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Situated on Sebasticook Lake, Newport is drained by Martin Stream and the East Branch of the Sebasticook River. Sebasticook Lake is contained entirely in the town of Newport, and is the largest lake contained in one town in the state of Maine. [15] The town is crossed by Interstate 95, U.S. Route 2, and state routes 7, 11, 100, and 222.
The first public hearing on the budget passed with no members of the public speaking on May 11, a second public hearing is scheduled for May 25.
The new tax would place Newport at the 74th percentile. However, according to a 2022 American Lodging and Hotel Association Tax Study, the percent Newport lodging businesses pay in taxes ...
The City Council is discussing a proposal to impose a 3% tax on real estate sales over $2 million.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico. [2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.
Penobscot County is a county in the U.S. state of Maine, named for the Penobscot people in Wabanakik. [1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 152,199, [2] making it the third-most-populous county in Maine.
The unorganized territory (UT) of Maine is the area of Maine that has no local, incorporated municipal government. The unorganized territory consists of 435 townships, primarily heavily forested areas of the state's north, east, and west, along with de-organized municipalities and islands.
Maine's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Maine. Covering 27,326 square miles (70,770 km 2 ), it comprises nearly 92% of the state's total land area. The district comprises most of the land area north of the Portland and Augusta metropolitan areas.