LOVELL, Maine — The town will have more control over what is built in Lovell after town voters passed Article 18 on Saturday, the planning board chairman said Monday.
Town meeting took place at the Lovell Volunteer Fire Building. Eighty articles were on the warrant, but it was probably Article 18 that brought out the voters in droves.
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