FRYEBURG, Maine — About two dozen residents attended a public hearing on a proposed $15.5 million municipal complex that will likely be voted on at town meeting in June.
Town officials have long said that the town office, police station and fire station are too small and inadequate. The police station is in leased space in the Fryeburg rescue building. And the fire department lacks ventilation to remove smoke from truck exhaust.
kAm%96 ?6H 4@>A=6I H@F=5 36 @? #@FE6 b_a 36EH66? E96 E@H? 9:89H2J 82C286 2?5 #64C62E:@? sC:G6] '@E6CD 2AAC@G65 E96 AFC492D6 @7 E96 =2?5 :? a_aa] %96 3F:=5:?8 H@F=5 36 @?6 DE@CJ 2?5 23@FE ah[d__ DBF2C6 766E 2?5 H@F=5 4@DE S`d]d >:==:@? E92E 4@F=5 36 A2:5 7@C H:E9 2 3@?5 @G6C D6G6C2= 564256D] %@H? |2?286C z2E:6 w2=6J 9@A6D 7656C2= 7F?5D[ 8C2?ED 2?5 5@?2E:@?D 42? 96=A @77D6E E96 4@DE]k^Am
kAm“%@H? 6>A=@J66D ?665 E@ 92G6 E96 724:=:E:6D 2?5 E96 E@@=D E@ 36 23=6 E@ AC@G:56 D6CG:46D 677:4:6?E=J 2?5 67764E:G6=J E@ C6D:56?ED[” D2:5 w2=6J[ 255:?8 E92E E96 ?6H 4@>A=6I H:== 36 6?6C8J 677:4:6?E]k^Am
kAm“%9:D H:== 36 2 D@FC46 @7 AC:56 7@C E96 E@H?[” D96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmp?5J wJ=2?5] AC:?4:A2= @7 !@CE r:EJ pC49:E64EFC6 :? !@CE=2?5[ |2:?6[ 5:D4FDD65 E96 5C27E A=2?D 7@C E96 AC@;64E] w6 D2:5 E96 3F:=5:?8 :D 56D:8?65 E@ >66E uCJ63FC8’D ?665D 7@C 2E =62DE d_ J62CD]k^Am
kAm“~FC @3;64E:G6D 2C6 E@ C62==J 86E J@F 2 7:CDE\4=2DD 3F:=5:?8 E92E DFAA@CED A@=:46[ 7:C67:89E:?8[ >F?:4:A2= AC@465FC6D[” D2:5 wJ=2?5]k^Am
kAm“(6’C6 G6CJ 3F586E\4@?D4:@FD[ H6’C6 2=H2JD ECJ:?8 E@ 86E J@F E96 36DE\BF2=:EJ 3F:=5:?8[ 3FE H6 2=D@ H2?E E@ 86E :E 2E E96 36DE AC:46[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm“(6 2C6 :? 2 H@C=5 ?@H @7 <:?5 @7 H6:C5 4=:>2E6 6G6?ED E92E >:89E 92AA6? E92E J@F H2?E E@ 92G6 J@FC 7:C6 DE2E:@?D 2?5 A@=:46 DE2E:@?D 2?5 9@DA:E2=D DE2?5:?8[ D2:5 wJ=2?5] “x7 E96C6 H2D D@>6 7C62< 9FCC:42?6[ @C D@>6 3:8 ?@C’62DE6C E92E 42>6 :?[ x H@F=5 36 H@CC:65 23@FE E96 7:C6 DE2E:@? :? 3:8 H62E96C 6G6?ED]”k^Am
kAmwJ=2?5 D2:5 E@H? 92== D9@F=5 36 b[a__ DBF2C6 766E 2?5 C:89E ?@H :E’D 23@FE `[d__ DBF2C6 766E] %96 A@=:46 56A2CE>6?E D9@F=5 36 e[b__ DBF2C6 766E 3FE C:89E ?@H 92D `[a__] %96 7:C6 DE2E:@? ?665D ``[ga_ DBF2C6 766E 2?5 E96 7:C6 DE2E:@? 92D 23@FE f[d__]k^Am
kAm“%9:D :D 2 D496>2E:4 56D:8?[ E9:?8D 42? 492?86 C:89E ?@H[” D2:5 wJ=2?5] “(6’C6 C62==J D@=:4:E:?8 4@>>6?ED 7C@> E96 4@>>F?:EJ] *@F’C6 E96 A6@A=6 E92E =:G6 96C6]”k^Am
