Agendas
Note:
agendas and notices are posted on our website as they
appear. The public is invited to all meetings.
More information can be found at the town's websites:
www.newgloucester.com, and www.graymaine.org, www.msad15.org
Agendas:
Council Workshop Meeting Agenda
6:00 p.m. - Stimson Hall
February 13, 2006
Agenda:
6 p.m. Discussion of the Well Head Protection Zone
with the Gray Water District and the Ordinance Review
Committee.
7 p.m. MDOT Region #6 personnel to review the proposed
improvements to the existing Rt. 26 road including
the raised median strip near Stimson Hall.
Discussion/Review of the staff comments regarding
the proposed Fiscal Policy
Fire Protection Ordinance Discussion
Review draft agendas for 2/21, 2/27, 3/7
Other
Gray
Ordinance Review Committee Agenda
February 15, 2006
Stimson Hall (upstairs)
Approval of February 2, 2006 Minutes
Discussion with Planning Board
Uses for each District (Continued)
Space Standards
Minimum Standards
Adjournment
Town
of Gray Public Notices
Public Notice
A
joint meeting of the Ordinance Review Committee/Planning
Board will be held at Upstairs in Stimson Hall, Wednesday
February 15, 2006. In addition, members of the Town
Council, Community Economic Development Committee,
Zoning Board of Appeals and Public Safety may be in
attendance. The public is invited
Town
of Gray Notice
There
will be a joint meeting of the Ordinance Review Bommittee
and Planning Board on February 15, 2006 at 7:00 p.m.
upstairs at Stimson Hall
Gray Village Master Plan Committee
Convenes First Public Forum
The
first Public Forum for the Gray Village Master Plan
will be held on Wednesday, March 8 from 6 to 8:30
p.m, location to be announced. The impetus for this
six month study is a successful Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) application for the Town of Gray
and the proposed Gray Connector Road being constructed
by the Maine DOT and the Maine Turnpike Authority.
The proposed Gray Connector will have a profound and
lasting impact on the future of the downtown. The
Gray Village Master Plan will help Gray Officials
plan for future development and balance the mix of
residential, commercial, institutional, and civic
uses. The completed plan will serve to facilitate
and guide future public policy decisions. Committee
members include representatives from the business
community. The study is being conducted by the Greater
Portland Council of Governments supported by town
staff.
Public
Notices
February
15th, 2006 6:30 p.m. at Gray Public Library Is Village
Master Plan Advisory Committee Meeting.
March 1, 2006 At 6:30 P.M. Village Master Plan Advisory
Committee is Downstairs At Stimson Hall.
Gray
Water District Trustees Meeting
Monday,
February 27, 2006; 7 p.m. at the District office 80
Shaker Rd, Gray.
Notice: Gray ZBA meetings
The
Zoning Board of Appeals meetings are held on the 4th
Wednesday of the month. The next meeting will be February
22nd, Upstairs in Stimson Hall. All are welcome.
Town
of Gray Notice
Homestead
Exemption forms are available on-line under the www.graymaine.org
website. From the home page, go to application &
forms, tax exemption forms, and then open Homestead
Exemption. If you do not have access to the web, come
by the town office or ask one to be mailed.
If you qualify, please make sure you have it signed
and back to the town assessor, by April 1, 2006. If
you have homestead exemption already, you do not have
to sign up again. If you need to check or have any
questions, please feel free to contact Ronna or Helen
at the Gray Town office at 657-3112.
Public
Notice Of Board & Committee Vacancies
Town of Gray, Maine
The
Town of Gray is seeking volunteers to serve on Town
Boards & Committees. Please submit a letter of
interest and an application to the Town Office in
person or by email to ebullen@graymaine.org. Boards
&Committees applications can be downloaded from
www.graymaine.org (Applications & Forms).
Cable Television - 3 yr. Terms, 2 vacancies: expires
2007
Charles Barker Scholarship Committee - Unlimited Terms,
2 vacancies
Community Economic Development Committee - 3 yr. Terms,
2 vacancies (Alternate): expire 2007 & 2008
Dry Mills Schoolhouse Committee - 3 yr. Terms, 1 vacancy:
expires 2007
Finance Committee - 3 yr. Terms, 2 vacancies: expire
2007 & 2008
Grange No. 41, Scholarship Fund Committee - 3 yr.
