TOWN OF GORHAM, MAINE TOWN REPORT SUMMARY For Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2017 Baxter Memorial Library Building TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Contact Information 1 Schedule of Meetings 4 Frequently Asked Questions 8 Report of the Town Manager 11 Assessing Department Report 15 Baxter Memorial Library Report 16 Code Enforcement Office Report 17 Fire/Rescue Department Report 18 GOCAT Report 19 Gorham Economic Development Corp. 21 Planning Department Report 22 Police Department Report 28 Public Works Department Report 29 Recreation Department Report 31 Town Clerk’s Report 33 Outstanding Real Estate Taxes 35 Outstanding Personal Property Taxes 49 Outstanding Sewer Utility Summary 53 Financial Statements 55 CONTACT INFORMATION AND DEPARTMENT HOURS Town Website Address: www.gorham-me.org Emergencies: Call 9-1-1 Department Phone Number Hours Town Clerk’s Office 222-1670, Mon-Wed 8-4, Thurs 8-6:30, Fri 8-1 Fax 839-5036 Assessing Department/ 222-1600 Mon 8:30-4:30, Tue 8:30-12:30, Cumberland County Office of 699-2475 Wed 8:30-12:30, Thurs 8:30-12:30, Regional Assessing Fax 839-4793 Fri 1-4:30 Code Enforcement 222-1605 Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30 Fax 839-4793 Finance Department 222-1610 Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30 Fax 839-5048 Planning Department 222-1620 Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30 Fax 839-7711 Recreation Department 222-1630 Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30 Fax 839-7752 GOCAT Studio 222-1641 Varies based on need Town Manager 222-1650 Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30 Fax 839-5408 Human Resources 222-1650 Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30 Fax 839-5408 General Assistance 892-1906 Shared resource through the Town of Windham; call for appointment Public Safety (Fire/Police) Office 839-5581 Office: Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30 Emergencies 911 Emergencies-24hrs/7 days a week Baxter Memorial Library 222-1190 Mon 9-4, Tue 9-7, Wed 9-7, Thurs 9-7, Fri 9-4, Sat 9-1 Closed Sundays Public Works 892-9062 Mon-Fri 7-3:30 Fax 893-2092 1 of 65 Last updated 11/27/2017 2017 Officials List 75 South Street, Suite 1 Gorham, Maine 04038 TOWN COUNCIL Elected 3 year term SCHOOL BOARD Elected 3 year term Benjamin Hartwell – Chairman - 2019 Dennis Libby, – 2018 443 Sebago lake Road 9 Queen Street [email protected] [email protected] Sherrie Benner – Vice Chairman - 2018 Darryl B. Wright - Chairman - 2018 8 Rustic Ridge Drive 32 Elkins Road [email protected] [email protected] Ronald Shepard - 2020 Stewart McCallister – Vice Chairman - 2019 PO Box 28 157 Flaggy Meadow Road [email protected] [email protected] Suzanne Phillips - 2020 Kyle Currier – 2019 108 Harding Bridge Road 6 Aspen Lane [email protected] [email protected] Marla Stelk - 2018 William Benson – 2020 61 Johnson Road 50 Flaggy Meadow Road [email protected] [email protected] James Hager Jr. – 2019 Kate Livingston – 2020 13 Newton Drive 10 William Henry Drive [email protected] [email protected] Paul Smith – 2019 Jennifer Whitehead – 2020 46 Phinney Street 30 Gateway Commons [email protected] [email protected] TOWN MANAGER SUPERINTENDENT Ephrem Paraschak Heather Perry 75 South St., Ste. 1 75 South St., Ste. 2 222-1650 fax 839-5408 222-1012 [email protected] [email protected] TOWN CLERK FINANCE OFFICER - School Laurie Nordfors Hollis Cobb 75 South St., Ste. 1 75 South St., Ste. 2 222-1670 fax 839-5036 222-1003 [email protected] [email protected] ASSESSOR FINANCE DIRECTOR - Town Renee Lachapelle – Cumberland County Sharon Laflamme 75 South St., Ste. 1 75 South St., Ste. 1 222-1601 222-1610 [email protected] [email protected] www.gorham-me.org 2 of 65 Last updated 11/27/2017 ZONING ADMINISTRATOR REGISTRAR OF VOTERS David Galbraith Laurie Nordfors 75 South Street, Ste. 1 75 South St., Ste. 1 222-1621 222-1671 [email protected] [email protected] CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TOWN PLANNER Freeman Abbott Thomas M. Poirier 75 South St., Ste. 1 75 South St., Ste. 1 222-1605 222-1620 fax 839-7711 [email protected] [email protected] ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR STATE SENATOR (DISTRICT 30) Tom Ellsworth Senator Amy Volk - 2018 4 Elbridge Oliver Way, Scarborough, ME 04074 75 South St., Ste. 1 883-1963 854-5077 [email protected] [email protected] STATE REPRESENTATIVE (DIST. 27) FIRE AND RESCUE CHIEF Andrew McLean - 2018 Robert S. Lefebvre 114 Johnson Road, Gorham, ME 04038 270 Main Street 939-8482 839-6762 [email protected] [email protected] STATE REPRESENTATIVE (DIST. 26) GOCAT STATION MANAGER Maureen Fitzgerald Terry - 2018 Georgia Humphrey 9 Lombard St, Gorham, ME 04038 75 South St., Ste. 1 839-7133 222-1641 [email protected] [email protected] U S REPRESENTATIVE (DIST. 1) LIBRARY DIRECTOR – BAXTER MEMORIAL LIBRARY Chellie Pingree James Rathbun 2 Portland Fish Pier, Suite 304 71 South Street Portland, Maine 