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Town
Manager
Michael W. Heavener
In May of 2000, my wife, Donna, and I
came to Winslow when I accepted a position as the Town’s
Police Chief. Town residents quickly made us feel
welcomed and within a short period of time Winslow felt
like home. In October of 2006 I ended my law
enforcement career to become Winslow’s Town Manager.
Because my experience here had been so rewarding, I
jumped at the chance to serve this community as Town
Manager. Both visitor and town resident alike say the
same thing about Winslow: “It
is a great place to live, work and play”.
The Town of Winslow is viewed as a
residential community with many special rural
characteristics consisting of tracts of farm and forest
land, open spaces and riverfront areas. The Town
includes a comfortable mix of commercial, industrial and
residential sites, as well as, some resource protection
zones. We are located in Central Maine just 17 miles
north-west of Augusta, the State Capital.
The Town operates
under a charter initially adopted on March 10, 1969,
providing for a Council/Manager form of government with
a seven member Town Council. The Council has all powers
to enact, amend, or repeal rules, ordinances and
resolutions relating to the Town’s property, affairs and
government. As the Town Manager my role is that of
chief administrator for the Town.
As a full-service
community the Town provides police and fire protection,
sewer services, highway, streets and sidewalks, parks
and recreation areas. Quality public education is
provided for grades K to 12 through the Town’s
affiliation with ASO 92. All of the School’s facilities
are conveniently located here in town on one spacious
campus.
In summary, the
Town of Winslow can simply be described as a prosperous
community representing people, pride and progress.
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