Everything You Wanted to Know About Houlton
LOCATION:
Intersection of U.S. Route 1 and Interstate 95 - Houlton has the only international border crossing on Interstate 95 Intersection of I-95 and Trans-Canada Highway.
AIRPORT:
Houlton International Airport
- The only Customs designated International airport with a 5,000 foot runway in the State of Maine
- Recently approved by the United States Department of Agriculture as an official decatering facility to serve incoming European flights
- Recent major upgrades include repaving and painting of Runway 523, a new parallel taxiway, new navigational lighting and major repairs to the hangars
- The Houlton area has one of only two Doppler Weather Radars in the state.
Houlton International Airport (HUL), IFR (VOR), Halifax Sectional
Low Altitude: L-26Latitude: 46-07
Longitude: 67-48
Elevation: 493 two miles east of city
Telephone: (207)532-6223/9489
Runways: 5-23/5000 X 150, asphalt, concrete
Pattern Altitude: MSL-1500 AGL-1000
Obstructions: tower west, lights north east
Fuel: 100 LL, jet - 8:00am-5:00pm (after hours, service fee)
Ground transportation: car rental, taxi
Repairs: major
Lights: beacon, runway
Weather: Unicom 122.8-24 hours
Storage: hangars, tiedowns
Services: charter, flight instruction, plane rental, restrooms, customs
Hours attended: 24
INDUSTRIAL PARK:
Intersection of I-95 and U.S./Canadian Border - Sewer, water, 3 phase power, served by airport, land available - (207) 532-7113
UTILITIES:
Houlton Water Company (HWC) is a municipally owned and operated utility founded in 1880, and supplies water, sewer and electric to the Town of Houlton and surrounding communities. Houlton Water Company (water, sewer, electric)
P.O. Box 726
Houlton, ME 04730
(207) 532-2259
MUNICIPAL SERVICES:
Full-time and volunteer fire department; full-time ambulance, police department, development, public works, parks & recreation, administration
Houlton Town Office
(207) 532-7111
TRANSPORTATION:
Trucking, rail, air
MUNICIPAL REGULATION:
Zoning, BOCA International
CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS:
Rotary, Business & Professional Women, American Association of University Women, Elks, Masons. I.O.O.F., Greater Houlton Chamber of Commerce, United Veterans Motorcycle Club, American Legion Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Southern Aroostook Development Corporation, Houlton Fair Association, Southern Aroostook Cultural Arts Project
HEALTHCARE:
Houlton Regional Hospital - 24 hour emergency, 77 beds, 20 physicians on staff, ambulatory care, cardiac rehab, pulmonary rehab, pediatric services, psychology, occupational therapy, lab, x-ray, physical therapy, skilled nursing, respiratory therapy, intensive care, hematology/intensive medical/surgical care, hematology/oncology, occupational medicine, LDRP/NBN, chemotherapy, diagnostic therapy (C.T. scan, nuclear medicine, ultrasound-echocardiography, mammography, M.R.I.), ambulatory/ surgery/general (ambulatory, general, urology, orthopedic). Specialty clinics (podiatry, ophthalmology, ear/nose/throat, rheumatology, endocrinology - adult & pediatric, hematology/oncology, neurology, dermatology, pediatric cardiology, pain management)
Office of Administrator
(207) 532-2900
Community Living Association - facility for care and training of profoundly and mildly mentally retarded.
Office of Director
(207)532-9446
Madigan HealthCare
(207) 532-6593
Nursing homes, Alzheimer’s facility, home health agencies, assisted living facilities, etc.
Gardiner HealthCare
(207) 532-3323
REGIONAL EDUCATION:
School Administrative District (SAD) #29 covering Hammond, Houlton, Littleton, Monticello - four elementary schools, one junior/senior high school
Superintendent’s Office
(207) 532-6555
SAD #70 - covering Amity, Cary Plantation, Haynesville, Hodgdon, Linneus, Ludlow, New Limerick - one elementary school, one junior/senior high school
Office of Superintendent
(207) 532-3015
Maine Vocational Region II-SAVE - serving SAD #29, SAD #70, SAD #25, SAD #14 & CSD #9 - main facility located in Houlton
Office of Director
(207) 532-9541
Greater Houlton Christian Academy - private Christian school, serving K-12
Office of Principal
(207) 532-0736
MSAD #29 + 70 Adult Education - offering variety of courses, including those for Northern Maine Community College
Office of Director
(207) 521-3154
Houlton Higher Education Center
University of Maine at Presque Isle, Northern Maine Community College, Women Work and Community of Aroostook County for UMPI
18 Military St., Houlton, ME 04730
Office of Director
(207) 521-3100
