2021 Town Meetings: Warrants, Candidates, Referendum Questions
Soon after the start of each new year, Maine towns begin their budget process, proposing, fine-tuning and ultimately presenting at annual town meeting a proposed package of how to spend property taxes collected for municipal and educational purposes.
On this page, you will find town meeting warrants, ballot items, candidate profiles and more.
Some towns will hold meetings in March, a few in April and May, and many in June.
The sidebar (to the right on desktop, at the end of this page on mobile) details the schedule of annual town meetings sorted by municipality.
St. George holding annual town meeting May 11
ST. GEORGE — Voters from the Town of St. George will cast ballots for the annual town meeting this month. The annual town meeting is set for Tuesday, May 11.
Town Meeting will be held outside in the Town Office parking lot under the tent at 6 p.m.
In addition to seeking approval from voters related to municipal expenses and funding, key warrant articles include the following. …
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Appleton eyes school budget a smidgen shy of $3 million
APPLETON — Voters in Appleton will cast their ballots for the proposed Appleton Village School budget in the coming weeks with Election Day slated for Tuesday, June 8.
The school committee and town budget committee recommend expending $2,997,875 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 and ending June 30, 2022.
Below is the budget breakdown with variances compared to this school year shown when available.
Article 1: Regular Instruction
The…
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Animal control ordinance, carbon emissions resolution highlight Appleton town meeting slate
APPLETON — The annual town meeting for the Town of Appleton will be held Tuesday, June 8 at the Appleton Fire Station.
All articles will be voted on by secret ballot with polls open June 8 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
There are two Select Board seats open and three candidates: Marci Moody Blakely, Scott K. Esancy, and John C. Fenner
There are two AVS School Board seats open and two candidates: Elizabeth Grierson, Stephen Wadsworth
There is one seat on the Five Town…
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St. George proposes $6.2 million school budget
ST. GEORGE — Voters casting ballots for the May 10 election will be tasked with voting on 10 warrant articles for the St. George Municipal School Unit school budget referendum.
Below is a rundown of the 10 warrant articles appearing on the ballot.
Article 1, School Budget. Shall the Town of St. George appropriate the sum of $6,191,929.57 and raise the sum of $5,426,133.52 for the 2021-2022 school budget?
School Board Recommends a “Yes” Vote.…
Read moreRockport considers amending signs and advertising rules
ROCKPORT — After getting bumped off cyberspace thanks to a two-hour Spectrum internet failure Monday evening, April 5, the Rockport Planning Board is trying again this evening, April 7, to hold a public hearing on amending the town’s signs and advertising rules.
Tonight’s Planning Board hearing will be followed by a Select Board hearing on the ordinance amendment, and if approved, will go before voters…
Rockport voters to be asked if they favor new regulation of short-term rentals
Thomaston holding special town meeting March 3
THOMASTON — The Town of Thomaston will hold a special town meeting Wednesday, March 3, at 6 p.m. at the Thomaston Municipal Building (13 Valley Street) to determine if it is the will of the Town’s voters to establish a Solid Waste Facility Reserve.
The lone article question reads: To see if the Town will vote to establish a Solid Waste Facility Reserve with funds received from Penobscot Energy Recovery Company of $363,440.93 with the ratification of expenditures of ($48,578.00)…
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At the 2021 June Town Meeting, Rockport voters will be asked whether or not they favor the development of an ordinance which would regulate the operation of short-term rentals in the municipality. At a March 22 Select Board meeting, three of the five board members voted in favor of a motion which would place a non-binding warrant article to that effect on the municipal warrant…