AUBURN — A first draft of a study that looks at transportation and land-use issues in New Auburn gets a City Council review Monday night. Councilors are scheduled to get a 90-minute review of the New Auburn Village Center Study at a special meeting scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. in Auburn City Hall. The […]
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Wedding barn developer says he’ll cut back on parking spaces
NORWAY — A Portland man constructing a wedding barn on a rural private road has pledged to drastically reduce the number of parking spaces at the site in response to neighbors’ concerns about traffic. Portland-based business owner Anthony Fratianne said Monday that he will reduce the number of on-site parking spots at Granite Ridge Estate […]
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Auburn seeks help planning cultural festival
AUBURN — City officials are hoping creative Twin Cities residents will help plan a celebration of arts and culture along Main Street. Auburn’s Economic Development Specialist Alan Manoian has scheduled a meeting next week to plan the first Downtown Auburn Fine Arts and Humanities Festival. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. July […]
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Paris to amend Comprehensive Plan to make zoning ordinance changes
PARIS — Selectmen will begin work on amending the town’s guiding document in order to strike a controversial zoning requirement that doubles the minimum lot size. On Tuesday, selectmen voted 4-1 to begin the process for changing Paris” Comprehensive Plan, which guides future land use, and created an amendment committee to oversee the process. The […]
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Peru junkyard permit discussion delayed until fall
PERU — Further discussion about a request for a junkyard permit for the former Diamond Match mill will be held when the renewal comes up in October, selectmen Chairman Jim Pulsifer said Monday night. Margaret and Roy Howes told the board last month that they want a junkyard permit before purchasing the mill along the […]