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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Special Town Meeting Results

The following are the Town-wide unofficial voting results from yesterday’s Special Town Meeting:

  • Article 1 (Election of Moderator):
    • John Milliken (3 Yes, 0 No,0 Blank) by written ballot
  • Article 1-A (Cannabis Establishment Moratorium): Passed by a show of hands
  • Article 1-B (Additional Budget Appropriations): Passed by a show of hands
  • Article 2 (Toddy Pond Watershed Management District Formation): 1,159 Yes, 183 No, 23 Blank
  • Article 3 (Cannabis Establishment Opt-In): 582 Yes, 760 No, 23 Blank

These results are subject to review and certification by the elected Moderator.

Thank you to all who voted!

Delayed Town Office Opening

Due to extraordinary turnout for Tuesday’s election/referendum and staffing requirements for tallying votes and reporting results, the Town Office will not open for business until noon on Wednesday, November 5.

New Town Meeting Warrant

An amended Warrant for the Special Town Meeting to be held on Election Day, November 4, 2025 was approved and signed by the Select Board this evening. The warrant adds two articles, one for the potential enactment of a moratorium ordinance on cannabis establishments and a second to appropriate funds for certain municipal expenditures that were not anticipated in the 2025 annual budget. These articles will be considered in an open Town Meeting to be held immediately after the election of a moderator.

A copy of the amended warrant is available here; together with the attached moratorium ordinance.

Public Hearing Reminder

In advance of the November 4th election and Special Town Meeting, a public hearing will be held on Wednesday, October 22 in the Gordon Emerson Auditorium at the Blue Hill Town Hall.

The hearing will provide an opportunity for the public to speak in favor of, or against, the two questions to be put to Blue Hill voters:

  • Do you favor the establishment of and the town’s participation in the Toddy Pond Watershed Management District and the appropriation of $780 to provide the town’s share of the estimated budget for the first year of operation of the Toddy Pond Watershed Management District?
  • To see if the Town of Blue Hill will vote to opt-in to permit the operation of licensed Adult-Use Marijuana Stores (also known as retail marijuana stores) within the town, pursuant to Title 28-B of the Maine Revised Statutes, and further to direct the Blue Hill Select Board to develop a municipal ordinance for the regulation and local licensing of such stores, said ordinance to be presented for voter approval at a future Town Meeting.

A link for remote participation via Teams has been posted on the Town website calendar.