Town of Orient, Maine - Information Page
Revised: September 06, 2008
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Orient Town Office - Reclamation Center-Transfer Station
Selectmen - Tax Assessors - Overseers of the Poor - Road Commissioners
School Board - Superintendent of Schools
Clerk / Registrar of Vital Statistics - Registrar of Voters
Tax Collector/Treasurer - Tax Evaluator - Auditor
Code Enforcement Officer - Plumbing Inspector
Fire Wardens - Animal Control Officer - Ballot Clerks
Cemetery Sexton - Rep. to the Ambulance Committee
Planning Board - Board of Appeals - Shoreline Zoning Officer
U. S. Bureau of Customs and
Border Protection
U.S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services
Information about the Town of Orient, Maine
The Town Office
The Town of Orient Office is located in the former school house on the west side of School House Road (Old Route 1) just south of Boundary Road and directly across from the western end of Peters Cove Road.Orient Town Office
82 School House Road
P. O. Box 180, Orient, ME 04471
207-448-7729
FAX 207-448-2707
Orient04471 <AT> yahoo.comThe Town Office Summer Hours are:
Mondays between 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM
Tuesdays between 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM
Wednesdays between 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM
Thursdays between 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM
Fridays between 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM
Saturdays and Sundays - ClosedUnless otherwise posted
The Town Clerk is Alicia F. A. Silkey
A town meeting concerned with school budgets was held on June 10th. Phone the town office for details.
The 2008 Town Elections was held 3:00 - 8:00 PM
on August 26, 2008
Victor Alexander was re-elected to a three year term as Selectman
Alicia Silkey was re-elected to a three year term as Town Clerk
Alicia Silkey was re-elected to a three year term as Town Tax Collector
Alicia Silkey was re-elected to a three year term as Town Treasurer
Sue Lamach was re-elected to a three year term as School Committee MemberThe 2008 Town Annual Meeting was held at 6:00 PM
on August 27, 2008. Phone the town office for details.
The Orient Reclamation Center - Transfer Station
The Town of Orient Reclamation Center is located on the west side of U. S. Route 1, just north of the power line and immediately north of the power line service road. The Reclamation Center supervisor isVictor Alexander
461 Number 9 Road
Orient, ME
448-7748
Not onlineAlternate Supervisor: Robert Budzik
Compensation to the supervisor is paid at the rate of $8.00 per hour and payment is made biweekly. Reclamation Center Assistants are also paid $8.00 per hour.
Site Phone: 448-2726
Hours of Operation
Summer Hours start June 3rd
Saturdays 8:00 AM until 4:00 PM
Wednesdays 8:30 AM until 12:30 PM
Sundays 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM - Memorial Day thru Labor Day ONLYOnly refuse generated in Orient may be deposited at the Orient Transfer Station.
Please display your Yellow-Green Orient Dump StickerWinter Hours (between Labor Day and Memorial Day):
Saturdays 8:00 AM until 4:00 PM
Wednesdays 8:30 AM until 12:30 PMUnless a valid sticker is attached to your freon-containing appliance by a Certified Refrigeration Mechanic, there is a charge of:
$25.00 to deposit refrigerators and freezers (freon compressors)
$35.00 to deposit air conditioners (freon compressors)Rubber tires are accepted but must have had the steel wheel removed.
Wood products are accepted to be burned but must NOT contain any roofing, sheetrock or other non-combustable materials.
Only refuse generated in Orient may be deposited at the Orient Transfer Station.
Please display your Yellow-Green Orient Dump StickerTown of Orient Transfer Station Information
1 — Burn Areas
Everything that is authorized as being burnable should be put on one of the burning pad enclosed by the three - 3 foot concrete walls: unpainted wood free of metal and nails in one and natural wood and brush in the other.
PROHIBITED from burning: painted wood, plastics, roofing materials, chemicals, rubber, foam, synthetic materials, gypsum wallboard/sheetrock. Remove all traces of sheetrock from studs, etc. Unpainted construction waste must be stripped to its natural state...or it is not acceptable.
Materials prohibited from being burned should be put in the dumpster under the roof (#3)2 — Compactor
Household trash and garbage, small plastic items, cardboard boxes3 — Dumpster Under the Roof
Non-burnable items including: roofing materials, furniture, large plastic items, foam rubber, coated wire, painted, laminated and pressure-treated lumber4 — Transfer Station Building
Televisions, computer monitors and microwave ovens must be placed inside the back of the Transfer Station shed for storage5 — Dumpster for Metal — See the Attendant.
