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On Tuesday, June 8, voters will consider five candidates vying for two open seats on the Gouldsboro Board of Selectmen. Selectman Cheri Robinson is not seeking re-election while incumbent Chris Urquhart is running for another three-year term.
Gouldsboro seeks new police chief
GOULDSBORO The police chief’s position is to be advertised this week and the search launched for the successor of John Shively, who abruptly resigned May 4.
In his resignation letter, Shively blamed a series of unfounded complaints against him including a recent one that resulted in him taking and passing a polygraph test. He also took issue with the fact that those same allegations since have been reported to the Hancock County District Attorney’s Office.
Town Manager Andrea Sirois said she planned to post the police chief’s job on Wednesday. She said the Gouldsboro Police Department’s remaining officer, Adam Brackett, still works for the town. Until a new police chief is hired, Sirois says the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department and Maine State Police will be handling emergency calls.
Sheriffâs deputy services quote sought
GOULDSBORO â Selectmen are seeking an estimated cost of contracting two full-time Hancock County Sheriffâs Office deputies. Their motive, they say, is to compare the quoted amount with how much the town currently spends to provide law enforcement protection and services. They stress no move is afoot to either reduce or restructure the current Gouldsboro Police Department.
At their regularly meeting April 29, selectmen voted 4-0 to direct Town Manager Andrea Sirois to request the Hancock County Sheriffâs Office to âgive us a quote for police service [totaling] two, 40-hour shiftsâ by deputies. In a follow-up telephone call April 30, Board of Selectman Chairman Dana Rice told The American that the quote was sought strictly to gauge law enforcement coverage costs elsewhere in Hancock County. Rice said it was not the first time Gouldsboro had requested such an estimate from the sheriffâs department.