LePage, state representative spar at town hall in Sanford

SANFORD, Maine — Although most of the more than 100 people at Gov. Paul LePage’s town hall in Sanford Wednesday night applauded and cheered as he spoke, there were a couple who butted heads with him — including state Rep. Patricia Hymanson, D-York.

Hymanson represents House District 4, which includes Ogunquit and parts of York, Sanford and Wells.

LePage said that under a plan he proposed, 4,200 people who were disabled, elderly or mentally ill were taken off the waitlist for state services. However, he said, the Legislature stepped in and put 3,000 back on the waiting list.

The $30 million that was to fund his plan, LePage claimed, was “taken away from taking care of Mainers,” and was instead given to cities such as Portland and Lewiston/Auburn and to the education system, implying the money was used to help the cities that provide support services to refugees.

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