FARMINGTON — Selectmen on Tuesday approved the 2018 Sewer Department budget and a sewer rate increase. The budget of $968,043 is $13,205 less than last year. Department head Stephen Millett said one project to be undertaken this year is a 147-foot section on Perham Street where a 10-inch line overheated and bubbled up on the […]
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Farmington board OKs park use for student march
FARMINGTON — Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday to allow Meetinghouse Park to be used for a march supporting those affected by the shooting deaths at a Parkland, Fla., high school last month. Mt. Blue senior River Lisius is organizing March for Our Lives. She requested the closure of downtown streets March 24 for a march from […]
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Selectmen given update on Front Street culvert replacement
FARMINGTON — Selectmen received an update Tuesday night on the Front Street culvert replacement project. Town Manager Richard Davis said he had met with Dirigo Engineering and engineers from Fairpoint. “FairPoint has agreed to relocate their cables,” Davis said. “They’ll fan them out on top of the culvert rather than have them go through as […]
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Farmington board adds funding articles to warrant
FARMINGTON — Selectmen voted Tuesday night to include two funding articles to the March 24 town meeting warrant. The first asks Franklin County to continue to fund regional economic development and social services. The vote was 3-2. Selectmen Michael Fogg, Stephan Bunker and Scott Landry were in favor. Selectmen Joshua Bell and Matthew Smith were […]