ROXBURY — Selectmen opened bids Tuesday night for several projects but only voted to approve one bid. The others require the board to contact the bidders to negotiate prices to bring them in line with what town meeting voters approved for funding. Brackett’s Pumping & Portable Toilet Service of Rangeley submitted the only bid for […]
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Roxbury residents to vote on extra police patrols
ROXBURY — Voters attending the annual town meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, March 2, in the Town Hall will vote on a municipal budget of $633,464, Deputy Town Clerk Renee Hodsdon said Wednesday. That amount, which is $140,442 less than last year’s budget of $773,906, does not include the county tax or school assessments, which […]
Roxbury board wants more information on its county tax assessment
ROXBURY — Selectmen voiced discontent Wednesday night with Roxbury’s estimated tax assessment from Oxford County, approved a fuel pricing bid and heard updates on code enforcement and cemetery matters. Board of Selectmen Chairman John Sutton said the board decided to hold a budget workshop at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at the Town Office to […]
Roxbury board seeks lawyer advice after 3 foreclosures
ROXBURY — Selectmen unanimously voted Wednesday evening to consult with a Portland lawyer on three tax-acquired properties this month, after the former owners requested to reclaim their quarter-acre lots. The board also scheduled a budget workshop for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at the Town Office. Board of Selectmen Chairman John Sutton and Renee Hodsdon, […]
Roxbury board to delve into possibly discontinuing an old road
ROXBURY — Voters at town meeting in March may be deciding the fate of an old section of Horseshoe Valley Road if selectmen can learn what should be done about it. A young man who didn’t identify himself asked the board Tuesday night how to get a quitclaim deed on the section of old road […]
Roxbury voters asked to OK $700K budget
ROXBURY — The annual town meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, March 3, in the Town Hall. Voters are being asked to approve a municipal budget of more than $700,000 to be raised through taxation, which is up $21,507 from last year’s budget. The budget doesn’t include county and school assessments. Planned road […]