Annual Report July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019 Contains: July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018 Audit Report June 2019 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community TABLE OF CONTENTS Town Telephones 2 Town Officials & Employees 3 Letter from State House of Representative Sherman Hutchins 4 Letter from State Senator Erin Herbig 5 Letter from U.S. Senator Angus King 6 Letter from U.S. House of Representative Jared Golden 7 Letter from Governor 8 Waldo County Sheriff’s Office 9 Reports Select Board 13 Town Manager (plus insert from Coastal Mountain Land Trust) 14 Ambulance 16 Animal Control 17 Assessor 18 Code Enforcement/LPI 19 Registrations & Licenses Issued 20 Emergency Management 21 Fire Department 22 Public Works 23 Police Department 24 Recreation 25 Harbormaster 26 Harbor Committee 27 Planning Board 28 Recycling Committee 29 Cemetery Committee 30 Parks Committee 31 Stockton Springs Community Library 32 Historical Society 33 List of Unpaid Taxes 34 Checking Account Activity (Payments made) 42 Sample Ballots 46 Independent Auditor’s Report 48 Financial Summary 56 2019 Annual Town Meeting Warrant 57 Reserve Balances & Projected Use 69 Local Food Sovereignty Ordinance (Proposed) 70 Land Use Ordinance 72 Subdivision Ordinance 81 Coastal Waters & Harbor Ordinance 93 Addressing Ordinance 99 Application, License, Permit, & Other Fees Ordinance 102 1 TOWN TELEPHONES Select Board 567-3404 Town Garage 567-3408 Town Manager 567-3404 Town Fax 567-3710 Town Clerk, Reg. of Voters 567-3404 Library 567-4147 CEO/LPI 567-3404 Health Center 567-4000 Assessor 567-3550 Stockton Springs Post Office 567-3583 Ambulance Director 567-4322 Pinkerton & Sons Disposal 338-8330 Emergency Mgmt Director 567-4322 Auditor 884-6408 Health Officer 567-3404 ********************* Animal Control Officer 323-5588 EMERGENCY 911 Fire Chief 944-2060 Waldo County Sheriff 338-2040 Harbor Master 323-1132 ********************* ******* • Town Office Hours: Monday through Thursday 9am-5pm • Code Enforcement Officer is available on Wednesday from 9 to 4. • Select Board meets the first and third Thursday of each month at 9am and the first Thursday of each month at 6pm. • Planning Board meets at 7pm on the first Wednesday of each month as needed. • The Stockton Springs Library is open on Monday from 3-5pm, Tuesday from 4-7pm, Wednesday from 3-5pm, Thursday from 9am-12pm and 6:30pm-8:30 pm, and Saturday from 9am-3pm. FOR BURNING PERMITS: Go to: burningpermit.com or call: Vern Thompson 944-2060 Ed Perry 567-3821 Dwayne Smith 567-3106 Tom Moore 567-4330 2 TOWN OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES SELECT BOARD Betsy Bradley – Peter Curley – Thomas Fraser FIRE CHIEF RSU #20 DIRECTORS Vern Thompson Kristina Braga – Denise Dakin TOWN MANAGER Courtney L. O’Donnell CLERKS Angela Porter & Christina Hassapelis ASSESSOR AUDITOR Amber Poulin Maine Municipal Audit Services CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, PLUMBING INSPECTOR 911 ADDRESSING AGENT John Larson ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF Darrin Moody POLICE OFFICERS HEALTH OFFICER Darrin Moody Christopher Hast Howard Jones Richard Sullivan Jonathan Shaw Michael Larrivee SHELLFISH WARDEN Darrin Moody AMBULANCE DIRECTOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR Charles Hare PUBLIC WORKS HARBOR MASTER George Russell, Foreman David Estes Bruce Gray Horace Seekins, Jr. ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER Vern Thompson Bruce Gray Jason Burke RECORDING SECRETARY Mac Smith 3 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2 STATE HOUSE STATION AUGUSTA, MAINE 04333-0002 (207) 287-1440 TTY: (207) 287-4469 Sherman Hutchins 49 Bayview Road Penobscot, ME 04476 Home Phone: (207) 326-8545 [email protected] January 2019 Dear Friends and Neighbors, After a summer of knocking on doors and listening to hundreds of your comments and concerns in District 131, I thank you for the honor of allowing me to serve as your State Representative in the 129th Maine State Legislature. As Governor LePage was unavailable to officiate due to back surgery, the House and Senate members were sworn in on December 5, 2018, by Maine Supreme Court Chief Justice, The Honorable Leigh I. Saufley. This marks the first time on record that the Legislature has been sworn in by the Chief Justice. On January 3, 2019, The Honorable Janet T. Mills was sworn in as Maine’s 75th Governor by the President of the Maine Senate, Troy Jackson. Governor Mills is Maine’s first woman to serve as Governor. It will be especially exciting for Governor Mills and the Legislature as we see Maine through its 200th Anniversary. For the next two years I will be serving on the Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources. On this panel, we will discuss many issues in regards to marine