LEWISTON — A public referendum on adding bicycle lanes to a repaved Lisbon Street won’t happen this year. Neither will the paving project. Public Works Director David Jones said Tuesday that the city has simply run out of time to complete the project before the end of the road construction season, thanks to a longer-than-expected […]
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Woodstock board to consult attorney on paving cost
WOODSTOCK — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday evening debated whether to pay $22,525 for paving it didn’t authorize, pay for half of it or none of it. Before making a decision, officials will confer with the town attorney. The town hired Bruce A. Manzer Inc. of Anson to pave 3,240 feet of Lakeside Drive, […]
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Proctor appointed transport officer at Franklin County jail
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted to Tuesday to appoint corrections officer, Jane Proctor, as the new transport officer for the county jail. The position was posted in-house and there were two applicants, county Clerk Julie Magoon said. Former transport officer Walter Fails left the position when he was promoted to sergeant to be a […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, The Franklin Journal
Paving to delay traffic on Route 26 in Oxford
OXFORD — Crews will pave approximately 1.9 miles of Route 26 beginning Wednesday, Aug. 20. The Maine Department of Transportation said paving will begin at the Record Building Supply Inc. and go north to the intersection with Skeetfield Road. Motorists should expect delays with alternating one-way traffic assisted by flaggers. It is anticipated all work […]
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Franklin County commissioners approve communications improvements
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Monday to spend $20,000 from the undesignated fund to improve communications and pave a gravel parking lot and walkway at the Regional Communications Center. Communications center Director Stan Wheeler told commissioners that the gravel portion of the lot beside the dispatch center where the dispatchers park needs to be […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Woodstock selectmen vote to approve three-year, $25,300 mowing bid
WOODSTOCK — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Tuesday evening to accept a three-year, $25,300 mowing bid from resident Wesley Cox. Cox would be paid $6,900 this year and $9,200 in 2015 and in 2016, for a total of $25,300, board Chairman Victor Young said. Cox would be responsible for mowing town properties and spring […]
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Mexico selectmen, Town Manager discuss taking out loan to finish paving
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen tasked Town Manager John Madigan with figuring out how much it would cost the town to finish paving Backkingdom Road, Main Street and Alder Street during Tuesday evening’s meeting. Discussion about paving began during the April 8 selectmen’s meeting, when Selectman George Byam suggested that the town include an […]
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Auburn neighbors question Park Avenue paving
AUBURN — The Park Avenue paving project sounds just wonderful. There will be sidewalks and wide shoulders to accommodate walkers, joggers and cyclists. Steep hills will be flattened and the road will be smoothed. It sounds like a 1-mile stretch of paradise. Problem: Project managers want to get started in 2015. The people who live […]
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Road panel develops general plan for roads in Livermore
LIVERMORE — The Road Committee is working on a plan to improve River Road and others this year. The committee plans to ask for $280,000 in the 2014-15 budget. The committee expects $21,000 will be left in the account this spring after South Road is paved. The panel will ask that the money be carried […]
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State slates review of Auburn’s 2015 Park Avenue paving project
AUBURN — A state plan to reconstruct Park Avenue between Lake and Summer streets in 2015 will get a public review March 6. The Maine Department of Transportation will pay for the bulk of the $1.7 million project. The review meeting is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. at Auburn Hall. Project Manager Paul MacDonald […]