JAY — The town and Franklin County have received notices of intent to file for claims under the Maine Tort Claims Act for $400,000 from an attorney representing Darren Pollis and Carol Dolbier, personal representatives of the heirs of the estate of Leroy Pollis. By a court order issued in January, Jay had two of the […]
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Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Jay to assess $31,475 in special tax for cleanup
JAY — Selectpersons voted 3-1 Monday to apply a special tax of $31,475 to two Route 17 properties and to have it split based on valuation to cover the town’s cost to clean up the properties. The town spent $15,000 to have so-called junk removed from the property of the heirs of the estate of […]
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Darren Pollis says Jay removed some items in cleanup that should have stayed
JAY — Darren Pollis says more than $20,000 in vehicles, ATVs, snowmobiles and other items were taken when the town had his property cleaned up on June 17. The town had a court order issued in January to clean up the property after Pollis and heirs of the estate of his father, Leroy Pollis, failed […]
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Jay board blasted over property cleanup
JAY — A local man blasted town officials Monday night about the town’s cleanup of two Pollis’ properties in North Jay last week. Some residents said they were upset about the cleanup and how it was handled. Clinton Coolidge Sr. of Jay told selectpersons he was “very disappointed” in the town for what was carried […]
Posted inFranklin
Jay property cleanup
JAY — A story published on Page B1 of Friday’s Regional edition about a cleanup in Jay should have said the town agreed to pay $15,000 to a contractor for the cleanup of the properties. It was an editing error.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
One arrest at Jay property cleanup
JAY — By court order, two properties on Route 17 were cleared of junk Wednesday, ending a costly 16-year legal battle between the owners and the town, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Thursday. The front property is owned by the heirs of Leroy Pollis and the back piece is owned by his son, Darren Pollis. […]
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Contest counts bulky waste in Auburn spring cleanup
AUBURN — The city will test to see how good residents are at estimating the weight of their trash with a new spring cleanup contest. Jaclyn Beebe, planner for the Auburn Public Services Department, said the city is taking guesses for how much bulky waste, in tons, residents leave at their curbs for city crews […]
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Maine to get $800,000 for brownfield work
PORTLAND — The federal government is dedicating $800,000 to clean up contaminated brownfield sites in the state. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is allocating the money from its revolving loan fund to the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council and the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development. The state economic development agency will receive $500,000, […]
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Owner given 60 days to clean up dangerous Oxford property
OXFORD — Selectmen have ordered the owner of a King Street home to clean up his property within 60 days or face its possible demolition by the town. At their meeting Thursday, selectmen signed an order that concludes the small home poses a danger to life and property. “The building is structurally unsafe, unstable and […]
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Maine’s high court to hear environmental cleanup dispute
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s highest court is scheduled to hear arguments in a legal dispute over the environmental cleanup of the former HoltraChem Manufacturing Co. plant in Orrington. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/NxTqzi ) reports that the Supreme Judicial Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday on an appeal by Mallinckrodt LLC, a St. Louis-based pharmaceutical company […]