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The proposed construction of an airplane parts manufacturing and maintenance facility at Pleasant Point was the subject of an informational meeting held May 24 at the Perry Elementary School.

The Eastport City Council, at a special meeting held May 23, passed a combined municipal and school budget of $5,016,812, of which $2,058,437 is to be raised from local taxation, resulting in an estimated tax rate of 33.2 mills, an increase of 0.7 of a mill, or 2.1%, over last year's tax rate.

A large group of Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) officials met with about 75 members of the community from both sides of the U.S. and Canadian border at Washington County Community College on May 18 to update and discuss a design and schedule plan for the new $100 million Calais/St.