POLAND — Voters at Saturday’s annual town meeting will be asked to approve a $5.5 million municipal budget, an amount that is about $100,000 less than the current year’s budget. “The operational budget is a little less than a year ago,” Town Manager Bradley Plante said. “The Budget Committee and selectmen worked very hard to […]
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Poland selectmen seek amendment to Poland Spring TIF
POLAND — Selectmen on Tuesday accepted a proposal from Rudman Winchell of Bangor to assist the town in securing an amendment from the state for the Poland Spring Co. TIF District II agreement. Rudman Winchell’s proposed fees for services will be a flat $6,500, provided the firm is successful in securing Department of Economic and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Auburn has no interest in expanding Hartt tax incentive
AUBURN — Councilors had no interest Monday in expanding a tax incentive program for a southern Auburn industrial park. Councilors will vote Dec. 15 on plans to create a Tax Increment Finance District for Hartt Transportation System’s $5.3 million facility with office space, a maintenance facility and an automated commercial truck wash and the surrounding […]
Franklin County panel opens three proposals to update TIF
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners opened three consulting proposals Tuesday to make changes to the county’s 2008 Unorganized Territory tax-increment financing district. Commissioners voted to postpone making a decision until county Clerk Julie Magoon reviews the proposals to make sure all of the commissioners’ specifications are contained in the proposal. It is expected commissioners will […]
Franklin County approves TIF money for communications study
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners agreed Tuesday to use $5,000 from the county’s tax-increment financing district’s emergency communications fund toward a comprehensive communications study, if the county receives a federal grant. Tim Hardy, director of the county’s Emergency Management Agency, said the county has applied for a regional grant of $69,386.57 through the Department of […]