Results of November 3, 2015 Town of Lebanon Referendum Questions and State of Maine Referendum Questions.

TOWN OF LEBANON MAINE REFERENDUM RESULTS

1. To amend the Lebanon Shoreland Zoning Ordinance  
386 YES  230 NO  PASSED

2. To amend the Building Code Ordinance for the Selectmen to set fees 
290 YES  324 NO  NOT PASSED

3. To amend the Zoning Code Ordinance for Selectmen to set fees
279 YES  334 NO  NOT PASSED

4. To amend the Massage and Sexual Contact Ordinance for the Selectmen to set fees
315 YES  292 NO  PASSED

5. To amend the Dog Ordinance for the Selectmen to set fees
335 YES  285 NO  PASSED

6. To amend the Waste Disposal Facility Ordinance for the Selectmen to set fees
167 YES  448 NO  NOT PASSED

7. To amend the Mass Gathering Permit Ordinance for the Selectmen to set fees
178 YES  438 NO  NOT PASSED

8. To amend the Special Amusement Ordinance for the Selectmen to set fees
294 YES  313 NO  NOT PASSED

9. To enact a "Lebanon Events and Outdoor Festivals" Ordinance
354 YES  250 NO  PASSED

10. To amend the Building Code Ordinance to require non-bearing walls spaced 16 inches on center.
298 YES  310 NO  NOT PASSED

11. To amend the Building Code Ordinance for Building Permits to expire 1 year from date of issue.
325 YES  286 NO  PASSED

12. To amend the Building Code Ordinance to include  Electrical Inspections
208 YES  403 NO  NOT PASSED

13. To amend the Mass Gathering Ordinance to require permit applications to be filed 30 days in advance
204 YES  405 NO  NOT PASSED

14. To authorize the removal of the wall between Selectmen's Office and Code Enforcement Office to create a larger room for Selectmen's meetings and other Town Functions.
342 YES  272 NO  PASSED.

STATE OF MAINE REFERENDUM ELECTION RESULTS

1. Citizen's initiative to change Maine Law to allow publicly financed state candidates to qualify for additional funds under certain limits and rules in the Maine Clean Election Act, to improve the disclosure of who pays for political ads, and to increase penalties for violations of campaign finance law? 
272 YES  344 NO  NOT PASSED IN LEBANON

2. Favor of a $15,000,000 bond issue for the construction of new energy efficient affordable homes for low income seniors.
372 YES  246 NO  PASSED IN LEBANON

3. Favor an $85,000,000 bond issue for the construction and rehabilitation of highways, bridges and for facilities and equipment related to ports, harbors, marine transportation, freight and passenger railroads, aviation transit and bicycle and pedestrian trails to be used to match an estimated $121,500,000 in Federal and other funds.
403 YES  214 NO  PASSED IN LEBANON

Community Forestry Grants Available Through Project Canopy, the Maine Dept of Agriculture's Community Forestry Program.

 

AUGUSTA, Maine – Project Canopy, the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s community forestry program, will award $150,000 in grants to local governments and municipalities, educational institutions and non-profit organizations that support community efforts to develop and maintain long-term community forestry programs. Funded by the U.S. Forest Service, the Project Canopy grants are available in two categories: planning and education grants and tree planting and maintenance grants. The average grants range from $6,000 to $8,000 and require a 50-percent cost-share with cash or in-kind services. Since 2005, Project Canopy has awarded more than $1.5 million in funding for community forestry projects. Project Canopy is a cooperative partnership between the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry’s Bureau of Forestry and GrowSmart Maine. It encourages communities to develop project proposals that support sustainable community forestry management, increase awareness of the benefits of trees and forests, and increase the health and livability of communities through sound tree planting and maintenance. Project Canopy Director Jan Ames Santerre provided recent examples of community projects that can benefit from Project Canopy grants. Projects of note in 2014 include 3 projects in Farmington ($4,000), Kennebunkport ($4,919), and Monmouth ($4,000) for shade tree inventory and management planning for street trees;. and two projects in Fort Kent ($8,000) and Ellsworth ($8,000) that allowed those towns to plant trees in town parks. “In addition to helping communities with general maintenance planning, these grants allow towns to respond to threats from invasive pests such as the emerald ash borer. They can also support community beautification through street tree planting,” said Santerre. The planning and education grants have a maximum award of $10,000, while the planting and maintenance grants have a maximum award of $8,000. To be eligible to apply for a 2015 assistance grant, all applicants must attend a grant workshop before submitting an application. The required grant training will be held Monday, November 9th from 2-4 PM via the web. The workshop will cover such topics as grant writing, project development, sustainable community forestry management and grant administration. Connection details will be sent to those preregistered to attend.  Grant applications are due by 5:00 p.m., Friday, December 4.  To learn more about the Project Canopy Assistance program and to sign up for a grant workshop, contact Project Canopy Director Jan Ames Santerre at (207) 287-4987. More information is available on the web at http://www.projectcanopy.me.