City officials will seek to sell four tax-acquired properties for market value, so that whatever is left after the city collects what it’s owed can be turned over to the former property owners. One of those properties is where At-large City Councilor Penny Sergent lives.
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Gardiner chooses consultant to help with city manager search
The Gardiner City Council will hire Eaton Peabody Consulting Group to conduct the search for its next city manager, who could be named by mid-August.
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Gardiner Ambulance proposal would extend weekend service this summer
Gardiner Fire Chief Rick Sieberg is proposing parking the Ambulance Service’s third rescue truck in Richmond to expand service and reduce response time, but the plan rests on securing approval in the city’s proposed budget.
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Gardiner-area bus driver to retire after 50 years
Barbara Astbury has driven three generations to school in Maine School Administrative District 11 in her career as a bus driver.
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Gardiner officials seek leaner spending
With spending plans for the Gardiner-area school district and Kennebec County government taking shape, Gardiner officials say they want to cut spending to curtail property tax increases.
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After outcry, Gardiner-area school board OKs honoring high school’s top 10 graduating seniors
“We thought it was the one thing COVID couldn’t rip away from us,” one top senior, who said the ranking was a goal from the start of their first year, wrote.
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Community goal-setting conversations start in Gardiner
The United Way of Kennebec Valley is hosting a series of community conversations around the region to establish its 10-year community goals for the nonprofit agency that supports social service agencies in the area.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley breaks ground on new Gardiner facility
Construction of the $10 million facility is expected to take about 17 months. In the meantime, club officials say they are confident they can raise the remaining $650,000.
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Gardiner-area school board approves $26.82 million budget for voter consideration
Maine School Administrative District 11 will host a virtual public hearing via Zoom on June 1, and Randolph, Pittston, Gardiner and West Gardiner residents will vote on the proposed spending plan June 8.