PUBLIC NOTICE
TOWN OF BRIDGTON
Municipal Offices
The Bridgton Municipal Offices at 3 Chase Street will be closed on Monday, May 27, 2019 in observance of Memorial Day.
The Offices will re-open for regular hours, 8AM – 4PM, on Tuesday, May 28, 2019.
Beginning Monday, April 29, 2019 through Friday, May 24, 2019 crews from Plisga & Day will be in Bridgton performing survey work for the Wastewater Expansion Project.
Click here for a list of dates and locations.
Town of Bridgton, Maine
Harmon Field Snack Shack
REQUEST FOR BIDS
MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING: 9:00 AM, Monday, April 22nd, 2019
SEALED BIDS DUE: 3:00 PM, Wednesday, May 1st, 2019
Sealed proposals are being accepted for the Town of Bridgton, Harmon Field Snack Shack Project (the “Project”), which consists of obtaining competitive bids from responsible and responsive Contractors to;
This project involves renovations, maintenance and improvements to the existing snack shack/press box building. This building is a slab on grade with CMU block walls, and wood frame second floor and roof structure. The intent is to improve the snack shack food preparation area functionality and inventory storage. To freshen up the exterior, address safety concerns in terms of stairs, handrails, balusters, and tread risers. The second-floor press box will be improved as well with improved first baseline line of sight viewing.
A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on Monday April 22nd, 2019 9:00 AM at the Harmon Field Snack Shack corner of Lower Main and Oak Street, Bridgton, ME 04009 to examine the work site. Attendance at this meeting by the Contractor or the Contractor’s qualified representative is a mandatory prerequisite for the acceptance of a bid from that Contractor.
Complete written bids shall be submitted in sealed envelopes plainly marked, “Town of Bridgton, Harmon Field Snack Shack” to:
Brenda Day, Administrative Assistant
3 Chase Street
Bridgton, ME 04009
not later than 3:00 PM Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.
Except as provided herein, the Town shall award the contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. To be considered responsive, bidders must provide enough information with their bids to constitute a definite, firm, unqualified, and unconditional offer.
Contract bid documents, including plans and specifications, are available HERE or by e-mail request to Brenda Day (bday@bridgtonmaine.org)
Addendum #1 Click HERE.
Hannaford Supermarket will be performing pavement milling on the nights of Wednesday, May 1st, 2019 and Thursday, May 2, 2019 from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. A rain delay will push the work forward one night. By completing the pavement milling work at night, this will limit impacts to store operations and customers by maintaining parking during the day, and maximizing safety. Thank you for your patience during this time frame.
INVITATION TO BID
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS – AUDIT SERVICES
TOWN OF BRIDGTON
The Town of Bridgton is requesting proposals for annual auditing services for a (3) three-year contract
period beginning June 30, 2019. All bids are to be mailed to the Town of Bridgton, 3 Chase St., Suite 1,
Bridgton, ME, 04009, in a sealed envelope clearly marked “Bid: Request for Auditing Services – DO
NOT OPEN UNTIL MAY 10, 2019” and received by 2:00 PM on Friday, May 10, 2019. Faxed or emailed
bids will NOT be accepted, nor proposals received after that date and time. Bids will be opened @
2:00 PM on May 10, 2019, and formally awarded by the Town Manager by May 15, 2019.
A copy of the complete RFP and bid specifications may be obtained HERE or by contacting the Finance Officer at
finofficer@bridgtonmaine.org . The Town of Bridgton reserves the right to reject any and all bids and
is not required to accept the lowest bidder if determined to be in the best interest of the Town.
MDOT will be busy here in Bridgton in 2019 and beyond. To find out how and when their paving/road maintenance schedule may impact you, please refer to the following list.
For more information on MDOT’s Work Plan for 2019 – 2021 : https://www.maine.gov/mdot/projects/workplan/
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ON PROPOSED ORDINANCE ADOPTIONS, REPEALS, AND AMENDMENTS
30-A M.R.S. § 4352(9)
TOWN OF BRIDGTON PLANNING BOARD Thursday, April 4, 2019 6:00 PM 3 Chase Street, Bridgton, Maine
The Town of Bridgton Planning Board will hold a public hearing to consider adopting, repealing, or amending the following ordinances: Affordable Housing Local Preference Ordinance (repeal); Anti-Litter Ordinance (amend); Bicycle Ordinance (amend); CATV Ordinance (amend); Ordinance to Regulate Automobile Graveyards, Junkyards, and Automobile Recycling Businesses (amend); Ordinance for Adoption of the International Residential Code for One and Two-Family Dwellings (repeal); and Uniform Fee Ordinance (adopt). At the public hearing, the Planning Board will also consider amendments to a proposed Land Use Ordinance to permit and regulate medical marijuana establishments in the Outer Corridor District.
