Wiscasset still gearing up for marijuana ordinance talks
SUSAN JOHNS
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Wiscasset Monday night moved closer to a possible sidewalk policy, and to learning about, and drafting, marijuana rules. The ordinance review committee voted to send the sidewalk policy onto selectmen. The committee proposed merchants would go to the town clerk for a permit to use sidewalk space; all others would ask selectmen for a permit.
In another decision Monday, the panel proposed giving applicants two options for showing the town the proposed sidewalk use: Either a sketch or a marked up photo.
Also in the Zoom meeting, Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission Executive Director Mary Ellen Barnes said Maine Municipal Association told her it is too busy to do a Zoom session with one town, but would answer questions. Barnes was still trying to land a Zoom meeting with Maine’s Office of Marijuana Policy (OMP). Barnes and members reiterated they want to learn as much as possible, including wh
By Jim Scott
May 7, 2021 12:49 AM
THE MEET:Â The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association alternate season State Cross Country Championships will take place Saturday, May 8 at Blackhawk Golf Course in Janesville, Wis. Admission is not restricted. Tickets are $9 and can only be purchased through schools with competitors in the meet.Â
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RACES INFORMATION:Â Following the direction of the WIAA Sports Medical Advisory Committee, revised guidelines are designed to continue mitigating the risk of exposure during the COVID-19 pandemic. Both genders will run a 5,000-meter course. Team and individual race assignments are posted on the WIAA website. The following is a listing of the scheduled start times for each race:
SARAH WHITFIELD, News Contributor
Cole Peters of POWER Engineers, Inc. presents on behalf of CMP via Zoom. Zoom screenshot
Amy Burchstead explains the location of her property. Zoom screenshot
Monday evening’s Wiscasset planning board meeting drew what Chair Karl Olson called a “record” turnout of 20 attendees. Permitting specialist Cole Peters of POWER Engineers, Inc. represented Central Maine Power to propose a new transmission line on 6.3 miles of existing CMP right-of-way land. The line would run 2.9 miles from the Maine Yankee substation to Woolwich and then back into Wiscasset 3.4 miles northeasterly into Alna.
Peters said there would be work in the Maine Yankee yard, as well as the construction of two types of poles that will require board approval. CMP Manager of Permitting and Compliance Gerry Mirabile said the project is related to, but separate from, the New England Clean Energy Connect project and will be a network upgrade owned and operated by CMP. Mirabile
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