by Mary Grow China Planning Board members have unanimously approved the first steps in the South China Library’s plan to open a new building in a new location. Jean Dempster, president of the library Board of Trustees, explained the project at the board’s Sept. 12 meeting. The library, currently located on a very small lot […]
by Mary Grow China selectmen cut the Nov. 7 local ballot from four questions to three at their Sept. 18 meeting, postponing the proposed Local Food Safety Ordinance to the March 2018 town business meet-ing. Town Manager Daniel L’Heureux expects the state legislature will amend the state law on which the local ordinance is to […]
by Mary Grow China Board of Appeals members delved into a complex 58th Fire Road neighborhood dispute at their Sept. 7 meeting, ultimately denying Kevin Meader’s appeal of Codes Officer Paul Mitnik’s decision not to require permitting or removal of a controversial dock. The final motion, approved 6-0 with Board Chairman Spencer Aitel abstaining, was […]
by Mary Grow China selectmen are moving toward asking voters to act on at least four business items at the polls Nov. 7, in addition to local elections and state questions. The potential questions ask if voters will approve: A tentatively-titled “Local Food and Community Self-Government Ordinance,” as authorized under the 2017 state food sovereignty […]
by Mary Grow China’s Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Committee voted unanimously at a Sept. 11 meeting to recommend that selectmen award a contract for preliminary engineering work for a new causeway bridge to Wright-Pierce Engineering, an East coast firm with Maine offices in Topsham and Portland. Replacing the current bridge at the head of China […]
by Mary Grow At their Sept. 5 meeting, Vassalboro Planning Board members used their revised shoreland zoning ordinance for the second time since the June town meeting, approving an application to enlarge a camp at 138 Park Lane on Three Mile Pond. Donald and Linda Lathrop got approval at the board’s August meeting to put […]
by Mary Grow At their Aug. 22 meeting, China Planning Board members unanimously approved Troy Bulmer’s application to turn a large garage on his property at 151 Dirigo Road into a storage facility for motorcycles, jet-skis, boats and similar seasonal motorized items. His plan, Bulmer told board members, is that people will bring in their […]
by Mary Grow China selectmen have unanimously approved a 2017-18 tax rate of 15.9 mils, or $15.90 for each $1,000 of valuation, an increase of 40 cents per $1,000 over last year’s rate. Town Manager Daniel L’Heureux said at the board’s Aug. 21 meeting the main reason for the increase is lower state funding for […]
by Mary Grow The China Board of Appeals, on a split vote, decided Aug. 17 that Codes Officer Paul Mitnik should have required Parris and Catherine Varney to stop hosting gatherings in their Neck Road barn until they get a town permit. The decision was supported by board members Virginia Davis, Lisa Kane, Anthony Pileggi […]
by Mary Grow China selectmen and representatives of the South China Volunteer Fire Department spent part for the Aug. 7 selectmen’s meeting sorting out auditing requirements, with specific reference to the importance of the transition from one fiscal year to the next. China’s fiscal year ends June 30 and the new one – 2017-18 currently […]