Term, 1 vacancy: expires 2007
Library Board of Trustees - 3 yr. Term, 1 vacancy
(Alternate): expires 2007
Public Safety Committee - 3 yr. Terms, 2 vacancies
(Alternate): expire 2007 & 2008
Recreation & Conservation Committee - 3 yr. Terms,
3 vacancies (1 regular, 2 Alternate): expire 2007
& 2008
Solid Waste & Recycling Committee - 3 yr. Terms,
6 vacancies (4 regular, 2 Alternate): various expiration
dates
Website Committee - Various Terms, 3 vacancies: various
expiration dates
Zoning Board of Appeals - 3 yr. Terms, 3 vacancies
(2 Alternate): various expiration dates
Mitchell
Berkowitz, Town Manager
Public
Notice Town of Gray, Maine
The Town of Gray is accepting applications from persons
who would be interested in serving on the Village
Master Plan Advisory Committee for the study of downtown
Gray. Applications will be accepted until the Town
Council makes a final decision. Appointments to the
Committee will be made by the Council. For further
information, please call the Town Planner's Office
at 657-3112.
Mitchell
A. Berkowitz, Town Manager
Finance
Committee
Applications
are available either on line at www.Graymaine.org
or at the Town Offices for interested Gray Citizens
for the Council Finance Committee. Please return your
applications to the Town Manager's Office. Council
will continue to accept applications until the committee
membership is fulfilled.
For
the Town Council,
Mitchell A. Berkowitz
Town
of Gray Public Notice
Winter Parking:
From November 15th to April 15th, between the hours
of 12 midnight and 6 a.m., no vehicle shall be parked
at any time on a public way, public street or within
a town-owned parking lot, due to snow removal. Vehicles
in violation of the ordinance (Section 502.3) will
be towed at the owner's expense.
Mitchell
A. Berkowitz, Town Manager
Locations:
SAD 15 Office Building, 14 Shaker Rd.
Town Office, 6 Shaker Road
Stimson Hall, 4 Shaker Road
Newbegin Gym: 20 Main Street
Gray Public Library, 5 Hancock Street
All meetings open to the public. The public is welcome
to attend. Call Town Office at 657-3339 for more information.
Gray
Municipal Calendar
Thursday,
February 9: 7:30 a.m., Finance Committee Meeting,
Town Office
Thursday, February 9: 7 p.m., Planning Board Meeting,
Stimson Hall
Monday, February 13: 6 p.m., Town Council Workshop
Meeting, Stimson Hall
Tuesday, February 14: 7 p.m., Library Trustees Meeting,
Public Library
Wednesday, February 15: 8 a.m., PROP, Stimson Hall
Wednesday, February 15: 7 p.m., Community Economic
Development Meeting, Stimson Hall
Thursday, February: 7 p.m., Zoning Board of Appeals
Meeting, Stimson Hall
Monday, February 20: 8 a.m., Town Offices Closed for
Presidents' Day
Tuesday, February 21: 7 p.m., Town Council Meeting,
Stimson Hall
Wednesday, February 22:8 a.m., PROP, Stimson Hall
Thursday, February 23: 7 p.m., Planning Board Meeting,
Stimson Hall
Monday, February 27: 6 p.m., Town Council Workshop
Meeting, if needed, Stimson Hall
Tuesday, February 28: 7 p.m., Public Safety Committee
Meeting, Public Safety Building
All
meetings are open to the public. The public is welcome
to attend. Call Town office at 657-3339 for more information.
Meeting times and dates are subject to change.
Gray
Town Facilities hours of operation:
Gray Town Office:
Gray
Town Office hours are:
Mon.-Wed.
8-4 p.m., closed for lunch 12:30-1 p.m.
Thurs. 8-6:30 p.m., closed for lunch 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Fri. 8-2 p.m., closed for lunch 11:30-12 noon
Gray Transfer Station:
Mon. & Tues.: Closed
Wed-Fri.: 8:00-4:00
Sat & Sun.: 7:00-3:00
Gray Public Library:
Sun. & Mon.: Closed
Tues.: 10-8
Thurs.: 10-6
Fri.: 10-5
Sat.: 10-3
New
Gloucester Municipal Calendar
Feb.
9: Fairgrounds Committee 7 MH
Feb. 13: Selectmen Budget Meeting 7 p.m. MH
Feb. 14: Selectmen Workshop Personnel Policy 7 p.m.
