2016-06 Orono Observer

Orono Observer
A Quarterly Town of Orono Publication
Regular Meetings
June:
13
Public Hearing on Budget,
7:00 pm, Council Chamber
15
Planning Board, 7:00 pm,
Council Chamber
27
Special Council Meeting,
7:00 pm, Council Chamber,
Adoption of Budget
July:
11
Regular Council Meeting,
7:00 pm, Council Chamber
27
Planning Board, 7:00 pm,
Council Chamber
August:
8
Town Council Meeting,
7:00 pm, Council Chamber
Planning Board, 7:00 pm,
Council Chamber
Council Committee Meetings
are held on Mondays at 5:30 pm
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FY2016-2017
TOWN BUDGET
Over the course of the last few months,
the staff and the Town Council have
been working to present a stable budget
for fiscal year 2016-2017.
The next step is for the public to have
an opportunity to review the budget and
provide input.
In addition to being available on the
Town website at www.orono.org, residents will have the opportunity to review
the budget at the Town Office.
The public is encouraged to attend
the following public meetings on the
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June-July-August 2016
STATE PRIMARY & RSU#26 BUDGET
VALIDATION REFERENDUM ELECTION
TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2016
ALL VOTING (Ward 1 / Precincts 1,
2, & 3) will be held in the Orono Middle
School Gymnasium at 14 Goodridge
Drive. Voting hours are from 7:00 a.m.
to 8:00 p.m. In addition to the State
Primary ballot(s), registered Voters
will also consider two ballot questions
regarding the adoption of the RSU #26
Budget and the method in which the
budget is validated each year.
HOUSEHOLD
HAZARDOUS WASTE
DAY
Residents of Orono, Old Town and
Milford can drop off household hazardous waste materials to the Recycling
Center at 246 Gilman Falls Avenue in
Old Town on Saturday, June 25, 2016
from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Proof of
residency is required.
Acceptable items include: glues,
adhesives, oil paint, stains, thinners,
car batteries, brake fluid, tires, kerosene, gasoline, insecticides, pesticides,
swimming pool chemicals, aerosol
cans, cleaners, computers and electronic
equipment.
To ensure safety, never mix chemicals,
never smoke, leave materials in original
containers, pack containers in sturdy
upright containers and go directly to
the dropoff site once items are packed.
Please check out the complete list on
our website at www.orono.org.
Unenrolled voters can enroll in a
political party the day of the Election,
however any persons enrolled in a
political party must vote their specific
party ballot. Registrars will be available to make changes and enroll new
voters on the day of the Election. Voters
must provide proof of identification and
residency listing an Orono street address
when registering to vote.
Absentee ballots are available by
calling the Town Office at 866-2556
or coming into the office between the
hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday
through Friday. The Registrar of Voters
is available at the Orono Town Office
to register and enroll new voters from
8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through
Friday and on Election Day from 7:00
am to 8:00 pm.
LEAVES & BRUSH
ACCEPTED AT
LANDFILL
The Town of Orono now accepts
bagged leaves and brush at the landfill.
Residents with a free permit (obtained
at the Town Office) may haul brush
and bagged leaves to the landfill during
regular operating hours (Wednesdays
and Saturdays, 8am-4pm). Materials
must be dumped in the designated area
as directed by Public Works staff. No
contaminated materials will be accepted.
Contact Public Works or the Town Office with any questions.
The Town of Orono is an equal opportunity employer and service provider.
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GATEWAY SENIORS
Gateway Seniors Without Walls, an affiliate of the Center on Aging, University
of Maine, welcomes everybody. There
are no membership fees.
One of our major objectives is to publicize and extend services for seniors in
the communities we serve. In that spirit
and with the assistance of the Center
on Aging, the Eastern Area Agency on
Aging, and many local social service
agencies, we will be offering free of
charge our Senior Yellow Pages. This
200-page manual is a must-have for
seniors. In big type, local and state services for seniors in 15 towns of Greater
Bangor are listed and described. Each
service entry contains contact information. There are discussions of complex
topics. A table of contents and index
make the manual relatively easy to use.
Advance feedback suggests that the
manual is more comprehensive than
other similar documents. The Senior
Yellow Pages will be available at social
service agencies, libraries, and town offices throughout the greater Bangor area.
Watch for it.
Gateway Seniors also schedules
meaningful, diverse, and daily activities
in Orono, Old Town, and Veazie. We
partner with many groups that serve
older people to provide activities. In
June, July, and August, 2016, about 90
Gateway Senior activities will include:
Hiking, Senior Yoga, Knitting social
groups, Painting and painting instruction, Music, Tours and talks by a dietitian, Restaurant outings, Movies, Talks
about community resources, Historical
tours and talks, Political Issues
For a copy of our Monthly Activity
Schedule, which appears every month
in the Penobscot Times, for information
about the Senior Yellow Pages, or to
volunteer to help us out, call Gateway
Seniors (207) 889-3031, or email us at
gatewayseniorswithoutwalls@roadrunner.com.
