BUCKFIELD — Selectmen directed Town Manager Cindy Dunn to send out a survey to taxpayers regarding close- and open-ended warrant articles and a date preference for the town meeting after some in town opposed the move to close-ended warrant articles earlier this year. Recently elected Selectman Maida Demers-Dobson brought up the issue at Tuesday night’s meeting. […]
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RSU 5 expects nearly 9.2% budget increase
FREEPORT — The fiscal 2016 budget for Regional School Unit 5 is expected to increase by $2.5 million, or 9.15 percent, officials said. The board of directors met March 25 to discuss the spending plan for the Freeport, Durham and Pownal school district. The total operating budget is expected to be over $29.8 million. If […]
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Proposed budget $100,000 less than budget for current year
POLAND — Voters at Saturday’s annual town meeting will be asked to approve a $5.5 million municipal budget, an amount that is about $100,000 less than the current year’s budget. “The operational budget is a little less than a year ago,” Town Manager Bradley Plante said. “The Budget Committee and selectmen worked very hard to […]
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Mexico police to host monthly neighborhood watch meeting on Jan. 21
MEXICO — The Mexico Police Department will hold its monthly neighborhood watch meeting 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, police Chief Roy Hodsdon said Monday. Hodsdon said that the idea for the program came from reserve police Officer Cam Barrieau, following an increase in the town’s thefts and burglaries. “He proposed the idea of a neighborhood […]
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Sumner meeting gets heated over icy roads
SUMNER — Tempers flared at Tuesday’s Board of Selectmen meeting as members defended the town’s winter road maintenance program. The spirited defense was in response to a letter read by Planning Board member Thomas Standard, who called the roads “unreasonably dangerous.” He further accused selectmen of “wanton failure to perform the duties of office.” Selectman Walter Litchfield […]
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RSU 9 board meeting postponed
FARMINGTON — The Regional School Unit 9 board meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 9, has been postponed until Tuesday, Dec. 16, because of the predicted snowstorm. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Forum at Mt. Blue Campus on Seamon Road.
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Peru hires auditor to review Recreation Committee books
PERU — At Monday night’s regular selectmen’s meeting, selectmen agreed to hire an auditor, Warren Smith, to review the books of the former Recreation Committee. Members of the Peruvians for Honest Government have been pushing the selectmen to audit the books to determine if there is enough evidence to pursue legal action against former Recreation […]
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Weld board to hold meeting Thursday
WELD — The Board of Selectmen will meet at 8 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, at the Town Office. The meeting was postponed from Tuesday.
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Plan to enlarge Minot fire stations presented
MINOT — Selectmen learned Monday that fire department officials are developing an alternative proposal for dealing with space constraints at Central Fire Station. “We’re working on a plan that calls for two smaller additions rather than one big one,” fire Chief Dean Campbell told the board. Voters at the last three annual town meetings have […]
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Turner meeting warrant signed
TURNER — Selectmen on Wednesday signed the warrant for a special town meeting to vote on funding for the Rescue Department. The meeting is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, at Leavitt Area High School. One article asked voters to increase the 2015 Rescue Department budget by $161,588 and to appropriate $61,588 from undesignated […]