POLAND — Selectmen set a slightly higher tax rate Tuesday night for the coming year and signed warrant articles involving tax incentives and land-use laws, which will come before voters at a special town meeting. That meeting has been scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, at the Town Hall. Three of the warrant articles […]
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Poland board appoints marijuana committee
POLAND — Selectmen agreed Tuesday night to appoint eight residents to the Recreational Marijuana Committee, along with two selectmen, a Planning Board member and a Community and Economic Development Committee member. Board Chairman Walter Gallagher called the panel a “well-rounded group.” The committee will develop rules governing locations for the production, sale and use of […]
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Sabattus schedules special town meeting
SABATTUS — The Board of Selectmen announced Tuesday it will hold a special town meeting Tuesday, Sept. 4, for the town to vote on special project bonds. Voters approved financing a large roads project and demolition of Webster Mill at the annual town meeting in May, but now that a specific financer and the cost […]
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Route 4 safety, land deed, fish odor keep Turner selectmen busy
TURNER — Selectmen Monday night reviewed the deed for land that will be gifted to the town from Dale Talbot. The land is a small lot between Turner’s old Town House and the Natural History Club, which is located at 442 Turner Center Road (Route 117). Town voters gave their approval to accept the parcel as […]
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Kingfield taxpayers to receive lower tax bills
KINGFIELD — Property owners can look forward to a lower tax bill for the 2018-19 fiscal year. The board’s assessing agent, Selectman Ray Meldrum, said Monday night that he calculated the town added $1.2 million to the property tax rolls since the last valuation. People have built camps and homes, he said, and Poland Spring […]
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Strong selectmen deal with Pond Road paving project
STRONG — A long-awaited Pond Road paving project is a step closer to completion, but not without some hitches. At Tuesday night’s meeting of selectmen, board member Mike Pond said the project would cost less than anticipated, but there was $10,000 less in private donations than first expected for the work. At a recent special town […]
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Paris may be reimbursed for 1988 salt and sand shed
PARIS — Town Manager Vic Hodgkins told the Board of Selectmen on Monday night he is waiting to hear from the Maine Department of Transportation if Paris will receive reimbursement of $64,000 from the state in connection with a salt and sand shed program the town signed up for in the 1980s. Hodgkins said Paris […]
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Kingfield seeks ideas for growth
KINGFIELD — Taxpayers will be asked for their opinions and ideas for the future growth of the town. At their Monday night meeting, selectmen reviewed a survey that will be included with the tax bills to be mailed this month. The selectmen-appointed Village Enhancement Committee originally presented a plan to taxpayers at the 2011 town […]
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Norway board tasks town manager with researching tree warden position
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen asked Town Manager Dennis Lajoie on Thursday to look up the official definition of “tree warden.” Tish Carr, who has served as the town’s tree warden for the past 18 years on a volunteer basis, said during a June meeting with Lajoie and Parks and Recreation Director Deb Partridge that […]
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Poland selectmen agree to form Recreational Marijuana Use Committee
POLAND — Selectmen agreed Tuesday to form a seven-member Recreational Marijuana Use Committee by their Aug. 21 meeting. The committee is to draft an ordinance spelling out zoning, land use and other regulations for recreational marijuana facilities. The panel will include two selectmen, one planning board member, a member from the Community and Economic Development Committee and three residents. […]