Budget (continued from front page)
proposed FY16-17 budget, all to be held
in the Council Chamber:
• June 13, 2016, 7:00 p.m., Public
Hearing on the Budget
• June 27, 2016, 7:00 p.m., Budget
Adoption
Meeting dates/times will be listed on
our website at www.orono.org. Contact Town Manager Sophie Wilson at
866-2556, if you have any questions or
concerns.
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The Church of Universal Fellowship
82 Main Street, Orono
an ecumenical faith community since 1941
worshiping God in the Christian tradition
The Reverend Lorna Grenfell
SUNDAY WORSHIP
June 5: 10:15 am Morning Worship
Sunday School & Nursery Care
Church Picnic!
SUMMER SUNDAY WORSHIP
Sundays, June 12 – September 4
9:30 am Morning Worship
Sunday School & Nursery Care
866-3655
cufoffice@icloud.com
churchofuniversalfellowship.org
Our church welcomes persons of every age, background, circumstance, ethnicity, family
configuration, gender identity, and sexual orientation. We believe that diversity enriches
our faith community and that each of us has the right and responsibility to support one
another as we search for the divine by living, learning, and growing.
An Open & Affirming Congregation
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ORONO PARKS & RECREATION NEWS
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The Recreation Office is located at the Town Municipal Building, 59 Main Street
RAD-O
RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY
DAY CAMP – ORONO
POOL OPENS
JUNE 17TH
In partnership with University of Maine Campus RecrePool Schedule through Sunday, August 21, 2016:
ation, the Town will be offering a 10-week summer day camp
program starting June 20th and running until August 27th, Weekdays
Grades K-5 from 7:30-5:30pm Monday – Friday. Fees: $125
8:00-9:00am Advanced Swim Team
per week; $32 a day.
9:00-9:45am Intermediate Swim Team - M/W/F
To register, or for more information, please go to: www. Pre-Team - Tues/Thurs
oronorec.com or contact Orono Parks and Recreation.
10:00-10:30am Level 3 Lessons
10:35-11:05am Level 2 Lessons
11:10-11:40am Level 1 Lessons
11:00am-12:00pm Adult 18+ Lap Swim Only
12:00-5:00pm General Swim
5:00-6:45pm Family Swim
(Two lanes for lap swim 12:00pm-6:45pm)
Weekends
12:00-3:00 pm Open Swim
3:00-4:45 pm
Family Swim
(Two lanes for lap swim 12:00pm -5:00pm)
Daily Pool Fees: $2/day (resident), $3/day (non-resident)
Seasonal Pool Passes:
Residents: Single Pass $40 - Family Pass $80
Nonresidents: Single Pass $50 - Family Pass $100
RECREATION WEBSITE
To register for a Recreation program, go to www.oronorec.
com. Check us out and create your own family account in
order to register for programs and activities. On-line payments
are available.
Like us at www.Facebook.com/OronoParksandRec.
SUMMER SPORTS CAMP, CLINIC &
THEATER ACADEMY OFFERINGS
Check us out at www.oronorec.com for more information
on the following programs:
• Red Riot Track Club – June 20-August 13
• Tennis Clinics – TBA (Check oronorec.com)
• Red Riot Basketball Camp – July 25- July 29 Coed
12:00pm-2:00pm
• British Soccer Camp – July 18-July 22
Orono Thrift Shop
Located in the Birch Street
Senior Center Building
Sponsored by the Orono Health Association
Hours Open:
9:00 AM-4:00 PM, Weds.
9:00 AM-2:00 PM, Sats.
At Main St, take Pine St.
2nd right to Birch St.
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ORONO LIBRARY NEWS CORNER
Call us at 866-5060, visit us on the web at www.orono.org, or come to the library for a full view of our services.
YOUTH PROGRAMS
Get ready, get set, go! It’s almost
time for summer and leisure reading!
To kick off our favorite time of the year,
we are hosting another Backyard Bash
with Julie and Friends and ManakOsher,
sponsored by FOPL and Kiwanis. Due
to the upcoming transformation of our
backyard into the new Orono Village
Green, this year’s Bash will be held at
Webster Park. Don’t miss the fun which
begins at 5:30! Check out our other
upcoming concerts this summer, also
held at Webster Park, on several Tuesday
nights at 6pm.
Our programming will include Stories
and Activities for elementary ages on
Tuesdays at 1:30pm; Tabletop Gaming
for the tweens and teens on Wednesdays,
3:30-6:30pm; Story Times for tiny ears
and eyes on Thursdays, 10:15; and
Stories for the less timid listeners and
preschoolers on Thursdays, 11:00am.
