FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voiced concerns Sept. 1 about changing a plan to improve emergency radio communications that was presented and approved by the county Budget Advisory Committee. County Commission Chairman Gary McGrane of Jay said he was not in favor the plan to buy a new dispatch console with four dispatch positions this […]
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Commissioners change meeting days, approve county hirings
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners have decided to change their meetings from Tuesday to Monday, starting Aug. 17. Commissioners will meet on the first and third Mondays of each month. The Aug. 17 meeting begins at 9 a.m. at the Franklin County Courthouse. In other business from Tuesday’s meeting, commissioners approved employee hirings for the […]
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County considers second communication tower on Mosher Hill
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners agreed Tuesday to have a lease drawn up for two communications towers on Mosher Hill. After discussions about extending the county’s 100-foot tower on Mosher Hill to help improve the county’s communication issues, an idea to use a nearby 190-foot tower owned by Tri-County EMS was considered, Tim Hardy, Franklin […]
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Franklin County Republicans to submit four nominations to fill District 2 seat
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Republican Committee caucused Monday night to choose names of nominees to be submitted to the governor for his consideration of appointment to a vacant District 2 seat on the Franklin County Commission. The late Fred Hardy of New Sharon served in the position for 22 years before his death July […]
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Franklin County to continue cost-sharing with Androscoggin, Oxford counties
FARMINGTON – Franklin County commissioners agreed Tuesday, after reviewing costs and hearing from the district attorney, that the county should remain in a cost-sharing agreement with Androscoggin and Oxford counties for a restitution specialist . Franklin and Oxford each pay 25 percent of the full-time position and Androscoggin County pays 50 percent. The specialist works out […]
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Franklin County sheriff gets OK to buy portable radios, body cameras
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to approve the request of the Sheriff’s Office to purchase body cameras and jail radios, and to pay for recertification training using drug forfeiture money. The Sheriff’s Office received $93,606.20 in drug forfeiture money in April stemming from one of the largest drug busts in Franklin County in […]
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Franklin commissioners award $55,000 in grants to promote county
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners agreed Tuesday to fund two grant requests for $55,000 through the county’s tax-increment financing grant program to promote and support marketing of northern Franklin County. The Tax-Increment Financing Application Review Committee made the recommendations to the commissioners to support the requests for $30,000 from Flagstaff Area Business Association and $25,000 […]
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Franklin County approves transfer of $100,000 from jail’s undesignated fund to keep jail running
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners agreed Tuesday to transfer $100,000 from the jail’s undesignated fund to its operating budget to cover expenses through June 30. The jail budget had $4,238 after commissioners approved a warrant to pay bills Tuesday, Deputy Treasurer Vickie Braley told commissioners. It was anticipated that the jail budget would be short […]
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Franklin County board OKs buying new police dog, digital equipment
FARMINGTON — Franklin County Cpl. Nate Bean will be getting a new police dog. His current dog, Diesel, is 9 years old and is nearing the end of his career, Lt. David Rackliffe told commissioners Tuesday. Bean and Rackliffe tested a 12-month-old Dutch Shepherd named Bain, and they liked what they saw, Rackliffe said. Commissioners […]
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Franklin County commissioners OK more money for communications
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to add $73,200 to the communications budget to improve emergency radio communications in the county. It brought the proposed communications budget up to $915,480. The proposed $5.8 million spending package for 2015-16 includes a 3.5 percent pay raise for nonunion employees. Some union employees received more than […]