The election results for the Nov. 3, 2020 election are here

THE VIENNA PLANNING BOARD

has cancelled its regular meetings scheduled for late November
and for Dec. 23 (in view of the holidays) and will hold a meeting
on Wednesday December 9 at 7:00 PM at the Town House.

Creston Gaither, secretary, Vienna Planning Board

ANNOUNCEMENT - VIENNA REGISTERED VOTERS

New CMP Corridor Referendum

There will be a volunteer outside of the Vienna Community Room/Firehouse on Election Day, Nov. 3, collecting signatures for a new petition drive to put a peoples’ referendum on the proposed CMP Corridor on the ballot in 2021.

Even if you have already voted this year, please stop by if you want to sign the petition! 

If you cannot make it on Nov 3, you can contact one of these volunteers to arrange a convenient time to sign the petition:

Bob Weingarten​ bpw1@midmaine.com

Eddie Lawless​ lawcomm@fairpoint.net

Jim Anderberg​ jim.anderberg@gmail.com

The Vienna Village Cemetery is located behind the Vienna Baptist Church at the center of Vienna Village.

Burials are available to the residents of the town of Vienna including current seasonal non-commercial property owners or to persons who already have residents buried in the cemetery.

Planning for burial is something most people put off — it can feel like a topic for "someday." But taking even a small step toward these decisions brings real peace of mind, and our members are here to help make that conversation feel approachable.

Contact the sexton, Jim Anderberg (jim.anderberg@gmail.com) or co-sexton Debbie Byrnes (byrnes1973@gmail.com) with any questions

Minutes of the meeting are here

Vienna Village Cemetery By-Laws here

Vienna Village Cemetery ordinances here

Table of all the cemetery burials here

Burials in the old section: "pdf" file here

Burials in the new section "pdf" by location here

Map of the Vienna Village new section is here

1863 Original Deed - Book 239/ Page 167 of Kennebec Registry of Deeds here

Washington Post article on home funerals here

Another good article on home funerals  here

Planning ahead - Alternatives at the end of life

Handmade coffins

Green Cemeteries

Keep in touch with the progress on providing high-speed internet access to Vienna at the Western Kennebec Lakes Community Broadband Association (WKLCBA) website here

In case you missed the recent Zoom webinar, scroll to the bottom and view a recording.

The WKLCBA is a coalition of six towns collaborating to investigate solutions that provide affordable, reliable, high-speed internet service to our rural communities. Our goal is to improve our regional network to deliver broadband internet to all citizens and businesses, both now and into the future. The participating towns are Fayette, Leeds, Mount Vernon, Readfield, Vienna, and Wayne.

On Monday July 20th there is a meeting about an ongoing project to improve our Internet service.  You can attend this meeting from your desk at home!  Connect up using your computer and a program called Zoom.  Or just call in on your phone.  You will be able to listen and also ask a question or voice an opinion.  Using your computer won’t cost you a penny.  If you call in on the phone there may be toll charges depending on your telephone service plan.

The meeting is being presented by a 6 town co-operative group that has moved a pretty fair ways down the road toward getting high speed Internet installed for everyone in the 6 towns.  The Selectpersons in each town have been kept in the loop as the project developed.  Now you can learn where the project stands at the moment and the several steps that need to be taken to in the near future to make fast (broadband) Internet a reality in Vienna, Mount Vernon, Wayne, Leeds, Readfield and Fayette.  Join us to hear how we are working to get service just as good as they have in Portland!

If you have any questions please contact Tom Jewett at 207-242-7612 or e-mail at tomj@mainetalk.com