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The Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium Committee will meet on March 8, 2012 at 4:30 pm in the Council Chambers, 59 Main Street. Please join us if you would like to get involved. For more information, contact Maria Weinberger at mariaw@orono.org or call 866-2556.
Published Mar 6
The Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium, a cultural event that brings together artists, municipalities, and businesses throughout Maine for the purpose of creating public art, will be held here in Orono from July through August 2012. Artists selected from all over the world will design and fashion sculptures using Maine stone at the University of Maine’s Steam Plant Lot. Orono is one of eight entities that will receive a sculpture, which will be placed at a public site for...
Published Feb 10
The Orono Town Council seeks applications from residents interested in serving on the Regional School Unit 26 Board of Directors until June 30, 2012. The Interim Director will represent the citizens of the Town of Orono and play an important role in establishing the RSU#26 FY2013 School Budget and policy making. Please consider volunteering to serve on this important Board. Your input will make a difference for...
Published Dec 28
The Town has been advised by the Orono-Veazie Water District that due to construction related activity, a Boil Water Order has been issued for those residents on Colburn Drive and Marsh Lane in Orono. This is a safety precaution and affects only those living on Colburn Drive and Marsh Lane. Residents will be advised when the order has been lifted.
For more information, contact the Orono-Veazie Water District at 866-4449.
Published Nov 14
The Town of Orono seeks applications from residents interested in serving on the Planning Board and Board of Appeals. One Associate Member vacancy exists on the Planning Board, with an unexpired term until April 2012, and two Associate Member vacancies exist on the Board of Appeals with an unexpired term until April 2013. Please consider volunteering to serve on these boards. Your input makes a difference!
For information on what the positions involve, please call the Assistant Town...
Published Oct 28
Municipal officials are pleased to announce that the Town of Orono has received a $9,440 dividend check from the Maine Municipal Assocation as a result of its good loss experience and loss prevention programs.
The Maine Municipal Assocation offers three self-funded pools for municipal and quasi-public entities in Maine: the Workers Compensation Fund formed in 1978, the Property & Casualty Pool formed in 1987 and the Unemployment Compensation Fund formed in 1978.
The programs are overseen by...
Published Sep 14
In November 2010, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services raised its long-term rating on Orono’s General Obligation Debt from an A to an A+, reflecting the town's consistently strong financial reserve position and stable local economy.
At the same time, Standard & Poor's assigned its A+ long-term rating to the town's $4.53 million series 2010 taxable GO refunding bonds.
The ratings reflect the town's:
• Access to employment opportunities throughout the Bangor metropolitan statistical area and...
Published Dec 7
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