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. ______________________________ Mark R. Cobb, Chairman ______________________________ William J. Mageary _____________________________ Michael S. Perro BOARD OF SELECTMEN At True Copy: _________________________ Joanne Rankin, Town Clerk
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