FRYEBURG, Maine — An impassioned plea by Fryeburg Selectman Kimberly Clarke convinced her fellow board members to ask voters to use $100,000 from surplus funds to address the crumbling sidewalks lining the side streets of the town.
Last Thursday, the board met in person for the first time since the pandemic. At the meeting held at the David and Doris Hastings Community Center, the selectmen discussed what to do with "credit reserve funds," which Town Manager Katie Haley said is basically surplus funds totaling about $1.67 million.
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"If we are going to create a walkable village, we need to start investing money to do it."
Stop being so GD cheap. Have some pride in how the town looks and the safety of people who may choose to walk around it, especially considering the upgrade you are getting to Rt 302. Now is the time, no kicking the can down the road.
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