PARIS — Oxford County commissioners voted unanimously to enact a $6.58 million budget for 2015. The spending plan was endorsed by Budget Committee members last month. Though total expenditures are $410,940 more than last year — a 6.7 percent increase — revenues have increased by $161,126, offsetting the pinch on property owners who are asked to raise $146,403 […]
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Sabattus condemns county commissioners for restoring their pay
SABATTUS — Selectmen have sent Androscoggin County commissioners a letter taking them to task for overturning the county Budget Committee’s recommendation to knock back commissioners’ pay. In a meeting last month, two of the three commissioners voted to restore most of their own pay and benefits that had been cut by the Budget Committee. In […]
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Jay board to consider a Dec. 8 special town meeting
JAY — Selectpersons will be updated Monday on a proposed special town meeting and warrant article to transfer $6,000 from the undesignated fund to pay additional costs for street lights. Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere will also review a proposed timeline for the annual town meeting referendum to occur at the same time as the RSU […]
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Voters approve nine articles in referendum
MECHANIC FALLS — Voters approved all nine of the articles set before them in Tuesday’s referendum on the town’s municipal budget for the fiscal year that began July 1. The nine articles passed by comfortable margins, ranging from 77-44 for articles funding legal services, a health officer and the pensions and insurances budget to 67-54 […]
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Wilton candidates seek seat on the Board of Selectmen
WILTON — Three residents are seeking election to a three-year seat on the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday. Selectman Terry Brann is being challenged by John Black and Gerald Whitney. Selectman Paul Berkey and school board director Keith Swett are unopposed in their bids for three-year terms. The election takes place from 8 a.m. to […]
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Congress budget committee rescinds invitation to Alexander in wake of plagiarism scandal
Republicans on the House Budget Committee, led by the GOP budget guru, Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, had invited the company’s founder and president, Gary Alexander, to testify during a June 10 hearing about the War on Poverty and Republicans’ efforts to reform federal aid, according to a congressional schedule obtained by the BDN on […]
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Budget Committee unanimously recommends municipal budget; refuses recommendation for fire station land
NORWAY — The Budget Committee unanimously recommended a $4.4 million municipal budget for the 2014-2015 fiscal year at its meeting Monday night but refused to recommend money to buy land for a new fire station in the north end of town. “Show me some numbers,” said Budget Committee member Mike Mann Jr. when he and […]
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Mexico selectmen, Budget Committee approve $8,000 economic development budget
MEXICO – The Board of Selectmen and Budget Committee unanimously voted Tuesday evening to approve the $8,000 economic development budget proposal for the 2014-15 fiscal year. The proposal is $2,000 less than this fiscal year. Among the new items on the economic development budget for 2014-15 are $2,000 for the River Valley Chamber of Commerce […]
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Durham town meeting set for Saturday
DURHAM — Townspeople will gather at 9 a.m. Saturday at Durham Community School, 654 Hallowell Road, to act on a $2.18 million municipal budget proposed by selectmen. As this does not include the school budget, which is voted on separately at a different time, there is no way to project the impact on the tax […]
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Committee to hold budget workshop in Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Budget Committee will hold a workshop at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, April 3, at the Town Office.