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April 12, 2024

Quarterly Newsletters · 4 pages · 897 words · all documents · the town's PDF →

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Town of of Durham,

Durham, Maine Maine                                                                                                  April 12, 2024

Durham News ird Edition Quarterly Newsletter

 Upcoming                                     Spring Bulky Waste Day
    Meetings                                        Town of Durham, Maine
Select Board Meetings                                                                   Durham Public Works
April 23rd/ May 7 Workshop/                                                                  1099 Royalsborough Road
May 14th & 28th/June 11th & 25th
6:30 pm
                                                                                                May 18, 2024
Planning Board Meetings                                                                     8:00 am to 1:00 pm
May 1st, June 5th & July 3rd
6:30 pm
                                        Acceptable Bulky Waste Items (No Charge except Tires - See Below)

Historic District Commission Meetings      Appliances                                Sink in Vanity, Sinks & Toilets
                                           Bicycles                                  Small Children’s Pools
May 9th, June 13th & July 11th             Carpets (Rolled)                          Storm Doors & Wooden Doors
6:00 pm                                    Dishes/Pots & Pans                        Swing Sets
                                           Exercise Bikes & Weight Benches           Toys
                                           Furniture                                 Wood Stoves
Conservation Commission Meeting            Large Metal Items/Scrap Metal             Water Heaters
April 17th, May 29th & June 19th           Large Plastic Items
                                           Mattresses and Box Springs
Eureka Community Center                    Outdoor Furniture
6:30pm                                     Passenger Car Tires With or Without Rims ($6.00/each)
                                           Picnic Tables
                                           Refrigerators and Air Conditioners (must be red-tagged to show Freon has been removed)

Bulky Waste Items NOT ACCEPTABLE Any power equipment needs to be drained NO Building or Demolition Debris of all liquids: no oil and no gas allowed. NO Car Batteries NO Commercial, Dump Truck or Loader Tires All Refrigerators and Air Conditioners NO Garbage or Household Trash must be drained of all freon and tagged by NO Gas Tanks or Containers an authorized facility prior to acceptance.

NO Hazardous or Liquid Waste NO Household Cleaners/Insecticides Please call Calvin Beaumier with any NO Household Recyclables questions at (207)844-1774 NO Paints NO Propane Tanks Proof of Residency is Required NO Shingles NO Yard or Tree Waste

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Town of of Durham,

Durham, Maine Maine                                                                           April 12, 2024

Trash Tags Are Now Available at the Town O ce Residents are allotted 26 tags free of charge per year which are available the rst Monday after

Town Meeting. New property April 20th owners are entitled to a pro-rated through April 30th number of tags, One (1) for every

two weeks remaining until the next Town Meeting. Tags for rental units are limited to 26 regardless of tenant changes. Additional tags can be purchased at the Town Of ce for

$3 each.

Annual Town Meeting Information Click the link below for more information on Town Meeting that was held on Saturday, April 6, 2024. All Warrant Articles

Passed!

Annual Town Meeting

                                                                        2023 Annual
Afternoon Chat With the Town Manager                                    Report is
    Question & Answer                                                   now available
     Session with Jerry                                                 at the Town
                                                                        O ce.

On the last Wednesday of every month from 2 to 3 pm the Town Manager invites you to join him for an hour of conversation. This is a good opportunity for you to share your thoughts and ideas, or to To view the digital copy, click the ask questions about any concerns you may have. To sign up please link below or go to the town reach out to the Town Clerk if you are interested in discussing a topic. The next opportunity will be April 24th. website @ www.durhamme.com

       Email Town Clerk or
call: 207-353-2561 ext. 111                           Digital Copy

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Town of of Durham,

Durham, Maine Maine                                                               April 12, 2024

Staff Highlight Diana on vacation with some Flamingo friends!

Did you know . . .

Diana loves the Diana Dimock Grateful Dead! Office Administrator Durham Fire Department

                                                    Did you know . . .
When did you start working at Durham Fire?
I started working in December 2000. In 2001, I      Diana is highly involved in grant work
received my EMS License. In 2004, I was             for the Fire Department. She also
chosen to ll the Americorp Grant funded two-        organizes Fire Prevention Week in the
year position. I was also promoted to Captain       month of October and she heads the
that same year. In 2005, I received my Fire 1       safety committee for the department.
and Fire 2 Certi cate.

What do you love most about working at Durham Fire? Overall it’s a family orientated environment, you never know what the day is going to bring. The brotherhood and sisterhood at Durham Fire & Rescue is unprecedented.

When you’re not working at Durham Fire, what do you enjoy doing? Spending time outside in my gardens, traveling, doing crafts and spending time with my grandchildren and my lovable companion, Milo Diana enjoying a beautiful sunset in (pictured above). Florida with her grandson.

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Town of of Durham,

Durham, Maine Maine                                                                                                 April 12, 2024

Warden’s Report Free Online Burning Permits Visit us at www.wardensreport.com ~ Select “New Permit” ~ Select your town

~ Complete permit application, and submit

Be sure to PRINT, SIGN and HAVE YOUR PERMIT WITH YOU DURING YOUR BURN!!

Email: wardensreport@gmail.com wardensreport.com

Congratulations Mike Rivera On Your Retirement! Mike Rivera worked for Durham Public Works for 5 years! We wish him the very best in his retirement!

Durham Fire Department Honor Guard The Durham Fire Honor Guard started a new Word Search Puzzle tradition of posting the colors at Town Meeting for the opening ceremony.

Pictured left to right: Nick Webber, Noah Larrabee, Zeke Harris, Jaison Ciaranello, Timothy Dobson and Liam Love. Play this puzzle online @ thewordsearch.com/puzzle/6842577

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Source: tod-file-third-edition-quarterly-.pdf on durhammaine.gov. Text extracted with pdftotext; no wording has been corrected.