Incoming elected officials urged the community to continue the strength, perseverance and unity it displayed following the October shooting to move the city forward.
A dramatic Nov. 7 election ended with no mayoral candidate winning 50% of the vote and three incumbents being ousted from City Council. On the state level, an initiative to democratize Maine’s power grid failed and voters passed the nation’s second right-to-repair law. Read the complete results here.
During the school budget process, he would scrutinize programs that yield inadequate results and redirect those funds toward more effective initiatives.