Buckfield Board of Selectmen Sept. 18, 2018 Buckfield Municipal Center Bridge award What happened: Selectmen voted unanimously to accept the $423,000 bid from C.H. Stevenson Inc. for the Shed Hollow Road bridge project. The culvert in Darnit Brook washed out during the October 2017 storm and the road has been closed since. What it means: The […]
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Livermore Falls sells foreclosed properties for $100; recognize Transfer Station attendants
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen voted Tuesday to accept bids of $100 each for two town properties and to abate the back taxes and sewer fees on each one for the new owners. Ricky Tompkins of Livermore Falls bid $100 for a multistory house and property at 15 Sewall St. The property needs extensive renovations, he […]
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New Gloucester board authorizes look at town charter
NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectmen on Monday directed Town Manager Carrie Castonguay to research the procedure for developing a town charter. The decision follows a request from a group of residents who wanted the issue discussed at the Aug. 20 selectmen meeting, but were told that Chairman Steve Libby ruled that the agenda was too full, […]
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Turner Rescue gets $25,000 grant
TURNER — Turner Rescue Chief Lisa Bennett announced to selectmen Monday evening that her department has received a $25,000 grant from the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation to buy a new heart monitor. She said the grant will pay for a new Lifepak 15 cardiac monitor to replace an older model. The cardiac monitor monitor […]
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Canton tax rate drops fourth year in a row
CANTON — For the fourth consecutive year, the property tax rate has dropped because of revenue from the $50 million Canton Mountain wind power project. Selectmen voted Thursday to set the 2018-19 rate at $17.50 per $1,000 of property valuation, a decrease of $2.35 from last year. “That makes at least four years in a […]
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Board eliminates impact fees for Minot
MINOT — Selectmen voted Monday evening to eliminate collecting future impact fees on new home construction and recreation developments because there are no opportunities or need for them now. Selectman Lisa Cesare said the town’s Land Use Code, which follows state guidelines, still allows selectmen the authority to reinstate impact fees if development warrants it. […]
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Paris board schedules vote on waste pact
PARIS — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Monday evening to tentatively schedule a special town meeting next month to vote on amendments to the Norway-Paris Solid Waste Board’s interlocal agreement. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22, at the Town Office. Selectman Gary Vaughn, who is chairman of the Waste Board, presented […]
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Poland: Selectmen name two members to marijuana committee
POLAND — Selectmen this week named board members Mary-Beth Taylor and James Walker to the Recreational Marijuana Use Committee. Selectman Joe Cimino voted in opposition to Walker, saying Walker is opposed to “marijuana in any shape and form … and that’s not what we need on the committee.” Walker said he doesn’t want to see […]
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Canton board expects another drop in tax rate
CANTON — Selectmen announced Thursday evening that the tax rate for 2018-19 is expected to drop for the fifth consecutive year. The maximum tax rate would be $17.53, Selectman Rob Walker said. “That’s $2 and 30-some-odd cents” less than last year, he said. The current rate is $19.85 per $1,000 of property valuation. “Taxes are […]
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Board agrees to begin paving project in Strong
STRONG — Selectmen held an emergency meeting Tuesday, agreeing to schedule the Pond Road paving project now that $40,000 in donations toward the job has been secured. “We have all $40,000,” Treasurer Sandra Howard said Tuesday night. Selectmen told voters at a special town meeting June 18 that they expected $40,000 in private donations. Voters approved […]