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 selectmen approve Code of Ethics policy
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday evening to adopt an official Code of Ethics policy and to discuss adding an addendum at a later meeting to detail what would happen if the board were to violate the rules. The selectmen postponed approving the Code of Ethics policy at their previous meeting since […]
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Dixfield selectmen appoint three residents to RSU 10 Withdrawal Committee
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted Monday evening to confirm the appointment of three people to the Regional School Unit 10 Withdrawal Committee. Residents voted 542-201 on June 9 to appropriate $50,000 for the withdrawal effort. Previously, the former School Administrative District 21 towns of Dixfield, Canton, Peru and Carthage circulated petitions asking for […]
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Dixfield selectmen vote to schedule July 1 special town meeting
DIXFIELD – The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted to schedule a special town meeting for 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, to vote on the four budget items rejected at the June 9 referendum. The budgets were for Executive Department, Regional Expenses, Reserve Funds and Debt Service. Newly-elected board Chairman Hart Daley said that “after the […]
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Dixfeld selectmen continue review of recall ordinance draft
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen reviewed a preliminary draft for a Recall of Elected Officials Ordinance during Monday evening’s board meeting. At a board meeting on Aug. 25, 2014, selectmen reviewed drafts of recall ordinances from several Maine towns, including Mexico, Peru and Rumford, and agreed to review them to figure out what would […]
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Dixfield budget vote planned; annual town meeting a month early
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will attempt to schedule the town budget referendum June 10, the same day as the state primary election, Chairman Mac Gill said. At the March 17 board meeting, it was decided to have the budget vote at the polls instead of by a show of hands at the town […]
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Dixfield town manager resigns
DIXFIELD — Town Manager Linda Pagels-Wentworth has resigned for personal reasons, selectmen Chairman Mac Gill said. Pagels-Wentworth submitted a letter of resignation March 12 and it became effective March 14. She was hired in May 2013 after a six-month search. Gill said former Town Manager Eugene Skibitsky, who retired from the position in September of […]
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Dixfield chairman, retired teacher to run for House of Representatives seat
DIXFIELD — After a teaching career spanning nearly four decades and a four-year stint as selectman, Malcolm “Mackie” Gill officially has announced he is running for the Maine House of Representatives. Gill said that he is hoping to fill the seat held by Sheryl Briggs, who will leave office this year due to the term-limit […]
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Dixfield Board of Selectmen chairman responds to union’s grievance
DIXFIELD — During Monday evening’s Board of Selectmen meeting, Chairman Mac Gill read a prepared statement in response to the prohibitive practice complaint that Teamsters Union Local 340 of South Portland filed against the town earlier in the year. Business agent Lorne Smith said Dec. 30 that the Teamsters had filed a prohibitive practice complaint […]