BOWDOIN
Bowdoin residents will convene at Bowdoin Central School at 9 a.m. Saturday for the town’s annual town meeting.
The town body will consider adopting a $901,517 municipal budget for fiscal year 2015, which is a decrease of $51,308 from the 2014 budget. Town officials were able to lower its spending because it paid off the bond it was paying for the Mid Maine Waste Action Corporation in Auburn where residents can take trash, since the town has no dump. The town’s last payment was approximately $50,000.
The town has budgeted the same as in 2014 for road maintenance and repair, paving and sealing — though officials plan to use more money from excise tax since the town expects less funds from the Maine Department of Transportation in 2015.
Selectmen also increased General Assistance from $25,000 to $32,000 due to a concern residents may be having a difficult time with a tough winter. Half of these funds are reimbursed by the state.
The town will also be electing a selectmen. The three-year term of Michelle Keleher is expiring. In addition, Brad Totten’s three-year term on the Planning Board is expiring, so a Planning Board member also will be elected Saturday.
The town body also annually elects a road commissioner, treasurer, tax collector and clerk.
Residents will also see a proposed ordinance amendment regarding road design standards in Article 23, and particularly application requirements and procedures. Article 24 would amend the definition of road frontage.
dmoore@timesrecord.com
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