The public hearing will be held on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at 6:00 PM in the downstairs meeting room off Iredale Street in the Municipal Office Building located at 3 Chase Street in Bridgton.
All persons wishing to make comments or ask questions about the proposed ordinances are invited to attend the public hearing. Comments may also be submitted in writing, addressed to the Planning Board and delivered to the Town of Bridgton (3 Chase Street, Suite 1, Bridgton, ME 04009) prior to the public hearing. Copies of the proposed ordinances are available for viewing at the Bridgton Town Office during regular business hours and by clicking on the appropriate link below.
Finalized ordinance drafts:
Affordable Housing Local Preference Ordinance (repeal)
Proposed Site Plan Review Amendments to include regulating Medical Marijuana Use
Thursday
March 28, 2019
6:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.
Downstairs Meeting Room
Iredale Street entrance to the Municipal Building addressed at 3 Chase Street
The Town of Bridgton Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed Site Plan Review Ordinance amendments. The hearing is on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 6 PM in the downstairs meeting room off Iredale Street in the Municipal Office Building addressed at 3 Chase Street.
To view the proposed Site Plan Review amendments please click here.
Proposed Land Use Ordinance
Wednesday
March 20, 2019
6:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.
Downstairs Meeting Room
Iredale Street entrance to the Municipal Building addressed at 3 Chase Street
The Town of Bridgton Planning Board will hold a public hearing on a proposed Land Use Zoning Ordinance. The hearing is on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 6 PM in the downstairs meeting room off Iredale Street in the Municipal Office Building addressed at 3 Chase Street.
To view the proposed Land Use Ordinance please click here.
The Board of Selectmen, having recently received comments and emails raising concerns regarding tractor trailers using the neighborhood roads of Church, Cottage, Walker, Fowler, and Gage Streets, welcomes public input at their next regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, March 12th, 2019 at 5:00p.m. in the downstairs meeting room off Iredale Street in the Municipal Office Building addressed at 3 Chase Street, Bridgton, ME 04009.
A recommendation has been made to post these side streets for no through trucks, so as to limit further damage to properties. We value input from impacted businesses as well as concerned residents.
Town of Bridgton municipal offices will open at 12PM, today Monday, March 4th.
Please allow Public Works time and space to safely clear roads and sidewalks.
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Due to unforeseen equipment issues, the Town of Bridgton is hereby notifying residents and business owners that the sidewalks may not be maintained during and immediately after the upcoming snow storms.
The Public Works Department will make every reasonable effort to maintain the sidewalks on Main Street from Pondicherry Square to Main Hill/Gage Street.
We thank you for your patience, understanding, and cooperation – this has been an exceptionally challenging winter for both our Public Works Department crew and the equipment they depend on to maintain public roadways and sidewalks.
Town of Bridgton
Ordinance Review Committee Vacancy
The Town of Bridgton is accepting applications for individuals to serve on the Ordinance Review Committee. Interested Bridgton residents should submit a Committee Application to the Town of Bridgton, 3 Chase Street, Suite 1, Bridgton.
Applications are available at the Town Office and may be downloaded HERE.
The Hotel Bridgton Public Hearing on March 7, 2019 has been postponed until further notice.
A warming center has been set up at the Bridgton Community Center, 15 Depot Street, Bridgton, beginning Tuesday, February 26, 2019 through Wednesday, February 27, 2019 open 9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m., for people to take refuge from the cold.
The Bridgton Community Center is a pet friendly facility. For more information please call the Bridgton Community Center at 207-647-3116.
Proposed Land Use Ordinance
Wednesday
February 27, 2019
6:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.
Downstairs Meeting Room
Iredale Street entrance to the Municipal Building addressed at 3 Chase Street
The Town of Bridgton Planning Board will hold a public hearing on a proposed Land Use Zoning Ordinance. The hearing is on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 6 PM in the downstairs meeting room off Iredale Street in the Municipal Office Building addressed at 3 Chase Street.
To view the proposed Land Use Ordinance please click here.
Town of Bridgton municipal offices will open at 11AM, today Wednesday, February 13.
Please allow Public Works time and space to safely clear roads and sidewalks.
We are currently experiencing intermittent phone outages related to an auto accident/damage to transmission lines.
If you need immediate/emergency assistance, please dial 911.
