WARRANT
COUNTY OF YORK
STATE OF MAINE
To: Charles Gruber, a resident in the Town of Shapleigh, in the County of York and the State of Maine.
Greetings, In the name of the State of Maine, you are hereby required to notify and warn the Inhabitants of the
Town of Shapleigh, Maine, qualified to vote in Town affairs, to meet at the Town House on Friday, March 13th,
2015 at eight o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles, to wit:
ARTICLE 1.
To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
ARTICLE 2.
To elect by "Secret Ballot" the following Town Officials:
(1) Selectman, Assessor & Overseer of the Poor
(1) Town Clerk & Tax Collector
(1) Director, Regional School Unit #57
(2) Trustee, Shapleigh Community Library
(1) Trustee, Shapleigh Community Forest
(1) Trustee, Shapleigh Community Forest
(1) Budget Committee Member
3 years
3 years
3 years
3 years
1 years
3 years
5 years
POLLS WILL BE OPENING FOR THE ELECTION OF TOWN OFFICERS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE
MODERATOR IS ELECTED AND WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL EIGHT O’CLOCK IN THE EVENING. After
the closing of the polls, the meeting will be recessed until Saturday, the Fourteenth day of March A.D. 2015 at ten
o’clock in the forenoon at the Shapleigh Memorial School.
ARTICLE 3.
Shall an ordinance entitled §105-31 ‘Preservation of landscape; landscaping of parking and
outdoor storage areas’ be amended as follows:
A. The landscape shall be preserved in its natural state, insofar as practical as determined
by the PB, by minimizing tree natural vegetation removal, and any grade changes shall
be in keeping with the general appearance of neighboring developed areas. Parking lots
shall be landscaped with shrubbery along all lot lines (except for street entrances) to
prevent erosion and stormwater runoff onto neighboring properties and streets.
Boundaries with existing residential properties shall be screened according to the
buffering standards in sec. 105-28 An effective visual screen of native vegetation,
including evergreens, shall be established and maintained between the parking or
storage area and any abutting residential property. The PB may require additional
trees planted in and around large parking lots. shall be provided with at least one
tree (of two –inch caliper) for every 35 car spaces (four trees per acre), to be located at
representative points throughout such lots
B. All parking or outdoor storage areas shall be separated from any public road by a
landscaped buffer strip at least 15 feet wide. The PB may require that within the
buffer strip a visual screen of plantings be established and maintained. Planted
with shade trees (minimum two-inch caliper, planted at least every 50 feet along the
road frontage) and dense, medium-height shrubs (three feet in height) to screen parked
vehicles. All such plantings shall be maintained as an effective visual screen. Shrubs or
trees which die shall be replaced within one growing season.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee makes no recommendation
ARTICLE 4.
Shall an ordinance entitled §89-19. Submissions be amended as follows:
A. The final plan shall consist of one or more maps or drawings drawn to a scale of not more
than 100 feet to the inch. Plans for subdivisions containing more than 75 acres may be
drawn at a scale of not more than 200 feet to the inch. Plans shall be no larger than 24
inches by 36 inches in size, and shall have a margin of two inches outside of the border
line on the left side of the binding and a one-inch margin outside the border along the
remaining sides. Space shall be reserved thereon for endorsement by the Board. Two
reproducible, stable based transparent originals, one to be recorded at the Registry of
Deeds, the other to be filed at the municipal offices, and three copies of the plan shall be
submitted. The subdivider may instead submit one reproducible stable based
transparent original of the final plan and one recording plan with three copies of the final
plan. In addition, one copy of the final plan, reduced to a size of 8 ½ inches by 11 inches,
and all accompanying information shall be mailed to each Board member no less than
seven days prior to the meeting.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee makes no recommendation
ARTICLE 5.
Shall an ordinance entitled §105-15. Definitions be amended as follows:
BUILDING HEIGHT – The vertical distance between the highest point of the roof and the average
grade of ground adjoining the building. and the lowest ground grade adjoining the building.
-------------------------------------Making a change to §105-15 also requires a change to the definition in §105-19.H to read as
follows:
Building Height. No building shall exceed 2 ½ stories or 35 feet in height, as measured between
the mean original grade at the downhill side of the structure the lowest ground grade adjoining
the building and the highest point of the structure. Exception: In public, semipublic, institutional
and agricultural buildings, a height not to exceed 40 feet is allowed in the General Purpose District
only, and must be in compliance with NFPA 101. Features of building and structures, such as
chimneys, towers, ventilators and spires, may exceed 35 feet in height but shall be set back from
the nearest lot line a distance not less than the height of such feature or structure, unless a greater
setback is required by other provisions of this chapter.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee makes no recommendation
ARTICLE 6.
