2008-01-02

WESTERN MOUNTAINS — As always, the Western Mountains were busy this past year with a great deal of the focus on wind farms and Poland Spring as in the previous year. However, school consolidation was a hot topic from the first of the year right through December and is not expected to go away in 2008.JANUARYThe year began with Gov. […]

KINGFIELD -– The Kingfield Board of Selectmen held a Public Hearing concerning a proposed updated Winter Parking Ordinance on Monday, Dec. 17. The selectmen explained that the ordinance will limit on-street parking between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m., from Nov. 15 to April 15 each year, to allow unimpeded snow removal work.“The ordinance allows the public works […]

CARRABASSETT VALLEY –- On Wednesday, Dec. 26 members of the board of selectmen met in a regularly scheduled meeting.After signing warrants and accepting minutes, the selectmen moved to the issue of a resident’s request to get access to the town’s public access cable channel.In previous meetings, Scott Hogg, a Carrabassett Valley resident, has brought to the attention of the selectmen […]

PHILLIPS -– At a Water District Public Hearing last month, members announced increases in water user rates as well as information about recent efficiencies in their water delivery system.The efficiencies are a result of the early September completion of a $611,000 water main replacement project. The new piping replaced the nearly 100-year-old pipes that were used in the past. The […]