Lincolnville annual town meeting, municipal elections scheduled for June 8

Sat, 05/29/2021 - 12:45pm

    LINCOLNVILLE — Voting for the annual town meeting in Lincolnville will be held Tuesday, June 8. 

    All voting will be conducted via secret ballot.

    The polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Lincolnville Central School in the gymnasium. As school is in session face coverings are required.

    Candidates for the select board are Ladleah Dunn and Keryn Laite Jr. Voters will cast ballots for two candidates. 

    Candidates for Lincolnville School Committee, of which voters will vote for two, include Seth Anderson, Beth Goodman, Melissa Nowell and Poonsri Sawangjaeng. 

    There were no declared candidates for three seats with three-year terms on the budget committee, one seat for a two-year term on the budget committee or one seat with a three-year term on the Five Town CSD school board. 

    Below are a few highlights of the warrant articles for the annual town meeting. To view the complete annual town meeting warrant, click here

    To view the proposed FY 22 municipal budget with selectmen and budget committee recommendations, click here

    To view a sample ballot for the municipal election, click here

    Warrant Highlights

    Article 9: To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to apply alone or with the Town of Northport for exclusive rights to take alewives and blueback herring from the Ducktrap River and all its tributaries in Lincolnville during the upcoming fiscal year and to further direct the Board of Selectmen to inform the Commissioner of the Department of Marine Resources the town wishes to close the Ducktrap River and all its tributaries to the taking of alewives and blueback herring for the season.