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Millinocket council approves warrants, airport grant, licenses and school referendum ratification
Summary
At its June 11 meeting the Millinocket Town Council approved the town and wastewater warrants, licensed local businesses, ratified school budget referendum results, and authorized FAA airport grant and runway assistance applications; multiple orders passed unanimously.
The Millinocket Town Council on June 11 approved a package of routine and project‑related items, including town and wastewater warrants, several business licenses, ratification of school referendum results, and actions related to airport grants and runway work.
Council approved Order 144‑2026, the town warrant for June 11, 2026 in the amount of $367,684.52, after the manager read line items including utilities, pass‑through grants and professional services. Order 145‑2026, the wastewater warrant for $6,732.50, was also approved.
The council approved victual licenses for Big Daddy's Hot Bar and Hillrest Golf Club (Orders 146 and 147), an entertainment license for Hillrest (Order 148), and a malt, vinous and spirituous liquor license for Hillrest Golf Club (Order 154). Council also ratified Order 149‑2026, the June 9, 2026 school budget validation referendum results: Question 1 — yes 560, no 321, blanks 16; Question 2 — yes 653, no 220, blanks 24; the clerk certified the returns.
On airport matters, the council authorized the town manager to sign and submit documents for an FAA airport infrastructure grant agreement of $137,000 and noted the town and state cost shares that the manager described in the meeting (the meeting record states the town and state portions at about $3,605 each; the combined figure read by staff was presented as approximately $144,211 total). The council also authorized an application for federal assistance toward the ongoing runway project, with the meeting record showing a cost‑share breakdown read into the record as federal 95% (about $776,046), DOT 2.5% ($24,212) and town 2.5% ($24,212).
Council approved a task order for inspection and testing services related to runway 11‑29 reconstruction and authorized an amendment to the runway design contract that increased the agreement amount (the amendment amount was read in the meeting as roughly $63,100), with FAA/DOT reimbursement terms noted.
No controversial debate was recorded on these items in the meeting transcript. Several approvals were moved and seconded with public comment periods that produced no opposition. The meeting closed after the two‑minute public comment period and a motion to adjourn passed unanimously.
Provenance: Orders and votes read during meeting (transcript SEG 749–SEG 1073).
