PHILLIPS — Selectmen will continue discussion on Tuesday, Oct. 5, on different types of management and what would work best for the town. Selectmen were approached by some citizens who want to do away with the town-manager type of governance, interim Town Manager Elaine Hubbard said. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at the […]
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Wind turbine ordinance passes overwhelmingly
PHILLIPS — Residents voted 32-9 on Thursday to adopt an ordinance that allows the town to govern where wind turbines are located in town, interim Town Manager Elaine Hubbard said Friday. The ordinance, which is effective immediately, sets guidelines for the turbines for both commercial and residential use. Voters adopted a six-month moratorium on wind […]
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Proposed wind energy development ordinance goes to voters
PHILLIPS – Voters on Thursday will consider adopting an ordinance to govern where wind turbines – both commercial and residential — could be erected in town. The Planning Board developed the Wind Energy Facility Ordinance, which goes to voters at a special town meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the town office. The 17-page document outlines […]
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1,029 pot plants seized, father, son charged
PHILLIPS – A father and son were arrested Tuesday after drug agents and other law enforcement officers discovered more than 1,000 marijuana plants in northern Franklin County. Tad T. Smith, 35, and his father, Joseph Smith, 64, both of Phillips, were each charged with cultivating marijuana, a felony, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency Supervisor Gerry Baril […]
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Road damages estimated at nearly $193,000
PHILLIPS — Damage to two roads in Phillips from the June 27 weekend rains was estimated at nearly $193,000, Town Manager Jim Collins said Monday. The town had several roads damaged but the hardest hit were Tory Hill and Wheeler Hill. Detailed estimates were sent to Franklin County Emergency Management Director Tim Hardy in Farmington. […]