Despite reductions from department officials, the increased costs for heating fuel, gas, electricity and related expenses are expected to drive up Caribou’s operational expenses in 2022.
Even after approving a ballot referendum question to present to voters in June, the Caribou City Council remains divided over whether spending $10 million for a new police station is a good idea.
The year started off with a fire that destroyed a Maine Department of Transportation facility in Fort Fairfield. The fire resulted in the loss of two trucks, a backhoe and several smaller pieces of equipment, but no one was injured