FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners will hold a a public hearing on Sept. 26 on a proposed amendment to the county’s 2008 tax-increment financing agreement related to the 44-turbine Kibby wind energy facility. The TIF agreement was with TransCanada, then owner of the project on Kibby Ridge in Kibby and Skinner townships in northern Franklin […]
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Maine agency raises concerns over Franklin County tax amendment
FARMINGTON — A Maine agency believes that Franklin County commissioners should let an existing 2008 tax-increment financing agreement expire naturally, or at the very least negotiate a more modest amendment. Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services has raised concerns about a proposed amendment to the TIF the county has with TransCanada Wind Development. The […]
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Franklin County holds first meeting on proposed TIF amendment
FARMINGTON – A Franklin County tax increment financing consultant reviewed a proposed amendment to a 2008 TIF agreement Tuesday that he said would maximize the benefit to county residents, inside and outside of the unorganized territory. It was the first of two informational meetings with the second planned for 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 7, at […]
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Franklin County to hold meeting on proposed TIF amendment
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners will hold an informational meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 16, on a proposed amendment to the 2008 tax-increment financing agreement the county has with TransCanada Maine Wind Development Inc. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Superior Court room at the Franklin County Courthouse. A second informational meeting will […]
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Farmington to pursue grant to construct sewer main for proposed memory care facility
FARMINGTON — Selectmen voted Tuesday to have Town Manager Richard Davis pursue a Northern Border Regional Commission grant to help pay for the construction of a sewer main on Knowlton Corner Road. The sewer main would serve the proposed Woodlands Memory Care of Farmington. The grants are up to $250,000. The town could provide the […]
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Franklin County discusses communications, dead-zones, Internet access
FARMINGTON — Emergency responders using radios or cellphones to communicate with dispatchers or others in the field are hitting dead zones in Franklin County, officials at Wednesday’s communications meeting said. Other problems cited included visitors leaving the area early because they cannot work with the slow Internet, limited broadband and associated services, and the owner […]
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Franklin County to hold communications meeting
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners will hold an informational meeting Wednesday, Feb. 4, to discuss the county’s communications infrastructure and what needs to be done to improve it in connection to the county’s enterprise and tax-increment financing agreement. The meeting is from 10 a.m. to noon at the Olsen Student Center North Dining Hall at […]
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Franklin County TIF meeting in Carrabassett Valley postponed
FARMINGTON — With heavy snowfall predicted for Monday night through Tuesday, the stakeholders meeting for the Franklin County tax-increment financing agreement has been postponed until Thursday, Jan. 29. The meeting is to allow input on new projects or expansion of current projects for a possible TIF amendment. It is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. […]
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Franklin County to seek stakeholders input on proposed TIF amendment
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners learned Tuesday possible categories that could be included in the 2008 tax-increment financing agreement related to the 44-turbine Kibby Mountain Wind Power Project. Commissioners are looking to amend the TIF agreement that targets specific areas of the unorganized territory. They want to look at expanding the development program and geographic […]
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Franklin County goes with Auburn consulting firm
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to accept the low bid from Community Dynamics Corp. of Auburn to help amend the 2008 Unorganized Territory tax-increment financing district. The company bid $7,550. Other bidders were Noreen Norton, a consultant of Rudman Winchell law firm in Bangor, for up to $19,500, and Shoshana Cook Mueller of […]