MH
Feb. 15: School Board 6:30 p.m. MH
Feb. 16: Historical Society Meeting 7 pm - MH
Feb. 16: Business & Economic Dev. Study Visioning
Session 7 p.m.-Pineland Conf Ctr
Feb. 20: All Town Facilities closed for President's
Day
Feb 21: Planning Board 7:30 p.m. MH
Feb. 23: Zoning Committee 7:30 p.m. MH
Feb. 23: Business & Economic Dev. Study Group
4 p.m.-FS
Feb 26: Democratic Caucus 2 - 4 p.m. - MH
Feb 27: Selectmen Meeting 7 p.m. MH
Feb 28: Selectmen Workshop Financial Policy 7 p.m.
MH
MH=Meeting
House, LB=Library, FS=Fire Station. Meetings are open
to the public. The public is welcome to attend. Please
call Town Office at 926-4126 FMI on any meeting.
New
Gloucester Notices
.
Upcoming meetings for the ongoing Economic Visioning
Process in New Gloucester. The Public is cordially
invited to attend:
Business
& Economic Development Study Visioning Session
- 7:00 p.m., Thursday, February 16, 2006 at Pineland
Conference Center
Business
& Economic Development Study Group Meeting - 4:00
p.m., Thursday, February 23, 2006 at the Fire Station
Notice of meetings, change of calendar:
Please
be advised that the New Gloucester Board of Selectmen
has scheduled the following workshops in February
in addition to its regular schedule:
7:00
p.m., Tuesday, February 14, 2006 at the Meetinghouse
- Personnel Policy Workshop
7:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at the Meetinghouse
- Financial Management Policy Workshop
See
the town calendar on the Town of New Gloucester web
page (www.newgloucester.com) for a complete list of
town meetings.
SAD
15 News and Notices
Annual Notification of Asbestos-Containing Building
Materials
MSAD
#15 - Gray/New Gloucester has inspected all school
buildings for the presence of suspect asbestos-containing
building materials in accordance with the ASBESTOS
Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) EPA 40 CFR 763.
A written plan for the management of these materials
has been maintained by Environmental Safety &
Hygiene Associates Inc. of Westbrook, ME.
The AHERA Management Plan is available for inspection
by the general public at the Superintendent's Office.
The plans may be inspected during normal office hours,
and appointment should be made. Copies of the plans
can be provided at a cost of 10 cents per page.
The Management Plan is a guidance document outlining
operational procedures designed for the proper maintenance
and safety of all people who work, study, or are otherwise
present in any of the following facilities:
Gray-New Gloucester High School:
Russell Elementary School
Pennell School Building:
Memorial Elementary School
The materials are inspected for change in condition
during six-month periodic surveillance's conducted
every January and June. Any questions or concerns
should be addressed to Mr. Doug Driesen, Facilities
Manger at 207-657-9480.
Date of Submittal to local newspaper February 2006.
:
SAD 15 School Lunch menus
Week of Feb. 13-17
Dunn
School
Monday 13: Hot Dog, Baked Beans, Corn, Peaches, (Early
Release)
Tuesday14: Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce, Vegetable, Fruit,
Cake
Wednesday15: Manager's Choice
Thursday16: Bake Ham, Mashed Potato, Broccoli, Pineapple
Friday17: Pizza or Chili, Nacho Chips, Vegetable,
Fruit
Russell
Monday 13: Corn Dog, French Fries, Peas, Fruit (Early
Release)
Tuesday 14: Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce, Tossed salad,
Cookie, Peaches
Wednesday 15: Bagel w/Cream Cheese, Slice of Ham,
Corn, Fruit
Thursday16: Pancakes, Sausage, Hash Brown, Applesauce,
Birthday Cake
Friday17: Pizza, Cheezits, Carrot Sticks, Fruit
Memorial
Monday 13: Corn Dog, French Fries, Peas, Fruit (Early
Release)
Tuesday 14: Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce, Tossed salad,
Cookie, Peaches
Wednesday 15: Bagel w/Cream Cheese, Slice of Ham,
Corn, Fruit
Thursday16: Pancakes, Sausage, Hash Brown, Applesauce,
Birthday Cake
Friday17: Pizza, Cheezits, Carrot Sticks, Fruit
Middle
School
Monday 13: Chicken Nuggets or Tuna Roll, Rice, Peas,
Peaches (Early Release)
Tuesday14: Pazzo Bread or Ham & Cheese Sandwich,
Spicy Fries, Carrots, Jello, Fruit
Wednesday15: Taco Boat or Deli Turkey Sandwich, French
Fries, Mixed Vegetables, Pudding
Thursday16: Fish Sticks or Chicken Salad Sandwich,
Mashed Potato, Corn, Cake
Friday17: Ham, Cheese or Pepperoni Pizza, Potato Chips,
Ice Cream, Fruit
Notice
Attention
All Parents of Children Entering Kindergarten In September
2006
It is time to start our Pre-registration process.
