Jan. 10—JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to award the annual Spirit of America Award to paper mill employees as a gaggle for his or her volunteerism over greater than 100 years.
The Spirit of America Basis acknowledges volunteerism in communities on behalf of municipalities.
Selectperson Lee Dalessandro nominated the employees.
Pixelle Specialty Options’ Androscoggin Mill is predicted to completely shut about April 30. The corporate made the announcement in September. Initially it was to shut within the first quarter of 2023.
The closing means there shall be no paper mills within the Jay, Livermore Falls space. The Otis Mill, which was initially owned by Worldwide Paper Co., closed in 2009 beneath Wausau Paper Corp. possession. It had straddled the Livermore Falls line.
There are a variety of issues the folks on the mill have finished over time when assist was wanted, Dalessandro stated.
Vice Chairman Tim DeMillo requested the place the award must be displayed.
After dialogue, it was decided it must be at Maine’s Paper & Heritage Museum on Church Avenue in Livermore Falls.
A proper presentation of the award shall be held at a time and placement to be introduced.
Dalessandro prompt the board may establish a number of of the folks, comparable to among the older employees, to inform their tales.
Selectperson Gary McGrane stated he thought of nominating people comparable to Deb Roberts who labored with others for a grant to rebuild the tennis courts at Spruce Mountain colleges in Jay.
He additionally stated he would recuse himself from the vote as a result of he accepted a place on the board of administrators of the Spirit of America Basis.
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