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The vote on June 8 in Rockport, Camden, and Thomaston can move Midcoast Internet forward as a nonprofit regional municipal utility and create its legal entity, the Midcoast Internet Development Corporation. Support remains far-reaching, with many.
Camden and Rockport Voters Can Bring Cheaper, Faster, and Better Internet to All Residents
Bob Falciani and Debra Hall Fri, 05/21/2021 - 10:30am
The voters in Camden and Rockport can take the first step in creating a community-owned municipal utility for affordable, high-speed internet connectivity. Midcoast Internet will bring to our communities cheaper, faster, and better broadband services. The fiber optic network will be community owned. And the project will not raise taxes.
Article 6 in Camden and Article 26 in Rockport authorize the Select Board in each town to enter into an interlocal agreement to form the non-profit Midcoast Internet Development Corporation (MIDC), with the expressed purpose to design, finance, build, and partner for the delivery of fiber optic broadband services to
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Future uncertain for the traditional New England town meeting
The pandemic may accelerate the end of Maine s long-standing small town traditional of gathering in a room to set town budgets and make policy decisions.
By Daniel DunkleThe Courier-Gazette
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The traditional New England town meeting has long been revered as a pure form of democracy, but decreased attendance, the pandemic and the rise of absentee balloting may mean the end of an era.
In the past year, many municipalities have forgone the town meeting process to vote on their budgets at the polls while others have come up with creative solutions including drive-in meetings. Towns have seen increased participation and easier access. Voters now can decide important issues with unprecedented convenience via absentee and mail-in ballots.