We are asking all parents of children that will be
5, on or before October 15, 2006 to call the school
in the town in which they live, and register their
child for Kindergarten. This will allow us to begin
the formal process of registering your child. If you
live in Gray please call Connie Holand at Russell
School 657-4929. If you live in New Gloucester please
call Cindy Leavitt 926-4322. We look forward to meeting
you this spring.
School Board Committees for 2005-2006
Personnel:
Tami Plummer, Jim Hutchinson, Alan Rich, Dawn Bailey-Meet
2nd Wednesday of Month 4:40 -6 p.m.
Policy:
Ron Brann, Peter Pinkerton, Dawn Bailey,Christine
Small-Meet 1st Wednesday of Month 4:30 - 6 p.m.
Finance:
Sharon Vandermay,Tami Plummer, Tod Bennett, Alt.:
Alan Rich-Meet: 2nd Wednesday 6 - 8 p.m.
Facilities:
David Sutherland, Peter Pinkerton, Alan Rich, Ron
Brann -Meet 4th Wednesday of month 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
District
Improvement: Tod Bennett, Sharon Vandermay, Christine
Small, Dawn Bailey, David Sutherland-Meet 1st Monday
at 5p.m.
Under
DI Umbrella: GT Advisory-drop Out Prevention-Other:
P.A.T.H.S. - Tod Bennett-Affirmative Action - Joan
Tremberth
New
Gloucester Selectmen
 Steve
Libby, Chair, 926-3190, smlibby@maine.rr.com |
Dale Maschino, 926-3733, cell -650-6096, e-mail
(home)
dmaschin@maine.rr.com - (work) dmaschino@boulos.com
|
 Lynn
Conger, 926-3569, lynn@securespeed.net |
 Vice-Chair:
Kevin Sullivan, 926-6101, rydil@maine.rr.com |
David Lunt, 926-3877, dlunt1@megalink.net
|
Rosemary Kulow, Town Manager, 926-4126, rkulow@newgloucester.com
|
Gray Town Council
|
Chair: Gary Foster, Ph/fax, 657-4754, gfoster@securespeed.net
|
Vice-Chair: Andy
Upham, ajupham@aol.com, 428-3285
|
|
Denise Duda, gpduda1@netscape.net, 657-2721
|
Skip Crane, mcrane@maine.rr.com, 657-5176
|
|
John Welch, KL7@netzero.net, 657-4054,
|
|
Mitchell A. Berkowitz, Town Manager, 657-3339,
townmanager@graymaine.org
|
Gray Town Office E-mail addresses:
Town Planner Dick Cahill: planner@graymaine.org
Assessor Helen Taylor: assessor@graymaine.org
Controller Donna Hill: controller@graymaine.org
Town Manager: townmanager@graymaine.org
2003-2004
SAD 15 Administrators
MSAD 15 Superintendent Victoria Burns, 657-3335. vburns@msad15.org
MSAD
15 Board of Directors
Contact numbers and date term ends
Chair Alan Rich 329 Cobbs Bridge Road New Gloucester,
ME 04260, 926-4026, 2007
James Hutchinson PO Box 175 New Gloucester, Maine
04260, 926-3787, 2006
David Sutherland 182 Intervale Road New Gloucester,
ME 04260, 926-3558, 2006
Sandy McDonald 2006
Dawn Bailey 12 Tyler Drive Gray, ME 04039, 657-2655,
2006
Peter Pinkerton 72 Cambell Shore Rd., Gray, ME 04039
428-4002, 2005
Tod Bennett 215 Yarmouth Rd. Gray, ME 04039 657-4012,
2005
Christine Small 3 Frost Road Gray, Maine 04039 657-4660,
2007
Sharon Vandermay 77 Gloucester Hill Road New Gloucester,
Maine 04260, 926-3583, 2007
