Fall 2020 New Carrabassett Valley Fire Station Completed
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Fall 2020 Published annually by the town of Carrabassett Valley, Maine Board of Selectmen: Robert Luce, Chair • John Beaupre • Lloyd Cuttler • Karen Campbell • Jay Reynolds New Carrabassett Valley Fire Station Completed Submitted by Dave Cota wonderful new There are three key folks to thank for their facility (please involvement in this project. Our Construction bring a mask). Manager, H.E. Callahan Co. of Auburn, Maine The building worked closely with the Town every step of the includes double way and was extremely accommodating to work deep truck with. All of their subcontractors (Jordan Excava- bays, a training tion did all the site work) performed high quality room, sleeping work and we are very happy with the finished quarters, radio/ product. Thank you to Sugarloaf and Boyne for communications the donation of the land and many hours of room, Fire site engineering for this project. We also owe a Chief’s office, special thanks to Courtney Knapp, our Fire Chief, day room, laun- who’s expertise and countless hours of involve- dry and cleanup ment were essential to the success of this project. room, new hose Also, thanks to you the taxpayers of Carrabassett The Town’s new Fire Station located on 5002 drying racks, a mezzanine area for storage, high Valley, and to the Board of Selectmen for your Backburn Way off the Sugarloaf Access Road is efficiency heating and cooling and LED lighting. support. We now have a facility we can all be completed. The building was constructed on a As the Town’s fire department is a call department proud of and that will serve the needs of our 2-acre site near the Sugarloaf salt sand storage growing Town for many years. facility. The fire department is moving into the with a paid part-time Chief, the new station building the first week in November and some will not be manned. Fire, police and ambulance This project also paves the way for Sugarloaf to form of open house is planned for Saturday emergency calls should always be placed via obtain use and ownership of the current “moun- November 28th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.). 911. The Sugarloaf Security and Communications tain” fire station which consists of two large Please join us! Following COVID-19 guidelines Center on the mountain is manned 24/7 and can garage bay areas in Sugarloaf’s maintenance small groups of people will be admitted into be reached by visiting their office or by calling garage facility. The fire department will continue this 6,400 sq. ft. building at a time to tour this 237-3200. to operate the “Village” fire station located in the Town Office building in the Valley. ■ Inside 1 New Carrabassett Valley Fire Station Completed 10-11 Outdoor Adventure Camp 21 News from the Sugarloaf Water Association 2-3 News from the Town Manager 12 News from the Mountain Bike Club (CRNEMBA) 22 News from the Carrabassett Valley ATV Club 4-5 News from the Code Enforcement Department 13 News from the Carrabassett Valley Outdoor Association 23 News from the J.V. Wing Snowmobile Club 5 News from the Carrabassett Valley School Department 14 News from Maine Huts & Trails 24 News from Carrabassett Valley Academy 6 Notes from the Carrabassett Valley Police Department 15 News from the Adaptive Outdoor Education Center 25 News from the Carrabassett History Committee 6 News from the Carrabassett Valley Fire Department 16-17 What’s New and Noteworthy at Sugarloaf 26 News from the Sugarloaf Christian Ministry 7 NorthStar EMS 17 Sugarloaf Explorer Transportation System, 2020 - 2021 Season 27 News from WSKI — Snowfields Productions 8-9 Carrabassett Valley Public Library Update 18-19 News from the Sugarloaf Outdoor Center & Town Public Lot 28 Maine’s Northwestern Mountains - FABA 9 News from the Antigravity Complex & Recreation Department 20 News from the Lagoons Visit us online at: www.carrabassettvalley.org 1 website for additional information). News from the Town Manager Submitted by Dave Cota, Town Manager As part of a State, if not national, trend we are seeing more people moving to desirable more Hope you are all safe and well in these crazy see the enclosed article ‘Sugarloaf Explorer’ for The actual construction project will require an rural destination resort areas like Carrabassett times. Our Town facilities have remained open more information. Things may change as we additional grant and probably will not start until Valley as a result of the pandemic. We have seen with proper protocols during COVID-19. The Town get closer to ski season but this is where we fall of 2021 or summer of 2022. a fairly substantial increase in the number