fisheries management. These matters are crucial to our community and I hope to hear from the fishermen in our community to discuss ways to improve their industry. Marine resources is a subject that is very near and dear to my heart and I look forward to improving and protecting one of Maine’s greatest natural resources. I hope to be a resource to each town, business, school, and individual in our community, so we may all experience economic success. I was elected to the Maine Legislature on the promise to represent you, the people of District 131. If you have any concerns related to State Government, please feel free to call me anytime at 326-8545 or email me at [email protected] to keep me updated on those concerns. Thank you again for giving me the honor of serving you in Augusta! Sincerely, Sherm Hutchins State Representative 4 1291/i~fatwte Senator Erin Herbig 3 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0003 Senako/ (207)287-1515 J/taine Erin.He [email protected] Senak 2Jhbdd II Watda~ Dear Friends and Residents of Stockton Springs, Thank you for the opportunity to serve as your state senator. I'm incredibly honored to represent our communities in Augusta, and I promise to work as hard as I can on your behalf. I'm excited to share that I was appointed as the chair of a new legislative committee: the Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business Committee (also known as the IDEA Committee). Our committee is focused on economic development. The committee is bringing together legislators, educators, and business people to work on improving technical education, attracting and retaining new workers, and expanding access to reliable high-speed internet. I'm humbled to lead this effort and hopeful that we will make real progress during this sess10n. In order to build a vibrant and resilient economy, we must prioritize our heritage industries while providing new industries with room to grow. I've submitted several bills this session to provide more training for jobs in existing industries - including health care, plumbing, and electricity­ as well as bills to invest in training Mainers to work in emerging industries. I've also submitted bills to increase access to reliable high-speed internet and to lower transportation costs. By removing these barriers to success, we can ensure that rural communities have the tools they need to thrive in today's economy. If you have any other concerns or ideas for legislation, I am always available. Please feel free to call or email me anytime. I can always be reached at (207) 287-1515 or [email protected]. I also encourage you to sign up to receive my regular legislati ve updates. Go to www.mainesenate.org to join my mailing list. I look forward to working with you this year! Sincerely, ~~ Erin Herbig State Senator Fax: (207) 287-1585 * TTY (207) 287-1583 * Message Service 1-800-423-6900 * Website: legislature.maine.gov/senate 5 ANGUS S. KING, JR. COMMITTEES. MAINE ARMED SERVICES BUDGET 0 133 HART SENATE OFFICE Bu!LDING ENERGY A ND 12021 224-5344 NATURA L RESOURCES Website- tmp wwN K.ini;i Senate.gov ~nitc~ ~rates ~mate INTELLIGENCE RULES AND ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON, DC 20510 January 3, 2019 Dear Friends, As I travel Maine, I hear from people who live in every corner of our state. I hear about their achievements, their successes, their work to improve their communities - I hear about the hope they have for our state. I also hear about our challenges, and all the work we have left to do. As I see it, that's my job: to listen to you, act where I can to build on what's good, and work on the tough parts. As 2018 comes to a close, [ wanted to take a moment to share an update on some of the work we're doing in Washington to lift up the accomplishments of Maine people and make progress on the challenges they face. From Portland to Presque Isle, from Milo to Camden, I hear about the pain that the opioid epidemic is inflicting on Maine communities. I've met with Maine people in recovery, family members of those struggling with substance use disorders, treatment providers, and law enforcement officials to learn about their experiences with this terrible disease, and everyone agrees that in order to fully respond to these problems, we need a stronger federal effort to end the opioid epidemic. Fortunately, some help is on the way- in October, we overwhelmingly passed a sweeping, bipartisan opioids bill. I've pushed hard for this type of legislation and was proud to have provisions I've advocated for included in the bill. These priorities have been guided by the voices of Maine people, and we'll keep working to confront this tragic problem. I've also worked to strengthen the future of our forest economy. Maine's forests have powered our state's economy for generations, especially in our rural communities.