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Resident at Penobscot County meeting questions overlap of law-enforcement budget oversight and partisan committee role
Summary
A public commenter said a local official who serves on a county Republican committee also oversees city law-enforcement funding through the budget process and serves on the county commission, raising concerns about overlapping roles.
A public commenter at a Penobscot County Commission meeting said an individual who serves on a county Republican committee also oversees law enforcement funding for the city of Bangor through the budget process and serves on the county commission.
The commenter, identified in the meeting record only as Resident (public commenter), said, "That's a county republican committee. I'm gonna address this issue. I myself am a Rangor, resident of Bangor now. I agree with…
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