Staff Writer
FORT FAIRFIELD – Motorists heading into or leaving Fort Fairfield will now be able to glance out their window to check the time.
Crews recently completed the installation of a two-sided clock on Fields Lane property near the senior citizens housing project.
Staff photo/Scott Mitchell Johnson
Crews installed a two-sided clock recently on Fields Lane property near the senior citizens housing project in Fort Fairfield. Standing 17 feet high, it’s part of a project meant to honor Dolly Reed, wife of the late Walter Reed. The total project cost $25,000, and was spearheaded by the arbor committee and the town.
The clock, which stands 17 feet high, is part of a project meant to honor the late Dolly (Mrs. Walter) Reed. The project also includes a flower garden.
“Dolly spent her whole life trying to make Fort Fairfield look pretty,” said Scott Fields, member of the Fort Fairfield Arbor Committee. “She was the real impetus behind the arbor committee for years and years.
The flower garden measures 20-feet by 20-feet and directly abuts the sidewalk. The small park area features a brick walkway, with the clock positioned in the middle. Flowers and a few small trees were planted by Randy Martin, owner of The King’s Gardener in Presque Isle. The flowers primarily feature Reed’s favorite color, pink. At a later date, two granite benches will be added to the park.
Once volunteers knew when the clock would arrive and Bruce Hardness of the Verdin Co., the company who built the clock, would be available to oversee the installation process, the town had the concrete base poured.
Hardness helped program the clock, which is all done electronically. Stev Rogeski, who did the initial electrical work, donated the use of his bucket truck to raise the clock and lower it onto its post, while his employee, Michael Greenlaw, did the last-minute wiring. Members of the town’s Public Works Department also assisted by transporting the clock to the site and unloading it.
Town Manager Dan Foster was equally pleased with the finished project calling it “another great project for Fort Fairfield.”
“We continue to try to make our Main Street look attractive,” he said. “They (residents) continue to be generous.”
