A public hearing allowing Windsor restaurants to serve liquor and removing a ban on Sunday beer and wine sales by stores in town is scheduled for Saturday.
Town Meetings
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Dispute over China firefighter stipends elevates as chiefs hire attorney
Town Manager and Treasurer Dennis Heath said the town’s three fire departments must provide details on how stipends are distributed to members before funds are released, while the chiefs maintain that this request is an overstepping of authority.
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$100,000 bond could finance Starling Hall renovation in Fayette
Selectmen opt against including an article that would set funds aside for a consultant to study the impact of closing Fayette Central School.
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Richmond property tax rate expected to stay flat with proposed budget
Town Manager Adam Garland said the town’s spending plan reflects negotiated increases in salaries, an increase in the cost of ambulance service, and other adjustments across town departments.
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Town to consider impact of closing Fayette Central School
Tuesday’s public hearing will ask residents if they want to vote on whether to pay for a study evaluating a school closure.
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Fairfield residents approve spring cleaning, police budget increase
Voters at the annual Town Meeting approved a $5.48 million municipal budget with a less than 1% increase in the amount of money to be raised by taxation.
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Fairfield Town Meeting voters to consider recycling, large trash pickup
Residents at the annual Town Meeting will also consider changes at the Fairfield Police Department, including the addition of a new MDEA agent to be paid for by the state.
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$5.08 million budget easily passes at Oakland Town Meeting
The annual Town Meeting took place Tuesday night at Messalonskee High School’s Performing Arts Center.
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Oakland residents to consider $5.1 million town budget
The annual Town Meeting will take place 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Messalonskee High School Performing Arts Center.
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China residents weigh in on selectmen’s raises, fire departments’ budgets
China selectmen and fire chiefs have had an ongoing public disagreement about the way municipal stipends are intended to be distributed among firefighters, elevated by a coinciding proposal for raises for selectmen.