of peo- Office is open and the library (limited hours) and are at this time with CDC and State guidelines. Relationship with the Penobscot Indian ple either buying real estate (what’s available to the Anti-Gravity Center remain open with guide- We advise you to check Twitter for up to date Nation (PIN) and use of their lands in buy) or moving to their second homes here. Both lines in place. Check the Town website (www. information @SugarloafBus or on line at Sugar- Carrabassett Valley. As you may know, PIN the golf course and our trail systems have seen a carrabassettvalley.org) for hours of operation loafExplorer.com. owns 24,000 acres in CV or just under one-half significant crease in use. Our student enrollment which may change. The Transfer Station is open New “Mountain” Fire Station: The new of the total land base in our Town. Approximately has increased a whopping 59% (49 to 78) over during regular hours (Thursday through Monday fire station building project is completed. It’s lo- two months ago PIN posted no trespassing signs this time last year. While the increased economic 8:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.). We continue to accept cated just off the Sugarloaf Access Road near the on their roads here with the exception of the Car- activity is certainly welcomed, we will see an recycling materials and we have reopened the Sugarloaf salt-sand facility. We are very pleased riage Road. They have recently allowed the ATV increase in our property tax rate next year due “Swap Shop” with guidelines (masks required; with the results. Thanks are due to our Fire Chief and snowmobile trails here to reopen for which to the number of students we now pay tuition only two people in the building; gloves recom- Courtney Knapp for his tireless involvement, to we are very grateful. As of Nov. 1st we have not for. Whether the increase in resident students is mended). H.E. Callahan our construction manager/builder heard as to whether or not our request for use of temporary due to the pandemic or permanent While COVID-19 has changed part of our opera- and to Sugarloaf/Boyne for the donation of the mountain bike and Nordic ski trails on their lands remains to be seen. Our property tax rate will still tions and agenda, we have remained busy with a land and site engineering for the project. We will be allowed. We continue to try to open a dia- addition, PIN would no longer pay property taxes trail development is now taking place on the be among the lowest in the State but again, as a number of projects, initiatives and issues. Some are holding an open house (with protocols in logue with PIN representatives to understand their to the Town. Proposed LD #1392 essentially State of Maine ‘Wyman Lot’ which will provide property taxpayer in Carrabassett Valley you will of the more notable are as follows: place) from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday concerns and to discuss our relationship and how would have allowed a path for gaming to be access to substantial additional trail development see a bump in taxes next year. November 28th. Please come join us! we can move forward for the mutual benefit of Sugarloaf Explorer Transportation allowed on Trust Lands. These legislative bills on the State owned ‘Crocker Mountain Conserva- Finally, I would like to say thank you to Lori both the Penobscot Nation and the Town. If PIN System: Due to COVID-19, unfortunately some New Airport Project: We have just received were not approved by the legislature as the tion Land’ located in CV in the future. Hocking who was the Town’s Treasurer here for agrees to meet with us that discussion would in- legislature did not reconvene this year. If you are major changes to the transportation system are a $165,000 F.A.A. grant to design, permit and At the annual Town Meeting in March, the voters the past thirteen years. Lori has moved to the clude a discussion of converting their Carrabassett interested in reading more about these proposals mid-coast area with her husband. We are pleased being implemented. The biggest changes are the put out to bid a new Taxi Lane project at the approved ordinances that will allow up to Valley land into Federal Trust Lands as they wish you can go to the State website (maine.gov) and to welcome Sacha Gillespie who is our new Town elimination of night time service and operating airport that will allow further development of two retail marijuana stores in the Town’s to do. During the recent State Legislative Session, to the Legislature and to the Judiciary Committee the buses at one-half compacity (although more hangars at the airport. We continue to receive ‘Valley Center’ zoning district. These licenses will Treasurer.