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July 25, 2019 a Not-For-Profit Newspaper Serving Gorham Since 1995 Senior Tax Harvey Performance Breaks Ground NONPROFIT U.S. POSTAGE Your Community Paper PAID GORHAM, ME PERMIT NO. 10 Volume 25 Number 14 | July 25, 2019 A Not-for-Profit Newspaper Serving Gorham Since 1995 Senior Tax Harvey Performance Breaks Ground Assistance GORHAM TIMES STAFF Harvey Performance Company Applications held a groundbreaking gathering with employees and local town offi- cials on June 25 and construction Due August 1 has begun for its new 79,000 square foot manufacturing facility at 49 KATHY CORBETT Raceway Drive in Gorham. Staff Writer Harvey becomes the first project at the sprawling site Gorham residents over 65 years old owned by Shawn Moody’s com- may apply for property tax assistance pany. The 62-acre former track again this year by completing a form is zoned Narragansett Mixed Use available at the Town Clerk’s office or Development District Zone and printed from the Town of Gorham web- the new plant will help boost the site. It must be returned to the Clerk’s town’s tax base. office by August 1, 2019. “This is going to be a value-added An ordinance passed by the Town project for the town,” Moody said Council has made available $65,000 to at a June 3 Planning Board meeting. Photo courtesy of Mark Robinson be allotted to qualifying seniors. This is The plant will manufacture the an increase over last year and should company’s Helical Solutions line The longest serving make funds available for all qualified of high-performance end mills and employees of Harvey applicants. serve as the company’s innovation Performance Com- To qualify, seniors must meet all of hub. The new building will replace pany’s Gorham plant the following criteria: be at least 65 the current facility in the Gorham recently broke ground years old, have lived in the home as an Industrial Park where the company on the company’s owner or renter for the past year, have has been located for the past fifteen new manufacturing been a resident of Gorham for at least years. facility. With CEO five years, and have household income “This facility will accelerate our Peter Jenkins (center, that does not exceed qualifying limits. ability to meet important objec- to Gorham for their partnership through the process white shirt) are Taxes on the property must be paid tives we have for the organization. so far. This new facility will provide a great work (l to r) Brett Quimby, through the current year. The additional square footage pro- environment and will enable us to recruit and retain Philip Rowe, Tuan The application must show all vides much needed space to build highly qualified employees and technicians needed income from all members of the house- capacity to support our growth, to support our growth. We wanted to build this plant Do, Kimberly Nguyen, hold. The application lists what quali- enabling us to expand our research close to our existing plant to minimize disruption in Anthony Filipiak, fies as income and includes social secu- and development capabilities,” the lives of our valued employees.” Robert Smith and rity and pension benefits even if they said Peter Jenkins, CEO of Harvey Construction of the new facility is expected to take Jacob Barnes, all of are not taxable. The income limits have Performance Company. a year. Brian Lavelle, Harvey’s chief financial officer, whom have worked increased slightly over last year. For Steve Vatcher, Vice President of expects the new facility will result in an additional for the company for at CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 Operations, added, “We’re thankful 150 jobs over the next few years. least ten years. Food Forests Take Shape in Gorham Village CATHY WALTER Contributing Writer The construction of two Food Forests, which are low-maintenance, sustainable, plant-based food produc- tion ecosystems incorporating fruit and nut trees, shrubs, herbs, vines and perennial vegetables, took place over the last month as part of the Gorham Grown initiative. Gorham Grown “aims to teach residents and visitors the ease of small-scale gar- dening and the joy of growing food for home consumption.” On June 2, Gorham residents, led by Jenna Martyn-Fisher from the Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District (CCSWCD) Photo credit Cathy Walter Photo credit Leslie Dupuis didn’t let the rain showers or cool Volunteers created a food forest at Phinney Park on June 8 in addition to assembling planters that can now be found around the Village in Gorham. CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 SYNCGORHAM IS insidetheTimes GORHAM GRAD OPEN FOR BUSINESS 2 Augusta 14 Community 11 Sports 15 Classified PREVENTS DROWNING PAGE 3 5 Municipal 7 School 15 Calendar 15 Blotter PAGE 5 NEWS FROM AUGUSTA Policy on News from Augusta: The Gorham Times asked our three state legislators from Senate District 30, House District 26 and House District 27 