LISBON – Following a public hearing Thursday, the Planning Board approved a flood hazard development permit application for the Maine Electronics property, paving the way for a pilot project to replace a groundwater filter at its on-site treatment plant.

The larger 150-foot wide filter will be monitored for six months and if it’s found satisfactory, it will be be replaced by 500-foot wide filter. The project is expected to get under way in September.

Also approved by planners, after a public hearing, was a change in the frontage requirements ordinance in limited residential zones, reducing it from the current 75 feet to 50 feet.

Police explorers open house set

MEXICO – The second annual open house for the Mexico Police Explorers begins at 4:30 p.m. Monday, July 28, at the Mexico Police Station. Young people and their parents may learn about the group and its activities from current members and advisers. Youngsters ages 14 to 21 may join the Police Explorers.