Public Announcements

Planning Board- Notice of Public Hearing- March 28, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE
PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARINGS
Land Use Ordinance Amendments

The Planning Board for the Town of Bridgton will hold a public hearing on March 28, 2022 at 5 pm on Amendments to the Town of Bridgton Land Use Ordinance. The public hearing draft of the amendments will be posted on the Town’s website and available at the Town offices on March 22, 2022.

Agenda for public hearing will be posted at a later date on the Town website. Please direct any questions or make an appointment with Victoria Hill, Deputy CDD at Vhill@bridgtonmaine.org or 207-803-9960.

March 28, 2022 in Public Announcements, Public Notices

Road Postings 2022 – March 1 thru May 15

TOWN OF BRIDGTON
NOTICE OF ROAD POSTING

The Town of Bridgton Roads are now posted in accordance with MRS
Title 29-A Section 2395.
This is done to protect our roadways from damage during the thaw cycle.

The following roads will be posted commencing March 1, 2022 through May 15, 2022.
For more information please contact David Madsen, Public Services Director, 207-647-
1127 or dmadsen@bridgtonmaine.org

SOUTH BRIDGTON
Burnham Road, Willis Park Road, Ingalls Road, Fosterville Road (to end), Winn Road,
Swamp Road, North Road, Raspberry Lane, and Camp Pondicherry Road, Pinhook Rd,
Wildwood and Moose Cove Lodge.

WEST BRIDGTON
Mountain Road, Stack Em Inn, Hio Ridge Road, Sam Ingalls Road, Whitney Road,
Highland Pines Road, Millbrook Road, Harmon Road, Isaac Stevens Road, Kilgore Road,
Cedar Drive, Keene Lane, Kendall Ham, East Pondicherry Road, West Pondicherry
Road, and South Bay Road (Knights Hill Development).

NORTH BRIDGTON
Highland Road, Chadbourne Hill Road, Upper Ridge Road, Middle Ridge Road, Monk
Road, Kimball Road, Highland Point Development.

VILLAGE AREA
Kansas Road, Lower Main Street, Pond Road, Dugway Road, Mt. Henry Road, Zion Hill
Road, Smith Ave.

 

February 23, 2022 in Public Announcements, Public Notices, Public Works

SFY 2022 Small Community Grant Program Funding Requests

The Department is now accepting applications for SCG program funding requests to correct malfunctioning septic systems which directly or indirectly discharge sewage to waterbodies of the State or are causing public health problems. The SCG Application must be submitted by February 18, 2022, before 5pm.

With the 130th Maine Legislature’s approval of Governor Mills’ The Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan, one-time funding in the amount of $3,000,000 has been allocated to the Small Community Grant program, administered by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). This funding was provided by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to be used toward State Fiscal Recovery. In 2022, $1,000,000 is available for Municipalities to apply for projects, and the remaining funds will be released in 2023.

The Municipality must submit the Grant Application, to determine initially if the Owner(s) qualifies for grant funds by providing the following information:

  1. Applicant Information form
  2. Application Description of Existing Conditions Form
    1. Tax Assessors Card for the property
    2. Copy of the most recent Federal Income Tax Return for all owners (individuals or entities) associated with property
  1. Do not include IRS attachments unless specifically requested by the Department. Black out social security and bank account numbers.
  2. In cases where a Federal Income Tax return is not filed, the owner must provide alternative documentation to the applicant for review and approval by the Department.

 

Please see application attachments below:

SCG Application Information

SCG Application Existing Conditions

 

January 20, 2022 in Public Announcements, Public Notices

Warming Center – Bridgton Community Center

Warming Center at Bridgton Community Center

A warming center has been set up at the Bridgton Community Center, 15 Depot Street, Bridgton, beginning Tuesday, January 11, 2022  through Wednesday, January 14, 2022 opening at 9:00a.m. and closing at 5:00p.m., for people to take refuge from the cold.

For more information please call the Bridgton Community Center at 207-647-3116.

January 11, 2022 in Community Center, Public Announcements, Public Notices

** Important WINTER Reminders **

** Important WINTER Reminders **

 

◊  As previously published on this page, just a reminder that from November 15th to April 15th, no vehicle shall be parked on the public street or way, from 11pm to 7am, per the Bridgton Traffic Ordinance.

◊ As per MRSA 17A Section 505 and MRSA 29A Section 2396, no person(s) shall plow, shovel, or otherwise deposit snow, into the limits of any traveled public way.

