
NEWRY — Voters will elect a selectman Monday and decide on a marijuana moratorium and a town budget Tuesday. Selectman Jim Largess is being challenged by Gary Drown for a three-year term. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. March 5 at the Town Office. The town meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. […]
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Waterford residents to vote on $1.85 million budget
WATERFORD — Residents will vote on a $1.85 million budget at their annual Town Meeting on Saturday, March 3. The Town Meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at the Waterford Municipal Building. The budget represents an increase of 8.1 percent, or $344,964, over the previous year. According to the 2017 town report, most of the increase […]
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West Paris voters to get $1.2M budget warrant
WEST PARIS — When voters head to Annual Town Meeting on Saturday, March 3, they will weigh in on a roughly $1.2 million budget, which includes an increased contribution to Oxford County and higher wages for some employees. Town Meeting action gets underway at 10 a.m. at Agnes Gray Elementary School at 170 Main St. […]
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Peru voters OK money for building inspection
PERU — Voters approved all seven articles at a special town meeting Monday night, including one to take $5,000 from surplus to pay for an engineer to inspect the Friends of Peru Elementary School building. The building, which was being used as a community center, was inspected in May by the State Fire Marshal’s Office, […]
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New Sharon voters reject fire station/town office project
NEW SHARON — Residents at a special town meeting Monday rejected a proposed $1.8 million project to construct a fire station and town office on the Town Office site. The vote was 58-71. Most residents who spoke against the proposal pointed to the cost and the fact that many residents are struggling to pay their bills. […]
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Jay sets timeline for town meeting, budget vote
JAY — The annual town meeting referendum will be held April 24 for the 2018-19 budget. Selectpersons have decided to return to a budget process format of developing a budget to present to the Budget Committee instead of involving the committee from the start of deliberations. The board has invited the Budget Committee to participate […]
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Jay to hold town meeting in April
JAY — Selectpersons decided Tuesday to hold the annual town meeting referendum in April to coincide with the Regional School Unit 73 budget validation vote. The annual town meeting referendum was April 25 this year to set a budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year that began July 1. The vote had been aligned with the […]
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Otisfield voters to consider $1.79M budget at town meeting
OTISFIELD — Residents will vote on a $1.79 million municipal budget at the annual town meeting on Saturday, June 24. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at the Otisfield Community Hall, 292 Oxford Road. The proposed 2017-18 budget is about $21,193, or 1.25 percent, more than the previous year, according to Administrative Assistant Anne […]