{"id":1642,"date":"2017-12-14T13:47:52","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T18:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/franklin\/?page_id=1642"},"modified":"2026-03-18T15:22:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:22:39","slug":"franklin-county-extension-association","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/franklin\/franklin-county-extension-association\/","title":{"rendered":"Franklin County Extension Association"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Franklin County Extension Association (FCEA) is the citizens\u2019 advisory board\u00a0for University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Franklin County.<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nUMaine Extension\u2019s successful educational programs result from a federal, state, and county partnership that addresses the issues of Franklin County residents. Since 1919, when the Maine Legislature passed the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/franklin\/franklin-county-extension-association\/county-extension-act\/\"><strong>County Extension Act<\/strong><\/a>, the University of Maine has been in all Maine communities with a local county office that is funded in part by each county government. FCEA oversees the funding allocated by the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.franklincountymaine.gov\/county-commissioners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Franklin County Commissioners<\/a><\/strong>, that provides the office space, support staff, and basic operations for UMaine Extension in Franklin County.<\/p>\n<h3>Franklin County Executive Committee Officers<\/h3>\n<p>Officers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>President,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Rachel McClellan, Farmington<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Vice President,\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Treasurer, Christine Meyer, Industry<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Secretary,\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Members:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>We are actively accepting new members.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Franklin County Extension Association (FCEA) is the citizens\u2019 advisory board\u00a0for University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Franklin County. 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