Van Buren town office. (Hannah Catlin | St. John Valley Times)
Van Buren councilors vote to keep property taxes flat, relocate police department funds to capital improvements Van Buren town councilors voted unanimously to add $125,000 to the capital improvement line item in the annual town budget, money that represents savings from the loss of the police department at the end of last year.
VAN BUREN, Maine Van Buren town councilors voted unanimously to add $125,000 to the capital improvement line item in the annual town budget, money that represents savings from the loss of the police department at the end of last year.
Van Buren town office. (Hannah Catlin | St. John Valley Times)
Van Buren councilors overwhelmingly support purchase of new $189k plow truck, but delay final vote for town input Van Buren town council met May 4 in an empty apparatus bay at the fire station for a regular bi-weekly meeting where they discussed the purchase of a new plow truck and reviewed the proposed budgets for three down departments.
VAN BUREN, Maine Van Buren town council met May 4 in an empty apparatus bay at the fire station for a regular bi-weekly meeting where they discussed the purchase of a new plow truck and reviewed the proposed budgets for three down departments.
Van Buren town office. (Hannah Catlin | St. John Valley Times)
Van Buren town council discusses updating town technology at second budget meeting Van Buren Town Council met April 28 at the American Legion post to discuss proposed budgets for the fire department, library and general government.
VAN BUREN, Maine Van Buren Town Council met April 28 at the American Legion post to discuss proposed budgets for the fire department, library and general government.
No significant changes are planned for the fire department or the library budget, though the general government has been adjusted specifically because of the addition of deputy town manager Luke Dyer to the town office staff. Dyer, a former sergeant for the now-shuttered police department, is training to be the town’s next bookkeeper.
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Fort Kent Parks and Recreation Director Jason Nadeau at Acadia National Park last fall. (Courtesy of Jason Nadeau)
Fort Kent Parks and Recreation Director Jason Nadeau at Acadia National Park last fall. (Courtesy of Jason Nadeau)
Fort Kent hires new parks and recreation director
Jessica Potila, SJVT / FhF Staff Writer • April 27, 2021 A Fort Kent logging business owner who has long dreamed of a career in sports and recreation has been hired as the Fort Kent Parks and Recreation director.
FORT KENT, Maine A Fort Kent logging business owner who has long dreamed of a career in sports and recreation has been hired as the Fort Kent Parks and Recreation director.
Van Buren s welcome sign in January 2018. (Courtesy of Joseph Lizotte)
Van Buren’s town council kicks off budget season Circled in the Van Buren library on Tuesday night an impromptu location change after the town council and attending members of the public were inadvertently locked out of the St. Peter Chanel Parish the town began its initial analysis of the annual budget.
VAN BUREN, Maine Circled in the Van Buren library on Tuesday night an impromptu location change after the town council and attending members of the public were inadvertently locked out of the St. Peter Chanel Parish the town began its initial analysis of the annual budget.