Lincoln Passes Deep Budget Cuts that Could Hit Public Safety Hard
The 12.8% plan trims police, fire and EMS staffing after a 4-3 vote by the council's conservative majority.
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Lincoln passes deep budget cuts that could hit public safety hard
Councilors Eric Rojo and Sheldon Hanington listen to Lincoln's new town manager, Wade Shaefer, at a May 20 meeting. Photo by Daniel O'Connor.Daniel O’Connor is a Report for America corps member who covers rural government as part of the partnership between The Maine Monitor and the Bangor Daily News, with additional support from BDN and Monitor readers. A sharply divided Lincoln Town Council voted Monday to slash public safety staffing and gut s…
Lincoln passes deep budget cuts that could hit public safety hard
A sharply divided Lincoln Town Council voted Monday to slash public safety staffing and gut several town departments, approving a $9.9 million budget that cut deeper than the newly appointed town manager’s proposal. The 12.8% budget cut was pushed through in a series of 4-3 votes by the council’s narrow conservative majority, which is facing a recall effort. It marks a large reduction from the $11.5 million budget proposed by Town Manager Wade S…
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