The project received preliminary approval in February but now requires a final go-ahead from the council.
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Buxton Notes: June 13
$11.2 million municipal budget at Town Meeting The Buxton Town Meeting will convene at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 15, at Town Hall to decide on a $11.2 million municipal budget that does not include cost of schools or the York County tax assessed the town. Town Treasurer William Hall said Monday the proposed budget rises […]
Gorham Notes: June 13
Share the road The 40th annual bicycling event, Trek Across Maine by the American Lung Association, will go through Gorham Sunday, June 16. As many as 800 to 1,000 bicyclists are expected to come through Maine communities. In Gorham, the bicyclists will travel along Standish Neck and North Gorham roads. “Citizens are asked for their […]
Knight, Warchol win Buxton Planning Board race; school budget fails in Buxton
Buxton voters narrowly rejected the $62.8 million SAD 6 budget by 22 votes. Initial reports suggest support in other district towns.
Westbrook voters reject school budget with 15.7% tax hike
This is the first time since 2008 that citizens failed a school budget referendum.
Gorham school budget passes by 4 votes; Sato wins House nomination
The $53.4 million school budget passed just 1,827 to 1,823. Superintendent Heather Perry said this signals that officials “still have work to do” to create a sustainable financial environment.
Westbrook Notes: June 13
Flag Day ceremony Dennis Marrotte, commander of American Legion Post 62, said the city’s annual Flag Day ceremony is set for 11 a.m. on Friday, June 14, at the Civil War Soldier’s Monument in Riverbank Park on Main Street. The ceremony will burn tattered U.S. flags. Saccarappa concert series The Pine Tree Flyers will be […]
Scarborough Land Trust closing in on major purchase
The acquisition in the western part of town would result in 943 contiguous acres of protected land in Scarborough, Saco and Buxton.