Scrap metal, steel vehicle wheels, metal pipe and aluminum may be placed inside the roll-off container. White goods including stoves, clothes washers & driers and other metal cabinets are accepted.6 — Household Items containing Freon or other gases
Accepted upon payment of a fee - See the Attendant.
The following fees must be paid at the Town Office or at the Transfer Station:
Air Conditioners and Refrigerators, - A fee of $25.00 must be paid for each of the following items: each AC with a compressor containing Freon gas; each refrigerator with a compressor unless it has been emptied by a refrigerator technician and a sticker has been attached.
So that children can’t be trapped inside, refrigerator doors and freezer doors must be removed from the box . . . freezer drawers must be separated from the box and placed in the appropriate receptacle for metal or plastic.7 — Rubber Tires - See the Attendant.
Rubber tires MUST be removed from their metal wheels which may be placed in the dumpster for metals.
Regarding Chemicals
Some are accepted and some aren't - See the Attendant.Paint & Varnish - Remove the lid at home, let dry to a hard state, re-cover the can and place in the open non-crusher dumpster under the roof.
Other chemicals and all other hazardous waste including but not limited to toxic liquids, engine oil, cooking oil and household chemicals are not accepted.
Batteries are not accepted — recycle automotive batteries, dry cell batteries, rechargable batteries through Walmart or VIP or other sellers.
Propane gas bottles and canisters are not accepted.Prepared for The Town of Orient by The Grand Association • 2006
Dial 911 for ALL EMERGENCIES
To Save a Life - To Report a Fire - To Stop a Crime (in progress)
Click here and read about NonEmergencies
To Summon an AMBULANCE: 911 or 448-7002 in Danforth
The Downeast Emergency Medical Service (which serves Orient by contract) is a paid service and they will render a billing statement after services have been completed. The Downeast EMS headquarters can be reached at P. O. Box 552, Calais, ME 04619
Phone 207-454-2773
Their billing is done by the Bangor Fire Department.
To Contact an AROOSTOOK SHERIFF: 1-800-432-7842 or 532-7317
To Contact a MAINE STATE POLICE: 911 or 1-800-924-2261
Contact Maine State Police for assistance on the lakes
To Contact a MAINE WARDEN SERVICE: 911 or 1-800-924-2261 locally
or 435-3231 at Ashland
Contact Maine State Police for assistance on the lakes
To Contact a MAINE FOREST RANGER: 911 or 207-463-2331
To Contact the Maine POISON CENTER: 911 or 1-800-442-6305
To Contact MAINE HUMAN SERVICES: 1-800-432-7338For more detailed information, see the
Chiputneticook Lake Area Emergencies Page
Orient Selectpersons
Three Selectmen govern the Town of Orient. Each Selectman is elected to a three year term and each term is staggered, thus one Selectman is elected every year while the other two continue the remaining year(s) in their term. In addition to Selectmen's duties each Selectman serves the town as a Tax Assessor, as an Overseer of the Poor and as a Road Commissioner.
The regularily scheduled Selectmen’s Meeting is (usually) during the first or second week of each month often at 4:00 PM. The day and time will be announced and posted at the Town Office, the US Post Office Bulletin Board and at Bartlett's Store Bulletin Board. A Notice and Warrant for each Regular Town Meeting is posted seven days in advance of the scheduled meeting at the Town Office Bulletin Board and at the Orient Post Office Bulletin Board and announced on WHOU Radio 100.1 FM.Compensation for each Selectman's position is $1,500.00 per year based on attendance at 12 Monthly Meetings. Payment is monthly if the selectman attends that month's meeting..
Selectperson - Current term expires upon the qualification of the Selectperson to be elected at the Annual Town Meeting in 2009
Terry Silkey
1763 U. S. Route 1, Orient, ME 04471
448-7339
TAAF<AT>localnet.comSelectperson - Current term expires upon the qualification of the Selectperson to be elected at the Annual Town Meeting in 2010
Marybeth Foley - Select Chairperson
110 Sunset Park Road, Orient, ME 04471
448-3288
Marybeth's e-address is unpublished here at her request.Selectperson - Current term expires upon the qualification of the Selectperson to be elected at the Annual Town Meeting in 2011
Victor Alexander
461 Number 9 Road
Orient, ME
448-7748
Not onlineThe three Selectpersons currently fill this office.
