The following report was delivered by Town Manager Patrick Fox at the March 2025 Town Council Meeting.
Town Manager’s Report
March 10, 2025
Manager Remarks:
This month’s Report is purposefully brief to allow time for the municipal budget presentation and questions this evening.
Councilor Requests and Follow ups:
The Finance Department is working with our software providers to proof, print and mail second half property tax bills in the coming week.
Bids, Events and Special Announcements:
The Town Center Intersection project bidding only received one bid at approximately $260,000 over the project estimates and funding availability. To preserve the State grant funds for the project, Public Works and the Town Engineer are value engineering the design, not coupling the work with Portland Water District utility improvements, and re-bidding the revised work by April 1st to maintain the projected construction schedule.
Community Services began assisting residents with passport processing in February and has already processed over 50 passport applications.