Jennifer Armstrong, musician and
storyteller, will be entertaining all ages
on Tuesday, July 12. Mad Science of
Maine is returning for another spectacular program on Friday, July 22. Both
events will be held at the Keith Anderson
Community House. Don’t miss our
Race to Read party to celebrate literacy
and fitness and your summer reading
stories on Tuesday, August 16, 1:30pm,
held at the OMS/OHS track. In case
of rain, we’ll be in the Keith Anderson
Community House. Times and dates
are subject to change, so please check
our website or sign up for our publicity
emails for up-to-date information.
And don’t forget to sign up for our independent reading program, so you can
keep track of your reading and collect
prizes along the way!
LIBRARY SUMMER HOURS
The hours for the Orono Public Library will be changing effective June
1, 2016.
The library will open at noon on
Wednesdays, in order to accommodate
ongoing staff projects.
June 1 through August 31 the library
will close at 5:00pm on Thursdays in
order to extend town resources during
the months when library use typically
declines.
Starting June 1st, hours are:
Mondays: 10:00am-5:00pm
Tuesdays: 10:00am-7:00pm
Wednesdays: 12:00pm-5:00pm
Thursdays: 10:00am-5:00pm
Fridays: 10:00am-5:00pm
Saturdays: 10:00am-2:00pm
Sundays: Closed
More library news next page.
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ORONO PUBLIC LIBRARY EVENT
2016 SUMMER CONCERTS
AT WEBSTER PARK
ZenTangle Inspired! June 8 at 1:00 p.m. "Art on the
Go" with Phyllis Brazee. Join us in this easy to learn, fun
The Town of Orono presents 2016 Summer Concerts at Webster
and relaxing way to create beautiful images by drawing
Park (while construction for The Orono Village Green is in progress)
structured patterns and adding color. Everyone who can
Tuesdays at 6:30 pm.
hold a pen can create! For more information or to sign
June 14 – Backyard Bash with Julie Monroe and speup call 866-5060.
cial guests Jeff Rampe and “ManakOsher”
(sponsored by Orono/Old Town Kiwanis)
KIWANIS AUCTION
JULY 21, 22 & 23
The 70th Kiwanis Auction will take place starting at
5:00 pm, Thursday, July 21st through Saturday, July 23th
at the Kiwanis Barn located on Forest Avenue in Orono.
Come check out the auction items, trash and treasure
barns, book and toy barns, and try the legendary hot
dogs!
RE-REGISTRATIONS
AVAILABLE ONLINE
June 21 –Six Basin Street (Dixieland)
June 28 – The Coteries (Americana/Folk/Rock/Blues)
July 5
– Paige and Brooke (Country Pop)
July 12 – Trendy Robots (Indie-Pop)
July 19 –Olde Time Machine (acoustic old time music)
July 26 – Inanna, Sisters in Rhythm (percussion and
vocal)
All of the concerts are free to the public. Bring your own lawn
chair or blanket and enjoy the music.
In the event of rain, concerts will be cancelled. For additional
Residents can re-register their boats and vehicles
(Rapid Renewal) on-line through the Orono website information please contact the library: 866-5060 or visit the town
at www.orono.org. Make sure you have your old reg- of Orono web page: www.orono.org.
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WHAT’S HAPPENING AT RSU 26 SCHOOLS IN ORONO?
WELCOME TO THE
NEW OHS PRINCIPAL
RSU #26 is excited to welcome Reginald Ruhlin as the next OHS principal.
Mr. Ruhlin comes to us with a range
of experiences. Mr. Ruhlin earned his
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from UMaine and his Master of
Science in Education at the University
of Southern Maine. He began his career
as an electrical engineer, has taught
mathematics at Hyde School, Deering
High School, Glenburn School, and
Brewer High School. Most recently he
has served as the Assistant Principal of
Brewer High School.
Mr. Ruhlin brings many personal
and professional strengths to the OHS
position. Of note are his imaginative
and fresh leadership perspective, his
extensive skills as a professional mathematics teacher, a deep and genuine
care for students and their success, keen
analytical skills, honesty, approachability, and an engaging sense of humor. Mr.
Ruhlin will begin as OHS principal on
July 1, 2016.
For more information on events and
updates, please go to our website www.
rsu26.org or follow us on Facebook for
announcements. You can always give us
a call at 866-7110.
ORONO SCHOOL
GARDEN & WELLNESS
PROGRAMS
In alignment with the RSU 26 Strategic Plan and Wellness Policy, the
Orono Schools will be developing a
Wellness Committee. We are committed
to providing a school environment that
supports student wellness, healthy food
choices, nutrition education and regular
physical activity. The committee will review existing programs around wellness
and make recommendations for further
development of existing programs or
addition of new programming.
