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Timothy Cusick and Maryann White, both incumbents, are each running for a third term on the City Council. Kerstin Gilg, Penny Sergent and Scott Williams, a former city councilor, are also running. ....
Gardiner city councilor behind on property taxes, asked to resign Penny Sergent, who was elected in November as one of three at-large city councilors in Gardiner, owes more than $12,000 in back real estate and property tax. Share GARDINER After learning that a newly elected city councilor has failed to pay real estate and sewer taxes since 2014 and 2013, members of the Gardiner City Council on Wednesday called on her to resign. Penny Sergent was elected in November to an at-large seat on City Council that opened up when Jon Ault declined to seek another term. At Wednesday’s City Council meeting, Mayor Patricia Hart said she was concerned when Sergent’s name appeared on the list of properties the city has foreclosed on for unpaid taxes. ....
Gardiner calls temporary halt to new marijuana stores in the city after recent approvals While the moratorium covers adult-use and medical marijuana retail outlets, it will not affect those that are already operating or had submitted paperwork for consideration by Sept. 2. Share GARDINER Municipal officials in Gardiner have called a temporary halt to accepting business license applications from cannabis-related businesses wanting to open stores in the southern Kennebec County city. The unanimous vote came Wednesday night, about 2 1/2 months after residents and community organizations began airing concerns about the number of applications being submitted for marijuana-related retail businesses in downtown Gardiner. ....