FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners will meet with representatives of the state Board of Corrections on Tuesday, Oct. 7, to discuss the additional $100,000 the board wants the county to pay for the jail. It is expected other matters related to the jail will also be discussed at the 9 a.m. meeting at the Commissioners […]
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Franklin County ceases winter maintenance on portion of Madrid Township road
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to close 1/5 of a mile of East Madrid Road in Madrid Township to winter maintenance. The action followed a hearing on the proposal. The county will continue summer maintenance on the county’s portion of the road but will not plow snow or sand or perform other winter […]
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Commissioners to decide on closing part of Madrtid Township road
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners will hold a public hearing Tuesday, Sept. 23, on their intent to close .27 miles of the East Madrid Road in Madrid Township to winter maintenance. The hearing will be held at 9 a.m. in the commissioners’ meeting room at the Franklin County Courthouse. The county is in the process […]
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Franklin County corrections officer fired
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County jail corrections officer has been fired after she admitted to the theft of about $300 worth of merchandise from a Walmart, according to county documents. Following an internal investigation by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Nicole Quick of Avon was fired July 21 after Franklin County commissioners found cause for […]
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Franklin County panel reduces jail payment to state by $50,000
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to deduct $50,000 from the state Board of Corrections request of $365,288 for the first half of a 2014-15 major mission change payment. Commissioners decided to pay $315,288 for the first payment. The same amount was paid last year in two equal payments for a total of […]
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County Commissioners review bids for cruisers and paving
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners awarded contracts Tuesday for three police cruisers, paving the Communications Center lot and reconstructing and paving Gilkey Hill. A bid of $62,547 submitted by Quirk Ford of Augusta was unanimously approved by commissioners for three new vehicles for the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department. The amount reflects a trade-in on two […]
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Franklin County commissioners ask for legal opinion on state jail law
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to have the county’s attorney review a new state law that gives the Board of Corrections more authority over the county jail system. They also agreed to spend up to $500 on the review. Commissioners want to know if the Board of Corrections has the authority to cut […]
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Franklin County commissioners add $13,947 for restitution specialist
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted 2-1 Tuesday to approve a $5.65 million budget for 2014-15. Chairman Fred Hardy of New Sharon voted against it. The budget is $13,947 more than what the Franklin County Budget Advisory Committee approved June 18. The additional money is for the county’s 25 percent share of a restitution specialist […]
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Franklin County budget panel to hold hearing
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Budget Advisory Committee will hold a public hearing Tuesday, June 17. The hearing is at 5 p.m. in the Superior Courtroom at the Franklin County Courthouse on Main Street. The committee plans to decide and vote on a spending plan amount at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 18, in the […]
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Franklin County to swear in Somerset County deputies
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to allow the sheriff to swear in full-time deputies from neighboring Somerset County. Somerset will do the same for Franklin County deputies. Franklin County deputies currently do not have the jurisdiction to stop vehicles in a six- or seven-mile stretch of Route 27 in New Portland, Sheriff Scott […]