Group hopes to repair town clock

MILO — On Jan. 5 the Milo selectmen accepted the request of several residents to research the possibility and establish the goal of repairing Milo’s historic town clock.

Located in the Park Street United Methodist Church, the Milo Town Clock is a Seth Thomas clock, has a 1,000- pound bell and cost about $600 to be placed in the church steeple in 1912-13. At that time to achieve the goal of providing Milo with a town clock, money was collected from area individuals and businesses to make the timepiece, truly the “people’s clock.” Sadly, in more recent years, citizens have not heard its once familiar sound marking the hours.

In 2013, Peter Rioux, who specializes in clock repair, examined Milo’s clock and offered several options for repair. Each of them is a far cry from the original cost of installing the clock and range from $12,000 to $26,000.

Presently, at Milo’s Camden National Bank, an account named Town of Milo Clock Account has been opened to receive donations from individuals and organizations and to receive grant money.

Members of the Milo Town Clock Committee, Nancy Harrigan, Allen Monroe, Blaine Chadwick, Brian Trask and Victoria Eastman, would be very happy to answer any questions about this project. To contact the committee, please call Eastman at 943-2400.

To donate, make checks payable to Town of Milo Clock Account and mail to Camden National Bank 53 Main Street Milo, Maine 04463.