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Registry of Deeds reports small revenue gain; register asks commissioners to support two pending state legislative items
Summary
The county Register of Deeds reported modest revenue growth and asked commissioners to consider supporting LD358 (fee increase) and participation in LD353 (deed fraud study commission); commissioners said they may provide testimony through the county framework.
The Penobscot County Register of Deeds reported that recording volume and revenue improved slightly from 2023 to 2024 and that January 2025 transactions were about 25% higher than January 2024, driven in part by several large sales.
"2024 was a little bit better than 2023, not a whole lot, but a little bit. And January of 2025 has started out the year very nicely with a nice 25% increase over January of 2024,"…
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