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Old 11-27-2011, 01:25 PM
 
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Is the "cost to renew registration" as shown on this calculator the same as annual "excise tax"?
When you register your vehicle for the first time in Maine, you will show proof that the vehicle was registered in another state, or that you have paid sales tax if it has never been registered. That's a one time deal. You also will pay excise tax to the municipality where you register it. That happens yearly. You also pay the registration fee which goes to the state. Vanity plate or specialty plate cost more than the regular chickadee plate.
The calculator linked above includes the registration fee and excise tax. That's why it varies based on type of plate you select.
You also must show proof if insurance when you register and lastly need to know the mileage on the vehicle.
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Old 11-27-2011, 01:25 PM
 
Location: Forests of Maine
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Maine, for the most part, uses a brine of (I believe) calcium chloride sprayed on the sand before they spread. Most towns use salt mixed in with the salt, as far as I know. As such you can't really tell it treated sand from regular sand until the roads start drying and turn white. In ecologically sensitive areas I think they just use salt. If the roads are used in the winter the State and municipalities either do this or risk getting sued for any accidents, I would think.

MaineDOT Winter Driving Information: Winter Materials Used

http://www.umaine.edu/files/2010/02/...mary-Final.pdf
What I have observed is this:

The interstate is on the Federal budget so they spray lots of stuff, before and during each storm.

Organized Townships on their own budgets will vary depending on how much money the town wants to throw at the issue.



Unorganized Townships [most of Maine] are handled by the county, which uses a budget allotted them from the state, which pays for plowing but no salt. At our town-line going from UT into OT the difference is very obvious.

For most of the wintah:
The OT side is black pavement with potholes exposed,
The UT side is smooth scraped snow/ice, no visible pavement at all [a much nicer ride].

I have seen where sometimes the OTs put down so much salt that it melts all the ice in the potholes, so you get a real jarring ride.

Whereas in the UTs the pothole fill with a good pack of ice, and then get scrapped smooth, so you get a nice smooth ride traveling along the road.

Sometimes in the beginning of wintah, in the UTs, when the black-ice is thick they will spread some sand to help give traction for folks without studs. But once a good base is built-up no further sand is needed.
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Old 11-28-2011, 12:45 AM
 
Location: Sacramento, CA/Dover-Foxcroft, ME
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What I have observed is this:

The interstate is on the Federal budget so they spray lots of stuff, before and during each storm.

Organized Townships on their own budgets will vary depending on how much money the town wants to throw at the issue.



Unorganized Townships [most of Maine] are handled by the county, which uses a budget allotted them from the state, which pays for plowing but no salt. At our town-line going from UT into OT the difference is very obvious.

For most of the wintah:
The OT side is black pavement with potholes exposed,
The UT side is smooth scraped snow/ice, no visible pavement at all [a much nicer ride].

I have seen where sometimes the OTs put down so much salt that it melts all the ice in the potholes, so you get a real jarring ride.

Whereas in the UTs the pothole fill with a good pack of ice, and then get scrapped smooth, so you get a nice smooth ride traveling along the road.

Sometimes in the beginning of wintah, in the UTs, when the black-ice is thick they will spread some sand to help give traction for folks without studs. But once a good base is built-up no further sand is needed.
Now that's a professional Maine winter road right there.

My family in Maine still sells sand to a local town each wintah for their yearly needs. They mix in a salt for the roads. Don't know about other places.

Now, to things in Maine that are cheaper........I know, labor, entertainment (because there is less), socks and picture frames. That's my list.
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