NMDC meets with Houlton officials

    HOULTON – Officials with the Northern Maine Development Commission reached out to selectmen and women and town managers in the southern Aroostook region for an informal gathering to see with what needs NMDC can assist municipalities, in addition to the services already received by member communities.
    The luncheon in Houlton Wednesday featured representatives from Ludlow, Hammond, Danforth, Reed Plantation, Weston, Houlton and other communities.
    “We are trying to be a bit more engaged than we have in the past,” said Bob Clark, executive director of NMDC. “We want to see how we can be more help to you.”
    Some of the informal discussion centered on bulk purchasing of items, possibly office supplies, what funds may be available for the acquisition of an ambulance for multiple small towns in the Amity, Weston, Orient and Danforth area, and the potential for community development block grants for new construction of municipal buildings.