NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectmen on Monday evening set the property tax rate at $15.80 per thousand dollars of assessed value, an increase of 20 cents from last year. Under the new rate, a home valued at $100,000 will be taxed $1,580 to fund town government, Cumberland County government and School Administrative District 15. A townwide […]
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Spending ideas welcome at Canton forum in September
CANTON — Selectmen will hold a forum in September to get ideas on how to spend the community benefit fund the town will receive from Canton Mountain Wind. Board of Selectmen Chairman Russell Adams said the town will get about $32,000 per year from the company that runs an eight-turbine wind farm on Canton Mountain. […]
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Poland selectmen OK warrant articles for special town meeting
POLAND — Selectmen approved two sets of warrant articles Tuesday night to be presented to voters at a special town meeting next month. The meeting has been scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, at the Town Hall. One set of warrants includes three amendments to the town’s Comprehensive Land Use Code. The first amendment would […]
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Foreclosed properties, bids focus of New Gloucester selectmen
NEW GLOUCESTER — Foreclosed properties and bids on a public works dump truck and equipment, along with requests for bids on a bridge-and-dam engineering study and a library egress, dominated Monday’s meeting of the Board of Selectmen. The board grappled with eight foreclosed properties under a new ordinance to collect back taxes from property owners in […]
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Sabattus board orders improvements to Lisbon Road property
SABATTUS — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday ordered a Lisbon Road property owner to secure a building that the board determined was dangerous. The structure at 69 Lisbon Road owned by Timothy Pulk is an unlicensed multi-family dwelling, subject to demolition in 30 days if no improvements or plans for improvements have been made. […]
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Livermore Falls manager checking to see what owners plan to do with burned house
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen authorized the town manager Tuesday to contact the owner of a fire-damaged home on Main Street to see if he will have it torn down, otherwise the town may do it. The home at 100 Main St. is owned by Percy Tassie of Rhode Island, who had no insurance on it, […]
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Minot selectmen set property tax rate
MINOT — Selectmen set the property tax rate Monday at $15.85 per $1,000 of property value, a 45-cent increase from last year. The new rate was recommended by Town Administrator Danielle Loring and Denis Berube, tax assessor agent from John D. O’Donnell & Associates. Loring also asked selectmen if a policy for using undesignated fund […]
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Farmington board backs offer to remove dam
Walton’s Mill Dam in Farmington may be removed if voters approve. Walton’s Mill Pond Park recreation area in Farmington. FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen voted 4-1 Tuesday night to support a $1.2 million proposal from the Atlantic Salmon Federation to remove the Walton’s Mill Dam and upgrade a surrounding public park, at no cost […]
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Kingfield tightens rules for cemeteries
KINGFIELD — Selectmen approved a policy Monday night requiring all burials or work in town cemeteries be authorized by town sexton Seth Nickerson. Nickerson will also maintain maps of town cemeteries. The sexton is a private contractor, said Administrative Assistant Leanna Targett, who is the backup sexton. Selectmen also updated the street sweeping policy to […]
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Canton Town Office closing for two weeks
CANTON — The Town Office will be closed for two weeks, starting Monday, because the interim administrative assistant, who is also the town clerk, tax collector and treasurer, resigned as of Friday. Deputy Town Clerk Kathy Walker, who was appointed to the four additional positions temporarily after Scott Kilbreth resigned in April, also resigned as […]