TURNER — The Board of Selectmen on Monday night approved using up to $25,000 to buy a backhoe for the Transfer Station. Board Chairman Kurt Youland said he has been looking for a replacement but hasn’t found a used one that meets the station’s needs. “I don’t know if you’ve seen the one down there, but […]
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Strong board looking to make town more attractive
STRONG — Selectmen will ask the Planning Board to review municipal ordinances and options to make the town a more welcoming place. Selectman Rod Spiller said Tuesday night he had given a lot of thought to how the town could be improved. “I just think some things need to be cleaned up in certain areas […]
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Selectmen weigh options for road repair funding
KINGFIELD — Selectmen anticipate offering voters several options for funding road repairs, but deciding how much work to do and how much to pay over what period of time will be a challenge. At their Monday night meeting, Administrative Assistant Leanna Targett presented an overview of the process to borrow from the Maine Bond Bank. […]
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Turner landowner asks permission to find cable conduit
TURNER — The Board of Selectmen agreed Monday evening to let a new landowner in the Wilson Bluff subdivision search for a missing cable conduit. According to the owner, who emailed the board, contractor Mark Fortin told her there was a cable conduit in the ground before she purchased the land. When she had a […]
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New Gloucester charter issue going to voters
NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectmen on Monday evening voted unanimously to send the question of establishing a town charter commission to voters next June. The request for a commission was presented to selectmen in August but tabled to the Sept. 16 meeting. That meeting was canceled because Chairman Steve Libby and Vice Chairwoman Linda Chase were […]
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Route 4 work on hold until spring
TURNER — Town Manager Kurt Schaub announced at the Board of Selectmen meeting Monday night that the Route 4 construction project is being put on hold by the state highway department. Schaub said the original plan was to have the highway paved from the Livermore town line to the Auburn town line, but crews will […]
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Otisfield family looking to donate picnic table to town beach
OTISFIELD — Selectman Rick Micklon told the board Wednesday evening that he is speaking with a local family who wants to donate a picnic table for the town beach at Pleasant Lake. Micklon said the family temporarily lost their property due to unpaid taxes, and rather than “evicting them, they worked out something with the […]
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Farmington selectmen hear broadband update from GWI
FARMINGTON — A Biddeford-based telecommunications company is hoping to bring broadband internet to parts of Franklin County within the next one to two years, and will be seeking to gauge interest from residents over the next few weeks. “This is something that will really allow the community to grow as it wants to grow,” said […]
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Minot board considers farmland easement program
MINOT — Selectmen on Monday evening agreed with Town Administrator Danielle Loring to look into allowing conservation easements on farmland in exchange for full or partial property tax reimbursement. They agreed to set up a meeting with the Planning Board and a representative of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. The purpose is […]
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Paris board votes to sign memorandum of understanding for bike trail
PARIS — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Monday evening to eventually sign a memorandum of understanding between the town, the Norway Branch Railroad and several local organizations to rebuild the railroad trail from Beal Street in Norway to Charles Street in Paris. The memorandum would not commit the town to participating in the construction, […]