AUBURN — Hoping to alleviate natural and man-made disasters in the county, the Androscoggin United Emergency Management Agency is finalizing its five-year hazard mitigation report. A review meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the county EMA office in Lewiston. The purpose of the meeting is to allow Androscoggin County municipal officials to review […]
Joanne Potvin
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Androscoggin commissioners get peek at hazard mitigation plan
AUBURN — Emergency Management Agency Director Joanne Potvin updated Androscoggin County commissioners on the start of the hazard mitigation plan Wednesday. Work on the plan takes place every five years, when municipalities identify risks of natural disasters, such as floods, severe storms and droughts. The plan also reviews potential damages. Potvin gave examples of bridge […]
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Sabattus, Wales & Durham consider using Androscoggin County dispatch
AUBURN — Sheriff Eric Samson raised the possibility Wednesday of three towns shifting their emergency dispatch services to Androscoggin County. Samson advised county commissioners that he is cautiously optimistic about the new revenue stream and sought their guidance moving forward. The county, however, would have to spend money upfront to upgrade its system, which could […]
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Blizzard costs sought from Maine towns, counties for possible federal disaster relief funding
ROXBURY — Efforts are underway by two of three county emergency management agencies to learn how Tuesday’s blizzard affected storm management costs to determine if federal disaster relief should be sought. Emails seeking preliminary estimates of costs associated with sand and salt usage and overtime from drivers was requested from towns in Oxford and Androscoggin […]