March 4, 2005 Election Returns
Limington Maine
Annual Town Meeting
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Selectman, Assessor
& Overseer of PoorVotes CASAZZA, ELAINE M. 144 MADDOCKS, KATHLEEN A. 105 WEBB, RAYMOND E. SR 229 Elected
Planning Board 3 year term (vote for 2) Votes COTE, PATRICIA A. 336 Elected KINNEY, JONATHAN L. 252 Elected
Planning Board 1 year term (vote for 1) Votes BLACK, JOHN C. 181 FOLEY, JOYCE E. 245 Elected
M.S.A.D. 6 School Board Member Votes DUFRESNE, CHARLOTTE E. 402 Elected
Library Trustee - 5 year term Votes HAWKINS, TERI L. 408 Elected
Old Town Hall Preservation Committee Member -3 year term vote for 2 Votes DIXON, ANN (write-in) 28 Elected BERG, ROBERT (write-in) 5 Elected
There were a total of 484 ballots cast of which 96 were absentee ballots.
March 5, 2005 Limington Annual Town Meeting
Please see the Town Report for the complete text of the warrant articles. Please see the Town Clerk for the official minutes of the meeting. |
ARTICLE | SUBJECT | DISPOSITION |
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Article 1 | Moderator | Charlie Huntress |
Article 2 | Election of Municipal Officials | See Results Above. |
Ballot voting took place 8AM-8PM on Friday. Meeting recessed until 9AM Saturday. | ||
Article 3 | Salaries for town officials ($81,150) | Passed as read. |
Article 4 | Emergency Management Administrator salary & supplies ($1,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 5 | CEO Salary, Mileage, supplies, schooling, & insurance ($40,964) | Amended to take $2,000 out of surplus. Passed as amended. |
Article 5A | CEO Computer ($1,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 6 | Payroll Taxes ($7,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 7 | Temporary Loans | Passed as read. |
Article 8 | Interest on Bank Loans ($1,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 9 | Accept 2 acre deed on Sawyer Mountain | Motion to table (because the Town will be liable for accidents on the property) failed. Amendment for donors to provide legal documentation on access from Norton Road failed. Passed as read. |
Article 10 | Municipal Complex Expenses ($19,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 11 | Old Town Hall Preservation Committee ($9,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 12 | Change name of Old Town Hall to Village Meetinghouse | Withdrawn. |
Article 13 | Limington EMS Department ($5,400) | Passed as read. |
Motion to allow (non-town resident) Fire Chief to speak at meeting. | Passed. | |
Article 14 | Purchase Advanced Life Support Equipment ($39,000) | Amendment to take funds from billing receivables withdrawn. Passed as read. |
Article 15 | Set aside money from EMS Billing for new Rescue Unit ($25,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 16 | Purchase New Rescue Unit at $120,000 ($19,000 additional) | Passed as read. |
Article 17 | Fire Dept Budget ($31,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 18 | Use Subdivision money to develop new water sources | Passed as read. |
Article 19 | Set aside for new Fire Truck ($10,000) | Passed as read. |
Motion to take Article 21 out of order. | Passed. | |
Article 20 | Purchase New Fire Truck (borrowing $155,000, using $35,000 on account) | Voted by secret ballot: Yes 31, No 37, Abstain 2. Motion failed. |
Article 21 | Purchase New Brush Truck (using $35,000 on account as matching funds) | Amended to limit amount to $10,000. Passed as amended. |
Lunch Break 12:00 Noon to 12:30 PM | ||
Article 22 | Swap 5 airpacks for East Hiram trailer pumper | Passed as read. |
Article 23 | Fire communications ($2,000) | Passed as read. |
Motion to vote on Articles 24 to 31 as a single group. | Passed. | |
Article 24 | Postage ($5,500) | Passed as read. |
Article 25 | Office Supplies ($3,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 26 | Computer Support ($10,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 27 | Insurance ($60,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 28 | Audit Town Books ($4,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 29 | Town Reports / Ballots ($3,000) | Amended to require meeting agendas and minutes to be posted on the official town website. Amended to require all meetings to be videotaped and broadcast, with selectmen to work out payment to camera person with funds to be taken out of cable access fees. Passed as amended. |
Article 30 | Town Maps ($6,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 31 | Ballot Clerks ($4,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 32 | Legal Misc ($35,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 33 | General Misc ($6,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 34 | Town Lighting ($13,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 35 | Board of Appeals and Budget Committee ($2,500) | Passed as read. |
Article 36 | Planning Board ($7,500) | Passed as read. |
Article 37 | General Assistance ($8,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 38 | General Highways ($35,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 39 | Brush Removal ($5,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 40 | Tarring and Patching ($100,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 41 | Salt Shed ($10,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 42 | How to use Excise Taxes? | Use for Snow and Ice up to $240,000 with balance to surplus. |
Article 43 | Street Signs ($7500) plus Coordinator's Salary ($1,200) | Passed as read. |
Article 44 | Door-to-door trash pickup ($53,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 45 | RWS Baler Fees ($275,000) | Amount amended to $270,000. Amended to require Selectmen to appoint a committee to investigate solid waste options. Passed as amended. |
Article 46 | Transfer Station Operation ($50,000) | Amended to require Selectmen to investigate the implementation of a fee structure for trash disposal. Passed as amended. |
Article 47 | Transfer Station Construction ($15,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 48 | Library Budget ($39,935) | Passed as read. |
Article 49 | Library Expansion ($10,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 50 | Parade ($5,250) | Passed as read. |
Article 51 | Youth League ($14,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 52 | Youth League Field ($7,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 53 | Historical Society ($2,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 54 | Snowmobile Club ($1,000 out of registration fees) | Passed as read. |
Article 55 | Use 2004 Boat Excise fees for Moy-Mo-Day-Yo? | Passed as read. |
Motion to vote on Articles 56 to 66 as a single group, with the exception of Article 64.. | Passed. | |
Article 56 | Animal Shelter ($3,573.15) | Passed as read. |
Article 57 | S.M.A.A. on Aging ($1,450) | Passed as read. |
Article 58 | Visiting Nurses ($3,053) | Passed as read. |
Article 59 | York County Child Abuse ($500) | Passed as read. |
Article 60 | York County Comm Action ($3,300) | Passed as read. |
Article 61 | Caring Unlimited ($681) | Passed as read. |
Article 62 | York County Shelter ($500) | Passed as read. |
Article 63 | Day One ($1,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 64 | Charles A. Warren Post ($2,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 65 | Girl Scouts ($1,300) | Passed as read. |
Article 66 | Cub Scouts ($1,015) | Passed as read. |
Article 67 | Academy Gym water($500) | Passed as read. |
Article 68 | Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission ($300) | Passed as read. |
Article 69 | What amount to transfer from Surplus to offset 2005 tax commitment? | $400,000 |
Article 70 | Schedule of tax payments: First half 7/30/2005, Second half 11/15/2005. Late charge of 7.75% | Passed as read. |
Adjourned at 3:36 PM |
Note: Dollar figures in parenthesis are total of proposed allocation and carry-overs.
This meeting was televised live on Cable Channel 5. A videotape of this meeting will also be aired on cable and will be made available in the library.
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