In an advisory vote, town residents on Saturday rejected a proposal to increase the town's minimum lot size to 3 acres, but they remain concerned about West Gardiner's fast rate of growth.
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Gardiner officials to chart course to hire next city manager
Gardiner Public Library Director Anne Davis has agreed to serve as acting city manager as elected officials search for their next city manager.
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GARDINER City officials are expected to discuss the search for a city manager when they meet for the next City Council meeting on April 21.
Mayor Patricia Hart said that discussion may include how the search will go forward and whether the council will issue requests for qualifications for search firms to help it find the next administrative chief for the city.
“We’ll know more about that after that meeting,” Hart said Monday.
West Gardiner’s proposed spending plan increases as officials make plans for new equipment
The town s $1.27 million plan is up 6.4% from the scaled-back budget presented to voters at last July s Town Meeting, delayed by public health restrictions on gatherings.
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WEST GARDINER In a return to the open Town Meeting format, residents in West Gardiner will gather April 10 to vote on a proposed spending plan for the town that’s 6.4% higher than what they approved last July.
The proposed $1.27 million spending plan includes requested funding for a new snowplow.
“About every seven years, we replace a plow truck,” said Gregory Couture, chairman of the Board of Selectmen. “This year, we’re replacing two that were bought in 2000 with a new one, and we’ll keep the other as an emergency backup.”