In Littleton, the municipal budget was approved as presented at $419,988, said Town Manager Jennifer Gogan.
Twenty-eight people headed to the polls March 17, electing Barry Campbell and Robert Bartlett to 3-year terms on the Board of Selectmen; Crystal Hagerman and Laurie Bartlett were elected to respective 1-year and 3-year terms on the SAD 29 school board. A total of 25 people attended the evening meeting.
Mount Chase made a strong showing at its March 17 town meeting. Town Clerk Rhoda Houtz said 36 voting residents attended.
All items on the warrant were approved as presented and a two new officials were elected: Albert David to a 3-year term on the Board of Selectmen and Cecil Gallagher to a 3-year term on the SAD 25 Board of Directors.
Also as part of this year’s meeting, the town honored Mount Chase Fire Chief Craig Hill. Hill helped establish the local fire department and has served with it for 30 years. He was presented with a plaque and gift certificate in appreciation for his service to the community.
In Sherman, a proposed road improvement fund gained voters’ OK at their March 17 town meeting. Voters authorized the town to borrow up to $350,000 to fund road improvements, said Town Manager Deb O’Roak. Paving estimates, once received, will help the town determine how much work can be done, but O’Roak said previously that part of the Gallison Road is on the to do list, as well as, town-wide work on shoulders, culverts and more.
Other items on the warrant were also approved as presented by the 52 residents attending, said O’Roak.
At the polls, voters chosen write-in candidate Frank Vance to fill a 3-year term on the Board of Selectmen; incumbent Jane Marie McNally will fill a 3-year term on the SAD 25 Board of Directors.
At Stacyville, roughly 30 voters supported appropriating funds for a planning grant to look at the possibility of building an 8- to 12-unit, low-income senior citizen housing complex in Stacyville. The $2,500 would be spent only if the town is successful in obtaining the grant. Jeff Packard of the Upper Valley Economic Council (UVEC) is grant writer for this project.
For the most part, items on Stacyville’s warrant were approved as presented. Town Agent Dixie Sides said voters OK’d $12,900 for UVEC with a slight change. Instead of those funds coming from this year’s property taxes, voters chose to use money in surplus to support the agency.
Incumbent Leon Robinson was elected to a 3-year term on the Board of Selectmen. Chosen to serve on the SAD 25 Board of Directors were Constance Theriault for a 3-year term and Andrea Patterson for a 2-year term.
Town Manager Dale Morris said between 30 and 40 people attended the March 24 town meeting in Oakfield.
He said all warrant items passed as presented, putting the municipal budget at just over $440,000.
Voters chose several candidates for the Board of Selectmen. Cathy Briggs will fill a 3-year term on that board; Linwood Hersey, a 2-year term and Willis Green, a 1-year term. Brad White was elected to serve a 3-year term on the CSD 9 Board of Directors.
Thirty-eight people turned out for the March 29 town meeting in Amity. Town Manager Margaret Frye said all warrant items were approved as presented with exception of some funding requests made by private agencies.
Nominations were taken for a 3-year term on the Board of Selectmen, and Glenn Williams was chosen to fill that vacancy.
Only a handful attended New Limerick’s March 31 town meeting.
Town Manager Judy Nightingale said 16 people attended, passing the majority of items on this year’s warrant. The town’s comprehensive plan gained approval as did additional funds for road maintenance and reserves.
A few agency requests were denied or changed by residents. The town elected to increase the amount given to Dollars for Scholars from $100 to $1,000. A funding request from Visiting Nurses of Aroostook was also increased from $100 to $200. Agency requests turned down included Southern Aroostook Development Corporation, $1,000 and Healthy Families Aroostook, $200.
At the polls, Mark Stile was re-elected to a 3-year term on the Board of Selectmen. Lauren Asselin, a write-in candidate for the SAD 70 Board of Directors, accepted the post for a 3-year term.
Voters trimmed the road budget at Monticello town meeting on March 17.
Town Manager Ginger Pryor said the town’s garage and equipment account, roads and bridges account and winter roads account were all pushed back to their 2007 levels. The 2008 increases would have added a combined $10,000 to the municipal budget.
Pryor said residents appeared to be feeling the crunch of economic conditions and saw a need to cut back expenses. The changes will cause some cutbacks in projected town road work, she added.
All other warrant items were, for the most part, passed as presented.
Elected to office at town meeting were incumbent Terry Wade and David Pierce to 3-year terms on the Board of Selectmen. Sandra Wilkins was re-elected to a 3-year term on the SAD 29 Board of Directors.
Town Manager Jim Griffin said 32 people attended town meeting in Hodgdon April 7.
All the warrant articles passed as presented. Griffin said on at least two of the items, voters decided to go with budget committee recommendations (instead of the selectmen’s recommendation). One was the amount taken from surplus; voters chose to use $67,000. The other was funding for the Northern Maine Development Commission; voters decided to appropriate $2,011 for the organization.
Elected to the Board of Selectmen were incumbents John Benn and Blaine Lincoln, as well as, Chuck Wallace; all three will serve a 3-year term. Joel Oliver and Kevin Scott were re-elected to the SAD 70 Board of Directors. Billy Fitzpatrick received the most write-in votes on a third school board vacancy, but Griffin said at presstime that Fitzpatrick’s acceptance hadn’t been confirmed.
