GORHAM — Now that the March 8 town meeting is in the rearview mirror and Yves Zornio has rejoined the board on which he served for 18 years before stepping down a decade ago, the selectmen tried to look at the “big picture” at its meeting Monday.
The board and town manager Denise Vallee are now working to prioritize the town’s already-identified infrastructure projects that cost more than $100,000.
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