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Castine Selectboard reviews warrants, REV website proposal and Water Street guardrail plan at April work session
Summary
At an April 14 work session immediately after its regular meeting, the Castine Selectboard reviewed General Fund and Water warrants and discussed possible user fee increases, a REV website proposal, a traffic-calming slogan contest, committee appointments and Water Street guardrails; no formal outcomes are recorded in the minutes.
The Castine Selectboard met in a work session on April 14, 2025, immediately after its regular meeting to consider General Fund and Water warrants and the June 7 town meeting warrant, and to discuss several administrative and public-works items.
Chair Roberta Boczkiewicz opened the session, confirmed a quorum and framed the agenda items for the board’s attention, including potential increases to user or service fees for town facilities and utilities. The minutes note the board discussed revenue and service considerations but do not record any vote or final decision on fee changes.
The board reviewed a proposal from REV to improve the town website. The minutes list the REV proposal as an item of discussion; they do not record whether the board authorized spending, directed staff to contract with REV, or set follow-up steps.
Members also discussed a contest to create a traffic-calming slogan aimed at raising public awareness about speed and safety. The minutes record the contest as an agenda item but do not include contest rules, timelines or a selected design or slogan.
Appointments to the Board of Appeals (BOA), the Tree Committee and the CHPC were on the agenda. The minutes indicate the boards and committees were discussed but do not list specific appointees or vote outcomes in the published summary.
The Selectboard considered guardrail work on Water Street and discussed a potential change to one-way traffic on that street. The minutes record the discussion as part of the work session; they do not report a decision, formal motion or timeline for any construction or traffic change.
The board also noted a thank-you letter to Scott Vogell and discussed preparing an opinion editorial for the Patriot; the minutes do not include the text of the letter or OP-ED nor identify an authorized signer.
With no other business recorded in the published minutes, the work session adjourned to an executive session. The minutes were filed by Town Clerk Susan Macomber.
The minutes list those in attendance as Chair Roberta Boczkiewicz; Selectboard members Dan Leader and Amy Gutow; Town Manager Derik Goodine; and members of the public Ruth Ann Vagt, Brooke Tenney and Don Tenney. The session was streamed on Castine’s YouTube channel and was held at Emerson Hall.
