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Article: Hancock County OKs anti-drug task force
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- Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
- Article date:
- November 13, 2003
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ELLSWORTH - Hancock County took one step closer Wednesday to
becoming the first county in the state to fund a law enforcement team
dedicated solely to fighting drug abuse.
By a one-vote margin, Hancock County's nine-member budget advisory
committee voted in support of allocating $200,000 in the county's
2004 budget for a three-person anti-drug task force.
Hancock County Sheriff William Clark came up with the proposal in
response to growing frustration among county residents with the
proliferation of illegal drug activity in their communities.
Sheriff Clark has argued that because the state does not have the
resources to commit to Hancock County - a fact state officials have
acknowledged - ...