FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted 2-1 Tuesday to reimburse a retired employee $353.38 due to an incorrect W2 form. Commissioner Gary McGrane of Jay opposed the vote. Shannon Smith of Wilton, who represented her husband, Albert Smith, requested the reimbursement. Her husband had worked for the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department for 38 years, including […]
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Five applications received for communications director position
FARMINGTON — Five applications for the new county communications director position were received by Tuesday’s deadline, according to Vickie Braley, Franklin County deputy clerk/deputy treasurer. The director will oversee dispatchers and the new communications center. After the applications are reviewed by a committee, interviews will be conducted for recommended candidates. A candidate is expected to […]
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Commissioners approve battery backup for dispatch center
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to spend $16,749 to buy a battery backup system from Schneider Electric of Massachusetts and have it installed at the new dispatch center. Peter Smith, director of Somerset County Technical Services, told commissioners that the system will keep dispatch computers and other equipment online if the power goes […]
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Surveying of East Madrid Road to go out to bid
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners are seeking bids to get a section of the East Madrid Road in Madrid Township surveyed to settle a dispute with a landowner. The panel voted to put a request for bids out Tuesday. Clerk Julie Magoon said she was working on the bid specifications Wednesday and planned to visit […]
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Franklin County authorizes sheriff to get armored vehicle and body armor
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to authorize Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. to get an armored vehicle from the federal government at no cost. Commissioners also voted to allow him to buy new body armor for 14 deputies for $7,699.86. Nichols recommended the county go with the low quote from Body Armor Outlet LLC […]
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J. Calloway: Unacceptable treatment
The Franklin County Budget Committee expresses its unanimous and whole-hearted support for the Franklin County Commissioners’ decision to withhold the quarterly payment to the Department of Corrections. We further unanimously support Sheriff Scott Nichols in his endeavor to negotiate an agreement with the Somerset County sheriff to house our inmates in the Somerset facility. It […]
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Franklin County commissioners vote to withhold jail money
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to withhold the county’s first payment for 2013-14 to the Maine Board of Corrections until a state task force issues a report in December on the unified jail system. They also authorized Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. to look into an alternative plan to house the county’s inmates […]
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Franklin County Commissioners approve $46,250 in grants, scholarship
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to approve $46,250 in TIF grants for improvements to trails and scenic turnarounds, advertising to promote the county and employment training scholarship. A Tax-Increment Financing Application Review Committee received eight applications for grants and one for employment training skills in the third round of applications, Alison Hagerstrom, who […]
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Snow removal contracts awarded
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to award contracts for snow removal in Freeman Township, Salem Township and Lang Township. Commissioners received two bids, one for each of the two routes. Fenwick Construction bid $7,100 per mile for 2013-14 to plow and sand county roads in Freeman and Salem townships. Contractors have to buy […]
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Franklin County hires legal secretary for DA’s office
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Monday to hire Mary Hastings of Chesterville as the new legal secretary for the county District Attorney’s Office. Hastings is a certified police officer. She has worked for the Farmington Police Department and the University of Maine at Farmington. Assistant District Attorney Joshua Robbins said seven people were interviewed […]