OTISFIELD — At least nine leaseholders at Heniger Park have asked for an environmental review of their property, said Hal Ferguson, chairman of the town’s board of selectmen. The inspections, which begin Monday, are being done to ensure the lots are environmentally clean before they sign off on 99-year lease agreements with 36 leaseholders in […]
Otsifield
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
FairPoint to boost Internet speeds in Otisfield
OTISFIELD — Nearly all residents will have high-speed Internet service available by next summer, the town’s major provider has announced. FairPoint Communications announced it will install four terminals — two each in Otisfield and Harrison — that will expand DSL service to 284 businesses and residences. The announcement follows a long effort by residents, businesses […]
advertisement
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Historical Society to host presentation on Pleasant Lake camps
OTISFIELD — For many years, the boys of Great Oaks Camp on Saturday Pond would walk to East Otisfield Baptist Church on Rayville Road on Sunday to take turns ringing the bell. In 1987, the summer youth camp closed after 60 years of operation. Founder Joseph Becker cited escalating insurance costs and more state regulations […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Former gravel pit in Harrison planted with trees
HARRISON — A total of 1,800 trees recently were planted in the former gravel pit known as Moon Valley off Plains Road. Lee Dassler of Western Foothills Land Trust said a large group of Norway-based homeschooled students, their parents, students from the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School biology class and volunteers from the Land Trust […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Correction: Roy helping Otisfield committee
OTISFIELD — A story on Page B1 of Tuesday’s Oxford Hills edition should have said Kristen Roy is working with, but not a member of, the Ordinance Policy and Review Committee to revise the wireless communication ordinance. It was a reporting error.
Posted inOxford Hills
Meeting planned on Otisfield camp lot assessments
OTISFIELD — Selectmen Chairman Hal Ferguson said Friday he will arrange a meeting soon with the town’s attorney to review how the town set a fair market value for properties in Heniger Park. He said the bottom line will be simple: What is a lease for the approximately 35 town lots on Pleasant Lake really […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Board discusses restrictive signs at Two Ponds Nature Area
OTISFIELD — The Otisfield Conservation Committee has agreed to whittle down a total of 39 restrictive signs at Two Ponds Nature Area in an attempt to save money and be more practical. “Go big or go home,” Selectman Rick Micklon suggested when Bob Blake met with the board on December 18 to discuss the placement of […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Otisfield waits for estimates on fixing erosion problems
OTISFIELD — Selectmen say they are waiting to hear cost estimates to remedy erosion problems on Cobb Hill Road. “Now it’s a matter of how much will it cost and will taxpayers pay for it,” Selectman Rick Micklon said at Wednesday night’s board meeting. “We may have to spend a lot of money.” Selectmen say […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Culverts suggested for Otisfield road problems
OTISFIELD — An engineer has suggested to selectmen that more culverts may be needed to prevent washouts on Cobb Hill Road. Ross Cudlitz of Engineering Assistance & Design in Yarmouth informed selectmen that an initial observation of the road indicates “significantly more” cross culverts may be necessary to handle the flow from a larger watershed […]
Posted inOxford Hills, The Franklin Journal
Otisfield camp owners may be priced out of Pleasant Lake
OTISFIELD — A move by selectmen to increase lease fees at Heniger Park may mean the end of summer living on Pleasant Lake for some families who have benefited from a 70-year-old land gift to the town. Otisfield resident Jacob Heniger, a noteworthy Broadway producer and director, gave the town about 100 acres of mostly […]