The three Selectpersons currently fill this office.
The three Selectpersons currently fill this office.
Typically three residents serve three year terms on the Orient School
Committee.Compensation for this position is $300.00 per year based on attendance at five Meetings.
Alicia Silkey
Current term expires upon the qualification of the School Board Member to be elected at the Annual Town Meeting in 2009
1763 U. S. Route 1 , Orient, ME 04471
448-7339
Orient04471<AT>yahoo.com
Julie Bartlett - Chair
Current term expires upon the qualification of the School Board Member to be elected at the Annual Town Meeting in 2010
233 Boundary Road
P. O. Box 217, Orient, ME 04471-0217
448-7292
No E-Mail address is currently availableSue Lamach
Current term expires upon the qualification of the School Board Member to be elected at the Annual Town Meeting in 2011
Schoolhouse Road at Peter's Cove Road
Orient, ME 04471-0217
448-7362
No E-Mail address is currently available
William T. Dobbins, M.Ed - C.A.S.
P. O. Box 70, Houlton, ME 04730
East Grand School, P. O. Box 50, Danforth, ME 04424
448-2882
Residence - 532-4796
FAX - 448-7235
E-Mail - wdobbins<AT>eastgrandschool.org
or try: WDobbins<AT>nscon.com
Background Experience:
Superintendent, MSAD #14, Orient & Vanceboro
CSD #12, Glenwood Plantation and Union 108, Bancroft - 1994-Present
Superintendent of Schools - Caswell School Department - 1993-Present
State of Maine PASS Coordinator 1994-Present
Education:
Doctoral Candidate - Calif. Coast University
C.A.S. Superintendent 1991
M.Ed - School Administration 1982 - Univ. of Maine
B.S. - Education - 1975 - University of Maine at Presque Isle
Occupation:
Superintendent of Schools
Professional Administrator K-12 Superintendent of Schools
Professional Administrator K-12 Principal
Orient Clerk / Registrar of Vital Statistics
The Clerk of the Town of Orient is elected at the Annual Town Meeting. Current term expires upon the qualification of the Clerk to be elected at the Annual Town Meeting in 2011. Compensation for Town Clerk is based on $9,000.00 per year and paid on a biweekly basis.
Alicia "Lisa" Adams Silkey - Current term expires in 2008
1763 U. S. Route 1 , Orient, ME 04471
448-7339
Orient04471<AT>yahoo.com
Compensation for this position is $350.00 per year.
Susan Lamach
1 Peters Cove Road, Orient, ME 04471
448-7362
Not online
Current term expires upon qualification of the Registrar of Voters who will be elected in January 2009.
Orient Tax Collector / Treasurer
The Tax Collector / Treasurer of the Town of Orient is elected at the Annual Town Meeting. Current term expires upon the qualification of the Treasurer/Tax Collector to be elected at the Annual Town Meeting in 2011. Compensation for Treasurer is based on $10,000.00 per year, prorated and paid on a biweekly basis. Compensation for Tax Collector is $9,000.00 per year.
Alicia "Lisa" Adams Silkey
1763 U. S. Route 1, Orient, ME 04471
448-7339
Orient04471<AT>yahoo.comOrient Real Estate Assessor's Assistant
This is a paid service being provided by:
Marybeth Foley
110 Sunset Park Road, Orient, ME 04471
448-3288
Marybeth's e-address is unpublished here at her request.The Town of Orient has had a total re-evaluation in 2006-07
Orient Code Enforcement Officer
Orient Plumbing InspectorA paid service provided by contract by:
Mike Noble
871 Enfield Road, Lincoln, Maine 04457-4144
Res. 207-794-2528
Cell 207-290-1538
FAX 207-723-7007
MNoble<AT>midmaine.comConsultation is available in Orient by Appointment
Before burning debris outdoors, please contact the warden or alternate warden to obtain a burning permit.
Tim Lewit, Warden
136 Sunset Park Road
Orient, ME 04471
448-7383
E-Mail - SunsetPark<AT>hughes.netVictor Alexander, Alternate Warden
461 Number 9 Road
Orient, ME
448-7748
Not online
This is a paid service being provided by:
Gregory P. London
P. O. Box 1727, Houlton, ME 04730
Office - 532-3342
Residence - 532-4532
No FAX phone number is currently available.