to provide ­­BRINGING THE NEWS TO ALL OF GORHAM us with “News from Augusta.” We publish their articles on a rotating basis. The submissions are devoted to updates of legislative and administrative news, PO Box 401 proposed and passed bills and laws, and developments and events that are of interest and have an impact to Gorham residents. The Gorham Times reserves Gorham, Maine 04038 the right to edit the submissions and it further reserves the right to reject any submission, in its sole discretion. Phone and Fax: (207) 839-8390 [email protected] www.gorhamtimes.com —— The Gorham Times is a free volunteer-run Taking Action to Address Climate community newspaper distributed every other Thursday to more than 100 pick-up sites throughout Gorham. —— Change and Maine’s Future News [email protected] Sports [email protected] with everyone pulling in the same direc- progress this year. A new law from Sen. Features [email protected] SEN. LINDA SANBORN Of Interest [email protected] tion, so this is a big step. Mark Lawrence, D-Eliot, sets a target of Calendar item [email protected] We have a duty to our children Another new law from Sen. Eloise installing 100,000 new heat pumps in Advertising gorhamtimesadvertising@ and future generations to address the Vitelli, D-Arrowsic, will increase the Maine by 2025. Maine already has over gmail.com or 839-8390 impending climate crisis. Reduced food amount of renewable energy that 30,000 heat pumps installed, and home- School News [email protected] production, rising sea levels, more fre- Maine’s utilities are required to supply owners and businesses who use them —— SUBSCRIPTIONS quent and severe storms, flooding and to customers to 80 percent by 2030 and report energy savings and increased $18/year in Gorham; $23/year elsewhere droughts, and the spread of diseases are 100 percent by 2050. This law will allow comfort. This new law will offer incen- $13/year for college subscription a very real threat. Similarly, we have a Maine to increase its renewable energy tives for homeowners and businesses to Subscriptions and renewals are available duty to grow a strong, sustainable econ- generation considerably, while keeping install heat pumps, saving them money online on our website. omy, so that future generations can not energy prices for consumers down. and reducing overall greenhouse gas —— General Manager: Bruce Hepler only survive, but thrive. That’s why I am Other states have seen significant emissions. Editor: Leslie Dupuis so pleased the Legislature took decisive growth in solar, and it is time Maine When I consider these issues, I think Business Manager: Stacy Sallinen action this year to address the climate caught up. As costs for solar energy gen- of my granddaughter Brooklyn. What Advertiser Coordinator: Stacy Sallinen crisis and grow Maine’s clean energy eration have dropped, installations have kind of world will she live in after I’m Design/Production: Shirley Douglas economy. surged. However, in Maine, solar policy gone? With these new changes, I’m Staff Writers: Diane Abramson, Jacob Adams, Kathy Corbett, John Ersek, Sheri Faber, We still have plenty of work to do, has been prohibitive, with obstruc- hopeful that it may be one where we Edmund Ricker but my colleagues and I have set aggres- tive billing mechanisms and needless have avoided the worst impacts of cli- Features: Chris Crawford sive greenhouse gas reduction targets, red tape tamping down growth. Two mate change and built a strong, sustain- Photographers: Amanda Landry, Roger expanded opportunities for growth other new laws from Rep. Seth Berry, able economy. Marchand in solar and other renewable energy D-Bowdoinham and Sen. Dana Dow, It is an honor to serve as your state Public Service: Lori Arsenault Sports: Destiny Cook industries, and committed to lowering R-Waldoboro, seek to grow solar energy senator. If you ever have any questions School News: Andrea Morrell Maine’s dependence on expensive heat- by repealing and reworking these regu- or concerns, please feel free to contact Social Media Coordinator: Karen DiDonato ing oil. lations, and adding new incentives for me. Digital Content Manager: Bailey O’Brien This session we established the solar. These new laws will create oppor- Webmaster: Judi Jones Linda Sanborn is serv- Climate Council, a group tasked with tunities for homeowners who want to Distribution Coordinator: Russ Frank ing her first term in the Distribution: Jim Boyko, Janice Boyko, Scott conceiving and adopting strategies to install systems on their homes and for Maine Senate, represent- Burnheimer, Chris Crawford, Janie Farr, Dan help Maine hit its goal of a 45 percent the construction of larger “community ing Senate District 30, Fenton, Russ Frank, Ashley Genovese, Joe reduction in greenhouse gas emissions solar systems” owned by multiple par- which includes Gorham, Hachey, Chris Kimball, Kris Miller, Chuck by 2030 and 80 percent by 2050.
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