BREEZE PHOTO BY ETHAN SHOREY
MANUEL CASTANHEIRA, of Cardi Corp., carefully places one of the stones taken from the old
"Welcome to Cumberland" wall at the Diamond Hill Road exit off Route 295 on the new wall, which
was moved back several feet last Thursday to make way for new roundabouts being installed at the
exit. At rear is worker JOE COSTA. See story on page 2.
LINCOLN – Pending
the passage of a town bud-
get at this spring's Lincoln
Financial Town Meeting,
marked on town calendars
for May 14, town roads in
Lincoln should see $1.35
million in repairs.
The Budget Board is still
deliberating the town admin-
istrator's proposed 2019
budget, but Town Engineer
Leslie Quish shared a "wish
list" of roads the town hopes
to tackle this year. The
projects could go out to bid
immediately after the budget
has passed.
Assuming the bids come in
on-target, a Saylesville neigh-
borhood to the southeast
Budget proposes
$1.35 million
in road repairs
By NICOLE DOTZENROD
Valley Breeze Staff Writer
nicole@valleybreeze.com
See REPAIRS, Page 12
LINCOLN – Though
Karen Allen officially
stepped down from her
position as town clerk in
mid-March, she will remain
on paid sick leave for three
more months.
Under the terms of an
employment separation
agreement between the
town and Allen, obtained
by The Valley Breeze through
a request made under the
Access to Public Records
Act, Allen was placed on
sick leave effective March
14, and will collect sick pay
until June 28 when her res-
ignation will take effect. She
will not earn a severance
payout beyond that amount.
Allen will receive a one-
time payment for any
Resigned Clerk Allen
getting sick pay, health benefits
By NICOLE DOTZENROD
Valley Breeze Staff Writer
nicole@valleybreeze.com
See ALLEN, Page 4
Levy fix sets
Cumberland
tax rate
Difference is 8 cents
on original spending plan
CUMBERLAND –
Despite all the earlier con-
cern about the 2018-2019
town budget, a tax rate
finalized by new Mayor Jeff
Mutter is 8 cents per $1,000
of value higher than the
projection first offered up a
year ago.
The new tax rate for
residential taxpayers will be
By ETHAN SHOREY
Valley Breeze Managing Editor
ethan@valleybreeze.com
See TAX RATE, Page 17
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