DIXFIELD — Two weeks after residents narrowly rejected an amended Wind Energy Facility Ordinance at the polls Nov. 4, a petition has been filed requesting a recount, Town Manager Carlo Puiia said Friday. The vote recount will take place at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, and the Town Office will be closed for all other […]
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Dixfield voters narrowly reject amended Wind Energy Facility Ordinance
DIXFIELD — Residents voted 562 to 557 Tuesday to reject an amended Wind Energy Facility Ordinance. The ordinance was originally approved in 2012, but the Board of Selectmen voted to place it before the Planning Board at the beginning of 2013 for revisions in order to make it stronger. After a year and a half […]
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Dixfield residents question wind developer
DIXFIELD — A representative from a Massachusetts wind energy company fielded questions Monday evening from selectmen and residents about what effects an upcoming Wind Energy Facility Ordinance vote would have on a potential project. Patriot Renewables LLC of Quincy, Mass., approached Dixfield officials three years ago about constructing a 20-megawatt wind turbine project on Colonel […]
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Wind developer rep to attend Dixfield board meeting
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will meet with a representative from a wind energy company on Monday, Oct. 27, to talk about the effect the amended Wind Energy Facility Ordinance would have on wind development in the area. The selectmen meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at the Ludden Memorial Library. Patriot Renewables LLC […]
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Public hearing on Dixfield wind ordinance set for Wednesday
DIXFIELD — A public hearing to discuss an amended draft of the town’s Wind Energy Facility Ordinance is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, in the Dirigo High School Community Room. Residents will vote on the ordinance at the polls Tuesday, Nov. 4. Patriot Renewables LLC of Quincy, Mass., approached Dixfield officials three years […]
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Dixfield selectmen, lawyer discuss wind energy facility ordinance revisions
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen discussed several revisions made to the Wind Energy Facility Ordinance with lawyer Kristin Collins for more than two hours during Monday evening’s meeting at the Ludden Memorial Library. The ordinance was approved in 2012 and revisions began in January 2013. Patriot Renewables LLC of Quincy, Mass., approached Dixfield officials […]
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Police evaluation, ordinances on Dixfield board agenda
DIXFIELD — Selectmen will meet with the president of the Maine Chiefs of Police Association at 5:30 p.m. Monday to ask questions about the association’s evaluation of the Police Department. In November 2013, selectmen voted to pay the association $6,000 to evaluate the department. The association is made up of active and retired police chiefs, […]
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Dixfield board discusses Wind Energy Facility Ordinance recommendations
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen on Monday continued discussing revisions to the Wind Energy Facility Ordinance, especially whether Sugarloaf Mountain, Webb River Falls and Colonel Holman Ridge should be included as scenic resources. The ordinance was approved in 2012 and the revisions began in January 2013. Patriot Renewables LLC of Quincy, Mass., approached Dixfield officials […]
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Dixfield selectmen, Planning Board discuss wind energy ordinance revisions
DIXFIELD – The Board of Selectmen and Planning Board discussed recommended revisions to the town’s Wind Energy Facility Ordinance on Monday evening, including fire suppression systems on turbines. Since January 2013, the Planning Board has been revising the ordinance, which was approved by voters in 2012. Planning Board Chairman Tom Child said the purpose of […]