OTISFIELD — Town Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore said told selectmen at their meeting Wednesday night that there has been “a lot of positive feedback” about the new electric sign outside the Town Office. Pastore said she got a call from the local snowmobile club asking to put a message on the sign. Selectman Rick Micklon […]
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Electronic sign topic of Otisfield meeting
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen on Wednesday will hear another update on the electronic sign approved at the 2017 annual town meeting. The board will meet at 7 p.m. at the Town Office on Route 121. Selectmen unanimously voted Sept. 6, 2017, to accept a $21,859 offer from NeoKraft in Lewiston. The bid came three […]
Otisfield board to hear latest on Town Office sign
OTISFIELD — Selectmen on Wednesday will receive an update on buying an outside electronic message board for the Town Office on Route 121. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Town Office on Route 121. Townspeople in June authorized using up to $25,000 from the timber reserve account to buy and install an […]
Otisfield residents discuss annual town meeting warrant articles at public hearing
OTISFIELD — Residents voted Thursday to amend an article on the town meeting warrant to appropriate money for an electronic sign outside the Town Office. Instead of appropriating $22,000 from the timber reserve account, the article will read “no more than $25,000.” The vote followed a public hearing by selectmen. One resident asked selectmen what […]
Otisfield board to review timber lots
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will task the town forester with assessing the town’s timber lots to see if anything needs to be cut, Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore said. Pastore said that at the board’s May 17 meeting board members mentioned that the town’s three large timber lots “haven’t been looked at in a […]
Otisfield board to hold public discussion on electronic sign proposal
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will display an electronic sign for public viewing from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, at the Town Office. The board is proposing such a sign for the Town Office and voters will decide at the annual town meeting June 24 whether to buy one. In January, Selectman […]
Otisfield sees advantages of electronic message board
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen on Wednesday discussed the advantages of having an electronic message sign outside the Town Office. Selectman Rick Micklon said, “I’m not necessarily saying we push forward with this right now, but I know that the Ordinance and Policy Committee is looking at the possibility of a sign ordinance,” Micklon […]
Electronic sign on Otisfield board’s agenda
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen on Wednesday will review the possibility of installing an electronic road sign at the Town Office. The board will meet at 7 p.m. at the Town Office. Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore said an electronic road sign would inform people in real time of road closings because of weather or […]
Dixfield resident requests up to $10,000 to build new Harlow Park structure
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen on Monday approved establishing a fundraising committee for a new outdoor electronic sign to announce events. At the June 23 selectmen meeting, Chairman Scott Belskis brought up the idea of forming a committee to raise money for a sign. “I want to look and see if there are any […]
Dixfield selectmen discuss purchasing electronic sign with private funds, donations
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen discussed purchasing an electronic sign to better inform residents of upcoming town events during Monday evening’s meeting. Selectman Scott Belskis said that he had “discussed this idea with three or four people recently” and that he has brought it up to selectmen in the past. “I want to look […]