Shall an ordinance entitled RESIDENTIAL GROWTH ORDINANCE be amended as
follows:
1.1
TITLE
This ordinance shall be known as the “Residential Growth Ordinance of the town of
Shapleigh, Maine” and will be referred to herein as the “ordinance”.
1.2
Legal Authority
This ordinance is adopted pursuant to Home Rule Powers as provided for in Article VIIIA of the Maine Constitution and Title 30, MRSA Section 1917.
1.3
Definitions
Growth Permit: a permit to create a new dwelling, issued by the Shapleigh Planning
Board after ascertaining that the proposed dwelling would meet all of the relevant
requirements of this ordinance.
Dwelling Unit: a room or group of rooms designed and equipped exclusively for use as
living quarters for only one family, including provisions for living, sleeping, cooking and
eating. The term shall include manufactured dwelling units but shall not include trailers
or recreational vehicles.
Family: one or more persons occupying a premise and living as a single housekeeping
unit, as distinguished from a group occupying a boarding house, lodging house or hotel.
Such unit shall not exceed five persons not related by blood or marriage.
Manufactured Housing Unit: structures, transportable in one or two sections, which are
constructed in a manufacturing facility and are transported to a building site and designed
to be used as dwellings when connected to the required utilities, including the plumbing,
heating, air conditioning and electrical systems contained therein.
1.4
Purpose
(a)
To maintain the predominately rural character of the town.
(b)
To provide for the local housing needs of Shapleigh’s existing residents, while
accommodating Shapleigh’s “fair share” of population growth in York County
and in the immediate sub-region.
(c)
To ensure fairness in the allocation of Growth Permits.
(d)
To ensure that the Growth Permit issuance system does not unduly increase
construction costs by preventing builders from erecting a moderate number of
houses at the same time.
(e)
To ensure that the Growth Permit issuance system is not abused by individuals
who would obtain Growth Permits when they are otherwise (perhaps financially)
not able to commence construction within several months
(f)
To allow growth of the residential population of the town at a rate which would
not impose an undue burden upon the provision of community services (including
education, fire protection, road maintenance, waste disposal, health services and
welfare) and which would be compatible with the orderly and gradual expansion
of said services.
(1)
During the most current review of the tax base for 2013, the Education
system accounts for 67.47% of the cost to taxpayers. The figure
calculated per child per year for 2012-2013 in RSU #57 is $10,388.
Although the number of children enrolled in the school system is not
expected to rise in the next several years, the cost to Shapleigh
taxpayers continues to have a slight increase each year. The most
recent figures of cost increase to taxpayers projected for the year
2014-2015 is 3.72%, creating a cost per child of $10,774. With this
figure it is apparent that any household with even one child would be an
impact since there are not enough property taxes derived from the
average house to generate enough money to pay for one child’s
education. Therefore, the Growth Ordinance system must calculate
growth in such a way as to assure the town can fund education at the
current levels and those of the future.
(g)
(h)
1.5
To guide Shapleigh’s expansion so that the annual increase in population and dwelling units shall
not exceed the average rate of population and housing growth which occurred within the subregion. During this time period, 2010 thru 2014, there is no census data but the number of
single family dwellings permitted in the town has steadily increased from (3) in 2010, (5) in
2011, (7) in 2012 to (15) in 2013. With the current projected need for housing, the maximum
annual number of Growth Permits should remain unchanged at 34 dwelling units.
To guide Shapleigh’s expansion so that the increases in education costs are predictable and
manageable.
Existing Structures
This ordinance shall not apply to the repair, replacement, reconstruction or alteration of any existing
building structure as long as no additional dwelling units are created by such construction.
Seasonal conversions are additional dwelling units.
1.6
General Requirements
All new dwelling units within the Town of Shapleigh, whether permanent or seasonal, shall be in
conformity with the provisions of this ordinance and the Zoning Ordinance, no new dwelling unit shall be
constructed which fails to meet the requirements of this ordinance and the Zoning Ordinance.
1.7
Administration
The procedure for applicants shall be as follows:
1.8
(a)
The Planning Board shall administer the “Growth Permit Selection System”
as described in paragraph 1.8 below in the case of all Growth Permit applications.
