SABATTUS — A month ago, another section of the first floor fell into the basement at the former Webster Rubber Co., splintering boards and kicking up dust in a basement filled with decades of it, the latest thing to go in the abandoned mill. Around the basement, hulking machines with thick belts and wheels stand […]
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Sabattus adds school resource officer to budget going to town meeting Thursday
SABATTUS — The town has included funds for a new school resource officer, repair work on Williams Road and more staff at Public Works in the budget going before voters at town meeting Thursday. The meeting starts at 6 p.m. in the Community Room in the Town Office. Town Manager Tony Ward said selectmen have […]
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Taxes drop in Sabattus
SABATTUS — Selectmen this week set the tax rate and it’s going down $1. The average house in town will save $107 this year, according to Town Manager Tony Ward. “Which in today’s environment is substantial,” he added. Tax bills with the new mil rate, $17.75, have already been sent out, with the first half […]
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You can build what, where? Sabattus weighs zoning
SABATTUS — Right now in town when it comes to development, almost anything goes. Officials are going to spend the next year giving that more thought. Town Manager Tony Ward said selectmen and the Planning Board/Ordinance Review Committee will meet June 6 to outline what zoning options they’d like to research and consider with the […]
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Staff raises? Demolition? Paving? Sabattus residents get to decide
SABATTUS — Residents will head to town meeting next week to weigh in on employee raises, whether to pave the transfer station and how much, if any, to set aside for a new fire truck. There’s a $68,000 difference between what selectmen and the Budget Committee recommend for the town. The good news might be […]
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Sabattus reaches tentative deal for antenna space
SABATTUS — It’s not $1 a year, but it’s better than $21,600. Town Manager Tony Ward told selectmen Tuesday night that he has tentatively reached a new deal with American Tower Corp. for the right to use its tower for the town’s police and fire antennas. American Tower approached the town this winter to say […]
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Sabattus preps for road repair
SABATTUS — The town is gearing up for roadwork. Selectmen this week approved putting requests for proposals out to fix 3,170 feet of Jordan Bridge Road, 350 feet of King Road and 7,300 feet of Lisbon Road. Town Manager Tony Ward said the town has set aside $231,000 for work this year and will wait […]
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Sabattus: Town's antenna bill jumps from $1 to $11,000
SABATTUS — The town has to respond to a $11,172 yearly antenna bill, after a tower company that had long let them use the space for $1 warned it has reconsidered. One potential option the majority of selectmen approved on Tuesday night: Exploring whether it makes sense to build a communications tower on town property, […]
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Tentative good tax news in Sabattus budget
SABATTUS — The early word on the new proposed municipal budget is that it won’t raise tax rates for most homeowners, but a lot still depends on the school budget before that’s clear, Town Manager Tony Ward said Friday. Included in his proposed $3.17 million municipal operational, excise and capital budget for 2018: • Converting […]
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Sabattus selectmen recommend 5-year bond for Webster Mill demolition
SABATTUS — Selectmen on Thursday recommended the town consider financing the demolition of Webster Mill over five years. After Town Manager Tony Ward provided several options, he said selectmen preferred to see the town consider a five-year bond at town meeting this spring to pay for demolition. That would cost the town about $62,000 annually […]