local government
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2022
Brunswick calls on consultant to provide backup on Comprehensive Plan
Brunswick Town Council approved a $50,000 budget for a consultant to aid in updating the town's Comprehensive Plan, which was due in 2020.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2021
Jim Fossel: Housing fix would erode Maine tradition of local control
The Legislature should be making it easier for towns and cities to build affordable housing, not forcing projects on them.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2021
Charter official: Editorial mischaracterizes our work to close Maine digital divide
We can connect Leeds homes still unserved by broadband at a fraction of the cost of a government-owned network.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2021
Maine Voices: Participatory budgeting will give Portlanders more say over where their tax dollars go
The process sets aside a small pot of money for each district and allows that community to democratically decide how to spend it
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PublishedNovember 21, 2021
Our View: Local zoning drives high housing costs around Maine
Municipal officials don’t have to answer to the people who can’t afford to live in their community.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2021
Commentary: Are public meetings getting stale? How one city is opening them up
By replacing public comment periods with small-group dialogue sessions, Portsmouth, N.H., city councilors are promoting more engagement.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2021
Maine’s local governments in no rush to spend pandemic relief funds
Counties, cities and towns will receive almost $502 million from the American Rescue Plan Act, a coronavirus relief bill signed by President Biden in March.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2020
Durham residents to vote on hiring a town manager
The town staff has more than doubled in size in the past six years, but the organization has not changed in response to that growth, select board Chair Kevin Nadeau said, adding that the town has “outgrown” the town administrator style of government.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2020
Spectrum owes over $142,000 to southern Maine towns, audit alleges
The cable internet and TV provider underpaid fees to 9 Cumberland County towns in 2017 and 2018, according to an audit commissioned by the municipalities.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2020
Which Nadeau is running for office from Winslow? Catherine or Cathy?
State Rep. Catherine Nadeau, a Democrat, has been termed out, but Republican Cathy Nadeau is running for her seat against Rep. Catherine Nadeau's brother, Ray Caron. And they all just happen to live quite nicely in the same town.