OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen discussed the need for a property revaluation during Wednesday evening’s meeting at the Town Office. Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore said the last revaluation was in 2005. “We’re at the 12-year mark right now, and the state of Maine says that towns should have a general revaluation every 10 years,” […]
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Otisfield board to discuss dam, revaluation at Feb. 1 meeting
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will continue to discuss the status of the Pleasant Lake Dam on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Otisfield Town Office. Casco and Otisfield selectmen received a report in 2014 from the Maine Emergency Management Agency about leaks and deterioration at the spillway dam beside Route 121 in Casco. […]
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Otisfield selectman to draft proposal for office renovations
OTISFIELD — Chairman Hal Ferguson said Wednesday that the Board of Selectmen is drafting a proposal to renovate the town clerk’s office to make it more secure. During the Jan. 4 meeting, Selectman Rick Micklon said the town has funded other renovations to the Town Office building on Route 121, and the final phase would […]
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Otisfield sees advantages of electronic message board
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen on Wednesday discussed the advantages of having an electronic message sign outside the Town Office. Selectman Rick Micklon said, “I’m not necessarily saying we push forward with this right now, but I know that the Ordinance and Policy Committee is looking at the possibility of a sign ordinance,” Micklon […]
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Electronic sign on Otisfield board’s agenda
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen on Wednesday will review the possibility of installing an electronic road sign at the Town Office. The board will meet at 7 p.m. at the Town Office. Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore said an electronic road sign would inform people in real time of road closings because of weather or […]
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Otisfield committee to discuss possible sign ordinance
OTISFIELD — The Ordinance and Policy Review Committee will continue its development of a sign ordinance when it meets Thursday, Dec. 15, Chairman Joe Zilinsky said Wednesday. The committee typically has questions or tasks assigned to it by the Board of Selectmen or Planning Board, which determines the agenda for the meetings, he said. “Over […]
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New venue for Otisfield tree-lighting ceremony a ‘success’
OTISFIELD — Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore said that the Christmas tree-lighting ceremony Dec. 3 at the Otisfield Community Hall was a success and went off without a hitch. Pastore said she updated the Board of Selectmen Wednesday evening on how the ceremony went, since it was the first year that the ceremony was held at […]
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Otisfield board votes to renew three junkyard applications
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted Wednesday evening to approve application renewals for three junkyards, Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore said. The approvals were for Lenny Adler, Richard Bean and Peter Arntsen, Pastore said. Adler, who is a selectman, recused himself from the vote to avoid a conflict of interest. In other business, the board […]
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Otisfield Fire Department to get SUV from Canada
OTISFIELD — The Fire Department has purchased a four-wheel drive SUV for $16,800 from a department in Canada. Fire Chief Kyle Jordan and Assistant Fire Chief Jerry Damon will fly to Buffalo, New York, to pick up the vehicle, Board of Selectmen Chairman Hal Ferguson said. “We really needed four-wheel drive. It’s time,” he said. […]
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Otisfield sets meeting on recycling question
OTISFIELD — Selectmen have scheduled an informational meeting on the single-stream waste recycling question on the Nov. 8 ballot. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, in the Community Hall on Route 121, Selectmen Chairman Hal Ferguson said at the board’s meeting Wednesday night. The ballot question asks if residents wish […]