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Wiscasset selectmen vote to file a petition requiring MDOT to comply with town ordinances
By Charlotte Boynton
The Wiscasset Board of Selectmen voted in a 3-2 vote to authorize the town manager to retain legal counsel who will file a petition to the Maine Superior Court on behalf of the town Tuesday, Nov. 7. The petition will require the Maine Department of Transportation to comply with all applicable town ordinances before beginning work on any demolition or construction relating to the department’s traffic project, including the demolition of the Haggett's Garage and the elimination of downtown parking.
Selectman Katharine Martin-Savage made the motion, she said, “Doing away with the parking down town is just not acceptable. Without …show more content…

Sheepscot Regional Education Program
Wiscasset Police Chief Jeffrey Lange spoke to the selectmen about the Sheepscot Regional Education project that will be implemented at Wiscasset Middle High School. The project will provide special education services for students in grades through 6-`12, through the age of 20 who need behavioral support.
The program is funded by $518,000 grant from the Maine Department of Education. The agreement between the Wiscasset School Department, the Central Lincoln County School System, the Rocky Channels School System, RSU 1, and the Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit is for three years.
Lange said he was concerned about the program involving verbally abusive and possible irrational behavior students that may come to the school. He said he spoke with Wiscasset School Department Superintendent Heather Wilmot who told him that security has not been included in the plan.
Lange said he requested all paperwork associated with this program to conduct a study about other schools that currently have this program and determine what staffing would be needed based on possible issues they have encountered.
Although the student population is declining over the past year the calls for the school resource officer has increased due to the present population of irrational juveniles and other incidents, Lange said.
After hearing comments from the public expressing concern with the program, the selectmen decided to invite Wilmot

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