(b)
The Code Enforcement Officer shall ensure that all of the endorsements on the Growth Permit
application form have been completed before issuing any Building Permit.
(c)
Every Growth Permit shall be displayed with the Building Permit in a conspicuous place on the
premises under construction, and shall not be removed until all work covered by the permit has
been approved.
Growth Permit Selection System
(a)
There will be a $200 non-refundable application fee for each Growth Permit Application
submitted.
(b)
No more than two applications may be submitted per individual, corporation or any other legal
entity per month.
(c)
No more than two Growth Permits shall be issued to any one individual, corporation or any other
legal entity in one month.
(d)
A maximum number of 34 dwelling units shall be granted Growth Permits in each calendar year,
plus 2 additional Growth Permits that shall be for affordable housing constructed by Habitat for
Humanity.
(e)
A notarized copy of a signed sales contract, or other evidence acceptable to the Planning Board,
shall be required.
(f)
Applications may be submitted, beginning in August 2005, in person, or by certified mail on each
day the town office is normally open. Growth Permits will be issued as received at the first
Planning Board meeting in January of each year. Applications will be reviewed at each Planning
Board meeting thereafter until all permits have been issued for the calendar year. Applications not
issued after the yearly quota has been filled and before the new administrative year begins shall be
added to a waiting list.
(g)
Applications placed on the waiting list will be reviewed according to the date received on the firstcome first-served basis. Applicants who are on the waiting list will be notified December 1st that
they have 30 days in which to tell the Planning Board whether or not they wish to remain on the
waiting list for the following year. If they do not notify the Planning Board by January 1st of the
following year stating they wish to remain on the list, they will be removed from the list.
(h) All applicants that wish to remain on the waiting list must mail a non-refundable $50 administration
fee for the next calendar year. It must be received by January 1st. If the administration fee is not
received by January 1st the application will be removed from the waiting list.
1.9
Appeals
Appeals procedure for this ordinance shall be the same as specified in Section 6.8 of the Town of Shapleigh
Zoning ordinance, as revised.
1.10
Expiry of Permits
Growth Permits selected and issued in accordance with this ordinance shall expire after 90 days, unless a
building permit has been issued. This time period may be extended by the Code Enforcement Officer if
issuance of a building permit is delayed due to a technical problem.
1.11
Non-Transferability
Growth Permits shall be site-specific, and shall be valid for construction only on the lot specified on the
application. However, said permits shall be transferable to new owners of the lot, should the property
change hands. If a Permit is transferred, the date of issuance remains unchanged.
1.12
Conflict with Other Ordinances
This ordinance shall not repeal, annul, or in any way impair or remove the necessity of compliance with
any other rule, regulation, by-law, permit or provision of law and the Zoning Ordinance. Where this
ordinance imposes a greater restriction upon the use of land, buildings or structures, the provisions of this
ordinance shall prevail.
1.13
Validity and Severability
Should any section or provision of this ordinance be declared by the courts to be invalid, such decision
shall not invalidate any other section or provision of this ordinance.
1.14
Effective Date
The effective date of this ordinance is the date of adoption by Town vote.
1.15
Review Procedure
The ordinance shall be reviewed every three (3) years by a committee comprised of the Board of
Selectmen, the Planning Board and the Code Enforcement Officer.
1.16
Amendment Procedure
An amendment to this ordinance may be initiated by:
(a)
the Planning Board, provided a majority of the Board has so voted,
(b)
request of the municipal officers to the Planning Board, or
(c)
written petition of a number of voters equal to at least 10% of the number of votes cast in the
municipality at the last gubernatorial election.
An amendment to this ordinance may be adopted by:
(a)
a majority vote of registered voters present and voting if the proposed amendment is recommended
by the Planning Board, or
(b)
a majority vote of registered voters present and voting if the proposed amendment is not
recommended by the Planning Board.
1.17
1.18
Violations
(a)
A violation of this ordinance shall be deemed to exist when any person, firm or corporation
engages in any construction activity directly related to the erection or placement of a dwelling unit
upon any land within the Town of Shapleigh without having first obtained a Growth Permit from
the Planning Board.
(b)
If a dwelling has been constructed or placed without a Growth Permit, it shall also be deemed a
violation for any person, firm or corporation to sell, lease, rent or convey such dwelling, or for any
person or family to occupy such dwelling until such permit has been duly issued.
Penalties
(a)
Any person, firm or corporation being the owner or having control or use of any residential
building constructed in violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) for each day
such a violation (construction activity) continues after notification by the town or its agents.
