RUMFORD — Residents will vote June 12 on a 2018-19 budget that includes $95,000 for a full-time economic developer and $59,000 for a K-9 officer for the Police Department. The Finance Committee on Monday approved a municipal budget of $8.83 million, an increase of 3.13 percent. Briggs advocated for having a full-time economic development director and […]
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Dixfield board OKs department budget requests
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen on Monday unanimously voted to approve an $89,643 budget proposal for the Fire Department for 2016-17. The vote followed a joint meeting with the Finance Committee. Fire Chief Scott Dennett said the proposal is “right in line with the budget from last year.” He said he’s anticipating “having leftover […]
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Dixfield board OKs police budget proposal
DIXFIELD – The Board of Selectmen voted 3-1 Monday evening to approve the $378,515 budget request for the Police Department. Selectmen Dana Whittemore, Eugene Skibitsky, and Mac Gill voted in favor of the budget proposal, while Selectman Norman Mitchell voted against it. Town Manager Carlo Puiia said the budget request is slightly higher than the $355,000 […]
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Dixfield board’s first budget workshop Tuesday
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will hold its first budget workshop Tuesday, Feb. 16, downstairs in the Ludden Memorial Library. It will begin at 5:30 p.m. Town Manager Carlo Puiia said the primary discussion will be the Police Department. “We are committed to having a five-man police department until approximately the first week in August,” […]
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Lewiston council gets copy of project wish list
LEWISTON — Councilors began work on the 2016-17 budget Tuesday, taking their first look at the city’s project wish list. City Administrator Ed Barrett presented the latest draft of the city’s five-year capital project plan to a joint meeting of the City Council, Planning Board and Finance Committee. The draft Capital Improvement Plan calls for […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Hartford: Road Committee, 7 p.m., Town Hall Otisfield: Comprehensive Plan Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Finance Committee, 6 p.m., Municipal Building Sumner: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Woodstock: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office Thursday Mexico: Mexico Sewer District Board of Trustees, 4:30 p.m., Town Hall Mexico: […]
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Lewiston-Auburn This Week
Monday, July 6 LEWISTON — Magician “The Great Stephan,” 11 a.m., Callahan Hall, Lewiston Public Library, free. Stephan is one of Maine’s most requested magicians, performing his comedy and magic all over New England. LEWISTON — Finance Committee meeting, 5:15 p.m., in the Administrator’s Conference Room on the bottom floor of City Hall. Topics include bids for […]
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Lewiston awards Simard-Payne Memorial Park work, despite bid errors
LEWISTON — A mistake on bid documents and negotiated price were not enough to derail plans for Simard-Payne Memorial Park improvements, councilors agreed Tuesday night. The council voted 6-1 to give the job of building riverside improvements and a small amphitheater in the park to J. Pratt Construction of Hebron for $343,265. The current plan […]
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Lewiston-Auburn This Week
MONDAY, March 30 LEWISTON — Joint meeting of the School Committee and City Council on the proposed school budget, 6:45 p.m., City Hall. Public comment will be welcomed. The meeting will be televised on the local cable channel. LEWISTON — Finance Committee, 5:15 p.m. in City Hall. LEWISTON — Planning Board, 5:30 p.m. in the third-floor conference […]
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Dixfield panels review budget proposal for Police Department
DIXFIELD — Interim police Chief Jeffrey Howe presented his proposed 2015-16 budget to selectmen and the Finance Committee on Tuesday evening, saying the department needs gear for a new officer, new radar units and upgrades to laptop computers. Howe said his budget proposal is “comparable” to the previous year, though there are several line items […]