FARMINGTON — The Franklin County sheriff asked the county Budget Advisory Committee on Wednesday to restore $5,000 of the $48,000 it conditionally cut from his budget in May. The request came during a public hearing on the panel’s proposed $5.78 million budget for 2015-16. It represents a $129,994 increase from this year’s budget. About $1.2 […]
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Franklin County to consider preliminary budget
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Budget Advisory Committee will hold a public hearing on a preliminary proposed $5.78 million budget for 2015-16 at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 17. The hearing will be held upstairs in the Superior Court Room at the Franklin County Courthouse on Main Street. The committee cut $136,782 in May from various places, […]
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Peru board to decide about misprint on town warrant
PERU — The Board of Selectmen decided Monday evening to meet soon to decide what to do about a misprint on the June 9 town warrant. The warrant erroneously states the Finance Committee recommends a yes vote on Article 23, which asks residents to allow the town to raise and appropriate $10,000 to support operations […]
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Carthage board schedules public hearing on RSU 10 withdrawal
CARTHAGE — Selectmen have scheduled a public hearing for 7 p.m. Monday, May 11, at the Town Office on filing a petition to start the withdrawal process from Regional School Unit 10 and to take $8,000 from surplus to fund it. Selectman Steve Brown said Thursday that the board approved a petition Monday brought by […]
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Rumford selectmen to consider abandoned building ordinance at public hearing
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen will meet at 6 p.m. Monday for their final public hearing on ordinance requests at the Rumford Falls Auditorium. The Board of Selectmen met on Tuesday for their first public hearing on ordinance requests. During that meeting, they voted to place an article on the warrant asking residents if […]
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Rumford board adds fireworks article to warrant
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen voted 4-1 Tuesday to include an article on the June 9 warrant asking residents if they want to revoke the fireworks ordinance. The ordinance allows fireworks to be discharged between noon and 10 p.m., except on July 4 and Dec. 31 and the weekends immediately before and after July […]
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MDOT holds hearing on Bethel bridge deck replacement
BETHEL — Rebuilding the deck of the Androscoggin River Bridge on Route 2 is slated to start next April and take five or six months, residents at Tuesday night’s public hearing by the Maine Department of Transportation were told. Project Manager Joel Kittredge said that while the bridge is in decent shape, the deck was […]
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MDOT public hearing on Peru conflict warning system scheduled for March 24
PERU — A public hearing will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 24 to discuss the installation of a conflict warning system at the intersection of Route 108 and Main Street at the Peru Town Office. Project Manager Aurele Gourneau said Friday afternoon that the conflict warning system was a “spot safety improvement project.” […]
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Proposed $5.6 million Jay budget moves to vote
JAY — Selectpersons held a public hearing Monday on a proposed $5.6 million municipal budget for 2015-16 at Spruce Mountain High School. By state law, the hearing must be held 10 days prior to absentee ballots becoming available for 30 days. Residents could not make changes on the proposed budget but had a chance to […]
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Jay to hold public hearing on proposed $5.63 million budget
JAY — Residents will get a chance Monday, March 16, to learn about the proposed $5.63 million municipal budget for 2015-16. The public hearing will be held at 6 p.m. in the library at Spruce Mountain High School at 33 Community Drive. The hearing will be followed by a workshop with the town’s auditor to […]