(b)
If a dwelling unit has been constructed contrary to the provisions of this ordinance and then sold,
leased, rented or conveyed for the residential use, the vendor, lessor, landlord or conveyor shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be fined not less than five thousand dollars
($5,000).
(c)
If a dwelling unit has been constructed contrary to the provisions of this ordinance and is then
occupied by the builder or his family, for residential use, the builder shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be fined not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000).
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee makes no recommendation
ARTICLE 7.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500 as Shapleigh's share
of the operational costs of the Northern York County Twelve Town Group.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 8.
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to hold for municipal use, or to
sell, any town property acquired by matured liens and to issue quit claim deeds for the
same when all obligations to the Town have been satisfied; sale to be by public auction if
to other than the owner of record at the time of foreclosure.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 9.
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to dispose of town-owned
equipment or town-owned personal property under such terms and conditions as they
deem advisable.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 10.
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to use overlay funds for
tax abatements and applicable interest.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 11.
To see if the Town will vote to set the interest rate to be paid by the Town on abated
taxes at 7% pursuant to 36 M.R.S.A. § 506-A.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommend approval
ARTICLE 12.
To see if the Town will vote to accept and appropriate any and all State and Federal
Funds and Excise Tax receipts.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 13.
To see if the Town will vote to commit taxes no later than August 25, 2015 with interest,
taxes due and payable no later than 40 days from commitment and to see if the Town will
fix a rate of interest of 7 % to be charged on taxes and tax liens, unpaid after said due
date.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 14.
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to accept any income from any
source including but not limited to fines, fees, gifts, sales, grants and reimbursements and
to appropriate said income into various municipal accounts in accordance with the purpose
for which the funds were received and to expend those monies donated for specific
purposes.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 15.
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the municipal officers to spend an amount not to
exceed 3/12 of the budgeted amount of the 2015 annual budget during the period from
January 1, 2016 to the annual town meeting in March 2016.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 16.
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from undesignated funds the sum of $35,000
to be deposited in the Revaluation Reserve.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 17.
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from undesignated funds the sum of $50,000
to be deposited in the Capital Improvement Reserve Account.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 18.
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Trustees of the Shapleigh Community Forest
and the Board of Selectmen to expend from the Community Forest Fund monies in the
sum of $5,000 for the maintenance of the Community Forest and Town Beach.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 19.
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Trustees of the Shapleigh Community Forest
and the Board of Selectmen to expend from the Community Forest Fund monies in the
sum of $1,000 for the purpose of a Forestry Scholarship for any boy or girl from the
Town of Shapleigh in a high school graduating class who plans to further their education
in any fields that are related to forestry activities, such as wildlife biology, forestry
conservation or management, the recipient of this scholarship to be chosen by the
Community Forest Trustees and the Board of Selectmen.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 20.
To see what sum the Town will vote to compensate the following:
Selectmen (each)
$8,955.
Assessor
$10,000.
Treasurer
$27,848.
Town Clerk/Tax Collector
$42,428.
(All Town Clerk/Tax Collector fees collected to accrue to the Town)
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 21.
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from excise taxes, interest, various and sundry
receipts the amount of $586,624.00 for the General Government Account for the
ensuing year.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTILCE 22.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,300 for digital
mapping for the Town of Shapleigh.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 23.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $48,000 for siding of the
Shapleigh Town Hall Building.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 24.
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from Capital Improvements the sum of
$16,646 for a vault storage system for the Town Hall.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 25.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $52,557 for the Fire
Department to be spent as follows:
Operations, Maintenance and Equipment
Salaries:
Fire Chief
Assistant Chief
Deputy Chief
Training Officer
Captain
Captain
Fire Prevention Officer
TOTAL:
$38,300.
$6,333.
$3,804.
$1,268.
$1,268.
$ 634.
$ 634.
$ 316.
$52,557.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 26.
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from undesignated funds the sum of $12,000
for SCBA Packs and Bottles for the Fire Department, said monies to be placed in a
SCBA Reserve Account.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 27.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,800 for the purchase of
a Thermal Imager for the Fire Department.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 28.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $15,000 for the (Fire
Department) Stipend Fund.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 29.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $7,536 for the (Fire
Department) Turn Out Gear Reserve Fund.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 30.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,264 for the (Fire
Department) Medical Reserve Fund.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 31.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,056 to be deposited in
the (Fire Department) Uniform Reserve Fund.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 32.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,217 to be deposited in
the (Fire Department) Hydrant Reserve Fund.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 33.
