Entries by Mary Grow

Camp expansion OK’d by Vassalboro planning board

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 […]

CHINA: Planners OK storage facility

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 […]

China selectmen, firefighters discuss auditing requirements

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 […]

Vassalboro Tax rate set at 14.55 mils

by Mary Grow Vassalboro selectmen have set the 2017-18 tax rate at 14.55 mils, or $14.55 for each $1,000 of valuation, an increase of 50 cents per $1,000 over the 2016-17 rate. Town Manager Mary Sabins told board members at their Aug. 10 meeting the 14.55 mil figure is the lowest recommended by assessor Ellery […]

VASSALBORO: Planners approve three applications

by Mary Grow Vassalboro Planning Board members spent two hours Aug. 1 approving three applications that were on their agenda and one that wasn’t. Richard Behr’s application to amend the plan of a subdivision off Riverside Drive has been on previous agendas, when Behr did not have a complete plan. It was not on the […]

CHINA: Board approves codes officer’s request for fines

by Mary Grow China Codes Officer Paul Mitnik recommended and selectmen, at their July 24 meeting, accepted guidelines for monetary penalties for ignoring the state’s Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code (MUBEC) requirements. Mitnik’s major problem – which he said is infrequent – is that contractors or homeowners fail to call him for the inspections […]

CHINA NEWS: Selectmen split on new truck purchases

by Mary Grow China selectmen approved, barely, Town Manager Daniel L’Heureux’s recommendations on replacing two town trucks with new ones. At the July 10 selectboard meeting, L’Heureux said he had two bids on a tandem-axle plow truck and three on a one-ton single-axle plow truck. He recommended the following: An International tandem-axle, at a price […]