kAm#6D:56?E $E6G6 $>:E9 DF886DE65 2 32D6>6?E D9@F=5 36 :?4=F565] w6 >6?E:@?65 E92E r@?H2J @77:4:2=D C68C6E E92E E96C6 H2D?’E 2 32D6>6?E :? E96 A@=:46 DE2E:@? 2?5 ?@H E96J H2?E E@ 255 @?6]k^Am
kAm“x E9:?< E92E’D 2 8@@5 A@:?E[” D2:5 wJ=2?5] “p?5 :E’D D@>6E9:?8 E92E H6’5 36 92AAJ E@ 4@?D:56C]”k^Am
kAmqFE y62? p?5C6HD 76=E E96 A=2? H2D “6I46DD:G6]” $96 D2:5 E96C6 H6C6 2 =@E @7 >66E:?8 2C62D E92E 4@F=5 36 4@?D@=:52E65] $96 2=D@ ?@E65 E92E E96 A=2?D :?4=F56 2 D9@@E:?8 C2?86 7@C A@=:46]k^Am
kAm“x E9:?< :E’D ?@E 7:D42==J C6DA@?D:3=6[ 2?5 x’5 92E6 E@ D66 >J 49:=5C6? :?563E65 7@C E96 ?6IE b_ J62CD[” D2:5 p?5C6HD]k^Am
kAmu:C6 r9:67 p?5C6H sF7C6D?6 D2:5 =2H 6?7@C46>6?E 42?’E FD6 E96 6I:DE:?8 D9@@E:?8 C2?86] %92E C2?86 :D @H?65 3J E96 DE2E6 @7 |2:?6 x?=2?5 u:D96C:6D U2>Aj (:=5=:76 2?5 E92E C2?86 92D 2 7F?5:?8 D@FC46 E92E 5:D2==@HD FD6 @7 E96 C2?86 7@C @77:4:2= A@=:46 EC2:?:?8^E6DE:?8]k^Am
kAm$6=64E>6?’D 492:C y:> %JCC6== D2:5 S`d]d >:==:@? :D 2 =@E @7 >@?6J 2?5 E96 E@H? :D =@@<:?8 2E @E96C 7F?5:?8 D@FC46D E@ A2J 7@C E9:D] w6 2=D@ D2:5 2C49:E64ED 2C6 =@@<:?8 2E 2==@H:?8 7@C 8C@HE9 @G6C E96 ?6IE d_ J62CD]k^Am
kAm“x <?@H x’G6 8C@H? :? E96 =2DE d_ J62CD[” %JCC6== BF:AA65]k^Am
kAmp?5C6HD D2:5 E96 E@H? :D?’E C62==J 8C@H:?8 A@AF=2E:@?\H:D6 3642FD6 >2?J 9@>6D :? uCJ63FC8 2C6 FD65 2D D64@?5 9@>6D]k^Am
kAm%JC6== 25565 E96 E@H? 5@6D?’E @H? E96 s2G:D 2?5 s@C:D w2DE:?8D r@>>F?:EJ r6?E6C H96C6 >66E:?8D 2C6 96=5 2E AC6D6?E]k^Am
kAmp?5C6HD 2=D@ C625 2 5@4F>6?E 42==65 >F?:4:A2= ?665D 2?5 H2?ED E92E >6?E:@?65 962E65 H2=<H2JD 2?5 H@?56C65 :7 :E H2D :? E96 A=2?]k^Am
kAmw2=6J D2:5 962E65 H2=<H2JD 92G6?’E C62==J 366? 5:D4FDD65 :? 56AE9]k^Am
kAmp 4@FA=6 @7 A6@A=6 =:<6 $2==J v:3D@? H6C6 4@?46C?65 23@FE EC277:4 7=@H AC:>2C:=J 3642FD6 49:=5C6? H2=< 7C@> E96 |@==J ~4<6EE $49@@= E@ E96 #64 s6A2CE>6?E]k^Am
kAmwJ=2?5 D2:5 E96 AF3=:4 H@F=5 FD6 #64C62E:@? sC:G6[ 2?5 7:C6 2?5 A@=:46 G69:4=6D H@F=5 36 FD:?8 E96 9:89H2J 82C286 5C:G6H2J]k^Am
kAmu@C>6C $6=64E>2? z:>36C=J r=2C<6 D2:5 2D 2 7@C>6C 8C2?E HC:E6C D96 <?@HD E92E =@42E:?8 7:C6 2?5 A@=:46 E@86E96C H:== @A6? FA 8C2?E @AA@CEF?:E:6D 7@C E96 E@H?] $96 =@G6D E96 56D:8?[ 6DA64:2==J E92E E96 3F:=5:?8 H@F=5 92G6 D6G6C2= >66E:?8 C@@>D]k^Am
kAm“x E9:?< :E’D 8C62E[” D2:5 r=2C<6 @7 E96 56D:8?] “xE 92C<6?D 324< E@ D@>6 @7 E96 3F:=5:?8D @7 uCJ63FC8 p4256>J] x C62==J 2AAC64:2E6 J@FC H@C<]”k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.