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Hope Select Board adopts 2025 General Assistance maximums after brief hearing; Robinson votes no
Summary
After a public hearing required under Title 22 M.R.S.A. §4305, the Hope Select Board approved the 2025 General Assistance maximum levels for Knox County (Appendices A–H and Recovery Residences) on a 4–1 vote; board member Crystal Robinson opposed the adoption and had asked about tax impacts during the hearing.
The Hope Select Board approved the 2025 General Assistance maximum levels for Knox County, including Appendices A–H and Recovery Residences, at its Oct. 14 meeting. Select Board member Charles Weidman moved to adopt the levels; Joseph Tassi seconded and the motion passed 4–1, with Select Board member Crystal Robinson voting no.
The board opened a public hearing on the proposal at 5:30 p.m., as required annually by Title 22 of the Maine Revised Statutes, section 4305, to solicit comment on maximum levels of assistance. The hearing included a question from Select Board member Crystal Robinson about whether raising or changing assistance levels would affect property taxes; the hearing was closed at 5:39 p.m. The board record lists the adoption as applying countywide appendices and recovery residence guidance as presented.
