Summaries of Town Meetings held March 9 and March 10, including total budget passed, major spending items, local race results and attendance.
Town Meetings
Catch up on all of the Town Meeting news.
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Pittston voters to consider expanding hours for town office position
The proposed spending plan, to be voted on March 16, also reflects the higher costs of routine expenses, emergency dispatching services and the completion of a well-replacement project.
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Whitefield voters to elect two selectmen, approve $1.3 million budget
Whitefield’s annual town elections will be 4-8 p.m. on Friday, with Town Meeting starting at 10 a.m. Saturday.
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Salary raises for town officials approved Saturday at Athens Town Meeting
Town clerk, tax collector, town treasurer and fire chief all got pay raises, as did the road commissioner and highway crew.
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Vienna residents up funding for newsletter, webmaster at annual Town Meeting
Residents approve about $594,000 in town spending.
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West Gardiner’s proposed budget is up 2.2 percent
In planning for the upcoming year, selectmen are asking voters to approve funds to address properties that are in violation of the town’s junkyard ordinance at the March 16 Town Meeting.
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Belgrade, Rome residents to give input on merging fire, rescue departments
A questionnaire will be made available, with an accompanying letter stating there is no guarantee that ‘local response will take place.’
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Rome voters to consider dam maintenance fees, repairs for Wings Mills Dam
Residents Saturday will consider funding for the Belgrade Regional Dams, an item that has town officials divided over how much to contribute to the maintenance and operations of three dams on the Belgrade Lakes.
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Starks residents to discuss possible solar power at Town Meeting on Saturday
Incumbent chairman of the Starks Board of Selectmen Paul Frederick, who is seeking his 14th year on the board, says solar panels on town land on Sawyers Mills Road will be discussed Saturday.
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Bingham residents approve nearly 50 percent increase in ambulance costs
The new executive director of the Upper Kennebec Valley Ambulance Service said the agency is forced to pass on to towns a 48.7 percent increase in costs after discovering a $70,000 loss over the past two years that had not been reported to the board of directors.