On town ballots in Knox County: Prohibiting marijuana retail, Styrofoam in floats, zoning amendments
Just four Knox County municipalities will be deciding local issues on Nov. 7 when voters go to the polls, but everyone will be faced with four ballot items for the state of Maine. Camden, Rockport and St. George have individual measures for their citizens to consider, and in Rockland, voters will be considering three candidates for two open Rockland City Council seats. Below are the municipalities, links to their websites, and their voting information.
There are no municipal warrant articles on the ballot this November.
CAMDEN — Voters in Camden have a series of ordinance amendments, or brand-new ordinances.
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Article 2 Backup (Town) - new proposed Blasting Ordinance. This ordinance amendment requires those who get blasting permits to notify abutters.
Article 3 Backup (Town) - Camden Zoning Ordinance, Site Plan Review Section XII, Section 2 Procedures. This ordinance amendment adds to the site plan review process the ability of the town to require additional engineering review consulting services, if necessary, at the cost of the developer.
Article 4 Backup (Town) - Camden Zoning Ordinance, Site Plan Review, Section XII, Section 4 Supplemental Information. This ordinance amendment adds to the site plan review requirements that engineers show evidence of technical capacity.
Article 5 Backup (Town) - new proposed Unencapsulated Polystyrene Ordinance. This new ordinance eliminates use of unencapsulated polystyrene in dock floats and buoys on Camden lakes, rivers, harbors and coastal waters.
Article 6 Backup (Town) - Discontinuance of portion of Old Rte 52. The proposed discontinuance of an unused section of Route 52 is the result of a petition for discontinuance from Tobias Wincklhofer and Isabella Wincklhofer and Stephen and Cheryl Beveridge, relating to their properties, which are currently burdened with a right of way that no longer serves as a public access for any property other than those of the Wincklhofers and Beveridges.
There are no municipal warrant articles on the ballot this November.
There are no municipal warrant articles on the ballot this November.
There are no municipal warrant articles on the ballot this November.
There are no municipal warrant articles on the ballot this November. On Nov. 7, the Isle au Haut Select Board also plans to meet, at 5:30 p.m. The agenda includes: “New, Old, and Other. Everyone is welcome. ***notice regarding invoice: all invoices need to be received by the Selectboard Friday no later than 5:00 pm prior to the next scheduled warrant meeting.”
There are no municipal warrant articles on the ballot this November.
There are no municipal warrant articles on the ballot this November.
There are no municipal warrant articles on the ballot this November.
Rockport
Like St. George, Rockport will consider prohibiting marijuana retail stores and social clubs from the town. In June 2017, Rockport citizens voted 668 to 321 in a nonbinding referendum against allowing retail marijuana establishments and retail marijuana social clubs to operate in the Town of Rockport and the development of amendments to the Land Use Ordinance to regulate the location and operation of those uses?
Rockport will also consider a charter amendment that designates the Select Board to appoint town auditors, and to manage the town’s reserve funds.
Click here to see the municipal ballot.
ROCKLAND – Three candidates, Valli Geiger, Lisa Westkaemper and Gregory Mason, are competing for two seats on the Rockland City Council. In an effort to better understand their goals and philosophies, Penobscot Bay Pilot sent them all a list of the same questions via email. Click on their names to see how they responded.
Besides the state ballot, voters in St. George will consider an ordinance prohibiting retail marijuana establishments and social clubs. The town has another ordinance proposal restricting weight on public ways. See the municipal ballot here.
There are no municipal warrant articles on the ballot this November.
There are no municipal warrant articles on the ballot this November.
There are no municipal warrant articles on the ballot this November.
There are no municipal warrant articles on the ballot this November.
There are no municipal warrant articles on the ballot this November.
There are no municipal warrant articles on the ballot this November.
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