March 5, 2004 Election Returns
Limington Maine
Annual Town Meeting
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Selectman, Assessor
& Overseer of PoorVotes DEARBORN, PHILIP G. 297 Elected HUBBARD, DARRYL R. 220 MADDOCKS, KATHLEEN A. 256
Road Commissioner Votes HARMON, HOWARD C. 326 LEWIS, CALVIN C. 445 Elected
Planning Board (vote for 3) Votes PLUMMER, WAYNE L. 426 Elected WEST, KATHLEEN M. 385 Elected COLBY, JOE (write-in) 56 KINNEY, JONATHAN L. (write-in) 63 LIBBY, J. LORRAINE (write-in) 68 Elected ROZETT, BRUCE R. (write-in) 47
M.S.A.D. 6 School Board Member Votes DULUDE, DONNA LOUISE M. 668 Elected
Library Trustee - 5 year term Votes KELLEY, STEPHEN J. 679 Elected
Old Town Hall Preservation Committee Member -3 year term Votes ROBERTS, VIRGINIA 665 Elected
Town Clerk - 3 year term Votes RAMSDELL, PATRICIA M. 733 Elected
Tax Collector - 3 year term Votes RAMSDELL, PATRICIA M. 717 Elected
Treasurer - 3 year term Votes RAMSDELL, PATRICIA M. 723 Elected
March 6, 2004 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; Deputy Ray Webb |
Article 2 | Election of Municipal Officials | See Results Above. |
Article 3 | Library Expansion | See Results Above. |
Ballot voting took place 8AM-8PM on Friday. Meeting recessed until 9AM Saturday. | ||
Article 4 | Salaries for town officials ($82,650) | Amendment to prohibit individual selectmen from being alone in the town office failed. Typo changed from $82,650 to $83,150. Passed as corrected. |
Article 5 | Emergency Management Administrator salary & supplies ($600) | Passed as read. |
Article 6 | CEO Salary, Mileage, supplies, schooling, & insurance ($38,000) | Amended to reduce appropriation from $5,000 to $2,000. Total still at $38,000 (balance from fees). Passed as amended. |
Article 7 | Payroll Taxes ($5,500) | Passed as read. |
Article 8 | Temporary Loans | Passed as read. |
Article 9 | Interest on Bank Loans ($1,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 10 | Revaluation ($40,000 from surplus, remainder in 2005) | Amendment to postpone until the November elections failed. Passed as read. |
Article 11 | Municipal Complex Expenses ($17,000) | Amended to use up to $600 for a second door to the CEO's office. Passed as amended. |
Article 12 | Old Town Hall Preservation Committee ($9,000) | Amendment to require a plan and that all capital expenses be approved by referendum ballot failed. Passed as read. |
Article 13 | Postage ($5,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 14 | Office Supplies ($3,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 15 | Debit Card Terminal $900 plus pass $.65 fee per transaction to customer | Amended to require purchase to go out to bid. Also, transaction fee specified amount was removed (but fee is still passed to customer). Passed as amended. |
Article 16 | Computer Support ($10,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 17 | Insurance ($55,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 18 | Audit Town Books ($4,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 19 | Town Reports / Ballots ($3,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 20 | Town Maps ($5,500) | Passed as read. |
Article 21 | Ballot Clerks ($5,500) | Passed as read. |
Article 22 | Legal Misc ($30,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 23 | General Misc ($6,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 24 | Town Lighting ($15,000) | Amended to reduce to $13,000. Passed as amended. |
Article 25 | Board of Appeals and Budget Committee ($2,500) | Passed as read. |
Article 26 | Planning Board ($5,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 27 | Comprehensive Planning Committee ($2,500) | Passed as read. |
Article 28 | General Assistance ($12,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 29 | EMS Department ($37,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 30 | Loan Payment on Life Pack 12 Defibrillator ($9,000) | Passed as read. |
Motion to allow (non-town resident) Fire Chief Mike Hartford to speak for rest of meeting. | Passed. | |
Article 31 | New Rescue Unit ($25,000 set aside from EMS billables) | Passed as read. |
Article 32 | Purchase replacement Rescue Unit in May 2004 ($75,000 plus set-aside money) | Amendment to change "replacement unit" to "new unit" failed. Article failed. |
