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Winter Harbor selectmen approve budget committee appointments, accept financial reports and five‑year disposal contract
Summary
At the March 9 meeting, Winter Harbor selectmen approved the Treasurer and Tax Collector reports, named five people to the Budget Committee and accepted a five‑year pickup contract with Harris Downeast Disposal; each vote recorded as approved 3‑0.
Winter Harbor selectmen on March 9 approved routine financial reports, appointed members to a Budget Committee and accepted a five‑year pickup contract with Harris Downeast Disposal.
The board voted 3‑0 to approve the Selectmen meeting minutes of Feb. 9, 2026, and to authorize Warrants #41 (dated March 3) and #42 (dated March 6). The Selectmen accepted the Treasurer’s Report dated March 6, 2026, after a typographical correction; the report lists a General Ledger balance of $828,829.46, a six‑month certificate of deposit of $107,539.29 and bond investments shown at market values ($2,868,410.00 and $2,864,051.00 on the dated listings).
The Tax Collector’s Report dated March 6, 2026, was accepted by the board, 3‑0; the Town Manager noted that FY24 taxes were paid ahead of the foreclosure deadline. The minutes record taxes receivable as: FY26 $1,030,018.46; FY25 $13,690.19; FY24 $2,882.80.
The board moved to appoint Polly Earl, Wayne Martin, Jean Robertson, Ruth Littlefield and Jackie Jacobs to the Budget Committee; that motion was approved 3‑0. J. Harris presented a five‑year pickup contract for Harris Downeast Disposal; the Selectmen voted 3‑0 to accept the contract “as written.”
G. Harrington called the meeting to order. The minutes record that third‑party requests were reviewed and that representatives present addressed their requests, but the record does not include details of those requests.
The meeting adjourned at 7:24 p.m.
