Vassalboro select board to hold four hearings

by Mary Grow

Vassalboro select board members now have four hearings on their Oct. 16 agenda.

Board members had already planned and advertised three informational hearings on Nov. 4 local warrant articles. Voters are invited to learn about ballot questions asking them to approve or disapprove:

— Proposed revisions to the town’s TIF (Tax Increment Financing) document;
— A request to use money from the town’s surplus account to pay the auditor’s bills; and
— A proposal to increase select board membership from three people to five.

The fourth hearing is described on the town website, vassalboro.net, as an appeal of “the denial of issuance of a Cannabis Business Permit to Andrew Barnett for properties located at 67 Sherwood Lane and Old Meadows Rd. in Vassalboro.”

The select board meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct, 16, in the town office meeting room. After the hearings, board members will hold a regular meeting; the agenda should be on the town website several days in advance.