Entries by Mary Grow
VASSALBORO: CMP presents revised easement proposal; town counter offers
by Mary Grow Vassalboro selectmen discussed an unusually varied list of issues at their Oct. 17 meeting, postponing action on most of them. Keltie Beaudoin attended the meeting with a proposal from Central Maine Power Company (CMP) to revise its easement allowing a power line to cross town property near the Webber Pond outlet dam. […]
China board votes to give Buckshot Power Sports $25,000 loan
by Mary Grow After the Oct. 10 China selectmen’s special executive-session meeting, Town Manager Dennis Heath reported the four board members attending voted unanimously to give Buckshot Power Sports a $25,000 loan. The loan will come from China’s TIF (Tax Increment Financing) fund’s revolving loan fund. The loan was recommended by the TIF Committee’s loan […]
China TIF committee OKs funds for causeway project
Would need voter approval if selectmen agree by Mary Grow China’s TIF (Tax Increment Financing) Committee members agreed on several recommendations to selectmen at a workshop session Oct. 14. One involves spending TIF money (and will need approval from voters if selectmen approve it). The rest are plans for reallocating money among projects to better […]
Vassalboro planners approve two shoreland expansions
by Mary Grow At their Oct. 1 meeting, Vassalboro Planning Board members unanimously approved two applications to expand buildings in shoreland zones. Bryan Moore may make an addition to his year-round home at 152 Park Lane, in the Three Mile Pond shoreland; and James and Karyn Darby may add a new bedroom to their Webber […]
China town staff tells selectmen of rude treatment by residents
by Mary Grow China selectmen reacted with indignation when Town Clerk Rebecca Hapgood and Town Manager Dennis Heath told them people are rude to counter staff in the town office. In addition to the usual daily business, people have been calling and coming in to question, dispute or pay their taxes, and Hapgood said staff […]
Vassalboro looks to repair or replace three culverts
by Mary Grow Vassalboro has three large culverts that need repair or replacement, and limited funds for special road projects. Town Manager Mary Sabins and two public works department members therefore went to a program on grants at the end of August. One outcome was a request from a private company to discuss grant application […]
Committee to revise comprehensive plan
by Mary Grow China’s Sept. 25 Comprehensive Plan Committee meeting began with Kennebec Valley Council of Governments planner Joel Greenwood and one committee member; eventually, three more members arrived for a rambling discussion of the comprehensive plan sections on economic development and transportation. The committee’s purpose is to develop a revised comprehensive plan to replace […]
Board finally approves medical marijuana business
by Mary Grow At their Sept. 24 meeting, China Planning Board members unanimously approved Clifford Glinko’s much-discussed application to open a two-part marijuana business in South China (See The Town Line, Sept. 12 and Sept. 19). Glinko, a licensed medical marijuana caregiver, plans to divide the building that formerly housed Mainely Trains and other businesses […]
Two successive codes officers correct in allowing structure
by Mary Grow The China Board of Appeals ruled unanimously Sept. 26 that two successive town codes officers were correct when they allowed Nicholas Namer to add a structure – exactly what it is was one of the points in contention – on his waterfront lot where his mother could live in the summer. Neighbors […]