BETHEL — A public hearing was held on October 4, to establish whether or not the building where Keith Hamel lives at 507 Walkers Mills Road is dangerous, and depending on that status, if the building is to go to PPH Morgan Corp. or to the Town of Bethel. Depending on the outcome, Hamel could […]
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Livermore Falls property put up for bid
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen voted Tuesday to put a property at 112 Leeds Road up for bid for a minimum of $15,000. The town foreclosed on the 3.8-acre parcel in the East Livermore area last year for unpaid taxes. The property has a well and a septic system, Town Manager Stephen Gould said, but he […]
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Livermore Falls voters nix property study
LIVERMORE FALLS — Residents defeated a proposal Tuesday to spend up to $10,000 from the town’s surplus fund to conduct a study of town-owned property. The measure failed 584-476. The money would have been used to determine the feasibility of using a tax-acquired property on Route 106 in East Livermore as the location of a […]
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, The Franklin Journal
Jay sells four tax-acquired properties for $41,000
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to award four tax-acquired properties to the highest bidders. The town received 35 sealed bids, which were opened at the meeting. The accepted bids totaled more than $41,000, not factoring town’s expenses, including legal fees, advertising, taxes or sewer fees. The town foreclosed on the properties Jan. 29 and gave […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Auburn School Department, nonprofit fight over land
AUBURN — For the longest time, the Auburn School Department thought it owned a 30-foot-wide, 500-foot-long strip of land next to the East Auburn Community School. It doesn’t. Now the rightful owners — who hadn’t realized they were the rightful owners until last summer — want the school off their property immediately. The dispute between […]
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BFA: Bingham property could be given to state
BETHEL — The Bingham Forest Authority voted to recommend to Bethel selectmen to go to court to determine if the BFA has the right to use the Daisy Bryant Road to access the 2,300-acre Bingham Forest. “If the judge says ‘no,’ we’re filing papers with the state of Maine (to give the land to the […]
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Proposed school budget would raise property taxes in three towns
POLAND — The Regional School Unit 16 committee Monday agreed to take a proposed $20.6 million budget to voters in Mechanic Falls, Minot and Poland this month. Informational meetings are scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, at Elm Street School in Mechanic Falls; 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, at Poland Community School; and 6 […]
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RSU 16 residents vote on budget Tuesday
POLAND — A referendum on the RSU 16 budget will be held Tuesday, June 10. Polls will be open in the Mechanic Falls’ municipal building, Minot’s Town Office and Poland’s Town Hall from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The $20 million proposed spending plan was approved at the May 12 districtwide meeting. It is up […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Jay selling apartment building for back taxes, fees
JAY — The Board of Selectpersons voted Monday to put a tax-acquired, four-unit apartment building out to bid for a minimum of $8,200. Owner Gerald Leavitt of Peru does not intend to pay the back tax and sewer fees on the 409 Old Jay Hill Road property, according to a memo to the board from […]
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DHHS often sells property owned by people in its care for well below assessed values
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services routinely sells real estate owned by people in its care for well below their assessed values. But the department defends its handling of such estates, saying that sales of properties are a last resort, that municipal valuations are not a fair gauge of a property’s worth, and […]