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RSU 13 VIRTUAL SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
THURSDAY – SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
EXECUTIVE SESSION 6:00 PM
SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING 6:30 PM
Agenda here

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TOWN OF CUSHING
PUBLIC HEARING

The Cushing Board of Selectmen will conduct a public hearing at the Cushing Community Center on September 28, 2020 at 6:00 pm, preceding the Select Board Meeting, to receive public comment on the proposed amendments to the General Assistance Ordinance Appendices A-H.  A copy of the proposed amendments can be viewed at the town office during regular business hours.

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2020 Cushing Tax Bills

The 2020 tax bills have been mailed. If you have not received yours, please contact the Cushing Town Office.

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Absentee Ballot Request Forms

Absentee Ballot Request Forms for the November election are now available at the Town Office by phone or written request. Ballot requests are also available online at https://apps.web.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/AbsenteeBallot/index.pl. The town does not have the actual ballots yet, but requests forms are available and ballots will be mailed to those who have requested as soon as they arrive.

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For Residents, Summer residents and Visitors in Maine,

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has put together 3 pages of frequently asked questions (FAQs) explaining the Maine CDC physician’s Standard Order for Covid 19 lab testing.

This is an order that can be printed from the Maine CDC website:
https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/infectious-disease/epi/airborne/documents/Standing-Order-FAQs.pdf

This is good information to have at hand. Printouts will be available at the Cushing town office.
Mariann Ahola 
Cushing Health Officer

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NOTICE
The Cushing Town Office is re-opening to the public on Monday, June 1, 2020 with restrictions.  We will be open our regular hours from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday and 7:30 a.m. to 2:30p.m. on Friday.

Face masks are required to enter the Town Office.

Only one customer will be allowed at the front counter at a time to maintain social distancing. We also will be waiting on people through the sliding window to the right of the front door when possible. At the Town Office entrance 6-feet spacing will be taped off for anyone waiting outside to come into the office. Once inside the building, there will be a hand sanitizer for people to use. The bathrooms will not be open to the public. Online services, mail, and phone services are encouraged.

Code Enforcement Officer/Plumbing Inspector, Scott Bickford, will be in our office on Wednesday afternoons, usually around 3:00 p.m. and Friday mornings 8:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.

Any lengthy transactions, such as applying for a marriage license, will require making an appointment. Please call 207-354-2375 to make an appointment.

Thank you for your patience as we navigate these difficult times.

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Knox County Emergency Management Agency
COVID-19 Information and Resources
here

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Cushing  2019 Town Reports
are available at the Cushing Town Office and
the Cushing Library

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Browntail Moth Information
The Maine Forest Service

Browntail moth caterpillars have hairs that cause a rash and can also cause respiratory distress in sensitive individuals.

For the past few decades the Maine Forest Service has surveyed for browntail moth in coastal Maine. Beginning in 2015 we started to see a dramatic increase in browntail moth populations. This letter is to give notice to towns that have significant detected populations of browntail moth in order to facilitate response by towns and/ or their
residents.

Full text here.

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