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increase font size Gardiner wastewater treatment upgrades are underway The $3.5 million project, funded by a combination of federal loan and grant money, is replacing the aging treatment infrastructure with a newer version that s more energy efficient. Share Cote Crane and Rigging workers insert a bearing Tuesday within one of five new rotating biological contacts installed at the Gardiner Wastewater Treatment. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal GARDINER The $3.5 million project to upgrade Gardiner’s waste water treatment plant that has been several years in the making is now underway and is expected to be substantially complete by the end of the year. ....
Gardiner officials agree to lease Water Street parking lot The short-term lease with Gardiner Main Street would expand parking availability in downtown Gardiner, where it is sometimes in short supply. Share GARDINER City officials have reached an agreement with Gardiner Main Street for a short-term deal to expand parking on the city’s busy Water Street. At the same time, they are helping the nonprofit organization to pay the property tax on the Gardiner Main Street site acquired in 2016 from Camden National Bank. At Wednesday’s City Council meeting, elected officials voted to approve a six-month lease on the former Bailey lot, located on Water Street at the south end of the city’s downtown and to take on the responsibility of maintaining it. ....
Governor Mills Issues Executive Order Strengthening Enforcement of Face Covering Requirement in All Indoor Public Spaces December 11, 2020 With widespread community transmission and increased COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Maine, Governor Janet Mills today signed an Executive Order (PDF) that simplifies and strengthens the enforcement of the State’s face covering requirement. Moving forward, owners and operators of all indoor public spaces – regardless of the type of entity or size – must not allow those who refuse to wear a face covering to enter or remain in their venue. Previous Executive Orders had required enforcement in some but not all public settings. ....