◊ It is important to keep your driveways and private roads cleared and sanded, so that if the need arises, emergency personnel can safely access your property.

◊ Regarding weather events … please be aware that we post information on the Town’s Facebook page, the Town’s website, and all of the local television channels are notified, if and when, the Town Office is closed.

December 28, 2021 in Public Announcements, Public Notices, Public Works

Public Hearing- January 4, 2022

Town of Bridgton

The Planning Board for the Town of Bridgton will hold a Public Hearing at 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday January 4, 2022. Public comments will be heard for the proposed Lakewood Commons Subdivision project located on Portland Road, known as Tax Map 10 Lots 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4, 8A and 58A

A copy of the proposed project can be viewed at the Town office by appointment. Agenda and instructions for Public Hearing will be posted at a later date on the Town website.

Please direct any questions or make an appointment with Erin O’Connor, Administrative Assistant at eoconnor@bridgtonmaine.org or 207-803-9952

 

December 17, 2021 in Public Announcements, Public Notices

Reminder – Parking Ban in Effect

PUBLIC NOTICE

** November 15, 2021 – April 15, 2022**

* 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.*

During the timeframe noted above, no vehicle shall be parked on any public street or way from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.,

as per MRSA 29A Section 2068-2069 and the Bridgton Traffic Ordinance adopted January 10, 1995,

and amended August 27, 1996, and October 25, 2005.

Any vehicle violating this parking ban may be fined per the Town of Bridgton Fee Schedule or may be towed at the owner’s expense.

 

At any time, a town-wide parking ban may also be called for with notification.

Any vehicles violating the parking ban may be fined per the Town of Bridgton Fee Schedule or may be towed at owner’s expense.

 

Thank you for your cooperation.

Public Services Department – Town of Bridgton

December 7, 2021 in Public Announcements, Public Notices, Public Works

Intersection of Route 302 & Willett Road

PUBLIC NOTICE

 

Please be advised that we are looking at options/repairs to the lights at the intersection

of Route 302 & Willett Road. Currently, the lights are operating on a timer as opposed

to the motion detection that used to operate the changing of these lights.

This is something that we are actively working on, but it could take some time.

There have been numerous questions, so just wanted to give an update.

We will notify of any further changes, as they arise, here on this page.

Thank you for your patience.

November 22, 2021 in Public Announcements, Public Notices, Public Works

Road Closure – Smith Ave.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Please be advised that there will be a road closure on Smith Ave

on November 22nd & 23rd.

 

Detours will be in place redirecting traffic.

From the Kansas Road entry Maple Street will be accessible.

From the Portland Street entry the road will be closed before Maple Street.

November 16, 2021 in Public Announcements, Public Notices, Public Works

Cemetery Clean Up

PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF BRIDGTON

 

Cemeteries

Please be advised, that all baskets, pots, flowers, wreaths, and any other temporary grave decorations

must be removed from all Bridgton town-maintained cemeteries

by Monday, November 15, 2021.

 

Thank you for your cooperation.

 

Public Services Department – Town of Bridgton

 

November 8, 2021 in Cemetery, Public Announcements, Public Notices, Public Works

Parking Ban

PUBLIC NOTICE

 

** November 15, 2021 – April 15, 2022 **

During the above dates, no vehicle shall be parked on any public street or way from 11:00p.m. to 7:00a.m.,

as per MRSA 29A Section 2068-2069 and the Bridgton Traffic Ordinance adopted January 10, 1995

and amended August 27, 1996 and October 25, 2005.

 

A town-wide parking ban may be called for with notification.

Vehicles may be towed at owner’s expense.

 

Thank you for your cooperation.

Public Services Department – Town of Bridgton

November 2, 2021 in Public Announcements, Public Notices, Public Works

Big Apple – 16 Portland Road

PUBLIC NOTICE

Please be aware, beginning on Tuesday, September 7th, Simard & Sons will be working at the Big Apple gas station (16 Portland Road) across from Walgreen’s replacing underground storage tanks and product lines.  They estimate this work will be ongoing for 4-5 weeks.  Much of their work will not affect traffic, but on September 21st there is a crane as well as dump trucks scheduled to be on site laying the storage tanks and back-filling, which will cause some traffic interruptions and delays in that area of route 302.

August 27, 2021 in Public Announcements, Public Notices