The panel says that alternatives to its plan for repurposing the old middle school building don’t save enough money to justify the removal of the elements envisioned in the proposed city services center.
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Documentary highlights challenges of aging wastewater infrastructure
Bath municipal employees are taking part in a Q&A Thursday after the screening of a documentary focusing on municipal wastewater systems.
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Projected costs for new South Portland civic center are $120 million more than first estimated
The Mahoney City Center Committee approved a conceptual design to present to the City Council in the new year that could cost $193.8 million.
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Water bills are shooting up in rural Maine
Years of deferred maintenance are catching up with some small utilities, forcing them to raise rates by as much as 75%.
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Windham wants to replace 60-year-old bridge
The town is accepting bids for the replacement of Varney’s Bridge on William Knight Road.
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Falmouth undertakes bank stabilization project on Old Mill Road
The town is funding the design of the project because the road is used to access a pump station.
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Sawyer Road, linking Scarborough, Cape Elizabeth, will not be cut off
The proposed $2 million road removal and marsh restoration project was effectively defeated when towns came to different decisions about its future.
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Mainers turn out at PUC hearing to condemn CMP’s 5-year plan to raise rates
Attendees at the meeting in Freeport say that the proposed increase to fund infrastructure improvements — roughly $35 a month by late 2030 — would hurt the state’s most vulnerable residents.
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What you need to know about Scarborough’s school referendum
The school project appearing on the ballot is $30 million less that the project voters rejected in 2023.
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A new dock will be built at Scarborough’s Pine Point
Scarborough Town Council approved no more than $50,000 to fund a new pier and ramp floats.