FRYEBURG, Maine — Last Thursday, several selectmen expressed disappointment with the results of a community workshop held to discuss the municipal complex vote that failed at town meeting in June.
Townspeople rejected the idea of spending up to $16 million on a new facility to house police and fire stations as well as a new town office.
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