AUBURN — It makes sense for the city to go on a debt diet this year, leaving some room to build a new high school in the coming years, according to interim City Manager Howard Kroll. Kroll presented his capital improvements budget to councilors Monday, calling for spending roughly one-third of the amount for projects […]
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Auburn council plans to stick to 1.8 percent budget increase
AUBURN — Councilors signaled Monday night that they plan to keep city budgets on a tight line, limiting both municipal and school spending to a strict 1.8 percent increase. Councilors heard budget presentations from both School Superintendent Katy Grondin and acting City Manager Howard Kroll at a special workshop meeting Monday night. Kroll’s budget called […]
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Auburn budget work kicks off with Monday workshop
AUBURN — Councilors could be faced with either budget cuts or a tax increase for the next year fiscal year, according to acting City Manager Howard Kroll. “We’ve done the best we can, and the next steps will really be up to them,” Kroll said. City councilors will get their first look at Kroll’s proposed […]
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Twin Cities-Portland bus service on the table
Twin Cities and Portland officials have started talking about establishing commuter bus service between the two metropolitan areas. “It’s going to take some time because it’s a big issue,” said Phil Nadeau, Lewiston deputy city administrator and chairman of the Lewiston-Auburn Transit Committee. “If we are trying to establish some kind of commuter service that […]
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Auburn council to plot future after manager leaves
AUBURN — City Manager Clinton Deschene will lead a discussion about the City Council’s to-do list and the steps they will need to take to replace him at a special workshop meeting Monday. Deschene said the meeting begins with an icebreaker discussion at 6 p.m. “It’s just a short thing we’ll do to get everybody […]
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Auburn’s rink manager leaving for New Jersey
AUBURN — Ice rink Manager Joshua MacDonald will bid goodbye to the rink he helped open last fall, moving on to a job in New Jersey. MacDonald said his last day at the Norway Savings Bank Arena will be Thursday, March 6. “I’ve had an absolute blast,” MacDonald said. “This is one of the dream […]