FARMINGTON — Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. on Tuesday proposed creating a deputy position dedicated to patrolling the unorganized territory, paid for through the unorganized territory budget. The deputy would provide additional protection and law enforcement presence to the people in northern Franklin County, Nichols said. The proposed unorganized territory budget for Franklin County is $1.28 […]
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Franklin County accepts bids for septic system, jail HVAC system
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Friday to accept a low bid of $69,100 from Mechanical Services Inc. to replace a failing pneumatic control system for the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system at the jail. Thayer Corp. of Auburn bid $79,660. Both companies sent representatives to answer questions from commissioners. The old controls would […]
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Franklin County approves TIF amendment; now it goes to state
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to accept an amendment to a 2008 tax-increment financing agreement the county has with TransCanada Wind Development Inc. The amendment will go to the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development for review. The decision came after a 90-minute public hearing with most of those who commented […]
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Oxford County commissioners approve dispatch center software
PARIS — Oxford County commissioners voted 3-0 Tuesday morning to allow the Oxford County Regional Communications Center to spend $10,000 for computer software to streamline and expedite medical and fire calls. James Miclon, director of the communications center, said the center is one of three selected by the state’s Emergency Services Communication Bureau to convert […]
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Franklin County OKs revised bylaws for communications center
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to approve revised bylaws for the Franklin County Regional Communications Center that clarify the roles of commissioners and the Dispatch Advisory Board. Members of the board came to commissioners in July looking to clarify the panel’s role and wanted to know what commissioners expected of them. Stan Wheeler, […]
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Franklin County to hold TIF amendment informational meeting
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Franklin County commissioners will hold a second informational meeting Wednesday, Sept. 7, on a proposed amendment to the county’s 2008 tax-increment financing agreement with TransCanada. It starts at 5:30 p.m. at the Carrabassett Valley Public Library. A public hearing is scheduled for Oct. 4 at the Franklin County Courthouse in Farmington. The […]
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Officials make cases for jail services
Please erase whichever of the Andersen/Westrum photos you do not want. I prefer the version where Andersen, left, is looking at Westrum, but the focus on Westrum is softer than in the other shot. PARIS — Officials representing jails in Wiscasset and Portland made their cases Tuesday before Oxford County commissioners, who were set to […]
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Androscoggin County, municipalities differ on lawsuit settlement offers
AUBURN — A memorandum sent last week by the Androscoggin County Commission to all municipal officials in the county was met with anger when commissioners stated that the municipalities failed to offer a “comprehensive settlement proposal” during mediation in their ongoing legal battle. Commissioners sent the memo to explain their side in the dispute and […]
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Franklin County communications director, advisory panel to amend bylaws
FARMINGTON — Members of the Franklin County Regional Communications Advisory Board and communications center Director Stan Wheeler will work together to amend the center’s bylaws to specify the board’s role and related matters. They will also add a detailed process of how a disagreement should be resolved and on the direction emergency communications in the […]
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Sheriff looking at options for inmate housing
PARIS — Oxford County officials continue to brainstorm ways to resolve its jail funding shortage. The Oxford County Jail is licensed by the state Department of Corrections as a 72-hour holding facility, so the county has to transport its long-term prisoners to larger facilities in other parts of the state. The county had been relying […]