| Town
of Lamoine, Maine |
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(Lamoine) - Selectmen Glenn Crawford presented the Board of Selectmen with a
petition signed by 111 registered voters asking that the town hold a referendum
to increase the size of the Board from three to five. The Board, with little
discussion, voted unanimously to place the issue on the ballot to coincide with
the primary election set for June 8th. All registered voters will be able to
cast a ballot in the special town meeting vote on that date.
Press accounts indicate that those who signed the petition feel that a 5-member board could be more effective than the current three member board by offering other points of view on matters of town importance. Some note that the School Committee has five members.
Should the vote pass, another vote would be held in November
to specify how to fill out the larger board. The Selectmen will likely proposed
staggered terms of 1, 2 and 3 years be elected at the annual town meeting in
March, and the larger board would take office following the next annual municipal
election. Should the vote fail, the board size stays at 3.