JAY — Selectpersons will get an update on the townwide property revaluation done by John E. O’Donnell & Associates of Gray at 6 p.m. Monday, July 14, at the Town Office. The board agreed to pay $50,000 to the firm in April to update all properties in town except Verso Paper Mill, which is undergoing […]
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Jay voters approve $5.5 million budget, re-elect Goding
JAY — Voters approved all articles Tuesday night related to a $5.5 million municipal budget for 2014-15. They also approved an Animal Control Ordinance and an amendment to the subdivision section of the Jay Environmental Control and Improvement Ordinance The budget is $501,342 less than the current $6 million budget. Voters elected incumbent Selectperson Thomas […]
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Livermore voters have one contested race to decide
LIVERMORE — Two candidates are running for a three-year term to succeed Selectperson John Wakefield, who is retiring. Tim Kachnovich and Melissa Gilbert are seeking election to the position June 10. Running uncontested for a second, two-year term on the Board of Selectpersons is Peter Castonguay. Town Clerk Renda Guild is uncontested in her bid […]
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Jay voters to consider $300K for revaluation of Verso mill
JAY — Selectpersons will hold a special town meeting Monday, March 24, to ask voters to transfer $300,000 from the town’s $6 million undesignated fund to an account to do a revaluation on Verso Paper’s Androscoggin Mill. The money will be used to determine the fair and just value of the mill. Verso has filed […]
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Three volunteer to serve on Livermore’s education committee; more needed
LIVERMORE — Two residents and an RSU 73 director have volunteered to serve on an ad-hoc committee to look into options educating the town’s children. Appointments to the committee will be made at the next Board of Selectpersons meeting at 7 p.m. Oct. 21 at the Town Office. Residents James McDonald and Clint Boothby, a […]
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Officials to review preliminary data on withdrawal costs
LIVERMORE — The Board of Selectpersons is expected to review preliminary financial data Monday on the costs of withdrawing from Regional School Unit 73. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. at the Town Office. At its previous meeting, the board requested information on the costs of leaving the district. No decisions have been made. […]
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Board agrees to hear proposal for more cell towers
JAY — Selectpersons agreed Monday that it wouldn’t hurt to hear what a cell tower company has to say about putting up more towers on the town’s recreation lot behind the high school. SBA contacted Town Manager Ruth Cushman to see if the town is interested in having more communication towers installed on the lot, […]
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Board approves modified sewer bill
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to approve a modified sewer bill for the owner of a 13-unit apartment building, as allowed under the town’s sewer ordinance. If the board had not agreed to follow a provision under the ordinance, the bill would have been $11,118 for the year, instead of the modified amount of $6,503. […]