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Rhonda Wanser asks Wiscasset Planning Board to redact personal information from 1970 subdivision records
Summary
Rhonda Wanser asked the Wiscasset Planning Board to remove her and her sisters' names, addresses and phone numbers from records tied to lots formed in 1970; a staff member said redaction is possible and records will remain available at the town office.
Rhonda Wanser asked the Wiscasset Planning Board on July 13, 2026, to redact her name and her sisters' names, along with their addresses and phone numbers, from town records for lots that were formed in 1970 prior to the current subdivision ordinance. She told the board she was concerned about privacy in the older record set.
Aaron Chrostowsky, speaking for town staff, said the requested redactions could be made and that the records would still be accessible at the town office. The exchange did not include a formal motion or vote; the board recorded the request during the public comment portion of its agenda.
The matter concerns records generated before the adoption of the municipality's current subdivision ordinance. Board members did not debate a policy change at the July 13 meeting; instead, the request was noted and staff indicated a path to implement the redaction while preserving office access to the original files. The board did not set a follow-up date during the meeting.
The meeting record shows the request as an agenda item and the staff response; any formal redaction action, including the scope of information to be redacted and the process for public access to the original records, will depend on follow-up with town staff and any applicable record-retention rules.
