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If a town’s Main Street is the heart of a community, the residents are its backbone. Van Buren’s residents have come together to work on several projects to give their town a bit of a makeover.
Van Buren town office. (Hannah Catlin | St. John Valley Times) Van Buren councilors vote to keep property taxes flat, relocate police department funds to capital improvements Van Buren town councilors voted unanimously to add $125,000 to the capital improvement line item in the annual town budget, money that represents savings from the loss of the police department at the end of last year. VAN BUREN, Maine — Van Buren town councilors voted unanimously to add $125,000 to the capital improvement line item in the annual town budget, money that represents savings from the loss of the poli...
Van Buren town office. (Hannah Catlin | St. John Valley Times) Van Buren town council discusses updating town technology at second budget meeting Van Buren Town Council met April 28 at the American Legion post to discuss proposed budgets for the fire department, library and general government. VAN BUREN, Maine — Van Buren Town Council met April 28 at the American Legion post to discuss proposed budgets for the fire department, library and general government. No significant changes are planned for the fire department or the library budget, though the general government has been adjus...
Van Buren's welcome sign in January 2018. (Courtesy of Joseph Lizotte) Van Buren’s town council kicks off budget season Circled in the Van Buren library on Tuesday night -- an impromptu location change after the town council and attending members of the public were inadvertently locked out of the St. Peter Chanel Parish -- the town began its initial analysis of the annual budget. VAN BUREN, Maine — Circled in the Van Buren library on Tuesday night — an impromptu location change after the town council and attending members of the public were inadvertently locked out of the St. Pete...