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 […]
sewer department
Posted inFranklin
Jay to put Sewer Department's SUV out to bid
JAY — Selectpersons voted Wednesday to put the Sewer Department’s 2004 Ford Escape out to bid as is, where is. The vehicle will not pass inspection without costly repairs being made. The SUV will be advertised on the town Facebook page, on the sign in front of the Town Office and on the side lawn […]
advertisement
Posted inFranklin, Maine, sj-web
Jay to test on sewer lines to find leaks
JAY — The Sewer Department will do smoke tests of sewer lines on Franklin Road, also known as Route 133, from the town line to Highland Road and adjoining streets next week. Groundwater is getting into the line, department Superintendent Mark Holt told selectpersons Monday night. Testing is scheduled from 7 a.m. to […]
Posted inFranklin
Jay voters approve revised town articles
JAY — Voters approved two revised town budget articles Tuesday night. Residents voted 338-274 to approve $459,265 for town government. They also voted 337-274 to approve $526,300 for the Sewer Department. Both articles failed by a wide margin at the town meeting April 25. The rest of the $6 million municipal budget for 2017-18 passed […]
Posted inFranklin
Jay sends revised spending articles back to voters
JAY — Selectpersons and Budget Committee members deliberated three hours Monday before reducing two failed town department budgets by nearly $9,000 and prepared them to go before voters June 13 at the polls. The warrant article for town government funds failed at the annual town meeting referendum April 25 by a vote of 258-375. The […]
Posted inFranklin
Livermore Falls sewer users facing rate increase
LIVERMORE FALLS — A public hearing on a proposed rate increase for sewer users is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, at Town Office. The sewer rate is $60 per housing unit, and .0516 cents per cubic foot of water used. Next year, they will increase by 20 percent, Town Manager Kristal Flagg said. She […]
Posted inSpecials
Dixfield selectmen approve sewer, water budgets
DIXFIELD — The Dixfield Board of Selectmen have approved annual budgets for the water and sewer departments, the latter of which promises a $13,000 reduction in 2020 from this year’s total. The sewer and water budgets are on a calendar year, as opposed to the municipal budget, which runs on a fiscal year, July through […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Jay selectpersons ratify two union contracts
JAY — Selectpersons voted unanimously Monday night to ratify two union contracts that give employees a 1½ percent wage increase each year of the three-year agreement, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Tuesday. The board made the decision after an executive session. The contracts cover nine employees in the Highway Department and one employee in the […]