04101 222-1190 774-5019 or 1-888-862-6500 [email protected] http://pingree.house.gov POLICE CHIEF UNITED STATES SENATOR Daniel Jones Angus King 270 Main Street PO Box 368 839-5581 Brunswick, Maine 04011 [email protected] 888-229-3420 http://info@angusformaine/com PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/TOWN ENGINEER Susan M. Collins Robert J. Burns, Jr. 202 Harlow Street, Room 204 75 South St., Ste. 1 P.O. Box 655 892-9062 fax 892-2092 Bangor, ME 04402 [email protected] (207) 945-0417 http://www.collins.senate.gov RECREATION DIRECTOR PORTLAND WATER DISTRICT TRUSTEE Cynthia Hazelton 75 South St., Ste. 1 Thomas Grant - 2022 222-1630 18 Shamrock Drive [email protected] [email protected] www.gorham-me.org 3 of 65 ANNUAL SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS Board/Commission Schedule Time Location Town Council First Tuesday of the 6:30pm Gorham Municipal month. If additional Center-Burleigh meetings or workshops are Loveitt Auditorium necessary-3rd Tuesday of the month or as advertised Planning Board Usually the first Monday of 7:00pm Gorham Municipal the month – Occasionally Center- Burleigh third Monday Loveitt Auditorium Board of Health Meets as needed Board of Appeals Usually the third Thursday 7:00pm Gorham Municipal of the month Center- Burleigh Loveitt Auditorium Board of Assessment Meets as needed Review Fair Hearing Board Meets as needed Gorham Parks & Meets as needed Conservation Committee Historical Preservation Meets as needed Gorham Municipal Commission Center- Conference Room A Recycling Committee Meets as needed Public Works Office Gorham Economic Usually third Wednesday 8:00am Gorham Municipal Development Corporation of each month Center- Conference Room A Baxter Memorial Library Usually the first Thursday 6:30pm Baxter Memorial Board of Trustees of the month Library Ordinance Committee Usually third Tuesday of 8:00am Gorham Municipal each month – Occasionally Center- Conference fourth Tuesday Room A 4 of 65 Dear Friends of Gorham: Since being sworn into the Senate in 2013, I have made it my mission to address at the federal level the most important issues facing our great state. Working closely with my colleagues in the Maine Congressional Delegation, we’ve been able to successfully secure a number of legislative victories that support our state’s economy, our rich traditions, and the hardworking people I am proud to represent. In an increasingly polarized Congress, my goal as an Independent is to put partisanship aside, build consensus and further common-sense solutions to address the needs of the American people. To this end, I have co-founded the Former Governors Caucus, a group of former state executives who are frustrated with legislative gridlock and eager to find bipartisan solutions. And as always, I aim to bridge the partisan divide by hosting barbeque dinners in Washington with colleagues ranging from Ted Cruz to Elizabeth Warren. If you know a person’s children, then you see them as a mother or father and not a rival vote, and working to further personal dialogue and build relationships can lay the foundation for successful legislation. One of the accomplishments of which I am most proud is the legislative victory that protects our college students and their families from an expensive hike in student loan interest rates. In 2013, as students faced a significant spike in interest rates that would have taken thousands of dollars out of their pockets, I brought together colleagues from across the political spectrum to broker compromise legislation called the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act. Thanks to this bill, students will save $50 billion over the next 10 years by lowering their interest rates, which means that a student in Maine will now save between $3,000 and $6,000 over the life of their loan. Being an Independent in the Senate has allowed me to make calls and vote on policies that are best for Maine, but it has also made it possible to play key roles in finding simple solutions and legislative fixes that make good commonsense to both parties. Of course, much of what we do in the Senate doesn’t happen on the Senate floor, or even in committee. Instead, it involves working across all levels of government to ensure the State of Maine receives attention and support from the federal government. Take, for example, the opioid and heroin epidemic devastating communities across our state. While Congress has passed legislative solutions aimed at expanding access to medical treatment, I’ve also pressed for other changes that can be accomplished more quickly and make a more immediate difference in Maine. For example, I successfully urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to increase the number of patients to whom a doctor can provide medication-assisted treatment, and in 2015 brought the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to Brewer to meet directly with Mainers and hear their stories.