Rangeley Board News Today

    The Rangeley Board of Selectmen held the final public hearing for the Annual Town Warrant prior to the start of their May 15, 2023 meeting.  Franklin County Commissioners estimate a 25% increase in county tax which would result in the Town’s county tax bill rising to $912,328.00.  The education budget is up 8.4% to a […]

The Rangeley Board of Selectmen met on April 11, 2023, to review the Annual Town Meeting Warrant.  They determined that all previously agreed upon adjustments had been accurately incorporated into the latest document.  This warrant included updated Department budget figures that were adjusted upward due to employee wage increases.  The Board’s review did not reveal […]

I have been coming to Rangeley for over 30 years now. I remember all the old names on the Main Street buildings like Scribner’s Hardware, Roadkill Cafe and People’s Choice to name a few. I have stayed at most places like the Rangeley Inn, Town and Lake Cottages, and then I discovered renting houses. As

At the Rangeley Board of Selectmen’s request, Matt Caldwell the Town’s Assessor, joined their October 17th meeting via Zoom.  The Selectmen had questions for him about the impact of the State’s annual preliminary Valuation Report for 2023.  The Valuation Report showed a 17.95% increase ($100,000,000.00) from last year’s property values.  This increase resulted in the […]

The Rangeley Board of Selectmen met on September 19 for their second meeting of the month.  It is uncommon for a school item to be on the Selectmen’s agenda.  A Rangeley Lakes Regional School Board member was removed, per policy, for a series of us excused absences which created an opening on the Board.  The […]

The Rangeley Board of Selectmen got together for their annual Tax Commitment meeting.  Matt Caldwell, Assessor agent for RJD Appraisal, provided the

Read Article A tax commitment presentation was an important portion of the July 19th Rangeley Board of Selectmen’s meeting.  Matt Caldwell of RJD Appraisal, the Town of Rangeley’s contracted assessing firm, provided the information. Rangeley saw an increase in new real estate valuations of approximately four million dollars over the past year.  The revenue from this additional taxable property is not sufficient to neutralize the $448,000.00 increase in Rangeley’s share of the school bu...

By Mark Beauregard Read Article Rangeley’s Annual Town Meeting will be at the Rangeley Town Office on Tuesday, June 8, 2021.  Voting by written ballot will take place between 8:00am and 8:00pm.  A copy of the Annual Town report is currently available at the Town Office and should prove helpful for informed voting. This year’s Annual Town Report is dedicated to Alice (Quimby) Smith.  Alice was in attendance at the May 17, 2021 Board of Selectmen’s meeting.  A Selectmen signed copy of...

Read Article Consolidated Communications delivered a broadband presentation to the Rangeley Board of Selectmen on December 7, 2020 at 5pm.  Consolidated currently provides landline phone and limited internet service in the Rangeley area.  Consolidated is one of the top ten fiber providers in the U.S. offering a broad range of fiber based broadband services.  The Consolidated proposal would provide Fiber-To-The-Premise (FTTP) to all residences of Rangeley, Rangeley Plantation, Dallas Plantat...