The 6-2 vote sends the 7 changes to be approved by city residents at the polls on June 12.
Keith Edwards
Staff Writer
Keith Edwards covers the city of Augusta and courts in Kennebec County, writing feature stories and covering breaking news, local people and events, and local politics. He has worked at the Kennebec Journal since 1995, having previously worked at the Camden Herald. He was born and raised in Winthrop and graduated from the University of Maine at Orono with a degree in political science. He is married and has a dog and cat. A lifelong Mainer, he enjoys skiing, hiking, canoeing, camping, and cooking out but spends most of his “off” time restoring and maintaining his 170, or so, year-old home in Richmond.
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Downtown advocates say two-way traffic best way for Augusta
Traffic study finds switch away from one-way on Water Street is possible, but would cost city about $100,000.
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Augusta council to consider joining lawsuit against drug companies
The proposed agreement specifies that Augusta would not have to pay anything unless law firms win the case.
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Proposed $63 million Augusta budget would increase taxes 6.6%
City Manager William Bridgeo says much of the proposed spending increase is attributable to a jump in wages for some employees.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Four arrested in separate Augusta drug busts, police say
Authorities seized cocaine and heroin in a pair of busts this week in Augusta.
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New store, gas station approved at Riverside Drive and Route 3 in Augusta, across from existing station
The project includes enlarging the intersection of the two roads to accommodate turning traffic that sometimes backs up while waiting for a traffic signal to change.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Couple’s alleged high-speed chase in China leads to indictment
Jessica Rose Rohwer and Robert E. Rohwer, charged with engaging in a chase that ended with a vehicle fire and break-in, were among those recently indicted by a Kennebec County grand jury.
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Maine State Housing Authority to move out of downtown Augusta
The quasi-independent state agency’s 165 employees will move, in 2020, to new headquarters on Edison Drive in Augusta.
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Washington voters approve marijuana moratorium 1 year after rejecting it
Voters also aproved a proposal that the town take control of the last independently owned cemetery in Washington.
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Two-way downtown Augusta traffic possible, but officials worry it could hinder firetrucks, plows
A proposal city officials are considering probably would result in the loss of at least 12 parking spaces.