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PHIL DI VECE News Contributor Sat, 05/15/2021 - 8:45am
Selectmen, from left, Katharine Martin-Savage, Sarah Whitfield and Kim Andersson, Town Manager Dennis Simmons and Chairman Pam Dunning listen to a final presentation on the proposed solar farm. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper
Former selectman Ed Polewarczyk, left, and David Stapp of Peregrine Turbine Technologies, LLC. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper
Stapp’s workshop at Peregrine Turbine Technologies, LLC. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper
David Stapp of Peregrine Turbine Technologies, LLC gives a tour at his research facility at Wiscasset Municipal Airport. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper
The Wiscasset select board received a final briefing Thursday evening, May 13 at Wiscasset Municipal Airport on a proposed five-megawatt solar project there. Voters will decide June 8 if they want the town to enter into negotiations to lease property to Cenergy of Carlsbad, California.
SUSAN JOHNS Wed, 04/21/2021 - 8:45am
Wiscasset officials and other attendees take part in selectmen’s April 20 Zoom meeting. Zoom screenshot
Over Zoom and Youtube Tuesday night, April 20, Wiscasset selectmen listened to, praised and talked about acting soon on teenagers’ request the town help address climate change.
“Wiscasset is an amazing place. It’s beautiful. But we need to keep it that way,” Wiscasset Middle High School freshman Grace Greene said. The new WMHS group, Sheepscot Climate Action Club, was Greene’s idea, teacher Ralph Keyes said. Keyes, fellow teachers Brad Lopes and Seth Platikus, and 2020 WMHS graduate Maria West advise the club. Greene’s fellow members are freshmen Julia Truesdell, Emily Gilliam, Nevaeh Campbell and Linnea Andersson, homeschool student Bri Wright, senior Ty DeLong and junior Brianna Colson.
SUSAN JOHNS Wed, 04/07/2021 - 8:45am
Wiscasset Art Walk can hang banners on Main Street railings and, on Middle Street, have bistro tables and possible performances, selectmen decided 4-0 Tuesday night, April 6. Making the requests, organizer Lucia Droby said WAW will be mostly outside this year, have musicians, family activities, restaurants selling “picnics to go,” might have arts vendors and, if she can find them, dancers.
It will be “almost a normal” WAW, Droby said. “We want to bring joy, we want to bring liveliness to the village, some brightness and something to look forward to . experience small town neighborliness . art education . self-expression . and of course we want to attract visitors to Wiscasset.” Last year, with the pandemic, a Walk Around Wiscasset series had attendees waving to one another, dressing in themes and writing on sticky notes what brings them joy.
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If Wiscasset voters agree in June, selectmen will have a committee explore options for the school department’s future. The warrant article arose from two split votes on Zoom Tuesday night, March 16.
Selectmen rejected 3-2 a proposed question Town Manager Dennis Simmons offered. Its scope aligned with residents Judith Colby and William Maloney’s proposal that started this year’s talks. Simmons’ proposed question read: “Shall the Town authorize the Selectmen to form an ad hoc committee to study the financial impact of the Wiscasset School Department discontinuing to offer grades 9-12 and offer those students tuition at a local school of their choice.”