Buckfield Board of Selectmen Nov. 1, 2016 Buckfield Town Office Development concerns What happened: A number of neighbors are upset with an ongoing project for a Christmas tree farm on Faunce Road and selectmen voted to invite the new owners to meet with abutters to discuss their concerns. What it means: Neighbors reported issues with […]
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Auburn City Council: What you need to know
Auburn City Council Workshop and regular meeting July 18, 2016 Auburn Hall Timber sales What happened: Money from the timber cut from city land and sold used to go exclusively into a fund, Community Cords, that helped low-income residents pay for heating. That would no longer be the case, councilors said.What it means: Councilors on Monday voted to […]
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Auburn school budget: What You Need to Know
How much is the Auburn school budget? $40.7 million, 3.8 percent higher than this fiscal year. Why is it higher? Among the factors are raises for over 500 employees, building supplies, a part-time prekindergarten teacher, an English Language Learner teacher, an educational technician at Edward Little High School and a new bus. What does Auburn […]
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What You Need to Know: Lewiston City Council
Lewiston City Council workshop and regular meeting June 7, 2016 Lewiston City Hall Police patrol union deal What happened: Councilors approved two labor contracts with the Lewiston Police Department patrol officers union, capping 20 months of labor negotiations. What it means: The contracts cover four fiscal years, 2014-15 to 2017-18.The first contract gives a retroactive cost-of-living pay […]
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What You Need to Know: Lewiston City Council
Lewiston City Council Workshop and regular meeting May 17, 2016 Lewiston City Hall Beer and pups What it means: What goes together better than craft beer and playful puppies? That seems to be the thought behind organizers of the Great Falls Brew Fest and sponsoring group the Androscoggin County Humane Society as they plan to […]
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What You Need to Know: Lewiston City Council
Lewiston City Council regular meeting April 19, 2016 Lewiston City Hall Lewiston budget What it means: The city has room in its fund balance to reduce annual debt a bit more, according to the city’s Finance Committee. What happened: Lewiston’s Finance Committee is a group of five, including two city councilors and two former councilors, tasked […]
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What You Need to Know: Lewiston City Council
Lewiston City Council regular meeting April 5, 2016 Lewiston City Hall False alarms What it means: False fire alarms can be time-consuming and expensive, so the city wants the alarm owners to pay for them. What happened: The city currently charges $55 for the first false alarm and $90 for the second. That fee continues to […]
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What You Need to Know: Auburn City Council April 4, 2016
Auburn City Council regular meeting April 4, 2016 Auburn Hall Block Grant budget What it means: The city will spend $200,000 for a job-creating commercial loan program, $325,000 to improve downtown housing stock, almost $6,000 for parks and community gardens and $101,000 to help people out of poverty, all pieces of the proposed Community Development […]
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What You Need to Know: Lewiston City Council, March 15, 2016
Lewiston City Council Workshop and regular meeting March 16, 2016 Lewiston City Hall Antennas, profit or clutter? What it means: The city could generate $125,000 in new revenue over the next 10 years if it’s willing to triple the number of cellphone antennas on top of the Lewiston Memorial Armory.What happened: The city leases space on […]