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Bangor Daily News file photo Piscataquis County Commissioners Wayne Erkkinen, left, and Andrew Torbett appear during a meeting in this January 2021 file photo.
Bangor Daily News file photo Piscataquis County Commissioners Wayne Erkkinen, left, and Andrew Torbett appear during a meeting in this January 2021 file photo.
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Piscataquis County Commissioners agreed during a meeting Tuesday to solicit bids for a roof repair project for the Guilford Sheriff’s Office patrol building. The building’s roof began shedding shingles last fall and the county’s maintenance department renewed one side, but more work has yet to be done, which is being tendered, said Joshua York, chief of the department.
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Piscataquis County Commissioners agreed during a meeting Tuesday to solicit bids for a roof repair project for the Guilford Sheriff’s Office patrol building.
The building’s roof began shedding shingles last fall and the county’s maintenance department renewed one side, but more work has yet to be done, which is being tendered, said Joshua York, chief of the department.
Later in the session, York said the precinct plowman backed into the building and damaged the brick facade. He is in the process of assessing the damage and working with the insurance agency to address the issue, he said.
The Commissioners’ meeting went quickly, particularly as three discussions were added to the agenda due to the absence of Chairman Andrew Torbett. At the next meeting, they will discuss the county’s hazard mitigation plan, a radio communications overhaul and an HVAC project.
Here are other highlights from Tuesday’s session:
- The state fire marshal’s office inspected the Piscataquis County jail Monday, although the report is not yet available, jail administrator Michelle Lacroix said.
- Another inspection by the Maine Correctional Authority is scheduled for May 17. “There’s a lot of work that goes into making sure everything lines up exactly how it needs to be,” said Sheriff Robert Young. “It’s a big deal for us because that’s where we get our license from.”
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved the county’s Hazard Reduction Plan, designed to assist communities in preventing and managing natural and man-made disasters. Jaeme Duggan, director of the Piscataquis County Emergency Management Agency, will soon need commissioners to sign off on the 18-month project, she said. The county is required by federal and state emergency management agencies to update its plan every five years, and its current plan expires in March.
Medford recently received its automated external defibrillator to help people in cardiac arrest. “It’s a pretty big deal to have an AED out there because it’s pretty far from anything else,” Duggan said. She still has to give up two more medical devices. Grants from the United States Department of Homeland Security covered the cost of the devices, which had been on backorder for months but eventually went to police and fire departments across the county.
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