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Construction of a jet hangar is getting set to start at the Eastern Slope Regional Airport in Fryeburg, Maine. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO).

FRYEBURG, Maine — Last year, voters roundly rejected a proposal to have the town give a 99-year lease to the Eastern Slope Regional Airport Authority. But the authority is trying again this year with a proposal for a 50-year lease.

The July 2020 ballot question that received the most scrutiny from the public was No. 34, calling for a 99-year lease for the airport authority. And that was the only question to fail. The tally was 274-374; there were 30 blanks.

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