TRENTON — Voters unseated a member of the town’s Board of Assessors Friday, with former town clerk Janet Muise winning the slot with a last-minute write-in campaign.
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TRENTON — Voters unseated a member of the town’s Board of Assessors Friday, with former town clerk Janet Muise winning the slot with a last-minute write-in campaign.
Balloting saw Muise unseat Dorothy Young for a seat on the board. Muise received 108 votes to Young’s 88.
In the School Board race, Kevin Hallett won with 102 votes. Residents also returned incumbent Susan Sargent to office with 108 votes. Challenger Elizabeth Hudson got 84 votes.
In the selectmen’s race, in which two candidates were running for two slots, incumbent Carlene Hanscom received 154 votes and Richard Vander Zanden received 122.
All articles were passed at the open meeting on Saturday. Residents approved an article accepting $1 million in Federal Transportation Enhancement Grants from the Maine Department of Transportation.
Of that amount, $800,000 will go to the design and building of sidewalks to “improve pedestrian safety and help define a village area in Trenton.” The sidewalk will be built along the west side of Route 3 starting at the intersection of Route 230 and extending north to the elementary school. The town hopes to have another grant, for $200,000, to build “public amenities for townspeople and visitors to enjoy.” The scenic turnout and public access facilities will be located at the historic Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport Sea Plane Ramp area that is at the end of Ramp Road off Caruso Drive.
A 216.1-acre donation of land at the Acadia Gateway Center from the Friends of Acadia was accepted. The land will be used for conservation and public access for low-impact recreational use. By accepting the donation the town of Trenton agreed that the land will not be used for any residential, commercial or industrial development. The town is prohibited from clear-cutting the land.
The proposed school budget and the annual municipal budget were approved with little discussion. Residents also accepted a proposal to join other Mount Desert Island area towns in creating a special education reserve fund.
According to Town Clerk Rachel Hyland, there will be no change in the property tax rate.