It was unknown by how much, since voters still have the town budget to decide piece by piece June 19 and the school budget June 8, but as proposed, Westport Island’s property tax rate should drop, First Selectman George Richardson said Monday night.
Westport Island selectmen have added a town meeting question Deputy Municipal Agent Gaye Wagner said would update computer programs, add storage and provide software backup and, for all computers, “advanced threat protection.” “It’s been a while.
Early voting starts next week
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Jacob Carver, 10, right, foists the American flag at Westport Island’s town office. With him is Stephen Coombs; behind Coombs, Bill Miller. Courtesy of Gaye Wagner
Courtesy of Gaye Wagner
Westport Island town office’s American flag is back flying for the first time in at least five years, Deputy Municipal Agent Gaye Wagner said. In Monday night’s UberConference call selectmen’s meeting and an email afterward, Wagner described a group effort to raise the flag.
“The halyard was broken, and the pole is steel and very heavy. Those previously asked about a fix said special equipment was needed to fix the pole in place,” Wagner wrote. “Westport Island resident Bill Miller was determined that the flag would fly once again and enlisted his friend Stephen Coombs from Massachusetts to make it happen. They, in turn, enlisted 10-year old onlooker Jacob Carver to assist. Jacob helped lift the pole an
SUSAN JOHNS Tue, 04/20/2021 - 7:30am
Westport Island selectmen Monday night set the June 8 elections for noon to 6 p.m. at town hall. Officials expect a lot of absentee voting. They said they have already heard from people asking when absentee ballots will be available. Officials expect that to be May 8.
Voters will pick a new second selectman for a three-year term. Candidates are Bailey Bartlett and Jeff Tarbox. Second Selectman Gerald Bodmer did not run. Mary Coventry is unopposed for a three-year term on the Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 board. And no one filed papers for a two-year term on the SVRSU board, Town Clerk Julie Casson said.
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In Westport Island’s latest move to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, the town website at westportisland.us is getting a calendar. Via UberConference Monday night, selectmen agreed to hire Pedro Guimaraes of Willow Light Studio in Westport Island for $80 to set up the calendar. He designed the town website, Deputy Municipal Agent Gaye Wagner said.
Due to the pandemic, not everyone has ready access to the town office’s paper calendar that lists meeting dates and town hall reservations, Wagner said.
“I think it’s a good idea,” First Selectman George Richardson said of the online one.