NEWRY — A parking crunch at Step Falls caused disagreement at Tuesday night’s selectmen meeting between the Planning Board and selectmen over who has authority to fix the problem. The popular recreation area, which features a hiking trail to waterfalls on Wight Brook and carved pools in granite, attracts hundreds of visitors in the summer. When […]
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Regional agenda
Monday Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Town Office Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Waterford: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Economic Development Committee, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Casco: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Paris: Planning […]
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Paris approves permit to tear down, rebuild McDonald’s
PARIS — The Planning Board voted Tuesday evening to approve a permit application to demolish the existing McDonald’s restaurant on 118 Main St. and construct a new McDonald’s restaurant in the adjacent lot. Code Enforcement Officer Fred Collins Jr. said that the Planning Board reviewed the permit application at its May 24 meeting and voted […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, River Valley
Mexico board to discuss medical marijuana ordinance
MEXICO — Police Chief Roy Hodsdon will meet with the Planning Board on Thursday, May 26 to discuss the possibility of drafting a medical marijuana dispensary ordinance. Hodsdon said that he thought it was important to bring the issue to the board after a medical marijuana dispensary, managed by John Zenonos, was approved on Canal […]
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Lewiston council begins comp plan review
LEWISTON — City councilors will suggest changes to the Legacy Lewiston Comprehensive Plan in writing, leading up to a May hearing on the document. “We have a little more work to do on this document before we are ready for a public hearing,” City Administrator Ed Barrett said. Councilors reviewed a list of 50 suggested […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Public hearing set on wedding barn plan
NORWAY — The Norway Planning Board has agreed that the applicant for a proposed wedding barn on Morse Road has done his “due diligence” in attempting to notify all abutters of his plan. On a 4-0 vote, with member Michael Quinn abstaining, the board agreed at its Thursday, Feb. 11 meeting that the application was […]
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Dixfield Planning Board votes to recommend establishment of appeals board
DIXFIELD — The Planning Board voted unanimously Thursday evening to recommend that the Board of Selectmen establish an appeals board as soon as possible. Chairman Ricky Davis said that an appeals board was something the town needed, and that they could “open themselves up to a lawsuit” if a situation were to arise. Member Robin […]
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Peru board accepts resignation letter of Planning Board member
PERU — The Board of Selectmen voted 2-1 Monday evening to accept the resignation of Wayne Moore from the Planning Board and the Finance Committee. Chairman Larry Snowman and Selectman Wendy Henderson voted to accept the resignation, while Selectman Jim Pulsifer voted against it. Selectman John Witherell abstained from voting. Pulsifer said that he would […]
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Planning board reschedules meeting on Norway wedding barn
NORWAY — Plans to open a wedding barn on Morse Road were delayed again when it was discovered that two abutters had not been legally notified. Planning Board Chairman Dennis Gray told a large group of residents at a meeting Thursday, Jan. 14, that abutters were not notified as required by the Site Plan Review […]