RUMFORD — During two ordinance hearings this month, selectmen approved placing six amendments before town meeting voters in June. The first tweak involves the Finance Committee’s need for flexibility in scheduling its meetings. Residents at the town meeting last year voted this down, but then they voted most articles down “without apparent reasoning,” Town Manager […]
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Mexico selectmen, Finance Committee to discuss economic development budget
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen will meet with the Budget Committee on April 8 to discuss whether to approve the proposed economic development budget for 2014-15. The meeting will be held before the regularly scheduled selectmen meeting at 6:30 p.m. The proposed economic development budget is $8,000, $2,000 less than this fiscal year. Among […]
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Peru meeting rescheduled
PERU — For the second time in as many weeks, a Budget Committee meeting was canceled Tuesday due to inclement weather. Town secretary Angela Barkhouse said the meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24. [email protected]
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Rumford officials begin work on 2014 budget
RUMFORD — Budget work got underway in earnest Thursday as department heads met with Town Manager John Madigan to discuss their proposals, Terri Palmer, executive secretary, said Thursday afternoon. According to the budget schedule, initiated article requests are due at the town manager’s office by Tuesday, Feb. 18. Selectmen will receive budget books from the […]
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Peru meetings rescheduled to Feb. 18
PERU — The Finance Committee meeting that was originally scheduled for 6 p.m. Feb. 13 has been shifted to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, at the Peru Town Office, town secretary Angela Barkhouse said. Chairman Jim Pulsifer said Wednesday that the meeting was being canceled due to inclement weather, and the board of selectmen would […]
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Rumford charter group begins work on budget approval process
RUMFORD — Charter Commission members began addressing the budget approval process at Tuesday night’s meeting. They voted unanimously to preserve final approval of the budget at the polls, Chairman Kevin Saisi said Tuesday night with member Amy Bernard absent. Then the commission addressed ballot design. “Many thought that having a single (budget) number on the […]
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Public hearing set for Rumford budget item
RUMFORD — A public hearing on the unclassified accounts budget will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, at the Municipal Building. The hearing will follow a selectmen meeting at 6 p.m. to sign the unclassified budget warrant. The unclassified account budget is the only municipal budget that voters have yet to approve. They […]
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Selectmen, Finance Committee OK budget recommendation for fifth vote
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee unanimously voted Tuesday to reduce their recommendations for the unclassified accounts budget by $77,200. On Oct. 8, voters defeated the unclassified accounts budget in a 478-478 tie. The other seven municipal budget articles were approved on the same ballot. The unclassified accounts budget includes money for […]
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Selectmen, Finance Committee schedule budget meetings for Oct. 15
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen and the Finance Committee will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 15, the fifth time in several months, to discuss new recommendations for the municipal budget, though the agenda will be a bit lighter this time. Selectmen will meet at 5 p.m., followed by the Finance Committee at 5:30 p.m., to discuss […]
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Rumford’s fourth budget vote in four months scheduled for Oct. 8
RUMFORD — Residents will return to the voting booth for the fourth time in four months Tuesday, Oct. 8, to decide eight remaining municipal budget articles. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the American Legion Hall. The Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee approved the following recommendations: * $625,000 for […]