Stickney and Shipps elected to RSU40

2024 Town Meeting, State Primary held June 11

Tue, 06/11/2024 - 8:45am

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Contested School and Select Board elections drove voters to the polls in Waldoboro on June 11, voting to approve municipal and school budgets. They passed all articles, including funding for expanding broadband and changes to the land use ordinance.

They also elected Rebecca Stephens and re-elected Abden Simmons to the Select Board and Leah Shipps and Benjamin Stickney to the RSU40 School Board.

Votes received were:

WIlliam Bragg 357
Brendan McGuirl 338
Sandie O'Farrell 448
Abden Simmons 599
Rebecca Stephens 457

Here are the results:

Kevin Mark Barbour and Gordon Webster were elected to the Utility District Board of Directors

Michael Amico and Kelli Burton were elected to the Budget Committee.

Articles 45, shall the Town vote to fund $316,000 for a matching broadband grant

828 Yes

386 No

Article 46, Shall the Town adopt changes to the Land Use Ordinance?

658 Yes

471 No

Article 47, shall the voters amend the First Waldoboro Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Development Program?

762 Yes

402 No

Articles 4-9 concerned general government administration salaries.

Articles 10-17 concerned Public Safety Items.

Articles 18 & 19 concerned Public Works.

Articles 20-27 concerned Social Services.

Articles 28-36 concerned Community Services.

Articles 37-44 concerned general community financial management articles.

Article 48-60 concerned authorizing the Select Board to act on behalf of the town in various circumstance in routine general management of the Town.

The Town Meeting Warrant will be addressed entirely by secret ballot, and includes a $8.1 million municipal budget, up 18.9 percent from 2024’s budget. The warrant also includes proposed ordinances concerning a broadband grant, changes to the land use ordinance, as well as the tax increment financing district (These changes shall include amending the project list for eligible uses of funds and adding parcels into the program. The parcels are known as the former Sylvania site, the Hoffses House, and 3425 Atlantic Highway into the Program and including projects that would allow potential redevelopment without using the Town of Waldoboro General Fund. The amended projects also include allowing funds for environmental protection of the water and sewer lines, upgrades to the town office, and covering administrative costs associated with the TIF program.)

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