FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Detention Center received a new state occupancy license March 1 that is good for two years. It expires Feb. 28, 2019. A three-member team conducted the on-site inspection at the jail Feb. 23 and 24, Maj. Doug Blauvelt, jail administrator, told Franklin County commissioners Tuesday during his highlights of the […]
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Franklin County awards $17,750 for trail mapping project
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to give $17,750 as a grant from the county’s tax-increment financing funds to the Maine High Peaks Alliance, for a trail mapping project. The Tax-Increment Financing Application Review Committee gave the project 61 out of 65 points, said Alison Hagerstrom who, along with County Clerk Julie Magoon, facilitates […]
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Franklin County hears complaints about a New Vineyard road
FARMINGTON — Days after a New Vineyard woman petitioned Franklin County commissioners to require New Vineyard to plow Lowell Drive better, the town has had someone widen the road. “We’ve done as much as we possibly can at this time,” Michelle Beedy, administrative assistant to the Board of Selectmen, said Friday. Commissioners directed county Clerk […]
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Androscoggin commissioners get peek at hazard mitigation plan
AUBURN — Emergency Management Agency Director Joanne Potvin updated Androscoggin County commissioners on the start of the hazard mitigation plan Wednesday. Work on the plan takes place every five years, when municipalities identify risks of natural disasters, such as floods, severe storms and droughts. The plan also reviews potential damages. Potvin gave examples of bridge […]
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Christner, Roy elected to lead Androscoggin commissioners
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Commission elected Sally Christner of Turner as chairwoman for the 2017 session during a short meeting Wednesday that included swearing in three new members. Christner served as vice chairwoman last year before assuming taking over for Chairman Ronald Chicoine, who resigned last November. Commissioners elected Matthew Roy of Lewiston as […]
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Franklin County Commission may eliminate funding requests
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners have authorized letters notifying agencies that their requests for county funding in 2017-18 may be reduced or eliminated. Commission Chairman Charles Webster of Farmington asked County Clerk Julie Magoon on Tuesday to draft the letters. The county funded 10 requests for a total of $171,200 in 2016-17. The requests from […]
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Androscoggin commissioners adopt budget with 6.44 percent increase
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Commission completed its work for 2016 by adopting the 2017 county budget that will raise the county portion on residents’ property tax bills by 6.44 percent. The budget, which passed by a 5-1 vote Wednesday, included two changes to the recommendations made by the Budget Committee. Commissioners added $125,000 for […]
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Androscoggin commissioners find extra funds to increase legal fees
AUBURN — It took a couple of votes Wednesday night, but the Androscoggin County Commission found money in the budget to offset a $15,000 increase in the commissioners’ legal fees account. The decision on legal fees was the final line item that needed clarification in the amended 2017 county budget. In their original proposed budget, […]
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Chesterville woman hired as Franklin County webmaster
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to hire Rachel Heseltine as webmaster for the county. The decision followed an executive session. She was selected from among four qualified candidates, county Clerk Julie Magoon said. The interview committee was made up of Magoon; Jim Desjardins, IT systems administrator; Vickie Braley, financial manager; and Sarah […]
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Correction: Unorganized territory residents pay for services
FARMINGTON — A story published on Page B1 of the Region edition Wednesday should have said municipal services Franklin County provides to residents of the unorganized territory are charged only to those residents. It was a reporting error.