Entries by Mary Grow

China transfer station committee agrees on formula for rate hike

by Mary Grow China Transfer Station Committee members agreed unanimously on two recommendations at their March 8 meeting. They will ask select board members to provide help – perhaps an intern – to analyze data from the RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) system that keeps track of vehicles entering the transfer station. Committee Chairman Lawrence Sikora […]

China Broadband Committee (CBC) reaches no conclusion on expanded services

Consolidated: expansion “not likely” in the short term by Mary Grow China Broadband Committee (CBC) members continued consideration of possibilities for offering residents expanded and improved internet broadband service at a March 9 meeting. They came to no conclusions. Committee members have been talking with representatives of Spectrum Communications and Consolidated Communications, the two companies […]

VASSALBORO: Junkyard, marijuana licenses approved by planners

by Mary Grow The March 3 Vassalboro Select Board meeting began with two public hearings, followed by unanimous approval of applicants’ licenses, as recommended by Codes Officer Ryan Page. Robert Parise, owner of Platinum Core, LLC, at 1702 Riverside Drive (formerly RAP’s Auto – see The Town Line, Feb. 10), received a junkyard license, with […]

Vassalboro committee begins pre-town meeting budget talks

by Mary Grow Vassalboro Budget Committee members began their pre-town-meeting considerations at their March 3 meeting with a two-way virtual discussion with human resources consultant Laurie Bouchard, of LBouchard and Associates of Jefferson. Bouchard explained the salary schedule she and Town Manager Mary Sabins have been working on for weeks. When select board members approved […]

ARPA funding topic at special meeting

by Mary Grow At a special meeting March 2, spokespeople for the Vassalboro Sanitary District (VSD), the Vassalboro Volunteer Fire Department and the Vassalboro First Responders told select board members how they would use federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds if they got some. Select board members made no decisions. Renewed discussion is tentatively […]

China rec committee talks about possible pickle ball court

by Mary Grow Pickleball, anyone? Reacting to local requests, China Recreation Committee members discussed the possibility of adding a pickleball court to the town’s recreational facilities at their Feb. 23 meeting. Pickleball requires a paved court. Committee Chairman Martha Wentworth’s first idea was to convert a corner of one of the two ballfields near the […]