Welcome to Raymond
The Town of Raymond, located in Cumberland County, Maine, welcomes you to our website. Here, residents and visitors can find information on municipal government, town committees and civic organizations.
The Raymond Town Office will be closed Saturday, September 4, 2010 in observance of Labor Day. We will reopen at our normal business hours on Tuesday, September 7th at 12pm.
Have a safe and happy holiday!
The Raymond Planning Board is requesting applicants. Please forward your letters of interest, including a short resume, to Louise Lester, Town Clerk, 401 Webbs Mills Road, Raymond, Maine 04071 or email.
You can also apply through the Website. This board meets once a month, applying Raymond's ordinances to residential and commercial development. It also prepares ordinance changes to come before the Town Meeting. They need your help.
The 2010 General Election will be Tuesday, November 2, 2010. The polls will be open from 7:00am until 8:00pm at the Jordan-Small Middle School gymnasium.
Nomination papers will be available beginning August 10, 2010, at the Town Office. There is a position for a Selectmen to complete the term of Dana Desjardins, which runs until the town election in June 2011. Completed nomination papers must be returned to the Town Clerk's Office by 4:00pm on September 24, 2010.
If you have questions or comments regarding solid waste management and recycling in the Town of Raymond, or if you would like to join the Recycling Committee, please call the Town Office at (207) 655-4742 or fill out the Volunteer Application.
Notice
As of July 1st a new schedule of waste and recycling pickup is in effect. This map indicates the pickup days for each area: Trash & Recyling Pickup Route Schedule
Information from 2/16/2010 Selectmen's Meeting on Changes to Trash Pick-up, including road standards and considerations here.
Trash
Household trash is picked up at curbside each week. Residents are allowed up to two 32-gallon containers per week, with not more than 50 pounds per barrel. Households with excess trash can purchase trash bag stickers at the Town Office for $1 each.
Recycling
Recyclable materials are picked up at curbside, too. If you have Tuesday trash pickup, you will have Tuesday recycling pickup.
Easily recognized containers should be used. A typical poly recycling bin or even a laundry basket is best. Please keep materials as clean and dry as possible.
The town is interested in finding the oldest resident in Raymond so that they can award the Boston Cane Post Certificate.
In 1909, the Boston Cane Post was donated by the Boston, Massachusetts' newspaper, the BOSTON POST, to any New England town that qualified for and requested a cane to be held by the town's oldest citizen. Originally, there were 431 canes throughout New England. The cane is ebony with a 14 karat gold head inscribed thus:
Present by
THE BOSTON POST
to the
OLDEST CITIZEN
of
Raymond, ME
to be transmitted
This cane has been in continuous use since 1909. Today the cane remains in the Town Hall for its protection and its recipients receive a Certificate of Recognition.
If you are a candidate or know someone who could be, please contact Louise Lester, Town Clerk at the Town Office at 655-4742 ext 21 or louise.lester@raymondmaine.org. Proof of birth will be requested.
Cumberland County currently does not have any charter, so the Charter Commission, which was formed in 2008, is creating a draft charter. They are making information available so that voters will be better prepared to make the decision whether to accept the Cumberland County Charter on November 2, 2010.
See links below for more information:
Cumberland County Charter Commission Website
In an effort to help the public safely and correctly dispose of household hazardous waste that may be accumluating around their homes, the towns of Norway/South Paris and Lewiston are offering Household Hazardous Waste Collection days.
In the Norway/South Paris area, this will be at 39 Brown St, Norway, on Saturday, August 14. Please check the Solid Waste Facility's website for hours, fees and restrictions.
In Lewiston, they will be accepting waste at 424 Riverside Road the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month, starting May 1st through November. Once again, please contact the Maine Environmental Depot for hours, fees, and restrictions.
Raymond and other towns' residents are welcome to use these facilities but you are responsible for all fees associated with the disposing of your waste. If you have trouble transporting your waste, the State of Maine has a list of resources that may be helpful for you.
Recently passed legislation by the State of Maine, which helps to defer property taxes for qualifying elderly citizens, is under consideration by the Board of Selectmen for possible enactment of new local ordinances.
The Selectmen welcome public opinion and comment about this new law and the direction that the Town of Raymond should take. This topic is expected to be on the agenda in October, if not earlier. You can acess the public law and the related statutes at the links below.
§941. Civil action with special attachments
§942. Tax lien certificate; procedure
The Town of Raymond is seeking videography applicants for live broadcast, recording, editing, playback scheduling and creating of archival DVDs of meetings held at its Broadcast Studio.
Meetings generally take place after 6 pm Monday-Thursday. The videography work involves setting up the studio, operating the recording console, assistance with auxiliary computers for visual aids, and controlling the camera. Editing, playback scheduling and archiving are performed as soon as possible after the meeting, using equipment at the Broadcast Studio.
RAYMOND BEACH ON ROUTE 302
IS CLOSED
WATER QUALITY LEVELS ARE WITHIN EPA SUGGESTED RATING BUT CONCERNS ABOUT HAZARDOUS DEBRIS HAVE LED TO THE DECISION TO CLOSE THE THE SWIMMING AREA STARTING FRIDAY, JULY 23, 2010 AT 5AM UNTIL JANUARY 1, 2011 OR A BEACH MANAGEMENT PLAN HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED.
SEE OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE HERE