GARLAND, Maine — Residents will vote on the town finance committee’s recommendation to raise and appropriate $5,000 for the Garland School transition at the 10 a.m. Saturday, March 13, annual town meeting, at the Grange Hall.
Residents voted last year to accept the elementary school, which will be vacated by SAD 46 at the close of school this year. Next fall, the pupils will attend the new Ridge View Community School in Dexter.
Of the $5,000, half is the match for a grant the town intends to seek to study the feasibility of different uses for the school and the remainder is for maintenance.
Residents also will act on a proposal to raise $52,000 for the operation of the Garland Transfer and Recycling Center, and eliminate the pay-by-the-bag fees. If this article fails, town officials have asked that residents appropriate $36,000 and keep the per-bag fees.
With the economy in mind, town officials are seeking authorization to explore the possibility of sharing services with surrounding towns.
Elections will include filling the posts of a selectman and an assessor.