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JUNE 2017 CHEBEAGUE ISLAND COUNCIL CALENDAR
From the Town Office
Office Hours—
We are open Monday and Thursday from 9:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. and from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As always, if
you need assistance at other times, please don’t hesitate to call (846-
3148) and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.
Transfer Station—
The Transfer Station is now open Monday and
Thursday morning from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.; Wednesday and Friday
afternoon from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday from 9:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. As always the Transfer Station is closed on
Tuesday. Please remember that this is a
pay-as-you-throw
facility.
We don’t charge for household trash, but we do
charge for bulky waste that has to be transported in our
construction and demolition containers. Fees are posted
at the Transfer Station. There is free non-commercial
disposal during Bulky Waste weekend (August 5 and 6).
TheTransfer Station will be open all dayWednesday
July 5 for all of that July 4
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celebration trash!
New! Now Accepting Credit Cards!—
We are happy
to announce that we can now accept credit cards as a form of
payment in the Town Office. In addition to cash and checks, we will
also accept VISA, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover cards.
The service is provided through Information Resource of Maine
(InforME), which will collect a processing fee for the use of the credit
card. A processing fee of $1 will be added to transactions of up to
$40. For transactions over $40, the processing fee will be 2.5 percent
of the total. For instance, if you use a credit card to pay your tax bill
of $2,000, the processing fee would be $50.
Volunteer Opportunities—
We still need onemore person for the Board
of Adjustments and Appeals. We also have one vacancy on the Planning
Board as of June 30, 2017. If you have an interest in volunteering on one
of our committees, please inquire at the Town Office.
Elections—
We have two vacancies for the election on June 13. Dave
Stevens on the Board of Selectmen and Bev Johnson on the School
Board both come to the end of their terms in June. Herb Maine is
the single contestant for the Board of Selectmen seat. And Courtney
Breslin Doughty is running for the School Board vacancy. There is also
one State Referendum question: “Do you favor a $50,000,000 bond
issue to provide $45,000,000 in funds for investment in research,
development and commercialization in the State to be used for
infrastructure, equipment, and technology upgrades that
enable organizations to gain and hold market share,
to increase revenues and to expand employment or
preserve jobs for Maine people, to be awarded through
a competitive process to Maine-based public and
private entities, leveraging other funds in a one-to-
one ratio and $5,000,000 in funds to create jobs and
economic growth by lending to or investing in small
businesses with the potential for significant growth and
strong job creation?”
Town Meeting—
Our Annual Town Meeting will be held Saturday June
10 beginning at 9:00 a.m. There are 69 articles. Last year there were
63. Ten articles pertain to Paper Streets. If you have been following
the Paper-Street conversation by attending the public workshops and
Selectmen’s meetings, you know that there may be some long debates
surrounding these articles. Be prepared for a long meeting!
There is a 2.55% increase in the overall budget from the previous
year. If everything passes as is at Town Meeting, I am estimating
a small increase in the tax rate from 16.35 to 16.50 per thousand
dollars of value. This could all change at Town Meeting, so stay tuned.
Thank you for your support, and remember to be kind to one another,
Marjorie E. Stratton, Town Administrator
Island Electric
846-2468
islndelt@juno.com
Repair and servicing of electric appliances, water heaters, water-pump systems, septic-pump
systems, sump pumps, lamps and light fixtures.
Installation and repair of electrical systems and components, including generator sales and service.
Installation and repair of wiring for telephones, computers, televisions, and sound systems.
Wiring of boats and marine facilities, such as docks and piers.
Thanks for your business, and remember to support your local island businesses.
Kim Boehm