AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Budget Committee cut much of the planned salary increases for two elected officials in the Registry of Probate department. The Budget Committee on Wednesday cut $7,423 from the salary line during its review of the 2018 county budget. After two weeks and 13 department budgets analyzed, it’s the first time […]
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Franklin County union dispatchers get wage increase
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved a reopened wage contract giving dispatchers in Teamsters Local Union No. 340 a 35-cent per hour increase across the board, county Clerk Julie Magoon said. The increase is retroactive to July 1. In return, union dispatchers agreed to reduce their accrued paid personal leave time from […]
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Androscoggin County budget in hands of municipal reps
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Budget Committee got its first look at the 2018 spending plan Wednesday night and zipped through the first six departments without making any cuts. But rubber-stamping the rest of the budget proposed by the county commissioners is unlikely moving forward. Several members of the committee said their goal is to […]
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Body cams in Androscoggin Sheriff's budget for 2018
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department is asking to purchase body cams for its patrol deputies. The request was made Wednesday evening during the third and final budget presentation to the commissioners for the 2018 Androscoggin County budget. The third presentation focused mostly on the Sheriff’s Office — patrol, communication, civil process and the […]
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Franklin County panel approves four cruisers for Sheriff's Office
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office will get four new cruisers this year. County Commissioners voted Tuesday to accept the low bid from Quirk Auto Group in Augusta for four 2017 Ford Explorer Interceptors. The cost was $28,692 per vehicle before trade-ins, and a total of $96,268 after trade-ins, Chief Deputy Steven Lowell said. […]
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Androscoggin commissioners get first look at 2018 budget
AUBURN — Faced with many challenges, including the expectation of less revenue, the proposed 2018 Androscoggin County budget would increase county taxes by 6.0 percent. The preliminary budget was presented to county commissioners Wednesday night by Androscoggin County Administrator Larry Post. The proposed general expenditure portion of the budget is up by a modest 0.86 […]
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Androscoggin commissioners table decision on new fund balance policy
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County commissioners were in a tabling mood Wednesday evening. The two main items on the agenda — a fund balance policy and the resignation letter from Commissioner Alfreda Fournier — were both set aside until the commissioners’ next meeting Aug. 18. Fournier, who is moving out of her District 5 territory […]
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Franklin County accepts bids for repairing three bridges
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to accept three bids totaling $48,000 to remove wooden decks from three bridges and replace them with cement tops. The three bids — the only ones received — were from Dirigo Timberlands Management of North Anson. The money will come from the Unorganized Territory Roads and Bridges Reserve Account. […]
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Franklin County to hold hearing on UT roads
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners will hold a public hearing Tuesday on the proposed discontinuance of winter maintenance on six roads in the unorganized territory. It will begin at 10 a.m. Aug. 1 in the Franklin County Commissioners’ Office at the county courthouse. Four of the roads are in Madrid Township and one each is […]
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Franklin County tax rate rises, valuation decreases
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners set the tax rate Thursday at $1.21 per $1,000 of property value for 2017-18 to cover an assessment of $5.26 million and a $30,001 overlay. The tax rate is an increase of 4 cents over the 2016-17 fiscal year. Contributing to the increase is the county’s total state valuation, including […]