Damaged Mailboxes
In the event your mailbox is damaged by the town plow, we ask you to make any needed temporary repairs. If you are unable to make such repairs on your own, please call the Public Works Office at (207) 985-4811 and we will attempt to repair or replace the mailbox as we deem appropriate and when time permits. Substantially damaged property will be replaced in the spring with a basic metal mailbox.
Damaged Newspaper Boxes
Newspaper boxes will not be repaired or reset by the town in any event.
Damaged Custom Mailboxes
The town will not replace or reimburse for custom-made mailboxes, ornate posts or granite posts, etc., or existing mailboxes with rotted posts or in obvious poor existing condition.
State of Maine law views mailboxes as an encroachment in the public way put their at the owner's risk and municipalities are not legally liable for any damage or repairs to mailboxes due to plowing operations.