PARIS — If voters Saturday approve either of the 2018-19 budgets that have been proposed by selectmen and the Budget Committee, they should see a decrease in their property taxes, according to Selectman Scott Buffington. The amount of the decrease would depend on which spending plan is approved at the annual town meeting, scheduled to begin at 9 […]
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What You Need to Know: Paris Board of Selectmen
Paris Board of Selectmen March 26, 2018 Paris Town Office Transfer Station permit What happened: Norway-Paris Solid Waste Board member Bob Ripley presented selectmen a draft permit policy for the Brown Street Transfer Station in Norway and selectmen voted to abide by it. What it means: The policy would enforce the rule that permits are […]
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What You Need to Know: Paris Board of Selectmen
Paris Board of Selectmen Sept. 11, 2017 Paris Town Office Fire Department What happened: Deputy Fire Chief Jon Longley gave an update on the department’s return to a volunteer force, including that volunteer applications are still coming in. What it means: Longley has three applications he is reviewing along with two possible junior firefighters. This […]
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What You Need to Know: Paris Board of Selectmen
Paris Board of Selectmen Aug. 28, 2017 Paris Town Office Special meeting What happened: Selectmen voted to hold a special board meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, to discuss formal complaints against former board Chairwoman Janet Jamison. She is a member of the Norway-Paris Solid Waste Board and Norway-Paris Community Television Committee. What it means: Board […]
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What You Need to Know: Paris Board of Selectmen
Paris Board of Selectmen Aug. 14, 2017 Paris Town Office Fire Department What happened: After roughly two months of not being able to speak about the future of the Fire Department publicly due to union negotiations, Board of Selectmen Chairman Scott Buffington gave an update as the department moves toward a volunteer model. What it […]
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What You Need to Know: Paris Board of Selectmen
Paris Board of Selectmen Paris Town Office June 26, 2017 Fire Department What happened: Even though the agenda item to discuss the Fire Department was tabled because of union contract negotiations, there was plenty of discussion regarding the cuts made to the department at town meeting during open session. What it means: Board Chairman Scott […]
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Teamsters Union files complaint against Paris for part-time firefighters
PARIS — The Teamsters Union has filed a complaint against the town with the Maine Department of Labor over scheduling issues for part-time firefighters. The town and union are in the middle of contract negotiations. On June 9, Teamsters Local 340 Secretary-Treasurer Lorne Smith, who is also the bargaining agent for the town’s newest union, filed […]
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Paris officials disagree on firefighter’s hours
PARIS — A disagreement over the number of hours a part-time firefighter works has prompted one selectman to refuse to sign certain payroll warrants the past few months. It has also prompted Fire Chief Scott Hunter to revise a policy to specify the number of hours a week they are allowed to work. Board Vice […]