E-Mail - london<AT>ainop.com
Background Experience
Past Deputy Warden, Avid Fisherman, hunter, trapper and animal lover
Education
1981 Graduate of Houlton High School
Occupation
Manager, Houlton Rite Aid
This is a paid service being provided by:
Douglas Hollingsworth, Bangor
Orient Ballot Clerks
Ballot Clerks are appointed to serve for State and Federal Elections for a two year term. The same or different Ballot Clerks are appointed for each Town Election. Compensation is paid at the rate of $8.00 per hour.Heather Zakupowsky - Current term expires in January 2010
Donna Foley - Current term expires in January 2010
Compensation is paid at the rate of $8.00 per hour.
Summer (2008) Grounds Keeper
Terry Silkey
1763 U. S. Route 1, Orient, ME 04471
448-7339
TAAF<AT>localnet.com
Representative to the Ambulance Committee
Compensation for this position is $100.00 per year.
Alicia "Lisa" Adams Silkey
1763 U. S. Route 1 , Orient, ME 04471
448-7339
Orient04471<AT>yahoo.com
Orient Planning Board
Membership on this Board is compensated at the rate of $300.00 per year. Members include:Don Ellis (2010), Chairman; Sherm Roberts (2008), Ilene Hawthorne, Alternate (2008), Ralph Tozier (2009), Heather Zakupowsky (2009), Ed Vose (2010), - Lisa Silkey is the Planning Board's Recorder.
Orient Shoreland Zoning Officer
This position is not a paid Orient position and Shoreland Zoning in Orient is under the jurisdiction of the Northern Maine Regionional Office of the Bureau of Land and Water Quality, Maine Department of Environmental Protection.The only zoning currently in effect in the Town of Orient are the Shoreland Zone Regulations which are imposed by the State of Maine. All construction within the Shoreland Zone (within 250 feet from the normal high water mark) requires a permit. Construction in wetlands also requires permitted approval. Orient currently operates under the 30% rule.
Mark Russell
Northern Maine Regional Office
Bureau of Land and Water Quality
Maine Department of Environmental Protection
1235 Central Drive
Skyway Park
Presque Isle, ME 04769Eric Hitchcock does site checks
207-764-0477
Orient Board of Appeals
Membership on this Board is paid at the rate of $50.00 per meeting and it meets if and when needed. Members include:Julie Bartlett, Dale Foley, Sr., Anson Taber
(Alternates, Chandra Campbell and Donna Foley)
The 2009 date and time of Town Elections will be announced.
Three year term for Selectman
Three year term as School Board MemberThe 2009 date and time of Town Meeting will be announced.
Sen. Roger L. Sherman
State of Maine Senate District 34
2 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0002
1-800-423-2900 or 207-287-1505
or
P. O. Box 682, Houlton, ME 04730
207-532-7073
RSherm_2000<AT>yahoo.com
House District 8 - Amity, Hodgdon, Houlton, Orient & Cary
Rep. Richard C. Cleary
State House of Representatives
2 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0002
1-800-423-2900 or 207-287-1440
RepRichard.cleary@legislature.maine.gov
or
Hon. Richard C. Cleary, P. O. Box 9, Houlton, ME 04730-0009
207-532-6675 Cell 207-521-4447
rccleary68@hotmail.com or rccleary@ainop.com
US House of Representatives
Maine 2nd District RepresentativeMichael H. Michaud
445 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME 04769
207-764-1036 - Fax 207-764-1060
www.house.gov/michaud1724 Longworth House Office Building, Washington DC 20515 (202) 225-6306
United States Senator
Susan M. Collins
Caribou Office 207-493-7873413 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510
202-224-2523
U. S. Post Office in Orient
at Bartlett's Country Store, U. S. Route 1, OrientBarry Tower, Postmaster
Ron Peabody, Clerk
207-448-2801Roadside delivery of mail is via Highway Contract Carrier
Jennie Faulkner is the current contract vendor. All Orient mail addresses have been updated recently to coincide with the 911 Emergency Address protocols - HC 61 is no longer part of the mail address. If any Orient property owner doesn't know his 911 Emergency Address (mail address) he should contact the Town of Orient Clerk or the Postmaster. Reflective House number signs were available at the town office free of charge...please post one of your number signs on your named road and the other on your building.Post Office Window Hours:
Monday - Friday ~ 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM and Noon - 3:45 PM
Lobby Hours 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM or store closingSaturday ~ 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Lobby Hours 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM or store closingSmall POBox rates went from $40.00 to $47.00 on the May 12, 2008.
