AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office escaped relatively unscathed Wednesday night following the Budget Committee’s third meeting to review the 2019 county budget. The committee recommended the County Commission cut $1,500 from the $5,000 vacation buyback line in the sheriff’s patrol budget. The remainder of the accounts overseen by the sheriff — including civil […]
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Androscoggin budget committee agrees to fund WMTS to expand services
AUBURN — Following two failed attempts the past two years, Western Maine Transportation Services received the blessing Wednesday night from the Androscoggin County Budget Committee for funds for fiscal year 2019. The committee awarded WMTS its full request of $42,500 by a 12-1 margin. Androscoggin County joins Franklin and Oxford counties in budgeting funds for […]
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County Budget Committee cuts $11,650 in initial review
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Budget Committee came with sharpened pencils Wednesday for its first review of the 2019 county budget. Reviewing only part of the budget during its first of three scheduled meetings, the panel voted to cut $11,650 from $14.4 million spending plan. By contrast, county commissioners had only cut $500 from the […]
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County budget committee sets schedule, elects Beauparlant chairman
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Budget Committee will begin reviewing the proposed 2019 budget Wednesday, Sept. 26, at the county courthouse. The committee elected Norman Beauparlant as chairman and Allen Ward of Lisbon as vice chairman of the 14-member panel at last week’s initial meeting. Lewiston City Councilors Kristin Cloutier and Alicia Rea are the […]
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Jay cuts $20,000 from rejected article, sends it back to voters
JAY — Selectpersons and Budget Committee members voted Monday to approve $181,215 for a professional services article to go back to voters on June 12. The initial article for $201,215 was rejected by voters April 24 by a vote of 261-213. It was the only article to fail out of a proposed $6.18 million budget. […]
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Bethel Budget Committee proposes higher budget
BETHEL — The Budget Committee has increased Town Manager Christine Landes’ recommended 2018-19 municipal budget by $50,000. If approved by voters in June, the $4.21 million spending plan would be 7.57 percent more than this fiscal year, which ends June 30. The amount to be raised from taxes, including the county and school district assessments, […]
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Norway Budget Committee to begin meeting on April 9
NORWAY — The Budget Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the Town Office to discuss the proposed 2018-19 fiscal year budget, Town Manager Dennis Lajoie said. The committee is expected to consider requests for the Norway Memorial Library, the Fire Department and utility and animal control accounts. Lajoie told the Board of Selectmen […]
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Commissioners propose joint meetings with Androscoggin budget committee
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Commission is considering a proposal to combine its meetings with the Budget Committee during next fall’s budget season. Combining the meetings when department heads present their budgets would lead to a “more fruitful, abbreviated budget process,” commission Chairman Zachary Maher of Poland said. The idea was first brought up at […]
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What You Need to Know: Buckfield Board of Selectmen
Buckfield Board of Selectmen April 3, 2018 Buckfield Municipal Building Budget What happened: Town Manager Joe Roach presented selectmen and the Budget Committee the draft fiscal 2019 budget, which could increase the tax rate. What it means: The overall budget is $3.63 million, which is $274,188 more than this fiscal year. The municipal budget is […]
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Norway board extends medical marijuana facility moratorium
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday night to extend a moratorium on medical marijuana production facilities another six months. The extension will give the town’s Medical Marijuana Grow Facility Committee more time to develop land-use regulations and ordinances governing such enterprises. Town Manager Dennis Lajoie said the moratorium was set to expire April 2. […]