A Livermore Falls special town meeting initially schedule for Feb. 26 has been postponed until March.
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Oxford treatment plant grand opening Oct. 13
OXFORD — Gov. Paul LePage will head a delegation of state and local officials celebrating the completion of the $28 million wastewater treatment plant Thursday, Oct. 13. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. at the plant at 33 Mechanic Falls Road near the intersection with Route 26. In addition to LePage, U.S. Congressman Bruce […]
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Worker injured when boulder comes loose at Wilton treatment plant
WILTON — An E.L. Vining and Son Inc. employee was injured Tuesday afternoon when a boulder rolled into an excavated hole and onto the man’s lower extremities. Employees of the Farmington company were preparing the site for clarifiers for the more than $3 million upgrade of the Wilton Wastewater Treatment Plant on Davis Court. The […]
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Jay makes municipal property tobacco-free
JAY — Selectpersons upgraded the town’s personnel policy recently to make municipal buildings and grounds tobacco-free areas. There was already a prohibition on smoking on the properties. Both the town’s fire stations had also already been smoke/tobacco free facilities and grounds, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said. The board added the Fire Rescue Department to the […]
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Livermore Falls trustees approve sewer expense pact
LIVERMORE FALLS — Sewer trustees have approved a joint agreement with Jay selectpersons to set a detailed cost-sharing formula in place for the Wastewater Treatment Plant. The two towns share operating and maintenance costs of the Livermore Falls plant based on sewage treated. One of the recommendations from an arbitration session between the towns in […]
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Board rescinds 2011 vote on sewer plant reserve account
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen voted Monday to rescind a November 2011 vote to eliminate the cap of $100,000 on the Wastewater Treatment Plant reserve account and fund it from revenues from septic haulers and Jay’s revenues. The Livermore Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant is owned by Livermore Falls. The Livermore Falls Sewer Department, a separate entity […]
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Arbitrator awards Jay $31K
LIVERMORE FALLS — An independent arbitrator concluded that the Livermore Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant owes $31,643 to the town of Jay for overbilling related to employee insurances and benefits. The arbitrator denied all other claims. Jay had claimed it was owed $283,316. Livermore Falls owns the plant, and Jay and Livermore Falls share the cost […]
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Farmington tax rate drops 85 cents
FARMINGTON — Selectmen voted Tuesday to set the tax rate at $15.75 per $1,000 of valuation, which is 85 cents less than last year’s rate, Town Manager Richard Davis said Wednesday. The town underwent a revaluation and picked up $54 million in new valuation that enabled the board to lower the rate, he said. The […]