MECHANIC FALLS — Following an executive session Monday night, the Mechanic Falls Town Council endorsed the third purchase and sale agreement for the former Central Maine Medical building at 22 Pleasant St. The interested buyer named on the agreement is 33 Pleasant Street LLC and its mailing address is 33 Pleasant St. in Mechanic Falls, […]
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Property tax rate set at $14 per $1,000 in Mechanic Falls
A home valued at $250,000 will pay $3,500 in property taxes.
RSU 16 task force: ‘We are maxed out in space’
With no plans to build a new school for all district prekindergarten through sixth graders, residents and school officials have to figure out the best use of existing schools to ease student crowding.
Mechanic Falls officials caution property owners that tax rate figures are estimates
As a revaluation takes effect, the town will set a new tax rate in about three weeks that will confirm what residents’ new property taxes will be.
Mechanic Falls voters approve $3.6 million budget
MECHANIC FALLS — Voters on Tuesday approved the proposed $3.6 million municipal budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. All 30 warrant articles on the ballot passed by a good margin. Paula Stotts was reelected to another three years on the Town Council with 124 votes. Former Councilor Ray Lavoie won the second seat as a […]
Poland, Mechanic Falls, Minot voting on school budget Tuesday
Local budget referendums and town elections will be held Tuesday in Mechanic Falls and Poland. Minot will only vote on the Regional School Unit 16 budget because its budget was set in March. The Mechanic Falls municipal budget for fiscal 2023-24 is $3.6 million, which represents a 8.7% increase over the current year’s budget of […]
Bishop to re-dedicate Mechanic Falls church June 11
A re-dedication Mass with Bishop Robert Deeley — scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Sunday, June 11 — aims to serve as the culmination of years of work, tireless effort, and faith by the community of Our Lady of Ransom Church on Elm Street in Mechanic Falls. “The church was torn down about eight years ago due […]
Mechanic Falls student recognized by Tri-County Optimist Club
The Tri-Town Optimist Club of Mechanic Falls, Minot and Poland has named Meagan Snow of Mechanic Falls its Regional School Unit 16 student of the month for May. A recent adult education graduate, Snow is described by staff as a joy to be around. She has an upbeat, positive attitude, a desire to challenge herself, […]
Mechanic Falls foreclosed on property, but can it keep the sale money?
MECHANIC FALLS — The Town Council on Monday night accepted the high bid of $40,400 for the .7 acre lot at 83 Pigeon Hill Road, which was foreclosed on due to unpaid taxes. But according to a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision May 25 in Tyler v. Hennepin County, Minnesota, the town may only keep […]