From Sunshine Review
Cumberland County is one of sixteen counties in Maine. As of 2000, the population was 265,612. Its county seat is Portland[1], and is the most populous of the sixteen Maine counties, as well as the most affluent. Cumberland County has the second deepest and second largest body of water in the state, Sebago Lake, which supplies tap water to most of the county. The county is the economic and industrial center of the state having the resources of the Port of Portland, the Maine Mall and having corporate headquarters of major companies such as Fairchild Semiconductor, IDEXX Laboratories, UnumProvident and TD Banknorth.
[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Maine county websites
[edit] The good
- The current budget is available, but no past budgets are posted[1].
- Meeting minutes are posted[2].
- Phone numbers are listed for the elected and appointed officials[3].
- Only one audit/financial report is posted[4].
- Tax information is posted[5].
[edit] The bad
- No building or zoning information is posted.
- No contracts or lobbying affiliations are posted.
- There is no information about requesting public records.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ↑ Budget
- ↑ Meetings
- ↑ Officials
- ↑ Audit
- ↑ Tax allocation
