ROXBURY — The Board of Selectmen agreed Tuesday evening to spend $275 from the office supplies budget to print 75 copies of the Ellis Pond Watershed Committee report. Selectman Tim Derouche, treasurer for the committee, said the panel wanted to know if the town would pay for printing its report. “The report is 53 pages, […]
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Roxbury selectmen question county assessment
ROXBURY — The Board of Selectmen met Wednesday morning with Oxford County Administrator Scott Cole and Oxford County Commissioner David Duguay to discuss the town’s increased county tax assessment. During the Jan. 28 selectmen meeting, the board discussed Oxford County’s initial tax assessment for Roxbury, which was $135,480, $21,217 higher than the previous year. Cole […]
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Roxbury board wants more information on its county tax assessment
ROXBURY — Selectmen voiced discontent Wednesday night with Roxbury’s estimated tax assessment from Oxford County, approved a fuel pricing bid and heard updates on code enforcement and cemetery matters. Board of Selectmen Chairman John Sutton said the board decided to hold a budget workshop at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at the Town Office to […]
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Blizzard costs sought from Maine towns, counties for possible federal disaster relief funding
ROXBURY — Efforts are underway by two of three county emergency management agencies to learn how Tuesday’s blizzard affected storm management costs to determine if federal disaster relief should be sought. Emails seeking preliminary estimates of costs associated with sand and salt usage and overtime from drivers was requested from towns in Oxford and Androscoggin […]
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Roxbury board seeks lawyer advice after 3 foreclosures
ROXBURY — Selectmen unanimously voted Wednesday evening to consult with a Portland lawyer on three tax-acquired properties this month, after the former owners requested to reclaim their quarter-acre lots. The board also scheduled a budget workshop for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at the Town Office. Board of Selectmen Chairman John Sutton and Renee Hodsdon, […]
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Blizzard postpones Roxbury board meeting to Wednesday
ROXBURY — Due to the blizzard, Tuesday night’s Board of Selectmen meeting was rescheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, at the Town Office.
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Mexico Lions Club to host ice fishing derby on Valentine’s Day
ROXBURY — After placing a nearly 20-inch tagged brook trout into Roxbury Pond through the ice last February, Roland Patneaude hoped someone would catch it during the Larry Mercier Ice Fishing Derby. It was worth $2,000. But for the 35th year in a row, no one caught the beautiful fish during the derby. However, for […]
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Roxbury selectmen discuss new town office sign, LED lights
ROXBURY — The Board of Selectmen agreed Tuesday evening to put money in the 2015-16 municipal budget to replace the sign on the front of the Town Office. Board of Selectmen Chairman John Sutton said Wednesday that the sign is starting to show its age. “It’s made out of mylar, and it’s at the point […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Mexico: Sewer District trustees, 4:30 p.m., Town Hall Mexico: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Roxbury: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Charter Commission, 6 p.m., Municipal Building Wednesday Mexico: Water District trustees, 3 p.m., Town Hall