By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli, The County Staff AUGUSTA — A plan offering property valuation and tax relief to unorganized territory landowners erodes confidence in the tax system and may violate Maine law, the Maine County Commissioners Association said Jan.

By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli, The County Staff Property owners in the state’s unorganized territory were shocked when they recently got word from the state revenue services that their home and land values had increased, in some cases more than doubling.

By Nicole Ogrysko, Bangor Daily News Staff State regulators are planning to gradually roll out new rules for short-term rentals in Maine’s unorganized territories.