Summary
BANGOR - Taxpayers from Bangor and Lincoln - and possibly other Maine communities - have been paying unnecessarily for a county service they did not use, according to an opinion issued late last week by a Penobscot County Superior Court justice.
In a judgment that could have implications for emergency communications operations and county budgets across the state, Justice Andrew Mead wrote that state law regarding the authority of counties "is intended to protect those municipalities who choose not to take advantage of certain county services, as is their right."See the full content of this document
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Court Backs City in Dispute with County
The ruling means municipalities, which have been paying for emergency dispatch services they did not use through county taxes, could seek refunds from the county.
Mead noted that the applicable sections of Maine law state: "Each county m...See the full content of this document
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