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Franklin County opts-in for state marijuana cultivation program for unorganized territory
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FARMINGTON Franklin County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to opt-in to all four tiers of the state adult-use marijuana cultivation program for the unorganized territory. They also approved two contracts for services at the jail.
The vote on marijuana means that those eligible in the unorganized territory can go through the state marijuana licensing process to grow marijuana. Each tier allows a different amount of marijuana growth.
Now that it is approved, the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission will create respective ordinances that deal with zoning and land use on marijuana where marijuana can be grown in the unorganized territory.
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FARMINGTON The Franklin County budget panel voted Wednesday to hold an initial vote on a total proposed $7 million budget next Wednesday and set a public hearing on the spending plan on June 2.
The initial vote will be held at 5:30 p.m. and public hearing will be held at 6 p.m. at the county courthouse.
Of the $7 million proposal for 2021-22, $4.7 million is for the county government side, including commissioners, deeds, probate, district attorney, communications and sheriff’s budgets, and $2.3 million is for the jail.
The budget represents a $155,268 increase over the $4.54 million for 2020-21. If it stays as proposed, an anticipated $541,000 in revenue would be used to offset it. That does not include $140,000 that may be used from the undesignated fund to lower the tax assessment. The fiscal year ends June 30. The new budget will kick in July 1, the start of the fiscal year.
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FARMINGTON Franklin County commissioners Tuesday set the 2021-22 budget review for April 20. Commissioners also voted to approve repairing a sewer line with a patch at the Sheriff’s Office.
The proposed budget is still being put together.
A formal invitation will be sent to the Budget Advisory Committee to attend commissioners’ review of the budget either in person, through a Zoom program or it can be watched on Mt. Blue Community Access TV, which is livestreamed.
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County Clerk Julie Magoon said she liked Zoom much better than a Vast conference call option.
Selectmen from each of the three districts Monday evening elected selectmen to fill vacancies on the Budget Committee.