Androscoggin commissioners also failed to pass a bylaw change to reduce the number of required business meetings per month.
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Jay board to send letter opposing legislation to add county commissioners
Selectpersons voted 3-2 against the bill to add two more commissioners.
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Commissioners approve $7,300 purchase for Sheriff's Office furniture
PARIS – The Oxford County Commissioners voted 3-0 on Tuesday morning to authorize the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office to spend up to $7,300 on office furniture for the department. Sheriff Chris Wainwright said the department has about $11,000 in its drug forfeiture account, and he feels replacing the department’s office furniture would be a good […]
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Oxford County budget up 7.4 percent
PARIS — Oxford County commissioners voted at their Dec. 18 meeting to enact a $7.5 million budget, an increase of 7.4 percent over the previous year. Interim County Administrator Tom Winsor said the total tax commitment for the 2019 budget is $7.5 million, an increase of $518,679 from the 2018 budget. The county’s capital reserve […]
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Franklin County approves $1.16M budget for unorganized territory
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to approve a proposed $1.16 million budget for the unorganized territory for 2019-20, county Clerk Julie Magoon said. The action followed a public hearing on the proposal, which is $33,152 more than the current budget. The majority of the increase is due to increases in snow removal contracts, […]
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Interim director of communications gets pay raise
PARIS — Oxford County commissioners have approved a 5 percent raise for Deputy Director of Communications Geff Inman because his boss is on medical leave. Inman has been in charge of the Oxford County Regional Communications Center in Paris since Director James Miclon has been off the job. “Since Jim has been out, Geff has been […]
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Androscoggin budget committee agrees to fund WMTS to expand services
AUBURN — Following two failed attempts the past two years, Western Maine Transportation Services received the blessing Wednesday night from the Androscoggin County Budget Committee for funds for fiscal year 2019. The committee awarded WMTS its full request of $42,500 by a 12-1 margin. Androscoggin County joins Franklin and Oxford counties in budgeting funds for […]
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County Budget Committee cuts $11,650 in initial review
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Budget Committee came with sharpened pencils Wednesday for its first review of the 2019 county budget. Reviewing only part of the budget during its first of three scheduled meetings, the panel voted to cut $11,650 from $14.4 million spending plan. By contrast, county commissioners had only cut $500 from the […]
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County budget committee sets schedule, elects Beauparlant chairman
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Budget Committee will begin reviewing the proposed 2019 budget Wednesday, Sept. 26, at the county courthouse. The committee elected Norman Beauparlant as chairman and Allen Ward of Lisbon as vice chairman of the 14-member panel at last week’s initial meeting. Lewiston City Councilors Kristin Cloutier and Alicia Rea are the […]
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Oxford County Commissioners authorize posting of school resource officer position
PARIS — Oxford County commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to authorize the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office to advertise for a part-time reserve school resource officer for School Administrative District 55 in Hiram. Sheriff James Theriault said the officer would serve the Sacopee Valley Elementary and Middle schools. Sacopee Valley High School has a school resource officer, […]