GORHAM — The board of selectmen recently announced they have concluded negotiations with Gorham Paper & Tissue LLC, resulting in a formal periodic payment agreement for property taxes, interest and penalties.
The two-page document was signed by board chairman Mike Waddell on behalf of the town at Monday’s board meeting following a unanimous vote that was in line with an earlier vote taken in executive session Aug. 31, whose minutes the board has now unsealed.
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