Farmington approves contract for assessing services

FARMINGTON – Tuesday night, the select board approved a contract with Dirigo Assessing Group to provide necessary services to the town to complete the tax commitment for the upcoming fiscal year. The town has been advertising for an assessor, but there are several vacancies across the state and the search has been unsuccessful thus far. Interim Town Manager Cornell Knight recommended that the town move forward with Dirigo Assessing Group for temporary services. Knight said the group may be available to handle assessment appeals if necessary, although that would have an additional cost to the town. Discover Maine approached theRead More