LIVERMORE FALLS — A recent boring indicates there is petroleum contaminating the ground around the Livermore Falls Fire Station on Park Street. Town Manager Kristal Flagg said at Tuesday’s selectmen meeting borings were done last week. Enough petroleum was found to require the town to report it to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. The tests […]
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Lewiston to study fire station conditions, needs
LEWISTON — An upcoming study will look at conditions of the city’s fire stations and what kinds of maintenance they’ll need during the next few years. “We’ll see what we come up with for a development plan and how cost-effective we can be,” Fire Chief Paul Leclair said. The city is accepting bids from engineering […]
Livermore Falls voters approve $1.5M for new fire station
LIVERMORE FALLS — Residents at a special town meeting Tuesday night approved spending up to $1.5 million to demolish the current fire station and build a new one on the same site on Park Street. Residents voted 39-32 in favor of Article 2 on the warrant, allowing the town to build a new station. At […]
Selectmen discuss options for LF fire station
LIVERMORE FALLS — A special town meeting to decide whether to repair or replace the fire station is set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 21. At Tuesday’s selectmen meeting, architect George Parker of Lincoln/Haney Engineering Associates Inc., presented three options for fixing the fire station. The first, at a cost of approximately $1.08 million, would fix […]
Livermore Falls board may store fire equipment in old high school
LIVERMORE FALLS — There will be a new, temporary home for some of the equipment currently stored at the Livermore Falls Fire Station. Selectmen agreed at their meeting Tuesday to have Fire Chief Ed Hastings negotiate with the Area Youth Sports board of directors to rent a room at the former Livermore Falls High School to […]
Livermore Falls residents vote to repair fire station
LIVERMORE FALLS — Residents at a special town meeting Tuesday approved spending $33,150 to determine the engineering work necessary to repair and upgrade the Fire Station. The funds will provide estimated construction costs to correct deficiencies in the high bay portion of the station, as well as a preliminary design and estimate for enlarging the two smaller front […]
Selectmen agree to put fire station repair options before voters
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Livermore Falls Board of Selectmen Tuesday agreed to put three options before voters addressing structural deficiencies at the fire station at a special town meeting scheduled for Feb. 2 at 6:30 p.m. at the Town Office. The options, presented by the engineering firm of Lincoln/Haney Engineering Associates Inc., provide for engineering […]
Jay board to be updated on fire service collaboration with Livermore Falls
JAY — The town manager will update selectpersons on Monday, Dec. 28, about a committee’s latest meeting regarding the collaboration of fire services between Livermore Falls and Jay. One option the committee is researching for long-term use is sharing Jay’s No. 2 Fire Station in Chisholm Village. Two selectmen from each town, town managers and […]
Jay, Livermore Falls explore sharing fire station
JAY — Town officials are considering options to share fire services with Livermore Falls. One option a committee with representatives from both towns is researching for long-term use is sharing Jay’s No. 2 Fire Station in Chisholm Village. Jay Select Board Chairman Justin Merrill said during a meeting Monday that the Jay station has had two […]
Livermore Falls board continues review of fire station
LIVERMORE FALLS — Livermore Falls Town Manager Kristal Flagg said at Tuesday’s selectmen meeting that she recently received a draft of plans to construct a new fire station from Lincoln/Haney Engineering Associates of Brunswick. “It did look like it was a very fair estimate,” Flagg said. “It was very complete.” Although Flagg and the selectmen didn’t […]