Read Article
OXFORD Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday night to schedule a public hearing about a revised marijuana ordinance that puts no limits on the number of marijuana dispensaries and removes Oxford’s prohibition on retail marijuana businesses, but bars marijuana social clubs.
The decision by Chairman Scott Hunter, Vice Chairwoman Samantha Hewey, Caldwell Jackson, Sharon Jackson and Dana Dillingham came over objections that the committee who made the revisions included only town officials and that notice of the ordinance issue was not on the board’s agenda posted for the public.
Former board Chairman Peter Laverdiere and Roger Wulleman, who both served on the original Adult Use Marijuana Committee in 2017 and offered to serve on the second one last year, attended Thursday’s meeting.
Read Article
OXFORD Selectmen on Thursday night appointed a school board member, accepted a grant and held an executive session on hiring a new town manager.
The meeting, which lasted 15 minutes, was attended by Sharon Jackson, Dana Dillingham and Samantha Hewey, who acted as chairwoman in the absence of Scott Hunter, who was on a fire call. Caldwell Jackson did not attend.
Lisa Dunham was appointed a School Administrative District 17 director. She succeeds David Dunn, who resigned in November after his wife, Joan Davis-Dunn, took a position at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School.
Dunham, co-owner of Valley View Orchard Pies on Madison Avenue, submitted a letter to the board expressing interest in the position.
Read Article
PARIS The Oxford County Commission authorized the purchase of up to six vehicles for the Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday.
Emerson Chevrolet of Auburn was the low bidder for the Chevrolet Tahoes at $39,117 apiece or $234,702 for all six.
The price does not include money from trade-ins. Oxford County Sheriff Christopher Wainwright said his department would clean up the vehicles and offer them in a separate sale. He said he expects to get $10,000 per vehicle.
Others bids were submitted by O’Connor Auto Park in Augusta and Quirk Chevrolet of Bangor.
Commissioners enacted the 2021 county budget of $11.7 million as presented by the Budget Committee plus a 1 % overlay.