Kennebunk approves record budget at town meeting
Kennebunk voters in a crowded hall approved a record 1974 municipal budget of 1,039,914 dollars, a 25 percent rise, with taxes likely rising. The meeting featured disruption by Robert Pierce, who was ejected, and heated debate over buying 42 acres near the town dump for potential expansion and road repairs funded from revenue sharing.
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Kennebunk
Budget Board
Kenneth Barrett
James McMahon
McMahon
Barrett
Robert Pierce
Wesley Leech
Pierce
Leech
Sea Road
Fred Holmberg
Town Officers Elected in Kennebunk Three-Year Terms
Incumbent Fred Trumbull and former planning board chair Robert Slowik win selectman seats for three years. Judith Dow joins SAD 71 board with incumbents Libby and Ketchum. Edna Wentworth reelected town clerk and David Angell retains Light and Power District trustee role. Light turnout 1,389. Trumbull led upper district with 721 votes, Goodwin 343, Sparkovich 283. Slowik 655 to LeBarge 541. Dixon 117, Hanks 24. SAD 71 board: Libby 750, Ketchum 741, Dow 733. Frances Taylor ousted with 465. Other candidates: Jasper 534, Stukas 240, Walsh 9.
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Kennebunk
Fred Trumbull
Planning Board
Robert Slowik
Judith Dow
SAD 71
Jack Libby
Jack Ketchum
Edna Wentworth
Light and Power District
David Angell
Dale Goodwin
Myra Sparkovich
Marlowe LeBarge
Roger Dixon
Elmer Hanks
Judith Down
Ousted
Frances Taylor
Arundel voters cut school funding in annual town meeting
Arundel residents approved 164 910 87 for public schools, about 24 000 less than the school board asked, reducing teacher aides pay by 15 000 and trimming new textbooks and desks, amid charges of mismanagement. Paul Oliver noted the 1972 15 000 appropriation was doubled by Manpower funds and would be cut to avoid duplication.
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Arundel
Paul Oliver
Oliver
Mildred L. Day Consolidated
Arundel Elects Officials in Town Election
Arundel voters elected Ralph Harris to a three year term as selectman with 295 of 325 votes. Clara E. Stone won a three year term on the school board with 178 votes. Henry Tilton 135. Robert Walker gained a one year school board seat with 199. Priscilla Welch 37. Raymond Wilson 87. Marie Pillsbury re-elected treasurer with 305. Rita Clark 1. Alice M. Leach unopposed for town clerk with 302. Elsie W. Burgess re-elected tax collector with 224. Ann Allan 97. Louis Bergeron retained building and plumbing inspector post with 178. Richard Cole 137. A tie for road commissioner left George A. Merrill and Roland Toussaint both at 162. recount possible. No constables elected due to law. appointments by selectmen.
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Clara E. Stone
Henry Tilton
Robert Walker
Priscilla Welch
Raymond Wilson
Marie Pillsbury
Rita Clark
Alice M. Leach
Leach
Elsie W
Burgess
Ann Allan
Louis Bergeron
Bergeron
Richard Cole
George A. Merrill
Roland Toussaint
Arundel votes for town budget and tax changes at meeting
In Arundel over 200 residents approved 37 articles including a $5150 town officer pay package and a 2 percent property tax discount for early payment. The budget funds road work fire protection and administration while delaying a recreation lot purchase. George Martin moderated the town meeting.
OOB Set To Name Manager In Special Town Meeting
OLD ORCHARD BEACH The town council will hold a special meeting at Loranger School tonight at 7 to announce the appointment of a town manager. Rita Belair, acting town office manager and town treasurer, is speculated to be chosen, though not confirmed. The post vacated when Louis Savelas left for Claremont, N.H. December 17. Belair has managed town affairs temporarily while continuing treasurer duties. Applications closed January 31 with 27 received, including candidates from Washington state.
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Old Orchard Beach
Loranger School
Rita Belair
Louis Savelas
Claremont
N.H
Washington
Small Colleges Fight For State Aid In Maine
Private colleges in Maine seek subsidies as the University of Maine system expands. Lawmakers resist parochial funding and urge a unified, statewide plan to align private and public postsecondary education, amid enrollment declines and a shift to vocational training. A commission would study program overlap and coordination across sectors.
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Augusta
Maine
University of Maine
Sen
Katz
Inside The Journal Today's Chuckle Dont burn bridges behind you
A lighthearted note from Inside The Journal offers a witty caution about burning bridges and its humorous water pollution analogy. The item frames a playful moral in concise terms.
Saco Names John Dexter City Administrator
Saco City Council is expected to appoint John Dexter to the city administrator post. Dexter, 30, has led the Portland Housing Authority for 2 1/2 years and will begin on a permanent basis within 30 days. The appointment follows an executive meeting where salary and contract terms were set but not released. Dexter previously directed Portland Model Cities and served as assistant city manager there. He and his wife Carol Dexter live in Portland and have two children.
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Saco City
John Dexter
Dexter
Portland Housing Authority
John S. Dexter Jr
Saco
Braley
Aan
Saco City Council
Berton Braley
The
Housing Authority
Portland
Model Cities
John Menario
Connecticut
Maine
Wesleyan University
Fels Institute of Local and
Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Carol (Cotton) Dexter
Randal Scot
Eric Cotton
Saco Council
Council
Historic filing to block Olympic oil terminal
New Hampshire citizens use a National Historic Preservation Act tactic to derail Olympic Refineries plan for a $600 million oil terminal off Isles of Shoals. Strawberry Bank Corp applies to Maine Historical Preservation Commission to list Isles as a national historic site, potentially complicating federal actions. Commissioner Mundy notes a good chance of approval at the May 3 meeting, after which the case would go to Washington for appeal.
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Isles of Shoals
New Hampshire
Kittery Point
Strawberry Bank Corp
Kittery
Maine Historical Preservation Commission
the Isles
U.S
Olympic Refineries
Iac
Aristotle Onassis
Durham
Newmarket
The
Isles
National Historic Register
Washington
Register
Maine Commission
Olympic Refineries, Inc
Coast Guard and Environmental Protection Agency
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Robert Stukas
Robert Walsh
Annette Anderson
Bones Education Request
Itate
Old Alfred
General Administration Fund
Arundel Health Council
Recreation Committee
Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission
Town Meeting
George Martin
Oob
Bennett Katz
Elmont S&s
Tyndale
Kennebankport
ST. Francis College
Dick Danforth
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