JAY — Selectpersons voted 3-2 Monday to accept a petition signed by 373 voters and to hold a special town meeting to raise and appropriate $120,000 to restore curbside trash and recyclables collection. Selectpersons tabled a decision on the petition June 26 while they sought legal advice. Voting to approve the petition were Selectpersons Chairman […]
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Jay tables action on trash pickup to get legal advice
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to table action on a citizens’ petition to put before voters a question to raise and appropriate $120,000 for trash and recyclables curbside pickup. Selectperson Judy Diaz said she had questions she needed answered and wanted them to be discussed with legal counsel before the board voted on the petition. […]
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Council will consider petition for Mere Point park
BRUNSWICK — The Town Council is expected to act on a petition to make the coastal property at 946 Mere Point Road a public park, according to the council chairwoman. Although the town attorney had previously questioned the petition’s legality, “the petitioners are entitled to some response from the council,” Chairwoman Alison Harris said Monday. […]
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Peru selectmen stand together during potential recall
PERU — The Board of Selectmen supported fellow members John Witherell and Wendy Henderson during a public hearing Tuesday night on petitions seeking to recall the two from office. Residents who signed or circulated the petition did not attend the hearing. “It speaks volumes that those circulating (the petitions) and those who signed (them) didn’t […]
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Hearing set on Peru selectmen recall effort
PERU — Selectmen will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, at Dirigo Elementary School on two petitions seeking to remove Selectmen Wendy Henderson and John Witherell from office. Voters will cast ballots on the issue from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 18 at the town hall. Witherell requested that no […]
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Peru to vote on recalling two selectmen
PERU — Selectmen on Monday evening set a recall election for two of its members amid questions about the legality of both recall petitions. Voters will decide Nov. 18 whether to remove Chairwoman Wendy Henderson and Vice Chairman John Witherell from office. A public hearing on the issue is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. […]
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Petitions call for Peru board leaders to be ousted
PERU — The Board of Selectmen on Monday tabled two citizen petitions calling for the removal of board Chairwoman Wendy Henderson and Vice Chairman John Witherell. Each petition had over 100 signatures. The petition for Henderson said she has not carried out her duties as a selectman, often failing to represent the will of the […]
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Casino backers drop appeal in petition dispute
PORTLAND — Supporters of a failed referendum proposal to create a casino in southern Maine have dropped an appeal. Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap announced earlier this month that campaign fell short of submitting the necessary 62,123 voter signatures to qualify for the November ballot. Casino supporters delivered 91,294 total signatures, but only 35,518 were […]
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Casino backers appeal petition rejection
Background AUGUSTA — The backers of a citizen petition to create a casino in southern Maine have appealed Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap’s ruling that they didn’t gather enough valid signatures to qualify for this November’s statewide ballot. Kristen Schulze Muszynski, spokeswoman for Dunlap’s office, said the casino backers filed their appeal Friday in […]
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Group faces uphill climb on citizens’ veto on GA for immigrants
LEWISTON — The organizer of a people’s veto referendum aimed at repealing a law that allows cities and towns to pay General Assistance benefits to asylum-seeking immigrants for up to two years said he hopes to start collecting signatures soon. But the question could face competition from another proposal for a ballot measure being sought […]