AUBURN — City Manager Howard Kroll announced his resignation in a letter to the city councilors late last week. Assistant City Manager Denis D’Auteuil confirmed Kroll’s resignation Monday morning, but said he had not seen the letter Kroll sent to the council and to Mayor Jonathan LaBonte and that he had not talked to Kroll. […]
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Auburn Manager Howard Kroll steps down
AUBURN — City Manager Howard Kroll announced his resignation in a letter to the City Councilors late last week. Assistant City Manager Denis D’Auteauil confirmed Kroll’s resignation Monday morning, but said he had not seen the letter Kroll sent to the Council and to Mayor Jonathan LaBonte and that he had not talked to Kroll. […]
Auburn councilors cautioned to cut costs with care
AUBURN — City councilors Monday were cautioned by two former councilors and a few other residents to be careful with budget cuts. “Keep in mind the levels of service you provide right now,” former Councilor Ron Potvin told councilors during a public hearing on the city’s proposed budget. “In these cuts being suggested, if you […]
L-A Growth Council prepares for future without Auburn
LEWISTON — The Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth Council wants to continue to include Auburn in its future, but it’s making plans to move forward with only one of the Twin Cities involved. “Although it’s contrary to the Growth Council’s very design, it is my intent that a revised budget will allocate 100 percent of our focus […]
Auburn council sets Saturday orientation
AUBURN — City councilors will start early Saturday morning with a refresher course on their roles and the budgets before taking a tour of the city’s assets and challenges. Councilors are scheduled to meet at 7 a.m. in Auburn Hall for an orientation session. They’ll discuss their responsibilities as councilors and get an update on […]
Auburn celebrates 35 years of community building as Roland Miller retires
AUBURN — In 1980, when Roland Miller was hired by the city of Auburn, he figured it would be a five-year job. A Midwestern guy by birth, raised in Green Bay and a lifelong Packers fan, he thought the city was a fine place to build his resume before he moved on to the next […]
Auburn joins state’s effort to hire veterans
AUBURN — The city will join a state effort to promote hiring veterans, according to Mayor Jonathan LaBonte. “I don’t think we are looking to fill specific jobs,” LaBonte said Friday. “We just want to raise the profile of our city as an employer and really insure that veterans looking for jobs are able to […]
Auburn expects new cable access agreement in July
AUBURN — City officials said Monday they are not trying to take over Lewiston-Auburn’s cable access channel, just trying to make it operate more efficiently. Denis D’Auteuil, Auburn’s acting assistant city manager, said he is working with his Lewiston counterpart, Deputy City Administrator Phil Nadeau, on a new interlocal agreement governing how Lewiston-Auburn’s cable access […]
Auburn considers larger role at Great Falls TV, taking over studio
AUBURN — Great Falls TV, the Twin Cities’ cable access channel, would move its studio into Auburn Hall and would focus more attention on Auburn events, according to City Manager Howard Kroll’s plan. Kroll outlined a set of cost-saving changes designed to make better use of the city’s cable station and focus less on Lewiston. […]
Kroll gets chance to prove himself as Auburn manager
AUBURN — Assistant City Manager Howard Kroll will get to try out the city manager’s job for the next nine months with an option to take it permanently. Councilors agreed to a nine-month contract with Kroll on Monday night after an executive session. Mayor Jonathan LaBonte said the council will give Kroll a $99,000 contract […]