AUBURN — The City Council received a new-look budget Monday night after departments were asked to find savings in response to a nearly $1 million assessing error found earlier this month. City Manager Peter Crichton outlined the cuts, with a total of $629,000 coming from city departments. Another $380,000 was cut from next year’s school […]
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Nearly $1 million assessing error throws wrench in Auburn budget talks
AUBURN — An assessing error at City Hall — to the tune of almost $1 million — is putting new tension on Auburn’s budget process just days before the City Council is set to vote on the school budget. According to a memo from City Manager Peter Crichton to city and school officials, a recent […]
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Let the manager manage
Auburn certainly welcomes Peter Crichton as the city’s new manager. His administrative and management experiences should allow him to capably provide leadership to city staff. Auburn residents and businesses should now expect their councilors, and particularly the mayor, to assume their role as policy makers, leaving the manager to truly manage, without an unwarranted deluge […]
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Auburn names Peter Crichton new manager
AUBURN — Peter Crichton, a longtime manager for Cumberland County, has been named the new city manager in Auburn. Auburn Mayor Jonathan LaBonte introduced Crichton during a news conference Monday morning, capping a lengthy search for a permanent city manager and one that officials hope will add stability to Auburn Hall. “We have certainly been […]