Residents voted 1,708-524 to approve the local bond proposal.
Elections
Readfield, Windsor voters give green light to firetrucks
Both towns will use bonds to finance the bulk of the cost.
Monmouth voters approve boat launch money
Voters agreed to spend $50,000 to more than double parking at the boat launch on Cochnewagon Lake.
Oakland voters authorize new police station
Close to 70 percent of voters approved the $1.05 million project.
Cusick takes Augusta Ward 3 Board of Education seat
The Ward 3 Board of Education race was the only contested local race in Augusta on Election Day.
Incumbents ousted in Waterville Ward 1 and 7 seats
Political newcomer Stephen Soule defeated Council Chairman Charles Fred Stubbert for the Ward 1 seat. Jacqueline Dupont defeated incumbent Karen Rancourt-Thomas for the Ward 7 seat.
Portland businesses cheer voters’ rejection of $15 minimum wage
The proposal to make Portland’s minimum wage twice as much as the state minimum met resistance from the business community and got just 42 percent of the vote.
Without a majority vote, Lewiston’s mayoral race goes to a runoff
Challenger Ben Chin and Mayor Robert Macdonald finish first and second, respectively, in a field of five candidates, but neither one gets more than 50 percent of the vote.
Anson will appoint tax collector, adopt recall ordinance
Residents voted overwhelmingly to appoint the tax collector and to adopt a recall ordinance on Tuesday.
Augusta, Gardiner polling places steady but slow
Voters also had the opportunity to sign petitions to get initiatives on the ballot in the next election cycle.