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Hope Select Board approves tax write‑off, moves annual meeting and signs warrants
Summary
At its June 9 meeting, the Hope Select Board approved routine minutes and warrants, wrote off $2,032.28 in 2026 personal property taxes under 36 M.R.S. 105 § 760‑A, and voted to move the annual town meeting from June 18 to July 16.
The Hope Select Board on June 9 approved routine administrative actions including a $2,032.28 write‑off of 2026 personal property taxes, approved warrants and minutes, and rescheduled the annual town meeting.
Select Board member Charles Weidman moved to approve the agenda at 5:31 p.m.; the motion, seconded by Select Board member Wayne Luce, passed 4–0. Later in the meeting, Weidman moved to approve both the May 12 and May 26 minutes; Select Board member Crystal Robinson seconded each motion and the board voted 4–0 on both.
The board approved and signed Treasurer’s and Payroll Warrants numbered 104, 105 and 106 after a motion from Weidman that Luce seconded. The warrant approvals were recorded as passed 4–0.
On a motion from Weidman, seconded by Luce, the board voted to write off $2,032.28 in 2026 personal property taxes under state statute 36 M.R.S. 105 § 760‑A, which allows write‑offs for minor or burdensome amounts. The motion carried 4–0.
The board discussed moving the annual town meeting date and holding a separate public hearing beforehand. Weidman moved to move the meeting from June 18 to July 16; Crystal Robinson seconded and the motion passed 4–0.
The meeting adjourned at 6:39 p.m. after a motion from Weidman that Luce seconded.
Actions recorded at the meeting were procedural and administrative; no new ordinances or policy adoptions were made.
