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Mayor Patricia Hart said Thursday the city manager position will be advertised again after Christopher Ryan notified city officials he was withdrawing himself from consideration.

With $4.5 billion headed to Maine state, city and county governments, the threat of wasteful or improper spending creates a need for systems to track and verify where the money goes.

Under the American Rescue Plan Act, Kennebec County will get $23.7 million to help recover from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kennebec County jail bids come in higher than expected Officials are looking at scaling back some work and negotiating with bidders before awarding the project. Share Kennebec County officials are revising plans for an expansion at the Kennebec County jail after bids on the project came in more than three times higher than expected. The bids for converting an indoor recreation space into a two-story space to house 21 inmates, which were opened earlier this month, ranged from $784,700 to $937,...

“It’s time,” Devlin said. “I’m going to be 71 in September.” Earlier this month, Kennebec County commissioners hired Don Gerrish of Eaton Peabody Consulting Group to conduct the search for the next county administrator. Gerrish is currently also conducting city manager searches for both Gardiner and Augusta. Related Devlin said he had initially planned to retire about four years ago, but committed to commissioners to stay four more years. Patsy Crockett, chairwoman of the Kennebec C...

Voting on the budget is the main duty of the county Budget Committee, but it is expected to play a role later this year as county officials consider the best way to use federal relief funds the county is receiving through the American Rescue Plan Act.

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Kennebec County taps fund balance to reduce property tax The countys budget committee now considering the best use of $23 million in federal relief funds Kennebec County expects to receive. Share AUGUSTA — Even as the Kennebec County budget committee endorsed a proposal to modestly lower the county’s share of property taxes, members have their eyes on next funding question: What to do with $23 million in federal relief funds. On Wednesday, the budget committee agreed to a revised spending ...

Kennebec County budget undergoes first review County officials are proposing a $14.3 million spending plan, a 5.12% overall budget increase, which could mean nearly a 5.7% hike in whats raised through property taxes in Kennebec County. Share AUGUSTA – As the Kennebec County budget committee completed its first review of the county’s proposed $14.3 million spending plan, its members are wondering how the latest federal stimulus package may affect that. The short answer is that no one knows...

These Materials Could Make Science Fiction a Reality Metamaterials, which could improve smartphones and change how we use other technology, allow scientists to control light waves in new ways. Credit...James Yang This article is part of our new series, , which examines how rapid advances in technology are transforming our lives. Imagine operating a computer by moving your hands in the air as Tony Stark does in “Iron Man.” Or using a smartphone to magnify an object as does the device that H...