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Oxford County Administrator Donald Durrah, second from left, stands Tuesday with Oxford County Commissioners, from left, Steven Merrill of Norway, Chairman Timothy Turner of Buckfield and David Duguay of Byron.
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PARIS The Oxford County Commission did not need the full six months to evaluate the performance of interim County Administrator Donald Durrah.
The former head of the Oxford County Regional Communications Center in Paris has demonstrated in his five months as acting head of the county the ability to build relationships, set priorities, foster a teamwork approach and solve problems. During his tenure he helped ease the county out of pandemic restrictions and directed the effort to deorganize Magalloway to become an unorganized territory.
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PARIS The Oxford County Commission approved borrowing up to $1.5 million from its Casino Fund to avoid taking out tax anticipation notes to cover temporary budget shortfalls while waiting for towns to pay their county tax.
The decision will save the county thousands of dollars in interest.
Funds will be borrowed as needed. The amounts borrowed plus interest will be paid back to the fund as tax revenues are collected from the municipalities. All money will be repaid no later than Nov. 15.
As of April 1, the Casino Fund had $1,791,900, which grows monthly. Each month the county receives 1% of the revenue earned by Oxford Casino in Oxford from its slot machines and table games.
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PARIS Oxford County commissioners were praised this week by the county’s department heads for their guidance, confidence and calm leadership for the past year during the pandemic, and for developing policies that kept employees safe so they could still serve the public’s needs.
Oxford County Commissioner David Duguay of Byron, right, hands the chairman’s gavel to Timothy Turner of Buckfield in 2019 at a commissioners’ meeting in Paris. Commissioner Steve Merrill of Norway is at left.
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Commission Chairman Timothy Turner of Buckfield and commissioners Steven Merrill of Norway and David Duguay of Byron navigated the tricky path forward while facing COVID-19.