Winter Harbor selectmen approve routine financial reports, appoint budget committee members and accept five-year waste contract

The Town of Winter Harbor selectmen approved routine municipal business at their March 9 meeting, including minutes from Feb. 9, 2026, two warrants, the Treasurer’s and Tax Collector’s reports, five Budget Committee appointments and a five-year waste pickup contract.

The actions were procedural but affect near-term town operations: the meeting voted 3-0 to approve the minutes of Feb. 9 and Warrants #41 (March 3, 2026) and #42 (March 6, 2026). The Treasurer’s Report dated March 6, 2026 was accepted (vote 3-0); the minutes list a Trio-General Ledger balance of $828,829.46, a six-month certificate of deposit at $107,539.29 and investment/bond market values (see clarifying details). The Tax Collector’s Report, also accepted 3-0, included a Town Manager statement that all FY2024 taxes had been paid ahead of the foreclosure deadline. Taxes receivable were recorded as FY26: $1,030,018.46; FY25: $13,690.19; FY24: $2,882.80.

Selectmen appointed Polly Earl, Wayne Martin, Jean Robertson, Ruth Littlefield and Jackie Jacobs to the Budget Committee; that motion was approved 3-0. John Harris, representing Harris Downeast Disposal, presented a five-year pickup contract; the Selectmen voted 3-0 to accept the contract as written.

Meeting minutes list Town payroll #41 at $16,253.42 and Town accounts payable #42 at $118,663.18, for a combined total of $134,916.60. No formal amendments or conditions to the contract or appointments were recorded in the minutes.

The meeting adjourned at 7:24 p.m.