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City Hall·Winterport·Agenda

Town Council

  • 1. Call Meeting to Order
  • 2. Roll Call
  • 3. Pledge of Allegiance
  • 4. Additions and subtractions of the agenda (if applicable)
    • a. ___________________________________________
  • 5. Approval of the Agenda
  • 6. Reports:
    • a. Town Manager Report
    • b. Committee Reports
    • c. Chair Report
  • 7. Reading of the Record (if requested)
  • 8. Appointment / Resignation of Boards, Commissions & Committees
    • a. Appointment request to add Mike Wellman to the Solid Waste/Recycling Committee.
    • b. Appointment request to add Jenny McNulty to the Planning Board (alternate opening).
  • 9. Consent Agenda
    • a. Approval of Warrants
    • a. Accounts Payable Warrants
    • b. Payroll Warrants
    • b. Approval of Minutes: (Updated w/correct verbiage for MMA) Sept 1st, 2026, they needed the full verbiage in the minutes themselves and not just an attachment. Minutes have been updated with the information needed. *Domestic Partner Coverage
  • 10. Approval of Quit Claims, Discharges, and Deeds (If required)
  • 11. Ordinances to Consider (First Reading / Final Reading)
  • 12. Agenda Items:
  • New Business
    • a. Abatement Request - R-04-174, 175 & 176 - Lindsey: Consideration of a FY 2024 tax abatement in the amount of $302.50. The homestead exemption had been removed from the account, and the previously granted abatement was inadvertently reversed. As the assessor’s abatement deadline has passed, Council action is required. *Proposed Motion: I move to approve the FY 2024 tax abatement for R-04174, R04-175, and R-04-176 in the total amount of $302.50.
    • b. Tentative (waiting to hear back from attorney)1 Pineview Drive - Bid Award: Consideration and award of the bid for Town-owned property located at 1 Pineview Drive.
    • c. Josh with DM & J has offered to remove the old recycling container that is no longer being used and in pretty bad shape (this is the one we were looking at replacing as it was becoming close to unusable) and the town would receive $60.00 per ton (scrap metal price).
  • Old Business
    • a. EPEC Solid Waste Agreement - Direction/Authorization *Proposed Motion: I move to authorize the Town Manager, in consultation with Town Counsel, to pursue negotiations with Eagle Point Energy Center (EPEC) for a mutually agreeable termination, release or substantial modification of the Town’s solid waste disposal agreement, with any proposed settlement or agreement to be brought back to the Town Council for review and final approval.
  • 13. Public Forum for items not on the agenda- Each person will receive 5 minutes to present to the council. Please provide your name and spelling if needed for the record.
  • 14. Council Comments
  • 15. Set Public Hearings / Hold Public Hearings and approve any Licenses or Permits
    • a. None
  • 16. Executive Session: (if applicable)
    • a. None
  • 17. Adjournment.

Where this came from

Winterport agenda page
The town's own agenda, PDF. The outline above is read from the first pages of that document; the packet behind it has the memos and exhibits. Links open in a new tab.