MECHANIC FALLS — The Town Council on Monday approved forming a Public Safety Committee to make recommendations on the future of municipal facilities. Town Manager Zakk Maher listed four objectives of the committee: 1. Assess the assets and facilities used by the Public Works, Police and Fire departments. 2. Develop capital investment plans for the […]
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Mechanic Falls Town Council decides police offices not moving
MECHANIC FALLS — The Town Council determined Monday night that until a thorough master plan for a new municipal complex is explored, the Police Department will stay in the municipal building on Lewiston Street. However, the town’s administrative offices and the library will move from the municipal building to the former medical building on 22 […]
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Winthrop councilors to draft medical marijuana moratorium
WINTHROP — The prospect of a retail medical marijuana opening on Route 202 has town councilors considering a temporary hold for other similar businesses. This week, councilors agreed to draft a moratorium that would temporarily ban any stores that sell medical marijuana to certified patients so the town can have time to create regulations on […]
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Winthrop council approves $19K to protect home near dam
WINTHROP — The Town Council has agreed to spend about $19,000 to help a local family whose home is threatened by an eroding stream bank. The town was already planning to help Pat and Tom Heiss as part of a larger, $476,500 repair of a dam near their home that was due to start next […]
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Mechanic Falls councilors want clarity
MECHANIC FALLS — Town Manager Zakk Maher was instructed Monday evening to confirm the wording on a $724,311 bond before councilors approve it. The Town Council wants the agreement to clearly state what it will cost to buy the the former Mechanic Falls Family Practice building in Depot Square, relocate of the Town Office, the Police Department […]
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Mechanic Falls holds Town Council meeting
MECHANIC FALLS — The Town Council on Monday night approved a tax rate of $21.80 per $1,000 of property valuation, a decrease of 20 cents from last year. In other matters, the council approved changing the start of their meetings on the first Monday of month from 7 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Due to Labor […]
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Lisbon council given $10M budget proposal
LISBON — Town Manager Diane Barnes presented a municipal budget of $10.1 million to the Town Council on Tuesday evening, advising it’s $1.9 million more than this fiscal year. The proposed spending plan represents a 23.7 percent increase from 2017-18. It does not include the county assessment and school spending. Wages and benefits account for […]
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Mechanic Falls council votes to accept loan, truck
MECHANIC FALLS — The Town Council voted Monday night to accept a federal loan to buy the former medical building in Depot Square for town offices and the library. The purchase of the former Central Maine Medical Center building at 22 Pleasant St. was approved by voters in November. The medical practice closed in September 2017. […]
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Lisbon ambulance budget going up
LISBON — Town councilors Tuesday evening focused on Lisbon Emergency’s service and funding. The private, nonprofit ambulance service presented a $127,884 budget for 2018-19, and of $199,245 for 2020-21. Despite the increase, townspeople at the meeting said its high level of service and quick response time outweighs a potential tax increase. “There’s only so much […]
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Lisbon official to shop for traffic light camera
LISBON — Town councilors gave Public Works director Ryan Leighton permission Tuesaday night to search for a new traffic light camera for the intersection of routes 9 and 196. The intersection is a concern because of its near the high school and the middle school, and there is a broken device underground that counts traffic. […]