News tagged: Boards/Committees
Parent tag for categories associated with Town boards and committees.
Select Board Minutes 3/9/2026
Select Board Meeting Agenda
The draft agenda for the Select Board meeting to be held on April 13, 2026 is available here.
2026 Annual Town Meeting Results
Friday, April 3, 2026
Article 1: John F. Milliken Jr. was elected moderator by written ballot.
Article 2:
Select Board: (1 seat)
Ellen Best: 238
Scott Cromwell: 203
Write-In: 4
Blank: 14
Planning Board: (2 seats)
Marcia McKeague: 319
Gavin Riggall: 318
Write-In: 1
Blank: 280
School Board: (3 seats)
Hannah Bates: 335
Elaine Lawrence: 306
J. Benjamin Wootten: 287
Write-In: 8
Blank: 441
Article 3:
GSA Excess Tuition:
Yes: 302
No: 149
Blank: 8
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Article 4: passed by unanimous consent
Article 5: passed by unanimous consent
Article 6: passed as recommended
Article 7: passed as recommended
Article 8: passed as recommended
Article 9: passed as recommended
Article 10: passed as recommended
Article 11: passed as recommended
Article 12: passed as recommended
Article 13: passed as recommended
Article 14: passed as recommended
Article 15: passed as recommended
Article 16: passed as recommended
Article 17: passed as recommended by written ballot
Yes: 130
No: 7
Blank: 0
Article 18: passed as recommended by visual count
Yes: 133
No: 1
Article 19: passed as recommended
Article 20: passed as recommended
Article 21: passed as recommended
Article 22: passed as recommended
Article 23: passed as recommended
Article 24: passed as recommended
Article 25: passed as recommended
Article 26: passed as recommended
Article 27: passed as recommended
Article 28: passed as recommended
Article 29: passed as recommended
Article 30: passed as recommended
Article 31: passed as recommended
Article 32: passed as recommended
Article 33: passed as recommended
Article 34: passed as recommended
Article 35: passed as recommended
Article 36: passed as recommended
Article 37: passed as recommended; article text amended to read “[. . .] principal amount not to exceed $1,592,500, which bonds or notes [. . .]” (emphasis added)
Article 38 passed as recommended
Article 39: passed as recommended
Article 40: passed as recommended
Article 41: passed as recommended
Article 42: passed as recommended
Article 43: passed as recommended
Article 44: passed as recommended
Article 45: passed as recommended
Article 46: passed as recommended
Article 47: passed as recommended
Article 48: passed as written ($35,000)
Article 49: passed as recommended
Article 50: passed as written ($1,150)
Article 51: passed as recommended
Article 52: passed as written ($3,000)
Article 53: passed as recommended
Article 54: passed as recommended
Article 55: passed as recommended
Article 56: passed as recommended
Article 57: passed by visual count as amended to read “[. . .] raise and appropriate $3,000 from Property Tax [. . .]” (emphasis added)
Yes: 71
No: 31
Article 58: passed as written
Article 59: passed as recommended
Article 60: passed as written
Article 61: passed as written
Article 62: passed as written
Article 63: passed as written
Article 64: passed as written
Article 65: passed as written
Planning Board Agenda 4/8/26
Select Board Meeting Agenda
The draft agenda for the Select Board meeting to be held on April 6, 2026 is available here.
Reminder: Fire Station Open House
As a reminder, the Fire Department will hold an open house at the existing Blue Hill Fire Station on Water Street on Thursday, April 2 from 4:00-6:00pm.
This will allow residents and voters to see the current layout, condition, and learn about the Town’s concerns about the facility before the Annual Town Meeting on Friday, April 3 and Saturday, April 4.
Select Board Meeting Agenda
The draft agenda for the Select Board meeting to be held on March 30, 2026 is available here.
2026 Budget/Property Tax Slides
A public hearing on the GSA Excess Charge referendum question and a review of the 2026 budget (and potential property tax implications) was held on Thursday, March 26.
A copy of the PowerPoint slides shown during that meeting is available here.
Amended Town Meeting Warrant
On March 25, the Select Board approved an amended warrant for Blue Hill’s Annual Town Meeting. The warrant:
- Added an article (Article 65) that had been inadvertently omitted from the warrant relating to naming the AA Little League field the “The Steven P. Johnson Memorial Field.”
- Specified the amount requested by the Blue Hill Public Library in Article 25.
- Corrected a clerical error in the Select Board and Budget Committee recommendations in Article 37.
The amended warrant is available here.
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