JAY — The Board of Selectmen is expected to discuss Monday if it wants to hold a special town meeting at which voters would decide on a moratorium on medical marijuana retail stores. Selectmen are scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. at the Town Office. Selectmen will also consider putting a question before voters in […]
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Jay officials seek bids for clearing sewer line easement
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to get bids on clearing a roughly 20- by 2,000-foot sewer line easement in Livermore Falls. Sewer Department Superintendent Mark Holt said the job would likely cost between $5,000 and $10,000. The easement is roughly 2,000 feet long and 20 feet wide and has trees, poison sumac and ivy, vines […]
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Jay ups pay for reserve police officers
JAY — Reserve police officers will see an increase in pay of $2.71 an hour, selectpersons agreed Monday. The vote was unanimous to raise the hourly rate for reserve officers from $13.79 to $16.50. It is the same amount the Livermore Falls Police Department pays its reserve officers, Jay Police Chief Richard Caton IV said. […]
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Jay accepts Livermore company's bid for SUV
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to accept the high bid of $1,201.99 for the Sewer Department’s 2004 Ford Escape. The SUV was put up for sale after the town learned the vehicle needed costly repairs before it would pass a state inspection. Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere opened three bids during the select board’s meeting. Ted […]
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Jay sewer rate to remain same for 2018-19
JAY — Selectpersons voted unanimously Monday evening to keep the town’s sewer rate the same for the 2018-19 fiscal year, which begins July 1. The minimum base fee is $315 for up to 3,200 cubic feet. Amounts exceeding 3,200 cubic feet will cost 9 cents per cubic foot of water use. In April, the majority […]
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Jay cuts $20,000 from rejected article, sends it back to voters
JAY — Selectpersons and Budget Committee members voted Monday to approve $181,215 for a professional services article to go back to voters on June 12. The initial article for $201,215 was rejected by voters April 24 by a vote of 261-213. It was the only article to fail out of a proposed $6.18 million budget. […]
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New chairwoman, new payroll policy for Byron
BYRON — Newly elected Selectman Linda Joyal was voted chairwoman of the board Thursday night. Joyal and James Ramey, who was also elected in March, had chosen Anne Simmons-Edmunds to be chairwoman April 2 because of her experience and seniority. She has been on the board since 2008. Selectmen on Thursday clarified the process for choosing […]
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Wilton board approves playground purchases
WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons on Tuesday approved a bid for roadwork on Main Street and purchases for equipment for the East Wilton playground. Public Works Foreman Dale Roberts attended the meeting to ask for the board’s approval to repaint the parking spots along Main Street, from Food City to the bridge and back […]
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Poland board approves fence, urges LED study
POLAND — The Board of Selectpersons on Tuesday night approved $6,000 of town funds to repair a fence, and directed the town manager to look into the potential of converting streetlights to energy-saving LEDs. At the Tuesday night meeting, the board voted to approve the money to repair fencing at White Oak Hill Cemetery in […]
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March 31 deadline for late dog registrations in Wilton
WILTON — The town is cracking down on unlicensed dogs, and for any dogs remaining unlicensed after March 31, their owners will receive a summons from the animal control officer. Town Clerk Diane Dunham said she sent out letters to the owners of unregistered dogs in the town, and Town Manager Rhonda Irish said they’ve […]