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The Town of Buxton Selectmen’s Report 2018/2019

2018 was a difficult year for the Town of Buxton with the loss of two beloved members of our community. InAugust, long time firefighter HarryWeymouth was tragically killed in a car accident. Harry was an active member of the South Portland Fire Department but his roots in the firefighting community started with the Groveville Fire Department. Tom Kennie, Public Works Director, also passed away in August after a brief illness with cancer. Tom had worked for the Town for 18 years and had been the Public Works Director for 6 years. Both of these men have left huge voids and will be missed tremendously. The Town welcomed several new employees in 2018. Police Officer William “Cody” Blackwell, and Dispatchers Samantha Campobasso and Sydney Lathrop complete the staffing for those departments. Kevin Kimball was hired as the new Public Works Director in October, along with Chris Gaudet and Chris Fogg to complete the crew.

While commercial growth in the Town has slowed, we are pleased to welcome two additional businesses to the Narragansett Business Park – Waltz and Sons Inc. and Prime Cut Landscaping.

With the finalization of the adult recreational marijuana law, Buxton voters approved an ordinance to prohibit growing, cultivating, selling and retail marijuana social clubs at the June 2018 Town Meeting. Also approved at Town Meeting was the purchase of two new Freightliner 10 wheel dump/plow trucks to replace the aging fleet at Public Works. The Board of Selectmen would like to take this opportunity to express our sincerest gratitude and appreciation to all employees, trustees, and volunteers. We’d also like to thank our residents for their support of the services the Town provides. Thank you for making Buxton a better place to live and grow.

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