KINGFIELD – Mt. Abram High School seniors attending Kingfield’s biweekly Board of Selectmen meeting viewed democracy in progress as selectmen held a public hearing for a liquor license, signed warrants and encouraged the students to vote.
Ten seniors attended Monday evening’s meeting, taking steps to fulfill a Mt. Abram requirement that seniors attend civic gatherings before graduating.
The liquor license application for Nostalgia Tavern was put forward by Bill Higgins of W.H. Callahan LLC. Higgins and his wife, Holly, of Stoughton, Mass., are currently in the process of buying the tavern from existing owner Jack Connor. After closing on the property, Higgins said, they plan to keep the management and staff unchanged. “We don’t want to change too much,” he said. “It’s a great staff there.”
No public comment was made at the hearing, and the board quickly approved the license.
Selectmen announced that a special town meeting will take place on June 7 to raise matching funds for a possible comprehensive plan grant. The board also addressed noise complaints from residents living near Jordan Lumber’s Go-Cart track, located at 60 Tufts Pond Road. “They need to put mufflers on the carts,” said Selectman Neal McCurdy.
Selectmen signed a bingo license for the American Legion, before signing warrants pertaining to the upcoming public hearing and vote on the SAD 58 district budget. Selectmen Chairman John Dill encouraged the assembled students to attend the public hearing on May 24 and asked them to vote on the budget at the June 14 referendum. Selectman Heather Moody added that, “You should show up for that vote. That budget makes up three-quarters of the tax dollars you and your parents are paying.”
Selectmen also announced that representatives from Poland Spring Bottling Co. would attend Kingfield’s next Planning Board meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. on June 13, to discuss the possibility of opening a bottling plant in town.
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