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Camden, Maine Where the Mountains Meet the Sea……. 2018 Annual Report Fiscal Year Reports: July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017 June 2018 Annual Town Meeting Warrant & Budget ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MUNICIPAL OFFICERS TOWN OF CAMDEN 29 Elm Street PO Box 1207 Camden, Maine 04843 Population – 4,850 (2010 Census) For the Fiscal Year July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017 June 2018 Annual Town Meeting Warrant & Budget ǣ Town Report Printed by Lincoln County Publishing of Damariscotta, Maine Printed on recycled paper 2018 CAMDEN ANNUAL TOWN REPORT 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ADMINISTRATION WARRANTS Dedication.............................................................................. 3 Results of Annual Town Meeting –6/14/17 ...............79 Remembrance...................................................................... 5 Results of SAD #28 Referendum – 6/13/17...............84 Appreciation......................................................................... 6 Results of CSD #19 Referedum – 6/13/17..................84 Elected Officials................................................................... 7 Results of Non-Binding Referendum 6/13/17 ..........85 Appointed Officials............................................................. 8 Results of Special Town Meeting - 6/20/17 ...............86 Town Committees .............................................................. 9 Results of Special Town Meeting - 08/15/17.............87 Legislature .............................................................. 11 Results of Special Town Meeting - 11/7/17 ...............88 Select Board.......................................................................... 18 Results of Special Town Meeting – 1/9/18.................89 Town Manager’s Report .................................................. 20 Warrant for Annual Town Meeting – 6/13/18..........90 Town Clerk’s Report.......................................................... 23 2018-2019 Revenue Summary .........................................96 Registrar of Voters Report.............................................. 24 2018-2019 Expenditure Summary.................................98 TAXES OTHER INFORMATION Tax Collector’s Report ...................................................... 25 Directory.................................................................................100 2017 Unpaid Real Estate Taxes ....................................26 2017 Unpaid Personal Property Taxes...................... 29 2017 Unpaid Real Estate Liens..................................... 29 Finance Director’s Report............................................... 30 Auditor’s Report.................................................................. 31 MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENTS Assessor’s Office.................................................................. 43 Planning & Development Office.................................... 44 Police Department ............................................................. 46 Fire Department.................................................................. 48 Emergency Management................................................. 50 Harbormaster’s Office ...................................................... 51 Public Works Office ........................................................... 52 Parks and Recreation/Snow Bowl............................... 54 Wastewater Department................................................. 56 Megunticook Dams ........................................................... 57 Opera House ......................................................................... 58 TOWN COMMITTEES/BOARDS Camden Conservation Commission............................ 59 Cemetery Association....................................................... 61 Camden Rockport Pathways Committee.................. 62 Energy & Sustainability Committee............................ 63 CEDAC ..................................................................................... 64 Historic Resources Committee...................................... 67 Personnel Board ................................................................. 68 Planning Board.................................................................... 70 Zoning Board of Appeals ................................................. 72 AFFILIATIONS Camden Public Library..................................................... 73 Coastal Mountains Land Trust...................................... 74 Megunticook Watershed ................................................ 75 MSAD 28/Five Town CSD .............................................. 76 Mid-Coast Solid Waste Corp........................................... 78 2 2018 CAMDEN ANNUAL TOWN REPORT DEDICATION The Town of Camden is pleased to dedicate this year's report to Elizabeth "Beedy" Parker, Camden's best known naturalist and social and environmental activist. Since moving to Camden in 1975, Beedy has been a tireless advocate for the environment in all that she does, quietly transforming her historic village home into a natural sanctuary and a hub of civic engagement. Even the home itself, and the small parcel of land surrounding it, have lessons to teach, reflecting a lifetime of conscious choices aimed at reducing waste, preserving history, and nurturing the plant and animal life that surrounds us. A lifelong gardener and one of the founders of the Knox County chapter of Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA), it's not surprising that Beedy is well known for her impressive gardens and history of feeding her family almost entirely from food they had grown themselves. This perhaps wouldn't be so noteworthy nor beneficial to the community had Beedy and her late husband, Richard chosen a homestead out in the country, away from the hustle and bustle of suburbia. Instead, they settled in the heart of Camden's village on a small parcel of under a ¼ acre and there created a model of self-sustainability and balance with the natural environment; a peaceful and tangible counter narrative to the conspicuous consumption of modern times. Beedy can often be seen pedaling around town on her bicycle, and her long legacy of environmental stewardship and advocacy is well known to most Camden residents, but not everyone knows that she helped save the Post Office from demolition or that seeds of her special “Beedy’s Camden Kale" are available through Fedco. Those who know Beedy know that she has never cared about who got credit for good work, and it's a good thing because it would be impossible to document all that Beedy represents and contributes to our town. The trees lining the street at the old Apollo Tannery site, known to some as "Beedy's trees", are one such example of her impact, flourishing still today thanks to her advocacy and that of other members of the Garden Club's tree committee. But perhaps her most important and enduring legacy here in the midcoast will be the book she hand wrote and illustrated titled, "A Natural History of Camden and Rockport.” Published in 1984 by the Camden- Rockport Historical Society, the book is a true work of art and history that can be appreciated by all ages, masterfully documented by a person who notices the details of the natural environment in a way that few of us, even lifelong residents, have ever paused to ponder. James Perry, president of the CRHS at the time had this to say: "It is history at its best - history which tells us where we are in time and place - which gives us a sense of partnership with this small reach of the universe and, hopefully, a sense of stewardship for its future." In 1987, Beedy and Jeanne Hollingsworth received the Natural Resources Council of Maine's Conservation Award for their work on pesticides, establishing the MOFGA No-Spray Registry to protect landowners from spray drift. Her work in this area has continued in town over many years, most recently as part of Citizens for a Green Camden, where she and others have made great strides raising awareness and reducing the use of lawn chemicals on private and public properties throughout town. 2018 CAMDEN ANNUAL TOWN REPORT 3 A Master Gardener herself, and ever the model of sustainability and self-reliance, Beedy was instrumental in establishing community garden sites to allow other in-town residents to grow their own food, she has taught and promoted composting throughout the midcoast, and was a founding member of the town's first recycling and waste reduction committee. A longtime member of the Historic Resources Committee, and lifelong historic preservation advocate, Beedy was instrumental in spearheading a committee that reversed a decision by the US Postal Service to move the office out of town and potentially demolish the historic building where the Camden Post Office remains today. She has worked with many others to advocate for planting and preservation of shade trees along Camden's streets after many were