There has recently been much enthusiasm around creating a school garden.
There will be another committee for the
development and implementation of a
school garden program.
If you have an interest in participating
on a committee, subcommittee, have
suggestions or know of someone with
an interest, please contact the school
Food Service Director, Kathy Kittridge
at kkittridge@rsu26.org or 866-7110
ext. 103.
LAST STUDENT DAY
Barring any more cancellation days,
the last student day of this school year
will be on Wednesday, June 15, 2016
and students will be released just after
lunch, thus it will be a half day.
Go ahead, make yourself at home.
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GRADUATING CLASS
OF 2016
June 2 (Thursday) Baccalaureate & Senior Awards Ceremony 6:30 pm @ OHS
June 5 (Sunday) GRADUATION at the COLLINS
CENTER, University of Maine 7:00 pm.
TOWN OFFICE REGISTRATIONS
Do you have items to register at the Town Office
such as Automobiles, Recreational Vehicles or dogs?
“The Tasting Bee is Back”
Orono Historical Society
Monday, June 27, 5-6:30 pm
Asa Adams School Gym
Adults $10 - Youth (6-12) $5
Under 6 FREE
Samples from local restaurants and
fabulous door prizes.
If so, please be sure to bring your previous registration,
insurance card, or rabies vaccination with you when you visit.
It not only identifies the correct item you wish to register,
but also speeds up your visit! Don’t forget our office only
takes check or cash.
OPEN FIRE BURNING PERMITS
A reminder that a fire permit is required for any outdoor
fires. This permit can be obtained at the fire station at a cost
of $10. Permits are restricted during high fire danger in the
spring and summer. If you have questions, call 866-4000,
8:30 am-4:30 pm weekdays.
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IMPLEMENTING
THE COMP PLAN
The Town is beginning to implement
its recently updated Comprehensive
Plan (www.orono.org/planning). It is
starting with small steps – specific Land
Use Ordinance amendments – and this
summer will begin to tackle some of the
larger items in the plan.
The Town Council has adopted
amendments dealing with aspects of
signs and cluster residential development. It is currently reviewing amendments that, among other things, would:
• Update the definition and treatment
of “home occupations” – recognizing
that home occupations can vary from an
office-based business that involves little
outside traffic to the home to services
or sales that bring outside traffic into a
neighborhood. The proposed amendment streamlines the regulations based
on the kinds of impacts they may have
on a neighborhood.
• Define “house guest,” in order to
allow better enforcement of limits on
number of unrelated persons living in
a dwelling;
• Allow “accessory apartments” (aka
“mother-in-law apartments”) in accessory buildings, not just the main home;
• Classify and zone for different
types of travelers’ accommodations –
“homestays,” “bed-and-breakfasts,” and
“hotels/motels,” in part to account for
“Airbnb” and similar vacation rentals.
For more information, contact Town
Planner Evan Richert, evanr@orono.
org.
TOWN’S EMAIL LIST
If you would like to receive email
notices of Town Council Meetings, Planning Board Meetings and special events
and information, you can request to be
added to the Town’s email list at info@
orono.org.
Beautification Committee
Hard at Work
The Town would like to thank the
Beautification Committee for all of their
hard work with the beautiful plantings
around town.
It is volunteers like these that make
Orono a wonderful place to live. For
more information on the Beautification
Committee or to get involved, contact
Orono Parks & Recreation at 866-2556,
ext. 4.
Your name and email address will be
added to our MailChimp list serve and
information will be sent out weekly.
Information can also be found on our
website at www.orono.org. You can also
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ORONO ADULT &
COMMUNITY EDUCATION
SUMMER 2016
PROGRAMS
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Adult Basic Literacy Tutoring
Family Literacy Programs
Personal Enrichment Classes
Health & Fitness Courses
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Distance Learning Courses
Online Health Occupations Trainings
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Town of Orono
Hours of Operation
Town Office:
866-2556
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Monday-Friday
Public Works:
866-5062
6:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Tuesday-Friday
Recreation:
866-5065
8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Monday-Friday
Library - Summer:
866-5060
Tues - 10 AM - 7 PM
Mon, Thurs & Fri - 10 AM - 5 PM
Wed - 12:00 PM - 5 PM
Saturdays - 10 AM - 2 PM
Sunday - Closed
Disposal Area (Landfill):
Wed. & Sat. - 8 AM - 4 PM
(Obtain permits from Town Office)
Curbside Recycling Dates:
June
9, 10, 23, 24
July
8, 9, 21, 22
August
4, 5, 18, 19
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Inside:
Town Budget Public Hearing,
June 13th, 7pm
RSU#26 Budget Validation
Referendum Election, June 14th