Tina Cagle gave no reason for her decision at Thursday night’s selectmen meeting.
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Canton select board frustrated by towns’ failure to pass the RSU 56 school budget
During their meeting Thursday, Canton selectmen expressed their displeasure with the cuts made in the RSU 56 school budget for this year and for the failure of the four towns to pass a school budget so far. The fourth hearing and budget validation, this time for a budget of $12.79 million, is set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Dirigo High School.
Canton tax rate unchanged for sixth year
Selectmen set it at $17.50 per $1,000 of property valuation.
Canton Historical Society to hold talk on preserving cemeteries
Speaker Cheryl Willis Patten will give the Sept. 25 talk titled “Preserving our History: Caring for our Cemeteries.”
Canton board to look into sewer use for billing
Canton selectmen proposed raising town sewer rates by 20% at a hearing on Thursday but attendees left selectmen with questions to answer before they raise rates.
Sewer rates likely to increase 20% in Canton
A hearing on the proposal is set for 5 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Town Office.
Cleaning Canton’s gravestones and honoring ancestors
Four women and other residents from Canton have been working hard to clean gravestones in the town’s cemeteries as they work to honor the town’s important historical figures and veterans by their cleanup.
Society to host talk, ‘Researching Canton and Postal History,’ on Aug. 21
The speaker will be Tom Vining of the Maine State Archives.
Canton 4-H’ers host Family Fun on the Farm
The fundraiser focused on bringing families and community members together to learn about local agriculture and food production.
Lake Anasagunticook Association to host Raft Race at Canton Beach
This event is free and open to the public.