by Mary Grow CHINA — Almost three hours of discussion with three lawyers and one assessor left China’s Board of Assessment Review members informed about assessing the value of a community solar farm, but not ready to make a decision on whether the one in China is assessed fairly. The community solar array is located […]
by Mary Grow Vassalboro selectmen spent the first third of their Dec. 20 meeting again discussing options and future costs for dispatching services for the town’s policeman, fire departments and first responders. They concluded they still lack enough information about county and state intentions to make a decision. “We’ve all been at meetings all week […]
by Mary Grow At a brief Dec. 21 meeting, China selectmen agreed unanimously to re-advertise the position of codes enforcement apprentice, offering more hours, to try to attract more candidates. Town Manager Dennis Heath told board members the original search for a person to work limited hours at a comparatively low rate brought four applications. […]
by Mary Grow The three China Planning Board members present at the Dec. 11 board meeting voted unanimously to forward proposed revisions to the town’s Land Development Code to selectmen and to recommend selectmen put the revisions on the warrant for the March 2019 town business meeting. Planners need more time to work on two […]
by Mary Grow At their Dec. 6 meeting, Vassalboro selectmen finally approved the police chief’s job description they have been revising for the last couple months, with one final revision. They also approved Town Manager Mary Sabins’ plan for a town staff pre-Christmas party. Otherwise, they continued discussion of ongoing items, like emergency services dispatching, […]
by Mary Grow The four China selectmen at a Dec. 5 special meeting voted unanimously not to appeal a legal decision involving a property on Three Mile Pond. Town office staff foreclosed on the property because of unpaid 2015 taxes. Owner Stacey O’Connor filed suit claiming she was not properly notified of the impending foreclosure. […]
by Mary Grow China selectmen made numerous decisions as they went through a long and varied agenda at their Dec. 10 meeting, and still have topics left over for future discussion. They unanimously adopted the mailbox policy discussed at their Nov. 26 meeting, which sets standards for placing mailboxes along state and town roads and […]
by Mary Grow CHINA — Mailbox owners, take heed: China selectmen are likely to approve a mailbox policy at their Dec. 10 meeting that says the town has no responsibility for mailboxes damaged by snowplows, even if the box is installed according to the recommendations in the policy. Town Manager Dennis Heath emailed a copy […]
by Mary Grow For the second meeting in a row, Vassalboro selectmen were able to take care of one of the recurring items on their agenda, leaving others for future discussion (see The Town Line, Nov. 8). After analyzing options for switching to LED streetlights, board members unanimously directed Town Manager Mary Sabins to continue […]
by Mary Grow Vassalboro selectmen are slated to continue discussion of four items and add a new one at their Thursday, Nov. 15, meeting, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. in the town office meeting room. The continuing items are options for emergency-services dispatching, as the state prepares changes that will be effective next summer; the possibility […]