FARMINGTON — Franklin County voters approved a $598,300 bond for a new dispatch center Tuesday by 27 votes. The tally was 2,062 to 2,035. Avon, Carrabassett Valley, Chesterville, Eustis, Farmington, Industry, New Vineyard, Rangeley, Temple, Weld and Wilton voters all approved the center. Voters in Carthage, Coplin Plantation, Dallas Plantation, Jay, Kingfield, Madrid Township, New […]
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Today’s agenda
Oxford Hills CASCO: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center NEWRY: Scenic Byway, 3 p.m., Town Office SUMNER: Fire Department Auxiliary, 6 p.m., Town Office River Valley PERU: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office ROXBURY: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office RUMFORD: Park & Recreation Commission, 5 p.m., Hosmer Field building
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$5.27 million Franklin County budget moves forward
FARMINGTON — Franklin County Budget Committee voted on a $5.27 million budget Thursday, which is $85,000 less than the initial proposal of $5.35 million. The Budget Committee voted first on the $5.27 million figure. County Clerk Julie Magoon had used an Excel spreadsheet to do the calculations on the committee’s cuts. After adding the numbers […]
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Bond for new county dispatch center goes to referendum Tuesday
FARMINGTON — Voters in Franklin County will consider a bond for a new county dispatch building Tuesday, June 12. The county’s Budget Committee, commissioners and Building Committee support the proposal. The principal cost would not exceed $598,300 for the stand-alone, 2,200-square-foot dispatch center on County Way. The 15-year bond would have an approximate interest rate […]
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Franklin County agency services, county funding debated
FARMINGTON — More than 30 people attended a public hearing Monday night on a proposed Franklin County budget of about $5.3 million for 2012-13. The Budget Committee will vote on the spending plan at 4 p.m. Thursday, June 7, in Franklin County Superior Court. Chairman John Calloway, a selectman from Avon, said no public comments […]
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White seeks the Republican nod for sheriff
Name: Tom White Address: Beans Corner, Jay Age: 60 Occupation: Detective with Franklin County Sheriff Office e Education: South Portland High School, S.M.V.T.I. electrical studies, Maine Criminal Justice Academy FARMINGTON — Thomas White of Jay will run against Scott Nichols of New Sharon on Tuesday, June 12, in the Primary Election to become the Republican […]
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County jails failing under state control
Four years after Maine patched together a “consolidation” of county jails under state supervision, it’s abundantly clear the experiment isn’t working. The latest evidence of that came Tuesday when Franklin County corrections officers began transporting inmates from Farmington to the Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset. Under the state consolidation plan, Franklin County no longer […]
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Franklin County sends its inmates to Wiscasset
FARMINGTON — Franklin County jail inmates are in for a ride. People arrested in towns such as Wilton, Carrabassett Valley and Rangeley have traditionally been booked and held at the Somerset County Jail in Madison, about 30 minutes from Farmington. That ended Tuesday. Somerset County shut down a section of its new facility, citing low […]
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Franklin County officials stress need for new dispatch center
Pull-out: Last hearing on proposed new Franklin County dispatch center is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, May 10, at the Jay Town Office. FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners and a county Dispatch Building Committee held a public hearing Thursday on a proposal to build a new 2,200-square-foot, stand-alone dispatch building on County Way. The principal […]
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Portion of metal filing system to be donated to Historical Society
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to give Register of Probate Joyce Morton permission to dispose of an old metal, multidrawer file system used for storing trifold estate maps. If the system is going to be sold for junk, bids must be submitted. Any money made on the disposal of the units will go […]