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from undesignated funds the sum of $30,000
to be deposited in the Fire Truck Reserve Fund for the eventual purchase of a new fire
truck.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 34.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $8,744 for the general
maintenance of the Ross Corner Fire Company for the ensuing year.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 35.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $27,500 for receiving and
dispatching Emergency fire and rescue calls, PSAP and Communications for the Town
of Shapleigh.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 36.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $20,600 for the Public
Safety Building expenses for the ensuing year.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 37.
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from undesignated funds the sum of
$15,000 for repairs needed to the Public Safety Building, said monies to be placed in
the PSB Reserve Fund.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 38.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of
$45,000 for contract services with the York County Sheriff’s Department for Law
Enforcement Service to be in conjunction with the Town of Acton.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 39.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $39,529 for the operation
of the Shapleigh Rescue Squad to be spent as follows for the ensuing year.
General Maintenance
Services of Chief
Assistant Chief
Secretary
Treasurer
Billing Coordinator
Captain (new)
Training Officer (new)
Driver Engineer (new)
TOTAL:
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 40.
$26,000.
$ 6,333.
$ 3,800.
$ 632.
$ 632.
$ 632.
$ 500.
$ 500.
$ 500.
$39,529.
2 Yes 2 Abstain 1 Absent
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $65,000 for the purpose
of per-diem staffing for Public Safety Emergency Response.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 41.
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from undesignated funds the sum up to
$50,000 for the exploration and potential hiring of a Public Safety Administrator.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends appropriate up to $5000 from undesignated funds
for the exploration of a Public Safety Administrator position. 3 Yes 1 Abstain 1
Absent
ARTICLE 42.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,980 for Emergency
Management Agency for the ensuing year, as follows:
Operation and Maintenance
EMA Director Compensation
EMA Deputy Director Compensation
TOTAL:
$1,480
$3,000
$ 500
$4,980.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 43.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,800 to be used for the
salary/expenses/mileage of the Animal Control Officer.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 44.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,000 for Street
Lighting for the ensuing year.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 45.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $750 for the purchase of
E911 road signs and replacement signs.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 46.
To see what compensation the Town will pay road crews for labor, trucks, tractor
operators, etc. for the ensuing year excluding winter road maintenance. Request: State
approved wage scale plus 15%.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 47.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $220,000 for winter road
maintenance, said funds to be placed in a Reserve Account.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 48.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the following sums for the general
maintenance of Town ways and bridges as follows for the ensuing year:
Northern District:
Southern District:
$40,000
$40,000
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 49.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the following sums to assist in the
repair and maintenance of pond roads, so called, only on such pond roads as the Town
holds proper easements for the ensuing year.
Northern District:
Southern District:
$18,000
$18,000
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 50.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the following sums for cutting brush
along Town ways and pond roads, so-called, for which the Town holds proper easements
for the ensuing year, said funds to be placed in a Reserve Fund until expended.
Northern District:
Southern District:
$5,000
$5,000
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 51.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the following sums for Tar and
Sealer on Town ways, said funds to be placed in a Reserve Fund until expended.
Northern District:
Southern District:
$200,000
$200,000
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 52.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $30,000 for road
improvements in the Southern District, said monies to be placed in the (Southern District
Road Improvement Reserve Fund) until expended. Projected road improvement project
for 2015: Back Road.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 53.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $30,000 for road
improvements in the Northern District, said monies to be placed in the (Northern District
Road Improvement Reserve Fund) until expended. Projected road improvement
projects for 2015: Goose Pond Road and Town Farm Road
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 54.
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to expend the Local
Road Assistance Program (LRAP) funds received from the State for capital
improvements on any and all Town ways for the ensuing year.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 55.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $250,000 for the expenses
relating to the operation of the Transfer Station for the ensuing year.
Board of Selectmen recommends raise and appropriate $200,000 and to use $50,000
from Transfer Station fees collected
Budget Committee recommends raise and appropriate $200,000 and to use $50,000
from Transfer Station fees collected
ARTICLE 56.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $400 for the Four Leaf
Clover (4-H Club) for the ensuing year.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 57.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,200 for the general
maintenance of the William’s property for the ensuring year.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 58.
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from undesignated funds the sum of $1,200 for
improvements to the entrance of the William’s Property off of the County Road.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTILCE 59.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500 for the creation of
a Forest Management Plan for the William’s property.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 60.
