BRUNSWICK
The Brunswick Town Council and School Board welcomed newly elected members and selected new leadership during inauguration ceremonies Tuesday night.
Incoming District 7 Town Councilor Sarah Brayman took the oath of office for the council alongside incumbent District 5 Councilor Gerald Favreau and At-large Councilor Benet Pols, who held the District 7 seat for the past three years.
Each will serve three-year terms in those seats.
After taking the oath, the new council unanimously reelected At- large Councilor Joanne King to continue serving as chairwoman.
District 2 Councilor Ben Tucker was selected to serve as the council’s vice chairman.
In a brief statement, King lauded land and facilities decisions that the town made in 2011, citing a deal to swap the town’s Longfellow School for Bowdoin College’s McLellan Building in 2014 and continuing work on a police station project at the corner of Stanwood and Pleasant streets as positive steps for the town.
King also said that the new council should focus on redevelopment at Brunswick Landing and prepare for the arrival of the Amtrak Downeaster, expected later this year.
The council is currently considering the creation of two separate tax-increment financing districts for Brunswick Landing and for the Brunswick Executive Airport, which King said would “have long-term implications for the town and redevelopment of the base.”
The Town Council also selected the law firm Bernstein Shur to serve as Brunswick’s legal counsel for 2012, with District 4 councilor John Perreault abstaining from the vote because he said he does construction work for the town attorney, Pat Scully.
School Board
The School Board also welcomed newly elected at-large member William Thompson, who in November won the seat formerly held by John B. “Jack” Jones.
District 5 board member Jim Grant and District 7 representative Michele Joyce also took the oath Tuesday to serve three more years on the board.
Following the ceremony, the board selected Grant to serve as the new board chairman. Corinne Perreault, who chaired the board in 2011, was selected as the board’s vice chairwoman.
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