Aroostook town more than $1M in debt gets extension to pay county tax bill

by Jessica Potila
3 years ago
County Commissioners (from left) Paul Adams, Norman Fournier and Paul Underwood review the list of Aroostook ARPA fund recipients during a June 2022 meeting. Credit: Melissa Lizotte / Aroostook Republican
Aroostook County will allow a small town with big debt an extra month to pay its 2022 tax bill before considering other measures to collect the money. County commissioners voted unanimously at a Wednesday afternoon meeting held in Sinclair to allow Fort Fairfield until Jan. 31, 2023, to pay the $277,208.80 county tax bill.Read more.