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Town of Raymond, Maine

401 Webbs Mills Road, Raymond, Maine 04071 - Tel: 207-655-4742 Fax: 207-655-3024

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Special Town Meeting - Easement for Broadband Project

There will be a Special Town Meeting on February 11, 2025, at 6:00pm at the Broadcast Studio - 423 Webbs Mills Road - to see if the Town of Raymond will authorize the Select Board to grant an easement at the Public Safety property on Route 302 to support the broadband project that was approved by voters on the 2024 Annual Town Meeting Warrant.

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Town of Raymond
February 11, 2025
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT


TO: Don McClellan, a resident of the Town of Raymond, in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine.

GREETINGS:

In the name of the State of Maine, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Raymond, qualified by law to vote in Town affairs, to meet at the Broadcast Studio at 423 Webbs Mills Road in said town on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 6:00 P.M., then and there to act on Articles 1 through 2 as set out below.  


ARTICLE 1: To elect a moderator to preside at said meeting.


ARTICLE 2:  To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select Board to grant to Sebago Fiber & WIFI LLC a perpetual easement over and under a portion of Town-owned real property identified as Tax Assessor's Map 04 Lot 106A support the installation of a fiber optic network ring connecting all municipal buildings and public safety radio towers and for the purpose of erecting, installing and maintaining:
     1.  A structure of approximately 400 square feet to be used as a central office,
     2.  Two new utility poles and underground conduit, and
     3.  Solar panels

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Easement Details

Warrant

 

NEW - JSMS Visioning Committee

Application

  • This is a fairly short-term committee (should be complete in several months) with the task of coming up with conceptual ideas on how the Jordan Small Middle School building could be used when it is given back to the Town of Raymond (scheduled for June of 2027).
  • Information gathered by the Comprehensive Plan Committee will be considered.
  • Looking at uses over the next 10 to 15 years.
  • This committee will not be taking into account the feasibility, nor cost.  These will be for a subsequent committee which will be made up of people with expertise as engineers, builders, technology, finance, etc.
  • Will report recommendations to the Select Board.

 

Raymond Revaluation is Underway

Raymond Revaluation is Underway

 

December 2024

Our townwide Revaluation is underway. It starts now and will conclude in the summer of 2026. We have contracted KRT Appraisal of Haverhill, MA, to complete the project.

The Revaluation begins with KRT’s Data Collectors visiting every property in Raymond.  

If you have any doubts at all about these visitors asking to see your property, the KRT personnel will be carrying a letter of introduction from me and the town manager. They’ll have Assessing Office signs on their vehicles and KRT credentials on their person. Follow this link to view photo ID's of the KRT data collection staff currently working in the area.  If in doubt call my office to verify at 655-4742 or the Police Department at 1-800-266-1444.

Their job is to measure every building on every property and to perform a quick inspection of the interiors. In this way, you and we are assured the information used to value your property is accurate. You do not have to allow them on your property, but the information they are gathering and verifying makes an accurate assessment much more likely. 

KRT will be sending postcards out in batches. Once you receive a postcard you can expect a visit within the next 60 days.

I thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Curt Lebel, CMA

 

COLAB Fiber Update

The Town has been working with with GPCOG, the Maine Connectivity Authority (formerly, ConnectMaine Authority), and Sebago Fiber on getting a fiber ring through Raymond that will eventually allow for a fiber internet connection directly to the home.   For information on the process and where we are headed with it click here: COLAB Update

 

Fiber Survey

The Town of Raymond needs your input!

 

Take the Internet Demand Survey Here

 

For the past several years, the town has been involved with a regional broadband committee with the goals of bringing fast, reliable, and futureproof internet to the region. Many homes and business have no internet connectivity, and most that do must rely on service that may be unreliable or does not serve current needs.

 

We are working with Sebago Fiber, a local internet service provider, to bring fast, reliable fiber internet to homes and businesses in our community. The first step is for residents and businesses to fill out the demand survey. Areas with the most demand will be built first, so be sure to let us know if you’re interested in service by filling out the survey. Questions can be emailed to sebagoproject@sebagofiber.net.

Link to Meet and Greet informational session with Town of Raymond and Sebago Fiber : https://youtu.be/fc5Tn13SDQ8

 

 

Volunteer Opportunities!

Looking for a way to get to know how Raymond works and give back to the community?  Here is your opportunity!  We are looking for individuals who would be interested in serving on the following committees:

NEW - JSMS Visioning Committee

Planning Board

Board of Assessment Review

Please click HERE for more information.

 

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