LIVERMORE — Voters at Wednesday’s annual town meeting cut the municipal budget to $3.88 million and supported keeping the open meeting format to allow discussion on warrant articles. Voters cut $20,000 from highway maintenance and $125,000 from capital road improvements. The 2018-19 budget is 5.4 percent higher than this fiscal year’s, which ends June 30. Addressing […]
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Livermore voters to decide on land gift
LIVERMORE — A decision on accepting 10 acres from the owners of Dollar General will be put to voters at the annual town meeting in June. Administrative assistant Amy Byron told selectpersons Tuesday night she had researched meeting minutes and found no vote from them to accept the gift. She said she did find a […]
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Livermore transfer station issues addressed
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons decided Tuesday night to delay the purchase of a new snowblower and agreed that part-time, on-call help is needed at the transfer station. The board was made aware of both issues at its last meeting. The town has four snowblowers. One is used to plow the Route 4 bridge, one at the […]
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Road issues taken up by Livermore board
LIVERMORE — Selectperson Tom Gould told the board Tuesday night that he has found documentation that could confirm Wyman Road is legally a town road. Minutes from the 1946 town meeting show it was voted to accept the road and raise $300 for the road. “We should plow the road this year,” Gould said. Wyman […]
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Residents share concerns about easement roads in Livermore
LIVERMORE — Selectperson Tom Gould on Tuesday provided an update on the town’s easement-road maintenance issue. Selectpersons voted 4-1 in March to discontinue winter maintenance on 10 roads the town had been plowing. Since then, it has been determined that some of the roads are private, some public and some are considered easement roads. Earlier […]
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Livermore board gives notice to delinquent taxpayer
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons voted unanimously Monday night to foreclose on a home at 499 Canton Road and send the owner an eviction notice, if back taxes and associated fees are not paid by March 31. Treasurer and interim Administrative Assistant Amy Byron said $3,582.30 was owed as of March 1. A certified letter was sent […]
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RSU 73 budget outlook shared with Livermore officials
LIVERMORE FALLS — Regional School Unit 73 Superintendent Kenneth Healey met with Livermore officials Tuesday night to discuss factors that may impact the 2016-17 school budget. Among them are the loss of 300 jobs at Verso Corp.’s Androscoggin Mill in Jay, the district’s sick leave buyback program, possibly reconfiguring the grades at two elementary schools […]