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In a Feb. 8 vote, members of the Rockport Select Board decided that a proposed ordinance that would regulate short term rentals in the municipality will not not appear on the June Town Meeting ballot as originally intended.  Select Board Chair Debra Hall, who worked to draft the proposed ordinance with Vice Chair Denise Kennedy-Munger, said that although she felt that the voices of the community could be best represented if the ordinance were put to a public vote, she felt that it best that th...

Rockport Select Board divided over timeline, need for short-term rental ordinance Louis Bettcher Mon, 01/25/2021 - 11:00pm Rockport Select Board member Denise Kennedy-Munger (inset) presents portions of a recent short-term rental ordinance draft on Jan. 25. ROCKPORT – After hearing a presentation Jan. 25 on a third draft of a proposed short-term rental ordinance, some members of the Rockport Select Board expressed concerns over the proposed deadline of a public vote in June on the o...

ROCKPORT — A timeline posted on the Town of Rockport website illustrates a series of hearings and public meetings that is to lead up to a proposed short-term rental ordinance appearing before residents on the June ballot. Meanwhile, the Town Manager has responded to a citizen’s letter taking issue with the use of taxpayer dollars funding a mailing that included Select Board opinion on the ordinance. William Post, town manager, has countered: “The intent was not to lobby for a particular ...

ROCKPORT – At their Jan. 11 meeting, members of the Rockport Select Board were read a letter submitted by resident Stephen Bowen, who outlined concerns with how a proposed ordinance that would regulate the operation of short-term rentals was editorially presented in a municipal newsletter. That newsletter, funded by the town, was recently mailed to Rockport households. The board listened to the bulk of the letter, but no discussion about it ensued. “I think we will take that up at another m...

Photo submitted by DOWNTOWN LEWISTOWN INC. Rex Fink, Code Enforcement Officer for the Borough of Lewistown and Downtown Lewistown, Inc. Design Committee member presents check to Ryan and Lillah Cherry, owners of East End Coffee Company, on Friday as partial reimbursement for work done to improve their business. LEWISTOWN — East End Coffee Company in Lewistown recently completed rehabilitation of the 18 East Market St. storefront aided in part by a reimbursement grant from Downtown Lewistown ...

Mark Walker recalls ‘many happy moments’ in 7 years as Hallowell’s mayor Walker, a Republican, who ran unsuccessfully for state Senate in November, will be replaced by City Councilor George Lapointe on Jan. 4. Share Outgoing Hallowell Mayor Mark Walker stops Wednesday near Erskine Hall in Stevens Commons area of Hallowell. The redevelopment there was undertaken during Walker’s seven years as mayor. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal HALLOWELL — After seven years in Hallowell’s top elect...

JOSEPH CHARPENTIER File photo Boothbay Harbor business owner Tom Myette and neighbor Chandler Wright are appealing a code enforcement decision on abutter Dennis Hilton and his business Harbor Crossing at 14 Todd Ave. Myette and Wright have filed a complaint in Lincoln County Superior Court. On Nov. 19, the town board of appeals denied Myette’s and Wright’s Oct. 22 appeal over Code Enforcement Officer Geoff Smith’s decision to lift a stop work order on Hilton’s construction. Myette’s a...

Last month, Mike Scott, Code Enforcement Officer for the Village of Lansing, notified the Alcohol & Drug Council (ADC) of Tompkins County that he had officially classified the Open Access Center as a “hospital” use, a use that is not only not permitted in the village, but a use that several individuals at the ADC that does not accurately describe the facility’s purpose. “It’s not a hospital, and the hospital doesn’t have the capacity to treat people with addictions...

NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – Trustees are seeking to use zoning designations as a way for short-term rental properties to strike a balance between the need for affordable housing and providing lodging that accommodates tourism. The proposed regulations were reviewed during a Village Board public hearing video conference last week, with Mayor Tim Rogers noting that property owners should be able to earn additional income but not at the expense of neighbors. “What we’re trying to do ... is if...

Short-term rental ordinance undergoes legal review Select Board on proposed West Rockport fire station: ‘Delightful to have a very functional layout and a proposal’ Louis Bettcher Tue, 12/15/2020 - 10:30am Rendering of a proposed new West Rockport Fire Station prepared by 2A Architects. Source: Town of Rockport Rockport Select Board members view the floorplan of a proposed fire station in West Rockport at a Dec. 14 meeting. Source: Livestream On Dec. 14 members of the Rockport Sel...