MEXICO — In an effort to make the town safer, the Planning Board worked with Mexico police Chief Roy Hodsdon on Thursday evening to draft a sex offender ordinance that would restrict where sex offenders could reside. Hodsdon told the Planning Board that the town has no such ordinance. “Most towns will have an ordinance […]
Planning Board
Mexico Planning Board, police chief review curfew ordinances
MEXICO — The Planning Board’s attempts to institute an after-hours curfew ordinance continued Thursday evening at the Mexico Town Office as the board and the Mexico police chief reviewed ordinances from two other towns. The issue was brought before the board by Planning Board Chairman Dan Casey during a 2014 meeting. Police Chief Roy Hodsdon […]
L-A This Week
MONDAY, Jan. 26 LEWISTON — City Finance Committee meeting at 5:15 p.m. in the Administrator’s Conference Room on the bottom floor of City Hall. LEWISTON — Joint meeting of the Finance Committee and Planning Board, 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chamber on the bottom floor of City Hall. The meeting will be a review of […]
Woodstock officials consider changes to dog control ordinance
WOODSTOCK — The Board of Selectmen heard from the chairwoman of the Planning Board on Tuesday evening regarding possible amendments to the town’s dog control ordinance. Town Manager Vern Maxfield said at the Jan. 6 board meeting that the town received a request to amend the dog control ordinance to require dog kennels, rescue shelters […]
Dixfield Planning Board, selectmen to hold Jan. 15 workshop on wind ordinance
DIXFIELD — The Planning Board will host a workshop with the Board of Selectmen at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, to continue discussion on an amended Wind Energy Facility Ordinance. It will be held at the Ludden Memorial Library. Dixfield residents originally approved an ordinance in November 2012 to regulate wind development. At the beginning […]
Mexico selectmen to ask town manager to reduce department budgets by 10 percent
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen voted 3-1 Tuesday evening to ask the town manager to draft a budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year that attempts to reduce each department’s budget by 10 percent. Selectmen Albert Aniel, Byron Ouellette and Andy Dupuis voted in favor of the motion, while Selectman Reggie Arsenault was the lone […]
Newry selectmen to set public hearing for Planning Board ordinance revisions
NEWRY — The Board of Selectmen continued discussion Tuesday evening on revising an ordinance to reduce the size of the Planning Board, Administrator Loretta Powers said Wednesday afternoon. In a Dec. 4 email to Powers, Planning Board Chairman Patrick Roma said the board often doesn’t have enough members for a quorum to conduct business at […]
This week’s agenda
Tuesday Paris: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office
Newry researching funding to continue free shuttle service to Bethel
NEWRY — Selectmen were asked Tuesday to help figure out how to fund the free Mountain Explorer shuttle bus program between Bethel and Newry. Pat Roma from the Mountain Explorer Committee spoke about funding for the program that takes people to work, to Sunday River Ski Resort to ski or snowboard and to dinner at […]
This week’s agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Lovell: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Newry: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office Otisfield: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Buckfield: Village Corp., 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Community Center Newry: […]