Select Board Meeting

As a result of conflicting events for several Select Board members, the Select Board meeting to be held on Monday, December 8 will be moved up to 5:00pm and will have a very limited agenda.

The expectation is that the sole item on the agenda (which will not be separately published) will be signing the week’s disbursement warrants, and that all substantive, non-time-sensitive matters will be addressed at the Board’s next meeting on December 15.

Collins Response to Carbon Tax Letter

At the 2025 Annual Town Meeting, the Town directed the Select Board to communicate to state legislators, Members of Congress, Governor, and President of the United States that the town calls upon our Federal elected representatives to enact carbon pricing legislation to protect Maine from the costs and environmental risks of continued climate inaction.

Senator Collins recently responded to that letter; a copy of her response is available here.

Fire Station/Public Safety Building plans

The Town of Blue Hill is seeking volunteers to serve on a committee to develop recommendations to the Select Board and Town of Blue Hill for building and property layout and design of the new public safety building at 30 Tenney Hill.

Specifically, the Select Board is looking for 3-4 committee members with demonstrated skills, experience or expertise in grant writing; historical architecture relevant to Blue Hill Village; responsible stewardship of natural resources; and/or project management and budgeting.

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Seeking Budget Committee Volunteers

Want to influence where our tax dollars are spent?

As we head into the season for developing the Town’s calendar year 2026 budget (published in the Annual Town Report and the Annual Town Meeting Warrant), the Select Board is seeking up to three volunteers to participate in the Budget Committee. With two previous members of the committee now holding incompatible elected positions and another having termed out, three of the five seats are available.

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