ROXBURY — Residents at Monday night’s annual town meeting voted 30-12 to raise and appropriate $50,000 to build a salt and sand shed. Selectman Tim Derouche told the board the town’s shed would likely need to be replaced in the near future. He said the article asked for $200,000, which would pay for the entire […]
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Roxbury selectmen award winter road sand bid to Andover resident
ROXBURY — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Tuesday evening to award a $9,000 contract for winter road sand to Steve Swasey of Andover. Swasey, owner of Swasey Excavation, submitted the lowest bid of three submitted. The others were: Poland Corp. in West Paris with 1,000 yards of sand at $12.50 per yard; and R.A. […]
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Paving of Town Hall parking lot, website bids to be discussed Aug. 11
ROXBURY — The Board of Selectmen will discuss bids for a town website and the paving of the Town Hall parking lot at a selectmen’s meeting Tuesday night. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. at the Roxbury Town Office. Chairman John Sutton said during a 2014 selectmen meeting that the summer and capital road work […]
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Roxbury board OKs letter for boat launch services
ROXBURY — Selectmen on Tuesday evening unanimously OK’d sending a letter to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife documenting services the town and volunteers contributed to the 2011 boat launch on Roxbury Pond. The pond is also called Ellis Pond and Silver Lake. In 2010, Roxbury received a state grant from the department […]
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Roxbury board to get pricing for 22 proposed new town signs
ROXBURY — Selectmen discussed designs for new town signs at Tuesday night’s meeting, but agreed to have Timothy Derouche get prices before placing an order. One of the all-metal signs will depict an image of Ellis Pond and state “Entering Ellis Pond Watershed” above the design and “Ours to Protect” below it. The board determined […]
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Roxbury, Byron officials seek remedy for communications deadzones
ROXBURY — Roxbury and Byron officials met Tuesday morning with emergency responders and a communications consultant from Gray to figure out how to enhance public safety. Both towns have long been dead zones for cellphone and emergency communications coverage. After discussing the problems, the officials decided to contact the state and write a “compelling” letter […]
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Roxbury voters approve money for town website
ROXBURY — Residents voted at the annual town meeting Monday evening to raise and/or appropriate $2,500 to create a town website, Board of Selectmen Chairman John Sutton said Tuesday morning. Sutton said selectmen will put the job out to bid this year after “we figure out what we want the website to include.” “One resident […]
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Roxbury selectmen question county assessment
ROXBURY — The Board of Selectmen met Wednesday morning with Oxford County Administrator Scott Cole and Oxford County Commissioner David Duguay to discuss the town’s increased county tax assessment. During the Jan. 28 selectmen meeting, the board discussed Oxford County’s initial tax assessment for Roxbury, which was $135,480, $21,217 higher than the previous year. Cole […]
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Roxbury board seeks lawyer advice after 3 foreclosures
ROXBURY — Selectmen unanimously voted Wednesday evening to consult with a Portland lawyer on three tax-acquired properties this month, after the former owners requested to reclaim their quarter-acre lots. The board also scheduled a budget workshop for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at the Town Office. Board of Selectmen Chairman John Sutton and Renee Hodsdon, […]
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Roxbury boards discuss changes to building permit application
ROXBURY — Three selectmen, two Planning Board members and Code Enforcement Officer Robert Folsom Sr. held a workshop Tuesday evening to clarify the building permit application process. They are also trying to determine what changes need to be made to take care of erosion concerns and have Folsom inspect more new building construction to ensure […]