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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 county's 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 plan that doubles the amount of the county’s surplus funds to be used to offset spending in the c...
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 what's 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 yet. Kennebec County Administrator Robert Devlin said Thursday that guidance about how the $23 mil...
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 Harrison Ford’s character uses in “Blade Runner.” Or a next-generation video meeting where augm...