Lunch Break 12:40 PM to 1:15 PM | ||
Article 33 | Mobile Computers / Printers / Software for Rescue Units ($9,000 from billing) | Passed as read. |
Article 34 | Medical Ventilators and I.V. Pumps for both Rescue Units ($8,000) | Amended to reduce to $5,000 for one unit. Passed as ammeded. |
Motion to take Article 70 out of order. | Passed. | |
Article 35 | Fire Dept Budget ($33,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 36 | Set aside for new Fire Truck ($10,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 37 | Purchase Pumper/Tanker/4 wheel Drive Fire Truck cost not to exceed $180,000, using appropriation, existing set-aside monies, & loan | Tabled indefintely. |
Article 38 | Raise $8,000 per year for four years to buy a car for the Fire Chief ($32,000 over 4 years) | Tabled indefintely |
Article 39 | Communications ($2,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 40 | General Highways ($35,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 41 | Brush Removal ($5,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 42 | Tarring and Patching ($100,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 43 | Salt Shed ($10,000) | Motion to dispense did not carry. Amended to require selectmen to present a master plan for the 2005 Town meeting. Passed as amended. |
Article 44 | How to use Excise Taxes? ($478,725.87 in 2003) | Amended to cap Snow & Ice expenses to $225,000 with remainder to surplus. Passed as amended. |
Article 45 | Street Signs ($1,000) plus Coordinator's Salary ($1,500) | Passed as read. |
Article 46 | Door-to-door trash pickup ($55,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 47 | RWS Baler Fees ($245,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 48 | Transfer Station Operation ($50,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 49 | Transfer Station Construction ($15,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 50 | Library Budget ($38,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 51 | Parade ($4,750) | Passed as read. |
Article 52 | Youth League ($17,965) | Amended to $14,000. Passed as amended. |
Article 53 | Youth League Field ($18,225) | Amended to $12,000. Passed as amended. |
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? (2003 revenues were 2,792.20) | Passed as read. |
Motion to vote on Articles 56 to 69 as a single vote. | Passed. | |
Article 56 | Animal Shelter ($3,403) | Passed as read. |
Article 57 | S.M.A.A. on Aging ($1,404) | Passed as read. |
Article 58 | Counseling Services ($2,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 59 | Visiting Nurses ($3,053) | Passed as read. |
Article 60 | York County Child Abuse ($500) | Passed as read. |
Article 61 | York County Comm Action ($3,300) | Passed as read. |
Article 62 | Caring Unlimited ($681) | Passed as read. |
Article 63 | York County Shelter ($500) | Passed as read. |
Article 64 | Day One ($1,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 65 | Charles A. Warren Post ($2,000) | Passed as read. |
Article 66 | Girl Scouts ($1,600) | Passed as read. |
Article 67 | Cub Scouts ($1,110) | Passed as read. |
Article 68 | Academy Gym water($500) | Passed as read. |
Article 69 | Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission ($300) | Passed as read. |
Article 70 | Accept gift of deed for approx 2 acres on Sawyer Mtn | Postponed until 2005 Town meeting in order to assure legal questions are answered. |
Article 71 | What amount to transfer from Surplus to offset 2003 tax commitment? | $300,000 |
Article 65 | Schedule of tax payments: First half 7/15/2004, Second half 11/15/2004. Late charge of 6.5% | Amended to first half due 7/31/2004. Passed as amended. |
Adjourned 3:57 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.
Friday Sept 5, 2003 at 7:30 PM
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ARTICLE SUBJECT DISPOSITION Article 1 Moderator: Dennis Doughty Article 2 To see if the TOWN will vote to allow the Selectmen to transfer $30,000 from Surplus to Legal Miscellaneous
to cover the remaining 2003 years legal fees. Amenedment to reduce amount to $10,000 failed.
Article passed as written.