Public hearing scheduled for September 22, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at the Town Office to discuss repealing and replacing appendices A through G of the General Assistance Ordinance. These appendices regulate the overall maximum allowable income and basic expenses for determining eligibility. The public is invited to attend.: Annually, the municipal officers must adopt the new maxiumum allowable income and basic expenses (housing, food, utilities, heating fuel and personal care to assist the town in determining eligibility for general public assistance. These maximums are determined by the state for each county in Maine. These appendicies will be in effect from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. These appendices shall be available for public inspection at the Town Office. The public has a right to comment on these appendices at the public hearing which has been scheduled for Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 6:00 pm.
Effective September 1, 2022, Tammy Lamphere has accepted the Animal Control Officer position for the Town of Mercer. Please contact Tammy with any animal control needs. She can be reached at (207)314-8722. (Her contact information is also listed under Government-Town Office-Other Mercer Officials on our website.) Please join us in welcoming Tammy to this position! We greatly appreciate her commitment to Mercer and for helping us with our animal control needs – not an easy job.