Buckfield Board of Selectmen May 1, 2018 Buckfield Municipal Center Bid approved What happened: Selectmen accepted the lowest bid for the engineering work for the Shedd Hollow Road bridge replacement. What it means: The $17,600 bid from Main-Land Development Consultants of Livermore Falls was significantly less than the other three, Town Manager Joe Roach […]
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What You Need to Know: Buckfield Board of Selectmen
Buckfield Board of Selectmen April 3, 2018 Buckfield Municipal Building Budget What happened: Town Manager Joe Roach presented selectmen and the Budget Committee the draft fiscal 2019 budget, which could increase the tax rate. What it means: The overall budget is $3.63 million, which is $274,188 more than this fiscal year. The municipal budget is […]
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What You Need to Know: Buckfield Board of Selectmen
Buckfield Board of Selectmen March 20, 2018 Buckfield Municipal Building BVC agreement What happened: Selectmen met with officials from the Buckfield Village Corp. to discuss the agreement for secretarial and billing services between the town and the water district. What it means: Selectboard Chair Maida DeMers-Dobson noted the agreement and the reasons for it were […]
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Officials: Dump stickers a must for Buckfield station
BUCKFIELD — Residents of Buckfield and Sumner will have to show their dump stickers if they want to use the Transfer Station on Route 140 in Buckfield, according to officials. The Buckfield-Sumner Solid Waste Committee recently asked Buckfield interim Town Manager Brad Plante to review the policy and increase enforcement of it. “All the members agreed it […]
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What You Need to Know: Buckfield Board of Selectmen
Buckfield Board of Selectmen Aug. 15, 2017 Buckfield Town Office Paving delay What happened: Selectmen and Interim Town Manager Brad Plante agreed to delay the North Hill Road paving project due to an upcoming bridge replacement by the state Department of Transportation, according to Plante. What it means: The DOT is scheduled to replace the […]
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Buckfield Board of Selectmen Buckfield Town Office June 6, 2017 Interim town manager search What happened: Selectmen met in executive session to review interim town manager candidates’ applications and in open session, voted to include the two newly elected selectmen in the interview process. What it means: To date, five applications have been submitted. The […]
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Buckfield board schedules special town meeting on retail marijuana moratorium
BUCKFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted 3-0 Tuesday evening to hold a special town meeting Monday, Jan. 30, to vote on a moratorium on retail marijuana establishments and social clubs. The meeting is at 7 p.m. at the Buckfield Junior-Senior High School Auditorium. The moratorium is the only issue on the warrant. On Nov. […]
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DeMers-Dobson resigns as ballot clerk
BUCKFIELD — Selectman Maida DeMers-Dobson agreed Tuesday to resign as a ballot clerk for Thursday’s election, after a resident requested she do so to avoid a potential conflict of interest. Resident Vivian Wadas raised the issue at Tuesday’s selectmen meeting, saying the town handbook and Maine Municipal Association do not allow selectmen to serve as ballot […]
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Buckfield voters to elect selectman in March
BUCKFIELD — Selectmen voted Tuesday to hold a special town meeting March 24 to elect a selectman and assessor. The decision came after Chairman Cheryl Coffman and Selectman Maida DeMers-Dobson reconsidered their Jan. 19 vote not to fill Scott Violette’s seat until the town elections in June. Violette resigned Jan. 19, citing ethical and moral principles […]
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Buckfield selectmen approve grader project
BUCKFIELD — Soon, the town will have a shiny, newish lawn ornament on display at its Public Works Facility, thanks to a resident who enjoys rehabbing old equipment. After tabling the issue two previous times to gather more information, the Buckfield Board of Selectmen on Tuesday accepted Charles Rabon’s offer to rehab an abandoned and long-forgotten […]