NEWRY — Town meeting voters next month will consider new ordinances on road entrances and parking, and changes to fire suppression and Planning Board ordinances. The Road Entrance Ordinance establishes standards for temporary and permanent roads and driveways entering onto town rights of way. The Parking Ordinance regulates parking on certain public ways. The road […]
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Norway parking ordinance on board agenda
NORWAY — A decision by selectmen is expected Thursday on whether to remove the two-hour parking ban on Main Street from the parking ordinance. The board will hold a public hearing during the selectmen’s meeting Jan. 15 beginning at 7 p.m. in the Town Office on Danforth Street. The hearing follows another one in December, […]
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Bethel board to vote on new town manager at Nov. 10 meeting
BETHEL — Chairman Stan Howe said Thursday that the Board of Selectmen will vote to appoint a new town manager at its meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, at the Town Office. The search for a new manager began in June, after James Doar left the position to become administrator for Gallatin County, Montana. […]
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Two new parking spaces created at Livermore Falls library
LIVERMORE FALLS — Two new parking spaces have been created in front of the library. One is for handicap parking and the other is to be used for short periods of time, Town Manager Kristal Flagg said. The spaces are expected to be paved in the future. She updated selectmen on Oct. 7 on the gravel […]
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Rumford board wants progress report from Charter Commission
RUMFORD — Selectmen decided Monday night that they will not consider extending the terms of Charter Commission members, as previously requested, without receipt of a preliminary progress report by Nov. 1, Selectman Brad Adley said late Tuesday afternoon. That report was supposed to be provided to selectmen by the commission nine months after it formed. […]
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Wilton planners approve Dollar General site review
WILTON — Six Planning Board members unanimously approved a site plan review for a Dollar General Store recently. The vote followed approval of a waiver for parking spaces. The Tennessee-based corporation brought an initial proposal before the board in June, but it was not a completed application, Chairman Michael Sherrod said. A public hearing and […]
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Wedding barn developer says he’ll cut back on parking spaces
NORWAY — A Portland man constructing a wedding barn on a rural private road has pledged to drastically reduce the number of parking spaces at the site in response to neighbors’ concerns about traffic. Portland-based business owner Anthony Fratianne said Monday that he will reduce the number of on-site parking spots at Granite Ridge Estate […]
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Portland says parking scofflaws owe more than $3.7 million
Portland owed millions in unpaid tickets PORTLAND — The city of Portland is owed more than $3.7 million in unpaid parking tickets at a time when it is considering raising property taxes to boost the budget. WGME-TV reports that more than 171,000 parking tickets issued in the city have gone unpaid since 2008. The city’s […]
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Portland considers stiff fines for drivers who misuse parking placards for the disabled
PORTLAND (AP) — The Portland City Council is scheduled to consider cracking down on the misuse of disabled parking placards. The council on Monday will consider an ordinance that would give parking enforcement officers the authority to issue $200 tickets to drivers who improperly use a disabled parking placard. Andy Martin, the city’s senior parking […]
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Parking rules pass first City Council vote
AUBURN — A plan to increase parking fees and shift uses at some city lots passed its first hurdle Monday. Councilors voted unanimously Monday to approve changes to the city’s parking management plan. The ordinance would increase monthly parking permits downtown from $35 to $45 and put the Auburn Police Department in charge of managing […]