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TIF committee recommends ending county support for Eastern Maine Development Corp. contract in UT

5913673 · August 28, 2025
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Summary

A county committee reviewed the unorganized territory (UT) TIF program and recommended discontinuing TIF funds for an economic development contract with Eastern Maine Development Corp., saying the agreement produced little measurable benefit to UT residents.

At the Aug. 25 workshop the commission’s TIF committee reported it had reviewed the draft rewrite of the UT TIF district application and the contract with Eastern Maine Development Corp. dated Nov. 6, 2025, which relates to an economic development director role for unorganized territories.

Committee members said the review found little or no positive impact for unorganized territory residents over the seven-year life of the agreement and voted unanimously not…

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