Brunswick town council
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PublishedNovember 6, 2020
Brunswick to help fund swinging bridge repairs
A condition assessment rated the Brunswick tower in “poor condition,” with a four out of nine rating, and Freeport-based CPM Constructors will replace the tower’s bottom channels, baseplates, channel anchor bolts and plates.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2020
Brunswick council weighs downtown sidewalk options: all brick or brick and concrete
All brick is more expensive and presents some maintenance and safety concerns, but is also longer-lasting and more aesthetically pleasing for the historic downtown. “This is one of those decisions that councils make that will have decades of ramifications,” Councilor James Mason said.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2020
Brunswick native Kate Foye to run for vacant council seat in January
Foye, who works for the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development, announced Wednesday that she will run to represent District 6 in a January special election to replace councilor Toby McGrath, who stepped down last week to tend to family matters.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2020
Brunswick family designs town flag, hopes to start public process
Nathan, Molly and Isla Tefft spent more than a year designing and creating a flag they feel represents Brunswick, only to find out the town had adopted an official flag just weeks before.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2020
Brunswick councilor representing downtown district resigns
Toby McGrath, who was elected to the council in November, stepped down on Monday to deal with family matters.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2020
Brunswick creates new grant writer position
The $63,000 position, being dubbed the “Economic Development Specialist/Grant Writer” is funded by the revenue captured by the Cooks Corner tax increment financing district.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2020
Brunswick council votes to set aside money rather than offset tax increase
Councilors ultimately decided that the benefits of using the money to fund services or offset future losses outweighed the approximate $12 cost savings the average taxpayer would have seen.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2020
Glass won’t be recyclable in Brunswick in two weeks
Town officials estimate that taking glass out of the recycling stream will save roughly $7,000 in processing costs between now and June 30, 2021.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2020
Brunswick council considering changes to marijuana rules because current standards make retail impossible
As written, the conditional use ordinances effectively prohibit any retail marijuana in town, even in the places it's supposed to be allowed.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2020
Brunswick, DOE to pay for Coffin School ventilation repairs, but future of the building still unknown
Some school officials are eyeing its potential as overflow space for junior high students social distancing under COVID-19.
