Town of Phippsburg 2012 Annual Report

TOWN OF PHIPPSBURG
Note: Following Article #75 Susan Levene asked the moderator if the Patton Free Library
appropriation in Article # 71 could be used to purchase library cards. Moderator
John Morse stated that if she made this into a motion it would change the intent of the
original article and he would rule it improper.
Article 76. It was voted to dismiss this article. To see what sum the Town will vote to raise
and appropriate for the purpose of installing synthetic turf at the Bath McMann Field Complex
(“Fields of our Future Project”). Payment to be made only after the Fields of the Future Project
has raised all necessary funds and has a signed contract for installation of the synthetic turf. If
the project doesn't go forward the appropriation will lapse to surplus.
(Selectman Read made a motion, which was seconded, to dismiss this article.)
Article 77. It was voted to raise and appropriate the recommended amount of $20,585.00 for
the following Public Agencies:
Agency or Service
Amount
American Red Cross ......................................................................... 1,300.00
Bath Area Food Bank ............................................................................ 500.00
Bath Area Senior Citizens, Inc. .......................................................... 1,075.00
YMCA (Bath area) ............................................................................. 1,500.00
Big Brothers/Big Sisters .................................................................... 1,200.00
Catholic Charities (J.A. Dental Clinic) ............................................. 2,300.00
Coastal Transportation ....................................................................... 1,050.00
Elmhurst, Inc. ..................................................................................... 1,200.00
Family Crisis Center ............................................................................. 500.00
Family Focus ...................................................................................... 1,000.00
Maine Public Broadcasting ................................................................... 300.00
Midcoast Maine Com. Action (CED) ............................................... 1,495.00
Read with Me (Tri-County Literacy) .................................................... 200.00
Respite Care ....................................................................................... 1,000.00
Spectrum Generations (Senior Spec.) ................................................ 1,785.00
Sweetser ............................................................................................. 2,527.00
Tedford Shelter ..................................................................................... 600.00
The Children’s Center ........................................................................ 1,053.00
Total $20,585.00
Article 78. It was voted to dismiss this article. To see if the town will vote to increase the
property tax levy limit of $1,005,871.00 established for the Town of Phippsburg by State law in
the event that the municipal budget approved under the preceding articles will result in a tax
commitment that is greater than that property tax levy limit.
(This article was dismissed because the total amount raised in the preceding articles
did not exceed the municipality’s LD1 limit.)
In closing Moderator John Morse mentioned that the Town had received the Maine
Municipal Association’s “Supreme” Award for the 2010 Annual Town Report.
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