The Select Board set the rate for 2023-24 at $23 using $1.5 million from the town’s undesignated fund.
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Masons donate bikes for books at end of Jay library’s summer reading program
Masons from Farmington and Wilton donated eight bikes that were raffled off.
Jay officials request bids for flood-damaged Woodman Hill Road
The Select Board will set the tax and sewer commitment at 3 p.m. on Aug. 22 at the Town Office.
Federal funded program offers internet service plans
JAY — The Affordable Connectivity Program, a federal funded program, offers eligible households $30 per month toward home internet service, making some plans free. To find out if one qualifies and to sign up for the ACP benefit, visit GetACP.org/Maine. For those who qualify, internet plans can be selected at the website. For more information, […]
Jay approves settlement agreement with paper mill owners over tax abatement request
The Select Board voted unanimously Friday to accept a settlement agreement with Pixelle Specialty Solutions for a tax abatement of $12.2 million in valuation and $250,100 in tax dollars.
Jay will not be reimbursed for reduced state revenue-sharing funds related to mill explosion
A bill approved by the Senate and House died for lack of funding in the Appropriations Committee.
Spruce Mountain 21st Century Kids summer program ends
JAY — The 21st Century Kids summer program held at Spruce Mountain Middle School Monday through Thursday ended with a talent show and ice cream social July 27. Singing, gymnastics routines and solving Rubik’s cubes were a few of the talents shared. Franklin County Children’s Task Force in Farmington organized the summer program which did […]
Envirothon team finishes 16th at world competition
The team had the second highest finish in the school’s history.
Fixing Jay roads, sewer lines estimated to cost nearly $7.9 million, town says
The cost to fix the state Bureau of Parks and Lands’ Whistle Stop Trail in Jay is now estimated at $860,000.