U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection
U. S. Department of Homeland Security
Boundary Road at The Thoroughfare
Orient, ME 04471
207-448-2427
Paul Thomas, Senior OfficerOrient Summer Hours Memorial Day Weekend (May 25, 2008) thru Labor Day
7:00 AM to 11:00 PM EDT seven days a week
No passage IN during closed hours. Gates block passage during the hours that this US Port is "closed" and abandoned.
Customs Canada in Fosterville observes concurrent hours.The Port of Forest City, ME (448-2288) is open 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM Daily - Memorial Day thru Labor Day although the Fosterville, NB Customs Office is open 7:00 AM until 4:00 PM ET daily including Saturday and Sunday.
PortPASS/CanPASS Credentials to enter either country at unattended ports during "closed" hours are no longer honored by the United States but are still being honored by Canada. The privileges granted by this program are moot, however, when the US Border Ports are unoccupied and the gates are closed as passage in either direction is prohibited, except for emergencies. Travelers leaving Forest City, Maine may enter Canada after 4:00 PM and before 7:00 PM ET daily if they possess and use their CanPass Credentials.
Remote Port Entry Program (RPEP) credential holders may enter and leave the US when border ports at Orient and Forest City, ME are closed and abandoned.
If the gates don't work properly, authorized credential holders should press the silver button on the RPEP kiosk to state their need to the CBP Officer who answers...speak directly and loudly into the microphone.
****Orient Winter Hours Labor Day thru Memorial Day.
7:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT seven days a week
No passage into the U.S. during closed hours. Gates block passage into the U.S. during the hours that this US Port is "closed" and abandoned. Passage INTO CANADA is permitted daily until the time the Fosterville Port closes and both ports are abandoned and all passage is blocked by gates and barricades. After November, Fosterville closes at 4:00 PM EDT (5:00 PM Atlantic Time).When both US and Canada Ports are closed, Remote Port Entry Program (RPEP) credential holders may enter the USA and although they may leave the USA, they must have valid authorization to enter Canada when that port is abandoned. If the gates don't work properly, authorized credential holders should press the silver button on the RPEP kiosk to state their need to the CBP Officer who answers...speak directly and loudly into the microphone.
****The Fosterville, NB Customs Office (506-894-2281)
is open 7:00 AM until 11:00 PM ET daily (8:00 AM to Midnight Atlantic Time) between Victoria Day (mid May) thru an undisclosed day in November...
between November and mid-May, they close at 5:00 AT (4:00 ET).PortPASS/CanPASS Credentials to enter either country at unattended ports during "closed" hours are no longer honored by the United States but are still being honored by Canada. The privileges granted by this program are useful when the US Border Gates are still open and Canada Customs have closed, e.g. 4:00 ET through 5:00 ET during the winter. When the US gates are closed, passage in either direction is prohibited (to all but RPEP credential holders) except for emergencies.
****During the winter months, the Port of Forest City, ME (207-448-2288) is open 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM Monday thru Saturday
This port is closed Sunday and Holidays from Labor Day thru Memorial Day.The Forest City, NB Customs Office opens at 9:00 AM and closes at 5:00 PM Atlantic Time (8:00 - 4:00 Eastern Time) seven days a week.
****The Ports of Houlton (207-532-2131)/Woodstock and Vanceboro/St. Croix are open 24 hours a day, year around.
If you find the need to make an EMERGENCY CROSSING of the border from Canada into the United States at the Orient/Fosterville Port or at the FCNB/FCME port when either port is closed and abandoned, it would be prudent to phone the Houlton Port at 207-532-2131 before crossing or as soon thereafter as possible.
When all four US and Canada Remote Ports are closed, Remote Port Entry Program (RPEP) credential holders may enter the USA and although they may leave the USA, they must have valid authorization to enter Canada when that port is abandoned. CanPASS credentials are currently honored by Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) provided that the user's CanPass Card has been entered to the electronics at the port to be entered.
For more information about crossing our local international borders, visit:
US – Canada LAND Border-Crossing Notes
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