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Votes at a glance: appointments, policy, website, grant and warrant approved
Summary
At its Jan. 26 meeting the Newcastle Select Board approved multiple motions: appointments to boards, adoption of a dedications policy (with a size limit amendment), a contract for website redesign, acceptance of a volunteer fire capacity grant, and approval of the FY26 AP warrant.
The Newcastle Select Board took multiple recorded votes during its Jan. 26 meeting. Key outcomes and actions are summarized below.
Appointments - Bonnie Stone was appointed to the Appeals Board to fill a seat through June 30 (motion approved unanimously). - Angela White was appointed to represent the town on the Great Salt Bay Sanitary District until the next municipal election; one board member abstained due to a family relationship.
Policy: Dedications and recognitions - The board reviewed a substantial rewrite of the town’s dedications and recognitions policy and debated wording about "values of the town" as well as appropriate size limits for mounted stones or plaques. Members agreed on an amendment defining an upper size by analogy to a 10‑pin bowling ball (final wording adopted) and voted to adopt the policy as drafted.
Contracts and grants - The board authorized the town manager to sign a multi‑year contract with Revise to redesign the town website (motion passed unanimously). - The board accepted a 2026 Volunteer Fire Capacity grant from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry for $4,649; the grant requires a 50% local match and the board approved acceptance.
Fiscal warrant - The board approved the accounts‑payable warrant for FY26. The transcript lists an AP warrant amount reported as approximately $491,000 with additional digits unclear in the recording; the motion to approve the warrant carried.
What’s next: Staff will implement the adopted policy language, execute the website contract with Revise, finalize grant paperwork including match requirements, and publish finalized warrant details.
