OTISFIELD — Residents will vote Thursday, Nov. 15, on whether to seek outside loans or borrow from town funds for the purchase of a second town truck. The special town meeting is set for 7 p.m. at the Otisfield Community Hall, 292 State Route 121. At their annual town meeting in June, residents voted to […]
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Otisfield selectmen to discuss recycling compactor
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will meet with an employee of Atlantic Recycling Equipment on Tuesday to discuss the cost of groundwork for a recycling compactor at the town transfer station. The meeting is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. at the Otisfield transfer station. At their Nov. 1 meeting, selectmen voted unanimously to search for […]
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Otisfield board hears recycling proposal from Oxford Hills company
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen met with the owner of an Oxford Hills waste management company Wednesday evening about his offer to handle the town’s recycling after July 1. Josh Tice, owner and operator of Tice Waste Management, said his goal in speaking with the Board of Selectmen was to “let you all know […]
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Otisfield board puts marijuana ordinance on June ballot
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Wednesday to place a question on the June annual town meeting warrant asking residents if they want to prohibit retail marijuana establishments and social clubs in town. Recreational use of marijuana became legal Jan. 30, though a moratorium signed by Gov. Paul LePage will delay certain provisions of […]
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Otisfield street addresses should be better marked
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen heard a presentation from the emergency management services chief Wednesday evening about adequate street address markers for residents. Town EMS Chief Beth Damon said a committee of police, fire, emergency management personnel and dispatch employees in Oxford County have been meeting to discuss how to ensure residents mark the […]
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Otisfield board to address rising electricity bill at March 1 meeting
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will address a rising electricity bill for the Otisfield Community Hall during its meeting Wednesday, March 1. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the Town Office on Route 121. Chairman Hal Ferguson said at a previous meeting that the board opted to leave the hall on Route 121 […]
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35 of 36 leaseholders sign Heniger Park agreement
OTISFIELD — The town’s lengthy effort to increase Heniger Park lease payments to reflect other lakeside property values is over. A total of 35 of the 36 tenants have or will sign a 99-year lease with the town for lots in the 100-acre park on the west shore of Pleasant Lake, selectmen announced this week. […]