There has been a significant change in the County Emergency Management Agency’s amateur radio team. In the past six months, members have used a substantial amount of their vacation time attending Federal Emergency Management Agency training sessions.
In June, Lincoln County commissioners hired a Portland firm to perform a structural assessment of the sheriff’s building. Gale Associates began its review of the 18-year-old building earlier this month. Gale is assessing the building’s structural.
On May 16, Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett began his report to commissioners with an apology. Brackett forgot to seek commissioners’ approval for out-of-state travel for his department attending the National Law Enforcement Week ceremony in.
With diesel fuel prices soaring, Dead Rive Co. is delaying 12-month fixed price contracts. As of May 16, AAA reported a gallon of diesel averaged $6.378 in Maine. So Dead River is telling their volume customers, like Lincoln County, not to enter.
Lincoln County taxpayers will pay more for county services this year. On April 5, the three commissioners approved an $11,754,515 tax commitment for 2022 which reflects a 7.4% increase. County officials reduced the final commitment figure by using $.