Assessing Firm Faces Financial Trouble Delays Revaluation
Kennebunkport officials reveal Whipple Magane and Darcy of Andover Massachusetts is in temporary financial difficulty and cannot complete the town's revaluation. The issue emerged at Monday's selectmen meeting after the bonding firm sent mail a grams to several towns.
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Peter Kingsley
Kennebunkport
Whipple- Magane and Darcy
Andover
Mass
W-M
Thomas Collins
Safeco
Worcester faces revaluation contract tensions amid payment halt
Massachusetts towns struggle with revaluation contracts as Worcester reports disruption while others keep confidence. Worcester has the assessment cards but the selectmen halted the $2,062 August payment on a $33,000 deal with WMD after a bond firm instruction. Town counsel says the impact is manageable though safeguarding the contract terms remains priority.
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Massachusetts
Worcester
Boston
Safeco Insurance
New Jersey
Futher
Comany
Charles Lane
W-M-D
Safeco
WMD
Lane
Delinquent lobbyist filings reported by Maine secretary
Maine Secretary of State Mark Gartley turned over 42 names of employers and individuals who failed to file required lobbyist reports. The Aug 4 deadline was extended a week. The protest against the revaluation process continues as 560 petitioners demand a redo and Safeco investigates W M D funding troubles.
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Augusta
Maine
Mark Gartley
Attorney General
Gartley
W-M-D
The
North American Revaluation Co
York County agencies demand public funding dispute explained
A letter from York County leaders to Maine officials demands a detailed public explanation within five working days for why funding requests were rejected. The group accuses the state of illegal, unconstitutional and discriminatory actions that threaten essential county services and urges media disclosure of the response. The signatories include Tobie Nathanson, Robert Cole Jr, David Ofner, Wayne Wormwood, and Gloria A. Dugan.
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York County
Eee
Owever
Maine
Tobie Nathanson
York County Counseling Services, Inc
Robert Cole Jr
York County Extension Association
David Ofner
Southern Main Rgional Planning
Longley Objects to Oil Tariff Without Congress Approval
Governor James B. Longley argued Ford lacked authority to impose a $2 a barrel oil tariff without Congress. He noted the federal appeals court ruling declaring the tariff unconstitutional and pledged to study the decision before commenting on its political and economic impact.
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Augusta
Maine
James B. Longley
Ford
Federal Court of Appeals
U S Vetoes U N Seats For Viets
The United States vetoed UN membership for North and South Vietnam in response to excluding South Korea. Ambassador Moynihan cast two rapid vetoes as the Security Council approved admission for Hanoi and Saigon 13 to 1 with Costa Rica abstaining. The U S position cited desire for universal membership and criticized selective universality.
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United Nations, N.Y
United States
United Nations
North
South Vietnam
South Korea
U.S
Daniel P. Moynihan
Security Council
Hanoi
Saigon
Costa Rica
Moynihan
Everal Council
Indochina
New York
U.N
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State Bureau of Taxation
Norman Ladoux
Selectmen
Abbott Pendergast
Pendergast
Women’s Auxiliary
Webber Hospital
Webber Hospital Women’s Auxiliary
Lawrence Lynch
Alan Scripture
Dorothy Spears
Stephen Muskie
Elliott’s
Bank Americard
Elliott’s Home Furnishings & Carpet Centers
Elliott's
Biddeford
Alfred Rd
Burlington
Elite Sincere
Lustersoft
Sankamericard
Nichols & Co
Main Street
Longley
Biddeford-Saco
Painchand’s
Five Points Shopping Center
Saco Valley Shopping Center
Saco
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