PERU — Selectmen decided Monday night to foreclose on a property with unpaid taxes. Town Clerk Vera Parent provided the board with a list of tax delinquent properties and all but two of the 20 owners have made payment arrangements with the town. Two potential buyers have shown interest in one of the properties that […]
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Tax rate expected to rise in Jay
JAY — Selectpersons intend to set the tax rate Tuesday, Aug. 26, at a special meeting, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Friday. The meeting will be held at 4 p.m. at the Town Office. The rate is expected to rise, but she does not know how much at this time, LaFreniere said. The current rate […]
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Retirement home to begin repaying West Paris
WEST PARIS — Ledgeview Living Center has agreed to begin repaying nearly $25,000 in back taxes, interest and fees owed to the town. The 81-bed assisted living facility is expected to pay an undisclosed amount in monthly installments starting in September, according to a deal struck with Town Manager John White. The agreement appears to […]
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Canton board sets tax rate higher
CANTON — Selectmen on Thursday evening set the 2014-15 property tax rate at $22.75 per thousand of assessed value, an increase of $1.55. It’s the same increase as in 2013-14, when the rate went up from $19.65 to $21.20. The board lowered most building permits. The cost for new construction permits went from $50 to […]
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Paris town officials set meeting for residents’ input on downtown study
PARIS — Town officials have scheduled a meeting next week for residents to give input on the future of the downtown area. Residents are asked to attend a public hearing at 6;30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, in the Town Office to offer suggestions for an ongoing study that will eventually be compiled into a strategic plan […]
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Peru selectmen to review assessments
PERU — Selectmen agreed at Monday night’s meeting to review several property assessments after hearing a resident’s tax complaint. Norman Miley said he paid several hundred dollars more in taxes on his 52 acres than the owner of 52 acres across the road. Board secretary Angela Barkhouse said she has a list of several properties […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Attorneys begin drafting Heniger Park lease contracts
OTISFIELD — New contracts for residents leasing town land at Heniger Park on Pleasant Lake could be issued by next summer, Selectman Rick Micklon said. Selectmen met with town attorneys in Portland on Wednesday in the first of three meetings to draft a new lease agreement. The town has begun to hammer out the legal […]
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Rumford committee proposes policy to better deal with tax-acquired properties
RUMFORD — Two members of the Tax-Acquired Ad Hoc Committee proposed a policy Thursday night during a selectmen’s workshop to help them deal with tax-acquired properties. Member Bob Chase, also Rumford’s fire chief, said the policy would provide the board with more efficient and streamlined guidelines for these properties. “We have quite a backload of […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
West Paris strikes deal for residents to buy back town-owned homes
WEST PARIS — Selectmen have authorized Town Manager John White to negotiate a payment plan with two former property owners to buy back their homes. The agreement requires the residents to pay back the entirety of their taxes, plus interest and fees owed to the town over a 17-month period. At the selectmen’s meeting Thursday […]
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Selectmen prepare to file liens on tax-delinquent properties
MINOT — Selectmen on Monday authorized town Treasurer Holly Packard to pay the filing fees for upcoming property tax liens. Selectman Eda Tripp estimated liens would be filed for approximately 100 properties, 36 of which are facing foreclosure come January. There is some likelihood that a few property owners will take steps in the next […]