Presque Isle budget will hold steady in 2025
Councilors approved the total budget of $20,016,901 budget during a Dec. 18 meeting.
Councilors approved the total budget of $20,016,901 budget during a Dec. 18 meeting.
The homeowner was taken to Northern Light A.R. Gould Memorial Hospital with burn injuries, Captain Kyle Bartley said.
The new $14,749,220 proposed 2025 town budget, including $4.045 million in RSU 29 and County mandates, raises the tax rate from 19.4 to 20.4 mills.
Councilors voted Wednesday to use $150,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to purchase a generator for the Sargent Family Community Center, which currently has no backup power.
The town office will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. from Monday through Thursday starting Dec. 30.
On Thursday, Dec. 19, Caribou and the Maine Department of Transportation will host a meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Caribou Wellness & Recreation Center, 55 Bennett Drive, as part of their recent Village Partnership Initiative.
The board approved a bid from Caribou-based Soderberg Construction for $94 per ton of hot top, equaling $128,075, to pave Tabor Road, Everett Road and Langley Road.
Christopher Michaud, in his letter, said he felt encouraged by the progress made by the town government in the past couple years.
Currently, the department operates from the basement of city hall, built in 1939, which has not had a major renovation since the 1970s.
The CDC will reopen the rulemaking process, according to a press release from U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, one of several senators in states bordering Canada who oppose the new regulations.