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| Repeal of Maine’s jail consolidation law moves forward |
| By bangordailynews.com- Scott Thistle |
| Published: 06/24/2015 |
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AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine House on Tuesday passed a bill that returns control of county jails to the counties. The bill, LD 186, repeals a 2007 law change that aimed to consolidate the operations of the state’s 15 county jails with the Maine Department of Corrections through a unified state Board of Corrections. The bill passed on a vote of 131-14. It includes about $15 million in state funding and the partial removal of a property-tax cap placed on counties. The new cap would be limited to 3 percent of any property-value growth in the county. Counties without any valuation growth would be unable to raise taxes to help cover increasing jail costs. Tuesday’s votes follow nearly five months of debate and negotiations over how jails should be funded and who should have the final say on their operations. Read More. |
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