Town of Lamoine, Maine

Town Meeting Warrant

 

Town of Lamoine                         State of Maine

 

Hancock, ss.

 

To:       Stuart Marckoon, Deputy Clerk, Town of Lamoine, Maine

 

Greetings:

            In the name of the State of Maine, you are hereby required to notify and warn the voters of the Town of Lamoine, in said county, qualified by law to vote in town affairs, to meet at the Lamoine Town Office in said town on Tuesday, June 8, 2004 at 9:55 AM then and there to act on article 1 and to vote by secret ballot from 10:00 AM until 8:00 PM on articles 2 through 4 all of said articles being set out below, to wit:

 

  1. To choose a moderator to preside over said meeting.

 

  1. To vote by secret ballot referendum on the following question contained in a citizen petition:  To see if the Town will vote to appropriate $200,000 to purchase a new fire rescue pumper truck, using $25,000 from the Fire Truck Reserve Fund, $50,000 donated from the Lamoine Volunteer Fire Department, and to authorize the Selectmen to borrow up to $125,000 over 5-years for the remainder. (The Selectmen recommend a yes vote)

 

MUNICIPAL TREASURER’S FINANCIAL STATEMENT

[30-A MRSA § 5404(1-A) & 5772(2-A)]

 

Town of Lamoine

 

1.      Total town Indebtedness.

a.       Bonds Outstanding and unpaid:                               $           0.00

b.      Bonds authorized and un-issued:                             $           0.00

c.       Bonds to be issued if this question is approved:        $125,000.00

Total    $125,000.00

 

2.      At an estimated maximum interest rate of 4.0%, the estimated costs of this bond issue will be:  

Five (5) Years (2004-2008)

      Principal:                      $125,000.00

      Interest:                        $  13,114.18

      Total Debt Service:       $138,114.18

 

3.      Validity.  The validity of the bonds and of the voters’ ratification of the bonds may not be affected by any errors in the above estimates.  If the actual amount of the total debt service or the bond issue varies from the estimate, the ratification by the electors is nevertheless conclusive and the validity of the bond issue is not affected by reason of the variance.

 

 

  1. To vote by secret ballot referendum on the following question contained in a citizen petition:  To see if the Town will vote to increase the three member Select Board to a five member Select Board.

 

  1. To vote by secret ballot referendum on the following question:  Shall an ordinance entitled June 2004 Amendments to the Town of Lamoine Building & Land Use Ordinance be enacted? (A copy of this ordinance is available for review at the Lamoine Town Clerk’s Office)

 

Voting on articles 2 through 4 will take place at the Lamoine Town Hall between the hours of 10:00 AM and 8:00 PM.  The Registrar of Voters will hold office hours while the polls are open on June 8, 2004 to correct any error in, or change a name or address on the voting list, to accept registration of any person eligible to vote, and to accept new enrollments.  A person who is not registered as a voter in the Town of Lamoine may not vote in any election.

 

Signed at the Town of Lamoine April 29, 2004

 

 

 

/s/ Perry Fowler                           

/s/ S. Josephine Cooper, Chair     

/s/ Glenn Crawford

 

The Lamoine Board of Selectmen,

Municipal Officers of the Town of Lamoine