At Waterville area municipal offices, differing rules on mask-wearing as officials digest latest pandemic guidance
Some town offices have immediately removed requirements for mask-wearing inside, while others are keeping mask rules in place for now as COVID-19 vaccinations continue.
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Skowhegan Town Manager Christine Almand sent a memo out to selectmen last week in preparation for the state’s lifting of the pandemic mask mandate on Monday.
“I will continue requiring face coverings in our buildings until the Board has had a chance to have a discussion and make some decisions,” Almand said in the note.
Should selectmen decide to no longer require face coverings, Almand will require town employees and selectmen to provide proof of vaccination prior to allowing them indoors without face coverings “to be consistent with legal obligations and guidance.”
Grant program for businesses in Fairfield returns for third cycle
Since the Fairfield Facade Improvement & Marketing Assistance Program launched, it has distributed $67,591 in grant money to local businesses and stimulated more than $137,850 in direct investment.
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Tanya Benner of Sunset Flowerland & Greenhouses in Fairfield carries white roses while working near a new window that was purchased with grant money the business received. The $25,000 was used to install four new windows and a chain link fence and to paint the facade of the business and a nearby warehouse. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
A third round of the Fairfield Facade Improvement & Marketing Assistance Program has been launched after the program assisted two businesses in 2020, it was announced Tuesday.