Meeting Date
2024-06-04
Board
Present
Chris Smith, Jeff Rackliff, Laura Church, Kerry Casey, Adam Bliss, Sterlin Paul, Josh Markham, Beth Trehu, John Rodrigue.
- Reviewed and dispersed the mail.
- The selectmen read and accepted the minutes from the previous meeting.
- Reviewed and signed Warrant #11 ($18,683.40).
- The selectboard set the 2024 Mill Rate at 0.0084 this is a drastic decrease from the 0.02005 Mill Rate of 2023 (the increase in the Town wide evaluation decreased the Mill Rate). The slectboard, treasurer, and tax collector had a lengthy and difficult conversation discussing different Mill Rate options. A few points of the conversation are the Kennebec County Tax was increased by approximately 40% more than had been anticipated during the budgeting process. The projected budget for SAD 9 has increased more than projected (larger increase than in previous years). Two budget items were increased off the floor during the March Town Meeting. The 2024 budget had a projected 0% increase and the above three items have increased the 2024 budget. A lot of thought and hard work went into this conversation trying to keep taxes flat from last year as the new Town wide evaluations will go into effect this fiscal year. Unfortunately, the townspeople will see a small increase in taxes. Had the Town not done a reevaluation, the residents would still have seen an increase based on the above mentioned increases.
- The selectboard had a teams.microsoft meeting with an engineering firm and a grant writer to go over damages to the road and culverts during the two large storms that occurred over the last 12 months. The town is working on grants to help replace culverts and improve water crossing with hopes to prevent future storm issues.
- The Animal Control Officer (ACO) let the selectboard know of an issue between two residents on Kimball Pond Road. One Resident keeps making complaints about the other residents animals. The ACO informed the residents that there was not an animal issue.
- Meeting adjourned.