GORHAM – Gorham voters on Election Day in November will elect four municipal officials and decide on three local referendum questions totaling nearly $5 million, including one to renovate the Public Safety Building.

The council race is wide open as Brenda Caldwell, the chairwoman, and Matt Mattingly, who is seeking legislative office, have previously announced they are not seeking re-election. On the School Committee, the terms of James Hager, chairman, and Darryl Wright are expiring.

Five candidates for the Gorham Town Council and one School Committee candidate have taken out nomination papers for the municipal election on Tuesday, Nov. 6, according to the town clerk’s office Tuesday.

But Deputy Town Clerk Jennifer Elliott said Tuesday morning that no one had returned the papers due in the town clerk’s office by Monday, Sept. 24.

Each of the five posts is a three-year term.

Generally meeting on Tuesdays, the council, in an unusual special meeting Wednesday, Aug. 22, approved a referendum asking voters whether to borrow up to $4 million to renovate the Public Safety Building at 270 Main St. It houses both police and the fire/rescue departments.

Last week’s published agenda item asked for $1 million to renovate the building but the figure was hiked in a series of amendments up to $4 million.

Caldwell said the two departments are working in substandard conditions in the present facility. Caldwell said a project to improve conditions had been postponed for 10 years.

“I desperately want this to go forward,” Caldwell said last week urging council approval.

The council also approved a referendum to borrow up to $500,000 to repair the former Little Falls School on Acorn Street with any leftover funds earmarked for the Little Falls Recreation area at 668 Gray Road.

Both measures passed with 5-2 votes (councilors Michael Phinney and Matthew Robinson opposed).

In its regular meeting on Aug. 7, the council approved a $450,000 referendum question to buy a replacement fire truck with money coming from either existing funds or borrowed.

A public hearing will be held on the three referendums on Tuesday, Oct. 2.

In June, voters approved spending up to $450,000 for a fire truck. Two of the town’s fire trucks have been out of service for some time. Town Manager David Cole told the council earlier this month that one of the disabled trucks was 26 years old and the other 30.

In recent months, Gorham has operated with a fire truck borrowed from the city of Portland and another from Standish. But recently, Standish needed its returned.