To see what sum of money the Town will raise and appropriate for the following agencies
for the ensuing year.
American Red Cross
Biddeford Free Clinic
Caring Unlimited
Child Abuse Prevention Council (Kids Free to Grow)
Child Care Services of York County
Maine Behavioral Healthcare formally CSI
Day One
Home Health Visiting Nurse Service
SARSSM (Sexual Assault Response Services)
Southern Maine Agency on Aging
York County Community Action Corporation
TOTAL:
$2,500
$ 300
$ 800
$ 500
$ 750
$1,600
$1,000
$4,240
$1,000
$1,700
$1,800
$16,190.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends $1,000 for American Red Cross, all others as
written.
ARTICLE 61.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the following new agency for the
ensuing year:
Maine Public Broadcasting Network
$200.
Board of Selectmen does not recommend approval
Budget Committee does not recommend approval
ARTICLE 62.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,850 in order to
decorate the Veteran’s graves, maintain the multitude of cemeteries containing veterans
located throughout the town to comply with Maine State law for the ensuing year and any
research that is necessary, any unused funds will be deposited in the Veteran’s Cemetery
Reserve Account.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 63.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000, for beautifying
(planting additional flowers, shrubs erecting monuments honoring Veterans) the Southern
Maine Veterans Cemetery said donation will be payable to the Southern Maine Veterans
Cemetery Association.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 64.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $33,750 for the operation
and maintenance of the Shapleigh Community Library for the ensuing year, as follows.
Operation and Maintenance
Librarian Compensation
Fill-In Librarian
TOTAL:
$18,900.
$14,000.
$ 850.
$33,750.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 65.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,250 to be used for
Shapleigh Community Day. Any unused funds will be placed in the Shapleigh
Community Day Reserve Fund.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 66.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,500 for the
maintenance of the grounds at the Shapleigh Town Hall and Commons area for the
ensuing year.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 67.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $14,000 for the operations
and maintenance of the Sports Fields for the ensuing year:
Maintenance
Director, hourly not to exceed
Miscellaneous
TOTAL:
$12,000.
$1,500.
$500.
$14,000.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 68.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $8,000 for the operation,
equipment, and maintenance of the Recreation Committee for the ensuing year.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 69.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000 for the operation,
equipment, and maintenance of the Mousam Valley Little League for the ensuing year.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 70.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,400 said monies to be
placed in a Dam Maintenance Reserve Fund. Funds to be used for the annual
maintenance of the Emery Mills Dam and the Square Pond Dam.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 71.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000 said monies to be
placed in the Dam Reserve Fund to be used for capital expenditures for upkeep in the
future.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 72.
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from undesignated funds the sum of $50,000
to be deposited in the Bridge Repair Reserve Account.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 73.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $365 for the
Conservation Committee operating expense for the ensuing year.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 74.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $300 towards the support
of the Saco River Corridor Commission for water quality monitoring program in town
for the ensuing year.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 75.
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen and Treasurer to use the
Cash Management interest/Cash Investments and undesignated funds to pay for the
2015 Tax Anticipation Notes interest.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 76.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $22,000 for support of the
Acton/ Shapleigh Youth Conservation Corps work throughout the Mousam Lake –
Square Pond watershed and Milfoil Inspection Program for the ensuing year.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 77.
To see if the Town will to vote raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000 for support of the
Acton-Shapleigh Historical Society.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
ARTICLE 78.
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the money received from the snowmobile
registration reimbursements equally to the Mousam Valley Snowmobile Club and the
Squash Hollow Sno-goers Club for the purpose of maintaining their snowmobile trails
within the borders of Shapleigh to be open for the use by the Public for snowmobiles at all
times, and to authorize the municipal officers to enter into an agreement with the Clubs
under such terms and conditions as the municipal officers may deem advisable for that
purpose.
Board of Selectmen recommends approval
Budget Committee recommends approval
The Selectmen hereby give notice that the Registrar of Voters will be in session at the Town House on Friday,
March 13th, 2015 the day of said meeting for the purpose of revising the list of voters between the hours of NINE
O'CLOCK in the forenoon until FOUR O'CLOCK in the evening.
Given under our hands at the Town House, Shapleigh Maine on the 20th day of February 2015.
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Mark R. Cobb, Chairman
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William J. Mageary
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Michael S. Perro
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
At True Copy: _________________________
Joanne Rankin, Town Clerk