LEWISTON — Streetlights south of Pine and west of Park streets will be out until early Friday morning to repair damage from Thursday’s high winds. City crews made quick work of two circuits that were knocked out by high winds early Thursday morning. But a third circuit, powering the downtown streetlights between Park and Canal […]
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Jay voters asked to transfer funds for streetlights
JAY — Selectpersons will hold a special town meeting Monday to ask voters to transfer $6,000 from the undesignated fund to cover unanticipated costs for streetlights. The meeting will be held Monday at 6 p.m. at the Town Office prior to the regular Board of Selectpersons meeting. The board and Budget Committee members reduced the […]
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Jay board changes town meeting to April, lists timeline
JAY — Voters will consider the 2015-16 municipal budget referendum on April 28, 2015, the same day they will head to the polls for the Regional School Unit 73 school budget validation referendum. Selectpersons agreed by consensus Monday to change the annual town meeting from June to April to align the two votes. They also […]
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Jay board to consider a Dec. 8 special town meeting
JAY — Selectpersons will be updated Monday on a proposed special town meeting and warrant article to transfer $6,000 from the undesignated fund to pay additional costs for street lights. Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere will also review a proposed timeline for the annual town meeting referendum to occur at the same time as the RSU […]
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Jay to hold town meeting to address increased street light cost
JAY — Selectpersons agreed Monday to hold a special town meeting to transfer money to cover unexpected expenses related to street lights. A date will be set soon. Voters approved $48,000 to pay for street lights in June. The board and Budget Committee reduced the proposed budget prior to town meeting from $63,449.51 to $48,000 […]
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Jay board to hear property revaluation report Monday
JAY — Selectpersons will get an update on the townwide property revaluation done by John E. O’Donnell & Associates of Gray at 6 p.m. Monday, July 14, at the Town Office. The board agreed to pay $50,000 to the firm in April to update all properties in town except Verso Paper Mill, which is undergoing […]
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Livermore Falls looking to shut off some street lights
LIVERMORE FALLS — The town manager and police chief are in the early stages of trying to develop a list of street lights in town that could either be removed or have lower-wattage bulbs placed in them. The town has 194 lights and pays approximately $37,174.48 annually for them, Town Manager Kristal Flagg said Monday. […]
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Streetlights targeted for removal get second review in Jay
JAY — Street Light Committee members planned to review about 10 streetlights targeted for removal and that residents are concerned about, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Friday. About 30 people attended a meeting Thursday to discuss concerns about specific lights. The seven-member committee reviewed forms residents had filed for about 10 more lights and decided […]
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Jay board approves repairs for ladder truck
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to have Reliance Equipment of Vassalboro rebuild both lift cylinders on the ladder of the 1997 E-One ladder truck and to do a ladder test and replace the oil and filter, if needed. The cost is estimated at $3,290, without changing the oil or filter. The two large cylinders that […]
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Residents needed on Jay street light panel
JAY — Selectpersons are still looking for residents to serve on a Street Light Committee, Steve McCourt, chairman of the Board of Selectpersons, said Monday. The committee is tasked with making recommendations on what lights to turn off. The board would like to have a committee of about seven people and would like some community […]