April 15, 2026 - Somerset County Maine - Commissioners Meeting

Somerset County Commissioners · April 16, 2026

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Public hearing: Food Sovereignty Ordinance (Somerset UT)

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Chair (Speaker 1) opened the public hearing on a proposed Food Sovereignty Ordinance for the Somerset unorganized territory. Multiple speakers from the public and one resident (Speaker 3) described barriers created by licensing and travel to sell homemade food at farmers markets, saying the ordinance would allow small neighborhood exchanges without the full licensing burden. Administrator/Staff (Speaker 2) explained that the 2017 Food Sovereignty Act is an opt-in program and that towns/counties must elect to participate; commissioners were asked to opt the UT in.

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Somerset County commissioners held a public hearing and voted unanimously to adopt a Food Sovereignty Ordinance for the county's unorganized territory, heard a guest county commissioner on state jail funding, received a presentation from the Maine Land Use Planning Commission about a comprehensive plan update and regulatory changes, and approved several routine resolutions including a hire and warrant approval.

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